Bill Goodwyn has been named to the newly created role of president, global distribution, Discovery Communications. He was also was appointed CEO of Discovery Education. In his new role, Goodwyn will
lead efforts to secure additional carriage for Discovery's 100-plus global networks, a priority of CEO David Zaslav. Goodwyn previously served as president, domestic distribution and enterprises.
Along with the bump upstairs on the distribution side, Goodwyn also was made the top dog at Discovery's education division. Since 2007, Goodwyn has been instrumental in re-launching
Discovery's education efforts, overseeing the team that has brought the service's streaming media content to more than half of the nation's K-12 schools.
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