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Industry Moves: Current Media Replaces Hyatt; Mark Rosenthal Is New CEO

Jul 17, 2009 1:28 PM

Current Media, the parent of Al Gore-based Current TV, has replaced the longtime CEO Joel Hyatt with another media vet: Mark Rosenthal, who has been Current’s board since it was founded four years ago, is taking over as CEO of the still-nascent venture. Till recently he was vice chairman and…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, Online News, Social Media, Video, al gore, current tv, joel hyatt, mark rosenthal

Gore-Backed Current TV Pulls Plug On IPO

Apr 10, 2009 5:26 PM

Al Gore’s Current Media has canceled plans for a $100 million IPO. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Current Media says it has withdrawn its registration “in light of current market conditions.” When the company initially filed for the IPO last January, it said it would use…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, IPO, al gore, current tv

Gore-Backed Current TV Lays Off 60, Despite Canada Expansion; What About IPO Plans?

Nov 11, 2008 6:33 PM

Current TV, backed by Al Gore, is going through a bit of its own gore today, as it laid off about 60 of its employees. The exact count: it is eliminating 60 positions in U.S. but is adding 30 new positions, and many of those laid off will be offered…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, al gore, current tv

Earnings
Current TV: Ad Revenue Drops At Al Gore’s Network; Losses Widen En Route To IPO

May 20, 2008 7:49 AM

Not the trend you want to be showing as you work towards an IPO: In its Q1 ended March 31, Current TV had ad revenue of just $2.5 million, a decline from $2.64 million in the year-ago quarter, according to an amended S-1 filing. Total revenue for the quarter was…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, Earnings, IPO, al gore, current tv

Gore-Backed Current TV Files For $100 Million IPO; $63.7 Million 2007 Revs; Losses Mount

Jan 28, 2008 8:16 AM

A first look into the books of Al Gore’s cable network: Current Media (parent of Al Gore-backed Current TV) has filed for a $100 million NASDAQ IPO, trading under the ticker “CRTM”. The network, which launched in 2005, had 2007 annual revenue of $63.7 million, up 68 percent from $37.8…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Money, IPO, al gore, current tv

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