Brian Bowman Named Vice President and General Manager, ABC.com.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1999-- Brian Bowman was named Vice President and General Manager of 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. .com, the official Web site of the ABC Television ABC Television may refer to:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Los Angeles. Prior to this, Mr. Bowman was the Director of New Media for the Disney Channel, a job he held since April 1998. In that capacity, he served as the chief architect of Disney/ABC Cable Network's Internet and enhanced programming strategy and oversaw Zoog Disney - an innovative block of programming that combines the network's on air and online worlds into a complete entertainment package. He supervised all major functions of the new media department and during his tenure DisneyChannel.com's page views increased 1000% and Zoog Disney acquired more than 1,300,000 registered kids. "We are delighted that Brian is bringing his experience with new media and success with the Disney Channel enhanced programming strategies to ABC.com," said Ms. Vance in making the announcement. "ABC.com has proven it enhances the ABC-TV viewing experience, whether in daytime or prime time, and we look forward to Brian's leadership in continuing to build increasingly converged applications between the Internet and television." Prior to joining The Walt Disney Company, Mr. Bowman, 32, worked in the area of business development for various companies, including Turner Broadcasting, where he worked from January 1996-March 1997 as Director of Development, Intervista and Electric Communities. From 1993-95, Mr. Bowman worked for Metrolight Studios as Director of New Media. He began his career in 1990 with Wavefront Technologies in Santa Barbara, CA as an engineer. During his career, Mr. Bowman has won two Monitor Awards for Best Computer Graphics. He is currently a member of the Digital Coast Round Table and has served as an instructor at the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Department of Visual Arts. Mr. Bowman is a graduate of Purdue University, and currently resides in Los Angeles. GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GO) is a newly formed Internet company -- the result of a merger between Infoseek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company's online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the go.com portal, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, ESPN.com, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz. |
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