Jon Steinlauf

Jon Steinlauf is a veteran television advertising sales executive best known for leading ad sales at some of the most prominent cable and streaming media companies in the US. At Warner Bros. Discovery, he served as Chief US Advertising Sales Officer, responsible for overseeing advertising revenue across a vast portfolio of networks including CNN, TNT, TBS, HGTV, Food Network, Discovery Channel, and others following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery in 2022. He departed the role in 2024 as WBD restructured its ad sales organization. Prior to WBD, Steinlauf spent many years at Discovery Communications, where he rose to become President of Advertising Sales, helping to grow the company's ad revenue across its portfolio of factual and lifestyle networks. Before Discovery, he held senior ad sales roles at Scripps Networks Interactive, which was later acquired by Discovery. His career spans decades of television advertising sales, giving him deep expertise in upfront negotiations, network television, and the evolving landscape of streaming advertising. Steинlauf is widely regarded as one of the most experienced and respected figures in cable television advertising sales, known for his relationships with major advertisers and agencies and his ability to navigate the complex upfront marketplace.

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