Mendiola named President of mun2

NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content announced that Ruben Mendiola, has been named President of its cable channel, mun2. He will report to Joe Uva, Chairman, Hispanic Enterprises and Content, NBCUniversal.

In his new role, Mendiola will focus on developing and driving the cable channel’s overall strategy and programming, and provide operational leadership across the business. In collaboration with the organization’s senior management, he will be responsible for identifying opportunities for the cable channel to grow its distribution, drive ratings and align the organization for future growth.

“Ruben’s expertise and deep understanding of the U.S. Hispanic market will play an essential role in evolving this cable property into the future,” said Uva. “He and his team will develop and acquire content to build a relevant, high demand general entertainment cable network for the rapidly expanding U.S. Hispanic audience.”

“I am proud and honored to join NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content division,” said Mendiola.  “mun2 is a terrific channel with a tremendous potential. I look forward to working with Joe, NBCUniversal’s Content Distribution team and the mun2 leadership to take the network to the next level.”

Most recently, Mendiola was with Comcast Cable and served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Multicultural Services.  He was responsible for directing, designing and implementing the company’s multicultural services strategy across all Xfinity products and collaborating with various Comcast divisions, regions and business unit partners to develop competitive product pricing, positioning and marketing strategies.

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