Steven Shannon

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., a media, entertainment and technology company, engages in the development, licensing, marketing and distribution of products and services for television guidance and home entertainment needs of television viewers worldwide. It operates in three segments: Publishing, Cable & Satellite and Consumer Electronic Licensing. The Publishing segment consists of TV Guide magazine which focuses on television-related news, feature stories, television celebrity photos, behind the scenes coverage and reviews & recommendations. The Cable and Satellite segment comprises TV Guide Channel, an entertainment network that offers television guidance-related programming, program listings and descriptions. The Consumer Electronic Licensing segment licenses the company’s proprietary technologies and intellectual property to consumer electronics manufacturers. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Los Angeles, CA.

ReplayTV, Inc. provides personal television services. The company develops software and patents for digital video recorders that allow viewers to save TV shows and movies on a computer hard drive. The company was founded in 1997 by Anthony Wood and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

RealD, Inc. develops 3D visualization and stereoscopic technologies. The firm offers products under the categories of computer hardware and software, energy management, personal privacy and cyber security, vehicle technologies, safety and security products. The company was founded by Michael V. Lewis and Greer Joshua in 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Rovi Corp. used to discovers and personalizes digital entertainment. It provides integrated solutions and advertising and analytics services that connect consumers with entertainment. The company's content discovery solutions include interactive program guides (IPGs), search & recommendations and cloud data services. Its metadata includes descriptive information, promotional images or other content that describe or relate to television shows, videos, movies, music, books, games or other entertainment content. It enables brands worldwide to increase reach and create a better entertainment experience across multiple screens through cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Akimbo Systems, Inc. provides internet delivered video entertainment programming services. It offers encoding and content aggregation services. The company was founded by Jim Funk and Steve Shannon in 2002 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.