Daniel Tibbets
Born
Middletown, CT
Alma materArizona State University
OccupationMedia executive
Employers

Daniel Tibbets is an American media executive. He is the president and general manager of the El Rey Network, a position he has held since May 2016.[1][2]

Tibbets was an early advocate of media produced specifically for cell phone distribution. As the head of the experimental Fox Lab at Twentieth Television, he created the first mobisodes, Love and Hate, and Sunset Hotel.[3] He has held senior positions at Machinima, Bunim/Murray Productions, and GoTV Networks.[4][5][6] He was appointed by Smosh as its first CEO as he has a fluency in all aspects of entertainment, expected to broaden its brand to "traditional media".[7]

References

  1. ↑ Prudom, Laura (May 3, 2016). "Daniel Tibbets Named President of Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Lieberman, David (May 3, 2016). "El Rey Names Daniel Tibbets as GM, A New Role". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Friedman, Anthony (April 16, 2014). Writing for Visual Media. CRC Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0240812359. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Whitney, Daisy (October 16, 2006). "Digital Dealmakers: Daniel Tibbets". TV Week. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Graser, Marc (September 16, 2014). "Machinima names Daniel Tibbets chief content officer". Boston Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Harrison (June 3, 2015). "Here's the one huge advantage YouTube has over movie and TV studios". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Hayes, Dade (October 13, 2021). "Smosh Hires Media Vet Daniel Tibbets As Its First CEO As YouTube Comedy Brand Plots Expansion". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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