Carolina Lightcap promoted to EVP and Chief Content Officer for the 13 network portfolio of Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic

Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic (DLA/USH) announced the promotion of Carolina Lightcap to EVP and Chief Content Officer (CCO) for the 13 network portfolio of DLA/USH effective immediately, in addition to her recent appointment as Global Lead for Discovery Kids and Family, including the U.S. network Discovery Family. Lightcap will be based in Miami and continue to report to Enrique R. Martínez, president and managing director of DLA/USH and Canada.“Our content capability and expertise is one of our most important assets and Carolina’s leadership has played a critical role in our success in the region. I am pleased to have her spearheading the Latin American and US Hispanic content strategy to continue to strengthen our brands and grow our audience in order to support our ad and affiliate growth expectations. In addition, entrusting Carolina with the Discovery Family Channel is an innovative approach to coordinate leadership of Discovery’s global family brands and kids content opportunity moving forward, as we continue to develop our global content engine and pursue better alignment of our kids and family strategy,” said Martínez.