NBCUniversal’s platform distribution & partnerships president Matt Schnaars said Comcast is focused on “getting back to simplicity” as it prepares to spin off its cable network portfolio by the end of 2025.
“It simplifies the world for us and allows us to make decisions around how we do everything from go to market strategies to price in a very focused way. Likewise, SpinCo can think very clearly about their cable business without thinking about how it does or does not support a streaming entity,” Schnaars told TheWrap’s Office With a View.
Schnaars has worked in big media for the majority of his career, landing his first job at ESPN in 2004, where he served in a variety of deal and distribution negotiation roles, including vice president of content distribution.