CollegeHumor Media Hires Sam Grossman as SVP of Development

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CollegeHumor Media, an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI), announced today that Sam Grossman has joined CollegeHumor Media as the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Development.  Grossman will be responsible for the development of original long form content for both online and television. He will report directly to CollegeHumor Media CEO Paul Greenberg.

Grossman previously served as Director of Development at both MTV and Comedy Central. At MTV, Grossman oversaw the creation and production of series including "Human Giant" and "Silent Library." He has also developed and produced programming for The Onion, the late Patrice O'Neal and web video masterminds The Gregory Brothers.

"We are very pleased to have Sam Grossman joining the CollegeHumor Media team," said Greenberg. "His experience, extensive knowledge and innovative approach will be essential to continuing our successful foray into quality long form content."

"This is going to be great," said Grossman."This is the most exciting thing I've been involved in since that time I was briefly mistaken for one of The Barenaked Ladies."

About CollegeHumor Media
CollegeHumor Media, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) and partner in the Electus multimedia studio system, is a leading comedy-driven entertainment company that targets young adults age 18-34.  Comprised of CollegeHumor.com, TodaysBigThing.com, Dorkly.com and SportsPickle.com, CollegeHumor Media delivers original videos, pictures and articles created and/or curated by its in-house editorial staff, reaching over 15 million unique visitors per month.  Founded in 1999 with the launch of CollegeHumor.com, CollegeHumor Media has expanded its expertise to leading brands and top level talent to create high-quality original content that has been viewed over 300 million times with its viewers watching 100 years worth of video content each month. In addition to online content, CollegeHumor Media has expanded into apparel and other forms of entertainment including two CollegeHumor books published by Penguin and "The CollegeHumor Show" on MTV.

For More Information:
Brandi Hunter
CollegeHumor Media
Phone: 212-524-8781
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE CollegeHumor Media

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