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DEG ELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LOS ANGELES (September 5, 2017) – DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group today announced its incoming Board of Directors with commencement of its 21st year as the home entertainment industry’s leading trade association. DEG’s voting member companies elected the new Board of Directors to serve for the 2017- 18 fiscal year (August 1 – July 31). New to the Board are Adam Rockmore of Fandango, which is represented on the DEG Board for the first time, Dametra Johnson-Marletti of Microsoft and Christopher Oldre of Walt Disney Studios. Returning to the Board is Phil Goswitz of DIRECTV. The Officers of the DEG Board are currently entering the second year of a two-year term. All Officers are responsible for providing leadership and oversight of the DEG’s agenda, aimed at cultivating the home entertainment industry. “We are pleased with our membership’s participation in electing the Board and enthusiastically welcome new Directors who represent the growth and diversity of distribution in the home entertainment industry,” said Amy Jo Smith, President, DEG. “The Board of Directors creatively strives to produce deliverables that meet the needs of the industry and DEG is grateful for all of the Directors’ commitment and passion.”

DEG BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fiscal Year 2017-18

Officers of the Board (Fiscal Years 2016-18)

Chair Mike Dunn President, Product Strategy and Consumer Business Development 20th Century Fox

Vice Chair Matt Strauss Executive Vice President, Xfinity Services Comcast Cable

Chief Financial Officer Sofia Chang Executive Vice President, Worldwide Digital Distribution & Home Entertainment HBO

Secretary Mike Fasulo President and Chief Operating Officer Sony Electronics

Ex-Officio Ron Sanders President Warner Bros. Worldwide Home Entertainment Distribution

Board Members Bill Sondheim President Cinedigm

Phil Goswitz Senior Vice President, Video, Space & Communications DIRECTV

Ron Geller Vice President, Worldwide Content Relations Dolby Laboratories

Adam Rockmore Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications Fandango, FandangoNOW, & Rotten Tomatoes

Jonathan Zepp Head of YouTube Content Partnerships, Americas & Google Play Movie and TV Partnerships Google

Jeffrey Lawrence General Manager, Senior Executive Director, Global Content Policy, Standards and Content Protection Services Intel

Tim Alessi Director, New Product Development LG Electronics

Ron Schwartz President, Home Entertainment Lionsgate

Dametra Johnson-Marletti General Manager, Digital Stores Business & Category Management Marketing & Consumer Business Microsoft

Bob Buchi President, Worldwide Paramount Home Media Distribution

Marty Gordon Vice President Philips

Jim Kiczek Vice President, Product Marketing for Digital Video and Audio Products Electronics

Darren Stupak Executive Vice President, U.S. Sales and Distribution Sony Music Entertainment

Jim Belcher Vice President Technology and Production Global Digital Services Universal Music Group

Eddie Cunningham President Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Christopher Oldre Executive Vice President, Pay Television, Digital, Canada & International Home Entertainment Distribution Walt Disney Studios

The DEG advocates and promotes entertainment platforms, products and distribution channels which support the movie, television, music, and IT industries. DEG membership is comprised of: Amazon, BBC AMERICA, bitMAX, Broad Green Pictures, Cinedigm Entertainment, Cognizant, Comcast Cable, comScore, Deloitte, Deluxe Digital, DirecTV, Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Inc., Ericsson, Fandango, GfK Entertainment, Giant Interactive, GoChip, Google, Great Courses, HBO Home Entertainment, IMAX, Intel, Irdeto, iRiver/Astell&Kern, Lenbrook, LG Electronics USA, Lionsgate, MAI, Mediamorph, MGM, Microsoft, MovieLabs, MQA, Music Watch Inc., My Eye Media, Nielsen Entertainment, NPD Group, The Orchard, Panasonic, Paramount Home Media Distribution, Parrot Analytics, PBS Distribution, Philips Electronics, Pioneer & Onkyo USA, Premiere Digital, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Qobuz, Redbox, , Screen Engine/ASI, SellThruCo, Sonopress, Sony DADC, Sony Electronics, Sony Music Entertainment, Technicolor, TiVo, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Operations Group, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, V2Solutions, Verizon Digital Media Services, Vubiquity, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and Warner Music Group.