TV Over Net

Speakers are being invited from the key sectors involved in the TV Over the Internet sector; If you are interested in speaking at the conference please contact:

Dee Anthony  - Conference Producer
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Griffin Parry leads Sky’s operations in broadband content delivery.  He is responsible for the development of Sky Anytime on PC which, alongside Sky Anytime on Mobile, allows Sky TV customers to access a range of content on their PC or mobile phone as an extension of their core Sky experience.

Sarah Rose joined Channel 4 in May 2006 as Head of VOD and Channel Development and was responsible for the launch of 4OD, Channel 4’s comprehensive video on demand service. 4OD is carried on Virgin Media, BT Vision and Homechoice and is available as an on-line player through which viewers can download most of Channel 4’s commissioned and acquired content. She is also responsible for the development of new digital channels.

Gary Knight has spent over 29 years working in commercial television.

Kevin Obi is Senior Vice President of Digital Assets at NBC Universal International.

 Ms. Peggy Miles is the President and Founder of Intervox Communications, considered the leading digital broadcasting company providing Internet interactive project management and implementation, Net broadcasting consultation and electronic commerce solutions.

Having been born in Israel and lived in Tehran, Washington DC, New York, London and the south of France, Ziv feels most at home pretty much anywhere.

Kevin Baughan is an experienced telecoms professional with a proven track record of delivering commercial results for UK and European service providers.

Pete Kocks oversees the ongoing development, growth and operation for Truveo, the leading video search engine.  He joined Truveo shortly after the company’s founding in 2004. Prior to Truveo, Pete helped launch three software startups in the fields of video surveillance, database monitoring, and application hosting.

Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx, is a technology innovator with over seven years of frontline experience. Prior to founding blinkx, Suranga was the U.S. CTO for Autonomy Corporation, a Cambridge-based technology company.

Robert heads up the new media division of FremantleMedia / TalkbackThames, where he is responsible for the development of its broadcast formats onto digital platforms.  In recent months he has overseen format extensions for hit shows such as The Apprentice, Got Talent, The Bill and The X Factor, working with mobile operators, aggregators, the new content distribution platforms and social networking spaces, as well as the traditional online environment.

Toby founded 3Vision after a successful career in the content industry. This included 10 years in the international TV division of Disney where he oversaw their European Pay TV business and was instrumental in the launch of HBO in Eastern Europe.  At 3Vision, he is responsible for the strategic direction of the business as well as managing the company’s high level content provider relationships.

As Managing Director of LinkShare Ltd., Ms. Dietrich leads the rapid growth of LinkShare's UK business, leveraging 4 successful years at LinkShare US, most recently as Vice President, Advertiser Services, leading the growth of LinkShare's partners online marketing programs via best-in-class services.

Raghav Gupta handles a number of Brightcove's business development priorities including and is currently focused on ramping the Company's efforts in the UK and EU.  He is also responsible for the Company's music industry strategy.

Nada Usina currently serves as President of JumpTV.  Prior to joining the Company, Usina was president of the XOS Broadband Network, which was acquired by JumpTV in September 2007.

John recently joined MPS Broadband as Chief Operating Office leading the Sales & Marketing, Products & Services and Technology divisions.  He came from Red Bee Media Ltd. (formerly BBC Broadcast Ltd.) where he was Commercial Director and was responsible for Strategy, Sales and Marketing, Technology, Client Management and New Product Development and is credited with developing the former BBC department into a highly successful commercial company.

A leading industry professional for over 25 years, Bethany Gorfine provides clients with expert advice and guidance for digital platforms worldwide.

Matteo has been leading Skinkers since its foundation in 2001.

Skinkers is the leader in information broadcast technology, ensuring priority information is delivered to audiences with visibility and impact.

Skinkers has two divisions: Livestation, a global broadcast platform that delivers live TV over the Internet and the Live Notification Platform, the most advanced multi-channel push communication solution for the enterprise.

Steven Hawley is an independent industry analyst, researcher and consultant, serving the telecommunications and digital media industries. His consulting practice, Advanced Media Strategies LLC (AMS), provides strategic, business and technology subject matter expertise in the area of Internet Protocol Television.

Mike Greenall brings over 15 years experience in engineering and strategic marketing within the global set-top box industry to his role as Director Strategic Business Development for Amino. Thanks to his background in both technical and commercial roles, Mike has established an impressive track record for achieving outstanding business growth by identifying gaps in the market and developing valuable business relationships with partners and customers alike.

Mr. Chaim Bechor, PeerTV's CEO and founder is leading the companies' product and marketing activities, towards becoming a major player in the emerging market for TV over the Open Internet. Mr. Bechor has been involved in video networking since 1995, leading Gilat Satellite Networks entry into the Internet video services market as well as the MOST Consortium, an Israeli Media Networking joint project bringing together most Israeli networking and video technology companies.

Tom is the Founder and Managing Director of Wysiwyg Films, through which he has produced two features and several shorts. Tom trained as an anthropologist, but transferred to film to produce the comedy feature The Ultimate Truth, which went on to win an award in New York and gained a US release. In 2006 he won the Cannes 24 Hour Film Challenge with his short film Towel Talk.

Chris Townsley is Limelight Networks’ Director of Strategic Sales in the United Kingdom and is responsible for managing existing and establishing new accounts in EMEA. Chris has over 20 years of global sales experience and prior to joining Limelight Networks, Chris held sales positions with a number of media and technology companies in Europe and Australia including VitalStream, Gomez Europe, Computacenter UK and EMC.

Martin Olausson manages research and analysis on the emerging market for digital distribution of media & home entertainment in Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies (DMS) service.

Mr. Olausson is responsible for delivering actionable advice and insight to leading Media Companies, Content Aggregators, Service Providers, Applications Developers and Device Vendors around the world.