Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from the last Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here CES 2007, Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall Sunday, January 7th 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Track III – ME4 - Mobile Entertainment Movies, TV and Video for Mobile - Original Entertainment & Information Programming Jumpstarts the Revolution To be present at the start of a new creative industry is to be a member of a graduate class of a great and fantastic new university. While the unknowns in the mobile TV & video universe may not be as daunting and experimental as was the first generation of TV in the 1950s, the challenge of creating and producing for mobile TV and video is still to be present at the beginning of a new frontier. As hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide begin tuning into a Mobile video universe, the task of reaching them with new ideas, new creative forms, new services – some that will be rewarded with millions of viewers and dollars and some that will fail – will make for one of the greatest and challenging experiences of our lives. Mobile TV, video and film programming will be at the heart of a transforming communications world and we welcome you to being at the start of a new medium. Bill Sanders, VP, Programming, Sony Pictures Television International Mobile Entertainment Bruce Gersh, Senior Vice President Business Development, ABC Entertainment Group Louis K. Gump, Vice President, Mobile, The Weather Channel Interactive Mitchell J. Weinraub, Senior Director, New Media Initiatives and Implementation, Comcast Bill Stone, COO, Amp’d Mobile Clint Stinchcomb, Executive Vice President & General Manager, HDTV and New Media, Discovery Communications Dave Ulmer, Senior Director of Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola, Moderator Bill Stone, Chief Operating Officer, Amp’d: Before joining Amp’d, Bill worked at Verizon Wireless as a Vice President responsible for a number of functions including, Strategy, Planning, Content, Music, Internet/E-Commerce, and a variety of marketing functions. Prior to joining Verizon Wireless, Bill held a variety of Executive positions with Vodafone including Chief Marketing Officer for Vodafone Australia as well as being a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Marketing Officer for J-Phone in Tokyo (now Vodafone Japan). Prior to Vodafone, Bill worked for both AirTouch and GTE in a variety of management positions including overseeing a number of firsts in the US Market such as the first launch of CDMA technology in Los Angeles and first Prepay launch in the US. Louis Gump, Vice President, Mobile, The Weather Channel Interactive: Louis Gump, vice president of mobile at The Weather Channel Interactive (TWCi), has responsibility for all of the company’s branded offerings for mobile consumers, including downloadable wireless Doppler radar applications, multimedia offerings, messaging products, and wireless Web sites. During his tenure, TWCi has launched various products such as made-for-mobile video and on-demand messaging, and has continued to integrate mobile offerings into weather.com, the Web site of The Weather Channel. Previously, Gump served as director of business development and director of mobile products and services for TWCi. In those capacities, he had responsibility for distribution relationships for weather.com, as well as operating responsibility for wireless products and services. Prior to joining TWCi in 2001, Gump was director of business development at ExpoExchange and a product manager at 3MC. He also served as a business strategy consultant for Accenture. Gump serves as vice chairman and treasurer of The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and is active in other industry associations including the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) and the Online Publishers Association (OPA). A native of Johnson City, TN, Gump received his MBA from the University of Virginia and bachelor’s degree from Duke University. David Bluhm, Chief Executive Officer, GoTV Networks: David Bluhm has been at the helm of technology companies for the last 20 years. Bluhm has been involved in more than 20 start-ups that have achieved a combined "high water" equity value of over 36 billion dollars. Prior to joining GoTV, Bluhm was the CEO at WUF Networks, which allowed mobile users to access and stream rich media to their mobile phones. WUF helped pioneer mobile music and was acquired by Yahoo! to power their Yahoo! Music Mobile service. Prior to WUF, Bluhm co-founded MFORMA, serving as President of Americas and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Before this, Bluhm was CEO of NearMe where he guided the development and initial licensing of a suite of location technologies used by AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS and U.S. Cellular to deliver Directory Assistance and other localized information to mobile phone users. Bluhm also founded 2WAY Corporation and served as President and CEO. Additionally, Bluhm has held executive positions at Motorola, Mosaix International, Davox Corporation, Realtor.com, BondHub.com, and Mammoth Micro Productions. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. Bill Sanders, Vice President Programming, Sony Pictures Digital Sales and Marketing: As Vice President of Programming for Sony Pictures Digital Sales and Marketing, a division of Sony Pictures Digital, Bill Sanders oversees the worldwide programming strategy to bring video content into the mobile marketplace. Most recently, Sanders served as President of Pervasive Media where he consulted businesses which focused on entertainment content for mobile devices; in particular, video for cell phones. Prior to that position, Sanders was Senior Vice President for Big Ticket Television, a Paramount/Viacom company, where he oversaw all current network and syndicated programming and spearheaded Big Ticket’s entry into enhanced television. Throughout his career, Sanders has served as Vice President of Original Programming for HBO and supervising producer for the channel’s award winning comedy series "Dream On". In addition, he has held positions at Universal Television, Warner Brothers Television, and ABC. Sanders has a bachelor of arts degree in communication from Stanford University. Mitchell J. Weinraub, Senior Director, New Media Initiatives and Implementation, Comcast: Mitchell J. Weinraub is Senior Director of New Media Initiatives for the Comcast Media Center. In this role, he is responsible for all of the Comcast Media Center's production and new media services including the national VOD platform, studios, post-production, live events, web streaming, store and forward delivery and video over IP at the Denver-area facility. Weinraub has 15 years of experience designing facilities, systems and processes for the purpose of managing technology. Before his current assignment, he held roles at PRIMESTAR, DIRECTV, National College Television and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He has a B.A. in broadcast journalism from The American University, and an M.A. in broadcasting, telecommunications, and mass media from Temple University. Weinraub is co-author of Universal Access to On-line Services: An Examination of the Issue, published as Chapter 6 in The Digital Divide: Facing a Crisis or Creating a Myth by MIT Press, August 2001. Dave Ulmer, Senior Director of Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola: Dave Ulmer, Senior Director of Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola, is leading the company’s global marketing efforts for seamless music solutions that span across the home, phone, and automobile. This group has recently introduced iRadio, Motorola's revolutionary new system to deliver 100s of digital radio channels to mobile phones and existing car stereos. A veteran of the digital music market, Dave has held a variety of executive roles with wireless, hardware, and software companies, including as General Manager for Adaptec Software, initiating its spinout to form today’s Napster. Dave has a long history of championing and chaperoning leading edge products into mainstream consumer markets. Clint Stinchcomb, Executive Vice President & General Manager, HDTV and New Media, Discovery Communications: As executive vice president and general manager of HDTV and new media for Discovery Communications, Clint Stinchcomb is responsible for all programming, production, development and operations for Discovery HD Theater and Discovery’s new multiplatform brand, TURBO in the U.S. Stinchcomb also manages new media operations and partnerships for Discovery’s other platform businesses including mobile, wireless, satellite radio and video on demand. Most recently, Stinchcomb served as senior vice president of new media operations, overseeing the launch, implementation and oversight of Discovery’s global new media businesses, including mobile, wireless and broadband television content, satellite radio and video on demand. Prior to joining Discovery’s new media executive team, Stinchcomb was senior vice president and general manager of Discovery HD Theater and Discovery On Demand. In June 2002, Discovery launched the first 24-hour high-definition television network. The network now enjoys virtually universal distribution with all cable and satellite operators who have HD services. Previously, Stinchcomb held a number of key positions within Discovery’s affiliate sales division. He served as vice president, new media, affiliate sales & marketing, where he was responsible for the positioning, sales and marketing of Discovery Networks new media offerings, including Discovery HD Theater. Stinchcomb was also vice president of national accounts, where he was responsible for the affiliate sales, marketing and promotional efforts designed to enhance distribution of the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel and Discovery Health Channel. From November 1994 to May 1999, Stinchcomb served as regional head of sales, Western region, Discovery Networks, U.S. Stinchcomb joined the company in 1992 as part of TLC’s affiliate sales and marketing group. A 14-year Discovery veteran, Stinchcomb has served on a variety of industry association boards and has been named several times to CableFAX Magazine’s "100 Heavy Hitters" list, which recognizes the top executives in media. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College. Stinchcomb resides with his wife, Laurie, and three young children in Olney, Md. He is based at Discovery’s world headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.