William Christopher “Chris” Gorog is an entertainment and technology executive that has served in senior leadership positions in Hollywood and Silicon Valley,[1] including as chairman and chief executive officer of Napster,[2] a top digital music brand,[3] and Roxio.
Gorog played a central role in efforts to monetize digital music downloads and streams. He oversaw Roxio's conversion to a digital music subscription and download service through the acquisitions of Pressplay and Napster. Gorog was a key ally of the record labels in the digital music market but was also a vocal critic of the licensing terms and DRM restrictions that labels imposed on digital music services.[4]
Gorog began his entertainment career as a business affairs executive at The Walt Disney Company,[5] continued his work in film and television as CEO of ITC Entertainment,[6] moved to Universal Studios as executive vice president of group operations for the Recreation Group,[7] and then on to CEO positions with Roxio[8] and Napster[9] as the entertainment business converged with new technologies.
Gorog was born in Fontainebleau France, raised in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A.S. in telecommunications and film.[10] Gorog comes from an entrepreneurial family.[11] His father, William F. Gorog, was co-founder and chief executive of Data Corp, which created LexisNexis.[12]
After ten years of developing Napster, Chris Gorog stepped down[13] in January 2010 and started gorog.net to serve as a foundation to explore new opportunities in entertainment, media and technology.
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William Christopher “Chris” Gorog is an entertainment and technology executive that has served in senior leadership positions in Hollywood and Silicon...
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Reviews". Birmingham Evening Mail. 11 December 2009. Features section, p. 39. "Görög, de nem tragédia". Debrecen Online. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December...
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Caper" Michael O'Herlihy Story by : Don C. Richman Teleplay by : Laszlo Gorog November 17, 1961 (1961-11-17) New father, Chet Willis, is happy about the...
School Sachly Dursunova Ahal Velayat Medical Secondary Vocational School Görogly State Equestrian Circus Döwletmämmet Azady Ahal Velayat Library Aman Gulmammedov...
States Underworld: Evolution Len Wiseman Kate Beckinsale, Sophia Myles, Zita Görög United States Vindication Bart Mastronardi Henry Borriello, Zoë Daelman...
University of Michigan. Retrieved September 20, 2023. Geoffroy's spider monkey: Gorog, Antonia (2002). "Ateles geoffroyi". Animal Diversity Web. University of...
them sail to Tahiti. 114 4 "The Broken Thread" Charles R. Rondeau Laszlo Gorog October 23, 1962 (1962-10-23) Greg McKenzie's former girlfriend Evelyn Mason...
ISBN 978-0-87930-865-0. de Gorog, Lisa (1989). From Sibelius to Sallinen: Finnish Nationalism and the Music of Finland. With the collaboration of Ralph de Gorog. New York:...
rendhagyó állásbörze résztvevői". Hrpwr. Retrieved 2018-06-14. "Mit keres a görög filozófia és sci-fi az üzleti döntésekben?". Portfolio.hu. Retrieved 2018-06-14...
would end the tournament with 0 goals conceded leading their goalkeeper, Chris Jenkinson, being named the tournament's best goalkeeper. BYU's Ben Gonzalez...
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daughter of Hungarian parents, writer Margit G. Beke and Professor Imre Görög. She calls herself 'Ata' from her first name Etelka, and Kando is the name...
pianist (d. 2012) 1979 – Jon Garland, American baseball player 1979 – Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model 1979 – Christian Jones, Australian race car...
biochemical considerations of dimethyl sulfoxide. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1975;243:7. Gorog P, Kovacs JB. Antiarthritic and antithrombotic effects of topically applied...
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such an exquisite chef. https://filmmakermagazine.com/12455-d-a-pennebaker-chris-hegedus-kings-of-pastry/ "Találatok (újvidék)". "Frank Darabont". centipedepress...
American Werewolf in London) and writer, brain tumor, brain cancer. László Görög, 93, Hungarian-American screenwriter. Saw Maung, 69, Burmese army general...
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