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YouTube's Content Head Jordan Hoffner Leaving To Join Ben Silverman's New Venture
YouTube's Content Head Jordan Hoffner Leaving To Join Ben Silverman's New Venture
Jordan Hoffner, the head of content partnerships for YouTube, is leaving the company, and joining Ben Silverman’s new content venture at IAC ( NSDQ: IACI ), we have learned. The move from YoutTube was announced internally today. ...
IAC's CollegeHumor May Go to Ben Silverman's New Venture
IAC's CollegeHumor May Go to Ben Silverman's New Venture
adage.com — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- IAC is considering throwing CollegeHumor, in addition to cash, into Ben Silverman's nascent... branded-entertainment company, Electus. (more) IAC's CollegeHumor May Go to Ben Silverman's New Venture
YouTube's Director Of Content Partnerships To Leave
webpronews.com — The man who's served as YouTube's director of content partnerships for almost three years has found another... job.  Jordan Hoffner is set to link up with a content venture at IAC, according to a new report. The timing of Hoffner's move is perhaps less than ideal for YouTube; the site's ... (more) YouTube's Director Of Content Partnerships To Leave
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YouTube's Director Of Content Partnerships To Leave
WebProNews Feed — ... That's where the good news kicks in, though.  YouTube's not stuck with some newbie, or worse yet, no one at all.  Rafat Ali wrote, "Replacing Hoffner in his position at Google/YouTube will be Chris Maxcy, who has been heading YT's music partnerships till now; media/video will also now fold under him." ...

YouTube’s Content Head Leaves to Join Ben Silverman’s Co.
NewTeeVee — ... Jordan Hoffner will leave his position as head of content partnerships at YouTube to join Ben Silverman’s new content endeavor at IAC. The announcement was made yesterday at YouTube and paidContent was the first to report it. ...

News Bits: YouTube Loses Head of Content Partnerships
Contentinople: — ... . Chris Maxcy, who has been leading YouTube's music partnerships, will replace him, paidContent reports . It's still unclear what role Hoffner will fill at Silverman's company, but it will doubtless involve media partnerships. It's a difficult time for YouTube to lose Hoffner, paidContent says, as the site is just beginning to have some success with professional content, such as its record-setting U2 concert stream last week. YouTube is currently in talks with ...

YouTube Tests Ad-Skipping Feature As 'New Form Of Engagement'
paidContent — ... YouTube's Content Head Jordan Hoffner Leaving To Join Ben Silverman's New Venture ...

YouTube To Get Spanish-Language Content From Univision
paidContent — ... short- and long-form clips of shows like Cristina, El Gordo y la Flaca and Escandalo TV; Kevin Conroy, Univision’s president of interactive media, said the content will be both back-catalog and new releases. Univision and YouTube will split the monetization and tracking duties. [More to come]. Related YouTube Tests Ad-Skipping Feature As A New Form Of Engagement YouTube's Content Head Jordan Hoffner Leaving To Join Ben Silverman's New Venture ...

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