Comments on: BoomTown Plea to Jeff Bewkes: Free Jon Miller!

By: JakeZim.com » Blog Archive » Big Moves at Fox: Jon Miller Stepping in as Chief Digital Officer

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:59:53 +0000

[...] some might recall, Miller was barred from taking a board seat at Yahoo last year by Time Warner CEO Jeff [...]

By: Former AOL Head Jon Miller Heads to News Corp. as “Chief Digital Officer” | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:40:51 +0000

[...] some might recall, Miller was barred from taking a board seat at Yahoo last year by Time Warner CEO Jeff [...]

By: Another Day, Another Questionable Yahoo Story Rocks the Stock | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:04:37 +0000

[...] But a non-compete agreement with Time Warner (TWX), who fired Miller abruptly from AOL several years ago, was enforced by the company, preventing Miller from becoming a director. [...]

By: Ballmer Dials Up Busy Signals in Search For Microsoft Digital Head | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:28:53 +0000

[...] queried former AOL head Jon Miller, who was also in line to be on the board of Yahoo, until he was nixed due to a non-compete agreement in place with the online service’s owner Time Warner (TWX). Miller told Ballmer he was not [...]

By: Frank Biondi and John Chapple were appointed to Yahoos board to fill seats pledged in their proxy fight settlement with Carl Icahn » Metue

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:41:37 +0000

[...] in the settlement of their proxy fight with Carl Icahn. With front runner Jonathan Miller sidelined due to a non-compete agreement with his former employer, Yahoo named Frank Biondi and John Chapple to their board. Each of [...]

By: Carl Icahn’s Yahoo Board Choices: Meyer and Biondi? | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:25:42 +0000

[...] Miller was unexpectedly nixed, because of a noncompete agreement still in place that he had signed with Time Warner after he was tossed from AOL in late [...]

By: Free Jon Miller — Matt Mullenweg

Free Jon Miller — Matt Mullenweg — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:44:09 +0000

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By: BoomTown Plea to Jeff Bewkes: Free Jon Miller! (at AllThingsD) | StockTrading Portal

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:46:47 +0000

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By: Ethel McCreedy

Ethel McCreedy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:41:56 +0000

BTW, Miller hit all 17 of his quarters. He’s a smart guy, and yes it’s obvious I am a fan, but he’s a solid, good, respectable guy who doesn’t deserve being sh*tted on by a slimebag like Bewkes…not once but twice!!!

By: Ethel McCreedy

Ethel McCreedy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:40:07 +0000

Kara, this is the most concise accurate portrayal of the situation. The thing is, there is no way Yahoo didn’t get pre-approval from TWX for Miller to go on the board, so Bewkes does a bait and switch? If I were Bewkes, I would swallow what was left of my pride, and be very, very nice to Jon, he might offer to come back and save the disaster that has been created by Ron Grant and Randy Falco. I hear AOL is missing it’s numbers by a huge margin this year, and that all hell is breaking loose in AOL land. Bewkes should never have gotten rid of Jon, certainly not for Randy Falco, a smart guy who doesn’t understand anything about the internet, or Ron Grant, the most arrogant person I have ever had the misfortune to meet who knows absolutely nothing about what he is doing. Ron changes search and lost $100MM in one quarter, and I think I am correct in saying that they haven’t hit a single quarter since taking over? It has all backfired on Bewkes, and so now Bewkes makes this move that makes him look more desperate, petty, and has screwed any chance of Jerry doing a deal with him.