Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Events at CES Wednesday, January 9th 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Session B - DH24 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. Shari Barnett, Director, Media Services, Microsoft TV Division, Microsoft Corporation Sandip H. Mandera, Worldwide Product Manager, Digital Media Solutions, Software & Solutions Group, Intel Jonathan Boltax, Vice President Programming and Service Management, PixelPlay Mark Evensen, co-founder and VP of Product Development, Entone Dalen Harrison, CEO and co-founder, Ensequence Jonathan Beavon, Segment Marketing Director, NDS Frank Nein, Executive Vice President, OrionsWave Mark Meza, Market Analyst, Connected Home Research Group, IMS Research, Moderator Shari Barnett, Director of Media Services, Microsoft TV, Microsoft Corporation - As director of media services, Barnett’s team aligns with service providers, application developers and content providers to develop exciting new and connected television experiences that leverage Internet Protocol (IP)TV technology. Barnett joined the Microsoft TV organization in March 2001. She previously served as group product manager, cable solutions, for Microsoft TV, where she oversaw the development and deployment of Microsoft’s Foundation Edition software platformt. Prior to that, Barnett spent three years managing WebTV’s Interactive TV Support Group and overseeing broadcast services. Barnett’s previous 18 years were spent as a producer and executive producer creating film and video programming, games and applications for a number of leading companies in the Silicon Valley and Bay Area. While working as director of game development at Silicon Gaming, manager of the interactive TV design team at Silicon Graphics, and senior producer at Colossal Pictures, Barnett worked with major advertisers, networks and content providers nationally. Barnett is a frequent speaker at various top-tier industry events, including the Consumer Electronics Show, Digital Hollywood, NATPE and VON. She holds a bachelor’s degree in product design from Stanford University. Mark Evensen, Co-founder and VP of Product Development, Entone: Mark Evensen is a true interactive TV (ITV) technology leader in the development of products and systems that enable full-scale deployment of video solutions worldwide. This includes pioneering efforts in multi-format set-top box and video server design and implementation that facilitate revenue-generating personal television services. Chief among these new designs is Entone’s Hydra residential IP video gateway, which has been widely deployed and currently represents the only multiple television gateway on the market. Evensen is extremely adept in the various technologies involved with ITV and on-demand services, as well as the trade-offs of the various component options. Evensen has been designing and deploying video solutions for nearly 15 years. He was the architect of the world’s first video over DSL deployment and knows intimately what it means to design and develop an end-to-end telco video architecture from the ground up. Dalen Harrison, CEO and co-founder, Ensequence - His leadership and visions for interactive TV have been the driving force behind the growth and success of the company. Under Harrison's direction, Ensequence has developed and deployed software that enable advertisers, programmers and operators to quickly take interactive programming and commercials from concept to air, enabling seamless portability between TV, mobile and broadband delivery platforms. Prior to founding Ensequence, Harrison held several key positions during his tenure with Intel Corporation. As head of worldwide market development for Intel’s Home Products Group, Harrison oversaw digital television marketing strategy and sales teams. He was the impetus behind the formation of Intel’s Content Group and secured more than 50 content and technology contracts for Intel’s Broadcast Products Group. Harrison played a key role in the launch of Intel’s Intercast® Technology, which was supported by 12 national cable and broadcast networks, including NBC, CNN, MTV and QVC. Harrison holds a master’s in international management and finance, a bachelor’s in math and economics and a bachelor’s in computer science. Sandip H. Mandera, Worldwide Product Manager, Digital Media Solutions, Software & Solutions Group, Intel: He is responsible for enabling ISVs on digital home technologies (UPnP, DTCP/IP), developing enabling strategies and evangelizing digital home technologies. He has over 8 years of experience in software and technical marketing combined. In the past, he led Intel's marketing representation on Web services standards - UDDI.org and later OASIS UDDI during 2002 and 2003. He has spoken at leading conferences like Software Development Conference & Web Services World XML and Web Services Conference, contributed to a book chapter in the notable XML Handbook (5th edition) and his articles have appeared in leading magazines like IDS, DevX and JavaWorld. He holds an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University, M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington and a B. Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Regional Engineering College, Calicut, India. Jonathan Beavon, Director, Segment Marketing, NDS Limited: Jonathan Beavon is Director, Segment Marketing at NDS, responsible for platform solutions with a particular focus on technology convergence in the entertainment market. Jonathan joined NDS in 1997, prior to joining NDS he worked in the semiconductor industry at Philips, Plessey and Hitachi. Jonathan has held a variety of engineering and international marketing roles and has worked extensively in Japan, Korea, Europe and the US and holds a degree in electronics. Mark Meza, Market Analyst, Connected Home Research Group, IMS Research: Mark Meza covers the worldwide pay-TV industry and markets for digital TV. Along with top to bottom analysis of these markets, he also has a specific focus on satellite, cable, IPTV, and digital terrestrial television (DTT) set-top boxes, compression technologies for delivery of television services, as well as DVD players and recorders. He is based in Austin, Texas, USA. Before joining IMS Research, Meza served as an analytical chemist for 6 years working with environmental assessment and remediation technologies. Meza has a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and recently completed an MBA in Managerial Marketing from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.