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Mike Sneesby’s appointment as Nine CEO: a stream come true – Sydney Morning Herald
Mike Sneesby made his name growing streaming service Stan into a $1 billion business. Now he has the daunting task of running Australia’s biggest media company.
In 2010, Sneesby left ninemsn and went to Dubai to help start and run the internet TV division of a joint venture called Intigral between Saudi Telecom and Astro Malaysia. He returned two years later to run the online daily deals site Cudo, before being tapped by Gyngell to set up the streaming business Stan, in 2013.
Stan is now the second biggest streaming service in Australia after Netflix. It has been on a growth streak since its inception, with Sneesby investing in content – most recently sport…
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