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More Layoffs: Heavy.com Shedding 12 More Employees

Oct 17, 2008 2:07 PM

Heavy.com, the NYC-based online video site aimed at young men, has laid off about 20 more employees, after doing a round of cuts in June, when it laid off 25 employees. Back then it had about 80 employees after the cuts then…now, with some attrition since then, they are down…

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Posted In: Jobs & Layoffs, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, heavy, layoffs, simon assaad

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Heavy Laying Off About 20 Percent of Staff; Separating Ad Network Into Another Company

Jun 5, 2008 11:03 AM

Heavy, the online video firm aimed at young male audiences, is laying off about 25 people out of a staff of 105, we have learned, and company co-CEO Simon Assaad has confirmed it to us. The news comes as the company is spinning off its online video ad network division…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, heavy, simon assaad

Industry Moves
Industry Moves: Heavy Hires Back Former Maxim EIC as VP, Programming; Other Senior Hires

Feb 25, 2008 1:24 PM

Heavy, the NYC-based broadband video service and now online video ad network, has hired back former Maxim Editor-in-Chief Jimmy Jellinek to VP of Entertainment and Programming, which marks his return to the company fold (he was previously VP of entertainment). In this role, Jellinek will manage all of Heavy’s original…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, anthony katsur, heavy, jimmy jellinek, rober koshar

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