First, I want to thank the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group for holding this fantastic event. Their guidance and input helped make this event succeed in so many ways. As I stated again and again in e-mails to the Blu-Con participants (and prospective attendees) it was an unprecedented gathering of the Blu-ray community. A packed house of the major players who create, produce and distribute Blu-ray discs was exactly what we needed as an industry to go into 2009 with a renewed direction of ideas and commitment to ensuring this format will transform the home entertainment experience.
Guy Finley
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Finley and Associates, LLC
President
GUY FINLEY started his career in the entertainment industry as a successful performer and producer, making music with industry giants such as Phil Ramone, Elliott Scheiner, and Dave Grusin. Guy joined the home entertainment industry as President of LFA, Inc., providing home video brand and business consulting services for a worldwide clientele. His firm represented JVC (Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.) in North America licensing the loading and duplication of VHS videocassettes bearing the VHS Logo Trademark. In 2005 he became the Director of Operations for CDSA (then IRMA, International Recording Media Association) where he pioneered the Daily News Portal, co-chaired the Accountability Sub-Committee for EPCglobal's Item Level Tagging Public Policy Steering Committee and helped form the Plastic DVD Packaging Standards Committee (authoring the standard used to certify packaging plants around the world).
latest posts
Event Updates and feeling the buzz of Blu-Con!
By Guy Finley - Posted on November 2nd, 2008
We've had an unprecedented level of support and enthusiasm for Blu-Con...I am reeling from the past few weeks of activity!
The Future Begins at Blu-Con!
By Guy Finley - Posted on October 14th, 2008
Blu-Con is bubbling with activity as the event announcement spreads through the industry.
The entertainment supply chain is turning Blu!
By Guy Finley - Posted on October 9th, 2008
I am back from Prague, CZ where last week a conference was held addressing the home entertainment supply chain (www.entertainmentsupplychain.com) and the buzz of the event was all about Blu-ray.
What is Blu-Con all about?
By Guy Finley - Posted on September 28th, 2008
The possibilities of the Blu-ray platform are endless. With this rich new platform, the opportunities aren't limited to just writing software for individual discs: there's also a need for tools and techniques for rapidly creating interactive assets, and there’s a market for server technologies to support new ways of using your television. This new industry will be accessed through your remote control, your TV screen, and the software written for a Blu-ray player/title.
