Yahoo! Veteran Named as Fancast VP

PHILADELPHIA, July 18:
Karin Gilford has been named the senior VP of Fancast and online entertainment
for Comcast International Media (CIM), the division of Comcast dedicated to
developing and operating online and cross-platform entertainment.

Gilford will be
responsible for building and managing Fancast, an online video and
entertainment website, and for developing opportunities for CIM in the
web-based entertainment space. She will report to Amy Banse, the president of
CIM.

Prior to joining CIM,
Gilford worked at Yahoo!, where she most recently served as the VP and general
manager of Yahoo! Entertainment, leading all programming, content and business
strategy for the consumer websites: Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! Music, Yahoo!
Television, OMG, Shine and Yahoo! Games.

“Karin is a great addition
to the CIM family,” Banse said. “She understands our vision for a seamless,
multi-screen entertainment experience and how the Internet can and should play
a role in managing that experience. Her proven track record of developing and
growing multiple online entertainment businesses from TV to music to movies
will be a tremendous asset to Fancast and our online entertainment strategy.
I’m thrilled to welcome Karin to our team.”

—By Jackie Stewart