Zone·tv Announces Founder Doug Edwards to Lead Company as President
11 Julio 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Zone·tv today announced that company founder, Doug Edwards, will
serve as President, following the recent departure of Jeff Weber.
Doug was previously serving zone·tv in the role of Chief Product
and Technology Officer. He will retain those responsibilities as
President.
“Bringing Zone·tv and our AVOD/FAST app, zone·ify, to life has
been an incredible and exciting journey for me,” said Edwards. “We
have a great team in place, tremendous momentum in programming
acquisition and viewership numbers and the support of our parent
company, BCI. I am fully committed to taking this venture to the
next level, delivering the best FAST and AVOD experience anywhere,”
he added.
Edwards has vast experience in the Media & Entertainment
space, having founded zone·tv and his other company, ES3, more than
20 years ago – long before the concept of FAST had taken root. His
vision for Zone·tv has always been to create a “premium” experience
on an ad-supported platform, with a wide array of content and
differentiated product features.
“Zone·ify is designed to provide a premium experience to users,
even though it’s free. All the while, delivering value to our
distribution, content and marketing partners. Our more recent
vision of FAST 2.0 was to use a creative technology approach for
deep discovery and personalization to connect our audience with
content they’ll love – from short stories to movies and live
channels, as well as a kids’ zone. We want to serve content and ads
that are meaningful to our users,” said Edwards. “Perfecting that
combination has been the team’s vision and we are executing on it
every day.”
Zone·tv was acquired earlier this year by Block Communications,
Inc., a Toledo, Ohio-based diversified media company with an array
of assets in cable and broadband, telecommunications, television
broadcast, and newspaper publishing. The combination has allowed
both companies to advance its video streaming service offerings to
consumers as the media and entertainment market continues evolve,
introducing new opportunities for Zone·tv and BCI.
Jodi Miehls, President and Chief Operating Officer at Block
Communications, Inc. said, “Doug and his team have a tremendous
vision for the future of FAST networks and the intelligent use of
media technology to deliver a great customer experience while
creating value for BCI. I am excited for the next leg of their
journey.”
About zone·tv™
Zone·tv bridges the gap between technology and engaging
programming with its innovative technology solution offering a
best-in-class, convenient and highly personalized viewer
experience. The zone·tv™ Studio suite of tools allows any video
service provider to create personalized thematic channels with
their own content. Zone·tv uses its own zone·tv Studio tools to
create the zone·ify multi-channel video service – an unprecedented
linear-like viewing experience, powered by A.I. Its proprietary
software architecture combined with an 8,000+ hour content library
has powered the company’s monumental growth. Its diverse
programming can be seen on cable TV, Mobile and connected devices
including, Comcast Xfinity, Rogers Ignite TV, Cox Contour box, XUMO
box, Videotron, TiVo, Apple TV, Android TV, NCTC, iOS Mobile,
Android Mobile, FireTV, Roku, Buckeye Cable and others.
The company has offices in Toronto, Canada and Northwood,
Ohio
Get zone·ify directly on the App Stores, TV service providers or
online at www.zoneify.tv
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