Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from the last Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Fall 2006 Thursday, October 26 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Track II: The Broadband Video Tipping Point: Availability of Vast Content and Portability - Broadband, ITV, Mobile & DTV Video has finally reached into the merger of the entertainment, communications and technology revolution and making itself heard. Call it a Video Tipping Point, a video revolution or simply the next logical step in video to the consumer on all platforms, all the time, but something big is at hand. Video search is becoming the hot button topic and one must ask the question, what are they searching for? As broadband brings video to the consumer on any number of devices, there is no shortage of video content. From the billions of hours of already existing libraries, the daily output of the global news and content providers to the trillions of hours of "personal video," call them v-blogs, Video PodCasts, mobisodes or personal video chat, our universe is past the point of no return. We are now simply codifying the experience, giving it form and coherence. For those who are with us today, welcome to the party, because you will remember this tipping point moment forever. Leonard J. Ostroff, CEO, Rovion Markus Almer, president and co-founder, Almer/Blank Andy Addis, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Hillcrest Labs Janet Van Pelt, President and CEO, Anystream Trevor Cornwell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Television Network Corporation Robert Whitmore, CEO & co-founder, NPOWR Digital Media Inc. (stimTV™Network) Russell Zack, Chief Operating Officer, Cauldron Solutions Kipp Marcus, Vice President of Creative & Content Acquisition, iAmplify.com, Moderator Kipp Marcus, Vice President of Creative & Content Acquisition at iAmplify.com. iAmplify partners with leading brands to create, publish and syndicate audio and video through the web and onto portable devices. Founded in 2004 by Internet Pioneers Murray & Jack Hidary, iAmplify offers content creators the software, hardware and production & technology assistance to create and publish audio and video content. For online retailers, we offer plug-and-play merchandizing, which can serve their customers targeted downloadable products allowing shoppers to purchase downloads a-la-carte or via subscriptions. For media publishers, we provide new ways to sell content directly to their existing audiences as well as formulating and implementing new strategies to create viral marketing on the web using new cutting edge tools. Mr. Marcus's main responsibilities are to head up creative and drive content for the multi-media platform. He has spent the last twelve months at his post growing the media bank catalogue from 400 products to over 10,000 by Q1, 07. Beyond heading up the West Coast offices, Kipp has been instrumental in brokering numerous distribution/online retailer deals and has produced and directed hundreds of "mobi-sodic" programs for iAmplify. Before joining iAmplify, he had production deals at Imagine Entertainment, Warner Bros, NBC & FOX as well as winning a WGA Award for Screenwriting on his Sundance/HBO film, "Let It Snow". Determined to help bridge the gap between the digital download frontier and "old school" media, Kipp took up his post at iAmplify and has focused content efforts on everything from Vegas & the World Series of Poker space to Home Improvement, Sports, Faith, Fitness and many other media verticals signing such notables as 10 Time World Series of Poker Champion Phil Hellmuth, infomercial/DVD Hall of Famer Kathy Smith & the massive Emmy Award-Winning 'Sport's Legends" Catalogue to exclusive long term contracts. Kipp has a BFA from New York University. Janet Van Pelt, President and CEO, Anystream: Janet Van Pelt, President and CEO of Anystream, has nearly 20-year’s experience driving product innovation and growth for companies in the software and digital media industries. Mrs. Van Pelt joined Anystream in 2004 and has been instrumental in helping the company continue to develop innovative solutions that automatically and cost-effectively repurpose video content for delivery through Web, cable video on-demand, mobile and other emerging platforms.  Anystream’s products power the digital media cross-platform strategies of virtually all of the major television and cable networks as well as hundreds of broadband media companies, scores of broadcasters, all the major cable multiple system operators and a variety of global media companies around the world. In this session, Janet will share her unique perspective on the enormous challenges media companies face as they attempt to deliver content across a bewildering array of increasingly complex technologies and devices. Robert Whitmore, CEO & co-founder, NPOWR Digital Media Inc. (stimTV™Network) has served as its President since the Company’s inception in July 2001. Mr. Whitmore is instrumental in the near-term and long-term strategic planning of the Company and in conjunction with co-founder and CTO Dwight Marcus guides the financing activities and development strategies. Mr. Whitmore supervises the sales and marketing departments of the Company and works with Mr. Marcus on the creative and production operations. Mr. Whitmore contributes more than 25 years of management experience within the entertainment industry. In 1999, he and inventor Dwight Marcus founded NTECH Properties, Inc., the parent company to NPOWR Digital Media. Prior to that, Mr. Whitmore formed and became co-owner of New York-based Manhattan Beach Recording Studios and World Coast Music. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Whitmore was President of Cine-Source, Inc., a company involved in feature film development and production. For Cine-Source, he arranged the financing for and served as Supervising Producer of Texasville, the sequel to The Last Picture Show distributed by Columbia Pictures, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring Jeff Bridges and Cybil Shepherd. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Whitmore was a development producer for Warner Bros. Television, and just prior to joining, Warner Bros., he was Executive Producer of the feature film Runaway Train, starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, and Rebecca DeMornay. The film received three Academy Award nominations and captured a Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Jon Voight. In the early ‘80s, Mr. Whitmore was Chairman of the pioneering electronic music synthesis manufacturer and software developer/manufacturer, Voyetra Electronics Inc. There, he was responsible for the strategic planning and coordination of the company’s investment banking activities. Mr. Whitmore earned a B.A. degree from the School of International Service at American University and received a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington College of Law at American University. Leonard J. Ostroff, Chief Executive Officer, Rovion: Mr. Ostroff brings a wealth of relevant experience to his role as Rovion CEO, including over 15 years of financial, operational, managerial, technical and media experience. Prior to joining Rovion, Ostroff served as the Chief Operating Officer of Sinclair Ventures, Inc., the corporate venture capital arm of Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI). In this role, Ostroff was responsible for all non-broadcast investment activities for one of the largest owners of television stations in the country. During his tenure, he led over 20 venture capital investments, acquisitions, bridge loans and other financings. Prior to Sinclair Ventures, Ostroff was Vice President of Information Systems at Prudential Securities, a global securities firm based in New York City, where he was responsible for setting the technical direction of all aspects of application development and support for multiple business units. Prior to joining Prudential, Mr. Ostroff worked at VIPS, a boutique technology consulting firm specializing in imaging and workflow technologies, and Andersen Consulting, now Accenture. Mr. Ostroff has served as a director and advisor to numerous private media and technology companies. Mr. Ostroff graduated from Lafayette College with a BA in Business and Economics and a minor in Computer Science. Andy Addis, Executive Vice President, Hillcrest Labs: As Executive Vice President of Hillcrest Labs, Andy has responsibility for marketing, product development and business development for the company and its groundbreaking technology that re-invents how content is presented and navigated on the television and across a host of consumer electronic products. Andy brings to Hillcrest more than 20 years of marketing and product management experience, much of it focused on the launch of innovative new products. Prior to Hillcrest, Andy was a senior vice president at Comcast, responsible for marketing and new products. While there he played a lead role in new product strategy as well as development, deployment and marketing for Comcast’s most innovative video products, including video-on-demand (VOD), high definition television (HDTV), and digital video recorders (DVRs). He was also involved with Comcast’s user interface strategy and requirements definition. He has also managed established businesses and launched new products at Kraft Foods and AT&T. He has been recognized numerous times in his career for leadership and innovation, including CableFax’s "100 Most Influential People (2004)," Cable and Telecommunications Marketing Association’s TAMI Award (2003), and Advertising Age’s "Top 100 Marketers (1991)." Andy has an MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Lafayette College in Easton, PA. Markus Almer is president and co-founder of Almer/Blank, an interactive media agency in Venice, California. He helps clients like ClearChannel, E! Entertainment Television, IKEA, and Apple identify business opportunities and develop rich digital experiences to improve customer experiences, and Marketing-ROI. Markus is also co-founder of the Rich Media Institute in Los Angeles, which provides training, research and community services to Digital Media professionals. He speaks frequently on events and conferences from the American Marketing Association and Digital Hollywood. Markus began his career in digital media in 1998 by introducing patented multimedia card technology to the United States and over the past 8 years, he has gained extensive experience in interactive marketing and rich media applications. Markus earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Zurich. He grew up in Switzerland and has lived in Southern California since 1998. Trevor Cornwell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Television Network Corporation: Trevor Cornwell is the founder, president and chief executive officer of Broadband Television Network Corporation. The past 10 years of his 20-year career have been spent developing and growing new enterprises in media and technology-based businesses deploying Internet technologies to provide content and streamline customer offerings. One of Cornwell’s most successful entrepreneurial ventures was the start-up of the business jet charter company Skyjet, which he founded in 1997 after determining that technology solutions for aggregating charter aircraft inventory would create market efficiencies. He secured private financing and developed and launched the first real-time booking engine for the charter jet industry in 1998. Under Cornwell’s leadership as chief executive officer, Washington, DC-based Skyjet quickly grew to become the driving force in an all-new segment of the industry. In July 2000, Montreal-based Bombardier Aerospace, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, acquired Skyjet as a strategy to gain presence in the entry-level charter segment of the business aviation industry. Cornwell went on to serve as vice president of strategy and business development for Dallas-based Bombardier Business Jet Solutions, parent company of Bombardier Skyjet and Bombardier Flexjet. During his tenure, he developed a strategic course for Flexjet, the fractional ownership division of Bombardier Aerospace, which resulted in a series of new fractional product offerings and new distribution channels for the fractional aircraft fleet. In addition, he restructured the company’s sales and marketing functions and supervised strategic planning for both Flexjet Europe and Bombardier Skyjet. With responsibility for management oversight of the Skyjet division, the company experienced 50 times growth in revenue from the time it was acquired and became a profitable entity within the Bombardier Aerospace family. Prior to forming Skyjet, Cornwell started several media companies in the burgeoning Eastern Europe market, including Word Up! Inc., which provided English-language radio programming to Central Eastern Europe, and CET Online, an early pioneer in Internet-distributed daily news in Europe. Earlier in his career, Cornwell founded a not-for-profit organization, the National Service League, Inc., which brought businesses and young people together to aid in the transition to emerging democracies in Eastern Europe. Its funding included the Soros Foundation, the Agency for International Development and AT&T. Also in the not-for-profit arena, he coordinated technology sector participation for America’s Promise, the organization founded by Gen. Colin Powell. Cornwell has also served in positions of responsibility for political organizations, notably as Deputy Political Director for the U.S. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. He also has held leadership positions with several U.S. political campaigns. Born in New York City in 1964, Cornwell is a native of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, and resides in Washington, DC. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Maryland Public Television, an adviser to not-for-profit organizations and an investor in several new business ventures. A popular speaker at industry conferences and national business forums, he has been quoted extensively in the national business press. Cornwell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1987 Russell Zack is the Chief Operating Officer at Cauldron Solutions. Cauldron Solutions is a leading provider of technology solutions that manages the production, planning and distribution of digital media content across various platforms. Cauldron’s software solutions have been the obvious choice for leading media players including Rainbow Media, Cox Media, Comcast and Cablevision. Unparalleled in its industry, Cauldron deploys technology designed to optimize the media business, making it easier for content providers to package, schedule assets and deliver content across multiple platforms. Before co-founding Cauldron, he built several technology companies focused on large vertical industries such as automotive, media and entertainment and telecommunications. Previous industry-related experience includes his time spent as President and CEO of DragonFly Mobile Inc, a mobile data optimization and application company he founded in 2000. Russell also co-founded the interactive media company, Sigma6, in 1994. He holds a BA/BS degree in Digital Multi-Media from the University of Michigan based on a unique first-of-a-kind curriculum in the engineering field.