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METAN Development Group ("Metan") is a China-centric media company. Formed in 2008, Metan is a premier media company that produces and distributes premium TV / digital entertainment specifically for the China market. Metan's turnkey 360o media business model vertically integrates alternative ancillary business models / derivative revenue streams beyond traditional licensing fees and advertising across its content including e-commerce, licensing, merchandising, and exploitation in international markets. Founded by Larry Namer (co-founder of E! Entertainment) and Marty Pompadur〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Martin Pompadur )〕 (former Chairman of News Corporation Europe), Metan is the first Chinese media company to bridge Hollywood and China to a new era of production and media. Since its inception, Metan has already been recognized by some of the world’s biggest media companies for its accomplishments in establishing a media presence and as the conduit for Hollywood in the China market today. Metan has offices in Los Angeles (US), Beijing (China), and Shanghai (China) and has a full staff of media, production, and business professionals. ==Executive biographies== Martin Pompadur, Chairman of the Board: Entertainment industry veteran, Marty Pompadur joined ABC in 1960, holding various positions including General Manager of the Television Network, Vice President of the Broadcast Division and President of the Leisure Activities Group. His 17-year tenure at the company culminated with the distinction as the youngest person ever appointed as a member of the ABC Board of Directors. Mr. Pompadur is a principal owner of Caribbean International News Corporation, which publishes El Vocero, a Spanish language daily newspaper in Puerto Rico; the principal owner of Montana Coffee, a company in the wholesale coffee business in Russia; an investor in Talent Partners, a U.S. payroll company; an investor in Seatwave, a London-based ticket reseller; and a Media Advisor to the Dubai based Millennium TMT Fund. He currently serves as Director of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, News Out of Home B.V., Balkan Bulgarian, RP Coffee Ventures and Sky Italia. Larry Namer, President/CEO: An entertainment industry veteran with over 40 years professional experience in cable television, live events and new media, Larry Namer is a founding partner of METAN Development Group. An accomplished entrepreneur, Mr. Namer is the co-founder of E! Entertainment Television, a company now valued at over $3.5 billion, and the creator of several successful companies in the United States and overseas. Among those companies are Comspan Communications that pioneered Western forms of entertainment in the former Soviet Union and Steeplechase Media that served as the primary consultant to Microsoft’s MiTV for developing interactive TV applications. Mr. Namer began his career in 1971 at Time Inc. Manhattan Cable Television, and served as Vice President and General Manager of Valley Cable Television (VCTV) in Los Angeles, the nation’s first 61-channel two-way cable system. His vision and direction garnered VCTV several Emmy and Cable ACE award nominations, as well as recognition by Forbes magazine as the national model for local cable television programming. In 1989, he was awarded the President’s Award from the National Cable Television Association. In recent years, Mr. Namer has become recognized as a leading experts on new technology and how it is fundamentally altering the business of international media and entertainment. Among the companies that have enlisted his expertise are Microsoft, Paul Allen’s Digeo, World Digital Media Group (a joint venture of Radio Shack), EchoStar, Sirius Radio network and Eurocinema, a VOD service featuring recent award-winning European films, now available in over 36 million homes in North America. Jean Zhang, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, Managing Director, China Operations: Jean Zhang founded AmeriLink Group, Inc., a business-consulting firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in promoting business and cultural cooperation between government officials and senior corporate executives in China and their American counterparts in the United States. Ms. Zhang has been instrumental in developing the company’s strategy, working with both Chinese and American organizations to plan and offer short-term trainings for Chinese officials and executives based in the United States. AmeriLink has established a solid customer base in major cities throughout China and has developed strong relationships with high and mid-level Chinese government officials. Prior to AmeriLink, Ms. Zhang was a full-time Associate Professor at the University of Science & Technology of China’s School of Management in Beijing. She is the author and co-author of several published books and articles. Jean was one of the youngest female Associate Professors on the faculty. In addition, Ms. Zhang worked with the Marketing and Public Relations Department at AT&T China, Ltd., and was an Anchor and Writer for Beijing Economic Radio, where she hosted two programs: “Good Morning, Beijing” and “Joyful Tonight.” Ms. Zhang received her MBA from California State University, East Bay. She also holds an undergraduate and a graduate degree from universities in China. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metan Development Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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