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James Meyers, MS. EBA

Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Media
Member of the Media Council

James Meyers is the Chief Executive Officer at Alpha Media, an entertainment media company with international sales and distribution operations, US sales and distribution operations, cable television assets, plus international production operations. He is responsible for managing corporate strategy development, new alliances within the entertainment and investment communities, and overall operations. He has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment, media and telecommunication industries. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer at Cinema Entertainment, an interactive television channel producer; and the President and United States Resident Officer at DIRECTV International, where he was responsible for managing investment, development and operations. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2001 - present Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Media
1999 - 2001 Chief Executive Officer and President
Cinema Entertainment
1995 - 1999 President
The Directv Group Inc

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Two Studios Join Disney to Sell New Releases on Apple’s iTunes | 04-17-2008
Author: James Meyers, MS. EBA, Chief Executive Officer , Alpha Media

1. Fox and Paramount “experiment” with new release sales on iTunes      2. Studios have hesitated to offer new releases for sale on iTunes due to pricing fears and the fear of Apple becoming al too powerful.

HDTV Update for North America | 12-26-2007
Analysis of: Sharp teaming up with Toshiba for LCDs | news.yahoo.com
Author: James Meyers, MS. EBA, Chief Executive Officer , Alpha Media

1.  Sharp recently regained the number one spot for sales of HD LCD TV’s from Vizio.  2. 60% households who are planning to purchase a new television in the next six months are planning to buy an HDTV set.      3.  DIRECTV is achieving strong HD growth.

Overall Ad Spending Is Down In 2007 | 09-19-2007
Analysis of: Cable Takes a Ratings Hit | www.businessweek.com
Author: James Meyers, MS. EBA, Chief Executive Officer , Alpha Media

Viewer-ship is down at the broadcast TV networks.   The new Nielsen ratings system may have an equalizing effect on the flight of ad dollars from broadcast to cable TV.

FiOS Beats the Competition Again | 09-17-2007
Analysis of: AT&T U-Verse: 100,000 and Counting | gigaom.com
Author: James Meyers, MS. EBA, Chief Executive Officer , Alpha Media

FiOS concentration on customer satisfaction is translating into very low churn.     FiOS TV is top in customer satisfaction with DirecTV second, Dish Network third, Comcast tied with AT&T U-verse in fourth place, followed by Cox, Cablevision, Time Warner, and Charter.

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