Michael Jackson is the President of Programming for IAC.  In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing the Company’s initiatives in the development, acquisition and distribution of programming.  Recent ventures from IAC Programming include CollegeHumor.com and Vimeo, part of Connected Ventures; VeryShortList; and the soon-to-be-launched 236.com.

Mr. Jackson joined USA Networks, Inc. in 2001 as President and Chief Executive of USA Entertainment.  There, he oversaw the USA Network, Sci Fi and Trio, as well as the USA television studio and USA Films.  Mr. Jackson assumed the role of Chairman of Universal Television Group following the 2002 merger of USA Networks, Inc. and Vivendi Universal Entertainment.  In this capacity, he orchestrated the group’s fiscal turnaround and led a major investment in original cable programming that resulted in Monk, The Dead Zone and Battlestar Galactica.  Mr. Jackson has had a long career in British television, serving as Controller of BBC2 and BBC1, and Chief Executive of Channel Four, where he launched two new channels, E4 and Film Four. In the U.K. Mr. Jackson was responsible for programs such as Da Ali G Show, Queer as Folk and Trading Spaces.