HBO Alum Simon Sutton Becomes CEO of Luminary Podcast Service

Luminary Media, a premium content podcast subscription service, has tapped Simon Sutton, former president and chief revenue officer of HBO, as CEO.

Sutton served as president and CRO at HBO from 2016 to 2019. In that role, he was responsible for over $7 billion in annual revenue and 130 million subscribers, including television networks and operations in over 100 countries. He first joined HBO in 2005, and prior to this, Sutton spent ten years in international television at MGM.

In addition to recruiting Sutton, Luminary has raised an additional $30 million in the first closing of a Series C financing from existing and new investors.

“The global market for podcasting is large and growing quickly, and Luminary has the right model for the future,” said Sutton. “The Luminary strategy is familiar to me and the team has made extraordinary progress in a very short time. I look forward to working with them to drive the business forward.”