Tuesday, September 20 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Track II: Movies, OnDemand Content and Broadband - Via the PC - Via the Set-Top: Technology & Content Movies delivered via broadband Internet! An idea that seemed to be dead on arrival just a year or two ago, is an industry on the verge of busting out. SVOD, VOD - features delivered via the Internet - via the PC and via the set-top is very much a part of our future. A centerpiece of this anticipated future is the expectation that the PVR, the Personal Video Recorder will become a fixture on the next generation of all home PCs as well as in Set-tops. Add to that a wireless connection between the PC/PVR and the Set-top or TV, and it doesn’t take brain surgery to see how the herky-jerky downside of IP delivery of rich media will become a thing of the past or at least a secondary consideration as consumers download content to the PVR and play it back in crisp, full screen DVD quality. Under this scenario, Internet SVOD will become a full competitor to SVOD via the cable or satellite. IP delivery of features is about to reshape the landscape of the film industry. Curt Marvis, CEO, CinemaNow Josh Goldman, CEO, Akimbo Virl Z. Hill, Senior Director of Business Development, Consumer Services, RealNetworks, Inc. Alan Citron, SVP Marketing, Movielink Hilmi Ozguc, CEO, Maven Networks John D. Canning, Director, Content Production, Yahoo Lisa Crane Greer, CEO, Media Venture Advisors, Moderator Josh Goldman, Chief Executive Officer, Akimbo: For more than 15 years as a successful high-tech entrepreneur, Josh Goldman has combined his passion for breakthrough technology with his ability to create innovative business models for high-growth companies. He joins Akimbo, the first Internet-to-TV video on demand service, from Sprout Group venture capital, where he was the firm’s first entrepreneur-in-residence, working to develop business ideas for new high-tech companies. Prior to Sprout Group, Josh served as president and chief executive officer of mySimon, Inc., the largest comparison-shopping service on the Internet. He oversaw the growth of mySimon into a major consumer e-commerce site, culminating in the sale of the company to CNET Networks. He then stayed on as president of CNET’s consumer division. Josh received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s of science degree with honors in Computer Science from Tufts University. Curt Marvis, CEO, Co Founder, CinemaNow: Mr. Marvis has a distinguished career in television, multimedia and the Internet and has served as a co-founder and CEO of CinemaNow since its creation in June of 1999. He previously served as President of publicly held game developer 7th Level, leading their successful restructuring into delivery of web-based technology applications. At 7th Level he created and implemented business partnerships with Microsoft, Real Networks, GeoCities, broadcast.com, IBM and MTV and helped orchestrate a merger to create Learn2.com. Mr. Marvis was a founder of multimedia start-up Powerhouse Entertainment and served one year on the IBM Multimedia Task Force creating strategic plans for IBM in their continued development of interactive software. From 1984 to 1994 Mr. Marvis co-founded and served as CEO of The Company, an award winning and highly successful production company for music videos and commercials. During this time, he and his partner, Director Wayne Isham, produced many of the most popular and critically acclaimed videos in the hstory of MTV. They were awarded in 1991 with MTV’s Video Vanguard Award honoring lifetime achievement in their work. Mr. Marvis is a graduate with honors from UCLA with a BFA in Motion Picture and Television Production. Virl Z. Hill, Senior Director of Business Development, Consumer Services, RealNetworks, Inc.: Virl Z. Hill is RealNetworks' Senior Director of Business Development for Consumer Video Services, leading the team by creating and managing strategic partnerships for SuperPass, Starz! Ticket on Real Movies, the Real Guide and Real's future consumer video products and services. Prior to RealNetworks, Virl led The Walt Disney Company's network television and television animation strategic planning group, focusing on production and global distribution strategy for prime time and syndicated programming including Home Improvement and The Disney Afternoon and for Disney's direct-to-video feature animation sequel initiative. He began his media career in international home video and merchandising at Hanna-Barbera Productions. Virl also worked in international investment banking with Credit Suisse First Boston in New York and Australia. Virl is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and serves on the Board of the Cable Television Association for Marketing (CTAM) Silicon Valley/Pacific Northwest Chapter. He holds an MBA and a BA from Northwestern University and also studied at the London Business School. Hilmi Ozguc, Chief Executive Officer, Maven Networks: With almost 20 years experience as a successful entrepreneur and executive in the software industry, Hilmi Ozguc currently serves as co-founder and CEO of Maven Networks. Hilmi has a proven track record in bringing products to market that realize the Internet’s potential as a global communications and marketing vehicle. Named by Advertising Age as one of twenty "Digital Media Masters" leading the convergence of the media, advertising, and technology businesses, he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and has been widely quoted in publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Business Week. Previously, Hilmi was co-founder and CEO of Narrative Communications Corporation, a pioneer of rich media Internet advertising technologies and services. In less than four years, he guided Narrative and the development of its flagship Enliven product from a streaming media startup with $13 million in venture financing from Greylock, Accel Partners, and Carlyle Ventures to a $100 million acquisition by @Home Network in 1999. Under his leadership, Narrative captured 70% market share, grew its revenue 800% annually and served numerous Fortune 500 enterprises including American Express, AT&T, Citibank, General Motors, IBM, and Procter & Gamble. Among Narrative’s customers were global advertising agencies BBDO, McCann-Erickson, Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Young & Rubicam, while more than 400 leading Web publishers adopted Enliven as a standard format. Before co-founding Narrative in 1995, Hilmi spent seven years with Lotus Development Corp., a $1 billion revenue leader in enterprise software, where he held a variety of senior management roles in product development, marketing, and international operations. Prior to joining Lotus, Hilmi was a software architect and engineering manager for electronic design automation systems at Mitsubishi Semiconductor and its R&D Labs in Japan. Hilmi received a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering from Boston University. Lisa Crane, Managing Partner, Media Venture Advisors. Ms. Crane has a reputation for strategic thinking, branding, and new economy leadership. From charting the course for a groundbreaking online entertainment venture to guiding one of the major television networks through uncharted Internet territory, her success stems from an ability to build and direct profit-oriented management teams. Lisa Crane is the Managing Partner of Media Venture Advisors, an e-consulting firm providing strategic consulting services to leading Internet and entertainment companies. Ms. Crane is the former president and CEO of Soundbreak.com, the interactive online music company. She was Vice President of NBC Interactive and General Manager of NBC.com, the network's flagship entertainment website. Prior to NBC, Ms. Crane served as Vice President of Universal Studios. Education & Affiliations: Lisa Crane holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a bachelor's degree from UCLA. Crane has held seats on the boards of two public companies, and currently sits on the board of advisors of the Digital Media Marketing Organization, Proximity File, Spiderdance, On2.com, The Dial.com and Pulse Entertainment. Ms. Crane is active in the Motion Picture and Television Fund. She is also one of the most popular speakers on the internet conference circuit, having spoken at Internet World, Streaming Media West, emediatainment world, adtech, Ebiz, Digital Hollywood, NAB, the Morgan Stanley/Industry Standard Internet Summit, DDMI, CMJ/Change Music, BandWidth, Digital Coast 1999/2000, Herring on Hollywood, Variety's Internet Summit, Jupiter's PlugIn, Radio & Records, VIC's Industry Breakfast, and many others. Lisa has also taught several classes at major universities on e-business and entertainment, including USC and UCLA.