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UGO Networks

  • ️Fri Apr 20 2007
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The network

UGO Entertainment includes GameBanshee, a provider of news, reviews, previews and editorials dealing with role-playing video games; the Banshee Network, a network of hosted sites dealing with specific titles in the genre; Gaming Target and Video Gamer Network.

Features

[http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heroMachine2/ Hero Machine] is a Flash-based website that allows you to create your own superhero and share it.
[http://studio.ugo.com Studio UGO] features exclusive live performances by artists like 30 Seconds to Mars, Three Days Grace, The Wreckers, and others. [http://www.actressarchives.com Actress Archives] is a UGO branded website focusing on actress and female entertainer related news, photo galleries, and videos.
Casters Realm is a UGO branded blog website that features news and information on MMORPG games such as Everquest, World of Warcraft, and Tabula Rasa.

Company profile

UGO Entertainment (www.ugo.com), a unit of the Hearst Corporation, has been exclusively online for over ten years, creating quality lifestyle content for Gamers. The company engages its massive audience of over 35 million monthly unique visitors with a distinctive editorial voice and a passion for all things central to the Gamer lifestyle: movies, TV shows, music, comics, technology, gadgets, gear, girls, sports, and of course, Games.

UGO Entertainment has earned a strong reputation as a trusted leader in delivering customized, high impact and high touch online advertising programs for its world-class client base and is a leader in attracting the coveted 18-34 male demographic. The company operates from its headquarters in New York City.

Management:

J Moses, Chief Executive Officer
Michael McCracken, President and Chief Operating Officer
Brian LaRock, Chief Financial Officer
Richard Kennedy, Vice President, Business Development

Board:

Steven Dietz, Principal, GRP
J Moses, Chief Executive Officer, UGO Networks, Inc.
Michael Raphael, Investment Manager, CMS Companies
Yves Sisteron, Principal, GRP
Strauss Zelnick, Founder, ZelnickMedia

External links

* [http://www.ugo.com UGO website]
* [http://www.ugoplayer.com UGOPlayer]
* [http://www.actressarchives.com UGO's Actress Archives]
* [http://www.heromachine.com UGO's Hero Machine]
* [http://www.castersrealm.com Casters Realm website]
* [http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/static/hearst-acquires-ugo.asp UGO acquired by Hearst Corporation]

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