John MacDonald Named President, Content and Programming of Veoh Networks.Former General Manager of Fine Living Network and CEO/President of InnovaTV.com to Lead Content and Programming at Leading Internet Television Internet television (or Internet TV) is television distributed via the Internet. Overview In the past, television was only distributed by cable, satellite, or terrestrial systems. Company SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Veoh Networks, the leading innovator in Internet television, announced today the appointment of John MacDonald John Macdonald may refer to:
"With the addition of John, along with our recent announcement of Ted Meisel to the Board of Directors, Veoh is building a strong executive team that will solidify Veoh's position as the premier innovator of Internet TV in the market," said Shapiro. "John's vast experience in successfully matching content, audience and advertisers will provide an important driver of Veoh's growth as we continue to build our Internet TV service." Veoh's Internet TV service delivers broadcast-quality entertainment and informational content via the Internet, using unique distribution technologies to allow for unlimited capacity for both long- and short-form programming. Veoh presents audiences with unprecedented choices in video content by enabling anyone - from major media companies to up-and-coming independents to aspiring enthusiasts - to broadcast without constraints of cost, geography or capacity. With today's announcement, MacDonald joins Veoh's impressive roster of executives whose Board of Directors include former Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner, venture capitalists Todd Dagres and Art Bilger, former president of Yahoo! Search Marketing See Overture. and CEO of Overture Services Meisel and Veoh founder and CEO Dmitry Shapiro. As general manager of Fine Living Network, MacDonald played a lead role in managing all aspects of the lifestyle brand from the cable television network to the Web site and related ancillary businesses. During his tenure, he was a key member of the executive team that launched the 24-hour lifestyle network within 13 months and grew the cable network's distribution to over 29 million homes in less than four years with over $25 million in advertising revenue for an unrated network in 2005. Previously, MacDonald was CEO and president of InnovaTV.com where he led and developed new patented streaming video tools, technologies and processes that attracted over $6 million in venture funding and established the company as a leader in the emerging field. He also served as executive vice president of program enterprises and cable sales at Twentieth Television where he led e-commerce initiatives and supervised domestic basic cable marketing efforts for the studio's library of film and TV programming that helped generate sales in excess of $200 million annually. Earlier in his career, MacDonald held positions at the William Morris Agency Founded in 1898, the William Morris Agency is the largest diversified talent and literary agency in the world, with offices in New York City, Beverly Hills, Nashville, Miami, London, and Shanghai. and McKinsey & Company, Inc. MacDonald received his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration degree from Harvard and an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. in London, Canada. He resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Tracey and their son Griffin. About Veoh Networks, Inc. Veoh Networks is a new, innovative Internet television broadcasting system that delivers broadcast-quality entertainment and informational content via the Internet, using unique distribution technologies to allow for unlimited capacity for both long- and short-form programming. Veoh allows content producers from major entertainment studios and television networks to independent video producers and enthusiasts to deliver high-quality, full-screen video directly to consumers without financial, geographical or capacity restrictions found in traditional broadcasting systems. This democratization de·moc·ra·tize tr.v. de·moc·ra·tized, de·moc·ra·tiz·ing, de·moc·ra·tiz·es To make democratic. de·moc of video distribution fundamentally changes the dynamics of television, creating unprecedented choice for consumers and a compelling marketplace for content providers and advertisers. Headquartered in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. with additional offices in Los Angeles, Veoh Networks is privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that is backed by leading technology and media investors, including Spark Capital, Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, Time Warner Inc. and Shelter Capital Partners. |
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