Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood, Santa Monica Thursday, June 14th 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Track I: IPTV and Internet TV Connectivity - Broadband, the TV, the Set-Top, the Server - Enabling Advanced Services - Content and Advertising The integration of the TV experience with the full power of the new consumer technologies – from broadband to mobile – opens to door to not only an unique world of entertainment and information, it brings to the table a next generation idea of full consumer interactivity within the TV experience. Personalized TV will forever change the consumer entertainment landscape – it will open the door to a consumer with more and greater control over his or her environment – in touch with family members, enjoying HD programming, accessing and saving information and ultimately creating it and sharing it with others. The Personalized TV experience represents a huge step forward, and at this event, we are pleased to take small steps forward in that direction. Chuck Gritton, Chief Technology Officer, Hillcrest Labs Doug McGary, President, The Media Group’s ‘The ITV Group’ Dave Rice, VP of Sales, Move Networks Jody Stark, VP of Business Development, ICTV Matt Cuson, VP of Marketing, Minerva Networks Michel Maeso, co-founder, Knack Networks Antonette K. Goroch, Senior Analyst, Digital Tech Consulting, Moderator Jody Stark, VP of Business Development for ICTV leads the company's efforts in developing relationships with cable and IPTV operators and content providers. ICTV is a leading provider of advanced interactive services to television and mobile devices. Prior to ICTV, Jody served as SVP of Strategy and Business Development for yooMedia , the fastest growing interactive digital TV and mobile entertainment company in the UK, and a partner of ICTV. Before taking on the role at yooMedia Jody ran the Media and Entertainment Practice for Blast Radius, a business solutions provider that leverages technology to automate marketing, sales, and customer service for clients including Nike, Nintendo, Kenwood, Casio, Heineken, MTV, BMW, Universal Studios, and Atlantic Records Prior to joining Blast Radius, Mr. Stark was a partner and co-founder of Los Angeles-based Initech Consulting, where he built the company’s North American operations and developed strategic media technology plans for content companies such as AOL, Turner Networks and DirecTV. He was also the founder of Viziworx, Inc., a provider of core interactive television authoring services to broadband service providers and content service providers. Viziworx was acquired in 2000 by ACTV (IATV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Company. Mr. Stark’s previous experience includes working with Mixed Signals Technology as Senior Vice President, Business Development and consulting for clients such as Microsoft,ESPN Sony, CBS, Fox, Liberate Technologies, CNN and DirecTV. An influential public speaker, Mr. Stark has developed and produced several cutting-edge broadband service applications that have garnered him industry-wide recognition including an Emmy nomination in 2001. Doug McGary, President, The iTV Group, The Media Group: Doug McGary is president of The Media Group’s “The iTV Group,” a professional services organization focused on the production of compelling and highly responsive interactive television experiences for advertisers. The iTV Group is responsible for strategy, media planning, creative, production services and development for iTV advertising campaigns for The Media Group, which has conducted iTV ad campaigns for clients such as Ford, Lexus, Procter & Gamble, Reebok and more. Doug joined TMG in 2004 and has over 20 years of experience in the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Prior to TMG, Doug was the Director of interactive services at EchoStar Communications Corporation where he led the development of interactive TV services on the DISH Network DBS platform. He led the development of interactive platforms at EchoStar, such as the first-of-its-kind DISH Player (in conjunction with WebTV) and DISH Interactive in conjunction with OpenTV and Wink. He also has years of experience in imagery and video compression and transmission technologies with Harris Communications Corp., Kodak, Texas Instruments and Lockheed Martin. Doug has been active in development of new digital TV technologies using broadcast data standards such as ATVEF, ATSC and MPEG. He holds patents in video compression technology and BSEE/MSEE degrees from Montana State University. CHARLES W. K. GRITTON, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Hillcrest Labs: Chuck Gritton is responsible for all of Hillcrest Labs’ technology development, including strategy, product architectures and research. His distinguished career includes more than 20 years of experience in signal processing, image processing, networking and videoconferencing in the telecommunications, wireless, cable, consumer electronics and personal computer markets. He has held senior management positions at some of the world’s largest communications companies as well as emerging companies. Prior to joining Hillcrest, Chuck was CTO of Tellabs, Inc., following the acquisition of Coherent Communications, where he was CTO and vice president of engineering. Previously, Chuck was co–founder, president and CTO of Broadsword Technologies. He has held engineering management positions at AT&T Bell Labs and AT&T Network Systems. Chuck also spent ten years as head of one of the International Telecommunication Union’s DSP working groups and has been an active standards participant throughout his career. Chuck has designed or managed the creation of many signal processing ASICs, leading to the deployment of millions of devices. Chuck has also designed or managed the creation of numerous DSP–based communications systems including a video conferencing system that was deployed in the space shuttle. Chuck holds dozens of domestic and foreign patents. He currently serves as an advisor for Colibria, a presence management company, and is a member of CTAM, SCTE, and IDIA. Chuck earned a bachelor’s in electrical engineering with highest Distinction, a master’s in electrical engineering, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia. David Rice is Vice President of Media and Entertainment Sales for Move Networks based in Los Angeles. He brings nearly 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the technology industry to Move. Prior to joining Move, David was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Limelight Networks, a leading content delivery network where he was responsible for building that company from a start-up to a leading provider of services to media and entertainment organizations. Prior to Limelight, David was a National Sales Manager at Akamai Technologies where, he was instrumental in helping Akamai significantly increase revenues through partnerships with leading web hosting, managed services and network technology providers. David also served as general manager of NaviPath, a CMGi infrastructure company focused on the Internet Service Provider market where he secured business with top ISPs in the industry. As a Director at PictureTel, he was instrumental in building the IP sales organization responsible for conferencing and streaming technology over the Internet. David also had national responsibility for channel development with NEC Technologies, as well as ARDIS, a Motorola/IBM wireless joint venture. David holds a BS in Business Administration from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago. Matt Cuson, VP of Marketing, Minerva Networks: Mr. Cuson has over 25 years of experience in defining and marketing networked enterprise systems, storage solutions, and business and consumer application software. Prior to joining Minerva in 2005, Mr. Cuson held positions at technologically advanced companies such as HP and Adaptec, as well as a number of startup companies. His diverse background spans many of the key markets and technologies that uniquely characterize the IPTV market space. Michel Maeso, co-founder, Knack Networks: Michel J. Maeso is successful executive/entrepreneur in the Internet media space. Having 19 years experience in the high tech industry, Michel has successfully lead Internet media delivery organizations to new levels of success. Michel was formerly the Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for the NASDAQ traded VitalStream, a global leader in video streaming services, which was sold to Internap (NASDAQ:INAP) in February 2007 for $222 million. Prior to VitalStream he was Vice President of Sales at Speedera Networks, a leading provider of global outsourced web infrastructure solutions (CDN); during his two-year tenure there Speedera was cited twice by PriceWaterhouseCoopers as one of Silicon Valley's 10 fastest-growing private companies before being acquired by Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) for $172 million with the collective stock value grew to over $500 million in less than 12 months. Additionally Maeso was Executive Vice President of Sales for Packet Design, Senior vice president of sales at collaborative software provider ActionBase Corp., Vice president of visual networks at Intellisys Group, where he oversaw triple-digit revenue growth. Michel has held sales and sales management positions with PictureTel, NEC and AT&T. ANTONETTE GOROCH, Senior Analyst, Digital Tech Consulting (DTC)Goroch has been an analyst and executive in the media industry for over 10 years, covering areas including cable, digital satellite, consumer electronics, Internet, IPTV, digital video and music. She has authored expert analyses focusing on digital media entertainment and technology for firms including Paul Kagan Associates, Adams Media Research, Cowles Business Media and Digital Tech Consulting. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Broadband Week, Satellite Communications and Broadcasting & Cable. Goroch has an MA in Communications (Radio/TV/Film) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a BA in Political Science from California State University, Humboldt.