TORONTO – Blue Ant Media is adding to its sales team in its kids and global networks division in order to grow its channel presence in Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic regions.
Leading the new sales force is Julio Sobral (pictured) as general manager, Kids & Global Networks – LatAm & US-Hispanic. In this role, Sobral will oversee the channel distribution and operations of Blue Ant Media’s suite of channels across linear and streaming platforms all over the US-Hispanic, LatAm and Brazil markets, and will report to Ward Platt, CEO, Kids & Global Networks, Blue Ant Media. Sobral arrives at Blue Ant Media from Fox Network Groups Europe and U.S. where he served as SVP, business operations.
Reporting to Sobral, the LatAm & US-Hispanic sales group will include Loreto Gaete, covering Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico; Sebastian Galia, overseeing sales in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay; Fernando Gualda, who will be responsible for affiliate sales and distribution in the region; and Starrett Berry, covering the Caribbean and U.S. Hispanic region.
The international producer, distributor and channel operator said that the new sales team will help to drive sales for its original wildlife and nature channel Love Nature, children’s nature broadcaster ZooMoo, and animated and live action YouTube gaming channel Arcade Cloud, in these markets.
