Todd Donovan

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Proven Entertainment Executive Delivering Results and Operational Excellence by Building Teams and Leading Change - Television - Digital - Broadway @ NBC Sports
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New York City Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
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About Todd Donovan

Todd is an experienced and accomplished media and entertainment executive. Significant experience problem solving and leading change management initiatives with compassion and delivering meaningful results in cable, broadcast, digital, and theatre businesses. Specialties: Executive Management and Leadership for Television and Media.

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NBC Sports

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Proven Entertainment Executive Delivering Results and Operational Excellence by Building Teams and Leading Change - Television - Digital - Broadway
Todd Donovan Work Experience Details
  • Nbc Sports
    Vice-President, Engineering & Technology Planning, Nbc Sports & Olympics
    Nbc Sports Jun 2022 - Present
    Stamford , Ct, Us
    - Working closely with our Olympic Production, Operations, and larger Engineering teams primarily focused on the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) overall facility design in host city (Paris 2024, Milan 2026) including the architectural design, technical system designs, system integration, resource hiring and planning, and Games time cross-functional leadership and operation. - Key leader in Olympics Planning group managing capital planning roll-up and technology planning- Responsible for rationalizing and coordinating NBC Sports "cloud" project portfolio- Lead technology solutions for Olympic venue editing and workflows, Sports asset management technology, remote post-production workflows, including integration with homebase SPOC post production facilities.- Supervise routing/core system, audio/sound design engineering, and project implementation shared services- Report directly to Darryl Jefferson, Senior VP, Engineering, NBC SportsSports Emmy - Outstanding Technical Team Event - 2022 Beijing OlympicsSports Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Technical Team Studio - 2022 Beijing OlympicsSports Emmy Nomination - George Wensel Technical Achievement Award - 2022 Beijing Olympics
  • Nbc Sports
    Vice President, Engineering Technology, Nbc Olympics
    Nbc Sports Jun 2018 - Jun 2022
    Stamford , Ct, Us
    - Working closely with our Olympic Engineering, Production, and Operations teams primarily focused on the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) overall facility design in Tokyo & Beijing including the technical system designs, system integration, and Games time cross-functional leadership and operation. - On-site leadership in both Tokyo and Beijing for multiple months each.- Project Executive for re-tooling efforts to convert the IBC to an IP based infrastructure enabling agile migration to 1080p/HDR as principal production format - including potential solution evaluation, selection, deal making thru successful delivery. - Report directly to Dave Mazza, Senior VP, Engineering & CTO, NBC Sports Group.Sports Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Technical Team Studio - 2020 (2021) Tokyo OlympicsSports Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Technical Team Studio - 2018 PeyongChang Olympics
  • Group Donovan Productions Llc
    Principal, Producer, Technologist
    Group Donovan Productions Llc Sep 2014 - Present
    Media & Entertainment advisor, investor, and producer.CREDITS - BroadwayLimited Partner - “The Wiz” (Broadway 2024)Limited Partner - "Here Lies Love" (Broadway 2023) Limited Partner - "Sweeney Todd" (Broadway 2023-24 - 8 Tony Noms including Best Revival, two other wins)Limited Partner - "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" (Broadway 2019-open run, US national tour, West End, Australia - Multiple Tony Noms including win for Best Musical, and 9 additional wins)Limited Partner - "A Strange Loop" (Broadway 2022-23 Multiple Tony Noms including win for Best Musical, Best Book)Limited Partner - "American Son" (Broadway 2018-19 - adapted into a TV Movie by Netflix)Limited Partner - "Rogers and Hammerstein's Carousel" (Broadway 2018 - Multiple Tony Nominations including Best Revival, 2 other wins)Co-Producer- "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" (Broadway 2016-17), Multiple Tony-Noms including Best Musical, two other wins)Limited Partner- "On The Town" (Broadway 2014-15 - Multiple Tony noms, including Best Revival)CREDITS - Off Broadway & TourLimited Partner- "On Your Feet!" (1st US Tour 2017-18, West End/UK Tour 2019, 2nd US Tour 2022-24)Limited Partner- "Criss Angel Mindfreak at Planet Hollywood" Las Vegas 2019-open runLimited Partner - Museum of Broadway (2022-open run)Associate Producer - “Less than 50%” (Off Broadway August-September 2018)Producer - “When We Touch” (Theatre, in development) by Reed Luplau and Jacob YatesProducer - "Sundogs" by Howard Emmanuel (Theatre, in development)Co-Producer, "Never Been Better" By Preston Allen (Theatre, in development)CREDITS - MusicExecutive Producer- “A Leap In The Dark!” Arielle Jacobs debut solo album 2018Executive Producer- "The Floor Above Me", Tony-nominated Tony Yazbeck's solo album 2016CREDITS - FilmExecutive Producer - "Places, Please!" - short film written by Reed Luplau & Kaitlin Mesh, directed by Reed Luplau
  • Disney Abc Television Group
    Senior Vice-President, Engineering
    Disney Abc Television Group Feb 2016 - Nov 2016
    Burbank, California, Us
    Focus on consolidating and leading engineering design and support across the Disney-ABC portfolio – ABC TV Network, Disney Channels, Freeform, and Radio Disney from three domestic broadcast centers.♦ Proposed multi-million dollar operating and capital savings by rationalizing the newly consolidated portfolio.♦ On-Site Supervision of ABC’s Oscars Telecast in Hollywood. Ranking executive supervising Broadcast Center during breaking news and political conventions.Board Member, North American Broadcasters Association
  • Disney Abc Television Group
    Senior Vice-President, Broadcast Operations & Engineering, Abc Television Network
    Disney Abc Television Group Oct 2011 - Feb 2016
    Burbank, California, Us
    Led Broadcast Center teams in NY and LA responsible for acquiring, orchestrating, playing out and distributing ABC Network Entertainment, Sports, and News content to 240+ affiliated TV stations – including MVPD VOD and the live component of Over-The-Top products. Led engineering design and support for the television facilities at the ABC Television Center and Times Square Studios in New York and The Prospect Studios in Hollywood for Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20, General Hospital, The View, The Chew, Grey’s Anatomy, and Entertainment Marketing. ♦ Led comprehensive modernization of broadcast playout to industry leading cloud orchestrated environment and rebuild of NY and LA broadcast centers on video-over-IP infrastructure.♦ Designed system monetizing VOD inventory using C3 ratings, contributing significant annual revenue impact. (2013)♦ Delivered significant savings and headcount reduction by aligning and reinventing processes.♦ Built outside studios rental business – Established new anchor tenant and various ad hoc productions. Launched/relaunched The View (2014), Katie (2012), The Chew (2011).♦ Reinvigorated culture by installing new leaders throughout organization, dramatically improving communication including regular small group and division-wide employee meetings reinforcing vision and priorities. Created employee engagement “Action Teams” and initiated intern and mentoring programs.♦ Created Technology & Workflow team to serve as internal advisors working across Disney/ABC.♦ Directed the Network capital plan and Operating Plan for BO&E.♦ Key representative on union bargaining committees, including experience with Federal Mediation and contract implementation.♦ Restarted ABC affiliate engineering meetings at NAB to improve relationships.Founding Executive Board Member, Avid Customer Association 2013-2016Innovation Advisory Board, Imagine Communications 2014-2016
  • Disney Abc Television Group
    Vice-President, Technology And Operations, Abc Television Network
    Disney Abc Television Group Feb 2010 - Oct 2011
    Burbank, California, Us
    Reported directly to President of ABC Broadcast Ops & Engineering and President of ABC News. Responsibility added for very large ABC Network engineering support team responsible for all NY production and distribution facilities. ♦ Technology leader for ABC News’s automated control room project, a first at the network news level, in use for World News Tonight, Nightline, and other newscasts. Able to reduce technical headcount by half on each broadcast.♦ Built Technology Support Center with advanced monitoring for PC-based support teams to colocate.♦ Lead News Technology solutions, manage the News Digital Bullpen and all training efforts supporting News' transformation.SpecialtiesOperations and Engineering for Studios, Editing, Graphics, Field.
  • Abc News
    Vice-President, News Technology
    Abc News Jun 2008 - Feb 2010
    New York, New York, Us
    Technology leader directly reporting to President of ABC News responsible for identifying the most promising future technologies and operationalizing them. Helped build operations capability internal to News. ♦ Built team of technologists and trainers. Created Business Continuity function satisfying corporate requirements.♦ Core team leader for News Transformation project that radically modernized News division for long term viability. ♦ Visible change management leader on future vision for technology deployment in News. Responsible for leading producer training for shooting, editing and other self-service tools. ♦ Drove the completion of ABC News multiyear effort to be the first to present every program in HDTV.♦ Project executive on HD, tapeless, post facility for long-form news; and new fiber system for Good Morning AmericaNews Emmy - Senior Producer - Inauguration of Barack Obama
  • Nbc Universal
    Director, Digital Media Systems
    Nbc Universal Oct 2004 - May 2008
    New York City, Ny, Us
    Serve as Technology and Engineering leader for Editing “Center of Excellence” initiative, a multi-year effort to consolidate, standardize, and move to all digital editing systems at New York HQ. Led large team, including managers; design, maintenance and implementation engineers; and coordinators that design, build, and support solutions for Intake, Edit, Playback, and Archive for News, Sports, Olympics, Entertainment, WNBC, and digital business partners. Communicate with senior executives, and show leads regarding project plans, outage issue status, and follow-up.Led the HD edit technology launches for Nightly News, Today, Football Night In America, Late Night, and Saturday Night Live.Sports Emmy - George Wensel Award for First HD Olympics Telecast - 2006 TurinoSports Emmy - Innovator, Outstanding Technical Team Remote - Sunday Night Football - 2006
  • Nbc Universal
    Director, Broadcast Facility Projects
    Nbc Universal Mar 2003 - Oct 2004
    New York City, Ny, Us
  • Nbc
    Manager, Editing Digitization
    Nbc Jan 2002 - Mar 2003
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Nbc
    Manager, Edit Engineering & Maintenance
    Nbc Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Nbc
    Technical Manager
    Nbc Apr 1998 - Dec 2000
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Msnbc
    Technical Production Manager
    Msnbc 1996 - 1998
    New York, New York, Us
  • Nbc New York
    Studio Technician
    Nbc New York 1993 - Aug 1996
    Technical Director, Audio, Robotics, Video, Lighting Director, Audio Assist, Teleprompter

Todd Donovan Skills

Broadcast Television New Media Graphics Digital Media Leadership Video Production Video Editing It Strategy Operations Management Post Production Strategic Partnerships Management Entertainment Sound Hd Video Budgets Project Management Multimedia Broadcast Television Vod Training Integration Sports Strategic Planning Digital Tv Broadcast Engineering Monetization Product Development Iptv Content Strategy Media Production Producing Video Post Production Broadcasting

Todd Donovan Education Details

  • University Of Pennsylvania
    University Of Pennsylvania
    Electronic Systems - Strategic Management
  • Chagrin Falls High School
    Chagrin Falls High School

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