Council Members in this Study Group: 40
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Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Media ![]()
James Meyers, a global media expert and pioneer, is Chief Executive Officer at Alpha Media, an entertainment media company with international sales and distribution operations, US sales and distribution operations, cable television assets and international production operations. He is responsible for...
Senior Account Manager
KEY CODE MEDIA, INC. ![]()
Zeke Margolis is a Senior Account Manager for Key Code Media, the largest technology hardware/software provider in Los Angeles and Avid Technology's largest reseller worldwide. He has over 15 years experience providing solutions for audio, video, graphics, 3D animation, DVD production, streaming media,...
Steven HarnsbergerPresident
SHI Digital ![]()
Steven Harnsberger is the President at SHI Digital, a full time consultancy in online video and digital distribution of movies. From 2004-2008, he has served as the Vice President, Strategic Business Development at Sonic Solutions, a company specializing in DVD on Demand and electronic sell through...
Marty ShindlerChief 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....
Thomas CoughlinPresident
Coughlin Associates ![]()
Tom Coughlin is the President of Coughlin Associates, Inc. He is an acknowledged authority on data storage products including storage devices, network attached storage, storage area networks, and storage applications. Dr. Coughlin has held senior engineering and management positions at companies such...
President
KEY CODE MEDIA, INC. ![]()
Mike Cavanagh is the President at Key Code Media, a value added reseller providing systems integration, reseller and consultancy services to the professional editing, special effects, audio production and multimedia content creation industries. Mr. Cavanagh has over 20 years of experience in the technology...
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Vast small hard drives fuel new consumer applications and smaller computers
November 8, 2009
Thomas Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates
Toshiba Introduces Two 1.8-Inch Hard Disk Drive Families for Both High Performance and Long Battery Life in Mobile Computing Applications | www.earthtimes.org
After its merger with Fujitsu, Toshiba is now the largest manufacturer of mobile hard disk drives (HDDs) (2.5 inch and 1.8 inch HDDs). Toshiba is also the largest manufacturer of 1.8-inch HDDs and the company has just introduced a HDD in this form factor with 320 GB storage capacity. This 2-disk 1.8-inch...
Hollywood Internet Movie Download Sites - Still Looking for a Business Model
November 6, 2009
Steven Harnsberger, President, SHI Digital
(Hollywood) Industry Slowly Embracing New Media | www.hollywoodreporter.com
Good article - the ugly truth about digital movies on the web is that no stand alone digital video content service makes money today, not CinemaNow (Sonic Nasdaq SNIC), Amazon, Vudu, or BlockBuster. The business model is missing, the revenue share small and the demand absent.Many have tried and failed...
Optical disc drives being replaced by flash memory in computers?
November 4, 2009
Thomas Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates
PC makeover: slimmer profile, no DVD drive | www.mercurynews.com
Many PC makers are not including optical drives, especially for laptops and netbooks. Leaving out optical drives is being done not to reduce cost but to allow slimmer laptop and netbook computers. Flash memory with built in programs and entertainment content are now on the market in USB as wellas...
Nokia's Entrance into PC Hardware a Worthy Risk
October 19, 2009
Nokia launches mini-laptop with AT&T, Best Buy in US | www.telecompaper.com
PC Hardware margins are slim, or negative in some cases. Both the manufacturers and retailers are pressured to make money on attachments to the core PC sale. Nokia has experience in this type of marketplace. By selling services and attachments, Nokia can compete and thrive. Best Buy and AT&T are...
Sony: Short Term Gain for Long Term Pain
September 29, 2009
Sony's Latest Gaming Device Cuts Out Retailers | www.cnbc.com
* Sony's strategy is no surprise* Sony's needs to increase margins to offset continued loss on hardware sales* Eliminating retail could boost margins 20-30 points* Digital Delivery provides faster monetization of development costs* In the long run, Sony needs retailers* Powerful retailers will find...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16437 |
| Media Experts in GLG Member Programs | 4339 |
| Digital Media Distribution Experts | 539 |
| Movie Distribution Experts | 95 |
| Digital Cinema Technology Experts | 151 |
| Cinema Financing Experts | 60 |
| Dolby Digital Technology Experts (North America) | 47 |
Leading Experts in DVD Replication Volume Trend Experts (North America) Study Group have not participated in any upcoming seminars.
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