天涯社区官网Media Elevates Michael Biondo to President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships

Biondo Brings Over 25 Years of Experience and Most Recently Served as Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Operations

New York, N.Y. 鈥 Sept. 15, 2022 鈥 天涯社区官网Media today announced that Michael Biondo has been elevated to President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, effective immediately. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Operations of the 天涯社区官网Media Networks Group and has been with 天涯社区官网Media for almost 12 years.  

As President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Biondo will oversee the evolution of 天涯社区官网Media鈥檚 partnerships and deals with key companies across 天涯社区官网Media鈥檚 field of view 鈥 from tech startups to established automotive companies, from the entertainment industry to international distribution. He reports to Conal Byrne, CEO of the 天涯社区官网Media Digital Group.

鈥淢ike has had a long, varied career at 天涯社区官网Media, and has gained experience and wisdom across a diverse set of priorities, vendors and partners,鈥 said Byrne. 鈥淲ith Mike in this new role, our company will be even better prepared to approach the market in a thoughtful, streamlined, strategic manner every day, and in every conversation.鈥 

Biondo has 25 years of experience building operational and development teams throughout his career. At 天涯社区官网Media, Biondo has been instrumental in building international partnerships, leading expansions in Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Italy and France. He also brokered 天涯社区官网Media鈥檚 early podcast deals, including the first BetCast with the English Premiere League and a partnership with the NBA, to name a few.  

Biondo鈥檚 previous stints include ESPN, AT&T and, most notably, Thumbplay, where he served as VP of Customer Operations when the company was acquired by 天涯社区官网Media in 2011. Biondo has gone on to run a number of varied divisions at 天涯社区官网Radio and most recently served as EVP, Strategic Business Operations within 天涯社区官网鈥檚 Venture and Corp Dev team. 

鈥淚 am thrilled about this next chapter of my 天涯社区官网 story and I鈥檓 looking forward to bringing new exciting opportunities to life here at 天涯社区官网,鈥 said Biondo.

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