Englewood, CO. Cable TV giant TCI Communications, Inc. yesterday announced the appointment of John Reardon as Senior Vice President of TCI Communications, Inc. and President and CEO of its recently-announced TCI music subsidiary.
The music division of TCI is positioned to develop new channels of music and audio distribution via broadband networks and the Internet.
“Digital TV is a reality,” said Reardon. “This gives us unprecedented opportunities to deliver music entertainment in many exciting ways, whether its hundreds of channels of CD quality audio, targeted genres of digital music video, or instantaneous access to merchandise sales over the Internet.”
Reardon added, “It’s natural for TCI to focus on music. Music industry global revenues are approaching $36 billion. TCI will now be positioned to contribute to the significant growth the music industry anticipates before the end of the decade.”
Reardon is well known in the cable and music industries. He has held senior executive sales and marketing positions with Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company, and MTV Networks, where he was President of MTV: Music Television. Mr. Reardon was also President and CEO of Zing Systems, a pioneering interactive television company.
“As digital distribution technology emerges, we have the opportunity to help companies in the music business to expose their products as never before,” commented Brendan Clouston, President and CEO of TCI Communications. “John’s expertise in television and music will certainly help us realize our goals in this important new area.”
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