Velazquez promoted to SVP Sports @ Telemundo Media

Telemundo Media announced the promotion of Eli Velazquez to Senior Vice President, Sports; effective immediately. Velazquez previously served as Vice President, Sports, Telemundo Media since 2008. He is based in Miami and will continue to report to Jorge Hidalgo, Executive Vice President, Telemundo Sports.

Velazquez will continue to oversee all sports programming and operations for the network, in addition to being responsible for leading the strategic initiatives related to domestic growth, integration of the department’s content beyond broadcast and helping to develop new and innovative ways to evolve the Telemundo Sports brand across multiple platforms. Velazquez will also take on new responsibilities related to planning and collaborating on major events across divisions within Telemundo Media.

“During his 15 years at Telemundo Media, Eli has shown steadfast leadership and a deep understanding of the Hispanic and sports markets,” said Jorge Hidalgo, Executive Vice President, Telemundo Sports. “His successful track-record and extensive experience in network sports proves Eli’s ability to fuel the growth of the network’s sports programming to maintain Telemundo Media’s leadership in the U.S. Spanish-language market.”

Velazquez joined Telemundo in 1999 as a producer for “Boxeo Telemundo” and was the first to produce “Titulares Telemundo.”