William Randolph Hearst: Veteran Editor Blaise Zerega to Bring "Rapid Innovation" to FORA.tv as New President

http://www.beet.tv/2008/10/william-randolp.html Blaise Zerega, the veteran magazine editor who left Conde Nast's Portfolio earlier this month, has joined FORA.tv as President and COO, William Randolph Hearst III, lead investor and vice chairman of the board announced today. In a statement, he said: “Blaise is a proven executive with a wealth of experience in both traditional ad-based media and online. His energy, strategic plan, contacts and vision will add more dimensions to FORA.tv's already exceptional experience. Stay tuned for rapid innovation with Blaise.” FORA.tv is a video aggregation site that hosts videos of conference and speeches of academic, think tank and other authoritative sources, a sort of a wonkish YouTube. The site had a great scoop a few days ago with Alan Greenspan's speech at Georgetown Law School. The San Francisco-based company was launched in 2006 by Brian Gruber, Chairman and CEO. The company has raised $4 million from Will ...

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Revver | October 18, 2008

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