Jan 12, 2011 3:18 AM
MySpace has done what few can claim to have accomplished so far this new year: cut its weight nearly in half by slashing close to 500 jobs from the payroll. The social-network-turned-social-entertainment-hub skyrocketed to attention after its 2004 launch and by 2005 was viewed by mainstream media like Viacom (NYSE:…
Posted In: Features, Infographic, Media & Publishing, Social Media, Community, Companies, News Corp., MySpace, chris dewolfe, jason hirschhorn, mike jones, owen van natta, richard rosenblatt, ross levinsohn, tom anderson
Aug 13, 2010 2:33 PM
Zynga has hired Owen Van Natta, the MySpace (NSDQ: NWS) and Facebook veteran, as its EVP of business operations, as the social gaming giant continues to build out its executive ranks. This will be Van Natta’s third job in a year and a half; he stepped down as CEO of…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, News Corp., MySpace, Zynga, owen van natta
Feb 10, 2010 7:47 PM
A major shake up at MySpace, where Owen Van Natta is out after less than a year. Stepping up to run the social network are the other two members of the troika brought in by Jon Miller, chairman and CEO of Digital Media for News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), last April…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, News Corp., MySpace, jason hirschhorn, mike jones, owen van natta
Jan 23, 2010 12:03 PM
The social gaming phenomenon may be commonly associated with Facebook - but MySpace seems keen to get its own slice of this growing pie. Asked at the Midem music conference in Cannes whether the site may consider a move in the area, MySpace CEO Owen van Natta, also former COO…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Events, MidemNet, Companies, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, owen van natta
Dec 8, 2009 1:15 PM
MySpace says it has acquired “certain assets” of cash-poor social music service imeem and it’s moving fast to capitalize on the biggest one: users. Sometime today, imeem’s 16 million-plus users will be redirected to MySpace Music. MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta promises via blog post to move fast to offer…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, News Corp., MySpace, imeem, owen van natta
Jun 16, 2009 12:21 PM
The shoe has dropped at MySpace and it’s a big one: the News Corp social network is cutting nearly 30 percent of its staff, reducing the domestic staff size to 1,000 from 1,420 as it tries to dial back to a start-up culture—and make money. With no mention of staff…
Posted In: Companies, News Corp., MySpace, jon miller, owen van natta
May 27, 2009 6:50 PM
News Corp digital head Jon Miller and MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta (pictured, right) have been in quiet mode but are appearing at D7, run by siblings AllThingsD and Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS). First up: some “market research” in the form of survey results that showed why people leave MySpace—31…
Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, jon miller, owen van natta
Apr 27, 2009 10:05 AM
The picture at MySpace is getting a little clearer following the rushed unseating of longtime CEO Chris DeWolfe: Owen Van Natta starts work today as CEO of the News Corp social media flagship, where he will be joined by Mike Jones, founder of Userplane, and, paidContent has learned, by Viacom…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, jason hirschhorn, mike jones, owen van natta
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…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Industry Moves, john sykes, owen van natta, playlist
Apr 24, 2009 11:03 AM
As expected, News Corp (NYSE: NWS) social media flagship MySpace finishes the week with a new CEO: Owen Van Natta. Based in LA, he’ll report directly to Jon Miller, the CEO of digital media and chief digital officer. Van Natta leaves Playlist.com after a brief stay as CEO. Watch this…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, owen van natta
Apr 23, 2009 7:34 PM
Updated: It’s official. *News Corp* has confirmed that Van Natta is MySpace’s new CEO. The full release is embedded after the jump. It will be completely anticlimactic by then but Kara Swisher is reporting—and I believe it to be true—that News Corp (NYSE: NWS). will announce Friday that former rival…
Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, chris dewolfe, jon miller, owen van natta, tom anderson
Mar 25, 2009 4:13 PM
Music social net Project Playlist is still barred by Facebook and MySpace but a deal with EMI Music adds considerably to the startup’s legit music firepower—and drops the number of majors still suing the startup to two. EMI Music is the second major to sign on, following a December deal…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Legal, Social Media, Companies, Sony, bob pittman, emi, owen van natta, project playlist
Nov 11, 2008 1:44 AM
Music and media-sharing site Playlist has named Owen Van Natta as its new CEO. Van Natta is a social media vet, having most recently served as Facebook’s COO and CRO. The Palo Alto, CA-based company also announced that it received an undisclosed investment from Pilot Group and its founding member…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, owen van natta, pilot group, playlist
Feb 27, 2008 5:59 PM
In his MPA Q&A with Fortune’s David Kirkpatrick, Owen Van Natta didn’t offer any further hints about his future plans when he leaves his post as chief revenue officer of Facebook in a few weeks. Mostly, he said magazines should be tapping into some social media function—all the better if…
Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Companies, Facebook, mpa, owen van natta
Feb 19, 2008 9:04 PM
Owen Van Natta, the chief revenue officer of Facebook who by some accounts was demoted from his earlier position of COO, is leaving the company, reports ATD. Van Natta was one of the key execs in doing the two Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) deals, the first one on the ad network,…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Facebook, owen van natta
Oct 24, 2007 3:52 PM
Below is relevant parts of the conference call…not direct quotes, but paraphrased. Updated: The full audio download of the call is here (MP3 file) Kevin Johnson, president for platforms, Microsoft: —Facebook is our largest advertising partner…it is a win, win, and win for us. As Facebook innovates around new types…
Posted In: Advertising, Companies, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, kevin johnson, owen van natta
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