Dan Hart Appointed SVP, GM for MTV Digital

NEW YORK, June
6: Dan Hart has been named as the
senior VP and general manager of MTV Digital.

In his new role, Hart will
be charged with building upon the strong growth that MTV.com has experienced
this year; delivering integrated experiences that link programming across all
screens; furthering music programming on MTV.com, and leading new product
development in the digital space. Hart will report to Norman and Graden and
will work under the oversight of Courtney William Holt, the executive VP of
digital music and media for MTV Networks' Music Group, on digital strategy and
initiatives. He will also work with Dave Sirulnick, the executive VP of MTV
multi-platform production for news and music for MTV.

Prior to his new
appointment, Hart served as the VP of online games strategy and operations for
MTV Networks. Since joining MTV Networks in 2004, Hart led the team that
developed game play properties across multiple MTVN sites, and created games
based on such popular shows as The Real World and Pimp My ride on MTV.com; Flavor of Love and World Series of Pop Culture on VH1.com; Trick My Truck on CMT.com and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and South Park on COMEDYCENTRAL.com. Hart has also played a
central role in several key acquisitions and deals for the company. Prior to
joining MTVN, Hart oversaw Yahoo! Games. Prior to Yahoo!, Hart worked for MTV
Networks' parent company, Viacom, where he served as the vice president of
planning and development for new media.

In
addition to Hart, MTV has also promoted Paul J. DeBenedittis to the position of
VP of operations for MTV Digital, and Colin Helms to the VP of programming for
MTV Digital.