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ARUN KUMAR NAMED OSTN PRESIDENT AND CEO


Cleveland, OH – October 18, 2007 – OSTN, the leading provider of student-produced entertainment, educational and news IPTV content and services, today announced that Arun Kumar was named president and CEO. The appointment was effective October 1, 2007. Kumar had been OSTN Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since his appointment to that position in 2003.

Kumar was responsible for OSTN accounting and finance, performance management and operational processes. OSTN is an initiative of CEAI. Kumar also serves as CFO of CampusEAI Consortium (CEAI), a global not-for-profit information technology services and consulting provider

At CEAI and OSTN, Kumar had implemented an expense control program and strong financial management operations. With more than three decades of experience as a successful entrepreneur, he had founded and managed companies in the textile industry.

Kumar earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

Kumar is the perfect fit for president and CEO because he has been a driving force behind OSTN’s success since it was launched,” said Anjli Jain, CEAI Executive Director. “OSTN now is the largest provider of IPTV content in the university and research community, and his strong financial experience will shape its future as it continues to grow and expand globally.”

Since OSTN was founded in 2003, it has grown from one student-produced channel to multiple services delivered over IPTV to more than 42 million subscribers at more than 4,500 member institutions in 37 countries across the globe.

"It is truly an honor to appointed president and CEO and to be given this responsibility,” said Kumar. “The senior management team is extremely talented and dedicated to serving the needs of the educational institutions that contract with us, the high-quality content providers and millions of viewers across the globe who demand continuous improvements in services.”



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About OSTN

OSTN is the leading provider of educational, foreign language, news, and entertainment IPTV content and services. OSTN features the only 24/7 worldwide channel exclusively devoted to student-produced programming. OSTN now is delivered to nearly 60 million subscribers at more than 4,500 university member campuses in 46 countries around the globe. OSTN can be viewed on televisions and personal computers.

In North America, OSTN uses Internet2 and National LambdaRail’s advanced network to distribute programming to members. It uses JANET in the United Kingdom, ORION in Ontario, Canada, the GEANT2 Network, managed by DANTE, in the European Union. GEANT2 links to Asia via TEIN2, the Middle East & Africa via EuroMed, Latin and South America via ALICE, Mexico via CUDI and Australia via AARNet. For more information, visit www.ostn.tv.

 
 
 
   
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