Darcy Antonellis Explained

Darcy Antonellis
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Temple University
Fordham University
Occupation:businesswoman
CEO

Darcy Antonellis Darcy Antonellis FSMPTE is an American businesswoman who has served as Chief Executive Officer of Vubiquity, Division President of Amdocs Media and President of Warner Bros Technical Operations.

Early life

The daughter of an engineer, Antonellis was born in Newark, New Jersey on April 16. She graduated from Temple University with a Bachelors in Electrical engineering in 1984, later undertaking a master's degree in Finance at Fordham University, which she completed in 1996.[1]

Career

She was the Head of Operations at the CBS News department in Washington, D.C.,[2] then becoming Vice President, Technical Operations in New York and finally Vice President, Technical and Olympic Operations, organising the CBS coverage of the 1998 Olympics and the two prior Olympic Games, also serving as Director of Operations in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during the First Gulf War.

In 1998 she moved to Warner Bros. as Senior Vice President, Distribution Technologies & Operations, receiving promotion to Executive Vice-President, Distribution Technologies & Operations in 2003.[3] In 2004 she became Senior Vice-President for Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations, and oversaw the creation of the world's first corporate anti-piracy operation, to be headquartered in Burbank, California but with a presence in London, Germany, South America and Asia.[4] In 2008, Antonellis became President of Warner Bros Technical Operations reporting to Kevin Tsujihara and succeeding Chris Cookson.[5] Her job was to oversee the supply chain, although she retained her previous anti-piracy jurisdiction.[6] Antonellis joined Vubiquity as CEO in 2014.[7]

Antonellis was Head of Technical and Olympic Operations for CBS Sports at three Winter Olympics; Albertville, Lillehammer and Nagano.[8]

Memberships and awards

In 2003 Antonellis was made a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE); her alma mater, Temple University, has also recognised her achievements in engineering.[9] She has also received two Emmy Awards,[9] [10] won a Technology Leadership Award in 2007,[11] and has served as a manager of the Hollywood division of the SMPTE.[12] In October 2021 it was announced that Antonellis would be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award From the Hollywood Professional Association.[13]

Personal life

Antonellis is the mother of two children - Andrea and Sebastian.[14]

She is passionate about sports and is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Harnessing Technology One Deadline at a Time. Winslow. George. November 18, 2002. Broadcasting & Cable.
  2. News: DARCY ANTONELLIS, exec VP, distribution and technology operations, Warner Bros. Technical Operations; senior VP, worldwide antipiracy operations, Warner Bros. Entertainment. Graser. Marc. November 16, 2004. Daily Variety.
  3. News: Warner Bros. technical ops ups two exex. Graser. Marc. September 25, 2003. Daily Variety.
  4. News: Warner Brothers to Launch Worldwide Anti-Piracy Group. Hernandez. Greg. May 7, 2004. Daily News.
  5. News: Warner lifts tech guru to ops topper. Garrett. Diane. January 17, 2008. Daily Variety.
  6. News: Antonellis promoted to president of technical operations at Warner. Jeremy. Kay. January 17, 2008. Screen International.
  7. News: Warner Bros. CTO Darcy Antonellis leaves to head Vubiquity. Chmielewski. Dawn. December 9, 2013. Los Angeles Times.
  8. Web site: Darcy Antonellis to Receive HPA's Lifetime Achievement Award . 20 October 2021 . Below the Line . 2021-12-06 .
  9. News: Darcy Antonellis Promoted to President, Warner Bros. Technical Operations; Adds Worldwide Supply Chain Management to Purview. January 16, 2008. Business Wire.
  10. Web site: Darcy Antonellis Promoted to President, Warner Bros. Technical Operations . All American Patriots . 2010-12-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615054306/http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48740889_darcy-antonellis-promoted-president-warner-bros-te . 2011-06-15 .
  11. News: The 10th Annual Technology Leadership Awards; Monday, April 16, 6 p.m. Las Vegas Hilton, Ballroom D-E. April 16, 2007. Broadcasting and Cable.
  12. News: May named head of SMPTE H'wood. Crabtree. Sheigh. September 12, 2002. The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. Web site: Darcy Antonellis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From HPA . 18 October 2021 . 2021-11-15.
  14. News: Hard Work and a Helping Hand Pay Off. 29 January 2018. NextTV. 5 January 2022.
  15. News: Hard Work and a Helping Hand Pay Off. 29 January 2018. NextTV. 5 January 2022.