Fandango Appoints Paul Yanover as President

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Yanover also led development of Disney's network of family-targeted sites including Family.com, FamilyFun.com, Kaboose.com, and Babyzone.com and drove unprecedented engagement with consumers and advertisers across multiple platforms, including video streams and mobile content delivery. Prior, Yanover served as senior vice-president of Disney Parks & Resorts Online, overseeing the ecommerce business across Disney's resorts and theme parks worldwide, leading to more than a 300% increase in overall online revenue during his tenure. Yanover began his career with Disney at Walt Disney Feature Animation, ultimately becoming vice president of technology and digital production for the division.

Yanover was also co-founder and CEO of Ceiva Logic, a consumer electronics company featuring the world's first Internet-connected digital picture frame and digital picture-sharing network. Yanover led The Company in raising more than $24 million in capital and helped push annual sales to exceed $10 million. He also achieved impressive penetration of The Company's product into major national retailers including Amazon.com and Circuit City.

Most recently, he was the head of Lookout Interactive Media, a consulting practice in the digital media, entertainment and technology space serving both established media companies and early-stage startups. He also served as interim-CEO and executive chairman of Examiner.com, where he remains a member of the board. Examiner.com is a top 100 website in the US, operating as a part of the Clarity Media Group.

Yanover received his Master's Degree in Computer Science from USC and holds an Honors Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Science & Economics from the University of Western Ontario. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

About Fandango

Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, sells tickets to nearly 20,000 screens nationwide. Fandango entertains and informs consumers with reviews, commentary, celebrity interviews and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance. At many theaters, fans can print their tickets at home or receive them as a paperless Mobile Ticket on their smartphones.

Fandango is available online at www.fandango.com, via smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, and at 1-800-FANDANGO. Fandango's top-ranking movie ticketing apps, with 26 million downloads, are available on the iPhone and iPad, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 and many other platforms. Fandango is enjoyed by more than 41 million online and mobile visitors per month. Film fans find Fandango on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fandango and on Twitter @Fandango.

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