Kyle Whited

About Kyle Whited

With over a decade of leadership in the content strategy and acquisitions space, I specialize in managing relationships with distribution partners and filmmakers, negotiating strategic deals that drive business growth, enhance brand awareness, and boost audience engagement. My expertise spans the pay TV and OTT video ecosystems, encompassing program licensing, content curation, and strategic scheduling. As the Director of Acquisitions at Fuse Media, I lead the acquisitions strategy across the company’s brands, leveraging strong industry relationships to stay ahead of trends and deliver innovative entertainment and digital media strategies.I’m passionate about teaming up with distribution partners and filmmakers to share their exciting, inclusive, and entertaining content with the world. Let’s get to work!

Experience

1. Director, Content Strategy and Acquisitions

   Fuse Media

   Oct 2019 — Present · Glendale, CA, US

   In my role, I source and negotiate multi-layered content licensing agreements while managing the financial strategy and overall budget for acquired content across multiple verticals. I analyze performance metrics to identify opportunities for business growth and build relationships with key distributors, filmmakers, and studios. I develop and implement program and marketing strategies for traditional linear cable, FAST, SVOD, and other OTT platforms. Additionally, I oversee content delivery and rights/contract management operations to ensure smooth and effective content integration. I also oversee the network’s awards submission strategy.Key Achievements-Negotiated deals for hundreds of titles across multiple platforms and territories, achieving significant success in content acquisition-Developed and implemented strategies that secured numerous award nominations and wins for the network, including prestigious Peabody and Daytime Emmy Awards-Acquired high-quality content for the network\'s FAST channels, leading to over 2 billion minutes watched collectively and a +30% increase over the previous year-Led the acquisition of several U.S. premieres of international series, with multiple shows ranking in the network\'s top 10-Devised a zero-cost strategy to expand the linear series inventory using short-form content and created a rights tracking database for over 1,500 hours of content.

Education

• New York University

  MA, Cinema Studies

  2008 — 2009

• Bowling Green State University

  BA, Film, English

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Writing
• Cms
• Film Festival Programming
• Ad Serving
• Film Festivals
• Marketing
• Talent Coordinating
• Filemaker
• Content Acquisitions
• Digital Media
• Entertainment
• Media Licensing
• Television
• Legal Documents
• Credentials
• Pts
• Content Strategy
• Television Programming
• Indesign
• Film
• Video Production
• Film Production
• Social Media
• Copywriting
• Multiplatform Programming
• Photoshop
• Social Media Marketing
• Linear Programming
• Promo Strategy
• Event Production
• Legal Assistance
• Digital Content Strategy
• Television Research
• Media Acquisition
• Music Programming
• Microsoft Office