Bob Broussard
President, Rainbow Network Sales
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
As president of Rainbow Network Sales, Bob Broussard oversees the multiplatform distribution and marketing of Rainbow Media’s popular and award-winning entertainment brands, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv, Wedding Central and IFC Entertainment’s VOD services - IFC In Theaters, IFC Midnight and Sundance Selects. Mr. Broussard is responsible for developing and directing Rainbow Media’s distribution strategy and leads the centralized Rainbow Network Sales team, which is widely recognized as a leader in its field. Mr. Broussard was named to this post in 2006.
Since joining Rainbow Media in 1989, Mr. Broussard has held various positions of escalating responsibility. Prior to his current appointment, he served as executive vice president of business affairs. During his tenure, Mr. Broussard has negotiated numerous major transactions on behalf of the Company, including rights agreements with professional sports teams, affiliation agreements, acquisitions and divestitures.
Prior to joining Rainbow Media, Mr. Broussard was a corporate lawyer with the New York law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, as well as financing transactions.
Mr. Broussard is a graduate of Queens College of the City University of New York and holds a law degree from the New York University School of Law.