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In 1999, Binder and Robert Scheffler started [[Broadbus]] Technologies, which – like Magic Music before it – used digital storage, but for [[video-on-demand]]. The company was sold to Motorola in 2006 for an estimated $186 million.<ref name="Boston Globe">{{cite news|last1=Weisman|first1=Robert|title=Motorola to acquire Broadbus Technologies Boxborough firm's video-on-demand technology sought|url=http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/07/26/motorola_to_acquire_broadbus_technologies/|accessdate=5 June 2015|publisher=Boston Globe|date=July 26, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Motorola to Acquire Broadbus Technologies, Extend Portfolio of ‘Seamless Video Anywhere’ Solutions|url=http://www.star-ventures.com/news/2006/20060625.html|website=Star Ventures|publisher=Star Ventures (via Motorola)|accessdate=5 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="wired" />
In 1999, Binder and Robert Scheffler started [[Broadbus]] Technologies, which – like Magic Music before it – used digital storage, but for [[video-on-demand]]. The company was sold to Motorola in 2006 for an estimated $186 million.<ref name="Boston Globe">{{cite news|last1=Weisman|first1=Robert|title=Motorola to acquire Broadbus Technologies Boxborough firm's video-on-demand technology sought|url=http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/07/26/motorola_to_acquire_broadbus_technologies/|accessdate=5 June 2015|publisher=Boston Globe|date=July 26, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Motorola to Acquire Broadbus Technologies, Extend Portfolio of ‘Seamless Video Anywhere’ Solutions|url=http://www.star-ventures.com/news/2006/20060625.html|website=Star Ventures|publisher=Star Ventures (via Motorola)|accessdate=5 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="wired" />


In 2008, three former Broadbus executives – CEO Vin Bisceglia, advisory board chair David Fellows, and Binder – started a venture capital fund, Genovation Capital.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Viscarolasaga|first1=Efrain|title=New tech-focused investment funds dismiss down economy|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2008/11/new-tech-focused-investment-funds-dismiss.html|accessdate=5 June 2015|publisher=Boston Business Journal|date=November 25, 2008}}</ref><ref name=gigabit>{{cite news|last1=Baumgartner|first1=Jeff|title=Cable Vets Launch VC Firm|url=http://www.lightreading.com/broadband/fttx/cable-vets-launch-vc-firm/d/d-id/664151|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=Gigabit|date=December 22, 2008}}</ref>
In 2008, Binder joined Dave Fellows, former CTO of Comcast and AT&T Broadband, and Broadbus executive Vin Bisceglia to launch Genovation Capital, an early stage venture firm focused on the media space.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Viscarolasaga|first1=Efrain|title=New tech-focused investment funds dismiss down economy|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2008/11/new-tech-focused-investment-funds-dismiss.html|accessdate=5 June 2015|publisher=Boston Business Journal|date=November 25, 2008}}</ref><ref name=gigabit>{{cite news|last1=Baumgartner|first1=Jeff|title=Cable Vets Launch VC Firm|url=http://www.lightreading.com/broadband/fttx/cable-vets-launch-vc-firm/d/d-id/664151|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=Gigabit|date=December 22, 2008}}</ref><ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=51977163</ref><ref>http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/layer3-tv-funding-virtual-cable-1201512354/</ref>


Binder joined invested in [[This Technology]] a video-on-demand advertising company, and joined as its Chairman, in 2012. In 2015, the company was sold to Comcast Corp., after raising more than $7 Million from General Catalyst and other investors, because it had become an integral part of their platform according to the CTO of Comcast. <ref name="Multichannel News">{{cite news|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|title=Broadbus Founder Takes Stake In VOD Ad Firm This Technology|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/technology/broadbus-founder-takes-stake-vod-ad-firm-technology/258033|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=Multichannel News|date=May 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2015/08/comcast-buys-denver-technology-company.html</ref>
Binder invested in [[This Technology]] a video-on-demand advertising company, and joined as its Chairman, in 2012. In 2015, the company was sold to Comcast Corp., after raising more than $7 Million from General Catalyst and other investors, because it had become an integral part of their platform according to the CTO of Comcast. <ref name="Multichannel News">{{cite news|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|title=Broadbus Founder Takes Stake In VOD Ad Firm This Technology|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/technology/broadbus-founder-takes-stake-vod-ad-firm-technology/258033|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=Multichannel News|date=May 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2015/08/comcast-buys-denver-technology-company.html</ref>


Binder and Fellows founded [[Layer3 TV]] in Boston in 2013; in 2014 the company was moved to Denver.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news|last1=Jarvey|first1=Natalie|title=Cable Startup Layer3 TV Raises $51 Million (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cable-startup-layer3-tv-raises-800013|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 3, 2015}}</ref>
Binder and Fellows founded [[Layer3 TV]] in Boston in 2013; in 2014 the company was moved to Denver.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news|last1=Jarvey|first1=Natalie|title=Cable Startup Layer3 TV Raises $51 Million (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cable-startup-layer3-tv-raises-800013|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 3, 2015}}</ref>

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Jeff Binder
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)CEO, Layer3 TV
Years active1987 - present
Board member ofLayer3 TV
This Technology

Jeff Binder is an American businessman. He is chairman and CEO of Layer3 TV. He was previously an executive at Broadbus and This Technology, which were sold respectively to Motorola and Comcast.[1][2][3]

Early life

Binder began playing table tennis at 10, and was ranked in the national Top 5 during his teen years.[4][5][3]

Career

In the 1990s, Binder's father had a company, Magic Music, which used digital storage in the mass-production of cassette tapes.[5][6]

Binder was CEO of Leading Golf Courses of America, a nationwide golf membership program that included some of the top golf courses in America; Jack Nicklaus became a partner.[5][7][8]

In 1999, Binder and Robert Scheffler started Broadbus Technologies, which – like Magic Music before it – used digital storage, but for video-on-demand. The company was sold to Motorola in 2006 for an estimated $186 million.[9][10][3]

In 2008, Binder joined Dave Fellows, former CTO of Comcast and AT&T Broadband, and Broadbus executive Vin Bisceglia to launch Genovation Capital, an early stage venture firm focused on the media space.[11][12][13][14]

Binder invested in This Technology a video-on-demand advertising company, and joined as its Chairman, in 2012. In 2015, the company was sold to Comcast Corp., after raising more than $7 Million from General Catalyst and other investors, because it had become an integral part of their platform according to the CTO of Comcast. [15][16]

Binder and Fellows founded Layer3 TV in Boston in 2013; in 2014 the company was moved to Denver.[17]

References

  1. ^ Spangler, Todd (March 14, 2014). "Not a Virtual MSO? 'Next-Gen Cable' Service Layer3 TV Launches with $21 Million in Funding". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ Vuong, Andy (May 14, 2014). "What Layer3 TV hopes to offer and why it's relocating HQ to Denver". Denver Post. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Hempel, Jessi (April 10, 2016). "LAYER3 TV'S CRAZY PLAN TO TAKE ON COMCAST AND REINVENT CABLE". Wired. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Portrait of a ping-pong wiz: Jeff Binder". Highland Park Newspaper. November 3, 1997. p. 39. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ a b c Ellis, Leslie (July 8, 2005). "At the Front of the Broadbus: Jeff Binder". Multichannel News. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Patents by Assignee Magic Music Cassette Company". Justia. Justia. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ^ "The Internet - Media - Hollywood Connection - Ubiquitous Broadband - Ubiquitous Content". Digital Hollywood. Digital Hollywood. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  8. ^ http://www.qvc.com/Leading-Golf-Courses-of-America-Membership-Kit.product.F1369.html
  9. ^ Weisman, Robert (July 26, 2006). "Motorola to acquire Broadbus Technologies Boxborough firm's video-on-demand technology sought". Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Motorola to Acquire Broadbus Technologies, Extend Portfolio of 'Seamless Video Anywhere' Solutions". Star Ventures. Star Ventures (via Motorola). Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  11. ^ Viscarolasaga, Efrain (November 25, 2008). "New tech-focused investment funds dismiss down economy". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  12. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff (December 22, 2008). "Cable Vets Launch VC Firm". Gigabit. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=51977163
  14. ^ http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/layer3-tv-funding-virtual-cable-1201512354/
  15. ^ Spangler, Todd (May 14, 2012). "Broadbus Founder Takes Stake In VOD Ad Firm This Technology". Multichannel News. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  16. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2015/08/comcast-buys-denver-technology-company.html
  17. ^ Jarvey, Natalie (June 3, 2015). "Cable Startup Layer3 TV Raises $51 Million (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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