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词条 Albert Cheng (executive)
释义

  1. Early career

  2. Disney-ABC Television Group

     Work with the ABC Player app  Other works 

  3. Awards

  4. Personal life

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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| occupation = Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Digital Media of Disney-ABC Television Group
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}}Albert Cheng (born November 1970) is Chief Operating Officer of Amazon Studios. He was the executive vice president and chief product officer of digital media for Disney-ABC Television Group.[1][2][3][4][5] Albert Cheng is an alumnus from Punahou School, in Honolulu, HI.[6] Cheng graduated with a Bachelor of Science from MIT and a M.B.A from Harvard Business School.[1][2] He serves on the Board of Directors of BMI.[7]

Early career

Cheng started his career as an engineer at Boeing after graduating from MIT.[1] Following his stint at Boeing, Cheng obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School.[1][2][8] During his time at graduate school, he interned at Disney and BMG.[1][8] He spent four years as an associate and business strategy consultant for the Boston Consulting Group before he landed a job with Fox Cable Networks Group.[1][2] He served at Fox as director of distribution strategy and later as director of business development at Fox/Liberty Networks before moving to Disney in 2000.[1][2][8]

Disney-ABC Television Group

Cheng became intrigued by the potential of digital media and video over the Internet as he gained experience in distribution business strategies at Disney.[1] He has served as the EVP and chief product officer of digital media since 2005.[1][2][3] Cheng and his digital media team oversee the development and operations of digital media content platforms and interactive television technologies.[9][10] In addition, Cheng is responsible for new business ventures in digital planning to improve the company’s digital distribution strategy.[1][10][11]

Work with the ABC Player app

In 2006, Cheng and his team made ABC the first network with its own online branded player to provide full ad-supported episodes online for free.[1][5] Their work also led ABC to become the first network to stream full episodes on demand on a mobile platform with Sprint in 2007.[1][2][5][12] In April 2010, Cheng’s team made the ABC Player app the first iOS app to offer full episodes on the Apple iPad.[1] In 2013, Cheng led his team to make the Watch ABC app the first broadcast network to offer live streaming of local TV stations.[3]

Other works

Another contribution he and his team produced was the multiplatform application Oscar Digital Experience in February 2011, which used two dozen HD cameras to show live and behind-the-scenes Oscar footage.[8][13]

In 2012, Cheng announced the launch of the WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior apps.[14] These applications targeted toward younger audiences providing content through a live linear digital network and on demand episodes.[14] He was elected to the Board of Directors of BMI in October 2013.[7]

Awards

Cheng received the 2006 Visionary Marketer Award at the Variety/iMedia Summit in April 2006.[9] Cheng and his team’s contributions have also won numerous awards and patents.[1] In 2006, he and his team won the Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Interactive Television (New Delivery Platforms) at the 58th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards for their ABC.com Full Episode Player.[15] In 2011, Cheng and his team received a Primetime Emmy for their ABC.com Oscar Digital Experience.[16] In 2013, Cheng received a Digital Leadership Award from Broadcasting & Cable.[17]

Personal life

Cheng was born in Honolulu, HI.[8] His parents are immigrants from Taiwan[18] Cheng is married to Dori Chang.[1][6]

See also

  • List of Punahou School alumni

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/481597-Disney_ABC_Television_s_Digital_Pioneer.php |title=Albert Cheng's group has produced a string of technical firsts |date=2012-03-12 |author=George Winslow |publisher=Broadcasting & Cable |accessdate=2013-09-02}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |url=http://www.hbscny.org/article.html?aid=723 |publisher=The Harvard Business School Club of New York |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=Media Guru: Albert Cheng, HBS '97, EVP & Chief Product Officer, Digital Media, Disney/ABC TV Group}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/business/media/abc-to-let-app-users-live-stream-local-programming.html?_r=1& |author=Brian Stelter |title=ABC to Live-Stream Its Shows via App |date=2013-05-12 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |publisher=NY Times}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/09/21/internet-television-cheng-biz-media-cx_lh_0924abc.html |date=2007-08-24 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=ABC Digital Chief: The Network Still Matters |publisher=Forbes |author=Louis Hau}}
5. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2008/sep/19/digitalvideo |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=Interview:Albert Cheng, EVP digital media, Disney-ABC TV: Getting paid over getting syndicated |author=David Kaplan |date=2008-07-19}}
6. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.punahou.edu/bulletin/detail/index.aspx?linkid=1223&moduleid=88 |author=Karen Elizaga |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=Albert Cheng |publisher=Punahou Bulletin}}
7. ^1 {{cite press release |title=Albert Cheng, Dave Lougee & Michael O’Neill Elected to Board of Directors of Broadcast Music, Inc. |publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc. |date=October 7, 2013 |accessdate=December 5, 2014 |url=http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/563235}}
8. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://chinapersonified.com/how-did-albert-cheng-discover-the-disney-magic/ |date=2013-01-06 |title=How did Albert Cheng discover the Disney magic? |publisher=China Personified |accessdate=2013-09-02}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.imediaconnection.com/printpage/printpage.aspx?id=8640 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130904221924/http://www.imediaconnection.com/printpage/printpage.aspx?id=8640 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-09-04 |publisher=iMedia Connection |date=2006-03-14 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=Q&A with DIsney-ABC TV's Albert Cheng |author=Rebecca Weeks }}
10. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/8568.asp |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130904222005/http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/8568.asp |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-09-04 |title=Disney's Cheng Wins Integrate '06 Award |author=Roger Park |date=2006-03-06 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |publisher=iMedia Connection }}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/14/business/fi-abc14 |date=2007-05-14 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=ABC blazes own trail online |last1=James |first1=Meg |last2=Chmielewski |first2=Dawn |publisher=LA Times}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2008/digital/news/albert-cheng-2-1117978505/ |publisher=Variety |title=Albert Cheng |date=2008-01-04 |author=Scott Kirsner |accessdate=2013-09-02}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.itvt.com/interview/8402/interview-albert-cheng-evp-digital-media-disneyabc-television-group-and-lori-schwartz |title=INTERVIEW: ALBERT CHENG, EVP OF DIGITAL MEDIA, DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP, AND LORI SCHWARTZ, CO-GOVERNOR OF THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES INTERACTIVE MEDIA PEER GROUP, DISCUSS THE EMMY-WINNING ABC.COM OSCAR DIGITAL EXPERIENCE |date=2011-07-21 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |publisher=InteractiveTV Today}}
14. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://allthingsd.com/20120613/disneys-cheng-talks-about-new-apple-app-that-lets-you-watch-phineas-and-ferb-live-video/ |date=2013-06-13 |publisher=All Things D |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=Disney's Cheng Talks About New App that Let's You Watch "Phineas and Ferb" Live (Video) |author=Kara Swisher}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/abccom-full-episode-streaming-player |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=Abc.com Full Episode Streaming Player}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cablefax.com/cfp/52102.html |date=2012-05-21 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |title=CableFAX Digital Hot List 2012: Albert Cheng--Disney/ABC Television Group |publisher=CableFAX}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/mcnbc-events/digital-leadership-awards-disneys-albert-cheng/145348|title=Digital Leadership Awards: Disney's Albert Cheng|author=K.C. Neel|date=September 9, 2013|accessdate=September 12, 2013}}
18. ^http://www.smh.com.au/news/businessinnovations/the-appleization-of-disney/2007/10/09/1191695887792.html?page=8

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130126201502/http://www.disneyabctv.com/web/index.aspx Disney-ABC Television Group]
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