Thomas "Tom" Rogers is President and CEO of TiVo, Inc.. He has held this position since 2005 and is credited with continuing to steer TiVo to revolutionize the way consumers watch and access home entertainment. Rogers is a frequent guest on many business news channels including CNBC, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg TV offering his views on TiVo's business and the broader advanced television landscape. Notable appearances include CNBC's Squawk on the Street, CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer and Fox Business Network's Countdown to the Closing Bell.
Before TiVo, Rogers was Chairman and CEO of PRIMEDIA Inc., which then was the leading targeted media company in the United States. PRIMEDIA published some 200 magazines, including New York Magazine, operated more than 400 websites, and owned a wide range of television and video businesses.
Previously, Rogers was President of NBC Cable and Executive Vice President of NBC, as well as NBC’s chief strategist. Among his many accomplishments, Rogers founded CNBC, the nation’s leading business news channel and established the NBC/Microsoft cable channel and Internet joint venture, MSNBC.
As the first president of NBC cable Rogers was involved in the establishment of National Geographic Channel, Court TV and Independent Film Channel and served as co-chairman of the board of A&E Television Networks and The History Channel for 10 years. In addition, he oversaw American Movie Classics, Bravo, and several regional sports channels.
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