The Media Workflow Puzzle

This edited collection brings together a team of top industry experts to provide a comprehensive look at the entire media workflow from start to finish.

Chris Lennon is President and CEO of MediAnswers, a trusted advisor to the cream of the crop of media companies worldwide. He has over 30 years of experience in the media business, leading large projects on every continent except for Antarctica. He has held a variety of leadership positions in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), including Standards Director, Local Section Manager, Technology Committee Chair, and others. He is a SMPTE Fellow and recipient of SMPTE's 2008 Citation. He is known as a thought leader, with a reputation built on not only working with the world's leading media organizations, but his leadership of several leading-edge industry efforts in many diverse areas, like BXF, NABA/DPP Content Delivery Specs, PMCP, 3DTV, OBID Audience Measurement, Multilink SDI using CWDM, microservices in media, and many more.

He also serves as Executive Director of the Open Services Alliance, a global industry organization focused on interoperability among microservice-oriented media systems.

In his spare time, he is a championship winning race car driver, author, and high-performance driving coach, and runs Winding Road Adventures.

For more details on MediAnswers, its clients, and Chris's team, please visit www.medianswers.tv. For more details on the Open Services Alliance, please visit www.openservicesalliance.com.

Clyde Smith is a Retired Former Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology for FOX Network Engineering and Operations, where he supported Broadcast and Cable Networks operating groups in addressing their challenges with technologies, standards, and regulations.

Previously, he was SVP of Global Broadcast Technology and Standards for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. In this capacity, Smith was responsible for the strategic development and planning of new technology in addition to the operational transition of media from production to broadcast to air. Smith's broad knowledge of operational and technical systems and hands-on experience developing processes for integrating operational facilities from the ground up were vital to the Turner Entertainment Group's continuing expansion.

Prior positions include SVP of Broadcast Engineering Research and Development at Turner and SVP & CTO at Speer Communications where he managed operations of one of the nation's first all-digital facilities.

He worked for 8 years in communications design and development engineering at the Kennedy Space Center where he supported 48 shuttle missions, three interplanetary probes, and numerous Department of Defense initiatives.

Smith supported initiatives that were recognized by The Computer World Honors program with the 2005, 21st Century Achievement Award and an Emmy Award for Pioneering Efforts in the Development of Automated, Server-Based Closed Captioning Systems.

Smith is a frequent speaker and honored guest at meetings for SMPTE, NAB, and SBE. He served 15 years as an SMPTE Governor; he also served as a Standards Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer of the SMPTE. He also was program chair for four SMPTE advance-imaging conferences. He has often presented and published research and technology papers that he has authored or co-authored in industry magazines and at industry conferences including CES, NAB, Hollywood Professional Alliance Tech Retreats, Storage Networking World, Storage Visions, VidTrans, IBC, SMPTE, SPIE, UFVA, and SBE.

He is an SMPTE Fellow and recipient of the SMPTE Progress Medal, SMPTE David Sarnoff Medal Award, and the SMPTE Outstanding Service Award as well as The Broadcasting and Cable Technology Leadership award and the Storage Visions' Storage Industry Service Award. He is a recipient of the North American Broadcasters Association International Achievement Award and an Honorary Member of the International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers (IABM).