Michael R. Starkenburg

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.

Sprout Group (Sprout) is venture capital subsidiary of Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC founded in 1969. The firm headquartered in New York.

AOL LLC provides on-line services. It operates a network of web brands and Internet access subscription services in the United States. The company also offers digital services in the areas of education, safety and security, communications, and music. Its web brands include AOL.com, MapQuest, and Netscape. AOL is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Fry's Electronics, Inc., Outpost.com is an internet retail superstore that offers computer products. The company is based in Kent, CT.

Part of Playhouse Square Foundation, Advantix is a managed connectivity experience (MCX) provider that helps enterprises manage their telecom assets in real-time. The company is based in Cleveland, OH. The company leverages its proprietary SaaS platform and expense management tools to optimize, manage, and report on any SIM or circuit, any device or hardware type, any plan type or service, and any invoice or spend. Advantix's platform integrates carrier APIs and network management and business-intelligence (BI) dashboarding to give customers complete control over their telecom assets.

Image Metrics Ltd. provides facial animation solutions to the entertainment industry. Its products are used primarily in the production of computer games and high-budget films. The company was founded by Gareth John Edwards, Alan Brett and Kevin N. Walker in 2000 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.