Peter Blacker

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About Peter Blacker

Peter Blacker is the leader of the newly created Streaming & Data Products Team, which is responsible for managing relationships and revenue associated with NBCU's best in class products including Peacock/Streaming, Programmatic, DDL and Partnerships. Additionally Blacker was tapped to lead the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts for the NBCU Global Ad Sales Team in a newly created role reporting to the Chairman. Previously Blacker was the Chief Commercial Officer and Head of DTC Licensing for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, overseeing US and Global revenue strategy, and distribution business for the Company across all platforms. Additionally, he was responsible for partnering with Telemundo’s creative engines (Global Studios, Entertainment, Sports and News), as well as with NBCU, Comcast and Peacock teams, to develop monetization opportunities around the globe. Blacker has worked across brands and divisions of NBCU, launching products ranging from the record-breaking 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Mobile App to the bilingual entertainment show LatinX Now! in partnership with E! He initiated the company’s first digital distribution initiatives with Hulu, Netflix and Amazon. Blacker is also Executive Producer of Telemundo International Studios and works closely with the content development teams, connecting storytelling and technology to maximize the audience and revenue potential of Telemundo IP. He developed the company’s movie studio, FLUENCY, whose award-wining productions have premiered on SyFy, Oxygen, Telemundo and AMC Theaters in the U.S. with additional global distribution. In 2017, Blacker led the launch of “Fluency Plus,” a bilingual digital production studio. Formerly EVP of Digital Media & Emerging Business for NBCU Telemundo Enterprises, Blacker led the company into the digital media space and launched Telemundo’s digital, social and mobile efforts. He developed the network’s partnerships with YouTube, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, Televisa and iTunes. He launched the company’s live streaming, VOD, EST, AR, VR and bilingual digital products. Blacker was previously VP, Multicultural & International for AOL Media Networks. He created AOL’s first marketing, sales and research strategies for the U.S. multicultural market and assisted the development of AOL Latino, AOL Japan and AOL Latin America. Blacker is on the National Board of the Posse Foundation and the Chairman of Posse Miami. He is a graduate of Cornell University and speaks Spanish and Portuguese.