EXCLUSIVE: After four years at TelevisaUnivision, Adam Waltuch, the media giant’s EVP of Global Distribution and Partnerships, is leaving the Daniel Alegre-led company.
“We are grateful for his leadership over the last 4 years and the many contributions he has made to the company,” said the Miami and Mexico City-based conglomerate’s EVP Partnerships John Farrell in an internal note to staff late last month announcing Waltuch’s departure. “He was instrumental in shaping out global distribution strategy following the merger and in accelerating ViX’s expansion through strategic partnerships, making it one of the most widely distributed services in the world.”
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CEO Alegre, who took over last year, also praised Waltuch. Waltuch’s last day at TelevisaUnivision was December 5.
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Netflix and Google veteran Waltuch joined the then Univision in 2021, a year after Searchlight, ForgeLight and Liberty Global partnered with Grupo Televisa to acquire the legacy Spanish-language media empire. In 2022, Waltuch was a core part of then CEO Wade Davis’s team that merged with Mexico’s Televisa in an ultimately $4.8 billion dollar deal.
At the same time as that 2022 deal was coming together, Waltuch took point in the distribution expansion across ViX, Televisa Networks, and Univision’s properties — ventures that saw far reaching alliances with the likes of T-Mobile and Verizon.
Before joining Univision in 2021, Waltuch was at potential Warner Bros owner Netflix for six years. He ended his tenure at the streamer as the Director of Partner Marketing for the US and Canadian markets.