Bryce Gama

Lead financial management, including forecasting, financial planning, performance tracking, risk assessment, deal analytics, pricing, strategy, research and insights, for the distribution of NBCU’s cable networks, owned NBC and Telemundo broadcast stations, and regional sports networks.

Lead teams responsible for driving and supporting distribution-related activity including strategic planning, financial modeling and analysis, sales and marketing initiatives, and research. Provide leadership in developing NBCUniversal's long-term strategic direction and identifying growth opportunities across the company portfolio. Identify contract risks and opportunities. Evaluate value of rights and potential content acquisitions and the ability to monetize. Analyze industry dynamics in order to formulate robust and timely analysis and strategic planning. Partner to formulate new product offerings in a rapidly changing marketplace.

Oversee the financial review and presentation of forecasts, annual operating plan, five-year plan and capital budgets for The Walt Disney Company's Media Networks segment (Disney/ABC TV Group and ESPN businesses). Prepare business updates to the Board of Directors and assist with The Walt Disney Company’s five-year plan and enterprise valuation processes. Manage the communication and relationship between the Media Networks planning teams to identify and understand key trends within the businesses.

Lead a team responsible for 1) Distribution strategy of the Disney/ESPN portfolio of media networks and services across all distribution partners 2) Supporting all negotiations for distribution contract renewals and agreements for new products and services with analysis, recommendations, and industry research, and 3) Identifying innovative opportunities, points of leverage, and tactics in creating new sales proposals and furthering ongoing negotiations.

Develop strategy and recommendations to guide negotiations with affiliates. Member of core team that negotiated landmark affiliate renewal with Time Warner Cable in September 2010. Led the development of strategy to increase ESPNU and ESPN Deportes distribution. Received the ESPN Leadership Award in 2007 and 2008 and was selected as one of two representatives from the company to attend CTAMU, a one-week course at Harvard Business School for young executives in the media and entertainment industry.

Leading a team finance professionals, forecasted and tracked advertising revenue and programming/production costs for ESPN’s professional sports properties, and managed preparation of the annual operating plan, five year strategic plan, and quarterly forecasts. Led the research and preparation of detailed cost and revenue estimates and competitive landscape review for program acquisition analyses, including the completion of long-term deals for Major League Baseball and NASCAR. Supported and participated in strategic analyses, including program schedule review and joint venture opportunities.

Provided extensive support in the restructuring of Euro Disney: Analyzed restructuring scenarios and resulting impacts on liquidity; actively participated in the negotiations with the French government and Euro Disney’s banking group; performed valuations on all of Euro Disney’s lines of business; performed valuation analysis on Euro Disney’s hotel properties for the purpose of exploring potential sale opportunities; participated in negotiations of new financial covenants for the company; worked with senior Disney and Euro Disney management on preparations for a €250 million equity rights offering including underwriter due diligence, pricing analysis, and securities filings; analyzed potential strategies and ramifications of the repurchase of Euro Disney debt.

Analyzed financing alternatives for the expansion of Disney's Cruise business: Evaluated various structures including self-financing, 3rd party joint venture, and spin-off of the existing business; performed due diligence on the existing business; prepared marketing materials for potential equity investors; coordinated with outside advisors, investors, and legal/tax counsel; and presented recommendations to the Treasurer and CFO. Prepared quarterly presentations on the company’s liquidity position for corporate senior management and the Board of Directors. Researched, prepared, and presented an extensive analysis of potential deflationary impacts on Disney’s businesses to the CFO.

Executed $100+ million in film sale/leasebacks in Germany, Australia, and the U.K. Evaluated various risk transfer film financing structures and negotiated with 3rd party arrangers on waterfall structures. Prepared quarterly presentations for the credit rating agencies Performed analysis in exploring potential 50 billion Yen securitization of royalty payments from Japanese theme parks.