Paul Woidke

Paul joined OpenTV in May 2008 as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Advertising. Paul is tasked with evolving OpenTV’s advanced advertising business both in the US and internationally. Paul was most recently with Comcast Spotlight and brings with him more than 30 years of cable and broadcast experience. During his six-year tenure at Comcast Spotlight, Paul was charged with creating technology standards and best practices across the company’s footprint of more than 90 markets. Prior to Comcast Spotlight, Paul was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Adlink, the nation’s leading digital cable interconnect. He has served on various industry committees including those of the Cable Advertising Bureau and CableLabs. Presently, he chairs the SCTE Digital Video Subcommittee’s “Working Group Five (DPI)” which has played a leading role in the development of international digital program and advertising insertion standards. Paul is the recipient of the 2006 SCTE Excellence in Standards Award and is also a frequent industry speaker.