David Zaslav previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and president of Discovery, Inc beginning on November 16,2006 and ending on April 8,2022, when it was merged with WarnerMedia.
14 Facts About David Zaslav
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David Zaslav was born to a Polish and Ukrainian Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York.
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David Zaslav's responsibilities extended to Bravo, CNBC World, SCI FI, ShopNBC, Sleuth, Telemundo, Telemundo Puerto Rico, mun2, Trio, Universal HD, USA Network, NBC Weather Plus and the Olympics on cable.
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David Zaslav became CEO of Discovery Communications in November 16,2006, succeeding Judith McHale.
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David Zaslav instigated a shift in strategy by the company, aiming to see itself as a "content company" rather than a "cable company" by bolstering its main networks as multi-platform brands.
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Since August 2022, David Zaslav received heavy criticism for his decision to heavily shrink down the content library on the streaming service HBO Max, to be used as tax write-offs.
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David Zaslav received backlash for the removal of many of Warner Bros' animated programs from streaming platforms and pulling some of the service's content in general, including Final Space, Infinity Train, Summer Camp Island, Close Enough, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo and nearly 200 episodes of Sesame Street, among others, a decision Infinity Train creator Owen Dennis remarked rendered many of the programs effectively as "lost media".
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David Zaslav serves on the boards of Sirius XM, The Cable Center, Center for Communication, Grupo Televisa, Partnership for New York City, Syracuse University and USC Shoah Foundation.
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David Zaslav is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Paley Center for Media and the Mt.
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David Zaslav is chair of the Auschwitz: The Past Is Present Committee which promotes awareness of the Holocaust.
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In 2014, Zaslav was awarded the Fred Dressler Leadership Award by Syracuse University's S I Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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In 2017, David Zaslav was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame.
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David Zaslav's daughter Ali Zaslav is a congressional producer with CNN.
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David Zaslav has donated over $240,000 to Democratic candidates and PACs, and $5,600 to Republican Senator Jim Risch.