What Happened?
New York, NY-based Bleacher Report has Appointed Sam Parnell as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Bleacher Report, a division of Turner Sports, is the leading digital destination for team-specific sports content and real-time event coverage, and is one of the fastest-growing digital properties in the U.S. Bleacher Report`s editorial and video teams, led by a growing roster of lead writers and premier contributors, create hundreds of pieces of content per day to provide fans with the most comprehensive experience for their favorite teams and topics across all major sports. The strategy is simple. Fans tell us what they want and we create, curate and deliver the content they are seeking. Regardless of market size, our robust staff of featured columnists and breaking-news writers across the country work around the clock delivering only the sports news and topics fans care about—all in real-time. We take a cutting-edge approach to sports content production and delivery based on the most relevant information for each sports fan. With that, we keep fans "in the know" and ahead of the game at all times. Bleacher Report is also available through Team Stream™, the top-rated, industry-leading tablet and smartphone app, and via the Bleacher Report daily sport- and team-specific email newsletters. With over 10 million downloads to date, Bleacher Report`s Team Stream tablet and smartphone app service provides an unmatched personalized fan experience on mobile devices.
About the Person
Sam Parnell leads the Product and Engineering Departments at Bleacher Report with overall responsibility for product development, user experience, engineering, scalability and quality assurance. He joined the team in 2008 to help grow the engineering team and scale the site to serve millions of sports fans. Sam is passionate about Ruby on Rails, open source technology solutions and scaling applications. Prior to Bleacher Report, he worked in senior architecture and technology management roles at Core Continuum, Blast Radius and Razorfish. Sam holds a BSc in Computer Science and Cybernetics from Reading University, England. A lifelong cricket fan, Sam lives and dies for the England test team.
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