CTD Names Schildhouse SVP, Digital Licensing

Robert Schildhouse is joining CBS Television Distribution as senior vice president, digital licensing and distribution, reporting to Armando Nuñez, president-CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group.

In this newly-created position, Schildhouse will formulate strategies for CTD’s first-run series with new and emerging distribution platforms in the digital arena. Schildhouse will also work for Scott Koondel, CBS Corp.’s chief corporate content licensing officer, supporting Koondel’s efforts on domestic digital licensing of CBS’s programming library, including content from CBS Television Studios, Showtime, CBS News, CBS Television Distribution and CBS Films.

Schildhouse joins CTD from Hulu, where he was co-head of content acquisition for the online video streaming service since 2008.

Previously, Schildhouse worked at Yahoo! and Motricity in various roles. He began his career at GE Capital where he graduated from GE’s Financial Management Program. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, as well as a bachelor’s degree in finance from The Ohio State University.