Personalized Television Platform Boasts Top Talent From Cable, Advertising, Entertainment and Commerce Industries
SUNNYVALE, CA — (March 18, 2009) — ZillionTV Corporation (www.zilliontv.tv), the company behind the recently-unveiled personalized television platform and service, today announced its executive management team which includes seasoned veterans from the cable, advertising, entertainment and commerce industries.
“The ZillionTV team is comprised of individuals with diverse experiences who have come together to deliver the first truly personalized television service,“ said Mitch Berman, CEO of ZillionTV. “Heralded from Visa, HBO, OpenTV, eBay, Turner, Disney and Akamai, these talented members of ZillionTV's management have formed a strategic collaboration that is best suited to delivering the future of television entertainment.“
ZillionTV is building a new video-on-demand ecosystem that simultaneously addresses the needs of its four key constituents — consumers, studios, advertisers and Internet service providers. Mitch Berman, chief executive officer of ZillionTV, stands at the helm of the Company with more than 25 years of cable and television experience. From his early days at HBO, when pay-premium television was new to viewers, to his tenure at E! Entertainment and leading marketing and operations for OpenTV, Mitch understands the content community, as well as the consumer and the technical complexities of bringing new television models to market.
David Dozoretz, ZillionTV's chief creative officer, and Charles Cataldo, senior vice president of ZillionTV's Digital Entertainment Group, have vast experience in delivering high-quality content and an innovative user experience. Dozoretz, who was the first digital artist to be hired by George Lucas for his Star Wars Prequels, joined ZillionTV after founding his digital imagery film company Persistence of Vision Digital Entertainment (P.O.V.) in 1999. David has handled digital imagery for top films, including Moulin Rouge, X-Men 3, Mission: Impossible 3, and the upcoming 2009 Star Trek prequel.
During his more than 25 year tenure at HBO, Cataldo held numerous broadcast operations and technical positions, leading up to his most recent position as HBO's senior vice president of broadcast & studio operations. Recently named to Sun Microsystems' newly-formed Media/Entertainment and Broadcast Customer Advisory Council, Cataldo brings a dynamic and deep knowledge of digital content distribution, engineering and content management to ZillionTV.
Mike Catalano, chief technology officer, and Andrew Robinson, senior vice president of operations, are responsible for ZillionTV's technology prowess. Throughout his career, Catalano has brought more than 75 technology products to market. His digital distribution experience includes positions at Thomson, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of digital television set-top boxes. He also served as vice president of technology partners at OpenTV.
Robinson, a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur, was the principal architect for Akamai Technologies and vice president of operations for Telocity, Inc., a DSL service provider. Robinson is creating a comprehensive distribution and management system for ZillionTV.
The ZillionTV Service (www.zilliontv.tv) is a first-of-its-kind personalized television platform that puts consumers in control, providing instant, subscription-free access to an extensive entertainment library of new and classic TV shows, movies, sports, music and more from Hollywood studios and TV networks — all on-demand and delivered directly to the television set via a common high-speed Internet connection. The ZillionTV service also allows consumers to choose their personal advertising preferences and offers a one-of-a-kind television commerce environment.
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