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Industry Veteran Jeff Vogt joins Alaska Communications as Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, March 4, 2024

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Alaska Communications , a leading connectivity solutions provider to the Alaska consumer and business markets, is pleased to welcome industry leader Jeff Vogt as chief operating officer.

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Alaska Communications , a leading connectivity solutions provider to the Alaska consumer and business markets, is pleased to welcome industry leader Jeff Vogt as chief operating officer.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240304106777/en/
Pictured: Jeff Vogt.
I’m excited to welcome Jeff to the Alaska Communications team.”
“I’m thrilled to join Matt and the team at Alaska Communications,” said Vogt.
I’m looking forward to delivering acceleration of the company’s growth plans to bring fiber connectivity and services to Alaska.”

TEGNA Names Tom Cox Chief Growth Officer and Daniel Spinosa President of Premion

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Tom Cox has been promoted to the newly created position of chief growth officer reporting to president and CEO Dave Lougee, effective immediately.

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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Tom Cox has been promoted to the newly created position of chief growth officer reporting to president and CEO Dave Lougee, effective immediately.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227079669/en/
Tom Cox named chief growth officer at TEGNA.
(Photo: Business Wire)
As chief growth officer, Cox will be responsible for leading efforts to accelerate TEGNA’s existing digital businesses as well as identify new opportunities.
Daniel Spinosa, currently chief financial officer at Premion, has been promoted to president and will report to Cox.

Gogo Announces Fourth Quarter and 2023 Results

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) ("Gogo" or the "Company"), the world's largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.

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Total Revenue of $97.8 million, down 10% Year-over-Year; Record Fourth Quarter Service Revenue of $80.9 million, up 5% Year-over-Year
Q4 Net Income of $14.5 million; Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $35.1 million
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) ("Gogo" or the "Company"), the world's largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
Average Monthly Revenue per ATG aircraft online ("ARPU") of $3,387, compared to $3,370 in Q4 2022 and $3,373 in Q3 2023.
Cash provided by operating activities of $26.2 million in Q4 2023 decreased from $31.5 million in the prior year period.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $139.0 million as of December 31, 2023 compared to $110.8 million as of September 30, 2023.

Capitaliz Hires Former Business Enterprise Institute CEO to Lead Americas

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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In this role, Johnson will oversee the company's operations, strategy, and regional growth as Capitaliz aims to expand its business development and client success teams through advisory relationships.

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In this role, Johnson will oversee the company's operations, strategy, and regional growth as Capitaliz aims to expand its business development and client success teams through advisory relationships.
As CEO of the Business Enterprise Institute (BEI), he built resources and tools for advisors, increased membership, and expanded advocacy for exit planning.
Capitaliz's suite of insights and valuation tools helps quantify current business valuation, identify key value drivers, and make recommendations for strategic actions for enhancing business value.
The platform is built by industry professionals for business owners and advisors, including accountants, financial advisers, wealth managers, bankers, and business coaches.

180 Degree Capital Corp. Nominates Matthew F. McLaughlin for Election to the Board of comScore, Inc.

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Monday, January 29, 2024

180 Degree Capital's nominee is:

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180 Degree Capital's nominee is:
Matthew F. McLaughlin, 54, is a retired advertising technology executive and Naval officer.
Initial steps were made on this front, but the Board only just initiated formal discussions with 180 Degree Capital on this topic in mid-January 2024.
180 Degree Capital is interested in action, the type of action that only is possible with representation on the Board.
180 Degree Capital is focused on providing support to management and ensuring the highest level of corporate governance of SCOR.

New PLI Treatise Covers Corporate Valuation in M&A, From Time-Warner to Twitter and More

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lawyers, investment bankers, and other business professionals can expect to encounter questions related to corporate valuation at all stages of their careers.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lawyers, investment bankers, and other business professionals can expect to encounter questions related to corporate valuation at all stages of their careers.
A new treatise from Practising Law Institute’s PLI Press, Corporate Valuation in Mergers and Acquisitions , will serve as a useful reference for these questions, providing foundational perspectives involving legal, finance, accounting, and economic aspects of valuation in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions.
Authored by Samuel C. Thompson, Jr. of Penn State Law, the book examines the role of investment bankers, valuation experts, and the courts in several M&A cases involving valuation issues.
This treatise digs deeply into the principal valuation techniques employed in M&A, including the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Comparable Companies, and Comparable Transactions Techniques, and introduces several other valuation techniques and related concepts.

Veteran Digital Media Executive Greg Coleman Joins Cadent Board of Directors

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Monday, January 29, 2024

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NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadent, the largest independent solutions provider for converged TV advertising, has named Greg Coleman to the company's Board of Directors. Coleman will work with senior leadership to advise on and help accelerate the company's expansion into digital video and programmatic advertising.

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Former Yahoo, BuzzFeed, and Criteo President, veteran media and technology entrepreneur, to advise on growth strategies for the largest independent platform for converged TV
NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadent, the largest independent solutions provider for converged TV advertising, has named Greg Coleman to the company's Board of Directors.
Coleman will work with senior leadership to advise on and help accelerate the company's expansion into digital video and programmatic advertising.
"His industry relationships and decades of experience leading digital-first organizations will be a great resource to the Cadent leadership team."
Mr. Coleman is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Lerer Hippeau Ventures and sits on several media and tech-centric boards including BuzzFeed and Botify.

Erika Ayers Badan, Former Barstool Sports CEO, Joins Worldwide Speakers Group

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Speakers Group (WWSG) is proud to announce that former Chief Executive Officer of Barstool Sports, Erika Ayers Badan (formerly Nardini) has joined their roster of global thought leaders.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Speakers Group (WWSG) is proud to announce that former Chief Executive Officer of Barstool Sports, Erika Ayers Badan (formerly Nardini) has joined their roster of global thought leaders.
"Erika represents the best of a new generation of leaders.
Erika Ayers Badan is ranked one of the most influential executives in digital innovation, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle media.
Before joining Barstool, Ayers Badan held several leadership positions in media and technology at Microsoft, AOL, Demand Media, and Yahoo.

MyFitnessPal Appoints Mike Fisher as Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

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NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFitnessPal , the leading global nutrition and food tracking app, today announced the appointment of Mike Fisher as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFitnessPal , the leading global nutrition and food tracking app, today announced the appointment of Mike Fisher as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mike succeeds Dinesh Lathi who will remain involved with the company as a member of the Board of Directors.
Under Mike's leadership, MyFitnessPal will further its mission of helping people around the world improve their health through better food choices.
As CEO, I'm excited to pair my passion for consumer facing technologies with MyFitnessPal's commitment to improving human wellness," said Fisher.

Sinch Mailgun Survey Reveals Consumers Prefer Brand Emails, but New Rules from Google and Yahoo Could Impact Delivery

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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SAN ANTONIO and STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Sinch (Sinch AB (publ) – XSTO: SINCH), which powers meaningful conversations between businesses and their customers through its Customer Communications Cloud, announced the results from a survey of more than 2,000 global consumers on how they engage with brand communications. The findings reveal a strong preference for email over other channels, however most respondents will reevaluate their relationship with brands whose emails regularly end up in the spam folder. In fact, 52.7% of consumers said they would either feel frustrated, lose trust or even unsubscribe if emails from a brand regularly ended up in their spam folder.

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To protect their users from bad actors and reduce spam overall, Google and Yahoo are implementing stricter rules for bulk email senders starting in February.
The Sinch Mailgun survey found that 72.1% of participants have a Gmail account, 20.3% said they use Yahoo Mail and another 4.8% have an AOL email account.
The survey found that 75.4% of consumers chose email as a preferred channel for promotional messages.
"Email is the digital cornerstone of communications between brands and consumers," said Kate Nowrouzi , VP, Deliverability and Product Strategy at Sinch.