SANTA MONICA, CA – OCTOBER 3, 2006 – World Championship Sports Network (WCSN), the country’s premier multi-platform world championship sports destination, announced today that Doug Neiman has joined the network as vice president of online sales. Neiman brings over 10 years of experience in Internet advertising sales and marketing for online properties including IAC/Interactive, Ask Jeeves (Ask.com) and mailtExcite@Home
Neiman worked as the sales director for Ask.com, handling some of the largest deals in the country including Ameriquest, SBC and Gateway. Ask.com was built from a $50 million market cap when Neiman joined in 2001 and eventually sold to IAC/Interactive Corp for almost $2 billion in 2004. During the ownership transition, Neiman was responsible for overseeing the incorporation of Excite, Iwon and the Max Online Network into the IAC portfolio of companies, managing the telecommunication and travel teams, along with becoming the main agency liaison for top regional advertising executives in Seattle and Las Vegas. His expertise in online marketing will help enhance WCSN’s revenue through multi-platform direct sales and management, creating and identifying convergent opportunities with advertisers to capitalize on the network’s capacity to attract new demographics.
“Doug has the ability to optimize client relationships in a way that will bring new revenue to WCSN,” said Carlos Silva, president & COO of WCSN. “I’m confident that he can leverage his existing relationships and negotiate deals with new clients to drive our online sales.”
Prior to working at IAC/Interactive Corp, Neiman served as sales manager for mailtExcite@Home, where he worked on key accounts including Sony, Universal Picture, Hiltonand Disney, and negotiated deals on behalf of his team for over $15 million. Neiman spent six years in domestic, international and home video film distribution before being recruited to help start a new emerging channels sales division for Vivendi Universal Interactive.
About World Championship Sports Network (WCSN)
World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) is the country’s premier multi-platform network dedicated to creating a 24/7, 360º destination for interacting with and viewing athletes and international sports competitions from around the world; on TV, online and on handheld devices. With exclusive long-term programming agreements with over 20 major international sports federations, including track and field, gymnastics, skiing, volleyball, and many others, WCSN delivers exciting world-class competitions that can’t be seen anywhere else. WCSN was co-founded by Claude Ruibal, chairman & CEO and Tom Hipkins, EVP & general counsel and is managed in coordination with Carlos Silva, president & COO. The company has a strategic partnership agreement with Major League Baseball Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet Company of Major League Baseball. WCSN’s lead investor is Polaris Venture Partners who invests in seed, early stage, and middle market companies in high growth industries. They have over $3 billion under management and currently invest in over 90 companies. For more information, please visit http://www.wcsn.com/.