Roger leads the Business & Legal Affairs team for programming content acquisition for Verizon FiOS TV, the 7th largest and fastest growing cable TV operator in the United States, with over 2.7 million subscribers. Roger is also responsible for all content acquisition on Verizon’s other video platforms, including Verizon Wireless' V CAST Mobile Video, broadband and multiscreen video/electronic-sell-thru. In addition to negotiating and closing multi-platform programming deals with leading cable networks, broadcast stations, and Hollywood studios, Roger also serves as a key adviser to Verizon senior management on legal, strategy, public policy and operational issues affecting Verizon's video businesses. Prior to joining the original “start-up” FiOS TV programming team in 2004, he was Director, Distribution Strategy, Affiliate Sales & Marketing for Discovery Communications, where he led the sales and marketing team that was responsible for securing carriage of Discovery’s cable networks with alternative technology video programming distributors, including Telcos, overbuilders and satellite. Before joining the cable television industry, Roger practiced corporate and securities law at two large international law firms in Washington, D.C.
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