Cinedigm Announces Promotion of Tony Huidor to Senior Vice President of Products & Technology and General Manager of Digital ...
September 04 2019 - 10:00AM
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today the promotion of Tony
Huidor to Senior Vice President of Products & Technology, as
well as General Manager of Digital Networks. A seasoned
industry executive with more than 25 years of experience within the
entertainment industry focused on new media, Huidor has served as
Vice President of Digital Operations at Cinedigm for the past 5
years.
“Tony has been instrumental in growing and shaping Cinedigm’s
digital business, as well as the driving force in the creation and
development of the company’s flagship digital distribution
platform, Matchpoint. We are thrilled to recognize the tremendous
value and extensive expertise Tony brings to Cinedigm with this
well-deserved promotion,” said Erick Opeka, President of Digital
Networks. “As we continue to focus on the fast growing and
ever evolving video streaming business, Tony will continue to serve
in a critical role both strategically and executionally in helping
Cinedigm adapt and excel in this competitive landscape.”
In his new role as Senior Vice President of Products &
Technology, Huidor is responsible for managing product development
across all consumer-facing mobile, web, set-top and Connected TV
applications that power the company’s numerous ad-supported and
subscription-based video streaming services. In addition, he is
tasked with developing and implementing enterprise-level platforms
and systems designed to streamline and scale the business while
reducing the costs related to the production, optimization and
distribution of all digital content and assets required by these
OTT services. In his role as General Manager of Digital
Networks, Huidor will oversee and manage overall operations of the
company’s various owned & operated channels and services as
well as expanding its licensed video channels and services
business. In addition, he will continue to drive further adoption
of Cinedigm’s Matchpoint platform through a variety of strategic
new partnerships and licensing agreements.
“Cinedigm has a strong legacy as a pioneer in the entertainment
industry – starting with its roots in theatrical exhibition through
its key role as the leading independent distributor up to its
current role as a leading player in the emerging OTT ecosystem --
since the beginning. Now, with such a firm foundation
established across the entire video streaming space, I am
excited to continue working with Erick on leading the company’s OTT
efforts and expanding our business,” Huidor said. “It's an exciting
time in the rapidly evolving media distribution business and I'm
excited to embrace the challenges ahead and furthering Cinedigm's
pioneering work in this space.”
Huidor has worked in various executive roles within the music
and movie industry overseeing digital production across a variety
of product types including music, video, mobile apps, games and
other content production; he brings extensive understanding of the
special considerations and requirements for creating and developing
content for emerging platforms.
Previous to joining Cinedigm, Huidor served as Vice President of
Technical Product Development for Universal Music Group
Distribution, as well as Vice President of Product Development
& Operations for Universal Music Group. Prior to working for
Universal Music Group, Tony served as Director of Product
Development for the Walt Disney Internet Group where he oversaw and
led all mobile content production worldwide. Before arriving at
Disney, he worked for the online unit of E! Entertainment
Television and began his career at Philips Interactive Media, the
multimedia arm of consumer electronics giant Philips Electronics,
where he led development and production of dozens of games and
interactive entertainment titles.
Tony earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of
California, Los Angeles.
ABOUT CINEDIGM Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) powers
custom content solutions to the world's largest retail, media and
technology companies. The global company provides premium feature
films and series to digital platforms including iTunes, Netflix,
and Amazon, cable and satellite providers including Comcast, Dish
Network and DirecTV, and major retailers including Wal-Mart and
Target. Leveraging Cinedigm's unique capabilities, content and
technology, the company has emerged as a leader in the fast-growing
digital-first channel business, with seven networks under
management that reach hundreds of millions of devices while also
providing premium content and service expertise to the entire
digital-first ecosystem. With reciprocal distribution partnerships
in both the United States and China, Cinedigm's growing stable of
platforms has unprecedented availability in the two largest markets
in the world. Learn more about Cinedigm at cinedigm.com.
Contact:Jill Newhouse
Calcaterrajcalcaterra@cinedigm.com310-466-5135
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