Thomas “Tom” Rogers is a media/technology executive who has shaped many corners of the communications industry. From revolutionizing business news coverage worldwide through the creation of CNBC and MSNBC ; to changing the face of TV consumption through TiVo including such impactful innovations as bringing Netflix and Amazon to the TV screen; to overseeing such iconic media brands from New York Magazine to the Arts & Entertainment and History channels ; to writing many of the nation’s key laws that governed the development of today’s media industry. From print to television to digital, Rogers’ influence has been felt throughout all media sectors. His career has operated at the nexus of media, technology and public policy for more than three decades.
Career
WinView, Inc.
Appointed in May 2016, Rogers is the current executive chairman of WinView, Inc., a Silicon Valley company. WinView invented and operates a platform that joins components of TV sports, social media, gaming and mobility. Holding 61 patents, WinView is a leading player in “second-screen interactive sports TV,” where viewers can engage in interactive gaming centered on a particular televised sporting event while simultaneously watching live TV sports. About his role at WinView, Front Office Sports has said that, "Before TiVo, there was CNBC. Behind both was Tom Rogers. Now growing a new company, WinView, where he sits as executive chairman, he is on a path to continue innovating within the media landscape."
Frankly, Inc.
Rogers was appointed in March 2017 as chairman of Frankly, Inc., a publicly traded company that manages the digital and mobile news distribution for local broadcast stations and cable operators throughout the United States, including News 12 in the New York market.
Captify, Limited
Rogers is chairman of Captify, Limited, a UK based advertising technology company with offices in New York, Paris and Madrid. He was appointed chairman in January, 2018. Captify’s primary offering is a leading semantic technology, while aggregating over 40 billion pieces of internet search data a month to enable major brands around the world to effectively target their marketing efforts.
Frequency, Inc.
Rogers serves on the board of Frequency, Inc, a company that provides cable, satellite and OTT content operators user interface and meta data for the organization, menuing and presentation of digital and linear video content offerings.
TRget Media, LLC
Rogers currently serves as chairman of TRget Media, LLC, a media investment and operations advisory firm.
For eleven years, from 2005 to 2016, Rogers served as president and CEO of TiVo, Inc., the longest such tenure in the company's history. TiVo has been seen as vastly changing television viewing behavior through its invention of the DVR. TiVo was sold to Rovi in 2016 at which point Rovi adopted the TiVo name.
Before TiVo, Rogers was chairman and CEO of PRIMEDIA Inc., which was then 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.
"Tom came in to, if you will, to put NBC in the cable business. At NBC, no one had respect for cable, they were broadcasters and never the twain shall meet. Those two words didn’t go together easily. He legitimized it. He made it a place to be."
Lesley Stahl of CBS News, in announcing his induction into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, said, "Rogers is a guy who gets things done... and he transforms companies along the way."
Prior to NBC, Rogers was senior counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance Subcommittee, where he was responsible for drafting a number of communications laws including the Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act of 1984, which established the federal regulatory framework for the cable industry, and for overseeing the Federal Communications Commission.
Additional Career
Rogers has also served as the senior operating executive for media and entertainment for Cerberus Capital Management, a large private equity firm, and as chairman of the board of Teleglobe, a leading international telecommunications, voice-over-internet, and mobile telephony provider. Rogers also served as vice chairman of Supermedia, which was created by the spinoff of Verizon Communications Yellow Pages print and digital business. Rogers began his career as an attorney with a Wall Street law firm.
Awards
Cable Hall of Fame
Rogers was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame in 2016. Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough said, "He started MSNBC and took TiVo by storm... Tom is a legend."
He is also the winner of Emmy Awards for his contributions to the development of advanced television and advanced advertising. Tom was also inducted as a Cable Pioneer. Tom served for four years as president of the International Television Academy.
Education
Tom is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia Law School. He serves on the Dean’s Council of Columbia Law School, and the joint Columbia Law School/Columbia Business School Richman Center.
