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Study Group: Council Members who Know Cinema(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 38

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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James Meyers, MS. EBA
Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Media

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...

Marty Shindler, Chief Executive Officer , The Shindler Perspective, Inc.Marty Shindler
Chief Executive Officer
The Shindler Perspective, Inc.

Marty Shindler is CEO of The Shindler Perspective, a husband & wife consulting team that provides a unique blend of hands on management roles, strong educational credentials and many years of professional service work to companies all along the entertainment and entertainment technology food chain....

Robert Friedman, President, RLF EntertainmentRobert Friedman
President
RLF Entertainment

Robert Friedman is the President of RLF Entertainment, an entertainment production and consultancy firm based in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Friedman has worked in the entertainment business for over 30 years...

Michael Karagosian, President, MKPE Consulting LLCMichael Karagosian
President
MKPE Consulting LLC

Michael Karagosian is the Founder of MKPE Consulting, a company providing consulting services in business and technology development for new media, specializing in digital cinema. He is the senior consultant on digital cinema technology and policies to the National Association of Theatre Owners. He...

David Forbes
Founder
The David Forbes Company

David Forbes is the Founder and President of The David Forbes Company, a company providing consulting services in film marketing and distribution, film distribution deals, release strategies and exhibition opportunities. He has more than 38 years of experience in the film industry...

Maggie Monteith, President, Oldshoremore LLCMaggie Monteith
President
Oldshoremore LLC

Maggie Monteith is the President at Oldshoremore LLC, an entertainment investment consultancy. She is experienced in domestic and international film marketing and distribution. She was responsible for managing worldwide marketing for Lucas Films' Star Wars Episode II, supervising the work of Twentieth...

Christopher Davis
FormerVP Sales Planning
Paramount Pictures Corp

Christopher Davis was the Vice President- Sales Planning at Paramount Pictures, a motion picture studio. He was responsible for managing operations for the DVD catalog. He was also responsible for inventory replenishment, retail merchandising, and market intelligence, retail inventory management and...

Steven Ramirez
Consultant
Sharp Angle

Steven Ramirez is a strategy consultant with over 15 years of experience with entertainment and tech companies. He specializes in M&A Strategy, M&A Integration, Entertainment Business Planning, Strategic Marketing, Business Strategy, Business Process Improvement, and Mergers and Acquisitions. He has...

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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
3-D Cinema: A Three-Way Format War | 07-03-2008
Analysis of: Digital cinema 3-D | mkpe.com
Author: James Meyers, MS. EBA, Chief Executive Officer , Alpha Media

1.    Real D, Dolby and NuVision battle it out over ease of use, technology and business model      2.    The number of 3-D Cinema installations is tiny compared to the total number of screens worldwide… there is an extensive market waiting to be...

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.

Will 3D be the savior for IMAX? | 12-07-2007
Analysis of: IMAX makes screen play | www.variety.com
Author: Marty Shindler, Chief Executive Officer , The Shindler Perspective, Inc.

Lots of us considered IMAX down and out in recent years as the institutional theater market (museums, etc.) began to dry up and as IMAX and others failed to provide sufficient appropriate content to the commercial theater circuits to which the Company was selling systems. Now with 3D being one of the...

But Will It Add More Subs and More Revenue? | 09-27-2007
Analysis of: DirecTV Expands HD Channels | www.twice.com
Author: Marty Shindler, Chief Executive Officer , The Shindler Perspective, Inc.

DirecTV has added 21 new HD Channels to their existing tier of 31 toward a goal of 100 by year end. This is great news for their subscribers and for those who understand and appreciate the big difference that viewing in HD can make. However, the question becomes whether this will add a significant number...

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Most Common Company Types:

  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Film Distributor
  • Movie Studio
  • Movie Exhibition Group
  • Film Equipment Company
  • Film Production Company
  • Market Research Company*

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  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Strategy Director
  • Consultant
  • President
  • Principal

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