Robert Burke
Corporate Officer/Principal at Microcast, Inc.
Profile
Robert Burke is International President of Microcast, Inc. Prior to joining Microcast in 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of World Television News Corp.
(WTN).
Previously, he served as Vice President of WTN in 1985, and became President in 1992 and Chief Executive Officer in 1997.
Mr. Burke held various positions at ABC from 1980 to 1984.
He began his career as a Research Analyst at Technology Assessment.
He has 20 years of executive experience in television.
Mr. Burke received a BA degree in History from Washington University, St. Louis in 1974 and a Master's degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in 1977.
Robert Burke active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Microcast, Inc.
 Microcast, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Microcast, Inc. provides Internet video streaming services. The firm's national server network is designed to enable and support broadcast-quality video within the websites of its business partners. Microcast performs the acquisition of signals from either live or archived sources, digitizes, and encodes the content, and streams the video to end-users via Microcast's high-speed, high-bandwidth national network. The company was founded by Paul A. Nash in 1998 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1999-05-31 |
Former positions of Robert Burke
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
ABC, Inc.
 ABC, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services ABC, Inc. operates as a media company. It owns and operates television networks and radio stations. The company was founded by Leonard H. Goldenson and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1983-12-31 |
Technology Assessment Group
 Technology Assessment Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Quintiles Transnational Corp., Technology Assessment Group provides research and evaluation services for the effects of drug therapies. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Technology Assessment Group was acquired by Quintiles Transnational Corp. on February 09, 1998. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
World Television Network Ltd.
 World Television Network Ltd. BroadcastingConsumer Services World Television Network Ltd. provides television network services. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom. | President | - |
Training of Robert Burke
| George Washington University | Graduate Degree |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Undergraduate Degree |
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Microcast, Inc.
Microcast, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Microcast, Inc. provides Internet video streaming services. The firm's national server network is designed to enable and support broadcast-quality video within the websites of its business partners. Microcast performs the acquisition of signals from either live or archived sources, digitizes, and encodes the content, and streams the video to end-users via Microcast's high-speed, high-bandwidth national network. The company was founded by Paul A. Nash in 1998 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT. | Technology Services |
World Television Network Ltd.
World Television Network Ltd. BroadcastingConsumer Services World Television Network Ltd. provides television network services. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom. | Consumer Services |
Technology Assessment Group
Technology Assessment Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Quintiles Transnational Corp., Technology Assessment Group provides research and evaluation services for the effects of drug therapies. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Technology Assessment Group was acquired by Quintiles Transnational Corp. on February 09, 1998. | Commercial Services |
ABC, Inc.
ABC, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services ABC, Inc. operates as a media company. It owns and operates television networks and radio stations. The company was founded by Leonard H. Goldenson and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
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