KEVIN LIGA
EVP, CTO & Head of Strategic Development, ACTV – www.actv.com

Responsible for all technology matters, including managing strategic direction for each division’s chief technologist. Keep Company prepared for all market trends and maintain key relationships.  Directly responsible for management of Digital ADCO (partenership w/ Motorola nd OpenTV) / Advision and One-to-One TV businesses. Assist as inventor and advisor on Intellectual Property matters. Represent ACTV at all key industry forums and shows.

Current activities include:

  •   Nascar In-Car PPV (exec-in-charge-of-production & all start-up activity)

  •   SpotOn product concept, start-up creation and initial launch in Denver w/ Comcast

  •   Oversee Advision mgmt. (recent actv acquisition)

  •   IP creation & licensing

  •   Research activities

  •   Budgeting & Business plans

  •   Software development & IT oversight

  •   Maintain key industry relationships

Previous Experience:

1983- 1992 – held various mgmt. Positions at United Artists (also TCI by acquisition). Activities include but not limited to:

  • Call Center Mgmt.

  • Field service mgmt.

  • Rebuild Activity

  • Government Affairs

  • Local Production – LO

  • Back Office Operations

  • Information systems mgmt. – billing / ppv / addressability / phone systems

  • Field security oversight

  • Union negotiations


1992-1998 – Held various mgmt positions for Bell Atlantic Ventures Group managing aspects of their investments in TeleTV / CAI Wireless / CellularVision / FutureVision. Positions Included:

  • VP of Customer Operations

  • VP of Research & Development

  • FCC liaison on policy and spectrum auctions

  • President of CAI Wireless Internet

  • CTO

  • Facilities

1989-1999 – Consultant to NY Football Giants. Worked on all aspects of in-house video needs, including broadcast coordination and production of Emmy award winning programming for CBS, NBC and FOX. .

2001- Current – Technical Advisory Board Gotuit.  Advise Gotuit on strategic technical direction on the deployment of it’s audio and video products.