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Raul Corella, Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations, Monster Cable
Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations, Monster Cable Products: Raul Corella oversees demand planning, strategic procurement, manufacturing operations, logistics, transportation and distribution at Monster Cable Products by leveraging his 18 years of continuous improvement in global supply chain operations. Prior to joining Monster Cable, Mr. Corella managed supply chain operations for the Home Entertainment division of BOSE Corporation’s southwest region. He led multi-year, multi-site re-engineering programs with Exide / Powerware, a division of EATON and a leading provider of computer power protection products. He also managed supply chain operations in Liebert, a global leader in business continuity and power protection, a division of Emerson Electric. Raul Corella holds a bachelor degree in information systems from CETYS University in Mexico, an MBA from San Diego State University, is a Certified Purchasing Manager by the Institute of Supply Management, and is Certified in Production and Inventory Management by APICS-the association for operations management.
MESA News – Apr. 24
Studios/Suppliers
OPINION: IP video is the new CE sun
By Paul Sweeting – 04/24/2009
Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda
APRIL 24 | It was clear that the big story of NAB this year was not anything to do with traditional broadcasters or programmers but the competition between Adobe Systems and Microsoft for supremacy in bringing IP-delivered video directly to TVs, set-top boxes and other consumer electronics devices. More Secretary of Commerce pledges IP protection support
By Paul Sweeting – 04/21/2009
APRIL 21 | Locke: Obama Administration will address problem of theft More
Pirate Bay defendants demand retrial
By Ed Meza of Variety – 04/24/2009
APRIL 24 | FROM VARIETY: Swedish judge denies conflict of interest More
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MPAA: Movie industry supports 2.5 million jobs
By Paul Sweeting – 04/21/2009
APRIL 21 | Report claims total payroll of $41.1 billion More
Peace Arch sells off DVD arm
By Susanne Ault – 04/20/2009
APRIL 20 | Meyerowitz to take over distribution through new Phase 4 More
Warner ups Powell over production facility
By Susanne Ault – 04/20/2009
APRIL 20 | Former supply chain VP to head Global Digital Media Xchange More
Image calls off Nyx merger
By Susanne Ault – 04/20/2009
APRIL 20 | Collects $2.5 million in business interruption fees More
SAG national board approves tentative deal
By Dave McNary of Variety – 04/20/2009
APRIL 20 | FROM VARIETY: Film-TV pact faces guild More
Retail
Blockbuster has Notorious sell-through, rental mix-up
By Susanne Ault – 04/24/2009
APRIL 24 | Retailer to rent beefier version of Fox film rather than replace More
Ryko Distribution merges with ADA
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/24/2009
APRIL 24 | Both are divisions of Warner Music Group More
Netflix Q1 income jumps 68%
By Danny King – 04/23/2009
APRIL 23 | Subscriber growth, earnings beat January forecast More
Viz runs promotion with Trans World
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/23/2009
APRIL 23 | Naruto fans can get free sampler DVD More
Record Store Day boosts sales at retailers
By Susanne Ault – 04/21/2009
APRIL 21 | More than 1,000 stores participated in April 18 event More
NCR acquires kiosk operator TNR/MovieCube
By Danny King – 04/21/2009
APRIL 21 | Deal accelerates Blockbuster Express kiosk program More
High-Def
BD Live growing in function, attraction
By Susanne Ault – 04/23/2009
APRIL 23 | Sony promises increased interactivity for platform More
Warner rewards Blu-ray, HD DVD buyers
By Susanne Ault – 04/22/2009
APRIL 22 | Launches loyalty, upgrade trade-in programs More
Technology
ZillionTV locks down content with Verimatrix
By Todd Spangler of Multichannel News – 04/20/2009
APRIL 20 | FROM MULTICHANNEL NEWS: TV-over-broadband startup picks encryption and authentication platform More
Studios, RealNetworks head to court over RealDVD
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/23/2009
APRIL 23 | Depositions include home video executives More
Facets launches online rental service
By Laurence Lerman – 04/22/2009
APRIL 22 | Arthouse, rare titles on DVD, VHS available through subscription plans More
Dell ships computers with Qflix DVD burners
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/21/2009
APRIL 21 | Drives will transfer movie downloads to disc More
Buzz builds home for 3D
By David S. Cohen of Variety – 04/20/2009
APRIL 20 | FROM VARIETY: Digital Cinema Summit looks beyond glasses More
Adobe puts Flash into home entertainment devices
By Susanne Ault – 04/19/2009
APRIL 19 | Technology available as standard for Web video delivery More
VOD/Downloads
ITunes helps Apple beat Q2 earnings expectations
By Danny King – 04/22/2009
APRIL 22 | Unit’s sales outpaced growth of company’s revenue More
Hulu, NBC Universal lead long-form video surge
By Danny King – 04/22/2009
APRIL 22 | Average February video stream is 22% longer than a year earlier More
Image offers Caves as free download
By Susanne Ault – 04/22/2009
APRIL 22 | IMAX documentary second to be available for Earth Day More
Amazon streaming service goes HD
By Danny King – 04/21/2009
APRIL 21 | Set-top box lets users view from 40,000-title inventory More
Netflix shares could fall on streaming competition
By Danny King – 04/21/2009
APRIL 21 | Analyst: Company’s subscriber growth might slow due to Hulu, YouTube More
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Videogames
Xbox sales jump 30% in last quarter
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/23/2009
APRIL 23 | Microsoft posts first-ever quarterly revenue decline More
Bruce A. Anderson, General Manager Global Electronics Industry, IBM
Bruce A. Anderson is the General Manager of the Global Electronics Industry for IBM. Â Bruce is responsible for over US $4 billion in products and services that IBM provides to electronics industry participants, from semiconductor and telecommunications companies to medical device and consumer electronics makers.
Bruce has spent over 25 years assisting companies in their use of information technology to solve their business problems and gain competitive advantage as a management consultant to the electronics industry. He was previously a Vice President and Partner of IBM’s Global Business Services unit, where he led a supply chain practice of 850 consultants. Â This practice consulted on supply chain strategy, process re-engineering and systems implementation, and was the largest commercial sector practice in IBM.
Bruce has authored and contributed to many thought leadership papers and solution offerings in the electronics industry. Â They are available at: ibm.com/electronics
Bruce, his wife Sara and their three children reside in Chicago, where he serves on the board of Junior Achievement of Chicago and Irving Park Carlson Ministries. Â He remains active with the College of Business Supply Chain Management program at his alma mater, the University of Illinois.
Michael Aguilar, President, Intrepid Consulting Group, LLC
Michael Aguilar is currently President of the Intrepid Consulting Group, LLC, which is located in New York. The Intrepid Group is an international consulting practice specializing in assisting a variety of industries in producing high levels of accuracy in forecasting demand, replenishment, and maximizing “right product – right location” in their supply chain, as well as those of the customers.
The Intrepid Group has expertise in advanced analytics of sales data, future trend analysis, and right place, right time, right location replenishment. The Group utilizes a combination of onshore expertise, offshore analytics and software solutions as well as a variety of managed services to provide cost effective solutions with minimal investment by its clients.
Prior to forming the Intrepid Consulting Group, LLC, Mr. Aguilar held several senior level positions at Panasonic, U.S.A. Most recently he was Executive Vice President responsible for all corporate strategic initiatives involving sales, marketing, supply chain and logistics. He developed a unique vendor managed inventory program utilizing offshore resources to predict demand and supply – a first in the consumer electronics industry. Other executive positions included President, Panasonic Company National; Senior Vice President, sales and marketing; Executive Director; corporate supply chain management; Senior Vice President, merchandising and product development.
Mr. Aguilar brings over 30 years of experience of senior management at a major multi national company- spanning all major aspects of business.
Mark Payne, Vice President of Operations for Linksys
Mark Payne is the Vice President of Operations for Linksys, a Division of Cisco.  He is responsible for all of the company’s supply chain departments and their activities worldwide including manufacturing, logistics, procurement, forecasting and planning, information technology, engineering services, call centers and real estate.  His main focus when he started at Linksys in 2006 was to realign all organizations and implement new cross-functional business processes that would increase the bottom line.
Payne has more than 17 years of experience in the IT, Chemical and Food industry. Â He has served in various executive roles including Polaroid, where he served as VP, Operations. Â He helped lead the company out of bankruptcy and into profitability. Â He also led organizations at HP/Compaq and Uncle Bens Inc. a M&M Mars Corporation.
Mark Payne is also an Author.  He has written the business book Make the Numbers, Don’t Chase the Numbers (2007).  The book was written to teach a simple structure and process that allows all departments in a business to work together with a common set of numbers, structure, and language to continuously manage the details of a complex business. Mark has developed a methodology called Make The Numbers Approach (MTNA) to solve these common problems in business. MTNA is an “all in one concept” that is designed to allow a business to continuously plan, decide, and adjust the future demand and supply activity in order to maximize profit potential.
Payne holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Quantitative Business Analysis and Marketing from Baylor University in Waco Texas.
Sanjay Ravi, Managing Director, Worldwide High Tech and Electronics Industry, Microsoft Corp.
Sanjay Ravi is the Worldwide Managing Director for High Tech and Electronics Industry at Microsoft Corp. In this role, he is responsible for Microsoft’s worldwide industry solution strategy, sales, and business development efforts in the high tech and electronics. He is also responsible for driving Microsoft’s industry partner ecosystem for  the High Tech and Electronics Industry worldwide.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Ravi was the Vice President of Industry at i2 Technologies, where he was responsible for the global industry strategy, solutions, and sales & marketing efforts across various industry verticals, including High-Tech. During his tenure at i2, Mr. Ravi led several global supply chain and business transformation initiatives across Fortune 500 companies in the High Tech Electronics and Semiconductor segments.
Mr. Ravi holds a MS in manufacturing systems engineering from Syracuse University, and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Madras.
Michael Noblit, Senior Vice President of North America Operations, Samsung Electronics America
Michael Noblit, Senior Vice President of North America Operations, has been with Samsung Electronics America for 6 ½ years.  Michael has over 20 years of distribution and transportation experience.  His current responsibilities include consumer electronics logistics and operations planning for all Samsung US/Canada brand warehouses, inbound and outbound transportation, and 3PL-WMS/TMS management.  Additionally he is responsible for systems development, US/Canadian Customs and import planning, factory coordination for direct ship planning, and all logistics customer support operations.  His supply chain responsibilities include CPFR implementation and management, demand planning, and factory output planning.  His teams have shared awards in 2005-08 from Best Buy (Bravo Award), Circuit City SCM Awards, Lowes HA Vendor of the Year, VICS Award, and the AMR Research SCM Award.  Previously, Michael was with Sony Electronics – attached to the VAIO Computer Division, and responsible for Logistics Planning – and with Sony Logistics America as a facility controller.  He has a BS-Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA.  He is also a certified APICS-CPIM and a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Yuka Yu, Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations, Sony Electronics
Yuka Yu is Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations, Sony Electronics. Â She is responsible for customer supply chain operations, data management and strategic integration of demand and supply planning processes and executions across Sony Electronics enterprise.
Yu joined Sony Electronics in 2001 and has held numerous operational leadership positions with VAIO Marketing Group, Information Technology Product Division. Â She has been deeply involved in VAIO PC supply-chain strategy including collaborative forecasting, demand planning, new product introduction, customer-order fulfillment and demand-base management for the past several years. Most recently, Yuka was Director of VAIO marketing responsible for making the business profitable and achieving market leadership for VAIO PCs in the U.S. market.
Prior to joining Sony Electronics, Yu held several product planning and sales positions, including product planning with Toshiba Corporation, corporate resellers and OEM resellers sales management with Tech Data Canada and national retailers and territory account management with Sony Canada.
Yu earned an Executive MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA degree from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Tokyo Gaigokugo Daigaku). Â She is a member of Athena San Diego.
Yu was born in Taipei Taiwan and has lived in Tokyo and Canada. Â She currently resides in San Diego, USA
MESA News – Apr. 17
Studios/Suppliers
SAG, AMPTP reach tentative deal
By Dave McNary of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | FROM VARIETY: Guild’s national board expected to approve More Sony promotes two in emerging markets team
By Cheryl Cheng – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | London-based executives to grow studio’s global portfolio More
OPINION: Pirates cuffed
By Paul Sweeting – 04/17/2009
Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda
APRIL 17 | The music and movie companies scored a major legal victory in the battle against unauthorized file-sharing Friday when a court in Sweden convicted the four founders of The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s most widely used BitTorrent tracker sites. More
NBC Universal profits down 45%
By Dade Hayes of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | FROM VARIETY: Parent company GE gains 1% to close at $12.39 More
Pirate Bay operators found guilty
By Ed Meza of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 15 | FROM VARIETY: Swedish file-sharing site judged to be illegal More
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Image, Nyx agree on fourth merger amendment
By Susanne Ault – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Nyx has option to delay merger to May 4 More
Cinema Guild signs ex-New Yorker label
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Deal includes new Project X titles, 11 previously released More
Sarkozy to revive France’s anti-piracy bill
By John Hopewell of Variety – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | FROM VARIETY: Law will target online copyright theft More
Nyx fails to pay $1 million to Image
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Companies to negotiate third merger amendment More
MOD executives Phillips, Gordon on leave
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Kiosk company’s countersuit against Lieberfarb dismissed More
Virgil Films to distribute B-Side films
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | First release will be documentary Crawford More
Hannah tops Easter box office
By Dave McNary and Pamela McClintock of Variety – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Disney pic wins weekend with $34 million More
Retail
Retailers split Blu-ray/DVD combo sets for rental
By Susanne Ault – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | Two-for-one packs help save money, increase title depth More
Fox re-thinks separate rental, sale DVDs for libraries
By Susanne Ault – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Channel expects to get sell-through discs that include bonuses, digital copy More
Systemax to buy Circuit City’s brand for $6.5M
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | FROM TWICE: Company to pay retailer percentage of sales More
Blockbuster debt downgraded by S&P
By Danny King – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Ratings service cites ‘liquidity issues’ More
Legend to release RiffTrax on DVD
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Online series features MST3K commentators More
Shout! to distribute Hasbro’s Transformers, G.I. Joe
By Susanne Ault – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Multi-year deal also includes My Little Pony More
High-Def
Blu-ray player shipments to total 12 million in 2009
By Susanne Ault – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | Futuresource believes falling prices will drive demand More
Blu-ray consumer base expands to females, family
By Susanne Ault – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | Studios release high-def titles around Mother’s Day More
Blu-ray Q1 sales nearly double in 2009
By Susanne Ault – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | About 9 million units sold so far this year More
Entertainment spending will increase in 2009
By Susanne Ault – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Report: Majority of consumers plan to spend more on DVD, other segments More
3D@Home group marks first year
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Progress made toward developing home entertainment standards More
Warner bows Inkheart Blu-ray, DVD, digital copy combo
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Studio targets release to families considering high-def More
Philips’ sales of DVD players, TVs plunge
By Danny King – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Parent company, consumer division take Q1 loss More
Indies price Blu-ray close to standard DVD
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | E1 gives equal pricing to both formats More
Technology
Blu-ray technology takes features to mobiles
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | App for iPhone, BlackBerry, others launching next week More
Netflix, DirecTV allow scheduling through mobiles
By Danny King – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Subscribers can use iPhones, Blackberries More
AMG to become first 3D network
By David S. Cohen of Variety – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | FROM VARIETY: Kerner to offer stereo technology for viewers More
3D@Home group marks first year
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Progress made toward developing home entertainment standards More
Philips’ sales of DVD players, TVs plunge
By Danny King – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Parent company, consumer division take Q1 loss More
VOD/Downloads
YouTube logs film, TV deals
By Marc Graser of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | FROM VARIETY: Company pacts with major Hollywood studios More
Best Buy plans online movie service
By Susanne Ault and Jennifer Netherby – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Chain, CinemaNow in talks for downloads More
German iTunes adds feature films
By Ed Meza of Variety – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | FROM VARIETY: Store offers pics from studios and indies More
Netflix to boost 2009 streaming spending by 33%
By Danny King – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Company will spend $100 million on digital delivery this year, analyst says More
Osiris acquires about 400 titles from Westlake
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Assets include Christmas films, The Pajama Game More
Videogames
Videogame revenue falls 17% in March
By Susanne Ault – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Industry attributes decline to absence of Easter during month More
Target launches videogame reservation program
By Susanne Ault – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Retailer also to reward customers with $5 gift card More
MESA News – Apr. 10
Studios/Suppliers
Image, Nyx delay merger close until April 20
By Susanne Ault – 04/07/2009
APRIL 7 | $1 million in funds to be given to DVD supplier for immediate use More
MOD companies poised to pounce on business
By Susanne Ault and Jennifer Netherby – 04/10/2009
APRIL 10 | CreateSpace, Allied Vaughn, others bet studios will follow Warner Archive More
Sony acquires Obama election documentary
By Susanne Ault – 04/08/2009
APRIL 8 | Film will be released in theaters before DVD More
Comedy Central preparing stand-up comedy DVD series
By Susanne Ault – 04/07/2009
APRIL 7 | Jeff Dunham, Christopher Titus among featured comedians More
Dick Cook, Hollywood want piracy fix
By Dave McNary of Variety – 04/07/2009
APRIL 7 | FROM VARIETY: Disney chairman addresses Wolverine leak More
Fast wins weekend with $72.5 million
By Dave McNary and Pamela McClintock of Variety – 04/06/2009
APRIL 6 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Universal pic makes box office history More
Retail
In recession, used discs fly faster
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/10/2009
APRIL 10 | Smaller retailers say business has grown to one-third or more of revenue More
Blockbuster offers online discounts for DVD sales
By Danny King – 04/09/2009
APRIL 9 | Used copies of Superbad, Yuma among titles promoted on Twitter page More
Movie Gallery promotes Sand to merchandising chief
By Danny King – 04/08/2009
APRIL 8 | Executive joined Game Crazy unit in 2002 More
Netflix’s Hastings got 14% raise for 2008
By Danny King – 04/07/2009
APRIL 7 | Executive’s pay to be little changed this year More
Blockbuster auditors cite ‘doubt’ in continued operations
By Danny King – 04/07/2009
APRIL 7 | Planned refinancing doesn’t guarantee necessary liquidity More
Redbox executives promoted at Coinstar
By Danny King – 04/06/2009
APRIL 6 | Kaplan, Harvey to be president, CFO at parent company More
High-Def
Stores expect slow Blu-ray player sales
By Susanne Ault – 04/10/2009
APRIL 10 | Retailers to discount older set-tops More
Rentrak adds audience-measurement deals
By Danny King – 04/07/2009
APRIL 7 | Mark Cuban’s HDNet is among newest clients More
Technology
OPINION: French digital revolution
By Paul Sweeting – 04/10/2009
Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda
APRIL 10 | When it comes to mixing high political drama and low comedy, it would be hard to beat the French Parliamentary battle over a proposed measure to punish illegal online file-trading by cutting off Internet access for repeat offenders. More
Starz will release Pandorum-based mobile game
By Danny King – 04/08/2009
APRIL 8 | Application co-developed by Artificial Life More
VOD/Downloads
Funimation to stream Toei cartoons
By Mark Schilling of Variety – 04/07/2009
APRIL 7 | FROM VARIETY: Anime unit inks deal for online content More
Starz expands VOD inventory, distribution
By Danny King – 04/06/2009
APRIL 6 | Liberty Media unit invests in growing market More
Netflix goes live with South Park, SpongeBob streams
By Danny King – 04/06/2009
APRIL 6 | iCarly, Dora also are part of agreement with Viacom’s MTV Networks More
Analysis: Hulu gets traction as Web video go-to
By Claire Atkinson of Broadcasting & Cable – 04/06/2009
APRIL 6 | FROM B&C: Despite exclusivity debate, talks with Disney help site cement status More
Cable players make push for online
By Daniel Frankel of Variety – 04/06/2009
APRIL 6 | FROM VARIETY: Aggressive initiatives bring shows to internet More
VideogamesÂ
Videogames, kids electronics sales lifted holidays
By Danny King – 04/09/2009
APRIL 9 | Nintendo, Apple, Sony top gaming, electronics brands for children More
Amazon launches Xbox Live site
By Danny King – 04/08/2009
APRIL 8 | First company other than Microsoft to sell platform’s game downloads More
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