4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Session B:
Digital TV Cable/Satellite Set-Top Box - New Services - New Revenue
The emergence of digital television is not a single or simply understood idea like the arrival of color TV, because it represents a number of technologies that will come together in the home and they may arrive in stages. DTV is not only a TV set with enhanced television picture and audio quality, DTV will also arrive in the form of a new set-top box that will have new interactive capabilities, with the functionality of a computer that will bring, among other things, the Internet into play. Just as the VCR will be an antique as digital systems become the standard, the set-top box will bring digital convergence into the American home. In this session we bring together the companies and players who are at the heart of the set-top transformation. What will be the likely scenarios of implementation and change? This is the place to find out.
Dave Robinson, VP and GM, Digital Network Systems, Motorola
Anthony J. Wasilewski, Chief Scientist, Subscriber Networks Sector, Scientific-Atlanta
Greg B. Mills, Vice President, Digital Strategy, Starz Encore Group
C.J. Fredricksen, Manager, Home Products Group, Intel Corp.
Bill Harvey, President, New Century Media
Thomas J. Kerver, Business Editor, Cablevision Magazine, Moderator
Additional speaker to be announced
Paul Connolly, Vice President of Marketing and Network Architectures, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Paul Connolly currently is the vice president of marketing and network architectures in the Broadband Access business of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced subscriber, terrestrial networks and satellite communications to a variety of network operators. His responsibilities include helping network operators generate new revenues by deploying new digital interactive services. Scientific-Atlanta Broadband Access business invented hybrid fiber/coax and digital reverse technologies that allow for true, two-way interactive services to be available today. With more than 20 years experience in broadband and public switched networks, Connolly has held several management positions at Scientific-Atlanta since joining the company in 1995. Before that, he was with Northern Telecom Public Switching Group for nineteen years, holding design, engineering, marketing, product management and general management positions. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a bachelor of applied science and a master of business administration in engineering science, Connolly currently serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Chapter of Juvenile Diabetics Foundation.
Ms. CJ (Cathie) Fredricksen has been with Intel for over 18 years and is currently the Home Product Group's Manager of Industry Marketing. Previously, as Director of the Advanced Television Enhancement Forum, Ms. Fredricksen lead that effort which successfully established the ATVEF spec for enhanced content television and has accelerated the international development and delivery of interactive television products and services. The ATVEF was a cross-industry initiative of major companies from the Content, Transport, Receiver and PC industries, focused on establishing that open specification and catalyzing the global enhanced television marketplace. Ms. Fredricksenís career at Intel has been devoted to developing and integrating new technologies in the marketplace. In addition to being a founder of Intelís ground breaking supercomputer and PC-Enhancement business segments, she also directed the development of a fundamental computer industry standard in another industry initiative, the PCI Local Bus, which has since become the international standard for computers. In her 18 years at Intel, Ms. Fredricksen has also held positions in operations, manufacturing, marketing, finance and business management. Prior to joining Intel, Ms. Fredricksen worked for the NCR Corporation in Colorado. Ms. Fredricksen holds both a Masters Degree and Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Western Michigan University. She is currently a member of the board of directors for PROMAX.
Greg B. Mills is Vice President, Digital Strategy for Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz E
ncore). Founded in 1991, the Colorado based Starz Encore is wholly owned by Liberty Media Group. Starz Encore is the parent of 13 premium movie networks, including The New Encore, STARZ! and MOVIEplex. In his current role with Starz Encore, Mills develops and implements strategies using Starz Encore networks to help cable operators succeed with their launches of digital cable service to consumers. Greg’s responsibility is to monitor technological and legislative advances that affect the progress of digital cable and analyze their respective influences on the industry. Prior to that, he acted as head of strategic planning where he advised senior management on corporate strategy, directed ongoing research for sales groups and generated competitive analysis of the cable/satellite programming industry. Mills is also a regular speaker at cable and satellite industry trade events, including panel engagements at CTAM events and Kagan seminars. Mills holds an MBA from the College of William and Mary and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky. Raised in Lexington, KY, Mills now lives in Denver with his wife Melanie and son Eli. Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States. Starz Encore owns 13 domestic channels and currently counts nearly 60 million pay units. Starz Encore offers include the 12-channel Starz Encore Super Pak and the 7-channel Encore Movie Pak. Programming information may be found on the Web at www.encoremedia.com. Starz Encore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Group (NYSE: LMGa and LMGb).