20th Century Fox Film taps Salil Mehta for content management post

Salil Mehta, a former senior executive at NBCUniversal, has joined Twentieth Century Fox Film as president of content management.

In that newly created role, Mehta will oversee content distribution for the studio’s movie and television fare, paying particular attention to exploiting new distribution platforms. Mehta will also have oversight over Twentieth Century Fox’s technology and engineering activities and be heavily involved in its anti-piracy efforts.

“Salil possesses the perfect mix of problem-solving skills, leadership proficiency, technological savvy and collaborative expertise to play a critical role in guiding our content through the multi-faceted media world we operate in today,” said Twentieth Century Fox Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Gianopulos, to whom Mehta reports.

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Mehta held several key positions at NBCUniversal, including president of business operations and most recently as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of NBCUniversal’s Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media division. He left in January after a corporate restructuring.

While Mehta’s title is a new one for Fox, he will be taking on many of the responsibiliteis previously held by Peter Levinsohn, who left the unit to become chief distribution officer for Universal Pictures.

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