Julie Austin
| Julie Austin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | CEO of Inview Technology[1] |
| Years active | 1990- present |
| Known for | founder of Inview[2] |
Julie Austin is the Chief Executive Officer of Inview Technology, the world-wide digital switch over enabling company and supplier of middleware for TV set top boxes. She is married to the inventor Ken Austin and lives in North Wales.
Julie Austin qualified as an accountant in the electronics industry. At 24 she became chief finance officer at Coloroll Carpets, in charge of a team of 25 people. After a number of management positions within electronics companies, she became joint founder and Director of Inview Interactive (which became Inview Technology) and 4TV. Inview launched the UK’s first Electronic program guide (EPG) and Freeview. Between 1998 – 2008 she was in charge of all commercial operation, including finance, sales and contracts. During this time Inview launched the first listings services in the UK and also developed its push-VOD services. She became Chief Executive in 2009. Inview specialises in analogue switch off (ASO), legacy set-top box upgrades and new pay TV products; it provides a Freeview / Freesat type broadcasting platform for countries undergoing Analogue Switch Off and is currently deploying the Nigerian digital switchover platform to 30 million TV households, and other African, South East Asian and in South America to undertake ASO and implement a BBC style licence fee system.[3][4] Within a year of signing the contract, set-up boxes, created by Inview, were being distributed in Jos by the NBC to give an additional 30 free channels to the customer.[5]
Inview Techology
Inview offers ASO to every developing nation?? in the World which has to undergo ASO[6]
References
- ↑ Manchester Evening News website; Title: InView ready to switch on global market; 24 OCT 2011; accessed 1 August 2016.
- ↑ inview.tv official website; accessed 01 August 2016.
- ↑ "TV Connect 2015: Julie Austin, CEO, Inview".
- ↑ "Interview with Nick Markham, Chairman of Inview technology". Business Live, BBC World. Aug 17, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Broadcast Digitisation: MTN launches TV service in Jos, offers 30 free channels". dailytrust.com.ng. May 26, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ correspondent, Ruth Maclean West Africa (August 9, 2016). "Nigeria follows UK's example with pioneering free digital TV service". The Guardian. Retrieved December 4, 2016.