Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION • Name Massimo Mazzanti • Address 18, Via Sannio – 20137 Milano - Italy • Telephone +39 335 8031091 • e-mail [email protected] www www.massimomazzanti.it • Skype massimo.mazzanti • Nationality Italian • Date and place of birth 1949 may 19 th – Domodossola (VB) - Italy • Fiscal code MZZMSM49E19D332N WORK EXPERIENCE • Dates 2008 - 2009 • Name and address of employer SD Channel - SDET Sicurezza e Difesa Editori Tv srl Profit Group SpA – Via Mambretti, 9 Milano - ITALIA • Type of business or sector Sicurity and Defence TV channel (24x7) focused on Italian Army and Low enforcement via sat free and DTT pay, dual languages: Italian and English • Occupation or position held Editor in Chief & President • Main activities and responsabilities In charge of the content strategy and all programs format. Editor in Chief for all news lines and programs. Relationship with pay-TV platforms. • Dates 2006 - 2007 • Name and address of employer VENICE CHANNEL SpA - 212 Giudecca -30133 Venezia ITALIA • Type of business or sector International lifestyle TV channel (24x7) focused on luxury and Italian way of life First HDTV (High Definition 1080i) Italian channel via sat, dual languages: Italian and English • Occupation or position held Editor in Chief & Vice-President International Business Development • Main activities and responsabilities In charge of the content strategy and all programs format. Editor in Chief for all news lines and programs. Relationship with internationals pay-TV platforms. (frequent travel in Europe, USA, China) • Dates 2005 • Name and address of employer H3G - Via Abbiategrasso, Corsico – 20100 Milano • Type of business or sector 3 - Italian Telephone Company - Hutchinson Wapoa Group • Occupation or position held Start-up consulting for mobile video-telephone content system • Main activities and responsabilities Project and investment plan for facilities and production system with consulting activities on the content strategy Page 1 For more details : Curriculum vitae - Massimo Mazzanti [email protected] • Dates 2004 - 2005 • Name and address of employer CLASS ONE - IOTA, International Offshore Team Association, Milano/Dubai • Type of business or sector World offshore powerboat championship • Occupation or position held Executive Producer - Word-wide video production & distribution • Main activities and responsabilities Executive live-video producer for the world-championship (Norway, Portugal, Spain, India, Qatar, UAE) and for international distribution. Liaison with local and national TV. Software application plan for time keeping and automatic live video display. • Dates 2001 - 2004 • Name and address of employer SAILING CHANNEL SpA - Milano, via Bronzino, Studios: Cologno Monzese • Type of business or sector International TV channel (24x7) focused on sailing and boating. Licensed in 32 cable sat pay-TV world platforms, transmitted in ITA, ENG, FRA • Occupation or position held CEO, President & Editor in Chief. • Main activities and responsabilities Founding partner, with the idea of the channel and program scheduling. Managing the internal advertising agency and liaison with SKY Italia and the other international platforms. Managing the outsourcing production in Italy and abroad with frequent travels (Europe, USA, Arab Emirates, Caribbean islands) TV coverage for the ’America’s Cup and most of international regattas around the world, Commercial liaison with Italian shipyards and with the luxury manufacturers. • Dates 2002 - 2003 • Name and address of employer AUDISAT srl - Milano, via Bronzino • Type of business or sector Research company for mesuring satellite television audience • Occupation or position held Member of Board • Main activities and responsabilities Founding partner, Senior consultant and Advisor for reserch projects . Several research on free to air satellite audience in Italy • Dates 2000 - 2004 • Name and address of employer NUMIDIA SpA - Milano, via Omboni 5 • Type of business or sector Consulting company for startup channels in TV business Share holding for partnership in TV publishing company • Occupation or position held President and CEO • Main activities and responsabilities Founding partner, Company projects Senior consultant. Clients: (DJTV – Gruppo Espresso, RAISAT Gambero Rosso, Album, Moda & Style, Cucina Italiana, Afric Channel, Sole 24h, Bakuba, E-vision, Gay TV, Colors, Medisat, Brico Channel, Voyer-Endemol, Golf Channel, Salute e Benessere, other..) • Dates 2000 - 2001 • Name and address of employer ABITARE TV srl Publishing Group SEGESTA - Milano • Type of business or sector Company in charge for the TV channel ABITARE TV in RAISAT • Occupation or position held Member of Board representing Numidia as Shareholder • Main activities and responsabilities Project leader, channel plan on art, design and furniture setting up the agreement with RAI for a daily two-hours slot on RAISAT ART • Dates 1999 - 2000 • Name and address of employer CFN - CLASS FINANCIAL NETWORK SpA - Class Editori Group - Milano • Type of business or sector First Italian financial TV channel • Occupation or position held Project leader and CEO • Main activities and responsabilities Technical and operation plan for the channel, newsroom art direction project for all program packages, consulting for the business model. Liaison with the Italian platforms (Stream, Tele+) for the license agreement Page 2 For more details : Curriculum vitae - Massimo Mazzanti [email protected] • Dates 2000 • Name and address of employer VIRTUAL FICTION - COOPER Group/Fargo - Torino • Type of business or sector Film & TV Production Company • Occupation or position held Art and Set Director • Main activities and responsabilities Pilot for a fiction TV serial with realistic exotic backgrounds. Shooting indoor on blue screen. • Dates 1999 • Name and address of employer PRESIDENZA DEL SENATO - Senato della Repubblica Italiana - Roma • Type of business or sector Lobby activity • Occupation or position held Consultant • Main activities and responsabilities Consultant to the Vice President of the Chamber concerning the new law on Italian radio and TV system. • Dates 1998 - 1999 • Name and address of employer EUTELSAT sa - Rue Balard, 80 – Paris - France • Type of business or sector Paneuropean satellite telecom company • Occupation or position held Consultant of the Commercial Director for the Italian market • Main activities and responsabilities Helping the Italian TV channels in acquisition of space capacity on the orbital position 13°E, planning their business models. • Dates 1998 - 1999 • Name and address of employer FONDAZIONE MEDIATERRANEO Sestri levante - Genova • Type of business or sector Public Foundation, scientific-technological park with congress activity • Occupation or position held Managing Director • Main activities and responsabilities Research and agreements with multimedia and telecom partners for the incubator Relationship with Board Members (Regione, Provincia, Comune) TV coproduction with RAI and other international TV broadcasters, Conference activity (more than 30 in 2 years) • Dates 1998 - 1999 • Name and address of employer RAISAT - RAI Radio Televisione Italiana Roma/Milano • Type of business or sector National public broadcasting, digital channels via-sat division • Occupation or position held Managing Consultant, channel launch. • Main activities and responsabilities Consulting for the launch of the first two digital RAI channels (RAISAT Cultura, RAISAT Ragazzi) Authoring of all programs for RAISAT Ragazzi, advise on video packages and automatic scheduling and play out system Management of the outsourcing of program production. • Dates 1997 • Name and address of employer MILANO TV srl - PERUZZO EDITORE Publishing Group - Sesto San Giovanni, Milano • Type of business or sector Local commercial TV channel (Milano e Lombardia) • Occupation or position held CEO • Main activities and responsabilities Local network associated with Rete A, floated and sold because of frequency surplus, due to the Italian low (Mammì) • Dates 1990 - 1997 • Name and address of employer RETE A - PERUZZO EDITORE Publishing Group - Sesto San Giovanni, Milano • Type of business or sector Italian national terrestrial broadcaster • Occupation or position held Managing Director and CEO Assistant • Main activities and responsabilities 7 years managing one of the nine Italian national terrestrial networks, procuring the Government broadcast licenses (ex Mammì low) Downsizing of human resources (120 to 60) closing the local unities, and agreement with the national unions. Reorganization of the programs schedule earlier focused on soap-operas and telenovelas, than on teleshopping. Page 3 For more details : Curriculum vitae - Massimo Mazzanti [email protected] • Dates 1988 - 1990 • Name and address of employer FORMAT srl - Via Cesare Correnti, Milano • Type of business or sector Tv production company • Occupation or position held Partner and CEO • Main activities and responsabilities More than 100 hours of TV serial production for the Italian national broadcasters (e.g. L’Italia di Marta Marzotto/ReteA, Otto Italie/Canale5, Questitalia/Odeon TV, &c..,) • Dates 1987 - 1988 • Name and address of employer DIGITAL DESIGN srl - Via Cesare Correnti, Milano • Type of business or sector TV and computer graphics production company – in partnership with Studio Convertino • Occupation or position held Partner and CEO • Main activities and responsabilities Production of initial themes, video clips and special effects for television