NBCU Hires New Sales Exec for Latin America

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 25: Allan Navarrete has been named
VP, sales liaison for Latin America at NBC Universal International Television
Distribution.

Navarrete will oversee the free, pay and basic cable
television efforts of NBC Universal programming throughout Latin America, Spain
and Portugal. Based in Miami, he will report to Maria Sanchez, the senior VP,
sales liaison.

Since 2005, Navarrete served as Discovery Communications’ VP
of affiliate distribution and marketing for U.S. Hispanic networks. He oversaw
the sales, distribution and marketing strategies for launching Discovery’s
portfolio of domestic Spanish-language offerings, including Discovery en
Español and Discovery Familia, as well as Discovery’s Hispanic VOD product.

“Allan’s reputation in the industry precedes him and we are
very pleased to have him lead our efforts across Latin America,” said Belinda Menendez, the president of NBC Universal
International Television Distribution. “His vast distribution experience
is a welcome addition to our world-class team.”

—By Ned Berke