A+E Global Media Communications Chief Dan Silberman Exits After 20 Years for Sol

Dan Silberman, A+E Global Media's executive vice president of communications, has joined Sol as its head of marketing and communications after 20 years at A+E Global Media, according to Yahoo. Silberman reports to Sol managing partner Kaan Aslansan and remains based in New York.

Silberman's Marketing and Communications Mandate at Sol

At Sol, Silberman will handle brand, marketing and communications strategy, including positioning and narrative, earned media, content and thought leadership, digital presence, internal communications and reputation management. Sol works with businesses on implementing AI workflow, and its agentic AI systems, workflow modernization and workforce transformation focus on fields including media, entertainment and adtech, as well as state and local government and education.

"We've built Sol on the strength of our delivery. Now we're investing in making sure the market knows it," Aslansan said in a statement. "Dan has built and defended brands under genuine public scrutiny, at a scale most firms never touch. He's exactly what this next phase of growth needs, and he'll make sure the market sees what our clients already do."

At A+E Global Media, Silberman oversaw media relations, corporate and internal communications, crisis management, social strategy and talent relations for A&E Network, History Channel, A+E Factual Studios, A&E Indie Films and more. He began his career at New York's Rubenstein Communications, then later joined Bravo Media, where he helped its transformation into a pop culture destination with early hits like "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and "Project Runway."

"Twenty-five years in television taught me that attention follows the story you tell about your work, not just the work itself," Silberman said. "Sol is competing with firms several times its size and winning, which is the rare case where the story is sitting right there waiting to be told. I'm joining a team of doers that is reshaping how their clients operate, and I'm here to make sure it sounds like it. I've made a career of learning a new business from the best people in it. I want Sol to be the name people already know when we walk in the room."

A+E Global Media's AI Partnerships

A+E Global Media expanded its collaboration with Snowflake in June 2026 as Preferred Launch Partner for the CoCo AI agent platform, operationalizing 30+ enterprise use cases across 2,250+ users and reclaiming approximately 200 hours of manual analytics effort, according to akta.pro company records. The company joined the OpenAP cross-publisher alliance in May 2026 alongside AMC, FOX, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Scripps, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. In April 2026, A+E Global Media served as pilot customer for FreeWheel's AI Context Engine, powered by Comcast Technology Solutions' VideoAI, using computer vision, ML and generative AI to analyze premium video content and assign contextual segments for ad targeting, claiming up to 40% more brand recall.

Earlier Leadership and Business Moves at A+E Global Media

A+E Global Media hired Chris Stewart as VP, Content Sales, to lead sales in the UK, Ireland and Germany, Deadline reported in October 2026. He previously served as SVP, UK and Ireland at Banijay, and joined a week after his exit from Banijay Rights. In September 2026, Optimum Communications and A+E Global Media announced an expanded multi-year distribution agreement, giving Optimum TV customers across 21 states access to A+E's full linear portfolio, FinancialContent Business Page reported. The Walt Disney Company agreed in July 2026 to sell its 50% stake in A+E Global Media to Hearst Communications for approximately $1 billion, Seeking Alpha reported, granting Hearst full ownership and control of the broadcast and content company.