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 Wednesday, June 13th 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Track II: Movies, TV & Video Programming to the Consumer – All Video All the Time: Broadband, IPTV, DVD & Mobile Movies, TV and video programming 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 Bradford C. Auerbach, Digital Entertainment Services, Hewlett-Packard Company Roy Price, Director, Digital Video, Amazon Digital Mary Coller Albert, Chief Marketing Officer, Movielink Eric Patterson, VP of Consumer Services, BitTorrent Jim Funk, co-founder and Vice President of Marketing, Akimbo Services Dan Graham, Chief Operating Officer, ClickStar Lisa Crane Greer, CEO, Media Venture Advisors, Moderator Mary Coller Albert, Chief Marketing Officer, Movielink: As Chief Marketing Officer, Mary Coller Albert is responsible for leading all product marketing and company branding efforts at Movielink. A seasoned Internet marketing and media executive, she oversees all company consumer, business and partner marketing initiatives from brand communication and product planning and positioning to customer acquisition and retention strategies. Mary also oversees all content acquisition and management, production and programming. Previously Mary served as Senior Vice President at Sony Pictures Digital where she was head of Programming for Sony Connect Video as well as Senior Vice President, General Manager, of SoapCity. In the five years that Mary was at the helm SoapCity, her leadership was instrumental in making SoapCity the Internet’s foremost distributor of content on soap operas and one of the largest female oriented websites, leading to the launch of SoapCity’s download, the first video download service offering full-length, day and date network television broadcasting over the Internet. Before joining Sony Pictures Digital, Mary was vice president and co-founder of Beatnik Inc., an interactive audio software and music development company she started with musician Thomas Dolby. Mary was responsible for taking the company through creative concept, to raising venture capital, and onto maintaining the day-to-day operations including music and software licensing. In addition, she developed, negotiated and oversaw all business relationships for Beatnik, including deals with such major technology companies as Netscape, Microsoft’s WebTV, Sun Microsystems and others. Prior to Beatnik, she managed the careers of musicians and artists as the owner of Mary Coller Management, a personal management company she established in 1990. Roy Price, Director, Digital Video, Amazon Digital: Roy Price joined Amazon Digital in November 2004 as Group Product Manager of Digital Video. He oversees Amazon the Unbox video downloads project. Launched in September 2006, Unbox is an Internet video on demand service offering television shows and movies. Before joining Amazon Digital, Price was a consultant with McKinsey & Co. advising media clients in the United States and Europe. He previously served as vice president at The Walt Disney Co. where he worked from 1995 to 2000. Prior to that, he was a financial analyst at Allen & Co. from 1990-1992 and started his careet as an assistant at Creative Artists Agency. Price earned his bachelor’s degree in English America Literature and Language from Harvard College and his JD from University of Southern California. BRADFORD C. AUERBACH: Mr. Auerbach is a senior entertainment executive with extensive and unique expertise in production, content acquisition, Intellectual Property law and licensing, on a global level. He is currently handling Strategic Business Development with Hewlett-Packard for the mammoth Video Merchant Services project. He has had success in structuring many groundbreaking deals with a diverse range of rightsholders, including NFL, HBO, MTV, Olympics Committee, Screen Actors Guild, every Hollywood studio, Peter Gabriel, ESPN, Sesame Street/CTW, among numerous others. He has deep familiarity with each aspect of the media business, having sat on all sides of the deal-making table, on behalf of mobile, cable, satellite, Internet, hardware, software, distribution and production companies. He has held positions as Senior Legal Counsel with QUALCOMM’s MediaFLO initiative, General Counsel for Philips Media (a division of Royal Philips Electronics, Netherlands) and Head Counsel, Business Affairs for Astro/MEASAT (Malaysia), the premier direct broadcast satellite operator in South East Asia. As the lead attorney of Business Affairs for Programming at Starz/Encore he structured the pay television industry’s largest Hollywood studio output deal, and the first to include SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) rights. Mr. Auerbach started his entertainment media career at Disney Home Video, where he handled business affairs for the industry’s leading home video company, including the company’s first copy protection deal and the company’s first Pay Per Transaction deal. He has published myriad entertainment articles worldwide, and has presented his views at numerous industry conferences. Mr. Auerbach helped form the Digital Entertainment Group, the industry-wide consortium that was the primary catalyst for the launch and spectacular success of the DVD format. He was the founding Executive Director of the DVD-Audio Council, and has consulted to a handful of cutting edge clients. His past engagements include Warner Music Group, Playboy, Macromedia’s Mobile group and the Getty Museum. BA – Hamilton College, JD – Boston College 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. Jim Funk, Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing, Akimbo: Jim Funk has more than 20 years of corporate strategy, acquisition and marketing experience with leading companies in Silicon Valley. Prior to joining Akimbo, Jim was senior vice president of strategic planning at Imagicast, and established key partnerships that enhanced the company’s wireless e-commerce services for retailers. Before that, Jim co-founded GoCampus, a startup focused on providing computer services to the higher-education market, and served as its vice president of business affairs. During his five years as a vice president with Macromedia, Jim helped the company grow from $25 million to over $100 million in revenue by working to acquire several industry-leading products, including FreeHand, Dreamweaver and Flash. Prior to Macromedia, Jim spent seven years in marketing and product roles at Apple Computer, which included managing the highly successful higher-education student marketing programs. Jim graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Eric Patterson, Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Services, BitTorrent: Eric Patterson is Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Services for BitTorrent, Inc. Bringing over 14 years of agency and client-side marketing experience, Eric most recently served as Director of Publisher Services for CNET Networks. There he managed all product development, sales, and marketing for Download.com's self-service distribution, advertising and e-commerce platform. Under his direction, the program saw 30 percent year-over-year revenue growth and garnered an industry award from Software Business Magazine in 2005. Prior to CNET, Eric ran sales and marketing operations for Fathom Online, a leading search marketing firm. Previous work includes media planning for Adidas and Beyond.com at Leagas Delaney, as well as consulting projects for companies such as Macromedia and Ask Jeeves. Eric has a B.A. from Southern Methodist University and an M.S. from the University of Kansas. Lisa Crane Greer, 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.