Pierluigi Gazzolo, who spearheaded the launch of TelevisaUnivision streaming flagship Vix, will step down from his top streaming role at the Spanish-language media giant at the end of the year.
The move was announced to staffers internally Thursday by recently arrived CEO Daniel Alegre, a knowledgeable source told Deadline. Gazzolo will stay on as Vix CEO through December, co-ordinating the transition with Vix COO Rafael Urbina and other senior execs.
Alegre took over for Wade Davis as CEO last month, with the company putting up sluggish financial results and struggling to reduce its debt load. Vix has been a bright spot, becoming profitable faster than the streaming outlets launched by traditional media peers in recent years. TelevisaUnivision said last May that the platform had surpassed 50 million monthly active users, up 70% over the prior year.
After launching Vix and Vix+ in 2022 as a two-pronged
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