Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood New York City November 10-12, 2010 Wednesday, November 10th 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM SuperSessions Track IV: ViDeo-1 Over the Top TV – Content and the Consumer Experience – New Technologies as Gateway to the New Hollywood The combination of the TV, the set-top, the broadband connection and a host of new CE devices and services is breaking down the barriers of the TV viewing experience. And as the technology innovates, the relationship between the content producer and the consumer is being completely redefined. Every player in the entertainment and technology food chain – from content owner to middleware and head-end operator, to the subscriber service provider and finally to the CE manufacturer, all play an equally key role. The idea that consumers might use a TV, demanding personal and enhanced video services, as they do a computer has arrived – and at this dinner, we welcome the industry players who are leading this transformation. Tim Hanlon, CEO/Managing Director, Velociter, Mediabrands Simon Calver, Chief Executive Officer, LOVEFiLM Michael Alexander, Strategy & Growth Initiatives, IBM Global Telecommunications Industry Jim Funk, Vice President, Development, Roku Peter Ansel, VP Business Development, Clearleap Bradford C. Auerbach, Digital Entertainment Services, Hewlett-Packard Company Rory J. Altman, co-founder/Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company, Moderator Tim Hanlon is CEO/Managing Director of Velociter, the innovation-centric partnership and strategic investment arm of Mediabrands – the corporate media agency division of New York-based marketing services agency giant Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). He is chiefly responsible for driving paradigm-changing advances in marketing, media and consumer communications for Mediabrands’ main operating entities – Universal McCann, Initiative. Magna, and Mediabrands Ventures – through proprietary partnership with today’s most forward-leaning entrepreneurs, incubators and investors. Hanlon was previously the Executive Vice President/Managing Director of Publicis Groupe’s VivaKi Ventures – the strategic partnership and investment arm of VivaKi (comprising Starcom MediaVest Group, Zenith Optimedia Group, Digitas, Razorfish, and Denuo), which he founded in 2008, after launching predecessor Ventures practices for Denuo (2006) and Publicis Groupe Media/PGM (2005). In those roles, Hanlon served in formal advisory and directorial positions with over three dozen media-related startups, while managing successful exits with more than a half-dozen firms, including Sling Media (acquired by Echostar/Dish Network, 2007); Navic Networks (Microsoft, 2008); Rapt (Microsoft, 2008); and SnapTell (Amazon/A9, 2009). Prior to founding the Denuo Ventures and PGM Ventures practices, Hanlon was Senior Vice President/Director, Emerging Contacts for Starcom MediaVest Group. He was chiefly responsible for all US client activity and agency initiatives in the field of emerging media technologies, including the firm’s ground-breaking TV 2.0 Practice, centered around evolutionary television platforms such as interactive/enhanced television, on-demand video, digital video recording, interactive program guide navigation, addressable advertising, and digital broadcasting/datacasting. Hanlon has over 20 years of traditional and interactive agency media experience including roles as Vice President/Director, Strategy & Business Development for the Digital Marketing Group of Chicago-based marketing services agency Frankel, and Director of Interactive Media at Creative Alliance in Louisville, KY. He also served as the Advertising Media Manager for the in-house agency of credit card issuer MBNA America in Wilmington, DE, USA. Hanlon also has wide-ranging journalism experience, including production and writing stints at CBS News, Sports Illustrated and the Voice of America. Among numerous pioneering marketing and media industry activities, Hanlon has been Chairman and founding board member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) Advanced Television Committee (2005-07); founding board member of the AAAA Interactive Television Committee (2003-05); board member of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA)-AAAA Joint Policy Committee for Talent Union Negotiation (2005-07); member of the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Advanced Media Committee (2004-07); founding board member of the DiMA Group AdLab/Innovation in Digital Advertising (IDiA) Consortium (2001-06); and a founding member of the “Beyond :30” Television Advertising Consortium (2003-06). In 2004, Hanlon was an inaugural recipient of Interactive Television Today’s Leadership in Interactive Television Award, and has been twice named to MEDIA Magazine’s “Media 100” list. His insights into the future of media and advertising are regularly seen in major electronic, print and trade press outlets. Hanlon holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, and a BA from Georgetown University. Simon Calver, Chief Executive Officer, LOVEFiLM: Europe?s largest online DVD rental service that merged with Video Island in April 2006. Prior to the merger Simon was CEO of Video Island. Before joining Video Island in July 2005, he held senior management positions at Riverdeep, Dell, Pepsi and Unilever, where he gained a wealth of relevant experience. Previously Simon was Worldwide COO and President at Riverdeep, one of the fastest growing interactive digital education and productivity software companies. He was also General Manager and VP of Dell?s UK and Ireland Home and Small Business operations. Before that he was International VP of Sales Operations for PepsiCola, based in the US for three years and as General Manager and VP of PepsiCola UK where he launched Pepsi Max, Pepsi Blue and development of the Pepsi Music activity. Michael Alexander, Strategy & Growth Initiatives, IBM Global Telecommunications Industry: Michael Alexander has more than 30 years of systems development experience in all aspects of the information technology business. Currently, Alexander is global solutions architect for SPST (service provider strategic transformation) in IBM’s global telecom solutions. He consults with clients globally as an NGN telco subject matter expert (SME) and as a technical leader in VoIP solutions. In addition, Alexander is responsible for the development of telco technical NGN and specifically for VoIP solutions developed by IBM for U.S. clients AT&T, BellSouth, Qwest, SBC & Verizon. He was previously the IT architect profession executive and enterprise architecture practice lead for business innovation services, Australia/New Zealand. Before joining IBM, Alexander was technical partner & chief architect in the solutions integration practice at AT&T Solutions. He was responsible for the development of solution architectures that ensured successful engagements with all clients. Previously, Alexander worked at Unisys for 22 years and was the chief architect for Unisys’ global systems integration practice. He has previously spoken on digital media topics at TM Forum Americas and TM Forum Nice. Rory J. Altman, Co-Founder/Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company: Rory Altman founded Altman Vilandrie & Company with Ed Vilandrie in 2002. Rory's key areas of expertise include competitive dynamics, marketing effectiveness, converged communications products, new market entry, channel strategy, and mergers & acquisitions. He works with operators including service providers, content creators and aggregators, and equipment and software developers. His financial clients include many of the largest and most prominent investors in the communications, media and related technology markets. Rory works with clients on issues such as developing new business models; balancing new product development with short-term retention and acquisition investments; selecting the most impactful converged services for investment; perfecting the channel mix amid changing customer needs and increasing product complexity; maintaining value in wireline voice; defending against video bypass; and efficiently managing a diverse competitive landscape by segment, geography and product availability. Rory works with industry investors to develop investment hypotheses, forecast industry dynamics, value buyout targets, and improve portfolio companies' performance. Rory holds a M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B. Eng. in Civil Engineering from McGill University. He has also served as a traffic engineer and transportation planner at Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. in Chicago. Jim Funk, Vice President, Development, Roku: Jim leads partnership and content relationship efforts for Roku. Jim was previously the VP of Business Development for Internet TV at Netflix. Prior to Netflix, Jim was VP Marketing & Co-Founder at Akimbo Systems. Previously Jim has held executive management positions at Macromedia and marketing positions at Apple. Jim has both a MBA and a bachelor's degree from Stanford University. Peter Ansel - VP Business Development, Clearleap: Peter joined Clearleap after working as VP of Advertising Strategy at Move Networks, where he created new revenue models for broadband TV clients such as ABC, Fox, Ogilvy, and Starcom. As VP of Business Development, Peter oversees strategic partnerships, alliances and technology integrations for the Clearleap’s groundbreaking TV technologies. Prior to Peter’s time at Move, he was a Business Development Executive at AdMission Corp, MetaTV and Alta Vista, where he successfully spearheaded new business models, partnerships and revenue growth for technology related endeavors. Peter attended the University of California, Davis and the University of Miami School of Law. Bradford C. Auerbach, Digital Entertainment Services, Hewlett-Packard Company: 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 Retail Custom Publishing project. He was the prime architect for Hewlett-Packard in structuring the entertainment industry’s first DVD manufacture-on-demand agreement with a major Hollywood studio. Mr. Auerbach 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 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 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 dozens of entertainment articles worldwide (including his Law Review article “Biotechnology Patent Law in Britain and the United States”), and he has presented his views at numerous industry conferences across the globe. 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 a Founding Board Member of the Electronic Software Association, which not only established the E3 video game conference but remains dedicated to serving the business and public affairs interests of companies that publish video and computer games. 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, Flexplay, Macromedia’s Mobile group and the Getty Museum. He holds a patent with Qualcomm relating to mobile phone media technology. BA – Hamilton College, JD – Boston College