OTT Executive Podcast with Brian Mahony
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S6E10 OTT Executive Podcast S6 E10: Simon Matar, CTO, Robosoft
1) Simon's background at KPMG; 2) Robosoft "engineering the digital experience" from design to development; 3) "Nervous excitement" about AI; 4) The importance of human expertise in the SDLC…
S6E9 OTT Executive Podcast S6 E9: Bill Mobley, CEO, FreeCast
1) Bill's early days as an online video pioneer; 2) MegaChannels consortium serving up 800,000 videos a day to computers (in 1999); 3) Hugely successful launch of RabbitTV Plus dongle; 4)…
S6E8 OTT Executive Podcast S6 E8: Scott Olechowski, CPO and Co-Founder, Plex
1) Scott growing up "a bit of a nerd"; 2) Working in Silicon Valley for a company acquired by Cisco; 3) Starting Plex as a hobby back in 2007; 4) Trying to build a personal media server; 5)…
S6E7 OTT Executive Podcast S6 E7: Allison Yazdian, CEO, Uscreen @Uscreen
1) Allison's career background; 2) Learning business from her entrepreneur parents; 3) "In the age of AI, more people are going to become entrepreneurs"; 4) Defining the "creator economy"; 5) Is it…
S6E6 OTT Exec Podcast S6 E6: Natasha Hritzuk, VP, Head of Corporate Research, Warner Bros. Discovery
1) Career background including academia and political psychology; 2) Working for General Mills and then Microsoft; 3) Where does short-form video fit in? 4) The creator economy and how to decide…
S6E5 OTT Exec Podcast S6 E5: Bryan Louzil, President, Mometu
1) Growing up the child of Hollywood parents; 2) Love for soccer; 3) Learning the business world at Enterprise Rent-A-Car; 4) Mometu is "more for me and you"; 5) Working with young creators; 6)…
S6E4 OTT Executive Podcast S6 E4: Christy Tanner, Chair of Swerve Sports
1) Christy's career background; 2) Launching streaming for CBS News; 3) Starting Swerve TV; 4) Distribution strategy (Roku and Pluto initially); 5) Freestyle Trampoline Association example- why there…
S6E3 OTT Exec Podcast S6 E3: Johnny Miles, SVP, Content Distribution & Partnerships, FEVA TV
1) Johnny's career background; 2) Launching CLEO TV at TV One; 3) Content distribution strategy; 4) How to embrace the "creator economy"; 5) How is AI changing the media & entertainment industry;…
S6E2 OTT Executive Podcast S6 E2: Cathy Rasenberger, Co-Founder and President, Free Live Sports
1) Cathy's beginning in the cable industry (starting at Warner Bros. Television, Cablevision Magazine, ESPN, TV Guide, Food Network); 2) Starting Rasenberger Media consultancy; 3) Launching 28 cable…
S6E1 OTT Executive Podcast S6 E1: Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Entertainment
1) Moving to Colorado; 2) Background in cable, insurance, and farm equipment; 3) Role of Fathom as distribution "window" option; 4) Theater "magic" is still alive; 5) Fathom's rebrand; 6) Growth in…
S5E6 OTT Executive Podcast S5 E6: Greg Roe, Co-Founder, Freestyle Trampoline Association
1) Greg's early childhood and entry into Olympic gymnastics trampoline; 2) Yearning for more freedom and self-expression; 3) Meeting Trish McGeer; 4) The first GTG Games- the sport "launched on…
S5E5 OTT Executive Podcast S5 E5: Ren Young, CEO/Founder, PRAYZN
1) Ren's start from a "summer camp" kid to music/opera, to MTV, to content producer; 2) Literally started in the mailroom; 3) Origins of the "faith-fueled" PRAYZN story; 4) Building a faith-fueled…
S5E4 OTT Executive Podcast S5 E4: Beth Anderson, SVP/GM, FAST Channels & VOD Sales, BBC Studios
1) Beth's start as a theatre director; 2) The art of storytelling and creative collaboration; 3) Comparing FAST channels to old-school curated "mix tapes"; 4) FAST strategy started with single-series…
S5E3 OTT Exec Podcast S5 E3: Srinivasan (Srini) KA, Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Amagi
1) Srini's career background; 2) Amagi's roots as an advertising marketplace in India; 3) Facing down a major company crisis; 4) Pivoting to become a global FAST tech vendor; 5) Managing…
S5E2 OTT Executive Podcast S5 E2: Esther Ahn, Head of User Experience, YouTube TV & Primetime Channels
1) Esther's career background; 2) Design lessons from a can opener; 3) Why UX design should get C-suite attention; 4) Design differences between music and video; 5) How to integrate UX for all…
S5E1 OTT Executive Podcast S5 E1: Michael Senzon, President of Digital, Allen Media Group
1) Interning for "Late Night with David Letterman" -- can people still start their M&E careers that way? 2) CNN Digital role; 3) Launching first live news streaming service; 4) The "Great Big…
S4E8 OTT Executive Podcast S4 E8 -- Paul Pastor, QuickPlay CBO
1) Paul's career background-- Technicolor, Disney, Discovery, Struum; 2) Paul's mentor and move into strategy; 3) Getting the call from Disney; 4) The "moment when my career trajectory changed"; 5)…
S4E7 OTT Exec Podcast S4 E7: Kevin Kurtz, CEO of Bold Baking Network
1) Kevin's background at Lucasfilm, Electronic Arts, Walt Disney Pictures, and Zynga; 2) Learning about merchandising, gaming, and communities when launching the Pokémon franchise to the USA; 3) Why…
S4E6 OTT Exec Podcast S4 E6: Scott Apgar, SVP Advertising, SeaChange International
1) Scott's career background starting with device drivers at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC); 2) Current role leading SeaChange's advertising team; 3) SeaChange's end-to-end streaming platform;…
S4E5 OTT Executive Podcast S4 E5: Steve Harnsberger, CEO, Universal Search & Discovery
1) Steve's career background- "Silicon Valley meets Hollywood"; 2) The problem to solve-- universal search within the OTT operating system; 3) How is it possible your title doesn't show up in search…
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OTT Executive Podcast with Brian Mahony has published 48 episodes since November 2022, covering topics in News, Tech News.
OTT Executive Podcast with Brian Mahony is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 32m.
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