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NewsFullscreen names new head of content and CRO
Ashley Kaplan and Michael Wann are joining the online media company as head of content and chief revenue officer, respectively.
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EntertainmentNew Nerds at Nerdist Industries
The multi-platform genre and pop culture mavens hire Adam Rymer as president and Jack Herrguth as head of development.
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NewsAwesomenessTV hires former Disney marketing exec
T.J. Marchetti joins the youth-facing media company as chief marketing officer. He previously worked at Walt Disney Studios and is credited for helping launch the Disney Movies Anywhere platform.
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IndustryBermanBraun rebrands as Whalerock Industries
Following the exit of co-founder Gail Berman in January, BermanBraun is changing its name to Whalerock Industries.
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AdvertisingContagious puts a ‘stake in the ground’ in branded entertainment
A brand can spend half a million dollars on a video they hope to go viral, and only get 37K views. That’s when they get the call, says exec Tim Staples, of the new agency that focuses exclusively on YouTube.
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IndustryIra Rubenstein named GM of PBS Digital
The 20-year digital entertainment biz vet (20th Century Fox, MeeMee Media) will lead all digital content efforts for the network and its local member stations.
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NewsSeacrest’s digital head joins Facebook for entertainment role
Ryan Seacrest Productions’ exec VP of new media, Sibyl Goldman, has left to join Facebook as the social media company’s head of entertainment partnerships.
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IndustryFremantleMedia UK interactive head departs for Applicaster
Peter Cassidy, most recently head of interactive for FremantleMedia UK, will be taking up the post of VP of Europe for Israeli cross-screen tech developer Applicaster.
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NewsHearst taps ex-Viacom exec as first-ever chief digital officer
Gary Ellis will be responsible for the global web and mobile strategy for the publisher and its slate of iconic magazine brands including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar.
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NewsNew Hulu CTO has Sony, Microsoft background
Tian Lim, a former Sony Playstation and Xbox exec, is the latest hire to fill out senior management ranks at the streaming video service in the wake of a mass exec exodus last year.
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