Tom Cosgrove Background* Mr. Tom Cosgrove serves

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Mr. Tom Cosgrove serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of 3Net Communications Corp., a Discovery Communications-Sony-IMAX Joint Venture 3D Network. Mr. Cosgrove oversees all business and creative areas of the joint venture, with a goal of providing viewers with the highest quality in-home 3D experience and giving the network long-term leadership in the 3D home marketplace. In addition, he has spearheaded numerous global programming partnerships with top-tier international platform providers and production companies, and most recently, has led the joint venture's foray into original, digital 4K content production and distribution. He served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Discovery Channel and Science Channel at Discovery Communications Holding, LLC until June 2010. While with Discovery Channel, he was also responsible for the formation of the Discovery Times Square Exhibitions, as well as windowing strategies for all Discovery digital platforms. Before that, he served as General Manager of Science Channel, where he initiated a global rebranding of the channel, and had direct oversight of network programming, development/production, marketing, and business and brand-enhancing strategies. He joined Discovery Communications as Senior Vice President of Programming for the portfolio of Discovery Channel, Science Channel, Discovery Times and Military Channel.Prior to joining Discovery, Mr. Cosgrove served as General Manager for TV Guide Channel, where he had direct oversight of the brand/content strategy, including programming, development, production, marketing, business affairs, communications, research and operations, and the creation of an in-house production unit, live unit, and studio operation. He was responsible for year-over-year ratings growth for the first time in TV Guide Channel history, the highest-rated events in channel history, and substantially stronger CPMs and advertising sell-out. Mr. Cosgrove also has held senior management positions at ABC Family, Fox Family, Fox Kids, and Fox Broadcasting, spanning live sports, programming, acquisitions, marketing, research, sales, operations, and affiliate relations. He began his career at Leo Burnett USA. He serves as Co-Chair of Board of Governors at International 3D Society & 3D@Home. He has been a Member of Content Advisory Board at NanoTech Entertainment, Inc. since July 2014. Mr. Cosgrove holds an MBA and B.A. from the University of Wisconsin.

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