Podcasts about interactive media peer group

LORI H. SCHWARTZ is a true technology catalyst (‘Tech Cat'). As a leading advisor in marketing and tech innovation, Lori collaborates with top creative and strategic executives of multiple brands, tech and content companies to ensure their understanding of new business models. She is frequently curating large trade show plenaries and hosting events. Her company's trends briefings, curation and tours products have become well known globally through their work @CES, @NAB, @NATPE and @InfinityFestival to name a few. Los Angeles-based, Lori is a CNN Technology Contributor and a frequent speaker at major industry events as well as for private companies helping to facilitate conversations around technology innovation. She sits on the Board of Governors for the Television Academy's Interactive Media Peer Group, driving thought leadership for the future of television. Websites:www.techcat.tv www.story-tech.com Socials: @techcatgirl @storytech

Cathy is part of the Television Academy's Interactive Media Peer Group's Executive Committee. This is the group responsible for selecting the winner(s) for the Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming Award. This award was recently awarded to The Line from @Arvore and Oculus VR and to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's hitRECord.org Inc. Cathy is joined by IMPG Governor, Lori H. Schwartz to talk about what it takes to win an Emmy for #VR or #AR and much more! If you're an #XR creator and you dream of winning an Emmy one day, don't miss this episode.

In this episode, Cathy interviews Ricardo Justus and Ricardo Laganaro of ARVORE. The team recently won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming. The ARVORE team is one of the first studios to use the Oculus Quest's hand tracking for an interactive VR experience, The Line. Cathy is part of the Executive Committee of the Television Academy's Interactive Media Peer Group, the group responsible for deciding who gets this award. The line is one of the virtual reality winners this year.

Drew Baldwin is an advocate for original video programing online. A passionate and outspoken advocate of original video programing online, Drew is Founder and CEO of Tubefilter and Creator and Executive Producer of the Streamy Awards. Drew is the Executive Director of Social Media Week Los Angeles. He chairs the New Media Committee for the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors, and proudly serves on the Interactive Media Peer Group for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmys), the New Media Council for the Producers Guild of America, and the Media Council of the Paley Center for Media. A Los Angeles native, Drew is proud to serve on the Salon LA Programming Committee for the Getty House, the Official Residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles.

Allison Dollar is a longtime champion of digital video interactivity. Based in ‘Silicon Beach,’ in her consulting practice she specializes in accelerating early stage digital ventures. These span content, consumer brands, consumer electronics and enterprise technology. In complementary roles, she is CEO and co-founder of the Interactive Television Alliance, a trade association comprised of leading corporations in advanced digital television whose members span advertising, programming, technology and distribution. She chairs the Los Angeles Venture Association’s Digital SIG. Some projects have included IBM’s eBusiness (partnering American Express, Bell Atlantic, Mail Boxes Etc.), Liberty Media (Ascent), AOL’s Guerilla Games, SimplyTV, WB, Creative Planet (IPO), Stan Lee Media (IPO), MobileCasino, Vi[z]Rt (virtual sets), Envivio (France Telecom spinoff, acquired by Ericsson), Homerun Entertainment (Scripps), LSI Capital, Comcast, Digital Containers (P2P), AT&T spinoff Telcordia, Space Tourism Society Orbit Awards, The Horror Channel, Gamma&Density (acquired Global Cinematography Institute), Mozaik (automated video hotspotting), Trumpit (mobile alerts), SnapCuts (social video messaging), AdMedia, Shodogg (cloud video switcher), parWinr (video gamification), WeVu (crowd sourced venue screenings), Aqueti (macro/micro 360° array video camera), Tapin2(mobile concierge commerce), ExciteM (2nd screen social platform), GN (pet lifestyle brand), Connectivity TV Fan Fest, SAMI Games, SuperCloud live streaming, Celebrities Squared and TMT’s Spot Direct. At Vault Comics she advises on corporate strategy and partnerships. For Webcasts.com she was CSO and a founding board member (IPO as iBEAM Broadcasting), CEO of Celebrities.com, and CSO for WhiteBlox and Gizmo Media Group, creating partnerships with Dick Clark Productions, Westfield Mall and numerous media outlets. In addition, she co-founded eTV World, Hollyweb Live!, and venture pitch events iNNOVATORS™ and iBreakfast LA. She chaired NAB’s Executive Committee to launch Multimedia World, the NAB’s switch to digital (now the South Hall). She was Executive Director of the Media Excellence Awards at its inception and continues on the board. She produced sessions for Silicon Beach Fest, presents at Founder’s Workshops was on the advisory board of KORUS, the Korea-US Vision Council. She is a pipeline partner and advisor for SPROCKIT and Expert Dojo start-up accelerators, and program producer for NAB’s Destination NXT. Previously, as Executive Producer for Phillips Business Information, she led business/online content development for 40+ media trade publications, including In Motion, Film & Video, Interactive Video News, Multimedia Week, and Multimedia Wire. Early on, she worked with Oscar-nominated James Agee Film Project, CBS affiliate WBAL, and the Maryland Film Commission. She was a founding board member of Women in Film & Video, Maryland. A Blue Ribbon Judge for the TV Academy’s Interactive Emmys, Dollar has also been a member of the Interactive Media Peer Group executive committee. She holds a M.A. from the University of Virginia and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Goucher College in Baltimore. Her book, published for NAB by Focal Press, Interactive Television: Tracking and Preparing for an Emerging Market in 2003, examines the historic reworking of the television business model. https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondollar http://itvalliance.org https://www.lava.org http://mediaxawards.com

Seth Shapiro is a leader in business innovation and digital media and serves on the board of the TV Academy. As a innovation keynote speaker and as the CEO of New Amsterdam Media, a business consultancy firm, Seth helps companies turn disruptive technology to competitive advantage and use digital in innovative ways to build relationships with customers. A two-time Emmy® Award winner, USC Professor and Television Academy Governor, Seth has worked with some of the world’s most innovative companies, including the Walt Disney Company, Comcast, DIRECTV, Intel, Interpublic Group, Verizon, Universal Pictures, Goldman Sachs and a range of startup and early stage ventures. He has been the launch lead for nearly 30 digital services across TV, online, music, and mobile, and helped mastermind game-changing media services like NFL Sunday Ticket and TiVo.

Adam Wescott, Partner/Co-Founder, is an accomplished executive with more than ten years in the entertainment and digital industries. Most recently, Adam served as principal consultant and executive producer to Refinery29 and Nylon TV, among others. Previously, Adam developed and executive produced the Google-funded Original Channel ‘u look haute’ featuring YouTube sensations Elle and Blair Fowler. As Vice President of Owned and Operated Properties for EQAL (acquired by EverydayHealth), Adam developed and ran more than 20 celebrity editorial websites in partnership with Bethenny Frankel, Nick Cannon, Lauren Conrad and more. He spent four and a half years managing E! Entertainment and Style Network’s creation and distribution of online video. Early in his career, Adam developed and launched social networks for Jessica Biel and Olympic skier Bode Miller. Adam regularly moderates and speaks at industry events and is an active member of Television Academy’s Interactive Media Peer Group and the International Academy of Web Television. He is a contributing author of YouTube Channels for Dummies (Spring 2015) and is YouTube-Certified in Audience Growth.

Adam Wescott, Partner/Co-Founder, is an accomplished executive with more than ten years in the entertainment and digital industries. Most recently, Adam served as principal consultant and executive producer to Refinery29 and Nylon TV, among others. Previously, Adam developed and executive produced the Google-funded Original Channel ‘u look haute’ featuring YouTube sensations Elle and Blair Fowler. As Vice President of Owned and Operated Properties for EQAL (acquired by EverydayHealth), Adam developed and ran more than 20 celebrity editorial websites in partnership with Bethenny Frankel, Nick Cannon, Lauren Conrad and more. He spent four and a half years managing E! Entertainment and Style Network’s creation and distribution of online video. Early in his career, Adam developed and launched social networks for Jessica Biel and Olympic skier Bode Miller. Adam regularly moderates and speaks at industry events and is an active member of Television Academy’s Interactive Media Peer Group and the International Academy of Web Television. He is a contributing author of YouTube Channels for Dummies (Spring 2015) and is YouTube-Certified in Audience Growth.

Two-time Emmy® Award winner Seth Shapiro is a leading executive and adviser in digital media. His work includes cutting-edge projects in television, online, games and music with the Walt Disney Company, Comcast, DIRECTV, Intel, Time Warner, McCann, Showtime, Universal, Verizon, Goldman Sachs and a range of new ventures. He is a Governor of Interactive Media at the Academy of Television of Arts & Sciences, the organization that bestows the Emmy Awards.Shapiro is President of Village Green Network, Principal of New Amsterdam Media and Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He was previously a Partner at Media Valuation Partners and co-founder of ARC, a VOD service in 15 million cable homes.As Head of Production at DIRECTV Advanced Content & Services, Shapiro launched over 25 services on four platforms, including the NFL Sunday Ticket Digital Suite, Microsoft's UltimateTV® and DIRECTV TiVo, the world's first major DVR platform.Shapiro sits on the Annenberg Innovation Lab Research Council, the Producer Guild's New Media Council and the Advisory Boards of Aficionado Media, the Mobile Excellence Awards, PICNIC Festival Amsterdam and OVP Venture Partners. He is a frequent keynote speaker in the US, Europe, Latin America and Australia and is a long-time member of the Interactive Media Peer Group's Executive Committee. Seth is Magna cum Laude graduate of New York University and was Adelbert Alumni Scholar at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music.Infuse Creative, founded by Gregory Markel, referred to as ‘one of the pioneers of SEO,' has provided search engine optimization, social media, mobile, TV advertising, reputation management, security, and digital marketing services and technology to an extremely diverse range of clients comprised of politicians, celebrities, well known executives, governments, corporations and others for the last 15 years including notable names such as; Sony, Universal, Roadside Attractions, Mazda, Disney, Gibson Musical Instruments, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros., Participant Media, Pacificare, The BBC, Ed Hardy, Led Zeppelin, Lord of the Rings, CBS, FOX, The National Geographic Channel, Transcendental Meditation, The State of California, Reality Executives International, and many more.

Geoff Katz, who is now at iWidgets, is also co-governor of the Interactive Media Peer Group of the Emmy's organization. But, what many people don't know is that he has worked at a number of companies in the Bay Area and, therefore, has a special perspective on how the interactive television industry works from the inside out. Tracy Swedlow, editor-in-chief of InteractiveTV Today, talks to Geoff about his worldview and about the new widgets economy. http://www.itvt.com http://www.tvot09.com http://blog.itvt.com

TVOT Live welcomes 3 execs. from the Interactive Media Peer Group of The American Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ("The Emmys") who will talk about the new awards and how they embrace interactive storytelling and broadband technologies. www.itvt.com or blog.itvt.com