Peter Liguori
Peter Liguori | |
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| Born | January 7, 1960 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
Peter Liguori (born January 7, 1960) is an American business executive and chief executive officer of VideoAmp.[1] Previously, he was president and CEO of Tribune Media; he departed the company at the end of March 2017.[2][3]
Career
He was appointed to the positions in January 2013, and is also a member of Tribune Media Company's board of directors.[4] During his tenure, the company acquired Local TV Holdings, LLC,[5] doubling the size of its local television station group, and Gracenote, combining it with Tribune Media Services to form one of the world's leading providers of entertainment metadata.[6]
Liguori was a member of Yahoo!'s board from 2012 to 2014.[7]
Before Tribune, Liguori served as chief operating officer of Discovery Communications.[8][4] Before joining Discovery in 2009, Liguori served as chairman of entertainment for Fox, credited with helping the channel FX grow in prominence.[9][10] Prior to assuming that position in 2005, Liguori was president and CEO of News Corporation's FX Networks since 1998, overseeing business and programming operations for FX and Fox Movie Channel.[4][11]
Liguori joined Fox/Liberty Networks in 1996 as senior vice president of marketing, for a new joint venture, which now includes Fox Sports Net, FX, Fox Sports World, Speed, and National Geographic Channel.[12] Before joining Fox, Liguori was vice president, consumer marketing, at HBO.[13] He also held several positions in HBO's Home Video Division, including vice president, marketing, and senior vice president, marketing.[13] Before HBO, he worked in advertising at Ogilvy & Mather and Saatchi & Saatchi.[12]
Liguori produced the independent feature film Big Night.[14]
Liguori was elected to the board of trustees for the Paley Center for Media in October 2014.[15]
In 2013, Liguori left Discovery to become CEO of Tribune Media which owned 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable, Chicago's WGN-AM radio station, several news and information websites and about a third of the Food Network.[16]
In March 2017, Liguori stepped down as CEO of Tribune Media.[2]
In July 2025, Liguori was appointed VideoAmp CEO after being executive chairman since 2023 and being a part of their board of directors.[1]
References
- ^ a b Hayes, Dade (2025-07-17). "Media Vet Peter Liguori Appointed CEO Of VideoAmp After Leading The Ad Tech Firm As Executive Chairman". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ a b Littleton, Cynthia (2017-01-25). "Peter Liguori to Exit as CEO of Tribune Media". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "About Tribune Company". Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Liguori Named CEO of Tribune Company". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Tribune Closes Local TV Purchase". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ Clark, Don (23 December 2013). "Tribune Buys Gracenote from Sony". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Womack, Brian (11 April 2014). "Yahoo! Director Peter Liguori to Retire From Company Board". LA Times.
- ^ "Ex-Discovery Exec Liguori Named Tribune CEO". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Channick, Robert (January 18, 2013). "TV executive Peter Liguori takes over as CEO of Tribune Co". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Golum, Rob (January 17, 2013). "Tribune Names Former Fox TV Executive as CEO". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Liguori Tapped Prexy of FX Net". 6 August 1998.
- ^ a b "Peter Liguori". Retrieved 28 January 2001.
- ^ a b "Tribune Names Former Fox TV Executive as CEO". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 28 January 2001.
- ^ "Peter Liguori". IMDb.
- ^ "Paley Center for Media Names Ten New Members to Board of Trustees". 9 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Peter Liguori Named Tribune Co. CEO". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 2019-03-09.