Scott Barella, Utah Scientific, CTO

Scott Barella has been in the broadcast industry since 1977. He has a strong background in broadcast systems design and architecture, OEM manufacturing and design, systems integration, and operations with a particular emphasis in IT video. In addition, Barella is deputy chairman of the Technical Working Group of the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), an independent industry trade association dedicated to bringing interoperable and open-standards-based IP solutions to the market. He also serves on the SMPTE 32NF60 DG group, currently working on the new SMPTE 2110 standard.

As CTO of Utah Scientific, Barella works with the engineering team to manage the product roadmap, including ongoing development of the company’s award-winning portfolio of routing and master control switchers. Barella also drives Utah Scientific’s involvement in AIMS.

Before joining Utah Scientific, Barella was CTO for 5280 Broadcast, where he developed long-term business strategies. Other previous positions include general manager for Inspur Americas, vice president of technology at LARCAN Inc., vice president of engineering with Burst Communications, and chief engineer with AT&T Broadband (now Comcast). In addition, Barella served for more than 22 years in engineering positions at various broadcast television stations including his last call station, KCNC TV, the CBS O&O in Denver.

Barella holds a bachelor’s degree in radio and television broadcast from the University of Wyoming. He is a past SBE chairman for SMPTE Local Chapter 48 in Denver. He is also a published writer for industry trade journals including TV Technology, The Broadcast Bridge, and Broadcast Engineering.

Michael Bergeron, Panasonic Broadcast, Cinema and Professional Video Systems, Business Development Manager – Systems and Networking

Having served many roles at Panasonic, including four years as camera product engineer and four years as chief technologist for Pro Video, Michael Bergeron manages co-development projects with other U.S.-based technology companies and is currently focused on leveraging IP and streaming-media technologies. He has been involved with the production-equipment business since joining Abel Cine in 1991, progressing from camera technician to director of engineering. Bergeron has been developing and supporting production gear from 16mm film to the Panasonic VariCam and has authored white papers and many technical presentations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering, and is a member of the ATSC, HPA, and SMPTE.

Tim Canary, NBC Sports Group, VP, Engineering

Tim Canary is the vice president of engineering at the NBC Sports Group in Stamford Connecticut. He and his team oversee all technical facilities within Stamford including studios, control rooms, core systems, transmission, ingest and system integration. His team which recently completed the massive Olympics at-home project for the Rio Games, also supports all Stamford based productions including Football Night in America, NASCAR America, Premiere League Soccer, NHL, and digital/web encoding and streaming.

Canary has been with NBC since 1998 and has held multiple positions, starting as a staff engineer at MSNBC and moving to the NBC Network in New York where he was the director of production engineering. He has been the primary engineering lead for the Olympics at-home project since 2008.

Canary is a graduate of Ithaca College and resides in New Jersey with his wife and two children.

AJ Casamento, Brocade, Principal, Technology Evangelist

As a 37 year veteran of the IT industry, AJ Casamento has worked in a wide variety of market segments. He started his career with Digital Equipment Corporation and worked in various engineering and product development groups. Casamento also worked for Hewlett Packard, SUN Microsystems, IBM, and Avnet before coming to Brocade. In more than 18 years as a solutioneer at Brocade, he has spent a great deal of time helping customers to understand various technologies and their implications. Spending most of the year on the road, Casamento works with Brocade customers and partners on architectural decisions and implementations that affect their businesses.

Brandon Costa, SVG, Senior Editor

Brandon Costa is senior editor for the Sports Video Group, where he covers the college sports broadcasting and technology. He also writes on various sports production topics ranging from mobile live production trends to future technologies, including 4K. As program director of the SVG College Sports Summit, Costa assists in the design and execution of the summit’s itinerary.

Prior to his time at SVG, Costa spent five years hosting programs, producing voiceovers, and writing editorial content for MLB Advanced Media in New York City. He has also served as Community Sports Editor at the Asbury Park Press in Neptune, New Jersey. He began his career at WRHU Radio in Hempstead, NY as a sportscaster. A native of Hazlet, NJ, Costa is a graduate of Hofstra University. He currently resides in Jersey City, NJ. 

Mike Cronk, AIMS, Chairman

Mike Cronk is vice president of core technology for Grass Valley, a Belden Brand. In this position, Cronk guides the critical development of Grass Valley’s core technologies to ensure their products’ interoperability and consistency across the portfolio. He also serves as chairman of the board for the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), helping Grass Valley lead the industry toward a clear and efficient path to standards-based IP.

Cronk previously served as senior vice president of strategic marketing between 2015 and 2016, driving Grass Valley’s product roadmap and strategy.

Cronk rejoined Grass Valley in February 2013 as senior vice president of marketing and product line management where he was instrumental in the turn-around of the company prior to its acquisition by Belden. Cronk was also with the company between 1989 and 2008 and held a number of growing roles over that period including general manager of the server and news business, as well as vice president of marketing. During his previous tenure with the company, Cronk led the identification and implementation of Grass Valley’s expansion strategy into the adjacent markets of news and sports entertainment. These segments grew to represent over 50 percent of the server business.

Cronk holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Andrew Cross, NewTek, President/CTO

Dr. Andrew Cross oversees the day-to-day operation of NewTek, and establishes the plans and strategy for the development of the company’s full line of products. Cross joined NewTek in 1998 as a senior software engineer and further served as director of video engineering and vice president of software engineering. In 2011, Cross was named chief technology officer. In 2014, he assumed the additional responsibilities of president.

While at NewTek, Cross led the development of NDI, TriCaster, 3Play, TalkShow, and other products in the company portfolio. Prior to joining NewTek, he worked on high-end graphics software including GenesisVFX, a special effects program for use with NewTek’s LightWave 3D animation system.

Cross earned a bachelor of science degree from The Victoria University of Manchester, a doctorate of philosophy from The University of York, and has published more than 20 technical papers in peer-reviewed scientific conferences and journals.

Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor

Jason Dachman oversees all aspects of SVG’s North American editorial operations, including the thrice-weekly SVG Insider newsletter and SVG’s annual print publications. A member of the SVG team since 2009, Dachman also serves as program director for SVG’s Sports Asset Management & Storage (SAMS) Forum, Sports Graphics Forum, and TranSPORT event. Prior to joining SVG, he spent three years covering local sports for The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, MA, and spent two years on the production staff of SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s The Ron & Fez Show. Dachman began his career in the Sports Information Department at Northeastern University in Boston, where he also earned a BA in media communications and cinema studies. A native of Denver, Colorado, Dachman currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Robert Erickson, Grass Valley, IP Evangelist

A member of the Grass Valley team since 2008, Robert Erickson has more than 17 years of experience in the broadcast and IT markets with previous roles covering systems engineering, television station management, broadcast network design, and RF transmission systems. Throughout his career, his focus has been on designing and maintaining infrastructure and playout systems based on new and emerging technologies for both existing and greenfield broadcast facilities.

In his current role, Erickson is a participant in the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) and advocates for proper implementation of current and emerging broadcast standards on live production equipment. He spends much of his time engaging with customers to educate them on emerging IP technologies and trains internal staff on how IP technology drives different system designs. Erickson also designs and manages IP POC (proof of concept) systems for customers worldwide, testing and implementing solutions based on a diverse product line including cameras, servers, routers, multiviewers, various processing nodes, and VM-based software solutions.

Erickson is an active participant and frequent presenter in many of the major industry associations, including the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), Society of Television Engineers (STE), Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SMPTE), and Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA).

Eric Fankhauser, Evertz, VP, Product Development

Eric Fankhauser is vice president of advanced product development at Evertz Microsystems, where he is currently involved in developing products for IPTV applications. Prior to his current role, he held various R&D, product management, and business development positions in the video and integrated circuit industries. Fankhauser has spent over 20 years developing products and solutions for the Broadcast, Satellite, Cable, and Telecom industries.

Hugo Gaggioni, Sony Electronics, CTO, Broadcast and Production Systems Division

Hugo Gaggioni, who joined Sony in 1988, holds six patents and has authored 32 technical publications in the areas of video compression, digital filter banks, and HDTV devices and systems.

With research interests ranging from digital video, image processing, and information theory to video/audio compression and multidimensional signal processing, Gaggioni has served as session-chairman of thirteen international conferences in the areas of HDTV and bandwidth compression systems. He has also given numerous presentations and tutorial courses on signal processing and advanced video technologies at international events sponsored by SMPTE, IEEE, and Eurasip organizations.

Gaggioni was a member of the Advanced Television Advisory group to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission  from 1987 to 1994. He is a Fellow of SMPTE and the recipient of the 2004 Leitch Gold Medal award for technology leadership. Gaggioni was chairman of the SMPTE technical groups on digital representation of the 1125/60 high definition TV standard (SMPTE 260M, 88-92) and digital HDTV serial interfaces (SMPTE 292M, 93-96). He was also chairman for a SMPTE group on editing of MPEG bit-streams for TV studio usage.

Gaggioni represented Sony Corporation of America to the ANSI X3-L3 committee and the ISO/IEC MPEG coding group from 1988 to 1996.

He holds degrees in telecommunications, systems engineering, and electronic engineering from the University of Essex in Colchester, England, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University, respectively.

Mo Goyal, Evertz, Professional Engineer/Director, Product Marketing

Mo Goyal has been with Evertz since 2005, with roles such as product manager of modular products, master control, and branding. He is currently responsible for business development and strategic marketing of new technologies (including software defined video networking, IP, and file playout) for all business units. Goyal is also the co-chairman of the Aspen Community, which encourages the deployment and adaptation of the open format found in SMPTE RDD 37.

Goyal’s previous work experience prior to Evertz includes: developing software for small to mid-size IP data routers, creating IPv6 forwarding engine for 10GbE network processor for large core routers, and introducing Ethernet services on Nortel optical transport products. He graduated with a degree in computer engineering from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and has been a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario since 1996.

Erling Hedkvist, Lawo, SVP/Business Development Manager, NAV

Karen Hogan, SVG, Senior Editor

Joining the SVG team in 2011, Karen Hogan focuses on the venue industry while also reporting on a variety of sports-production and -technology topics as senior editor. She oversees SVG’s print publications and drives the company’s Venue Initiative, coordinating the program for the Sports Venue Production Summit and Venue Production Seminars and serving as editor for SVG’s annual Venue Production Journal. In addition, Hogan is the director of the Women’s Sports Media Initiative.

Hogan began her career in sports at Fordham University with WFUV Sports, serving as Supervising Producer of “One on One,” WFUV Sports’ weekly call-in show. After graduating in 2009, Hogan spent the 2009-10 season in the public relations department of the Trenton Devils (ECHL) before taking on a freelance copy editor assignment with Professional Sports Publications. A New Jersey native, she currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Joop Janssen, Aperi, CEO

Joop Janssen has over 25 years of experience in creating value in the high-tech media, broadcast, professional video, audio, and telco industries. Janssen is currently CEO of Aperi Corporation in California, the leading provider of live IP Media Function Virtualization (MFV) solutions for the broadcast media industry. He is also the senior principal of Yoap Holding and involved in business angel investments and board level advisory across various industries.

Prior to Aperi, Janssen served as president and chief executive officer of EVS (EURONEXT listed) and as chairman of Dyvi Live SA. Prior to EVS, Janssen was chief executive of Vitec Videocom and served on the group executive board of the Vitec Group Plc in the UK. During his nine years with Vitec Videocom he was the architect behind the division’s significant profitable growth and brand expansion, including numerous acquisitions and Emmy-award winning innovations.

Prior to Vitec Videocom, Janssen was president of Phillips Broadcast (formerly BTS) North America, where he was instrumental in the successful divestment to Thomson Multimedia and the subsequent acquisition of the Grass Valley Group. He has held senior and executive management positions, including those at Philips Electronics Digital Networks in France as managing director of digital satellite TV and Philips Business Electronics in the Netherlands.

Janssen holds a masters (cum laude) and BSc in electronic engineering – telecommunications and computer science from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He also has an industrial marketing degree from INSEAD, France.

Darryl Jefferson, NBC Sports Group, VP, Post Operations and Digital Workflow

Darryl Jefferson was named VP of digital Workflows at NBC Sports Group on January 1st, 2013. In this role, he oversees the post production and asset management teams, which focus on development and execution of automated file-based ingest, production transcode, long-term archive, and remote delivery. In addition, Jefferson is responsible for transitioning the NBC Sports film/tape archive to a wholly file-based system. He reports to Dave Mazza, the SVP and CTO of NBC Sports Group.

Previously, Jefferson served as the director of post production operations. Most notably, he oversaw the highlights factory/asset management system from conception through implementation at the 2014 Sochi, 2010 Vancouver, and the 2012 London Olympic Games. Jefferson was also involved in the construction and systems integration process for NBC Sports Group’s state-of-the-art production facility in Stamford, Connecticut. He formerly oversaw technical operations at the NBC Olympics Landmark Plaza facility.

Prior to joining NBC Sports Group, Jefferson was the director of post production at Lifetime Networks. He oversaw post production scheduling, duplication, media management, and digital media coordination. Jefferson was a key member of the operations/IT task force responsible for the transition to a tapeless environment, and was a primary architect of the tapeless digital workflow.

Jefferson is a twelve-time Emmy award winner, including for New Approaches in Broadcasting, Short Form (2008, 2009, 2010, 2014) and Technical Emmy Award Tech Team, Studio (2010, 2012, 2014). He is also a 2012 and 2014 George Wensel Technical Achievement Award recipient. 

Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services

Ken Kerschbaumer is co-executive director of editorial services for the Sports Video Group and SVG Europe. He was a co-founder of SVG along with Paul Gallo and Marty Porter in 2005 and has been writing about how sports networks and leagues use video and audio technology to deliver a quality TV experience since 1991. Kerschbaumer began his career in 1991 at Television Broadcast magazine before joining Cahners where he was founding editor of Digital Broadcasting magazine. In 2000 he joined Broadcasting & Cable magazine as senior editor of technology where he covered all aspects of broadcasting, cable, and Internet content creation and distribution.

Frank Lavin, Cisco Systems, Systems Engineering Lead, Media and Entertainment

Frank Lavin is manager of systems engineering for the media and entertainment group at Cisco Systems, which focuses on all-IP video production, IP video workflows, and virtualized production and editing environments.

As systems engineering leader, Lavin works directly with customers, third party vendors, integration partners, and internal product development teams to create new solutions that leverage open standards endorsed by industry groups such as the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS). These solutions are enabling the industry evolution toward all-IP video environments.

Prior to his current role, Lavin was a video solutions architect in Cisco’s service provider cable business segment. Before joining Cisco, Lavin was a distinguished engineer at Comcast Corporation, where he developed next-gen delivery networks, including Comcast’s national IP transport infrastructure.

Lavin holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Drexel University. He is a member of SMPTE, IEEE Communications and Broadcast Societies, SCTE, and ACM.

Deon LeCointe, Sony Electronics, Senior Manager, Sports and IP Solutions

Deon LeCointe is the senior manager for sports and IP solutions at Sony Electronics Professional Solutions of America. In his current role, LeCointe oversees all sales and marketing activities for sports video production which includes sports networks, mobile production trucks, sports venues, professional leagues, and collegiate conferences. In addition, he also manages Sony’s NMI IP for production technology and the PWS-4500 production and replay server.

He received both a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Miami where his focus was on wireless communication and electro-optics.

LeCointe joined Sony in 2007 and has since worked in a number of roles related to post-production workflow technologies, A/V codecs and compression, IP Video transmission, 4K production, product switchers, and content management systems for broadcast and news.

Luann Linnebur, Nevion, Director of Business Development, Americas

Luann Linnebur manages Nevion’s business development in America. She has focused on the reliable delivery of live mission-critical content using emerging technologies for more than 25 years. Linnebur helped start the satellite desk at CBS News in the late 80’s for Ku-Band delivery from early satellite trucks and flyaways, created the special events division for PanAmSat in 1990 for coverage of global sports and news events, developed and launched early compression, and championed interoperability among MPEG-2 vendors as part of WBU-ISOG. Innovation on terrestrial networks included development of network adapters for live video delivery over SONET, ATM, and then IP beginning in 2000. From Pro-MPEG CoP 1 & 3 to SMPTE 2110, Linnebur has continued to champion improvements in reliable transport and processing of live high quality video content.

John Mailhot, Imagine Communications, CTO, Networking and Infrastructure

John Mailhot has worked in the field of digital high-definition (HD) television systems since its North American inception in 1990. He began as part of the AT&T-Zenith team, responsible for system architecture and integration of the digital spectrum compatible high-definition television (DSC-HDTV) system prototype, and then served as technical lead for the Grand Alliance encoder at Lucent Technologies. He subsequently held engineering manager and general manager roles at Lucent Digital Video, Aastra Digital Video, and the Harris Broadcast Video Networking Group. Today, Mailhot is chief technology officer of the networking and infrastructure team at Imagine Communications. He has dual bachelor’s degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Keith Martin, Game Creek Video, Engineering Project Manager

Keith Martin currently serves as the engineering project manager at Game Creek Video. Prior to this position, he was the EIC of GCV’s Encore, the first multi-terabit, mobile, and uncompressed video over IP system. He has engineered numerous high profile events such as Super Bowl XLVIII, several Daytona 500’s, and the 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.

Janne T. Morstøl, Nevion, Chief Strategy Officer

Before taking on the role of chief strategy officer in 2015, Janne T. Morstøl was the chief product and development officer at Nevion heading up the company’s product development and product management teams. Morstøl joined Nevion in 2012 following the merger with T-VIPS, where she was COO and one of the founders. Prior to this, she worked at TANDBERG Television where she served in several management positions within engineering and business development. Before TANDBERG Television, Morstøl worked as program director at Zonavi, a Telenor-owned iTV company.

Morstøl brings more than 15 years of experience from the broadcast industry to Nevion. She holds an MScElectronics degree from Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU) and a masters of business administration from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH).

Michelle Munson, Aspera (an IBM Company), CEO and Co-Founder

Michelle Munson is co-inventor of Aspera’s FASP transport technology and is responsible for overseeing the company’s direction in collaboration with co-founder Serban Simu. Munson was a software engineer in research and start-up companies including the IBM Almaden Research center before founding Aspera in 2004. She has dual B.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and in physics from Kansas State University and was a Goldwater Scholar for achievement in science and mathematics, and later a Fulbright Scholar at Cambridge University where she received a postgraduate diploma in computer science. Munson was also the 2006 KSU College of Engineering Alumni Fellow (the youngest recipient ever), and has received national achievement awards from Glamour Magazine and USA Today. She is a frequent speaker on technologies and trends around big data transport, cloud infrastructure, and mobile.

Gary Olson, GHO Group, Managing Director

Gary Olson is one of the thought leaders in IP broadcast technology. He is an IP broadcast designer, project executive, author, and trainer on media technology. Olson is an advisor specializing in the transition of traditional media technology, workflows, and business processes to the computer based IP and file technologies and workflows. His focus is the adaptation of organizational structure, staffing models, and workflows to implement digital media technology. Olson has substantial experience working with project sponsors and stakeholders to help them understand the changes associated with digital media platforms and file-based workflows. He is a recognized industry thought leader with practical experience in the analysis, selection, and uses of technology, as well as an innovator in media technologies and broadcast design. He holds a U.S. Patent in streaming media automation and distribution.

Olson’s book Planning and Designing the IP Broadcast Facility – A New Puzzle to Solve is a comprehensive technical guideline for making sound decisions implementing IP technology. He is also a contributing writer to the Broadcast Bridge on IP technology and file based workflow, a contributing author in the recently released 2016 SBE Broadcast Engineers Manual, and the creator of online courses for SBE University and IABM on IP facility design.

Jason Pattan, Viacom, VP, Content Management and Production Technology

Jason Pattan is the vice president of content management and production technology for the Viacom Music & Entertainment Group, which includes MTV, Comedy Central, Logo, Spike, and VH1. He leads research and development of digital production workflows in support of the Music & Entertainment’s strategic priorities. His work focuses on implementing emerging technologies for the improvement of content creation, delivery, and distribution.

Prior to joining Viacom Music & Entertainment, Jason was the manager of Nickelodeon’s NY Digital Animation Studio. He won a 2013 Emmy Award for his work as a producer on the Nick Jr. series “Bubble Guppies”.

John Shike, Snell Advanced Media (SAM), VP, Business Development, Americas

John Shike is the vice president of business development at SAM, where he led the U.S. introduction of the Kahuna production switcher and other key products. He has over 25 years of experience in the TV/ entertainment equipment industry. Shike has held management positions in sales, marketing, and business development at companies including CMX, Aurora, Chyron, Spruce Technologies, and Snell & Wilcox. As a former board member of AMWA, he helped evangelize MXF as an industry standard. Today, as a member of SVG, SBE, HPA, SMPTE, and VSF, Shike is promoting open standards for studio video over IP, such as TR-03.

James Stellpflug, EVS, VP, Product Marketing

James Stellpflug has more than two decades of industry experience including facility design and integration, mobile satellite communication, and mobile TV production. In his roles, he has overseen several major technology transitions, including migrations from analog to digital, SD to HD, and more recently from linear to cloud and VOD distribution. Stellpflug has designed and operated production trucks, as well as consulted on developments of early NLE news editing platforms. He has been with EVS Broadcast Equipment since 2000, serving in various roles from technical operations management and program management to his current role as global VP of product marketing.

During his tenure with EVS, Stellpflug has been involved with teams that have earned awards including a Technical Emmy for EVS Super Motion systems, as well as a Sports Emmy for involvement in Olympics coverage. Stellpflug holds a bachelor of science degree in broadcast technology management (engineering emphasis) from the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, and is a member of SMPTE, SBE, and PMI.

Jeffrey Stroessner, Lawo, Director, Global Events

Jeffrey Stroessner has been in the broadcast industry in various positions related to large scale events since 2007. Stroessner first worked the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and just completed his fifth Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Within the global events division, Stroessner specializes in realizing large scale projects using state of the art broadcast technology. Since the beginning these activities have involved networking and IP related products including IP commentary systems, video contribution, distribution, audio mixing and routing systems. Stroessner’s expertise covers all aspects from the early stages of system design to the realization on site including the assurance of operations and support.

Stroessner holds a masters degree in electronic media from Stuttgart Media University.

David Tasker, Snell Advanced Media (SAM), VP, Systems and Technology

David Tasker began his television career in his teenage bedroom with various, sometimes dangerous experiments, including the conversion of an old black-and-white TV into an oscilloscope. His professional career commenced as a development engineer at Mullards, a division of Philips Electronics. In 1981, Tasker joined BBC Television studio engineering before defecting in 1984 to the commercial side of broadcasting with equipment manufacturer Quantel.

In 2014, Quantel acquired Snell and the combined company was rebranded as Snell Advanced Media (SAM) in 2015. Having held senior positions in Europe, Asia, and the Americas during his extensive career with the company, Tasker has been involved in the evolution of real-time digital image processing and in particular, television standards conversion, in which he is considered a global expert, earning his company several accolades including multiple Emmy awards. Tasker is one of the company’s experts in the IP transition, guiding the product roadmap in alignment with industry developments/standards and with a focus on the real-world migration and implementation needs and challenges of broadcast/media users. Tasker actively supports the company in bringing technical expertise and insights to industry associations including: SMPTE, VSF, AIMS and IABM. He holds qualifications from Carshalton College (London) and Merton College (London) in electronic engineering. Tasker is based in Toronto, Canada and supports the Americas region.

Jason Taubman, Game Creek Video, VP, Design and New Technology

Jason Taubman spearheads Game Creek Video’s innovative efforts in truck design and helps service the company’s vast profile of high-profile sports clients, including ABC, CBS, ESPN, FOX, HBO, NBC, MLB, NBA, YES Network, the USA Network, NFL Network, and Winnercomm. Prior to joining Game Creek in 1999, Taubman was an engineer-in-charge for National Mobile Television and VTE Mobile Television Productions.