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Blink Digital Expands Creative Services Capabilities by Adding Top Entertainment Industry Talent
Jeffrey Eagle Appointed as Executive Producer, Original Programming; Allison Rosenzweig Named Producer, and Dan Post Named Art Director
Santa Monica, CA – June 19, 2006 – Blink Digital (www.blinkdigital.com), a premier interactive services partner to top movie studios, television networks, record labels, advertising agencies and global brands, today announced three key hires with extensive industry experience and artistic talent -- Jeffrey Eagle, Executive Producer, Original Programming; Allie Rosenzweig, Producer, Original Programming; and Dan Post, Art Director. With these additions, Blink offers a one-stop shop for DVD services - creative, design and content development for the production of all forms of digital media content and delivery, including HD-DVD, Blu-ray, video-on-demand, publicity, web, mobile, music, games, toys, education and more.
“Each strategic new hire adds expertise in another aspect of digital content production, rounding out our full-service creative and production capabilities,” said Steven Chester, general manager worldwide, Blink Digital. “As the market shifts, our goal is to understand the current and future needs of our clients and stay one step ahead with our service offerings. For example, emerging VOD markets demand innovative solutions, and Blink is at the forefront of delivering them.”
Jeffrey Eagle, Executive Producer, Original Programming, leads this newly expanded creative services group by designing content customized for each client’s project. He brings over 12 years of production, development and management experience to his new role. Previously, he served as Creative Director for Herzog-Cowen Entertainment, where he worked on such box office blockbuster and television DVD titles as “Ray,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Desperate Housewives,” “The Polar Express” and “Wedding Crashers.” Eagle was also the Director of Outreach for The Teachers Documentary Project, a national teacher recruitment initiative tied to the Davis Guggenheim led award-winning PBS film, THE FIRST YEAR. He served as the Director of Distribution for the American Film Institute’s library of original content, film festival and new media efforts and the Director of Development for Filmgarden Entertainment, where he created programming for The Discovery Networks.
“Blink is in a truly unique position.” Eagle said. “By expanding and redefining the way value added materials content can be created, designed and delivered we give ourselves the chance to tell new and interesting stories for a whole new set of devices and outlets across emerging technologies. I’m looking forward to helping drive that effort.”
Allie Rosenzweig brings over eight years of experience producing bonus features and value-added content to her new role as Producer, Original Programming. Prior to joining Blink, Allie was Director, DVD Content & Programming at Sony Pictures Studios and also directed value-added material production at MGM Studios. She has worked on such notable projects as the James Bond Collection DVD series, which includes titles like “Dr. No,” “From Russia With Love,” “Goldfinger” and “Die Another Day,” as well as new and catalog releases like “The Pink Panther,” and the collector’s edition releases of “The Magnificent Seven" and "Some Like it Hot." Her experience coordinating creative content development in-house at major movie studios gives her firsthand knowledge and understanding of client needs.
Dan Post joins as Art Director, overseeing all design and animation for the company’s DVD, as well as web design, menu design and other creative projects. Honed over eight years at production companies, such as New Wave Entertainment, Deluxe, and B1 Media, Dan’s art direction experience is multifaceted and crosses various platforms. He has collaborated on several “A-Title” Blu-ray projects, and while at B1 Media, Dan directed artists working on DVD titles such as “Ocean’s Twelve”, “National Treasure” and a library of other titles released by Disney and Warner Brothers.
Blink, a member of the Ascent Media Group, provides creative, authoring, technical and original programming services for the highest quality DVD, interactive media and emerging digital media experiences created across the organization. Customers throughout the portfolio of Ascent Media Group companies benefit from the creativity of a world-class digital media boutique with global resources.
About Blink Digital
Founded in 2002 by pioneers in the DVD and digital media industries, Blink Digital is a strategic partner to many of the biggest names in film and television, music, advertising and brand marketing. The company develops high-profile DVD and other digital media projects for customers including Fox, New Line, Lions Gate, MTV Networks, HBO and other leading media companies and top musical artists. The studio’s work is consistently recognized with top awards from the industry’s most prestigious organizations such as Billboard Digital Entertainment, MIPCOM and DVDA. Blink Digital is part of Ascent Media Group, an elite circle of companies delivering the talent, breakthrough creativity and technical innovation of a world-class digital media boutique, along with the additional resources and scalability of a global post production leader. For more information, visit Blink Digital online at www.blinkdigital.com or call (310) 899-7200.
Contact:
Julia Konstantinovsky
Atomic Public Relations
415.402.0230
julia@atomicpr.com
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