E! Online names Jeremy Verba its president.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 1997-- Board of directors appoints president in response to rapid growth rate Jeremy Verba has been appointed to the newly created position of President, E! Online, in the company's continuing move toward becoming the leading entertainment site on the World Wide Web, announced the E! Online Board of Directors. Verba joins E! Online from CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. : The Computer Network, where he served as Vice President Entertainment Ventures, and was integral in developing the business plan for E! Online. As president, Verba will shape E! Online's business vision, and oversee all aspects of the company's day-to-day business, including content development, programming, advertising and marketing. He will also be responsible for managing E! Online's strategic alliances as the company continues to raise its profile. "We are thrilled that Jeremy is continuing with the CNET family in this new capacity," said Halsey Minor Halsey Minor (born 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 (initial plans for the company began in 1992). He is currently investing in new companies via Minor Ventures. , E! Online Board Member and CNET 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. . "Up until recently, E! Online has been managed by the Board for guidance, but due to the demands of a 300% user growth rate since launch just six months ago, the company now demands separate and dedicated leadership to move forward." "Jeremy brings the cable and entertainment background plus the vision needed to thrive in the emerging interactive environment," said Dale Hopkins, E! Online Board Member and E! Entertainment Television's Senior VP, Marketing. "He understands E!'s core business strategies and the strength of the E! brand." After graduating from 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. in 1993 Verba began his relationship with the cable and interactive industries at Reiss Media, Entertainment Corp., where he served as Director, Programming and Distribution. At Reiss Media, Verba was responsible for all event-based and original programming for the country's largest pay-per-view television network, Request Television. He also oversaw distribution for the company's major sports, music, and live events. Verba's desire to contribute to the continuing development of interactive businesses led him to TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. (Telecommunications Inc.), the nation's largest cable operator. As Director, New Services Group for TCI Technology Ventures Inc., Verba assessed new business opportunities for the company. He wrote the initial business plan for @Home, a TCI/Kleiner-Perkins company, now a leading broadband Internet See broadband. company. "The strength of E!'s brand and marketing muscle combined with CNET's Internet experience provides the foundation for an exciting opportunity," Verba said. "I look forward to furthering the company's mission by extending our content services, broadening our mass market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" , and exceeding our advertising and sales objectives." The E! Online Board of Directors include: Halsey Minor, Kevin Wendle and Shelby Bonnie from CNET, and Dale Hopkins, William Hopkins, William, 1793–1866, English geologist. Hopkins studied mathematics at Cambridge, and then supported himself as a private mathematics tutor. Many of England's best mathematicians and mathematical physicists of the time were his students. Keenan and Greg Brannan from E! Entertainment Television. E! Online, Entertainment's Home Page, delivers all aspects of entertainment news, gossip, celebrities, movies and TV information to consumers through an interactive format utilizing the brand awareness and programming of E! Entertainment Television and CNET's state-of-the-art internet tools. The service is available on the World Wide Web at www.eonline.com . E! Online is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. owned 50 percent by E! Entertainment Television and 50 percent by CNET: The Computer Network (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CNWK). CONTACT: E! Online Melissa Zukerman, 213/954-2841 melissaz@eonline.com |
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