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Ian Valentine
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Ian ValentineChief Executive OfficerMiniweb (Subsidiary of BSkyB)
Ian Valentine joined Sky in June 2000 charged with the task of bringing Internet Compatibility to the entire installed based of Sky DigiBoxes.As Technical Alliances Director, Ian was the driving force behind the development of the Worldwide TV Mark-up Language.Ian enabled Sky to move from closed commercial models and proprietary technology to Internet based Interactive TV technology and commercials, which transformed Sky's Interactive business units from loosing £1m per week to being profitable by 2003.Ian served 3 years on Sky's R&D steering board which together with his responsibilities in the Industry, make him well placed to understand how the emergence of Internet video and IPTV will shape and change the TV industry in the next 3 years.Ian is now taking the work he has done at Sky global.As CEO of Miniweb Interactive, a content driven spin-off from Sky, he is charged with enabling the Broadband and IP TV industries with the Interactive capabilities that have made Sky a success.