Media and Entertainment Luminary Joins ON Networks Board of Directors
Allan Grafman, Former Exec of Tribune Co., Cap Cities/ABC and
Hallmark Entertainment to Help Bring Original HD Video to Multiple
Screens
AUSTIN, Texas (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 17, 2007 --
ON Networks, Inc. (ON), a new media company offering original shows
produced in high-definition (HD) and available for multiple digital
platforms, today announced that Allan I. Grafman was appointed to the
company’s board of directors. With more than
30 years of entertainment industry experience, Mr. Grafman will assist
ON Networks in delivering next-generation video content to any device
and any user around the world.
“During the past three decades, Allan has
shown major media companies how to transform the programming,
distribution and licensing of TV, print, movies and other kinds of
content for the benefit of consumers, creators and distributors alike,”
said Kip McClanahan, CEO of ON Networks. “We’re
honored to have an expert of his caliber join our board of directors as
we forge new paths in the delivery of video content in today’s
emerging multi-screen media age.”
Mr. Grafman is president of All Media Ventures and an operating partner
of Mercury Capital Partners, a private equity fund investing in media,
entertainment and internet ventures. Previously he held several
high-profile executive positions at leading companies, including serving
as executive vice president and CFO of Hallmark Entertainment; CEO of
Modelwire, a VC financed digital media company delivering model picture
portfolios to advertising agencies; and as managing director of the
Tribune Company, a media company with operations in entertainment,
broadcasting and print. Early in his career, Mr. Grafman helped Capital
Cities Cable/ABC create and operate the cable systems that brought
two-way multi-channel television to consumers. He also co-founded Archie
Comics Entertainment.
The shows available through ON Networks are created by hundreds of
budding producers who leverage the company’s
patent-pending ProSourcer™ Studio to
streamline the management, creation and distribution of new HD content.
Innovative shows include Austin
Connoisseur, Budget
Health Nut, Cocktails
on the Fly, Dinner
with the Band, Golf
Tips, ON Dating, Stump
the Chef and Zen Living.
The programming offered by ON Networks is unique in that it can be
accessed and watched on any screen – from an
iPhone to a computer or 50 inch plasma. For more information about ON
Networks, visit www.onnetworks.com.
About ON Networks, Inc.
ON Networks is changing the way traditional TV programs are created,
distributed, consumed and monetized. It's a new media company delivering
original, high-definition shows on-demand across multiple digital
platforms, including the Internet, digital cable, IPTV, and various
mobile and gaming devices. Offering lifestyle programs for a variety of
pastimes and pursuits, ON's short-form, weekly shows satisfy the growing
demand for relevant, smart and entertaining programming that is
available when, where and how viewers want to watch it. Based in Austin,
TX, ON Networks is a privately held company with funding from Austin
Ventures and AT&T. See tomorrow’s
television programming today at www.onnetworks.com.
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