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Anastasia Nyrkovskaya Named Chief Executive Officer of Fortune Media

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Incoming, Meredith Corporation, KPMG, Growth, NBCU, Time Inc., The Weather Channel, NBCUniversal, Journalism

NEW YORK, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune Media has named Anastasia Nyrkovskaya as the new Chief Executive Officer, becoming the first woman to lead the storied media brand. She has served as Fortune's Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer over the past five years.

Key Points: 
  • Led transformation of Fortune into profitable, digital-first, and global multi-platform media company
    NEW YORK, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune Media has named Anastasia Nyrkovskaya as the new Chief Executive Officer, becoming the first woman to lead the storied media brand.
  • She has served as Fortune's Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer over the past five years.
  • Anastasia first joined Fortune Media in 2019 as one of the first senior executives when it became an independent media company.
  • Outgoing Fortune CEO Alan Murray said, "As Chief Strategy and Finance Officer, Anastasia has steered Fortune through three years of profitable growth—almost unheard of in the legacy magazine business.

Anastasia Nyrkovskaya Named Chief Executive Officer of Fortune Media

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Incoming, Meredith Corporation, KPMG, Growth, NBCU, Time Inc., The Weather Channel, NBCUniversal, Journalism

NEW YORK, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune Media has named Anastasia Nyrkovskaya as the new Chief Executive Officer, becoming the first woman to lead the storied media brand. She has served as Fortune's Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer over the past five years.

Key Points: 
  • Led transformation of Fortune into profitable, digital-first, and global multi-platform media company
    NEW YORK, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune Media has named Anastasia Nyrkovskaya as the new Chief Executive Officer, becoming the first woman to lead the storied media brand.
  • She has served as Fortune's Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer over the past five years.
  • Anastasia first joined Fortune Media in 2019 as one of the first senior executives when it became an independent media company.
  • Outgoing Fortune CEO Alan Murray said, "As Chief Strategy and Finance Officer, Anastasia has steered Fortune through three years of profitable growth—almost unheard of in the legacy magazine business.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Reports Fiscal 2024 Q2 Results

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Licensing (Entertainment), Online, Entertainment, TV and Radio, Podcast, Investment, News, Growth, Weather, Health, NAACP Image Awards, Intellectual property, Friends, Brunico Communications, Animation, Unicorn Island, History (American TV network), Bell Media, Gold, PBS, Blue Fox Entertainment, GLAAD Media Award, OTCQX, Pinecone & Pony, Highway Thru Hell, Partnership, Netflix, APTN, Amazon Music, Conifer cone, Thunderbird, Marvel, The Walt Disney Company, IP, Chair, Warner Bros. Discovery, Outstanding Animated Series, GPM, Crave, Atomic Cartoons, Discovery, Molly Hayes, My Little Pony, Season, Critic, Moonbug Entertainment, The Weather Channel, Boot camp

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) today announced its Q2 2024 financial results, which ended December 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.

Key Points: 
  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) today announced its Q2 2024 financial results, which ended December 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.
  • The Company has returned to profitability in Q2 2024, with the last half of fiscal 2024 set to be the strongest, weighted to the fourth quarter.
  • Several cost-reduction activities have been implemented and the Company expects to realize in excess of $3 million in overall cost reductions for fiscal 2024.
  • Thunderbird awards and accolades received during and subsequent to Q2 include, but are not limited to:
    Thunderbird placing No.

VIZIO Holding Corp. Reports Q4 2023 Financial Results

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
TV and Radio, Other Retail, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Specialty, General Entertainment, Entertainment, Other Technology, Retail, Audio, Video, Home Goods, Media, Friends, Growth, CPG, Weather, Advertising, Human, Sirius XM, Perseverance, Walmart, CTV, Vizio, Family, VIZIO, ESPN, Admiration, Trust, The Weather Channel, NFL, Insurance, Software

Since VIZIO was founded, we have always worked to bring great products at great value to consumers.

Key Points: 
  • Since VIZIO was founded, we have always worked to bring great products at great value to consumers.
  • Our success has not come easily, and this milestone is a true testament to the hard work of the entire VIZIO team.
  • Our total company Q4 net income was $13M, up 110% and adjusted EBITDA1 was $24 million, which exceeded our expectations.
  • Looking back at our accomplishments in 2023, we are reminded of how VIZIO represents the American dream in action.

Thunderbird Entertainment Appoints Simon Bodymore as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, February 12, 2024
Online, General Entertainment, Other Entertainment, Entertainment, TV and Radio, CFO, Acquisition, Planview, Bell, Multimedia, Top Ten, RSU, OTC, News, Growth, Atomic Cartoons, Weather, Thunderbird Entertainment, IPO, Chair, The Weather Channel, Security (finance)

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC – THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) announced today that it has appointed Simon Bodymore as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 4, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC – THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) announced today that it has appointed Simon Bodymore as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 4, 2024.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240211719868/en/
    Simon Bodymore joins Thunderbird Entertainment as its new CFO (Photo: Business Wire)
    Mr. Bodymore has more than 25 years’ experience leading financial teams for public and private companies, with a particular concentration in the last 15 years on working with fast-growing Canadian companies that operate internationally.
  • Mr. Bodymore is based in Vancouver and reports to Thunderbird CEO and Chair, Jennifer Twiner McCarron.
  • “We are beyond thrilled to welcome Simon to the Thunderbird family as our new CFO,” said Ms. Twiner McCarron.

The Weather Channel App Unveils New Experience As Weather Becomes More Disruptive Amid a Rapidly Changing Climate

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Smoke, Multimedia, Weather Underground (weather service), Gardening, Travel, IOS, Google Play, AI, Wind, UV, Cyclone, Golf, Android, Moon, The Weather Channel, Tennis, Environment, API, Pollen, Weather Underground, Augmented reality, Headache, Temperature, Healthline, Climate, Intelligence, Cold, Aviation, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Risk, UI, Humidity, This Week, The Weather Company, Algorithm, Allergy, Health, Camping, Advertising, Comscore, Pet, Face, Heat illness

ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As weather around the world is growing more intense and having a significant impact on society, people may no longer be able to rely solely on seasonal norms to know when pollen season will start, to plan a fall trip, or make other decisions based on weather. Recognizing the profound influence of weather, The Weather Channel, the flagship consumer brand of The Weather Company, today introduces a new app experience that goes beyond the forecast to help translate how the weather impacts your daily life, activities, and physical and emotional well-being.

Key Points: 
  • No other app comes close to the personalized weather forecast The Weather Channel app delivers, unique to you.
  • In addition to a precise forecast, The Weather Channel app offers a stunning new look and simple user interface.
  • Look ahead at what the air quality will be – The Weather Channel app now offers an air quality forecast in addition to current conditions.
  • Make better plans based on your favorite activities – While people are quick to turn to their weather app when bad weather threatens, The Weather Channel app also helps people maximize plans when the weather is nice.

Francisco Partners Completes Acquisition of The Weather Company

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Technology, Other Communications, Finance, Other Technology, Communications, Professional Services, Media, Data Analytics, Science, Other Science, Storm, IBM, Weather Underground (weather service), Life, The Weather Channel, Weather Underground, Partner, Weather, Acquisition, The Weather Company, Face, Francisco Partners

Francisco Partners , a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, today announced the completion of its acquisition of The Weather Company (the "Company"), one of the world's leading weather technology providers, from IBM, previously announced in August 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Francisco Partners , a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, today announced the completion of its acquisition of The Weather Company (the "Company"), one of the world's leading weather technology providers, from IBM, previously announced in August 2023.
  • Under the ownership of Francisco Partners, the new standalone company will continue to be led by CEO Sheri Bachstein.
  • As a standalone company, The Weather Company, recognized as the world's most accurate weather forecaster, will extend its more than 40-year legacy to deliver weather data and insights to people and businesses across the globe.
  • “Weather can be a competitive advantage, not just a fact of life, and therefore every business needs a weather strategy and weather partner they can trust.

The Weather Company Discusses How Weather Will Impact You in 2024

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Monday, January 29, 2024
Overalls, Health, Meteorology, Tornado, Science, The, University, AI, IBM, Economics, CNBC, The Weather Channel, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Holy Cross, Pollen, Weather Underground (weather service), The Weather Company

The Weather Company, which includes The Weather Channel app and weather.com, can speak to how weather will impact you in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The Weather Company, which includes The Weather Channel app and weather.com, can speak to how weather will impact you in 2024.
  • The Weather Company leverages leading weather science and emerging technology like AI to paint a 360-degree picture of how weather phenomena impact daily life, from pollen count to polar vortex.
  • The Weather Channel is the world's most downloaded weather app, one of America's most trusted brands, the world's leading weather provider, and the world's most accurate forecaster.
  • Dan Leonard is a senior meteorologist at The Weather Company, an IBM (NYSE: IBM ) Business.

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media Drives U.S. Series Order with All-New Docuseries Rocky Mountain Wreckers

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Entertainment, Other Consumer, Consumer, Other Entertainment, TV and Radio, General Entertainment, Online, Weather, Thunderbird Entertainment, The Weather Channel, Multimedia, Executive producer, Risk, OTC, Travel, Interstate Highway System, GPM, Bell Media, Original programming, Road

Great Pacific Media (GPM), a Thunderbird Entertainment Group (TSXV:TBRD, OTC – THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) company, is thrilled to unveil its latest original adventure docuseries, Rocky Mountain Wreckers.

Key Points: 
  • Great Pacific Media (GPM), a Thunderbird Entertainment Group (TSXV:TBRD, OTC – THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) company, is thrilled to unveil its latest original adventure docuseries, Rocky Mountain Wreckers.
  • This press release features multimedia.
  • “Rocky Mountain Wreckers follows the lives of five wrecking crews who brave extreme weather conditions just doing their daily jobs.
  • Rocky Mountain Wreckers is currently in production for delivery in fall 2024.

IAB Board of Directors Announces John Halley, President of Paramount Advertising, as New Board Chair for 2024

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Sunday, January 28, 2024
Senior, Privacy, Entrepreneurship, Executive Committee, Health, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Warner Bros., Treasurer, IAB, AI, Rest, PepsiCo, Samsung, ALM, General Motors, Borsa, Dentsu, Dotdash Meredith, The Weather Channel, Pubmatic, Creativity, Retirement, Pepsi, Marketing, Weather, News Corporation, TelevisaUnivision, IBM Watson, Cumulus Media, Management

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the digital media and marketing trade association, today announced that it has named John Halley, President, Paramount Advertising, Paramount as the new Chair of the trade organization's Board of Directors. Halley has served on the board since March 2021, most recently as the Vice Chair. 

Key Points: 
  • Halley takes on the role that was held by Alysia Borsa, Chief Business Officer and President of Lifestyle, Health and Finance, at Dotdash Meredith.
  • Borsa will continue to remain on the IAB Board and on the Executive Committee.
  • "The strength of IAB — and the strength of our industry — depends on our ability to attract the very best talent to our Board.
  • For more information about the IAB Board of Directors, please visit iab.com/boardofdirectors .