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Sending cable a message Aereo’s streaming broadcast service upsets operators RÉSUMÉ REVIEW Is your job search all it could be? We ask the experts. NAME LAUREN M. BILASZ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Metro Terminals Corp., August 2011 to present Associate counsel (temporary) Assist the general counsel in managing the legal affairs of the energy company; prepare customer contracts, commercial leases, lease assignments, indemnification agreements and settlement agreements; ensure compliance with corporate formalities; draft pleadings and respond to discovery requests Law Office of Thomas Torto, June 2010 to May 2011 Law clerk Researched for and drafted appellate briefs; assembled records on appeal; drafted motions for leave to appeal to NY Court of Appeals and memoranda of law in support; drafted pretrial pleadings, motions, discovery demands; filed papers at various courthouses; attended appellate oral arguments, court appearances, preliminary and settlement conferences L BY MATTHEW FLAMM ong Island City-based startup Aereo launched its streaming TV service in New York City in March—shortly after the major broadcasters tried to stop it with lawsuits. Founder and CEO Chet Kanojia, backed by Barry Diller’s IAC, won the first round in May when a judge tossed out a claim of unfair competiMOVERS & tion. Now SHAKERS Aereo is fighting copyright infringement charges. In the meantime, with the help of the service’s tiny remote antennas, New Yorkers can watch local broadcast stations on iPhones and iPads for $12 a month. Subscribers can also record up to 40 hours of programming on a cloud-based DVR. I started a company in late 1999 that became the leading supplier of viewership data from cable boxes. And the data [showed] that 30% of the households that had multichannel cable subscriptions pretty much watched just broadcast channels. The à la carte model would be better for consumers, but the [cable operators] weren’t going to get there. Aren’t you launching Aereo on the backs of a relatively small audience? Chet Kanojia This is not intended for everybody. But my bet is that consumers are going to want to [watch television] on the Internet, and the Internet model is a single-cast, “pull” model. So selling somebody a bundle of 500 channels just doesn’t make any sense. And frankly there’s a lot of anger toward this monopolistic, shove-everything-downyour-throat mentality. Cable operators pay millions of dollars to broadcasters to carry those local stations. What right do you have to carry them without paying? from our side are threefold. One is that the [broadcast] spectrum was granted to broadcasters in the public interest. All the consumer needs is an antenna. Consumers have sort of forgotten that, because the cable guys have taught you, “Hey, it’s easier to just call us.” The second is that consumers have a right to private performances and have a right to their own [DVR] recordings. And the mechanism by which you accomplish that could be remote-located, and that’s perfectly legal. Right now you have 28 broadcast channels on the service. Can you see adding cable channels? An à la carte [model] is the ambition. Think of it as an app store. What I don’t want to do is re-create the cable-packaging model.The whole point of starting this was because I was sick of having to buy [a television package] only one way. If you lose in court, is there a plan B? EDUCATION Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., May 2011 College of Arts and Sciences at New York University, B.A., politics, minor in prebusiness, January 2008 Résumé appears in condensed form. What led you to invent Aereo—and potentially disrupt the cable-television universe? The arguments I go one step at a time. Entrepreneurs who succeed have a core basis in their being about what they want to accomplish. I believe if you have a product that the consumer likes, there will be a way. EXPERT ADVICE Lauren has a great entry-level legal résumé. It is filled with impressive internships, strong academic performance, and solid post- and prelaw school experience. But it is unclear what direction she is pursuing— in-house or law firm—and the areas of the law that are most interesting and desirable. The résumé feels like an inventory without a unique point of view. A summary at the top of the résumé would help the reader piece together Lauren’s assignments into a single focused message. It would also be helpful to know why her current position is temporary. Lawyers appreciate transparency. —roy cohen, career counselor and executive coach To contact this candidate, email cnyb_resume@crainsnewyork.com. EXECUTIVE MOVES Continued from Page 25 creative at the National Football League. Lung Cancer Research Foundation: Courtney de Balmann, 34, joined as executive director. She was previously director of development at University of California San Francisco Medical Center. Ogilvy & Mather: Jonathan Sackett, 42, joined the marketing communications company as senior partner and managing director of content strategy. He was previously chief digital officer at DDB Chicago. AKA: Doug Dator, 40, joined the hospitality company as director of corporate sales. He was previously corporate sales manager at Furnished Quarters. Con Edison: Michael Jones-Bey, 50, joined as director of the supplier-diversity program. He was previously president of MWBE Partners. The Community Preservation Corp.: Miriam Kulnis, 54, joined the not-forprofit mortgage lender as chief risk officer. She was previously executive director in the special credits group at JPMorgan Chase Bank. MEC: Jack Bamberger, 48, joined the media agency as president of digital. He was previously chief consumer engagement officer at Dentsu America. Susan Claxton, 43, joined as senior partner, content integration, of MEC Entertainment. She was previously senior director of brand engagement for Scratch. Erin Harvey, 37, joined as senior partner and senior director. She was previously vice president and communications director at MediaVest. Eventi Hotel NYC: Julian Miller, 31, joined CORPORATE LADDER HOUSING FINANCIER SADIE MCKEOWN, 48, has been named chief operating officer of the Community Preservation Corp. Previously senior vice president and director of the affordable-housing nonprofit’s Hudson Valley region, Ms. McKeown in her new role will oversee all lending activities and business operations, and CPC’s green financing initiative. She will continue to manage the lending process from underwriting and construction supervision to conversion to permanent financing. The Fordham and Cornell graduate started her career at CPC as a mortgage originator. Prior to that, she was assistant vice president at Integrated Resources. —EVA SAVIANO the Kimpton property as hotel manager. He was previously hotel manager at Kimpton’s Hotel Marlowe. City Harvest: Raul Barrios, 54, joined the food-rescue organization as manager of food retail. He was previously supermarket makeover specialist at the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s healthy supermarkets program. KPMG: Vinay Kapoor, 47, joined the audit, tax and advisory firm as principal in the economic and valuation services practice. He was previously a managing director at Duff & Phelps. Sian Rayson, 35, joined as principal in the federal tax practice for the accounting methods and credit services team. She was previously head of quantitative services at Ernst & Young. Richard Ruffing, 44, joined as managing director, tax, in the tax transformation and outsourcing services practice. He was previously senior manager at Ernst & Young. Mayer Brown: Barbara Goodstein, 61, joined the law firm as a partner in the banking and finance practice. She was previously a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf. Sullivan & Worcester: Gerry Silver, 46, joined the law firm as a partner. He was previously a partner at Chadbourne & Parke. DLA Piper: John Altorelli, 54, joined the law firm as a partner in the corporate and finance practice. He was previously a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf. Patrick Costello, 35, joined as a partner in the corporate and finance practice. He was previously counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf. Gerald Francese, 50, joined as a partner in the corporate and finance practice. He was previously counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf. Alexander Fraser, 52, joined as a partner in the corporate and finance practice. He was previously a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf. Jeffrey Rotenberg, 36, was promoted to partner in the litigation practice. He was previously senior associate. Pryor Cashman: Dennis Sughrue, 46, joined the law firm as a partner in the real estate group. He was previously a partner in the real estate practice at Herrick Feinstein. Nielsen: Crystal Barnes, 29, was promoted to vice president of industry relations. She was previously director of industry relations. Wilson Elser: Kenneth R. Reiser, 59, joined the law firm as partner. He was previously a partner at Bartlett McDonough & Monaghan. Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson: Daniel C. Glazer, 38, joined the law firm as a corporate partner resident in the New York office. He was previously a partner and a leader of the intellectual property transactions group at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. Ernst & Young: Mark Besca, 52, was promoted to office managing partner. He was previously a partner. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr: James H. Carter, 68, joined the law firm as senior counsel in the international arbitration group. He was previously cochair of the international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution group at Dewey & LeBoeuf. Hearst Magazines International: Gina Garrubbo, 51, joined as senior vice president, Hearst Global Women’s Digital Advertising Network. She was previously executive vice president at BlogHer. Aon Risk Solutions: Patrick Hickey, 50, joined the risk management services firm as executive vice president and Metro New York health care industry practice leader. He was previously executive vice president at Willis of New York Inc. Sesame Workshop: Erica Branch-Ridley, 46, was promoted to vice president and executive in charge of production for Sesame Learning. She was previously assistant vice president and supervising producer of The Electric Company Digital. Gisela Abrams, 39, was promoted to assistant vice president of international licensing. She was previously international licensing manager. Marie-Cecile Girard-Jones, 39, was promoted to assistant vice president of international licensing. She was previously international licensing manager. Kerri Katz, 31, was promoted to director of licensing, strategic partner relations. She was previously manager of licensing. —eva saviano EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS The fastest way to get an announcement into Crain’s is to submit online. 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Crains New York - June 18, 2012
Contents
Ad Index
Why won’t the NYPD give up world’s priciest parking lot?
Wall St.’s unsung $35 million chief exec
Perks on parade: Why CBS’ Les Moonves got a $500,000 screening room
Big investors are going bonkers for apartment buildings
Pencil exec makes his mark
For small firms,Facebook is just too big
Aereo CEO sends cable TV a message
Calliope plays a French tune

Crains New York - June 18, 2012