LOS ANGELES, Jan 23, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), a leading live content and distribution company, today announced that Scott Fedewa has joined the Company as its new Senior Vice President & Executive Producer for Interactive Platforms.
Based in the Beverly Hills office and reporting to Bryan Perez, President – Interactive, Fedewa is responsible for the creative development, strategy, build-out and operations of the new LiveNation.com site, as well as new initiatives into mobile and other new media platforms.
“As our industry continues to evolve, Live Nation’s worldwide audience of fans are increasingly interested in new online experiences associated with our events. Scott is an experienced interactive entertainment executive and will be a key member of the team in leading our efforts to provide our customers with ground-breaking online experiences,” says Perez.
A pioneer in interactive entertainment, Fedewa has been building innovative online entertainment businesses for over 10 years. He has worked with top television clients including Bill O’Reilly, Larry King, and Trollz.com, as well as founded the pioneering online music community, Musicosm.com. He is also a former record label executive. His new book “Internet Riches – An Entrepreneur’s Guide to E-commerce” is being published by the American Management Association this spring. He is also widely recognized for having written the first published scholarly legal article predicting the impact of the Internet on the music business in 1994.
He is a Member of both the Recording Academy and the Television Academy, where he serves as a Judge for the Emmy Awards in Interactive Television. Fedewa received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and his B.A. from The University of Michigan.
About Live Nation
Live Nation is a leading live content and distribution company focused on creating superior experiences for artists, performers, corporations and fans. Live Nation owns, operates or has booking rights for 150 venues worldwide and promoted or produced over 20,000 events in 2005. Live Nation is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.” More information about Live Nation and its businesses is available at http://www.LiveNation.com.
SOURCE Live Nation
Faisel Durrani of Live Nation, +1-310-867-7000; or Michele Clarke, +1-212-986-6667, or [email protected], or Ray Yeung, +1-212-986-6667, or [email protected], both of Brainerd Communicators, Inc. for Live Nation
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