Kara Swisher broke the story last night, but for the record, here’s the AOL press release announcing the Time Warner unit’s umpteenth new sales boss. Meet Jeff Levick, a Google vet who replaces Yahoo vet Greg Coleman, who just started in February.
As All Things Digital reported earlier today, MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe is stepping down from his post, but will stay on board as a “strategic advisor” to the company. MySpace owner News Corp. didn’t name a successor to DeWolfe, but we believe the company is close to bringing Owen Van Natta, the former COO at Facebook and current CEO of Project Playlist, in as a replacement. News Corp. also said that it is in talks to move aside Tom Anderson, DeWolfe’s longtime partner, from his position as president.
MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe is likely to be on his way out of the company he helped found, and News Corp., which bought the social network in 2005, has a single potential successor in mind. Sources say that person is former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta, who is currently CEO of music start-up Project Playlist. People familiar with the matter tell me that DeWolfe and News Corp., specifically new digital boss Jon Miller, are discussing a leadership change today.
Viacom hauled Google into court over copyright violations at YouTube two years ago. So what’s happened since then? Not much, says Philippe Dauman. But he does say that his son continues enjoy working at the company he’s suing.
Barack Obama’s move into the White House meant different things for different people. For Elevation Partners head Roger McNamee, it meant he could get a haircut.
Congrats on the new job, Carol! But now, you get to report that your new company has posted a decline in its core advertising business for the first time in its history.
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I hope that MediaMemo is descriptive enough of a name. But in case you’re wondering: I’ll be writing, frequently, about the ongoing battle between the established media business and the technology that is reshaping it day by day. It’s a pretty big beat, and an exciting one.
Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »
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