TMCNet: ZMG Announces Two New Strategic Advisors

[August 16, 2016]

ZMG Announces Two New Strategic Advisors

Zazoom Media Group announced today the appointment of two new members to its advisory board.

Joining the board are Richard Graziano and Jason Jedlinski. "We are thrilled to welcome additional media heavyweights to the ZMG team. Rich and Jason will contribute to forging creative revenue streams for our existing and in-development content slates. Their unique vision will add considerable value as ZMG continues its rapid growth this Fall," said Tim Minton, CEO.

Rich Graziano is an industry leader in audience development and sales. He led successful growth strategies at top media companies including Tribune and FOX.

"I'm very excited about contributing to the ZMG team. ZMG is a real value and growth story. The company has great leadership, a cutting edge video platform, distribution, tech, O&O brands and offers partners value and solutions," said Graziano.

As President and General Manager of WPIX-TV, Rich led the transformation of Tribune's number one market flagship station by rapidly expanding its digital/mobile audience, generating revenue from its digital streams and creating new social platform partnerships.

Prior to WPIX, Rich served as CEO/Publisher of the Hartford Courant, where he led its first fully integrated cross-media sales team. He was responsible for merging print, broadcast and digital into one unified brand with a common goal of creating engaging conten on multiple platforms.

Jason Jedlinski is an innovator and storyteller who brings big digital ideas to market. His background is a unique blend of product & software development, B2B marketing, and B2C content creation, on both supply and demand sides.

"I'm proud to be helping ZMG with marketing and distribution strategy. Their data-driven studios produce strong franchises, designed for mobile and social consumption. It's the kind of smart, quality content that brands, publishers and viewers all appreciate," said Jedlinski.

Jason most recently led sales and marketing for Twelvefold, an ad tech company that uses content to build custom audience segments and help brands identify where their creative message resonates best. He was previously SVP Marketplace Development at News Distribution Network (now Inform), an online video content and advertising platform. Before that, Jason enjoyed a seven-year run at Tribune, where he managed digital products and platforms for flagship media businesses WGN Television and the Los Angeles Times.

"I first had the privilege of teaming up with Rich and Jason at Tribune Media. These guys are game changers who aren't afraid to take risks and break new ground in the digital video space. I could not be more excited to work with them again at ZMG," said Steve Charlier, President.

About ZMG

ZMG (Zazoom Media Group) is the leading profitable premium video producer and multi-platform content distributor. Its content is viewed over a billion times a year.

Started by experienced journalists, ZMG produces short-form programs that are compelling, edgy and brand safe. ZMG is known for creating and producing shareable stories of interest to millennial viewers. Its primary owned and operated brands, including Buzz60, Veuer and TPSY, are watched more than 50M times each month across Connected TV, mobile and desktop devices. ZMG journalists also create white label brands for large traditional media companies that seek ZMG's expertise in creating video at scale for millennial audiences.

For more information, please visit www.zazoomvideo.com.


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