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OKTV, Inc. was founded by a group of concerned parents, educators and media developers. As parents and educators, we are deeply concerned about children's intellectual, emotional and spiritual growth in the information age. As media developers, we have a first-hand understanding of the potential influence--both positive and negative--of television, the internet and other media. Together, we have a unique set of skills and knowledge to apply to innovative solutions for managing the impact of television in children's lives.

To contact us:

OKTV, Inc.
1770 Massachusetts Ave. Suite 276
Cambridge, MA 02187
(877) 919-0984 Voice & Fax
info@ourkidstv.com


Richard Leghorn, Chairman

Richard is a pioneer of the cable industry, having owned and operated nine systems from 1966 to 1985. He served on the board of NCTA for 12 years, and was the founder of CableLabs. He has successfully launched many new companies in both the cable and aerospace industries. He formed OKTV, Inc. in 1994 to create an alternative parental control system, and now brings his expertise and the intellectual property of OKTV to the new enterprise. Top

Gary Logston, CEO
Gary is a world authority on digital cable and video systems. He has been a significant contributor to nearly all of the worldwide digital video standards such as MPEG-2, DAVIC, SCTE, and OpenCableTM. Most recently, he was the chief architect of the OpenCableTM specifications initiated by CableLabs. Top

Dan Schwartz, Ed.M., VP Content Development
Dan has been developing educational and other media-technology programs for twelve years. Prior to OKTV, he developed interactive educational content for Simon and Schuster, and built the streaming media department at iCAST, a CMGI company. Dan holds a Master’s degree in Educational Technology from Harvard University. Top

Stephan Fopeano, Corporate Development Consultant
Stephan has extensive experience as a Product Development executive with Internet and multimedia software companies, including PeopleLink, Philips Media Software, and Disney Online. Top

Chris Galazzi, Marketing and Affiliate Relations Consultant
Chris brings to OKTV fourteen years experience marketing and selling to the broadcast and cable industries worldwide. Prior to joining OKTV, Chris was Director of Business Development at Wink Communications-a software developer of interactive e-commerce overlays for broadcast and cable TV programming. Top


Lisa Crane

Lisa is Managing Director of the Media and Entertainment practice of the Stratford Group, a human capital consultancy. Prior to joining Stratford, Lisa was the Managing Partner of Media Venture Advisors, an e-consulting firm providing strategic consulting services to leading internet and entertainment companies. Lisa is the former president and CEO of Soundbreak.com, the interactive online music company. She was Vice President of NBC Interactive and General Manager of NBC.com and served as Vice President of Universal Studios prior to joining NBC. Lisa sits on several Boards and has taught classes in e-business and entertainment at USC and UCLA. Top

Wayne Fox
Wayne Fox is President of Cyber Density. Before joining Cyber Density, Wayne served as Treasurer of Teleport, an early CLEC that was purchased by AT&T. Wayne structured the original investment syndicate for Teleport that included Cox Communications, Comcast Cable, TCI, and Continental Cablevision. Wayne started his career at Merrill Lynch where he worked in Mergers and Acquisitions. Top

Dan Miles
Dan has worked in banking for 10 years, including 3 years as a Director of Equity Capital Markets at Warburg Dillon Read (now UBS Warburg). Dan is experience in the organizing and managing of large projects including Initial Public Offerings. Dan holds a Masters of Science in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management where he concentrated in Finance and Strategy. Top

William Miles
Bill is currently Chief Licensing Executive of A2D, a limited partnership formed for the purpose of licensing 44 issued and 18 pending applications in the area of computer-telephony. Most of Bill's career has been focused on technology transfer and intellectual property issues. For 18 years he served as Chairman, President and CEO of University Patents, a company focused on the transfer of technology from universities to the private sector. Prior to University Patents, Bill headed up licensing and patents for IBM. Bill has served on the Board of several Fortune 500 companies and was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Fairfield University where he also served as Vice President of Administration. Top

Andrew Orgel
Andy Orgel began his career in the startup and management of television networks and innovative media and entertainment brands in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. He has extensive cable television and radio industry experience, having served as the first Vice President of Sales & Marketing for MTV, Nickelodeon and The Movie Channel. At the Arts & Entertainment Network, he served as that channel's first Vice President, Affiliate Sales & Marketing, then as its Senior Vice President, Programming & Production. In the late 80's, Andy built and led the world's first interactive television network, Video Jukebox Network, which he later repositioned and branded "The Box." During his impressive career, Andy has held top positions in highly successful media and entertainment businesses, has been a senior executive during five successful cable network startups and has helped transform a coax-technology into an entertainment industry. Andy began his career in radio management and advertising sales at CBS Radio. Andy was labeled as the man "who made TV interactive" by Success Magazine. Top

Nicholas Rothenberg
Nick is a founding member of L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan's Digital Coast Roundtable and most recently was a Partner and Entertainment & Media specialist for marchFIRST. Nick co-founded a pioneering Internet development firm W3-design in 1994, which was acquired by USWeb Corporation in 1997 and became marchFIRST in 2000. He has worked with a diverse and prominent portfolio of clients in developing their online strategy, ranging from Hard Rock Cafe, Fox and NBC to Kaiser Permanente, DirecTV and The Guggenheim Museum. Top

Formerly, Nick was Assistant Director of the University of Southern California (USC) E-Lab, where he worked on such groundbreaking Web efforts as the Mercury Project, hailed by The London Times as a "piece of computer history." He has been featured in Inc. Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and WIRED Magazine, and has been named among the top new media executives in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine, the Los Angeles Business Journal and The Digital Coast Reporter. Nick is a graduate of Harvard University and holds a Master's in Visual Anthropology from the University of Southern California. Top

Gail Garfield Schwartz
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ail's career has focused on matching business goals with the public interest. She has held executive positions with AT&T and Teleport Communications Group (TCG). Prior to its acquisition by AT&T, TCG was the first and leading local telecommunications company and was owned by Cox, TCI, Comcast, and Continental Cable companies. As TCG's Vice President - Public Policy and Government Affairs, Gail developed legislative and regulatory policies and was the company's chief advocate in Congress, at the FCC, the White House, and the Departments of Justice and Commerce.  Prior to joining TCG, Gail was Deputy Chairman of the New York State Public Service Commission where she pioneered the effort to de-monopolize the local telecommunications marketplace. Top

Andrea Wood
 Andrea Wood has over 12 years of experience developing and marketing high tech, education and small business initiatives. As Direct Marketing Manager for Infinium Software, Andrea was responsible for managing all lead-generating direct marketing activities including direct mail, telemarketing, e-campaigns, Web and database operations. Andrea designed and implemented large-scale software conferences as Project Manager for Digital Consulting. She has four years of advertising experience generating and executing marketing and promotional plans for small businesses. A Graduate Fellow, she received a Master's degree in Marketing and International Business from Suffolk University. Top

 

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