Oscar Kneppers
Oscar Kneppers is the most well known internet publisher in the Netherlands. Kneppers is a serial entrepreneur with an enormous experience in publishing and new technology. He started several magazines and websites all focused on new media and technology.
Oscar started working in 1991 at IDG, there he created the first Dutch internet magazine ‘Net Magazine’ (1994) and Webwereld (1995), a successful website on ICT actualities. In 1998 he started on his own Emerce, a magazine about business, marketing and technology. Emerce is one of the most popular Dutch (internet) magazines. In 2003 Emerce was bought by VNU Business Publications.
In February 2005 Kneppers launched Bright, a cross-media title about Tech, Style & Design. Bright is a two monthly magazine and a daily blog about technology and lifestyle.
In December 2006 BrightLive was first organized. A Dutch future fest for digital lifestyle, creative design and innovative technology. Kneppers founded in December 2007 Bright.TV , an on line video channel where Bright journalists can post their video items about Tech, Style and Design.
In 2006 Bright won the Dutch Bloggie for best starter. In 2007 Kneppers won the title ‘Most Innovative Publisher‘ during the national publishers congres. Media entrepreneur Annemarie van Gaal and Venture Capital Partner Van de Ende & Deitmers took a significant part in Bright in 2007. In Mai 2008 Bright was bought by publisher NDC|VBK.
Besides Bright is Oscar co-publisher of Sync, an digital magazine about innovation, science, entrepreneurship and technology.

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