Industry vet Frank Romeo has joined Alticast Americas as senior vice president of business development at the video software and security company.

Romeo takes on the role previously held by Jae Park, who was recently named president and general manager of Alticast Americas.

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In his new role, Romeo will be tasked with growing Alticast’s business in North and South America.

Romeo most recently was SVP of new business development at Humax USA, and has previously held marketing and business development-focused slots with consumer electronics giants that included Samsung and Panasonic.

“I’m extremely pleased that Frank will be joining our team,” Park said, in a statement. “He not only brings a wealth of experience but a well-regarded familiarity of our existing customers. This expertise will prove critical as we accelerate our business growth in North and South America and grow our customer base by cultivating new and innovative solutions that our industry is demanding.”

Video software and security company Alticast has named Jae Park president and general manager of Alticast Americas, where he’ll oversee operations, sales and business development for the North and South America regions.

Park, a 15-year vet of the company, most recently served as VP of business development at Alticast, on board to help execute the company’s deal with Videotron for the Canadian operator’s illico 2 video service (Videotron is also working toward a next-gen IPTV platform that will lean on an X1 licensing deal with Comcast).

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"Jae brings an impressive track record of strategic, operational and sales development to this position. He is proven to be a successful and trusted leader through his ability to foster and grow relationships with his team members and customers,” Alticast CEO Mansoo Han, said in a statement. “He will be instrumental in leading our business efforts in the North and Latin American markets to help grow our footprint while continuing to meet the needs of our customers. Jae represents the next generation of leadership for Alticast.”

John Carlucci, the former president and CTO of Alticast’s U.S. division, is now president and chief strategist of Petrichor Networks, a startup focused on cloud video technology.

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Video software, apps and security specialist Alticast said it has appointed Mike Fallon to president of Alticast Americas, where he will head up the company’s business strategy and operational activities in North and South America.

John Carlucci, who had been serving as president and chief technology officer of Alticast U.S. since January 2015, “will devote all of his energies to his CTO role of identifying and productizing new technologies that can drive business results for pay-TV operators,” the company said.

Fallon most recently headed Alticast’s North American customer engagement activities, where, the company said, had helped to drive three consecutive years of increasing revenue growth. Prior to Alticast, Fallon was an exec with Advanced Digital Broadcast and Vidiom, and is also late of Arris. He holds a B.A. from the University of Dallas.

Of recent note, Alticast is supplying middleware and user interface support for Videotron's new Ultra HD-capable box.

“Our success with Videotron, our APAC customers and other operators in North America and worldwide have generated numerous new business and technology opportunities,” said Mansoo Han, CEO of Alticast, in a statement. “The appointment of Mike Fallon will better enable us to leverage his strategic and leadership skills, while freeing John Carlucci to accelerate the technology solutions that the market is demanding.”

Video software and apps firm Alticast said it will highlight its role in Videotron’s 4K service rollout as well as its ‘AltiView 3’ user interface at next week’s INTX: The Internet & Telecommunications Expo in Boston.

Alticast (Booth 611) announced last month that its middleware and UI handwork played a role in Videotron’s 4K deployment. The MSO  introduced its 4K/Ultra HD set-top last August, initially offering it for C$399 and providing access to a menu of VOD titles. The Samsung-made DVR, with multi-room capabilities, can record eight shows at once. The Canadian MSO began to carry live sports in the Ultra HD format in February. 

AltiView 3, meanwhile, enables search, discovery and navigation across linear, on-demand, online and the subscriber’s personal content, Alticast noted.

Among other demos, Alticast will show how its handiwork has enabled an operator in the Asia Pacific region to deploy a platform that features network DVR apps and IP-to-tablet delivery, and how Korea’s KT Skylife is using the AltiView 2 platform for a multi picture-in-picture mosaic, and a YouTube “Leanback” app.

Shedding some additional light on the technical makeup of Videotron’s 4K rollout, Alticast announced that it is supplying middleware and user interface support on the MSO’s new Ultra HD-capable box.

Videotron introduced its 4K/Ultra HD set-top last August, initially offering it for C$399 and providing access to a menu of VOD titles. The Samsung-made DVR, with multi-room capabilities, can record eight shows at once. The Canadian MSO began to carry live sports in the Ultra HD format in February. 

“The ability to combine the richness of 4K content with managed network Quality of Service will be a significant differentiator for pay-TV,” said John Carlucci, president and CTO, Alticast US. “By being the first operator in Canada to bring 4K STBs into subscribers’ homes, Videotron is continuing the leadership that sets it apart from competitors and enhances the value of service bundles.”

“The tremendous promise that 4K UHD holds for our customers can only be realized by true commitment on the part of the entire industry,” added Pierre Roy, Videotron’s VP, engineering, research and development. “Alticast and our other technology partners have helped us to create the technical foundation that had already generated market enthusiasm and satisfy customer demand for UHD services.”

Set-top and video software specialist Alticast has hired Nara Won to the post of vice president, business development and strategy for the company’s operations in the Americas region.

Won  most recently was VP of business development for Humax Americas, responsible for the company’s cable industry business activities, including the rollout of set-tops, gateways, media hub and Internet of Things products.  He’s also late of Texas Instruments, and earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

“Nara Won will play an integral role in addressing our work with operators in the North American and LATAM markets,” said John Carlucci, president and CTO of Alticast US.  “His strong engineering background, his proven ability to understand industry trends, and his focus on addressing customer needs all will help us capitalize on next-generation video opportunities.”

Alticast’s Americas unit also promoted  Jae Park to vice president, business development, and Mike Fallon to vice president, technical service.

John Carlucci has been appointed to the newly created post of president of Alticast North America, and will retain his duties as the company’s chief technology officer, the company confirmed to Multichannel News.

Carlucci, an engineer who is late of Clearleap, Time Warner Cable and a cable-backed downloadable video security J.V. called PolyCipher, joined Alticast, a video software and integration specialist, in 2012.

As CTO, Carlucci, who has more than 20 patents to his name, has been heading the development of  Alticast’s product development.

Of recent note, Alticast used the recent International CES to demonstrate AltiProtect, billing the cloud-based, renewable approach to media security as an alternative to the CableCARD. Such a solutions could play a role in the U.S. market as the CableCARD regime for separable security in set-top boxes prepares to sunset following the recent passage of the satellite reauthorization bill. The FCC is now tasked with pursuing a successor platform. Alticast has also been developing HDMI Media Express, a set-top-on-a-stick that uses the Reference Design Kit, the preintegrated software bundle for IP and hybrid devices that’s being managed by Comcast, Time  Warner Cable and Liberty Global. In a demo last year, Alticast showed the device running both RDK and Android.

Alticast is based in South Korea, but operates its U.S. operations out of Broomfield, Colo.

At TWC, Carlucci was a key contributor to the development of services such as Start Over and the MSO’s switched digital video platform. 

Updated: Alticast announced promotion on Tuesday with this statement from Alticast CEO Won Cheol Kang: “John was the obvious choice when we decided to create the position of President. His experience, track record of success and outstanding technical expertise make him ideal to serve both as President and CTO and to drive Alticast to even greater achievements.” 

Alticast said its engineering team developed “much of the critical software” for the X8, a Cisco Systems-made multi-room DVR for Canada’s Videotron that is capable of recording eight programs at the same time.

The X8 is a next-gen box for Videotron’s “illico” digital interactive TV offering serving more than 1.7 million Videotron subs.

According to data about the device, the X8’s 2 terabyte drive can record up to 230 hours of HD video and, from a multi-room standpoint, is compatible with two Cisco models (the 4642HD and 8642 HD PVR), and two Samsung models (6340 HD and Samsung 8340 HD PVR).

“Keeping our illico service at the cutting-edge of entertainment delivery is a strategic imperative, so we turned to Alticast to leverage their expertise in the industry to help us bring our new X8 set-top box to market quickly,” said Marie-Ginette Lepage, VP, marketing-content and broadcasting, for Videotron, in a statement. “Offering our subscribers the very best multi-screen TV experience with continued innovation is our goal, and our new X8 set-top is one of the keys to ensuring that we meet this goal.”

“This project not only demonstrates Videotron’s commitment to its subscribers, it demonstrates the capabilities of our engineers and their ability to solve operators’ most demanding software development needs,” added Alticast CTO John Carlucci.

Video industry vet Michael Malcy has been named senior vice president, business development at Visible World, a New York-based company that specializes in targeted TV advertising technology and offers a programmatic TV ad platform through its AudienceXpress subsidiary. 

Malcy most recently served in a similar role at video software specialist Alticast, where he handled business development, marketing and business affairs. Before that, he was an exec with set-top maker ADB Americas and at Vidiom Systems. He is also late of Samsung Electronic Product Innovation Lab, where he helped to introduce the company’s HDTV, MP-3 and cable industry products, and of Sharp Laboratories of America.

“Michael brings a wealth of experience in the cable, satellite, and broadcast fields,” said Scott Falconer, Visible World's COO, in a statement. “His background provides him with a unique perspective on the needs of the industry.”

“Visible World is perfectly situated to lead the growth in programmatic and Smart TV and I look forward to helping bring their solutions to the market,” Malcy added.

Alticast is looking show Cable Show attendees how to “Simplify the Future of TV.”

Alticast, which is calling booth 2537 home from April 29 through May in the Los Angeles Convention Center, will demonstrate several solutions leveraging the Reference Design Kit, the popular pre-integrated software bundle for customer-premises equipment, including next-generation set-top boxes.

The Broomfield, Colo.-headquartered company will showcase its versatile HDMI Media Express ‘set-top box on a stick,’ several IP set-top boxes, featuring RDK and Alticast’s integrated Application Framework technology.

Moreover, booth visitors can espy advanced technology demonstrations, including cloud DVR, CVP-2, multi-screen, 4K, NCAS downloadable security and the new Alticast Cloud-based Application Store.

“Consumers want personalized, increasingly interactive TV experiences that can be enjoyed in the home or on the go and Alticast’s software solutions give operators complete control in deciding how and what they deliver to their subscribers,” said John Carlucci, CTO Alticast US. “The Cable Show attendees will be able to get up close and personal with several demonstrations that not only leverage the RDK integrated software bundle endorsed by many of the world’s top cable operators, but also highlight the technological strides Alticast is making to enable a reliable, state-of-the-art TV experience.”

In addition to booth demonstrations, Carlucci will present "HDMI Stick: The Untethered Future of Cable" at Imagine Park Innovation Showcase on April 30 as part of the content segment from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.