KALIEL ROBERTS JOINS DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS AS VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY, DISCOVERY DIGITAL NETWORKS
September 9, 2013
San Francisco, Ca. – Discovery Communications announces today that Kaliel Roberts has been named Vice President of Product & Technology, Discovery Digital Networks, within the company’s Digital Media division. In this position, Roberts will join the management team of Discovery Digital Networks, the company’s burgeoning original online video business and home to networks including Revision3, TestTube, Animalist, the DeFranco Network and SourceFed. There, she will lead the digital products vision and oversee the company’s technology efforts across web, mobile, OTT, game consoles and other emerging platforms.
“Discovery is leading the way in super-serving passionate audiences with great content on every platform. Having a best-in-class product experience that delights users is critical to our mission to be number one on all screens,” said Colin Decker, SVP & Group Operating Officer, to whom Roberts will report. “As we look to take things to the next level for our fans and partners, Kaliel brings the right expertise and leadership to take us there.”
An engineer by training, Roberts brings a wealth of experience as a digital product lead for such companies and brands including ZDNet/CNET, Time Warner, Current Media, Yahoo! and Virgin. Among her many accomplishments, Roberts created one of the first UGC video upload experiences during her time with Current Media and built Yahoo!’s highly successful video player.
Roberts is based at Discovery’s San Francisco office.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than two billion cumulative subscribers in 224 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through 195 worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, The Hub and 3net, the first 24-hour 3D network. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools and owns and operates a diversified portfolio of digital media services, including Revision3. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.