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Charles Van Horn
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Microsoft's Blair Westlake, Corporate Vice President, Media & Entertainment Group, to Keynote CDSA Forum, March 6-8, 2008, La Quinta, California
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"As CDSA continues to strengthen communications between those companies that create content and those members who are responsible for delivering it to consumers, the announcement of a speaker of this caliber helps highlight the value of our upcoming Forum as well as define the true mission of our association," says CDSA President Charles Van Horn.
As corporate vice president of the Media & Entertainment Group at Microsoft Corporation, Mr Westlake serves as the liaison within Microsoft for the media and entertainment industries, including Hollywood, broadcasters, cable/satellite programmers and the music industry. He directs business development, policies and content licensing for services and products including Xbox Live® Marketplace Video store, Windows® Media Center Edition PCs and Zune®.
Before joining Microsoft in 2004, Mr. Westlake consulted for various media companies including Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal and was corporate executive vice president of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. Westlake was also an executive of Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA INC.) for nearly 20 years, where he was Chairman of Universal Television & Networks Group. He joined Universal as an attorney in the Law Department (1982 - 85), and subsequently held positions as Director of Business Affairs for Studio Operations (1985-87), Vice President and Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Home Entertainment Group (1987-93), Executive Vice President, Home Entertainment Group (1993-96), and President, Worldwide Pay Television and Television Business Development (1996-97).
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About CDSA
CDSA, the Content Delivery & Storage Association (formerly IRMA, the International Recording Media Association), is the worldwide forum advocating the innovative and responsible delivery and storage of entertainment, software and information content. Founded in 1970, this global trade association's membership includes companies involved in every facet along the digital and physical media supply chain. Beginning with the audiocassette, through the home video revolution, and into today’s digital delivery era, CDSA has always been the organization companies have turned to for news, networking, market research, information services, and leadership. CDSA also publishes the professional journal Mediaware that provides "Executive Strategies for the Advancement of Content Delivery & Storage."