Frank Smith leaves HBO

After almost 30 years in the network, Frank Smith, president of Distribution and Development of New Media at HBO, left the company.

He joined in the early ’90s when it was HBO Ole (through an agreement between HBO and Ole Communications of Venezuela) and went through different stages of the business, from standardizing the market, combating piracy, launching new channels, including the evolution from analogue to digital.

During his career at the company he held several positions in the areas of Distribution and Marketing, among others; he also was in charge of the launch of HBO GO, the HBO premium digital platform.