CinemaNow Promotes Bruce Eisen to President; Eisen to Helm Strategic Business Initiatives and Foster Company Growth.MARINA DEL REY Del Rey may refer to:
"It is with great pleasure that I announce the promotion of Bruce Eisen to president of CinemaNow. Bruce has been with CinemaNow since its inception more than five years ago, and since that day he has worked tirelessly to help us create not only our own business, but an industry that will forever change the way people consume digital content," said Curt Marvis, 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. , CinemaNow. "I am confident with his promotion and broader responsibilities that CinemaNow will further extend its leadership in the broadband video-on-demand category." Eisen has brought great success to the company, spearheading distribution and marketing partnerships with MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. , Best Buy and other globally-recognized companies. Additionally, Eisen has been responsible for acquiring content from major media companies including 20th Century Fox, Disney, MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. , Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . and Sony as well as serving as CinemaNow's main legal council. Prior to joining CinemaNow, Eisen spent close to a decade at Trimark Pictures. He began as head of Trimark's Legal/Business Affairs department where he was instrumental in negotiating film acquisitions, music, financing and distribution agreements. Eisen became a Vice President in 1994 handling Trimark's production legal work. In that capacity Mr. Eisen negotiated talent agreements and worked with all the Hollywood labor guilds. He has significant experience in all aspects of the movie industry including producing and writing several films. In 1999, Eisen was promoted to Senior Vice President and was placed in charge of all internet related activities including spearheading Trimark's Internet based theatrical motion pictures marketing campaigns. Eisen graduated from Clark University with a Degree in Philosophy and subsequently received his law degree from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . About CinemaNow CinemaNow, Inc. (www.cinemanow.com) is the global leader in broadband video-on-demand. CinemaNow legally offers content from a library of more than 6,500 new and classic movies, television programs and music concerts from 20th Century Fox, ABC News, Disney, Lions Gate, MGM, Miramax, NBC Universal, Sony, Warner Bros. and more than 200 other licensors via downloading or streaming. Founded in 1999, CinemaNow continues to be an innovator in the video-on-demand industry with the introduction of high-definition content and support for portable media devices. CinemaNow counts Menlo Ventures, Lions Gate Entertainment
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