PERSON: Tom Rogers

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Tom Rogers is an American media/technology executive. As the first President of NBC Cable, he helped popularize business and news coverage through the creation of CNBC, and MSNBC. As president and CEO of TiVo, he changed American TV consumption, including innovations like bringing Netflix and Amazon to the TV to initiate the streaming era.

As chairman and CEO of Primedia (NYSE), he oversaw brands such as the New York Magazine. He oversaw many key cable brands including serving as co-chairman of Arts & Entertainment, and History channels. As senior counsel to the House Telecommunications Subcommittee, he wrote many of the nation’s key laws that governed the development of today’s media industry.

Today he serves as chairman of Oorbit Gaming and Entertainment, as well as Editor-At-Large of Newsweek, a digital and print publication covering news, analysis, politics, business, and technology, reaching some 100 million unique users online per month, is also a CNBC Contributor, along with being chairman and CEO of TRget Media.

He has also served as Executive Chairman of Engine Gaming and Media (NASDAQ), Chairman of Frankly Media (NASDAQ), Chairman of Captify, as well as Executive Chairman of WinView Games.

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