The 2010 E2 Evolution of Entertainment Conference will feature a keynote address by David Bishop followed by an audience Q&A.
DAVID BISHOP
President, Worldwide
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
David Bishop is currently President, Worldwide, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE). Mr. Bishop oversees all aspect of the worldwide home entertainment division, including sales, marketing and operations. Previously, Mr. Bishop was President of North America for SPHE, where he oversaw all aspects of the North American business as well as the international operations of the MGM catalogue. Before that, he was President of Worldwide Brand Integration for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), responsible for the integration of MGM assets over the various SPE worldwide distribution entities.
Prior to joining SPE, Mr. Bishop was President and Chief Operating Officer of MGM Home Entertainment, where his career spanned more than 15 years. At MGM, he oversaw worldwide operations for the home entertainment division which included home video and DVD, consumer products, on-line, interactive games, video-on-demand, pay-per-view and emerging technologies groups as well as MGM’s international theatrical marketing and distribution unit. Before joining MGM Home Entertainment, he spent three years at LIVE home video where he was responsible for US and Canadian home video operations and eventually became President and Chief Operating Officer. As the head of LIVE Home Video, Mr. Bishop built the company into the largest independent distributor in the industry.
During his tenure at MGM, Mr. Bishop helped lead the industry in the initial launch of DVD as the first President of the DVD Video Group. With Mr. Bishop at MGM Home Entertainment’s helm, MGM received numerous prestigious customer service awards from top retailers, including Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target. In the video game category, the company garnered critical acclaim and unprecedented success with the launch of huge hits like Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and The Great Escape. Additionally, Mr. Bishop led the company’s major expansion efforts in worldwide sales, marketing and distribution in over 90% of the global DVD marketplace. In 2002, Mr. Bishop was inducted into the Video Business Hall of Fame.
Mr. Bishop is also involved in a variety of charitable and industry-related organizations. He is founding Co-Chairman of Fast Forward To End Hunger and has served on the boards of the End Hunger Network, Stanford University’s Positive Coaching Alliance and Graziadio School of Business & Management’s mentoring program at Pepperdine University. In addition, Mr. Bishop has served as one of the founding partners and board member for the video-on-demand service, Movielink, and was a former Chairman of the Manufacturing Committee for Video Software Dealers Association.