Col Needham will become the company’s executive chair. IMDb’s chief operating officer, Nikki Santoro, will take over as CEO. Col Needham will become the company’s executive chair. IMDb’s chief ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Wander around a film festival this year and chances are you’ll run into Col Needham, a jovial, unassuming bloke with wire-rimmed glasses and a permanent grin from Bristol, England.

British computer engineer and movie buff Col Needham founded IMDb (formerly Internet Movie Database) in 1990, starting it as a fan-operated film and TV database on the Usenet group rec.arts.movies and ...

Col Needham, who founded of entertainment info site IMDb in 1990, is stepping aside as CEO of the Amazon-owned property. Needham has transitioned to the role of IMDb executive chair. Nikki Santoro, ...

The industry veteran discusses favorite meals, faux pas, and shares his most interesting celebrity encounter. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter Col Needham, founder and CEO of online ...

IMDb is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a major restructuring. As of Tuesday morning, founder Col Needham has become executive chair as former COO Nikki Santoro takes over as CEO. Since the ...

IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, is getting its first new CEO in its 35-year history. Col Needham, the company’s founder and its CEO for the website’s entire existence, is transitioning out of his ...

“We want a play button on every single page of IMDb,” said the popular film site’s founder Col Needham during a SXSW Q&A moderated by indieWIRE‘s Eugene Hernandez. “Our strategy is to allow people to ...

Col Needham, founder and CEO of online entertainment database IMDb and IMDbPro service for the entertainment industry, is back on the Croisette this year. Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, the ...