Andrew Langhoff, Former Disney Internet Executive, Joins Virage; ABC/ESPN Internet Veteran Named Vice President of Strategic Alliances.Business Editors NATPE NATPE National Association of Television Programming Executives 2000 NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000 Virage Inc., a leading provider of interactive video search products and application services, today announced the appointment of Andrew Langhoff as Vice President of Strategic Alliances. The announcement was made at NATPE. Langhoff comes to Virage from the Walt Disney Company, where he was responsible for developing the Internet and broadband strategies for various Disney Internet holdings. Working from Virage's New York offices, Langhoff will oversee the development of new business opportunities and partnerships focused on broadband content syndication and distribution. &uot;Virage's technology solutions will have a special role in the emerging broadband/video infrastructure,&uot; said Langhoff. &uot;The company's seasoned management team has established Virage as a clear leader in its field. Virage is well positioned to leverage its core technologies to provide rich programming and distribution opportunities for video content owners. I look forward to joining the team at Virage.&uot; Langhoff has spent the last four years developing Internet products for ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , most recently as Vice President of Broadband Development for Go.com, the Walt Disney Company's Internet vehicle. In this position, Langhoff was responsible for leading a select team dedicated solely to the emerging business, technology and content issues raised by broadband programming. &uot;Content providers, such as broadcasters and media companies, must deal with a number of unique issues related to licensing and ownership,&uot; said Paul Lego, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Virage. &uot;Having already faced all of these issues in his prior role at Disney, Andrew has a perfect background to help us understand and build positive relationships with these critical Virage partners. We are thrilled to have him on board.&uot; Prior to heading up broadband development, the Disney veteran held positions as vice president of business development for the Buena Vista Internet Group and ABCNEWS Internet Ventures. In these roles, he oversaw business development activities, including the negotiation of distribution, content and commerce partnerships for ABCNEWS.com, ABC.com, ESPN.com, Family.com, Oprah.com and Oscar.com. As vice president of ABC's Multimedia Group, Langhoff was also responsible for all business aspects of ABC's initial online programming, including multi-million dollar distribution arrangements with America Online. Prior to his tenure at Disney, Langhoff was in-house counsel at Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. He started his career with the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. law firm of White &Case. Langhoff holds a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia Law School, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University. About Virage, Inc. Virage is a leading provider of products and application services that transform video into searchable and interactive Internet content. Virage Interactive(TM) services provide content owners with the complete infrastructure for seamlessly integrating Internet-compliant video into their web sites. Virage's VideoLogger(TM) and AudioLogger(TM) software set the standard for real-time indexing and distribution of video across the Internet or corporate intranets. Virage has been named the market winner by industry analyst group Frost &Sullivan. Virage customers include ABC, AltaVista, Associated Press, BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , Boeing, CBS, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , CNN, Compaq, C-SPAN, Daimler-Chrysler, FBI, FOX Sports, General Electric, General Motors, Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. , iVillage.com, Lifetime Entertainment, Lockheed Martin, Lucent, Morgan Stanley, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , NBCi/SNAP.com, New York Times, NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange , NTT, ON24, PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , Reuters, Swiss Radio-TV, Telecinco, Yahoo! and Young &Rubicam. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Virage was incorporated in 1995 to provide organizations with advanced methods for accessing and leveraging media assets. Contact Virage at http://www.virage.com/ or 650/573-3210. Virage and the Virage logo are registered trademarks and VideoLogger, AudioLogger and Virage Interactive are trademarks of Virage, Inc. Other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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