Carlos Nicholas Fernandes Explained

Carlos Nicholas Fernandes
Birth Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:Singapore
Alma Mater:Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and University of Bombay
Occupation:Entrepreneur
Known For:RecordTV.com, Network DVR

Carlos Nicholas Fernandes (born 1976) is an inventor, founder and CEO of InstantTV, a service that offers Cloud DVR.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life

Fernandes was born in Mumbai. Fernandes started his first business when he was 12, selling water purifiers door-to-door.[6] He went on to study Electrical Engineering from Bombay University, and completed an MBA from Chicago University.[7]

Career

Initial years

Fernandes moved to Singapore in 1998 and joined the Information Technology Institute (ITI) (later known as Kent Ridge Digital Labs and currently known as the Institute of Infocomm Research), which is a government research institute run by Singapore's Agency for Science Technology and Research. In 1999, he joined a startup called Ecquaria Technologies, where he developed and marketed software. Ecquaria had been founded by people who had previously been associated with Kent Ridge Digital Labs.[8]

PerceptiveI

Fernandes founded PerceptiveI, a company that offered enterprise software solutions, in 2000.[9] The technology used in this company won many awards, both for Fernandes and the company.[10] [11] For his work, Fernandes was recognized by David Lim, the then Singaporean Minister for Information, Communications, and the Arts in 2003.[12]

RecordTV

See main article: InstantTV. Fernandes purchased the assets of RecordTV.com, and added in technology that he had invented and patented in 2006 (along with Varsha Jagdale), in a way that would not violate the rights of copyright owners.[13] This allowed RecordTV users to legally record TV shows,[14] something which the original company had been sued for by the MPAA.[15] [16] [17] [18] Later, the service was renamed to InstantTV and launched its own app.[19] [20]

Current pursuits

Blaze

In 2017, Fernandes launched Blaze, an AI-based conversational news bot (chatbot) that was enhanced through human curation, in India.[21] [22] It is accessible through Facebook Messenger.[23] [24] As of 2018, he was working on the fake news problem.[25]

RecordTV vs MediaCorp litigation

Fernandes got into legal trouble in 2008 after MediaCorp alleged that RecordTV was using technology that violated copyright laws. Fernandes refused to shut down his company, and instead preemptively sued MediaCorp for groundless threats.[26] He then claimed millions in damages and continued to operate its website.[27] He even won the appeal, after MediaCorp decided to take the case further.[28]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A System and Method for Recording Television and/or Radio Programmes Via the Internet. wipo.int. 25 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Check-in to Law-Now and make sure you have all the legal know-how you need for your world.. www.olswang.com. 25 April 2018.
  3. Web site: RecordTV CEO Carlos Fernandes Talks the Future of Television at Davos. Jakarta Globe. 25 January 2015. YouTube. 25 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Customising the news. newindianexpress.com. 4 September 2017 . 25 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Blaze: An AI-based Conversational Bot Ventures in India - Media Infoline. 17 May 2017. mediainfoline.com. 25 April 2018.
  6. News: Can-do Carlos. Singh. Kushwant. Dec 30, 2003. Streats.
  7. Web site: Android TV: The future of the idiot box is online!. Parthasarathy. Anand. 2017-04-17. Deccan Chronicle. en. 2018-12-06.
  8. Web site: If you're young and business-minded, here are some tips for you . Oct 3, 2011 . Singapore Business Review . 25 April 2018.
  9. News: Hail the IT Heroes. Chng. Grace. Feb 26, 2003. Computer Times. The Straits Times.
  10. Web site: Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem. www.techinasia.com. 25 April 2018.
  11. Web site: News Releases. mediaroom.com. 25 April 2018.
  12. Web site: The Singapore Infocomm Industry - Creating the Next Wave of Growth - Infocomm Media Development Authority. Base. 25 April 2018.
  13. News: Singapore firm offers free trial for online video recorder service. Lim. Roland. July 12, 2007. The Business Times.
  14. News: RecordTV shows with an online VCR. Siew. Alfred. July 24, 2007. The Straits Times.
  15. News: RecordTV.com Paying to End Suit. April 18, 2001. LA Times. 25 April 2018.
  16. Web site: Entertainment Firms File Suit to Shut Down RecordTV.com. MILLER. GREG. 16 June 2000. LA Times. 25 April 2018.
  17. Web site: RecordTV.com shut down. McClintock. Pamela. 18 April 2001. variety.com. 25 April 2018.
  18. Web site: RecordTV.com to sell assets. 23 May 2001. cnet.com. 25 April 2018.
  19. Web site: With InstantTV, Singapore startup wants to be global platform for linear TV - Techgoondu. 3 January 2015. techgoondu.com. 25 April 2018.
  20. Web site: InstantTV - TV in an instant! - Androidrank profile. www.androidrank.org. 25 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234734/https://www.androidrank.org/application/instanttv_tv_in_an_instant_/com.recordtv.recordtv?hl=en. 3 April 2018. dead.
  21. Web site: Will Bots replace Apps in next 5 years? Let's take a look. businessinsider.in. 25 April 2018.
  22. Web site: Anytime, anywhere TV is here!. Parthasarathy. Anand. Apr 26, 2017. The Week. 2018-12-06.
  23. Web site: Blaze: An AI-based Conversational Bot Ventures in India - Mobility India. mobility. 17 May 2017. mobilityindia.com. 25 April 2018.
  24. Web site: Human-AI solution is only way to balance content quality: Blaze's Carlos Fernandes. www.bestmediaifo.com. 25 April 2018.
  25. Web site: Hub Culture Davos 2018 - Carlos Fernandes, CEO and Founder of Blaze. Hub Culture. 25 January 2018. YouTube. 25 April 2018.
  26. Web site: David takes on Goliath, in realm of copyright . July 7, 2008 . ZDNet . en . 2019-01-23.
  27. Web site: Singapore Copyright Infringement Online TV show recording service sued by Broadcasting Company. 13 August 2008. mirandah.com. 25 April 2018.
  28. Web site: Appeals court hits RecordTV's play button. Quah. Michelle. Dec 2, 2010. The Business Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225000000/http://www.asiaone.com/News/The+Business+Times/Story/A1Story20101202-250486.html. Dec 25, 2018. live. 2018-12-06. Alt URL

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