Phillips Upped to President of Discovery Domestic Distribution

Phillips will lead the day-to-day operations of the division, while having oversight of content distribution sales and marketing for the company's U.S. networks. He will continue to report to Bill Goodwyn, president and CEO of Discovery education and strategic distribution.

Phillips has been with Discovery since 2002 and most recently served as executive vice president of domestic distribution.

"Eric is a fantastic leader, and his contributions to Discovery over the past decade have been invaluable," said Goodwyn in announcing the promotion."Eric will bring his deal acumen and deep understanding of the distribution marketplace to his role as president. I look forward to continuing to work with him to guide Discovery through our future affiliate landscape."