Audionamix is proud to be a member of the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), an alliance of entertainment industry professionals that engage in ongoing discussions about entertainment industry innovations, evaluating new platforms and promoting established categories. On April 10th, Audionamix attended the DEG Spring Membership Meeting held in Beverly Hills. The event was hosted by Universal and focused on the future of digital entertainment. One of the key trends discussed are new ways to promote content through UltraViolet, the company that has set the standard in cloud streaming services.

The keynote speaker, Ben Swimburn, managing partner at Morgan Stanley, hosted a presentation entitled “Hollywood Reaches for the Clouds,” which outlined the current state of the digital entertainment industry as well as the discussing the unique opportunities created by cloud streaming services.

As cloud computing expands its applications across industries and services, we continue to uncover how this seemingly-limitless platform holds untold prospects for the entertainment industry. Audionamix and other media companies are looking for ways to maximize this distribution channel to provide better quality and service for companies and consumers alike.

Audionamix would like to welcome Adam Chuck as VP of Sales for Audionamix. Adam Chuck is a senior sales executive with over 20 years experience in the entertainment industry, and he brings to Audionamix a broad range of skills including sales, post-production, negotiating and project management. He cultivated extensive experience and connections within all of the major studios and in most major markets, and specializes in the European and Asia-Pacific markets.

As Technicolor Senior Vice President, North American and Worldwide Sales, Adam served on the team negotiating long-term agreements with major studios, including Warner Bros., Universal Studios, Focus Films, The Weinstein Company, Overture Films, and IMAX Corporation. He managed a sales and marketing staff of 28, including 18 internationally. Additionally, he was responsible for North America and worldwide customer relations, coordinating customers’ needs in creating elements for international distribution with laboratories in London, Rome, Madrid, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and Bangkok.

Adam’s international expertise includes creating a presence at film festivals and film markets such as Cannes, Sundance, ShowWest, Mifed, Show Canada and American Film Market. Through his efforts, Adam grew Technicolor’s international release business by over 50% by negotiating new sales agreements with international sales companies, among them, New Line International and Summit International.

We are happy to extend an enthusiastic welcome to our new colleague, knowing that his expertise and track record mean a deeper and more diverse penetration of ADX technology into new markets and high-quality service to our clients.