Speaker Profile

Marie Donoghue is Vice President of Global Sports Video at Amazon, overseeing Amazon’s global sports content business. In her role, Marie leads Amazon’s worldwide sports strategy, identifying and evaluating new opportunities, and enabling customers to access live and on-demand sports content, on hundreds of devices, in over 240 countries and territories. Marie and her team made history in March when Prime Video became the first streaming service to secure an exclusive national broadcast package from the NFL, becoming the home for Thursday Night Football beginning in 2022.

Prime members from around the world can now watch live sporting events like Thursday Night Football, the Premier League, US Open (tennis), Next Gen ATP Finals, WTA, UEFA Champions League, Roland-Garros, Ligue 1, WNBA, and more, and can subscribe to streaming services such as MLB.TV, NBA League Pass, NBA TV, and PGA TOUR LIVE through Prime Video Channels. Rights and availability vary by country.

Over the course of her career, Donoghue has received numerous recognitions, including “2021 Innovators” (The Wrap), “Most Powerful Women in Sports” (AdWeek), “Most Influential People in Sports” (Sports Business Journal), “Power 100 Women in Entertainment” (The Hollywood Reporter), “New York Impact List” (Variety), “The Most Powerful Women in Cable”(CableFax: The Magazine), “Women to Watch” (Advertising Age and Advertising Women of New York) and “Game Changers” (Sports Business Journal).

Prior to joining Amazon, Donoghue was at ESPN for more than 18 years, where she most recently served as Executive Vice President, Global Business and Content Strategy, leading the ongoing development and implementation of ESPN’s enterprise-wide business and content strategy. She also headed ESPN’s Business Affairs, Business Development and Partnership groups (including gaming partnerships).

Donoghue earned a J.D. degree from Columbia University and a B.A. from Columbia College.