POP.COM ANNOUNCES NEW CEO; ENTERTAINMENT GIANTS UNITE IN WEB VENTURE.Byline: Daily News Kenneth P. Wong has been named chairman and 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 POP.com, the recently announced Internet entertainment company formed by Imagine Entertainment, DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global and Vulcan Ventures Inc., it was announced Sunday. Launching in spring 2000, POP.com is an independent digital entertainment company created to produce and broadcast original, Internet-only programming. The content will include live action and animation, video on demand and live Web events, and nonlinear A system in which the output is not a uniform relationship to the input. nonlinear - (Scientific computation) A property of a system whose output is not proportional to its input. interactive features and games. Imagine Entertainment is a film and television production company formed in 1986 by producer Brian Grazer graze 1 v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.intr. 1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage. 2. Informal a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal. and director Ron Howard. DreamWorks SKG was formed in October 1994 by Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947) Spielberg and David Geffen to produce live-action motion pictures, animated feature films, network, syndicated and cable television programming, home video entertainment, records, books, toys, consumer products and interactive entertainment. Vulcan Ventures, Inc. is the investment organization of Paul G. Allen. Wong comes to POP.com having recently left his post as president of Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Imagineering, the research and development arm responsible for the creation of resorts, theme parks and regional entertainment venues. ``Ken is a visionary executive whose far-reaching accomplishments have already left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment,'' said Katzenberg, in a statement issued Sunday. Wong said he was thrilled to join such an ``extraordinary partnership.'' ``I'm thrilled to join POP.com at its inception, which offers the kind of entrepreneurial challenge I enjoy, while combining my career-long interests in entertainment and technology in a groundbreaking new medium,'' he said. |
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