Discovery Taps Former New Line Exec for New Division

SILVER SPRING,
April 2: Discovery Communications has named Caleb Weinstein as the senior VP of
the newly formed Discovery Enterprises International group.

Weinstein
reports to Sahar Elhabashi, the COO of Discovery Networks International, and
will oversee the new team with responsibility for Discovery’s international
program and private networks sales, co-financing, consumer products and
licensing strategies.

The Discovery
Enterprises International group will focus on maximizing sales opportunities
with international third-party broadcasters and licensees, partnering with
local clients through regional offices in London, Munich, Singapore and Miami,
as well Discovery’s global headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is
where Weinstein is based.

Weinstein comes
to Discovery from New Line Cinema, where he served as the senior VP of business
development and digital strategy. Prior to that, he held a variety of roles
with MTV Networks, including serving as the senior VP of strategy and business
development for Comedy Central, Spike TV and TV Land, and as the VP of strategy
and business development for MTV Networks International.

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski