2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Track B:
Development of Streaming Video Programming: Concepts in Entertainment or Information Channels
The idea of broadband information and entertainment networks is now not only an accepted model of programming, it’s becoming a staple in Net communication. Contrary to popular belief, streaming networks, representing broadband content in many forms, are the future. Wall Street may be having its doubts and the consumer press loves to debunk the rise of the Net, being first in line to slam a fad, but like it or not, millions of users are online watching and interacting with streaming content. Whether it’s a broadband network or an ETV/ITV programming, streaming is here. There’s no escaping the future. For the skeptics or converted alike, television, music and film production entities had better figure out how to implement this technology and get its content streaming if it wants to play a part in the future.
Bertrand Pecquerie, CEO, Fashion Live - France
Stephen Felisan, Senior Vice President, Technology & Interactive, House of Blues Entertainment
Marc Chalom, Vice President Content, iNextv.com
Marty Lafferty, President and CEO, Zoom Culture
Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, BNNtv.com/CameraPlanet.com
Michael Dorf, CEO, KnitMedia
Jay Mathieu, Director of Video Services, AccuWeather
Neil McGinness, founder, Scale Studio, Moderator
Jay Mathieu, Director of Video Services, AccuWeather: Jay Mathieu oversaw development and
operation of AccuWeather's television broadcasts and AccuWeather.com streaming media. With a degree in visual communications, Jay joined AccuWeather as a graphic artist in 1989. Jay became the manager of television graphics and video development in 1992, and was put in charge of terrestrial, satellite and Internet broadcasting in 1998. Jay currently holds the position of Streaming Media Product Manager, in which he is responsible for all aspects of AccuWeather's audio and video Internet products.Stephen Felisan has served House of Blues since August of 1994 and is Senior Vice
President of Technology & Interactive for HOB Entertainment, Inc. Felisan is responsible for setting the vision and running the business that is HOB.com and directs the interactive aspects of HOB Entertainment’s digital products such as DVD, direct broadcast satellite, wireless, PDAs, broadband, and all Internet-based initiatives including Internet Radio, Video & Audio Digital Downloads, Internet Pay-Per-View, On-Demand/Near-Demand Content, and syndication programs. Felisan holds a B.S. degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from U.C.L.A. He currently resides in Hollywood, CA.Marc Chalom is the Vice President of Content and Production for iNEXTV and is responsible for overseeing all content and video production for iNEXTV. Prior to joining iNEXTV, Chalom held various senior-level executive positions in the entertainment industry. As Senior Vice President of Programming and Production at Food Court Entertainment Network, Chalom was responsible for the development and creation of programming designed for malls throughout the United States. As one of the original executives at Hearst/ABC, Chalom oversaw the production at A&E Network and Lifetime Cable Network. Many series he developed for these networks are still in production, including A&E’s award-winning Biography series. As Vice President of Production and Operations at A&E Networks, Chalom was responsible for all original production, on-air activities, as well as day-to-day operations since its inception. Chalom also served as director of production at The Children’s Television Workshop producing Sesame Street, 3-2-1 Contact! and Betcha’ Don’t Know. Prior to that, he managed production for PBS’s The MacNeil-Lehrer Report; and was involved in the PBS Dance In America Series and the award winning Adam’s Chronicles. Chalom’s productions have won many prestigious awards, including Emmy® and CableAce Awards. He has taught at the New School about various aspects of television production and holds an M.A. from New York University. In addition to his television career, Chalom has directed many plays in off-Broadway theater. Chalom works out of iNEXTV’s corporate headquarters in New York City.
Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, BNNtv.com/CameraPlanet.com: As the founder and CEO of CameraPlanet.com, Steven Rosenbaum is considered to be one of the most outspoken advocates of first-person storytelling. Says Rosenbaum: "The era of a few voices speaking to the masses is over as individuals gain access to the tools that make television production and distribution possible." Rosenbaum's CameraPlanet.com is poised to be at the center of that revolution. "The next wave of television will entertain and inform, engage and empower, and invite viewers to become content creators and active participants," says Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum's first hit in user-generated video was at MTV. There, he created the groundbreaking series MTV News UNFILTERED, empowering viewers to call in with their story ideas. Rosenbaum's staffers reviewed approximately 2,500 calls a week and then sent out small video cameras to chosen subjects to film their own compelling stories. Television news was turned upside-down and Rosenbaum's company became the noted pioneer of viewer-generated content. UNFILTERED was the first user-based production of BNNtv.com, the television division of Rosenbaum's interactive media company. BNNtv.com's productions account for 40 hours of prime-time television annually on such outlets as MSNBC, A&E, CourtTV, HBO, The History Channel, CBS News, MTV and CNN. He is acknowledged as an originator of VideoJournalism, the process where reporters shoot and edit their own stories for both TV and the Web. Rosenbaum is the president and CEO of BNNtv.com, and the president of CameraPlanet.com. His work has been acknowledged for excellence, with a recognition that includes 2 Emmy Awards, 6 New York Festival's World Medals, 4 CINE Golden Eagles and 6 Telly awards. He actively serves on the Board of Trustees of the International Documentary Association and as a member and advisor to the Creative Coalition.
Bertrand Pecquerie, CEO, Fashion Live - France: Mr. Pecquerie was Director of SA Fashion Live, a company held 50% by its managers and 50% by 3 Suisses International (which specialized in women's internet sites). He oversaw a team of 15 salaried employees and 15 freelancers. This fashion industry e-zine (bilingual English/French) competed directly with Elle.com and Vogue.com. From 1998, Fashionlive provided photo and video coverage of runway shows in Paris, London, Milan, and New York. Annual traffic reached 25 million pages read and 100,000 videos viewed. It was also the only database in the world to cover all the major fashion designers. From 1996-2000, Mr. Pecquerie was. Director of SA World Media Live, a company with capital of two million euros and a subsidiary of VIVENDI specializing in heavily trafficked factual services of interest to public at large. Oversaw a team of 25 salaried employees and 20 freelancers. Mr. Pecquerie was professor of history and communication at the University of Paris: master of conferences at IEP de Paris. From 1981-1986 he was technical counsellor to the President of the French National Assembly. In 1979, he was announced as. Professor of history. Awarded highest distinction for teaching. Mr. Pecquerie is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure, modern section.
Neil McGinness, founder, Scale Studio is formerly the Senior Vice President for Business Development at the Burly
Bear Network, the nation's largest college cable television network. In this role he planed and created strategic relationships which benefit Burly Bear Network's efforts on-air, on-campus, and online at www.burlybear.com. Prior to joining Burly Bear Network, Mr. McGinness was Vice President for Business Development at Burly Bear Network's parent company Broadway Video Entertainment. Owned by "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels, Broadway Video Entertainment develops and produces entertainment in television, recorded music, and new media. Mr. McGinness began his career at Broadway Video Entertainment in 1992. He holds a master's degree from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Institute of Film and Television and received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University.Marty Lafferty, President and CEO, Zoom Culture: Marty oversees the company's overall direction, including growth of ZOOM CULTURE's member community and guidance of its Zoom Director network in the development of compelling and, above all, entertaining programming. Prior to joining ZOOM CULTURE in November 2000, Marty served as chief marketing officer at StreamSearch.com, leading content acquisition, advertising sales, consumer marketing, and business development. Previously, he held the position of vice president of corporate and service marketing at Microsoft TV. Before joining Microsoft he was president of FutureVision, overseeing the commercial launch of its digital video services and acquisition of the company by Verizon. He also served in senior management positions at NBC and TBS. He served as CEO of NBC's pay-per-view Olympics joint venture, producing a series of programs featuring many digital programming and field production enhancements. At TBS, he played a key role in two Turner Entertainment Network launches, as well as the re-launch of CNN-2 as Headline News. Marty has been the recipient of the NCTA President's Award and a CTAM TAMI Award. He is an honors graduate of Williams College and holds a masters degree from Yale University.
Michael Dorf, CEO, KnitMedia: The musical leanings of Michael Dorf, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, were solidified early on when he founded his own record label while attending law sch
ool at the University of Wisconsin. In 1986, he quit school, moved to New York City and began to promote bands on his label full-time. A year later, he opened a small performing arts space called The Knitting Factory. Today, Dorf's Knitting Factory, the state-of-the-art, 15,000-square-foot, fully-wired facility in TriBeCa, has become the international home of new music, and stands as a focal point at the heart of KnitMedia and its productions. In 1994, Dorf had the foresight to see the potential and power of the internet by making the Knitting Factory the first music venue to enter the cyber-universe by launching its initial website, knittingfactory.com. Shortly thereafter, Dorf upped the ante by making the Knit the world’s first "global club" by webcasting its shows live around the globe. And thus, the groundwork was laid for what would become KnitMedia. One club has grown into three; One record label has blossomed into several, providing both new and historic music; One ambitious festival has become one of the largest festival production companies in the world; And one website has evolved into a new media company that has put forth a new benchmark model in music entertainment. In a December, 1999, Los Angeles Times Weekend Calendar cover story on Dorf, Don Heckman stated, "It was skill that allowed Dorf to transform an offbeat venue into one of the most influential companies in jazz and alternative music, and, in the process, enact some visionary methods of connecting musicians with listeners."