Todd Patrick Whiting, a longtime NBCUniversal executive, died Jan. 4 of complications from pneumonia and Covid-19. He was 45.
Whiting was a New York-based distribution and acquisitions executive who helped negotiate some of the key content licensing deals that provided the foundation for NBCUniversal’s Peacock streamer, including blockbuster deals for rights to “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.” He began his career at NBC in 2004 and quickly moved up the ranks.
From 2006 to 2020, he served as senior VP of NBCUniversal Television, Film and Digital Distribution. He also served as senior VP of Peacock from 2019 until last year. Whiting hung out his own shingle as a content licensing consultant in March 2021.
Whiting grew up in La Canada Flintridge, just north of Pasadena, Calif. He graduated from La Canada High School and attended Pepperdine University, graduating with a degree in public relations. He earned an Mba from the University of Virginia in 2004, according...
Whiting was a New York-based distribution and acquisitions executive who helped negotiate some of the key content licensing deals that provided the foundation for NBCUniversal’s Peacock streamer, including blockbuster deals for rights to “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.” He began his career at NBC in 2004 and quickly moved up the ranks.
From 2006 to 2020, he served as senior VP of NBCUniversal Television, Film and Digital Distribution. He also served as senior VP of Peacock from 2019 until last year. Whiting hung out his own shingle as a content licensing consultant in March 2021.
Whiting grew up in La Canada Flintridge, just north of Pasadena, Calif. He graduated from La Canada High School and attended Pepperdine University, graduating with a degree in public relations. He earned an Mba from the University of Virginia in 2004, according...
- 1/14/2022
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- Variety Film + TV
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