Jonathan F. Miller (born 1957)
was CEO of Digital Media at
News Corp until 2012 and was the
chairman and
CEO of
America Online from 2002 to 2006.
Early life and education
Miller is the son of
Jean Baker Miller
Jean Baker Miller (1927–2006) was a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, social activist, feminist, and author. She wrote ''Toward a New Psychology of Women,'' which brings psychological thought together with relational-cultural theory. and
S. M. Miller.
[New York Times: "Jean Baker Miller, 78, Psychiatrist, Is Dead" By Jeremy Pearce]
August 8, 2006 His father was an emeritus professor of sociology at Boston University; his mother was a psychiatrist and author.
He has one brother, Dr. Edward D. Miller.
Career
From 1987 to 1993, Miller was vice president of programming and NBA Entertainment for the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
. From 1993 to 1997, he was managing director of
Nickelodeon International
Paramount International Networks (PIN) is the international division of Paramount Global. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key Paramount's brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Net ...
, (a unit of Viacom's
MTV Networks
Paramount Media Networks (formerly known as Warner Cable Communications, Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, MTV Networks, Viacom Media Networks, and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks) is an American mass media division of Paramount Global tha ...
). In 1997 he joined USA Networks as manager of its local television stations. From 2000 to 2002, Miller ran the Internet operations of
Barry Diller
Barry Charles Diller (born February 2, 1942) is an American businessman. He is Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia Group and founded the Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting. Diller was inducted into the Television Hall o ...
's
USA Networks
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, (now
IACI and
Expedia
Expedia Inc. is an online travel agency owned by Expedia Group, an American online travel shopping company based in Seattle. The website and mobile app can be used to book airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruise ships, and vacat ...
).
In August 2002, when he was brought into AOL by
Richard D. Parsons, he was relatively unknown. Miller pursued a strategy of cutting costs and focusing on improving ad revenues over AOL's then-dominant subscription business.
In 2004, Miller oversaw the $435 million acquisition of
Advertising.com
AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by the current incarnation of Yahoo! Inc. ...
In 2006, he presided over layoffs of 5,000 people at AOL. He bought
Weblogs, Inc., and brought
Jason Calacanis
Jason McCabe Calacanis (born November 28, 1970) is an American Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author and podcaster.
His first company was part of the dot-com era in New York. His second venture, Weblogs, Inc., a publishing company tha ...
to AOL, and later invested in
Mahalo.com
Mahalo.com was a web directory (or human search engine) and Internet-based knowledge exchange (Question-and-answer website) launched in May 2007 by Jason Calacanis. It differentiated itself from algorithmic search engines like Google and Ask.com, ...
. He considered buying
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Mosk ...
and
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...
. In November 2006, he was replaced by
Randy Falco
Randel A. Falco (born December 26, 1953) is an American media executive. Falco was president and CEO of Univision Communications Inc. from June 2011 until retiring in June 2018. Before joining Univision in January 2011 as Executive Vice President ...
. Miller led the company's change from a subscription-based model to an advertising-supported model.
After his departure from AOL, Time Warner invoked a non-compete clause to prevent him serving on the
Yahoo
Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Manage ...
board of directors. In 2008, he was looking for funding for a takeover of
Yahoo
Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Manage ...
, but was unsuccessful.
In March 2009 Miller joined
News Corp as Chief Digital Officer
to "oversee the broad strategic digital initiatives." Miller was CEO of Digital Media at
News Corp, including
Fox Interactive Media
Fox Sports Digital Media, formerly known as News Corp. Digital Media and Fox Interactive Media, is a subsidiary of Fox Sports Media Group which operates Fox Sports' online properties in the United States.
History
Fox Interactive Media was form ...
and
Hulu, until his departure in August 2012.
In February 2018, he partnered with Private equity firm
TPG Capital
TPG Inc., previously known as Texas Pacific Group and TPG Capital, is an American investment company based in Fort Worth, Texas. The private equity firm is focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital. TPG manages investment funds in growth c ...
, to acquire Fandom.
Miller was named Co-chairman of Wikia, Inc., alongside Jimmy Wales, and TPG Capital director Andrew Doyle assumed the role of interim CEO.
They acquired
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news.
The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008.
Corpora ...
, and
Metacritic
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. He was named CEO of Integrated Media Co., a subsidiary of TPG Capital.
Directorships
As of 2009, Miller was on the board of directors of Clickable,
Idearc Media,
Mahalo
"Mahalo" is a Hawaiian word meaning thanks, gratitude, admiration, praise, esteem, regards, or respects. According to the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, it is derived from the Proto-Polynesian ''*masalo.''
Some sources support that the m ...
,
Kosmix
Walmart Labs (formerly named Kosmix and @WalmartLabs) became part of Walmart Global Tech, the technology and business services organization within Walmart. Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman founded Kosmix in 2005. In April 2011, Walmart acqui ...
,
YP Holdings, LLC and
Hanley Wood
Zonda Home provides data and publications relating to commercial property and home construction in North America. The company's publications include ''Architect'', the official magazine of the American Institute of Architects, ''Builder'', the off ...
, LLC. He was an advisor to
General Atlantic LLC.
In 2010, he was on the board of
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is an American ticket sales and distribution company based in Beverly Hills, California with operations in many countries around the world. In 2010, it merged with Live Nation under the name Live Nation Enter ...
, and
Live Nation. In 2012, he served on the boards of
TripAdvisor and
Shutterstock
Shutterstock is an American provider of stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools; it is headquartered in New York. Founded in 2003 by programmer and photographer Jon Oringer, Shutterstock maintains a library of around ...
.
Awards
Miller received the first
Pioneer Prize in 2006, for his contributions to the field of interactive television at the International Interactive Emmy Awards at Mip TV in
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. T ...
.
Personal life
Miller is married to Myriam Barenbaum. They have a son, Jake.
Tarrytown Sun: "Check Mate: SH Teen Wins Big - High school junior Jake Miller is a nationally ranked chess player
by Sarah Studley] May 24, 2010
References
External links
A Conversation with AOL CEO Jonathan Miller
Web 2.0 Conference 2005
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1957 births
AOL people
Living people
Harvard University alumni
Directors of Yahoo!
American financial company founders
American people of Jewish descent
American corporate directors
Chief digital officers