Ted Prince Jr. Upped to COO at Nat Geo Global Media

LOS ANGELES: Ted Prince Jr. has been promoted to the newly created role of chief operating officer for National Geographic Global Media (NGGM), expanding his responsibilities to include all media platforms.

He will further be responsible for the digital growth of National Geographic’s media entities. He gains oversight for documentary productions (National Geographic Television) and will continue to manage the National Geographic Channels for NGGM. He also continues to oversee distribution (National Geographic Ventures International and Home Entertainment). Prince also continues with oversight for NGGM’s web, digital and interactive product areas. Prince first joined National Geographic in 2003 as VP of business development at National Geographic Ventures. Prior to this he was the senior VP of strategy and business development at America Online.

In his new role as COO, Prince reports to Tim Kelly, the president of NGGM. "Ted has been a key player in the successful growth of NGGM as we continue to evolve the National Geographic mission—to inspire people to care about the planet—with the ever-changing media landscape," said Kelly. "His proven expertise will help National Geographic deliver on our primary business goals of refining and driving production, advertising, marketing and distribution platform strategies in the changing media marketplace, as well as continuing to support our television channels globally."