WASHINGTON, DC - Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO of Sling Media, Inc., will deliver the keynote address for the "Portable! - Digital Media Content Anywhere Anytime" Super Session on April 16 during NAB2007 in Las Vegas.
The Super Session will include a panel discussion moderated by CNET editor Brian Cooley. Content providers, distributors and consumer electronics experts will meet to discuss what consumers want from portable media devices and what opportunities exist for programmers, carriers and manufacturers.
As co-founder and CEO of Sling Media, Inc., Krikorian helped produce Slingbox, a unique product that provides "anytime-anywhere" access to video sources located in the home. This development defines a new "placeshifting" market in portable media devices.
Krikorian
began his career at General Magic before co-founding the Phillips Mobile
Computing Group. As a group product manager, Krikorian co-led the team
that created and marketed the prized Velo 1 Windows CE Handheld PC. Following
his work at Phillips, Krikorian served as senior vice president at Metis
Associates, where he created the company, Mainbrace Corporation.
About NAB2007
NAB2007 will take place April 14 - 19, 2006 in Las Vegas (exhibits open
April 16). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the
development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content
across all mediums. Complete NAB2007 details are available at www.nabshow.com.
About NAB
The National
Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates on behalf
of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also
broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission
and the Courts. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.
