Attila Gazdag is a senior operating executive with a demonstrated track record of developing, scaling, and managing a diverse range of branded content and media businesses on a global scale across digital, interactive, and traditional media platforms. Throughout his career, Gazdag has held senior executive management positions with leading Media, Entertainment, and EdTech companies, including The Walt Disney Company, the NBA, Warner Bros., Age of Learning/ABCmouse, and currently with Albert Whitman Media.
Gazdag has launched and managed businesses in the US and international markets with significant P&L responsibility and organizations with hundreds of staff. His management experience incorporates various genres (such as children’s EdTech, kids and family, and general entertainment) and platforms (including direct- to-consumer mobile and online apps and games, OTT video, and linear television).
Currently, Gazdag serves as President of Albert Whitman Media where he was retained to manage the transformation of a 103-year-old children’s book publisher into a multiplatform media company. Under Gazdag’s management, Albert Whitman Media is actively developing gamified educational apps, as well as entertainment and educational television and podcast series, in partnership with leading media and production entities, while leveraging the IP and the storytelling heritage of the publishing company. Mr. Gazdag earned an MBA from The Wharton School (where he was a Fulbright Scholar) and a Master of International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the College of International Business in Budapest, Hungary.
Prior to his current role, at Age of Learning Inc. / ABCmouse, he has managed all business affairs, development, production, and distribution deals for the company’s internal content studio producing 1,000 episodes of original animated and live action content. Additionally, Gazdag oversaw the company’s relationships with leading media and publishing companies (including the BBC, Disney, National Geographic etc), and spearheaded efforts to develop international opportunities with a focus on the Asia-Pac region in partnership with large telecom and media organizations. Before his tenure at Age of Learning, Gazdag was general manager of various direct-to-consumer operating businesses for Warner Bros. Digital, including the first subscription over-the-top service by a major Hollywood studio, Warner Archive Instant, along with the studio’s e-commerce operations. Additionally, he was charged with developing and implementing a digital content and distribution strategy for WB's iconic animated kids’ brands (Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry). Previously, as the New York-based Senior Vice President, Global Media Distribution at the NBA, he oversaw the television, online, and mobile distribution of programming and digital services from the NBA’s worldwide content portfolio. Gazdag managed the NBA’s relationships with its network of global broadcast partners, spanning 100,000 hours of programming, reaching 215 countries and territories in more than 40 languages. He managed and further developed the league’s digital initiatives, including the licensing and direct-to-consumer distribution of live-streaming games, video highlights, fantasy and casual games, and other content on the Web, mobile devices, IPTV, and other digital platforms. Prior to joining the NBA, Gazdag served for several years as a senior operating executive for The Walt Disney Company based in London. As Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa for the Walt Disney Internet Group, he managed all aspects of the division’s operations, which encompassed subscription content services, including advanced broadband-based and mobile video and games. He was involved with the launch of a number of broadband and mobile content businesses in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Disney, Mr. Gazdag held senior international and domestic US business development positions in television and digital at several major entertainment companies, including Universal Studios, E! Entertainment and Cinergi Pictures.
