请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Van Toffler
释义

  1. Career

  2. Education

  3. Honors

  4. Personal life

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Van Toffler
| image = Van Toffler MtvU-Half of Us (8288276476) (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Toffler at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon in 2008
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|05}}
| birth_place = Staten Island, New York, US[1]
| occupation = CEO of Gunpowder & Sky
| years_active =
| known_for =
}}

Van Toffler (born December 5, 1958) is the CEO of digital media production and distribution company Gunpowder & Sky, which he co-founded in 2016. He was formerly the President of Viacom Media Networks Music & Logo Group at Viacom from March 2008 to April 2015.

Career

Toffler was the former President of Viacom Media Networks Music & Logo Group at Viacom from March 2008 until he announced on February 17, 2015 he was leaving Viacom Media Networks[2] in April 2015 to "launch a content creation and acquisition company tentatively named Below the Radar. Toffler will be leaving his post in April, but will continue to executive produce a number of Viacom’s flagship events including the VMAs, one of the signature franchises he launched."[3] He joined the start-up networks in 1987. On February 19, 2015, Viacom announced that Doug Herzog would replace him.[4]

In January 2016, Toffler, together with Floris Bauer and Otter Media formed Gunpowder & Sky, a digital content company aimed at millennials.[5]

He was also an associate with the law firm of Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays and Handler.[6]

Education

Toffler graduated from George W. Hewlett High School in 1976, The George Washington University in 1980[7] and has a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1983).[8]

Honors

In 2012, Billboard listed him as #35 in the Billboard Power 100.[9]

In 2004, he was named the City of Hope's 2004 Spirit of Life honoree for "raising awareness of social and health issues through such programming as The Osbournes and Tom Green Cancer Special."[10]

Personal life

Toffler has two children, Matthew and Rachel, from his marriage to Cheryl Brahen (married July 12, 1987).[1][11]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/van-toffler/86331|title=Van Toffler - Broadcasting & Cable|website=www.broadcastingcable.com|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtvs-last-executive-link-music-774343|title=MTV's Last Executive Link to Its Music Programming Past, Van Toffler, Is Leaving the Network|publisher=|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2015/02/van-toffler-departs-viacom-28-years-1201375070/|title=Van Toffler Leaves Viacom After 28 Years|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=17 February 2015|publisher=|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/6479952/larry-rudolph-op-ed-miley-britney-manager-mtv-van-toffler-exit|title=Guest Post: Miley and Britney's Manager Larry Rudolph on Van Toffler, MTV's 'Real Visionary'|publisher=|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web |title = Van Toffler Launches Digital Studio Backed by Chernin Group, AT&T |first = Todd |last = Spangler |url = https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/van-toffler-chernin-att-gunpowder-sky-studio-1201678626/ |website = Variety |date = January 13, 2016 |accessdate = December 4, 2016 |archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/6mUfxArHQ?url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/van-toffler-chernin-att-gunpowder-sky-studio-1201678626/ |archivedate = December 4, 2016 |deadurl = no |df = mdy-all }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks|title=Stocks|website=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://gwtoday.gwu.edu/behind-scenes-mtv-van-toffler|title=- GW Today - The George Washington University|website=gwtoday.gwu.edu|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://underthebutton.com/2011/02/people-who-went-to-penn-van-toffler/|title=People Who Went To Penn: Van Toffler|publisher=|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1099274/billboard-power-100-van-toffler|title=Billboard Power 100: Van Toffler|publisher=|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1440616/van-toffler-to-receive-spirit-of-life-honor|title=Van Toffler To Receive Spirit Of Life Honor|publisher=|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/alumni/alumnijournal/Fall2005/feature1/toffler.html|title=Penn Law Journal - Fall 2005 - Van Toffler L'83|website=www.law.upenn.edu|accessdate=16 January 2018}}

External links

{{Commons category|Van Toffler}}
  • {{IMDb name|id=0865508}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toffler, Van}}

11 : George W. Hewlett High School alumni|George Washington University alumni|University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni|Living people|American television executives|American chief executives in the media industry|People from The Five Towns, New York|People from Staten Island|1958 births|MTV executives|Kaye Scholer associates

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/10 18:32:38