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Mr. Weiner was appointed President of New Frontier Media, Inc. in February 2003 and was then appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer in January 2004. Prior to being appointed President, he held the title of Executive Vice President and co-founded the Company in 1995. As Executive Vice President, Mr. Weiner oversaw content acquisitions, network programming, and all contract negotiations related to the business affairs of the Company. In addition, he was instrumental in securing over $20 million to finance the infrastructure build-out and key library acquisitions necessary to launch the Company’s 8 television networks.
Mr. Weiner’s experience in entertainment and educational software began with the formation of Inroads Interactive, Inc. in May 1995. Inroads Interactive, based in Boulder, Colorado, was a reference software publishing company dedicated to aggregating still picture, video, and text to create interactive, educational-based software. Among Inroad Interactive’s award winning releases were titles such as Multimedia Dogs, Multimedia Photography, and Exotic Pets. These titles sold over 1 million copies throughout the world through its affiliate label status with Broderbund Software and have been translated into ten different languages. Mr. Weiner was instrumental in negotiating the sale of Inroads Interactive to Quarto Holdings PLC, a UK-based book publishing concern.
Prior to this, Mr. Weiner was in the real estate business for 20 years, specializing in shopping center development and redevelopment in the southeast and northwest. He was involved as an owner, developer, manager, and syndicator of real estate in excess of $250 million. | 