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Industry Moves: MTV Vet John Sykes Replaces Van Natta At Project Playlist

Tameka Kee

Apr 24, 2009 11:33 AM

Music-sharing site Project Playlist just got an instant dose of credibility in the music industry with its new CEO: *MTV Networks* veteran (and MTV co-founder) John Sykes. Sykes is replacing Owen Van Natta, who has joined MySpace. Van Natta will continue as an advisor to Playlist.  Sykes spent more than…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Industry Moves, john sykes, owen van natta, playlist

Industry Moves
John Sykes Leaving MTV Networks; His Broadband Projects Went Nowhere

Rafat Ali

Mar 13, 2008 3:01 AM

We missed this earlier: John Sykes, one of the original executives who launched MTV more than 25 years ago, is leaving the company, to pursue other options. He had been working on launching standalone multi-platform ventures for MTVN (NYSE: VIA) for the last three years, but they went nowhere. At…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Viacom, MTV, john sykes

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