News Corp. and NBCU have appointed Jason Kilar, a key executive at Amazon.com for nearly a decade, to CEO of the online video joint venture the companies formed in March.
"Jason's product and consumer expertise in the world of e-commerce is arguably unrivaled in this business and gives him a great insight into what it takes to create a superior user interface," said Peter Chernin, president and COO of News Corporation. "We already have access to world-class content and near ubiquitous distribution, and the next step is marrying it with the features and tools that will help define the ideal user experience for video content on the web. We think Jason is the ideal person to lead that effort."
The company's video-rich site will debut later this year with thousands of hours of full-length programming, movies and clips from myriad networks and two major film studios.
Kilar will join the company July 9.
