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Peter Chernin 
Peter Chernin on Hollywood, Asia Growth and Not Yahoo: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)
Here’s an entertainment exec who loves the Internet. Don’t all stare at once.
Founder
The Chernin Group and Chernin Entertainment
Peter Chernin is one of Hollywood’s top players and execs. The former senior News Corp. exec is now a movie producer — his first effort “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is a big hit. But he’s also been increasingly active in media investing in Asia of late and has a lot to say about the global nature of entertainment in the digital age.
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Twitter Confirms Peter Chernin to Join Board of Directors
Just like we reported earlier today, Twitter has announced, via a Twitter message, that Peter Chernin, Hollywood mogul and former New York media exec, will join the microblogging service’s board of directors. Chernin has held previous positions at News Corp. (which owns this site), and was key in the formation of the Hulu online TV service. He currently also holds a board seat at Pandora, the streaming music service.
Twitter Poised to Name Media Mogul Peter Chernin to Board of Directors
Despite its protestations that Twitter isn’t a media company, it sure does want a Hollywood bigwig on its board.
Also on Twitter Board’s Agenda: Adding a Woman Director
It is 2012, after all.
