Yahoo!'s Head of Connected TV, Patrick Barry, to Step Down

Submitted by tracyswedlow on October 13, 2009 - 12:05am

Patrick Barry--VP of connected TV at Yahoo!, who has become the public face of that company's OTT/TV widget efforts (note: in January, the company announced deals for its TV widget platform with TV manufacturers LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony and Vizio)--is leaving the company "to move on to new projects and aspirations." The following email from Barry, in which he announces to his staff that he will resign his position at the end of the month, was obtained Monday by TechCrunch:

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From: Patrick Barry
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:01:01 -0700
To: Connected Team
Cc: Tapan Bhat, XXX
Subject: Moving on

Connected TV Team,

After 5 great years here at Yahoo, it is time for me to move on to new projects and aspirations. I am tremendously proud of all we have accomplished together, from defining the world's best user experience for interactive television, to shipping our technology platform on millions devices with some of the biggest brands in the industry. You have been an amazing team, and I will treasure the great times we have had working together to overcome challenges and make an impact for Yahoo. I remain a big believer in our vision for the future of television, and I would not be leaving now if I didn't have faith in your ability to continue to achieve our goals and extend that vision.

Thank you for the hard work, passion and commitment over these several years. I will miss you all.

I will continue to be here through the end of the month to help make sure our plans and partnerships stay on track. Please join Tapan and I on Monday morning at 9:30 in Chutes so we can answer any questions you might have about my transition.

Patrick

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In a public statement, Yahoo! said that the company is conducting a search to replace Barry and that it "remain[s] committed to building upon the innovation and leadership the team has delivered in the connected TV category." Until a successor is found, Barry's duties will be taken over by his colleagues, Arlo Rose and Ron Jacoby.

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