Former Netflix Director of Content Acquisition Joins Linius Advisory Board
01 December 2018 - 2:06AM
via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Linius Technologies Limited (ASX: LNU) – the
only cloud-based solution that transforms static video
into hyper-personalized video experiences with its
world-first Video Virtualization Engine™ (VVE) – has
significantly strengthened its Advisory Board with three new
additions, including former Netflix Director of Content
Acquisition, Simon Gallagher.
Read more about the Linius Advisory Board members
here: https://www.linius.com/advisory-board/ The Advisory
Board’s mission is to refine and maintain Linius’ aggressive growth
strategy, in order to accelerate the Company’s commercialization.
Linius Advisory Board members are retained on minimal fees and
performance-based compensation. The newly appointed Advisory
Board members are:
- Simon Gallagher: Gallagher is a media rights
and corporate strategy executive with 20-years’ experience working
for leading global entertainment brands. Gallagher previously held
positions as Director of Content Acquisition at Netflix, Director
of Strategy and Business Development for Hulu, and Vice President
of IMG Media.
- David Butorac: Over a 35-year career, Butorac
has worked in senior management and executive roles for major media
companies, including as CEO of multi-channel pay TV platform OSN,
Managing Director of WIN Corporation, President (Platforms) of the
Star TV Network, and Head of Operations for Sky UK.
- Camilla Dahlin-Andersson Ph.D: A former
Swedish parliamentarian, Dahlin-Andersson is the Co-Founder and
Chairperson of Newstag, the social impact news platform and
strategic Linius partner. Based in Stockholm, Sweden,
Dahlin-Andersson has served on several boards for large
institutions and holds a technology doctorate in Innovation and
Design.
The experienced trio of experts join existing
Linius advisor, David Pann – General Manager responsible for
Microsoft’s Global Search Advertising Network. The Advisory Board
is chaired by Linius Executive Chairman, Gerard
Bongiorno. “Linius will utilize the collective experience and
business contacts of its new Advisory Board members to drive new
business,” said Bongiorno. “Together, the Linius Advisory Board
will apply their deep understanding of the media, broadcast and
streaming industries to shape and fast-track Linius’ continued
commercialization.” Simon Gallagher
commented: “Demand for subscription streaming services is
only increasing. Linius enables that experience to be completely
personalized for the first time. Content rights holders, creators
and service providers of any kind – from news, to sports and
entertainment – can now monetize video in ways they’ve only dreamed
of.” David Butorac commented: “Linius offers TV
broadcasters something they’ve always wanted – the ability to
analyze, understand and target viewers at a one-to-one level with
content and promotions.” Camilla Dahlin-Andersson
commented: “Joining the Linius journey is extremely
exciting. Linius’ unique technology has the potential to further
disrupt the entire news media industry, redefining how video
content is produced, delivered and consumed.” About Linius
Technologies Limited: Linius Technologies Limited (ASX:
LNU) has invented and patented the Video Virtualization Engine™
(VVE), which is available on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure
and IBM Cloud. Amazon, Microsoft and IBM are investing
billions in virtualizing ‘video services’ (technologies) and
Artificial Intelligence in the cloud. It is arguably the biggest
battle on the internet, given that video accounts for nearly 80
percent of internet traffic. Only Linius can expose the data
that makes up the video file, making cumbersome video as flexible
as all other forms of data. Accessing the data within the video
file is the missing link for video cloud service providers,
creating unparalleled value across the internet video
industry. Linius’ VVE-powered Video Hyper-Personalization
and Search Solution enables anyone to instantly search the
data within video, from across an infinite number of sources, and
automatically assemble the results in a single stream on-the-fly.
No human hands required. Linius is revolutionizing the way
organizations and individuals across the globe produce, deliver and
consume video, enabling previously impossible hyper-personalized
video experiences. It’s a breakthrough set to disrupt entire
multi-billion-dollar industries. Linius is initially focused on
delivering its Video Hyper-Personalization and Search Solution to
six core markets: News and Media, Sports Broadcasters and Rights
Holders, Education, Corporate Communications, Security and Defense
and Sports Betting. For more on Linius Technologies,
visit www.linius.com For regular news and updates, follow
Linius Technologies on Twitter (@linius_tech), LinkedIn (Linius
Technologies Ltd), Vimeo (Linius Technologies) and Facebook
(@linius).
For further information or interview requests, please contact:
Linius Technologies:
Lachlan James, Director of Marketing and Communications
+61 (0)431 835 658
ljames@linius.com
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