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Job cuts in Miller's MySpace makeover (from Corporate Dealmaker)

For the first time, Facebook Inc. passed MySpace in terms of U.S. visitors for a month. ComScore Inc. said Facebook's users almost doubled from a year earlier, while MySpace lost 5%. It's a figure News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWS) chief digital officer Jonathan Miller must be very familiar with. However, he's no...

Posted on June 16, 2009 5:25 PM

News Corp.'s Miller poaching AOL talent (from Corporate Dealmaker)

News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWS) chief digital officer Jonathan Miller continues to stack the MySpace executive team with top talent. The latest hire, according to paidContent.org, is Sam Wick (pictured) as senior vice president of strategy. Wick previously was VP of strategy and corporate development for AOL LLC's display advertising unit Platform...

Posted on June 4, 2009 8:26 AM

Facebook hires former Google alliance executive (from Corporate Dealmaker)

News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWS) MySpace isn't the only social networking site hiring top managers. VentureBeat is reporting that its rival Facebook Inc. has hired Priti Choksi (pictured), a former Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) manager, to lead business development. At Google, Choksi most recently led distribution partnerships and previously was manager of strategic...

Posted on April 27, 2009 9:53 AM

MySpace recruits former Facebook exec Van Natta (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Owen Van Natta (pictured) will be taking over as chief executive of News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWS) MySpace. Van Natta, who is the former chief revenue officer and vice president of operations for Facebook Inc., takes over for departing MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe. As we reported Thursday, News Corp. chief digital officer...

Posted on April 24, 2009 3:21 PM

MySpace makeover begins with management shakeup (from Corporate Dealmaker)

News Corporation's (NYSE:NWS) Jonathan Miller (pictured) wasted little time putting his strategic stamp on MySpace. One month after being named chief digital officer, Miller is replacing MySpace founder and chief executive Chris DeWolfe and reassigning president Tom Anderson. DeWolfe will remain on the board of MySpace China and a strategic...

Posted on April 23, 2009 10:30 AM

Miller and Murdoch: Kindred Spirits? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

So what would be on Jonathan Miller's agenda should he become the chief digital adviser to News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWS) Rupert Murdoch? Reports began circling Friday that the former chief executive of AOL and co-founder of the venture capital firm Velocity Interactive will be appointed this week to the newly created...

Posted on March 31, 2009 5:01 PM

Cash-rich media companies reluctant to spend (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Media investing heavyweights gathered in New York recently to discuss a return of M&A to the media landscape. The group agreed it would take a catalyzing event to get cash-rich media companies pursuing acquisitions. This article in Variety summaries the discussion during the McGraw-Hill Media Summit. The piece quotes former...

Posted on March 20, 2009 4:46 PM

AOL's lead dealmaker follows former CEO to Velocity (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Jorge Espinel, AOL's former global head of corporate strategy and M&A, has jumped to the venture capital firm run by his former boss. Espinel has joined Velocity Interactive Group, which was founded by past AOL chairman and chief executive Jonathan Miller. Miller held the top job at AOL between 2002...

Posted on July 22, 2008 3:40 PM