Thursday, March 8th, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Session B: Prague Room A (3rd Floor)

Indie TV – OTT and Streaming - The Gateway to the Media and Entertainment

Consumers are accessing video on TV, mobile and PC. Call it "everywhere video" or "over-the-top TV.”  By any name it means that content is accessible virtually everywhere.  The proliferation of TV technologies are pushing video to an unlimited audience.

Kathleen Barrett, General Manager, OTT, Vimeo

Joline McGoldrick, SVP, Data Insights and Data Research, VidMob

Andrew Goldman, Senior Vice President/Programming, OWNZONES Media Network and 420TV

John Caldwell, Senior Vice President Product Management & Corporate Business Development, Synacor

Jacqueline Corbelli, Founder & CEO, BrightLine

Matt Smith, Principal Evangelist, Media Business Unit, Brightcove

Moderator, Michael Goodman, Director, Digital Media Strategies, Strategy Analytics

Kathleen Barrett, GM, Vimeo OTT: Kathleen Barrett is General Manager of Vimeo OTT, a leading provider of powerful, productized direct-to-consumer solutions

for both individual creators and major media studios. In this role, she leads strategy and operations of Vimeo’s core over-the-top business, and has overseen the growth of the 500+ partner subscription services that are using Vimeo to upload and share their work. Previously, Kathleen served as Head of Finance & Operations at VHX, where she managed the acquisition of VHX by Vimeo, as well as all daily business operations, P&L, payments development, and HR functions. Before joining VHX, Kathleen spent five years at Goldman Sachs working in Credit Risk, M&A Advisory and Capital Markets.

Jacqueline Corbelli, Founder & CEO, BrightLine: Jacqueline is CEO, Founder and Chairman of BrightLine Partners LLC, the market leader for advanced TV advertising. BrightLine offers the industry’s most powerful advanced TV technology platform that gives marketers a plug-and-play ad solution that reaches across the entire scale of connected TV viewing, and a DMP that provides dynamic ad measurement and ad targeting across the entire advanced TV landscape. This is a world in which brands can deliver personalized messages to target viewers watching what they want, when they want on the screen they choose.  BrightLine refers to this as tvtopiaTM, the golden age of TV advertising. Since 2015 BrightLine has entered into partnerships with major TV network apps, including AMC, A&E, Discovery, ESPN, CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC and Hulu; delivery platforms including Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation and Samsung; and leading ad networks and Demand- Side-Platforms (DSPs). The company’s groundbreaking work in the advertising technology space has been recognized with an Emmy and multiple marketing and media excellence awards.  Jacqueline was recently named one of Adweek’s Disruptors in June 2017 and New York Business Journal’s Woman of Influence in May 2017.  She shared her extensive expertise and learnings as the author of “REVEALED: Thoughts on the Connected Television Ad Revolution,” published in 2014. Prior to co-founding BrightLine in 2003, Jacqueline was president of Aston Associates, where over the course of 12 years she directed the corporate-wide organizational, business and financial redesign of ten major financial corporations worldwide. Jacqueline sits on numerous boards, including Atlantic Theater Company, International Radio and Television Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Second Curve Capital, Luminari Capital to the Advisory Board, and NBCU Women’s Advisory Board. She is also extensively involved in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, where she sits on the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and Pope Francis' Ethics in Action created under the auspices of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Jacqueline was also Chairman of the Board of the Millennium Promise Alliance, overseeing the integrated economic development work that is the signature of Jeffrey Sachs’ efforts across Sub-Saharan Africa from 2005-2015.

Joline McGoldrick, SVP, Data Insights and Data Research, VidMob: Joline McGoldrick develops analytics products utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Human-in-the-Loop approaches that enable VidMob clients to apply real-time data to creative decisions. McGoldrick joined VidMob from the senior executive ranks of global brand and media consultancy Kantar Millward Brown, where she was SVP of the Media and Digital practice. She was an early member of the Dynamic Logic Team, is a two-time WPP Atticus Award winner and has presented at a number of industry conferences, including OMMA, SXSW, and AdTech and has been published in numerous industry publications, including AdAge and the Economist. McGoldrick earned a B.A. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University, Phi Beta Kappa.

Matt Smith, Vice President and Principal Media Evangelist, Brightcove: Matt is Vice President and Principal Media Evangelist for Brightcove’s media business unit. He has served in a variety of roles in the industry from architecture to operations and has extensive experience in finding solutions for the challenging problems faced by media and entertainment companies as they reach viewers on any screen.  Matt’s experience spans many aspects of today’s complex video workflows and he is a frequent speaker at many industry events and conferences.

John Caldwell, Senior Vice President Product Management & Corporate Business Development, Synacor: John offers more than 17 years of experience and achievements which are at the intersection of in digital media/media, technology/product and data/analytics industries. In his current role as the Senior Vice President Product Management & Corporate Business Development, John is responsible for strategic direction, development & management of Synacor’s 40+ portals and native mobile apps whose value proposition is anchored in a balance of short & long-form/authenticated Video experience. Additionally, he leads company’s business development and legal teams, responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and executing strategic partnerships in support of the company’s business units and respective strategic and financial goals. John previously worked at Neustar, National Geographic, Revolution Health Group, AOL, and The Coca-Cola Company where he progressed through numerous promotions. Rounding out his qualifications, John holds an MBA degree as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Duke University, where he also ran Varsity Cross-Country & Track.

Alex Nahai, founding partner, 420TV and CEO, Alex Nahai Enterprises: A former Business Affairs Agent at WME, Alex Nahai is the founder and CEO of Alex Nahai Enterprises, co-CEO of RISE Entertainment, and a founding partner of 420TV. He specializes in a wide range of entertainment related services including: consulting/business development for entertainment companies; entertainment related marketing and licensing for companies; talent/artist management and representation; songwriting/production/A&R services; entertainment law services; and content creation, acquisition, and distribution.  Previously, Nahai served at entertainment companies UTA, Interscope Records and Atlantic Records.

Michael Goodman, Director, Digital Media Strategies, is an accomplished analyst with nearly 20 years’ experience providing critical market intelligence and strategic direction to executives navigating an increasingly complex, connected world. Michael Goodman provides clients with strategic insight on the evolution of digital media for the Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies Service (DMS), which assists companies in adapting to the changes occurring in the distribution, consumption and monetization of video, music, and games. Key areas of research include OTT video, video games, advertising, and digital music.  Prior to joining Strategy Analytics, Goodman founded Nexus Research Group, a research and consulting firm focused on the intersection of technology, media, and communications. Prior to that, Goodman was VP, Global Research Operations at Kantar Retail, where he managed retail analysts across multiple practice areas including Food, Drug, Mass, Value Discounters, Home Improvement and Digital. Goodman also, served as Senior Director, Research & Analytics at Mercury Media where he provided strategic vision, planning, and actionable recommendations for all areas of performance-based advertising. Prior to Mercury Media, Goodman spent nine years at the Yankee Group and held several positions at Nielsen Media Research (now known as The Nielsen Company).  Goodman holds a BS in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing, from Boston University.