Jonathan F. Miller | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Occupation | Media executive |
Spouse | Myriam Barenbaum |
Parent(s) |
Jean Baker Miller S. M. Miller |
Family | Edward D. Miller (brother) |
Jonathan F. Miller (born 1957) [1] was CEO of Digital Media at News Corp until 2012 and was the chairman and CEO of America Online from 2002 to 2006. [2] [3]
Miller is the son of Jean Baker Miller and S. M. Miller. [4] His father was an emeritus professor of sociology at Boston University; his mother was a psychiatrist and author. [4] [5] He has one brother, Dr. Edward D. Miller. [4]
From 1987 to 1993, Miller was vice president of programming and NBA Entertainment for the National Basketball Association. [6] From 1993 to 1997, he was managing director of Nickelodeon International, (a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks). In 1997 he joined USA Networks as manager of its local television stations. [7] From 2000 to 2002, Miller ran the Internet operations of Barry Diller's USA Networks, (now IACI and Expedia). [8]
In August 2002, when he was brought into AOL by Richard D. Parsons, he was relatively unknown. [9] Miller pursued a strategy of cutting costs and focusing on improving ad revenues over AOL's then-dominant subscription business. [10] In 2004, Miller oversaw the $435 million acquisition of Advertising.com [11] In 2006, he presided over layoffs of 5,000 people at AOL. [12] He bought Weblogs, Inc., and brought Jason Calacanis to AOL, and later invested in Mahalo.com. [13] He considered buying Facebook and YouTube. [14] In November 2006, he was replaced by Randy Falco. Miller led the company's change from a subscription-based model to an advertising-supported model. [10] [15] [16] [17]
After his departure from AOL, Time Warner invoked a non-compete clause to prevent him serving on the Yahoo board of directors. [18] [19] In 2008, he was looking for funding for a takeover of Yahoo, but was unsuccessful. [20]
In March 2009 Miller joined News Corp as Chief Digital Officer [21] to "oversee the broad strategic digital initiatives." [22] Miller was CEO of Digital Media at News Corp, including Fox Interactive Media and Hulu, [23] [24] until his departure in August 2012. [25]
In February 2018, he partnered with Private equity firm TPG Capital, to acquire Fandom. [26] Miller was named Co-chairman of Wikia, Inc., alongside Jimmy Wales, [27] and TPG Capital director Andrew Doyle assumed the role of interim CEO. [28] They acquired TV Guide, and Metacritic. [29] He was named CEO of Integrated Media Co., a subsidiary of TPG Capital. [30]
As of 2009, Miller was on the board of directors of Clickable, Idearc Media, Mahalo, Kosmix, YP Holdings, LLC and Hanley Wood, LLC. He was an advisor to General Atlantic LLC. [1] In 2010, he was on the board of Ticketmaster, and Live Nation. [31] In 2012, he served on the boards of TripAdvisor and Shutterstock. [21]
Miller received the first Pioneer Prize in 2006, for his contributions to the field of interactive television at the International Interactive Emmy Awards at Mip TV in Cannes. [32]
Miller is married to Myriam Barenbaum. They have a son, Jake. [33]
Jonathan F. Miller | |
---|---|
Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Occupation | Media executive |
Spouse | Myriam Barenbaum |
Parent(s) |
Jean Baker Miller S. M. Miller |
Family | Edward D. Miller (brother) |
Jonathan F. Miller (born 1957) [1] was CEO of Digital Media at News Corp until 2012 and was the chairman and CEO of America Online from 2002 to 2006. [2] [3]
Miller is the son of Jean Baker Miller and S. M. Miller. [4] His father was an emeritus professor of sociology at Boston University; his mother was a psychiatrist and author. [4] [5] He has one brother, Dr. Edward D. Miller. [4]
From 1987 to 1993, Miller was vice president of programming and NBA Entertainment for the National Basketball Association. [6] From 1993 to 1997, he was managing director of Nickelodeon International, (a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks). In 1997 he joined USA Networks as manager of its local television stations. [7] From 2000 to 2002, Miller ran the Internet operations of Barry Diller's USA Networks, (now IACI and Expedia). [8]
In August 2002, when he was brought into AOL by Richard D. Parsons, he was relatively unknown. [9] Miller pursued a strategy of cutting costs and focusing on improving ad revenues over AOL's then-dominant subscription business. [10] In 2004, Miller oversaw the $435 million acquisition of Advertising.com [11] In 2006, he presided over layoffs of 5,000 people at AOL. [12] He bought Weblogs, Inc., and brought Jason Calacanis to AOL, and later invested in Mahalo.com. [13] He considered buying Facebook and YouTube. [14] In November 2006, he was replaced by Randy Falco. Miller led the company's change from a subscription-based model to an advertising-supported model. [10] [15] [16] [17]
After his departure from AOL, Time Warner invoked a non-compete clause to prevent him serving on the Yahoo board of directors. [18] [19] In 2008, he was looking for funding for a takeover of Yahoo, but was unsuccessful. [20]
In March 2009 Miller joined News Corp as Chief Digital Officer [21] to "oversee the broad strategic digital initiatives." [22] Miller was CEO of Digital Media at News Corp, including Fox Interactive Media and Hulu, [23] [24] until his departure in August 2012. [25]
In February 2018, he partnered with Private equity firm TPG Capital, to acquire Fandom. [26] Miller was named Co-chairman of Wikia, Inc., alongside Jimmy Wales, [27] and TPG Capital director Andrew Doyle assumed the role of interim CEO. [28] They acquired TV Guide, and Metacritic. [29] He was named CEO of Integrated Media Co., a subsidiary of TPG Capital. [30]
As of 2009, Miller was on the board of directors of Clickable, Idearc Media, Mahalo, Kosmix, YP Holdings, LLC and Hanley Wood, LLC. He was an advisor to General Atlantic LLC. [1] In 2010, he was on the board of Ticketmaster, and Live Nation. [31] In 2012, he served on the boards of TripAdvisor and Shutterstock. [21]
Miller received the first Pioneer Prize in 2006, for his contributions to the field of interactive television at the International Interactive Emmy Awards at Mip TV in Cannes. [32]
Miller is married to Myriam Barenbaum. They have a son, Jake. [33]