Staci D. Kramer
Jun 28, 2011 8:25 PM
Mika Salmi described the new backers of PressPlane, the parent company of new mobile app Zapd, as a “who’s who” of Seattle in a note to me and he wasn’t joking. Madrona Capital and Real Networks founder Rob Glaser led the Seattle-based startup’s $3.5 million second round for a total…
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Mika Salmi
Oct 4, 2009 9:50 PM
Mika Salmi is the former president of Global Digital Media at Viacom/MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA). He has been involved in a number of startups and currently serves as Chairman of Sulake (Habbo Hotel), and on the board of Blinkbox, among others. The global media business is in the midst of…
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Rafat Ali
Aug 6, 2009 3:32 AM
Mika Salmi, the former global digital head for MTV Networks/Viacom (NYSE: VIA), has joined Sulake, the parent of the virtual world Habbo, as Chairman of its board. Ever since leaving MTVN earlier this year, Salmi has been on an extended break from work, but has kept in touch with the…
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Rafat Ali
Jun 23, 2009 3:12 PM
Vince Broady, the former founder of Gamespot and former SVP of entertainment at *Yahoo*, has officially launched his new startup called ThisMoment. The San Francisco-based company has also raised about $3 million in seed funding, from some familiar digital media names like Shelby Bonnie, Mika Salmi, and Jason Hirschhorn; prior…
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Staci D. Kramer
Mar 5, 2009 4:50 PM
paidContent has learned that Mika Salmi is leaving MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA), where he has been president of Global Digital Media, and that he will not be replaced. Salmi joined MTVN in 2006 after Viacom acquired his start-up Atom Entertainment for $200 million. Some people had him out the door…
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Amanda Natividad
Sep 29, 2008 12:55 PM
We missed this one earlier: Incubator Curious Office has closed its first round of funding of $1.7 million for its latest venture, Pressplane, led by Second Avenue Partners and angels, including *MTVN’s* Mika Salmi, Expedia founder Rich Barton, former Expedia CEO Erik Blachford, Whitepages founder Alex Algard and a slew…
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Advertising, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, curious office, mika salmi, mike slade, pressplane, second avenue partners
Rafat Ali
Nov 29, 2007 1:37 AM
A nice and short video interview from Reuters, (NSDQ: RTRSY) with Mika Salmi, President, MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) Global Digital Media, on Rockband online expansion and other online gaming efforts. Also, the plans for other websites such as the standalone Dailyshow.com. Then, much like what it did with the Daily…
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