6 posts and columns on George Kliavkoff

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Hearst Digital Exec Chuck Cordray Leaves to Run Online Bill Payment Company

in Media on March 24, 2011 at 10:14 am PT

Chuck Cordray, who ran digital for Hearst’s magazine group for the last five years, is leaving to run Volly, a new online bill payment/management company owned by Pitney Bowes. This may sound familiar to some of you: Last month George Kliavkoff left his digital post at Hearst to run Manilla, a new online bill payment/management company–owned by Hearst. The publisher says it is “in the process” to replace Cordray and that it has “a strong foundation that will speed our next phase of digital expansion.”

A New Gig for George K: Hearst Digital Exec Running Hearst Start-Up

in Media on February 28, 2011 at 8:08 am PT

He’ll run Manilla, an online billpaying service he helped build for Hearst.

Exclusive: News Corp. Online Gaming Head Sean Ryan to Head Facebook's Social Gaming Partnerships

in News on January 3, 2011 at 11:47 am PT

Sean Ryan, who arrived at News Corp. mid-year to set up a new online gaming unit, is moving to Facebook to head partnerships at its key gaming platform, according to sources. Currently, Facebook does not create social games, but hosts third-party publishers of them on its king-making platform. Its most stunning success has been Zynga, maker of Farmville and CityVille.

Mr. Hulu Gets a New Gig: Former NBC Digital Boss George Kliavkoff Goes to Hearst

in Media on March 16, 2009 at 7:50 am PT

George Kliavkoff, who left his job as NBC Universal’s chief digital officer last year, has a new, similar-sounding gig: He’s going to work at at Hearst, where he’ll run digital operations for entertainment head Scott Sassa.
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NBC Digital Boss George Kliavkoff Leaving

in Media on November 3, 2008 at 4:26 pm PT

George Kliavkoff, NBC’s first chief digital officer and one of the brighter tech stars in Big Media, is leaving his job at the end of the year. This is an excellent time for Kliavkoff to leave. He’ll be going out on top, after proving his ability to get a major media company to do good, smart stuff on the Web. How many other folks can say that?