Ventures

San Francisco, CA – August 25, 2009 –  Truveo and Univision Interactive Media, Inc. today announced that Truveo’s video search capabilities are now available on Univision.com, allowing users to search and browse the most comprehensive global index of videos.¹ The partnership with Univision Interactive Media, Inc., the interactive division of Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, provides integrated access to Truveo’s leading video search engine, http://www.truveo.com.

“For the first-time ever, our users can easily search and find Spanish-language videos worldwide,” said Kevin Conroy, President of Univision Interactive Media. “This partnership delivers a truly comprehensive video search experience that is tailor-made for our audience. It also exemplifies our ongoing commitment to providing U.S. Hispanics with the best possible web experience.”

Visitors to Spanish-language site Univision.com can now search for videos on the site and from across the Web through Truveo's video search capabilities. Univision Interactive Media joins Truveo’s growing list of partners, including CBS RADIO, CNET’s Search.com, SFGate.com and Sports Illustrated Vault.

AOL named Stephane Panier as head of Bebo’s global operations where he is responsible for scaling the social media network’s operations, advancing its global reach and delivering an exemplary user experience. Panier was previously VP and COO of Bebo, and also spent six years at Google in senior Finance and Operations positions.

NEW YORK, NY, JULY 29, 2009 – AOL has appointed Stephane Panier as head of Bebo’s global operations, responsible for scaling the social media network’s operations, advancing its global reach, and delivering an exemplary user experience to the company’s 24 million* global consumers. Panier was previously VP and COO of Bebo. In his new role, Panier will report directly to Jon Brod, Executive Vice President, AOL Ventures.

“Stephane is a proven strategist and operator with executive experience from some of the world’s leading brands and businesses,” said Brod. “He is the ideal leader to build on Bebo’s existing successes, to chart a course for its future, and to execute against that vision.”

Truveo released a major upgrade to its site, available for 17 countries, offering cleaner design, improved search and browsing, access to the most comprehensive global video index, and new tools to save and share videos. Truveo also announced plans to implement its video search platform on Univision.com.