Kevin Delaney Takes Role as NBC News’ Head of Digital Content and Subscription
Kevin Delaney has been appointed NBC News’ head of digital content and subscription, a new role linking editorial and business as the broadcaster expands its digital and streaming services. He will oversee digital publishing and the organisation’s AI efforts.
Delaney starts on 16 November and will report to editorial executive Catherine Kim and business chief Sat Brainch. NBC News has recently expanded NBC News Now programming and launched a mobile-focused subscription product. Delaney co-founded Quartz and Charter, and has held senior roles at the San Francisco Standard, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Information.
In short
- Kevin Delaney will lead NBC News’ digital content and subscription work.
- His new role spans editorial, business, publishing and AI.
- He starts on 16 November as NBC expands digital products.
Explained simply
NBC News is the news division of the US broadcaster NBC. Like other established news organisations, it publishes journalism online and is developing streaming and subscription services alongside its television output.
Kevin Delaney is a digital media executive who co-founded Quartz, a business news outlet, and Charter, a publication about the future of work. His past roles at several US news organisations give him experience in digital publishing.
The new post brings editorial work and business priorities together, including digital publishing, subscriptions and artificial intelligence. These areas matter to news organisations as they seek to reach audiences on phones and streaming services and to fund journalism online.