Doug Sylvester
Chief Operating Officer

Prior to joining TVN, Doug Sylvester was President, Chief Operating Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of IFILM, an online media company. At IFILM he had full profit and loss responsibility for the company, managed its three business lines, and oversaw all administrative functions. Sylvester structured strategic relationships with Yahoo, Independent Film Channel (IFC), and Tivo and was part of the senior management team that raised over $55 million in equity financing for the company.

Before IFILM, Sylvester was President of The Cottage Group, a private venture capital organization. He joined The Cottage Group after five years at E! Entertainment Television. Sylvester joined E! to create and manage the New Business Development and Corporate Planning departments. He was the co-founder of E! Online, the Internet business of E! Entertainment Television, and served as the company's senior executive. He developed the business plan for style., E!'s second domestic cable network, and was responsible for structuring a $75 million credit facility with Barclays Bank to finance its launch. He was also active in the negotiation and structuring of the company's international television networks.

Sylvester's entertainment and media career began at New Line Cinema where he managed all west-coast business development activities. Prior to New Line Cinema, he worked at Bankers Trust Company in New York and Hayes Microcomputer Products in Atlanta.

Sylvester has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. He serves on the Board of Directors of Genex, an Internet consulting and development firm, based in Los Angeles.

Dom Stasi
Chief Technology Officer

An industry veteran, Dom Stasi's background spans the production, distribution, and exhibition of state-of-the-art television. Development and implementation of the capabilities and technologies enabling pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VOD) have characterized his tenure with TVN.

Stasi came to TVN from TCI's National Digital Television Center (NDTC). As Senior Vice President for Network Business Development, he worked closely with MSOs and program providers to develop the digital distribution architectures that have come to characterize the industry. Prior to joining TCI, Stasi was Director of Engineering for HBO; and Vice President/General Manager of Engineering and Network Operations for MTV Networks.

Stasi has been a frequent and invited speaker at the national conventions of SMPTE, NCTA, CTAM, SCTE, Women In Cable, and NAB. He has served on the NCTA Engineering Committee and its subcommittees since 1979, and has published numerous technical papers.

Stasi holds a BSEE from the State University of New York where he also worked as an instructor in the Engineering Department prior to joining the CATV industry.

James P. Riley
Senior Vice President, Business Development

James P. Riley heads up Business Development and Affiliate Sales. Most recently, Riley lead the Sales Division of Guthy-Renker Television (GRTV), the cable industry's leading satellite delivered direct response marketing company, which TVN acquired in 1999. Joining GRTV in 1997, Riley tripled distribution and directed transactional marketing initiatives to cable MSOs, DBS Companies and Broadcasters.

Prior to GRTV, Riley spent eight years at E! Entertainment Television, where he served as Vice President of Affiliate Relations and was later promoted to Vice President of New Technologies. As head of that division, he built up distribution among cable, direct broadcast satellite, and wireless distribution companies.

Riley also explored his creative side and developed the CTAM award-winning E! Clips affinity marketing program, which employed E! product to support E! Affiliates' PPV marketing objectives. He also served on the development team for E! Online, helping build the successful web site that delivers entertainment content to Internet users. Preceding his tenure with E! Entertainment, Riley served in various sales, business affairs and marketing roles with Rainbow Programming Networks (AMC, Bravo and SportsChannel) from 1986-1989.

A graduate of New York's Fordham University with a degree in Mass Communications and Philosophy, Riley is a member of NCTA, CCTA and CTAM and has served on the boards of numerous regional telecommunications associations.

Bev Doughty
Senior Vice President, Marketing

As Senior Vice President of Marketing, Bev Doughty oversees all marketing and communications strategies surrounding TVN Entertainment's video-on-demand (VOD), pay-per-view (PPV) and direct response products.

Doughty spent more than six years with VOD provider DIVA Systems Corp., where she served as General Manager, Entertainment Services. In this role, Doughty was responsible for the development of new on demand applications including the launch of SVOD and Music-On-Demand. Doughty also sold and implemented some of the nation's first VOD launches.

Prior to joining DIVA, Doughty directed affiliate sales and marketing for HBO, managing the growth of a $20 million territory for HBO and Cinemax. She got her start working at Proctor & Gamble providing overall sales and merchandising support.

Doughty was recently named as one of Cable's 100 Heavy Hitters by CableFax Magazine, 2001, and has spoken at numerous industry events held by such recognized organizations as Kagan and CTAM. She has also received numerous awards throughout her career recognizing her excellence in marketing and strong leadership abilities.

Doughty holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University.

Neil Goldberg
Senior Vice President, Programming

Neil Goldberg is a 16-year veteran of the entertainment industry. For the past 7 years he has served at a senior management level for multi-million dollar businesses and has overseen production and development for major film and television companies.

Currently, Goldberg is Senior Vice President of Programming at TVN Entertainment, where he oversees the creation, development, management and programming of over 40 linear and on-demand networks. Goldberg is also part of the executive management team, driving overall direction of the company including new initiatives such as time shifting of traditional broadcast networks and on-demand subscription services for cable networks.

Neil comes to TVN from DIVA, where he was responsible for all entertainment programming aspects of the company. Goldberg was also part of the executive management team. Prior to joining DIVA in 1987, Neil was Vice President of Witt-Thomas Films overseeing all aspects of development and production as well as day-to-day operations of the company. Previously, he was Director of Worldwide Acquisitions for Warner Bros. In that capacity, Neil acquired over two hundred films for Warner Bros. International Distribution. He also worked on various co-productions with companies based on the Warner lot. Before entering the studio system, Neil was Director of Business Affairs at Trans Atlantic Entertainment, while simultaneously serving as Production Executive. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Neil is also a produced film and television writer.

Jonathan Blinderman
Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs

Jonathan Blinderman serves as TVN Entertainment's chief legal counsel, overseeing all of TVN's legal needs. This includes negotiating and documenting licensing, distribution and vendor contracts; overseeing regulatory compliance; working on dispute resolution; and overseeing TVN's corporate governance. He also serves as the company's secretary.

Prior to TVN, Blinderman worked at O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, one of Los Angeles' oldest and largest law firms, where he was a member of the corporate and finance practice. At O'Melveny, he focused on financing transactions and emerging markets. Before that he was an attorney with Moskowitz, Brestoff, Winston & Blinderman, working on litigation matters as well as entertainment transactions.

Blinderman has assisted in the production of various films, including I Love You, Don't Touch Me, The Gifted and Pete's Garden. His community activities include sitting on the Board of Directors of the William O'Douglas Outdoor Classroom and having served on the California Controller's Child Support Task Force.

Blinderman holds a Juris Doctor degree with honors and a Masters degree in Economics from Duke University, and a Bachelors degree, cum laude in Economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Brian H. Hanel
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Brian Hanel serves as TVN Entertainment's Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to joining TVN, Hanel served as Senior Vice President, Business Development for Magna Entertainment Company, the world's largest thoroughbred horseracing company. His duties included strategic business development incorporating media, Internet and wireless initiatives. Hanel was also responsible for raising capital, corporate acquisitions, and managing Magna's location-based entertainment and retail center developments at its premier horse racing facilities.

Before Magna, Hanel served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for HomeSpace, Inc., an Internet-based mortgage and home services provider. In this capacity, Hanel managed accounting, finance, human resources, administration and business development. He was actively involved in selling the Company to LendingTree, Inc.

A graduate from Pomona College with a BA in economics, Hanel also earned his MBA from the University of California, Irvine.