SDForum Mobile Event: American Film Institute - Digital Content Lab May 7, 2009

AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE- Digital Content Lab

Lisa Osborne manages a revolving slate of experimental TV, gaming and film projects as supervising producer of the American Film Institute's Digital Content Lab. Under a mandate to develop innovative entertainment content and products, Osborne has collaborated with lab teams to produce a machinima pilot, a documentary contest and a multiplatform environmental community, for example. ABC, NBC, Cartoon Network, EarthEcho International and ITVS are just a few of the organizations that have initiated Lab projects. METHOD INC.

John Gilles is the Vice President of Media and Entertainment at Method, Inc. An internationally recognized expert on advanced television and internet media, he specializes in new product development, programming development, content production and digital content business strategy for leading media companies. As a longtime cable TV and internet executive, he has led the development of many digital media products, including HD, VOD and broadband video channels, rich-media websites, interactive television applications, games, mobile applications and interactive program guides. Recent clients include Rainbow Media, Current Media, Ovation TV and the American Film Institute. A former VP of Interactive at Comcast-owned cable network G4TV, he also was the Director of Interactive Television at Paul Allen-owned TechTV. As a consultant, he launched Gameplay HD, the video-games oriented Rainbow Media cable channel, and also developed the personalized interactive programming guide MeeVee.

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