Val Boreland, an executive who has specialized in acquiring content for the various cable networks owned by NBCUniversal, will lead the entertainment operations of those outlets when they are spun off from the company later this year.

Boreland has been named president of entertainment for “SpinCo,” the new entity that is expected to be a separate, publicly traded entity when a transaction is finalized. In the recent past, she has snared releases from Universal Filmed Entertainment Group for the Peacock streaming service following their theatrical release, and also brought the “John Wick” franchise to Peacock with a prequel series “The Continental.