Craig Smith Named President and Chief Operating Officer at Worldnow

NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldnow, the leading provider of digital content management and monetization platforms, announced today that Craig Smith has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Mr. Smith will be responsible for overseeing the company's operations and will direct execution of its products, services, support and marketing efforts.

"Over the past fifteen years, Craig has proven indispensable to Worldnow's ascent to the top of the industry," said Gary Gannaway, Chief Executive Officer of Worldnow. "Craig's successful track record and diverse set of leadership skills make him uniquely qualified to drive operational and strategic excellence across the company. With Craig's laser-focus and passion, I am fully confident that we will deliver even greater achievements in the short and long term."

"I am honored and incredibly energized to lead Worldnow to a new level of operational excellence with a relentless focus on our core publishing platforms to deliver market leading innovation, performance and support," said Mr. Smith. "We are focused in 2015 on creating additional workflow efficiencies in our CMS platforms and the larger newsroom environment. Further, we are excited to begin rolling out innovative ways to capitalize on the emerging OTT world. Our goal is to help our clients grow their audience by delivering content and monetization everywhere with a unified easy to use digital platform and workflow."

Mr. Smith brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in the broadcast and digital media, entertainment, and technology industries. Prior to joining Worldnow, Mr. Smith was Central & East Division Manager for Paramount, where he directed sales and marketing activities for one of the world's largest television and film libraries. Earlier in his career, Mr. Smith spent 11 years at Viacom, where he held various management roles in the television syndication field. Mr. Smith holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina School of Journalism, where he studied marketing and television management.

For more information about Worldnow, visit http://www.worldnow.com/ and follow @WorldnowNews

About Worldnow

Worldnow is the only turnkey content and monetization platform that unifies digital content management (CMS), IP video management and delivery, mobile, over-the-top (OTT), analytics and advertising in a single, integrated solution. Worldnow's multi-tenant software platform powers more than 450 leading media companies such as: CBS, Cox, Dispatch, Fox Television, Meredith Corporation, Media General and Raycom Media. For more information, visit http://www.worldnow.com/  

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