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
Don Dulchinos, Vice President, Advanced Platforms and Services, CableLabs®,
Sean Besser, Director, Business Development , Movielink
Scott Roesch, Vice President & General Manager, AtomFilms
Jeff Shultz, CEO, CONCERT
Carl Crabill, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, MovieBeam
Rex Wong, CEO, DAVE.TV
Lisa Crane Greer, CEO, Media Venture Advisors, Moderator
Scott Roesch, Vice President & General Manager, AtomFilms: Scott is responsible for marketing, consumer revenue, creative direction, and site management at AtomShockwave. His career in Internet media spans 10 years, the first half as an editor-producer with pioneering Web properties Mr. Showbiz and ESPN.com, and the latter half with AtomShockwave. He joined AtomFilms in 1998 as a member of the startup's small launch team, and has since served the company in several capacities, including marketing, content acquisition, business development, editorial, and programming. Scott earned a BA in English from the University of Washington.
Curt Marvis, CEO, 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 history 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.Sean Besser, Director, Business Development , Movielink: Sean is responsi
ble for identifying, expanding and managing Movielink’s roster of strategic, distribution and marketing partnerships. In addition to heading up all of the company's business development and sales efforts, he oversees partner relations and guides the company's overall business strategy. Sean brings to Movielink nearly 10 years of experience in the delivery of entertainment and related services, including work at TiVo, Fox Sports, NBC, and most recently EchoStar (The DISH Network), where he managed all of the company’s broadband business development activities. He holds a J.D. and a BA from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.Carl Crabill, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, MovieBeam, Inc.: Carl Cr
abill oversees customer relationship management, retail and direct sales, merchandising, marketing, promotions and public relations. He joined MovieBeam in 2002, and worked closely with customers and retailers in test markets. He is focused on customer acquisition and retention and is closely involved with ongoing development of the MovieBeam service. Crabill helped launch DIRECTV, where he served as vice president of sales and distribution. In that role, he was responsible for management of all consumer, commercial and Spanish-language programming sales in the Western United States. He led his regional team from overall third to first position in every key sales metric, including gross and net subscriber acquisition, and successfully negotiated multi-year exclusive distribution contracts with all key consumer electronics retailers. Crabill completed general education studies at Marymount University and Bakersfield College.Donald P. Dulchinos, Senior Vice President, Advanced Platforms and Se
rvices, CableLabs®: Donald P. Dulchinos is Senior Vice President, Advanced Platforms and Services, for Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®). Mr. Dulchinos directs and manages the OpenCable project, an initiative of the cable television industry being managed through CableLabs with a goal of defining a family of advanced, interactive digital devices which support the range of current and future digital cable product offerings. The family of devices includes set-top boxes, digital televisions, personal computers, and more. Mr. Dulchinos oversees the development of OpenCable hardware specifications in cooperation with cable companies and consumer electronics manufacturers, and also coordinates input from the Hollywood production community, the Federal Communications Commission, and national retailers such as Circuit City. He manages an effort to define a common software environment for retail set-top and other OpenCable devices, called the OpenCable Applications Platform (OCAP), with the goal of supporting a range of interactive television applications and services. Mr. Dulchinos manages the Advanced Platforms and Services Department within CableLabs, with a staff of twenty-four full time technical, business development and software professionals. Before joining CableLabs®, Mr. Dulchinos spent seven years as director of research with the National Cable Television Association, where he specialized in technology assessment and strategic analysis of other telecommunications and information industries. Prior to that, he was an analyst at National Economic Research Associates in Washington D.C., and before that he was a technical information specialist in the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress. Mr. Dulchinos holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Graduate School of Business and Public Management at the University of Denver, and a B.A. in economics from Union College in Schenectady, NY. CableLabs® is a research and development consortium of cable television system operators worldwide. CableLabs® plans and funds research and development projects that will help cable companies take advantage of future opportunities and meet future challenges in the cable television industry. CableLabs® maintains web sites at www.cablelabs.com; www.cablemodem.com; www.cablenet.org; www.opencable.com; and www.packetcable.com.Jeff Shultz, CEO, CONCERT: Jeff is CEO and co-founder of CONCERT, one of the nation’s first VOD television properties and the first television channel dedicated to music performance and documentary. Together with his business partner, Michael Shimbo, Jeff was among the first executives to begin forging relationships in the nascent VOD programming industry in early 2002. Currently he oversees the executive function for CONCERT, managing programming and distribution business development, advertising sales, and affiliate relations. Jeff was previously director of business development for NBC Internet, the online arm of NBC television network. There he focused on new media entertainment and e-commerce deals for one of the nation’s leading broadband Internet portals. Jeff began his career as an attorney for the international firm of Linklaters where he specialized in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and hedge fund management. Jeff graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Arizona and with a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School.
Rex Wong, CEO, DAVE.TV: Rex Wong is CEO of X2 USA, a digital lifestyle consumer electronics manufacturer. X2 USA, which launched in late December 2004, offers an array of popular digital lifestyle products that have won many awards including Best of CES 2005 Innovation Award and being named Best of CES 2005 Finalist for the X2 Mega View. X2 was also a huge hit at the Consumer Electronics Show, with 15 prominent appearances on national television and dozens of product-related stories in prominent national magazines and newspapers. Mr. Wong is also CEO of DAVE.TV, an IPTV pioneer and leader in digital entertainment distribution. Mr. Wong is a Managing Partner of Synergy Ventures, a technology investment fund and incubator, and serves on the Board of Directors of China Genetics, Adegy, Telabout and the Craigslist Foundation. Prior to that, he served as President of Envision, a regional computer retail chain located in Southern California where he brought the company to $20 Million in sales annually, Executive Vice President for Microcom Computers, Managing Director of the Bureau of China Trade and Investment, Editor-in-Chief of China Watch and China Watch Online, and has over 16 years of experience in the computer industry including over 10 years in the Internet and online industry. He has consulted with many companies and organizations on Internet strategies including the California Small Business Association, National Organization for Women, and Ernst & Young. Mr. Wong is a member of Emmy Advanced Technology Committee, Monte Jade, Interactive TV Alliance (ITA) and the Media Entertainment Technology Alliance and is a featured speaker and panelist at events such as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Digital Hollywood and NATPE.
Lisa Crane, Managing Partner, Media Venture Advisors. Ms. Crane h
as 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.