Vince Roberts is executive vice president, Worldwide Technology and Operations, Disney-ABC Television Group, a position he was promoted to in April 2005.

In this role Mr. Roberts is responsible for the global technical and operational strategic direction and ongoing management of all television and IT functions across the Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group, including Disney Channel, Toon Disney, SOAPnet, ABC Family and Jetix; and Walt Disney Television International, including, Disney-branded networks in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Japan and Canada. In addition he is responsible for all shared service support for Buena Vista Television Syndication and Buena Vista International Television.

A founding employee of Disney Channel, Mr. Roberts joined the network in 1983 as a staff engineer, and then went on to serve as director of Operations and Engineering. In 1989, after a two-year stint as senior vice president of Color Systems, Inc., he rejoined Disney Channel as vice president, Engineering and Operations. During his tenure with Disney, he led an extraordinarily talented group of engineers, managers and operational specialists in developing one of the country’s first video file server-based broadcast operations. Mr. Roberts was also responsible for establishing Disney’s first international broadcast operation – Walt Disney Television Singapore – launching Disney Channel Taiwan in March of 1995. Later that year he played a key role in developing Disney Channel’s first technical facilities operation in the UK.

Mr. Roberts currently serves on several internal organizations, including The Walt Disney Company’s Media Technology Board, focusing on innovation and technology development, and continues to play a key role in developing Disney’s future satellite distribution strategies.

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