On August 15, 2023, the board of directors (the ?Board?) of Bright Mountain Media, Inc. appointed Jeff Hirsch as a director of the company, effective as of August 15, 2023. Mr. Hirsch will serve as a director of the company until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until his successor is elected and qualified. The Board has determined that Mr. Hirsch qualifies as an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.

Mr. Hirsch, 65, has over 25 years in technology, business and sales organization development, brand strategy and investor relations. From July 2016 to April 2023, Mr. Hirsch held various leadership roles at PubMatic, including serving as Chief Commercial Officer. He also held prior executive roles as President of CPXi (now Digital Remedy), Chief Executive Officer of AudienceScience, Chief Marketing Officer of SundaySky, SVP of ValueClick, and was a founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Fastclick.

Mr. Hirsch graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Experimental Psychology. On August 15, 2023, the Board approved the composition of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Governance and Nominating Committee of the Company (the ?Committees?) as follows: Audit Committee: Pamela Parizek (Chair) and Harry D. Schulman; Compensation Committee: Harry D. Schulman (Chair) and Pamela Parizek; Governance and Nominating Committee: Harry D. Schulman (Chair) and Pamela Parizek.