Comcast Wholesale Media Advisory
Denver, CO
Comcast Wholesale a division of Comcast Cable will unveil its rebranded group at Comcast Booth #3319 during The Cable Show 2013.
The new Comcast Wholesale brand represents the unification of current business units dedicated to providing innovations and infrastructure to third parties. It incorporates businesses formerly part of the Comcast Media Center (CMC) - including Content Solutions, HITS and AdDelivery as well as IP Services which provides data and voice services with new strategic focus, to form a single entity which can better deliver its extensive capabilities to its diverse customer base.
Led by Matt McConnell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Comcast Wholesale, the division’s scalable services portfolio allows media, communications, advertising and technology businesses of any size to launch new products with lower up-front investment, improved efficiency and faster time to market.
Prior to joining Comcast, McConnell held senior leadership roles in corporate strategy and business development at Level 3 Communications and AOL as well as technology startups such as Troppus Software and MoveFree.com. He has also held strategic planning posts at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Booz Allen Hamilton and Accenture.
“Building upon the technology, talent and longstanding commitment to serving the industry for which the CMC brand is recognized, Comcast Wholesale will continue to drive innovation in wholesale commercial markets as we develop and grow both existing and new product offers,” McConnell said. “With its theme of ‘Accelerate the Amazing,’ the Cable Show is the perfect place to premiere our new brand, which will help to turn that vision into a reality for our industry customers.”
McConnell’s Leadership team includes Jeff Vogt, Vice President of Business Operations and Strategy, Richard Buchanan, Vice President & General Manager of Comcast Media Center (formerly Content Solutions), Leslie Russell, Vice President & General Manager of HITS and Barry Tishgart, Vice President & General Manager of IP Services.
About Comcast Wholesale
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Comcast Cable, Comcast Wholesale offers third party businesses access to services and technologies developed and proven by an industry leader. From content distribution and media management to advertising delivery and IP services, Comcast Wholesale’s service portfolio helps businesses launch new products and remain competitive through lower up-front investment, improved efficiency and faster time to market.
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