Chey Blake
(She/Her)
ex-Business Insider; ex-A+E Networks
Media and entertainment business and legal executive working at the intersection of content, technology, and commercial strategy, helping creative and business teams build partnerships, develop new revenue opportunities, and bring ambitious ideas to life.
Full Bio
Chey Blake is a media and entertainment business and legal affairs executive with 15+ years of experience bringing together creative ideas, commercial strategy, and legal expertise to help businesses grow and evolve. Throughout her career, she has partnered with creative and business leaders to develop new opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and bring content, products, and ideas to market.
Most recently, as Associate General Counsel at Business Insider, Chey helped the company explore new business models, expand content distribution, and navigate emerging technologies. Her work included negotiating major AI content licensing agreements, helping launch FAST/CTV streaming initiatives, and structuring international partnerships enabling content and resource sharing across Axel Springer's global media businesses.
Previously, at A+E Networks, Chey helped build the company's Consumer Products division, initially serving as its sole counsel and later establishing and leading the legal team supporting a business that grew to more than $90M in annual revenue. Her work spanned television and digital distribution, licensing, merchandising, e-commerce, and strategic partnerships, including complex agreements with the NBA, NASCAR, and Major League Baseball.
Chey began her entertainment law career at Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, working with clients across film, television, music, and entertainment. She later established her own solo practice, advising media and entertainment clients on commercial transactions, intellectual property, and licensing.
Beyond her corporate career, Chey has taught Entertainment Law at NYU's School of Professional Studies, sharing her experience with industry executives and professionals. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), supporting independent voices and access to media production and distribution.
Chey received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. She is a member of the State Bars of Georgia and New York.
A lifelong enthusiast of film, television, and music, Chey particularly enjoys working with creative and business teams to turn ambitious ideas into reality. For her, one of the most rewarding aspects of working in media and entertainment is not just making a deal happen, but seeing what that deal makes possible.
Most recently, as Associate General Counsel at Business Insider, Chey helped the company explore new business models, expand content distribution, and navigate emerging technologies. Her work included negotiating major AI content licensing agreements, helping launch FAST/CTV streaming initiatives, and structuring international partnerships enabling content and resource sharing across Axel Springer's global media businesses.
Previously, at A+E Networks, Chey helped build the company's Consumer Products division, initially serving as its sole counsel and later establishing and leading the legal team supporting a business that grew to more than $90M in annual revenue. Her work spanned television and digital distribution, licensing, merchandising, e-commerce, and strategic partnerships, including complex agreements with the NBA, NASCAR, and Major League Baseball.
Chey began her entertainment law career at Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, working with clients across film, television, music, and entertainment. She later established her own solo practice, advising media and entertainment clients on commercial transactions, intellectual property, and licensing.
Beyond her corporate career, Chey has taught Entertainment Law at NYU's School of Professional Studies, sharing her experience with industry executives and professionals. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), supporting independent voices and access to media production and distribution.
Chey received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. She is a member of the State Bars of Georgia and New York.
A lifelong enthusiast of film, television, and music, Chey particularly enjoys working with creative and business teams to turn ambitious ideas into reality. For her, one of the most rewarding aspects of working in media and entertainment is not just making a deal happen, but seeing what that deal makes possible.
