Career Moves: October 24, 2006

Authored by dmw on October 24, 2006 - 11:44am.

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AOL veteran Mike Rich has been named to the position of Vice President/General Manager, AOL Music, AOL Radio, Moviefone.com and AOL Television beginning this week. In this role, Rich will be responsible for the programming, products and overall business strategies for these four central entertainment websites. He will report to Bill Wilson, Senior Vice President, Programming, and will continue to be based in New York. Most recently as Vice President, AOL Programming Products and Operations, Rich led the efforts to enhance AOL’s publishing platforms enabling and broadening AOL’s Web 2.0 programming experiences.
www.aolmusic.com
www.aolradio.com
www.moviefone.com
www.aol.com/television

Beliefnet, a multi-faith spirituality media company and online community, announced today the appointment of Cathy O’Brien as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Most recently, O’Brien served as Group Publisher of Growth Markets at Time Inc., where she oversaw magazine and website business operations for All You, People in Español, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Teen People and Time For Kids.
www.beliefnet.com

Qubo, the new multi-platform television network for children that champions literacy and positive values through entertainment, today announced the appointments of Rick Rodriguez as President and General Manager and Kerry J. Hughes as Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales and Sponsorships, effective immediately. Rodriguez will be initially based in Los Angeles, while Hughes will be based out of qubo’s offices in New York.

Rodriguez will be responsible for strategic and day-to-day operational oversight of qubo. During his ten-year career with Discovery Communications, Inc., Rodriguez oversaw the creation of the Discovery Kids network, first in Latin America and later throughout the rest of Discovery’s international markets as Executive Vice President of Content.

Prior to joining qubo, Hughes was National Sales Director, Advertising and Custom Publishing at Warner Bros./DC Comics and Mad Magazine, where she developed and implemented strategic plans for the sale of advertising space in DC Comics publications and custom publishing projects.
www.qubo.com

MOD Systems, a provider of retail digital media delivery technology, today announced Warren Lieberfarb has joined MOD Systems’ Board of Directors as Vice Chairman. Lieberfarb, widely recognized within the entertainment industry as the “father of the DVD”, is the former president of Warner Home Video where he spent more than twenty years guiding Warner Home Video. As Vice Chairman, Lieberfarb will take an active role in driving MOD Systems’ DVD strategy for retail enterprises.
www.modsystems.com

Fox Mobile Entertainment today announced the appointment of Andrew Stalbow to Vice President, International, Fox Mobile Entertainment. In this position, Stalbow will be responsible for identifying and creating new distribution channels for Fox Mobile Entertainment’s content in Europe. He will oversee the group’s European carrier relationships, collaborating with the carriers on new formats and business opportunities. Stalbow will report to Mitch Feinman, SVP of Fox Mobile Entertainment, and be based in London. Previously, Stalbow was in business development at Vodafone Group.
www.fox.com

Third Screen Media, a provider of mobile advertising software and services, announced yesterday that former m-Qube and VeriSign executive Robert DeMillo has joined the company as its Chief Technical Officer. DeMillo will be responsible for the research, specification and development of Third Screen Media’s industry first MADX platform.
www.thirdscreenmedia.com

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