James Smith is responsible for building and leading the revenue organization for Flixster, a mobile and web “movies discovery” brand with the most-downloaded mo¬¬vies app on all smart-phone and tablet platforms. The Flixster community includes Rotten Tomatoes, the most recognized and popular website for aggregated movie reviews from professional critics. In May 2011, Warner Bros. Entertainment acquired Flixster.

James has over twenty years of experience in sales and advertising. As Chief Revenue Officer for The Huffington Post, he led the sales and business development teams. Soon after his departure, AOL acquired The Huffington Post. Previously, James held a variety of executive sales and management positions at major digital brands—including SVP of Strategic Sales at AOL, Chief of Publisher Network at Advertising.com and SVP/ General Manager of Advertising at Sony Online Entertainment.

James holds a degree from Columbia University, and is an amateur drummer with—earlier in his life—a history of failed pop groups and bad hairstyles

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