Team
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Alan Wolk
Veteran media analyst, former agency executive, and author of Over The Top: How The Internet Is (Slowly But Surely) Changing The Television Industry , Alan Wolk is Co-Founder and Lead Analyst at TV[R]EV where he helps networks, platforms, agencies, brands and ad tech companies navigate the rapidly shifting media landscape. A widely published columnist, speaker and industry thinker who is a regular on Cheddar TV, Wolk has built a following of over 300K industry professionals on LinkedIn by speaking plainly and intelligently about TV and the media business.
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Antony Bruno
An influential communications advisor with a journalism background and both in-house and agency experience. Skilled in strategic development of multifaceted national and global communication plans. Recognized as a decisive, reliable, and creative problem-solver with the ability to understand audiences, anticipate needs, and execute on-point, impactful messaging.
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David Bloom
L.A.-based writer, podcast host, teacher and analyst. Focused on the collision of tech, entertainment and media. Also into politics, sports, art, video games, VR/AR, blockchain and much more. Two remarkable descendants.
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Jason Damata
Jason is the founder and CEO of Fabric Media, a media incubator and talent consortium. The company serves leading-edge TV disruptors- from data and analytics platforms to TV networks to emotional measurement companies. Damata has traveled the country for C-SPAN, where he worked with MSOs, produced educational political programming. He has served as CMO of Bebo when it was the world's 3rd largest social network, led marketing for Trendrr until it was acquired by Twitter and helped build the world's largest LIVE broadcast offering at explore.org where he built up a global syndication network.
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John Cassillo
I'm a driven and loyal East Coast transplant who's passionate about creating valuable experiences through story-telling. I enjoy few activities more than writing (honestly) and do so as much as possible for my personal and professional benefit. Having a positive personality is a key element to success, and I try to bring mine into everything I do.
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Julia Pokorny
Julia is a young marketing professional excited to continue to grow and learn in the media space. Coming from an agency background in digital media planning, at Fabric she manages all things social, focusing both on organic posting and paid ad campaigns. She received her bachelor's degree in Communication Studies with a Minor in Digital Humanities from UCLA (Go Bruins!) When not at work she enjoys hiking in the mountains and baking for her family.
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Melissa Hourigan
With more than twenty years of high-tech and start-up PR agency experience, Melissa has helped shape the narrative around the major shifts in consumer experiences and business for major companies. She has demonstrated leadership in the areas of company/product launches, M&A, pre- and post-IPO activities, partner and channel communications, customer audits, thought leadership and product performance and reviews programs. Melissa has helped build buzz-building campaigns for companies such as Turner Broadcasting, VIZIO, ModernMom.com, AlwaysOnNetwork, Ask.com, GroupSystems, GeoEye, CartaSite, Raytheon, Polycom, TrackVia.com and Tribe Networks.
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Mike Gasbara
Mike Gasbara is an advertising technology, and emerging trends specialist at Fabric Media and contributing analyst at TV[R]EV, where he helps companies at the intersection of media and technology understand and navigate the rapidly changing landscape. Gasbara consults for companies across the advertising ecosystem, helping brands, agencies, publishers, tech providers and data solutions companies do everything from develop their next generation ad tech stack, to content strategies and brand equity resulting in multi-million dollar acquisitions.
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Paul Kontonis
Paul Kontonis is a strategic marketing executive and brand builder with 25+ years experience navigating businesses through the ever changing marketing landscape to reach revenue and company M&A targets. As a trusted CMO, Paul is an industry leader who combines his multi-industry experiences in digital media and marketing with proven methodologies that can be transferred to new battles across multiple industries.
Contributors
Adam Helfgott
Alex Nagler
Allison Butler
Andres Monsalve
Annie Edwards
Ashley Swartz
Ben Karon
Bill Jennings
Bree Brouwer
Brian Lam
Caelum Shove
Carla Marshall
Carter Pilcher
Casey Green
Charlene Weisler
Charlie Nooney
Claire McHugh
Cortney Harding
Dade Hayes
Daniel Harrison
Danielle Erves
David Bloom
David Tice
Daniel Meehan
Darren Dunn
Eleanor Semeraro
Evan Shapiro
Gary Engel
Erinn Taylor
Field Garthwaite
Frank Sinton
Fritz Brumder
Gergo Szabo
Giles Cottle
Hannah Chapple
Hannah Kaye
Jason Lake
John Ganschow
Jonathan Pan
Jon Capetta
Jon Giegengack
JP Lespinasse
Justin Evans
Justin Gutschmidt
Katherine Miller
Luke Carriere
Mary Ann Halford
Manouk Akopyna
Mantonie Byrd
Matthew Rosenberg
Melanie Deziel
Melissa Hourigan
Melissa Lachman
Michael Collette
Mike Molnar
Mike Shields
Nick Savva
Nina Pablo
Oriana Schwindt
Peter Phillips
Peter Fondulas
Prashanth Pappu
Raf Bagdassarian
Rebecca Lerner
Rob Gregory
Sam Barton
Seven Volpone
Stephen Metzger
Steve Ellis
Sudha Reddy
Tannia Kustka
Tia Rubin
Tim Shea
Ed Tomasi
Tom Cheredar
Tom Weiss
Valeri Bischak
Vince Cacace
Zach Servideo
Co-Founders Emeritus
David Beck, Jesse Redniss, Nick Cicero