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Buzz Watch: Mike Volpi on Advertising, P2P and why Joost is "Cool"

Authored by Jay Baage on August 24, 2007 - 5:59am.
Mike Volpi, new CEO of Joost, talks about the future of TV with Wallstrip host Lindsay Campbell. Interesting topics include what niche of the television market that Joost is going after, his views on television advertising and, of course, piracy. I think that this interview also proves that media executives, no matter how smart, should be well adviced not to talk about what is "cool". Leave that to the kids. The video is embedded below.
tags: Internet | Video | Advertising | P2P | Joost | Wallstrip | Mike Volpi |

Buzz Watch: Mike Volpi Confirmed as Joost's New CEO

Authored by Jay Baage on June 5, 2007 - 8:58am.
The rumors that DMW reported on May 31 that ex-Cisco crown prince Mike Volpi had been appointed CEO of Joost were confirmed by the company today. Volpi succeeds the company's founding CEO, Fredrik de Wahl, who remains at Joost as chief strategy officer. Volpi will assume full operational responsibility for the company effective immediately. So what conclusions can be drawn about Joost's strategy in the hot online video space from the appointment of a high-tech M&A expert that acquired more than 70 companies during his tenure at router-maker Cisco? Read my analysis from last week here. GigaOM also managed to get five questions with Volpi this morning that you can read here.
tags: Internet | Video | Marketing | TV | Moves | Cisco | Careers | Joost | Mike Volpi |