What Happened?
Washington, DC-based Motion Picture Association of America has Appointed John McCoskey as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
We are the voice of the global film and television industry, a community of storytellers at the nexus of innovation, imagination, and creativity. In the United States and around the globe, the film and television industry drives the creative economy. Our members are: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix Incorporated, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Universal City Studios LLC, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Today, the stories that define our lives and shape our world are brought to life by the global creative community, including the creators and artists working in American film and television. The MPAA fosters this economic and cultural enterprise by advocating for policies that recognize the power of our stories, reward creators, and allow us to produce, distribute, and protect the creative content. ADVANCING CREATIVITY: Free speech empowers creators to entertain and inform, to challenge and inspire. Copyright ensures creators can benefit from their works and protects against piracy. Combined, these fundamental rights enable creators to bring great stories to global audiences. DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH: Our industry supports 2.1 million jobs in all 50 states. The stories of our industry are enjoyed by audiences around the world, accounting for $16.5 billion in exports and registering a positive trade balance with nearly every country. SUPPORTING STORYTELLERS: Bringing creative content to the screen depends on the passion of creators from a wide array of backgrounds, geographies, skills, and pursuits. We are committed to building an inclusive pipeline and telling the diverse stories in our industry to advance America`s creative economy. FOSTERING INNOVATION: America`s film and television industry creates and embraces new advances in technology—both in how we tell stories and how we engage audiences. Innovations in filmmaking transport audiences to new worlds and deliver content everywhere.
About the Person
John McCoskey has been Chief Technology Officer of Public Broadcasting Service since April 2, 2007. Mr. McCoskey is responsible for providing leadership, management and technical guidance for broadcast technology and IT systems for PBS, overseeing a team of 130 employees. Mr. McCoskey joined PBS from Comcast where he served as Vice President of Product Development for Comcast Media Center since 2004. He is an inventor on 40 issued/published utility patents related to satellite communications, media distribution, digital media systems, targeted advertising, digital rights management, Internet video, electronic books and media search and delivery. Other professional experience includes serving as the Chief Technology Officer of Brief Original Broadcasts (BOB); President of Media Technologies; Senior Vice President of Operations, Your Choice TV; Senior Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer at Discovery Communications; as well as positions at GTE Spacenet and Communications Satellite Corporation. He serves on the boards of PBS Enterprises and National Datacast, Inc. He serves as Member of Advisory Board at Digitalsmiths Corporation. He is an active member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), and the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM). He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. Mr. McCoskey holds two M.S. degrees from that institution, one in Management and one in Computer Science. He also earned a Bachelor of Science from Bucknell University in Electrical Engineering.
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