B4U is a television network focused on Bollywood based entertainment. The network operates the eight channels B4U Music, B4U Movies, B4U Kadak, B4U Bhojpuri, B4U Aflam, B4U Plus, B4U Eldjazairia and B4U Eldjazairia 2 which are at present available on more than 8 different satellites, in more than 100 countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In addition, the company operates B4U Motion Pictures, which is a media and entertainment production subsidiary.
Richard Adrian Jacques is a British composer of film, television and video game music. Best known for his scores for games such as Sonic R, Headhunter, Jet Set Radio Future, Mass Effect, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Jacques has collaborated with numerous premier TV and movie theatre campaigns for some of the world's largest media agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi and McCann Erickson, and global brands such as Audi, Bacardi, Mercedes-Benz and Stella Artois. His music for television includes top brand shows for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Poya Pictures is a full-service production company for film, television and new media clients, based in the USA with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. It also provides production services for international production companies and advertising agencies.
The Promax Awards honors entertainment marketing, promotion, and design by a company or individual that is broadcast, published, or released in their respective markets.
Front TV was an international broadcast design and branding firm that catered to television, film and interactive media sectors. The firm originally specialized in creative thinking, network branding, station IDs, film titles, 2D-3D animation, web, print, and sound design. It expanded its operations in 2009, launching its own TV production arm. Front TV's main headquarters, TV studio, animation and postproduction facilities were originally located in Toronto, Ontario.
Tim Street is an American writer, producer, director, and new media consultant. He is one of the pioneers of using the Internet as a story telling device and he is the Creator/Executive Producer of the Popular Viral Video French Maid TV. CNN referred to Street's work as “Red Hot”, The Toronto Star said “Prophetic,” Wired News called his first creation, fortheloveofjulie.com, "one of the Internet’s creepiest sites… and one of the most convincing hoaxes to hit the Net." Street has been elected to sit on the advisory board for the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM), an industry association focused on providing advertising and audience measurement standards for episodic and downloadable media. In 2009, he was inducted into the International Academy of Web Television.
Rómulo Guardia Granier is a Venezuelan film producer.
Stephen Arnold is a songwriter, musician, composer and producer who specializes in sonic branding, often referred to as "the least known, most heard composer in America." His company, Stephen Arnold Music, was formed in 1993.
BENT IMAGE LAB is a production company and animation studio specializing in story development, television, commercials, visual effects, music videos, short films, experimental techniques and tech development in augmented reality (AR). Located in Portland, Oregon, the company was founded in 2002 by partners David Daniels, Ray Di Carlo, and Chel White.
Round Table Advertising is a privately held full-service advertising agency located in Toronto, Ontario. The company was founded as Round Table Advertising Inc. in 2000 by former co-workers Sallah Cayer, Fiona Gallagher, and Brent Peterson.
Christian Langlois is a Canadian film director based in Montreal, Quebec. He has directed several short films, video content, series, commercials, music videos and media installation. He studied at Université du Québec à Montréal in communications programs photography, cinema, art video and new digital media. He published several articles about the role of digital technologies and video in the development of visual and performing arts.
Davide Carbone is an Australian music producer, composer, sound designer and technologist. Listed as one of the 7 most influential Australian music producers of all time by Australia's premier audio and music publication Mixdown Magazine, Carbone has released several records, produced music for major artists, composed music and created sound design for TV, film, theatre, and video games, and developed music making software.
RobotDNA is an animation studio founded in 1987 as Garner MacLennan Design (GMD). It initially produced digital design, animation and visual effects for television. Achievements include BDA and Promax awards for broadcast design and commercials such as a CLIO Award-winning Dr Pepper spot. It later engaged in interactive database marketing, digital television, WebTV, broadband communications and digital applications for film and television. GMD was re-structured as robotDNA in 2004.
Jeff Rustia was the Executive Director & Founder of TOM* Toronto Men's Fashion Week, and TW Toronto Women's Fashion Week, two of Canada's leading fashion week initiatives committed to promoting, nurturing and supporting the country's most influential designers and the Next Generation of Emerging Talent. Rustia's experience spans over 25 years in fashion, production, marketing, creative direction, and television. His career dates back to the launch of music channel Channel V producing shows such as Fashion Police.
Jeff Pinilla (/ˌp ih nee yah /; Colombian Spanish:; is a writer, producer, director, and editor. Since graduating from Full Sail University in 2009, he has been nominated for 11 Emmy awards, has won 5 Promax Gold Awards, and was awarded the "Ron Scalera Rocket Award" at the PromaxBDA 2012 Awards. In his years since graduating, Jeff has also successfully produced three short films, "Numbers on a Napkin", a short documentary titled "The first 36 hours: an inside look at Hurricane Sandy." and was recently awarded "Best Narrative Short Film" at the 2013 Woodstock Film Festival for "The earth, the way I left it." His first major recognition in the industry came in the summer of 2010, when he was credited for his work as producer and photographer on a print campaign for New Yorks WPIX 11 newscast. His work garnered him a Promax Gold Award for "best consumer print advertisement."
Founded in 2005 by Chris Sloan and Carla Kaufman Sloan, 2C Media (2C) is a content production company and creative agency based in Miami, Florida. The company produces both original cable television programming and broadcast promotion and design campaigns. The 2C production facility houses 13 edit suites, audio and in-house graphics.
Alex Okosi is a Nigerian-born, US-educated business executive who has worked for the world's biggest broadcasting, streaming and tech brands. Committed to Africa’s digital transformation, Okosi currently holds the post of managing director of Google Africa, where he is responsible for Google’s operations in Africa including programs that help businesses and economies on the continent to grow, as well as expanding access and providing tools to help the next billion users get more from the Web.
Impossible Pictures (Impossible) is a Denver-based production company and creative studio. Founded by Joel Pilger in 1994 under the name Visual Approach, Inc., the company began as a 3D animation studio. Visual Approach's first project was a 3D animated broadcast show open for the Charlotte Hornets NBA team. Other early projects included a 3D show open/title sequence for Walt Disney Television's Belle's Magical World , a 3D animated campaign for JWT client Ford's "Year End Clearance", and a show open/title sequence for Universal Studios' Balto II: Wolf Quest.
Daniel Halasz is an advertising executive living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is best known for his work within content marketing and advertising for which his campaigns has won numerous awards. He is the former CEO and founder of the award-winning production companies Feist ApS and DBM, and currently holds the position as Head of Production at Grey Group in Denmark, where he's also part of the leadership team.
John Douglas Miller is a retired television advertising and marketing executive who led the marketing of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) for decades. He was chief marketing officer (CMO) of NBCUniversal (NBCU), the NBC Sports Group, and NBC Olympics; chaired the NBCU Marketing Council; co-founded the NBC Agency; and oversaw the network's joint marketing collaborative process known as Symphony. He was part of the team behind the successful 'Must See TV' promotional campaign and the 'NBC 2000' promotional campaign, which changed television promoting and marketing and defined industry practices. He marketed renowned series including Friends, Seinfeld, ER and others, as well as 12 NBC Olympic broadcasts and other sports events. He retired in 2022 after 50 years in the broadcast media industry, 43 of which were with NBC.
