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Yahoo Director Ed Kozel Resigns; Board Shrinking From 10 to 9 - 3 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 22 May 2008 02:14 PM PST

In a just-filed 8-K Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) says its director Edward Kozel is resigning from the company’s board to (drumroll) “spend more time with family”, and that he would’ve done…

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Industry Moves: IAC Hires GM For Tina Brown Project - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 21 May 2008 10:00 AM PST

The Tina Brown-led news aggregation site that is being hatched under IAC (NSDQ: IACI) has a new GM: Caroline Marks, the former GM of Comcast’s not-so-successful social video site Ziddio,…

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Industry Moves: FT.com Helm Taken By Grimshaw - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 21 May 2008 04:10 AM PST

FT.com is promoting online advertising director Rob Grimshaw to managing director, effectively replacing outgoing managing editor and publisher Ien Cheng. Grimshaw had been involved in developing the new, third-way access…

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Thomson Named DJ Editor-In-Chief, WSJ Managing Editor; DJ Head Hinton Adds Publisher Title - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 20 May 2008 03:37 PM PST

The Murdochization of the Wall Street Journal is complete: publisher Robert Thomson is ceding that role to Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton and switching roles officially to managing editor of…

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Local Content Aggregator Outside.in Gets $3 Million Third Round - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 19 May 2008 09:01 PM PST

Outside.in, an aggregator of local, user-gen content, has raised a $3 million third round from past backers Union Square Ventures, Milestone Partners, Betaworks and various unidentified angels led by George…

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@ NCTA:  All In The Same Canoe But Can They Row Together? - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 19 May 2008 09:00 PM PST

The partner of the Clearwire-Sprint (NYSE: S) JV when it comes to The Cable Show buzz: cable advertising consortium Project Canoe, which comes with more hype—and hope—right now than details.…

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Industry Moves: Glam; iCrossing; WPP; Big Fish; Joost - 1 Comment
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 19 May 2008 04:22 PM PST

-- Glam Media: Former Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) executive Bruce Jaffe has joined Glam as an advisor to the board. In January he resigned from his post as VP-corporate development for…

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Industry Moves: Mark Greenberg Confirmed To Head New Premium JV From Viacom-Lionsgate-MGM - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 19 May 2008 05:53 AM PST

It was leaked weeks ago but the players involved in the new premium network wouldn’t confirm officially: Mark Greenberg is president and CEO of the new premium entertainment JV recently…

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Industry Moves: Scripps; Seacrest; Entertainment Weekly; PC World; Belo - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Sun 18 May 2008 09:33 AM PST

-- Scripps: Lisa Choi Owens has joined as SVP-online partnerships and distribution, reporting to Deanna Brown, president of the interactive group. In her new role, Owens will continue to grow…

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Industry Moves: Simon & Schuster Shuffles Digital Deck Amid Hires, Promotions And A Departure - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Thu 15 May 2008 07:08 PM PST

Simon & Schuster Digital has made key additions and changes to its existing staff: -- Adrian Norman joins as VP-marketing and new products and former Oxygen Media CTO Steve Morgan…

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Industry Moves: Head Of About Health Leaves For Waterfront Media - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 14 May 2008 03:50 PM PST

paidContent has learned that health content vet Marjorie Martin is leaving About.com Health, where she has been SVP and GM, for Waterfront Media. The company is creating a position for…

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Industry Moves: NAMG; Travel Ad Network; ContextWeb; CCC; Image Metrics - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Wed 14 May 2008 12:40 PM PST

-- North American Membership Group: Bryan Ellis, former president of Betelsmann A.G.’s Direct Group in China, joins as president and CEO, succeeding Nancy Evensen. While at Bertelsmann, Ellis was SVP…

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Updated: Industry Moves: Peter Horan Leaving IAC To Be CEO, Goodmail Systems - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 14 May 2008 11:27 AM PST

paidContent has confirmed that Peter Horan is leaving IAC, where he is CEO of IAC Media & Advertising, to become CEO of Goodmail Systems. Reached by phone, Horan told me…

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Industry Moves: WSJ; The Knot; Westwood One; Live Gamer - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Tue 13 May 2008 09:25 AM PST

-- The Wall Street Journal Digital: Sarabjit “Ruby” Walia has been named the network’s CTO, effective immediately. Walia will be responsible for directing all aspects of technology, ensuring functionality of…

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Industry Moves: Former Lifetime, iVillage CEO McCormick Appointed New Chairman Of Waterfront Media - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 12 May 2008 09:53 AM PST

Another interesting health content announcement today with Waterfront Media, parent of Everyday Health, appointing cable and online vet Doug McCormick as chairman of the board. He succeeds Bo Peabody, Tripod…

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Industry Moves: Pearlstine Leaves Carlyle, Returns To News As Bloomberg’s Chief Content Officer - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 12 May 2008 07:49 AM PST

Norman Pearlstine is joining Bloomberg L.P. in the new position of chief content officer, partnering with Matthew Winkler, founder and editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News. Pearlstine leaves The Carlyle Group, where…

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Industry Moves: Thomson Reuters Appoints McDonough New Ad Sales Head - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 12 May 2008 04:00 AM PST

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ: TRIN) has appointed Riley McDonough SVP, GM and director of advertising sales, Americas, for the company’s consumer publishing business. He will report to Alisa Bowen, who leads…

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Industry Moves: Aegis Media; Facebook; MTV; Tribune - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Sun 11 May 2008 04:54 PM PST

-- Aegis Media: Mainardo de Nardis has stepped down from his role as CEO and will be succeeded by Jerry Buhlmann, who also joins the board June 2. Buhlmann has…

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Industry Moves: Channel M; Facebook; NetShelter; Grey Global - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Thu 08 May 2008 10:10 AM PST

-- Channel M: Peter Lee has been appointed CTO and chief strategy officer, focusing on building out the company’s digital distribution network. He joins from the Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS)…

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Industry Moves: Tribune Ups Broadcast/Interactive Head Randy Michaels To COO - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 07 May 2008 01:16 PM PST

After a chaotic six months at The Tribune Company’s interactive division, this may be a sign that things are settling down… Randy Michaels, who defected from radio network Clear Channel…

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Industry Moves: FT.com ME And Publisher Ien Cheng Quits To Join Google - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Fri 02 May 2008 07:40 AM PST

FT.com managing editor and publisher Ien Cheng, the Financial Times’ most senior digital executive, is quitting the company to take up the post of director of product management for advertising…

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Industry Moves: Ziff Davis Media Brings Back Tech Marketing Exec Weedfald As President - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 01 May 2008 07:37 PM PST

Ziff Davis Media, having just wrapped up its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, can now get back to the business of running a struggling tech publishing company. To help right things,…

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Industry Moves: Microsoft Names MSN Branded Entertainment Head Troberman To Digital Marketing Post - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 01 May 2008 03:02 PM PST

Microsoft is moving Gayle Troberman from her post handling MSN’s branded entertainment programming in the online services group to the consumer marketing group, where she will run the digital marketing…

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Industry Moves: CNN’s David Payne Leaving To Start Online Ad Firm; Partnering With Jason Krebs - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 30 Apr 2008 07:40 PM PST

Another key personnel loss for Turner in the digital arena: paidContent has learned that David Payne is leaving CNN, where he is SVP and GM, to start a new internet…

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Industry Moves: Reunion.com; Nielsen Business Media; ipsh!; Kleiner Perkins - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Wed 30 Apr 2008 03:58 PM PST

-- Reunion.com: Rachel C. Glaser joins the company in a dual role as COO and CFO. Reporting directly to CEO and founder Jeffrey Tinsley, Glaser will oversee all aspects of…

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