AlwaysOn Names 2008 Hollywood IT List, Recognizing Technology Leaders in the Entertainment Industry

OnHollywood 2008

Today, AlwaysOn presents its second annual Hollywood IT list. This industry insider list features the top entertainment executives and dealmakers who really get IT—information technology – and its growing impact on the entertainment and media economies. Last year’s list consisted of 12 pioneers who used technology to distribute and market their companies’ traditional entertainment products as well as to create new content. This year, AlwaysOn expanded the Hollywood IT list to fit the growing number of execs embracing innovative entertainment trends.

AlwaysOn will be celebrating the Hollywood IT list at an exclusive gathering kicking off OnHollywood 2008 at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood on Monday, June 9 at 6:30 pm. This party is invitation only and will be followed by a live comedy show.

The Hollywood IT list recognizes the investors and dealmakers who are seeding the entrepreneurs and hooking them up with the industry establishment. The selection process involved nominations from talent agencies, technology insiders, venture capital gurus, and media watchers. Though the list is by no means comprehensive, it gives an overview of the industry chiefs who are forging the future of digital entertainment.

With backgrounds in marketing, technology, venture capital, and content creation, in both Hollywood and Silicon Valley, these executives are on top of their digital content game.
Big Chiefs

Bob Iger, CEO, Walt Disney
Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, Board Member, Walt Disney
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & CEO, News Corporation
Jim Wiatt, CEO, William Morris Agency
Philippe Dauman, CEO, Viacom
Barry Diller, Chairman & CEO, IAC
Jaime Montgomery, CEO, Montgomery & Co.

Entertainment & Media Executives

Philip Kent, Chairman & CEO, Turner Broadcasting System
James Murdoch, CEO, BSkyB
Chase Carey, President & CEO, DirectTV
Peter Chernin, President & COO, News Corporation
Jeffrey B. Yapp, EVP, MTV Networks
Alan Bell, EVP & CTO, Paramount Pictures
Sean Carey, Senior Executive VP, Sony Pictures Television
Albert Cheng, EVP, Digital Media, Walt Disney-ABC Television Group
Stefanie Henning, SVP, Global Marketing and New Media, Fox Television
Studios
Bob Lambert, SVP, Worldwide Technology Strategy and Development, the
Walt Disney Company
Peter Levinsohn, President, Fox Interactive Media
George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer, NBC Universal
Ira Rubenstein, Global Digital Media Executive Vice President, Marvel
Curt Marvis, President of Digital Media, Lionsgate
Mika Salmi, President, Global Digital Media, MTV Networks
Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive
Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Steve Wadsworth, President, Walt Disney Internet Group
Kevin Mayer, EVP, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and
Technology Group, The Walt Disney Company
Matt Pillar, VP, Emerging Business Acquisitions, The Walt Disney
Company
Mike Lang, EVP, Business Development and Strategy, Fox Networks Group
Dan Fawcett, President, Fox Digital
Marc Graboff, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal
Television Studio
Vince Manzi, President, The NBC Agency
Derek Broes, Vice President, Worldwide Business Development, Paramount
Digital Entertainment
Tom Lesinski, President, Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment
Shane Yeend, CEO, Imagination
Bob Osher, President, Digital Production Division, Sony Pictures
Entertainment
Justin Townsend, CEO, IGA Worldwide
Emily Della Maggiora, SVP, Nielson Interactive Entertainment
John Calkins, SVP Corporate Development, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Kevin Reily, President, Fox Entertainment
George Bodenheimer, Co- Chairman, Walt Disney Media Networks, and

President, ESPN
Olaf Olafsson, EVP, TimeWarner
George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer, NBC Universal
Paul Maglione, CEO, Vivendi Games Mobile
John Zehr, SVP, ESPN Mobile
Greg Clayman, SVP, Mobile MTV
Jeff Sellinger, SVP, CBS Mobile
John Smelzer, SVP, Fox Interactive Media
Larry Shapiro, VP, Walt Disney Interactive
Mitch Singer, CTO, Sony Pictures
Chris Cookson, President, Sony Pictures Technologies
Andy Setos, President of Engineering, Fox
Chuck Dages, EVP Emerging Technology, Warner Bros.
Thomas Gewecke, President, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Melanie Hall, COO, quarterlife
David Wertheimer, Executive Director, USC Entertainment Technology
Center
Dan Goodman, President, Media Rights Capital
Modi Wiczyk, Co-CEO, Media Rights Capital
Asif Satchu, Co-CEO, Media Rights Capital
Adam Rymer, SVP Digital Platforms, Universal Pictures
Courtney Holt, EVP, Digital Music & Media, MTV
Curt Mavis, CEO, CinemaNow
Michael Arrieta, Senior Vice President, Sony Pictures Digital
Entertainment
Sean Atkins, SVP, Digital Media, HBO
Alex Barkaloff, Executive Producer, Digital Media, LIONSGATE
Stephen Andrade, Senior Vice President, Digital Development and
General Manager, NBC.com
Lisa Hsia, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal Bravo
Christopher Grosso, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development,
NBC Universal Digital Media
Eric Berger, Senior Vice President, Mobile Entertainment, Sony
Pictures Television Corporation
Bob Shallow, Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Entertainment
Group, TV Guide Network
Jamyn Edis, Vice President, Emerging Technology, Home Box Office, Inc.
Richard D. Titus, Head of User Experience, BBC Future Media &
Technology
Rob Hayes, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Showtime
Digital Media
Michael Bonner, Vice President, New Media Distribution, NBC Universal
Mike Pusateri, SVP Technology Development, Disney-ABC Television Group

Tech & Media Players

Dan Sheeran, SVP Music and Video, RealNetworks
Steven Kessel, Worldwide Digital Media, Amazon (MP3)
Chris Ahearn, President , Reuters Media
Chad Hurley, Founder & CEO, YouTube
Steve Chen, Founder & CTO, YouTube
Keith Richman, CEO, Break.com
Jordan Hoffner, Head of Content Partnerships YouTube
David Eun, VP of Content Partnerships, YouTube
Adam Stewart, Vertical Director, Media & Entertainment Group, Google
Steven L. Canepa, Vice President, Global Media & Entertainment
Industry, IBM
Steve Abraham, Global Leader, Media and Entertainment Industry, IBM
Global Business Services
Michael Bonner, Vice President, New Media Distribution, NBC Universal

Venture Investors, Dealmakers & Talent Scouts

Eric Hippeau, Managing Director, Softbank Capital
Jonathan Miller, Co-Founder, Velocity Investment Group
Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper, Fisher, Jurvetson
Michael Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Co.
Drew Lipsher, Partner, Greycroft
Richard Wolpert, Partner, WMA/ Accel / Venrock Fund
Roelof Botha, Partner, Sequoia Capital
Michael Eisner, founder, The Tornante Company
Dan Beldy, Managing Director, Steamboat Ventures
Sandy Climan, Managing Director, Entertainment Media Partners
Lewis Henderson, SVP Digital Media, William Morris Agency
Michael Yanover, Head of Business Development, Creative Artists Agency
Christopher Pappas, United Talent Agency
Marc Cuban, Owner of Dallas Mavericks, co-owner of 2929 Entertainment,
and Chairman of HDNet
William “Bing” Gordon, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,
co-founded Electronic Arts in 1982
Bill Gurley, Partner, Benchmark Capital
Chris Jacquemin, Head of New Media, Endeavor Agency
Woody Benson, General Partner, Prism VentureWorks
David Cremin, Managing Director, DFJ Frontier
Alan J. Patricoff, Managing Director, Greycroft
Dana Settle, Partner, Greycroft
Greg Martin, Partner, Redpoint Ventures
Michael Hirshland, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
Rick Heitzmann, Managing Director, FirstMark Capital (formerly
Pequot Ventures)
Jim Breyer, Managing Partner, Accel Partners
Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
Craig Cooper, Managing Director, Saban Capital Group
Dennis Miller, Managing Partner, Spark Capital
Todd Dagres, Managing Partner, Spark Capital
George Zachary, Partner, Charles River Partners
Raj Kapoor, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund
Jonathan Nelson, CEO, Providence Equity Partners
Dana Settle, Partner, Greycroft
Ross Levinsohn, Co-founder & Partner, Velocity Interactive Group
Arthur Bilger, Co-founder & Managing Member, Shelter Capital Partners
Jay McDonald, Partner, DeSilva + Phillips
Fred Wilson, Partner, Union Square Ventures
Terry Semel, Chairmen, Windsor Media
David Siminoff, General Partner, Venrock
Warren Lee, Principal, Canaan Partners
Amish Jani, Principal, Pequot Ventures

For more information on the Hollywood IT list, visit http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27414.

About OnHollywood 2008

June 10-11 @ The Sofitel Hotel, West Hollywood, California

OnHollywood is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the Hollywood digital entertainment and media elite. This two-half-day executive event features high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. Our editors will also honor the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies and feature the Best of Broadband “BOB” Awards. Fifty of the top CEOs from the OnHollywood 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our “CEO Showcase.”

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