Joan Gillman, a pay TV industry exec who last served as COO of Time Warner Cable Media, has been appointed to the board of Airgain, a maker of embedded antenna technologies focused on high-performance wireless networking.

Gillman, who left TWC following its merger with Charter Communications, will serve on Airgain’s audit, compensation, nominating and corporate governance committees.

At TWC, Gillman also served as executive vice president of Time Warner Cable and president of Time Warner Cable Media LLC.

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"Joan not only has a wealth of experience in the connected home market, but also brings to our organization a deep insight into the cable industry, one of our core markets, making her the ideal candidate to help shape the company's strategic roadmap,” Airgain president and CEO Charles Myers, said in a statement.

San Diego-based Airgain said its antennas are embedded in a wide range of products, including set-top boxes, access points, routers, gateways, media adapters, digital televisions, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In October, Airgain said it was closing in on the shipment of its 25 millionth antenna for the smart TV market.

Airgain also makes external dipole antennas for indoor and outdoor WLAN and small cell applications.

Notably, Airgain is currently seeking a regional sales manager and looking for someone with established relationships with tier 1 MSOs or carriers, such as Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink.

Airgain posted Q2 revenues of $9.9 million, up 63% year-on-year. It’s scheduled to post Q3 results on November 10.

Gillman also serves on the board of Centrica PLC, an energy and services company based in the U.K.  She received a bachelors in English and Pre-Med from the College of the Holy Cross and a masters in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University.

Time Warner Cable Media, the ad sales arm of Time Warner Cable, said its Ads Everywhere platform now offers addressable campaigns for linear TV and VOD that can be targeted to the household level.

That capability, supported across the MSO’s 10.8 million digital video households, also give marketers the ability to dynamically insert targeted ads on its authenticated TWC TV app,  which supports several platforms, including iOS and Android mobile devices, Roku players, Samsung smart TVs, and Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles.

Update: For those keeping score, AT&T AdWorks noted in a statement that it already offers a linear TV addressable advertising solution in its live and playback modes in approximately 13 million households nationwide.

TWCM Ads Everywhere, a service introduced in 2014, lets marketers target consumers with specialized ads using demographic data such as household income, lifestyle, and purchasing preferences, the company said.

Notably, TWCM recently completed the rollout of KernelConnect, a campaign performance measurement tool that integrates anonymous aggregated linear TV data as well as digital advertising and third party data.

“We continue to develop better ad solutions for marketers as they strive to connect with consumers who have more control over their viewing experiences,” said Joan Gillman, Time Warner Cable’s EVP and COO, Media Services. “What sets TWCM apart is the greater ability for marketers to accurately target specific segments of audiences at the household level during live programming on TWC TV and VOD. As consumer usage of the TWC TV app and VOD offerings continue to grow and become more personalized, our addressable advances allow advertisers to capitalize across every screen in cable during television programming.”

TWC is in the process of being acquired by Charter Communications, which has developed a next-gen advanced ad platform called Spectrum Reach, and recently hired former Comcast exec Rob Klippel to SVP, advanced advertising products and strategy.

Comedian and actress Kira Soltanovich will be the emcee and veteran industry executive Bridget Baker, formerly of NBCUniversal and now president of Baker Media, will provide the keynote address at the 2015 LEA Awards, set for Thursday evening (Nov. 12) at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles.

The 23rd annual awards gala, presented by the Southern California chapter of Women in Cable & Telecommunications, will honor five industry veterans for their outstanding contributions to the cable telecommunications industry.

A LEA Award is one of the most prestigious honors one can receive in the Southern California entertainment business.

The five honorees are:

Sherry Brennan, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Fox Networks;

Dale Hopkins, Executive Vice President, Distribution, Game Show Network;

Gail Kodama, Senior Sales Director, Charter Communications;

Suzanne Schlundt, Vice President of Marketing — West Region, Cox Communications; and 

Board Member of the Year:Emilio Rangel, Creative Supervisor, Time Warner Cable Media.

Born in the Soviet Union and raised in San Francisco, emcee Kira Soltanovich has hosted her own Showtime comedy special (Here Comes Trouble); was a series regular in Oxygen’s Girls Behaving Badly; and was the recurring voice of “The Photo Booth” on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. She’s also written for series on TV Land and Disney Channel and appears in comedy festivals around the world.

For more information about the event, visit www.socalwict.org.

SHERRY BRENNAN

Senior Vice President, Distribution,Fox Networks

Sherry Brennan is responsible for developing multiplatform growth strategies for FN’s video products, exploring potential new business models with alternative platform distributors, and contributing to FN’s long range digital strategy. She also oversees analysis of video-consumption trends and the changing value equation in the new multiplatform landscape, works closely with FN’s business development team on new channel ideas and acquisitions, and helps manage the strategy behind Fox’s investment in Hulu.

Brennan joined FN in 2005 as vice president of sales strategy and development. In that role, Brennan created strategic sales initiatives with the division’s top video distributors and worked closely with FN’s business-development team on new channel ideas.

Earlier Brennan spent seven years with Cablevision Systems in Bethpage, N.Y., as vice president, PPV and enhanced video products, and as programming consultant for the HDTV satellite service, Voom. Prior to Cablevision, she served as director of operations for Los Angeles’s Falcon Cable TV.

DALE HOPKINS

Executive Vice President, Distribution,GSN

Dale Hopkins has more than 20 years of deep C-level experience — including positions as CEO, chief operating officer and chief marketing officer — with digital and traditional high-growth media conglomerates such as Comcast, BSkyB, Star TV, Liberty Media, DirecTV, Sony and NBC. She has built and managed successful multimillion-dollar digital and traditional media companies with total invested and realized capital of more than $2 billion. These include E!, Style, G4, g4tv.com, eonline.com, GSN, CNBC and iwin.com.

She joined multimedia content provider GSN, owned by Sony and DirecTV, in 2009. As head of distribution, she works closely with the key decision-makers at top satellite and cable companies. Previously, she was executive VP and chief marketing officer for GSN. Prior to GSN, Hopkins served as interim CEO of CGS (Championship Gaming Series), a co-venture of DirecTV, BSkyB and Star TV. She spent seven years (including as COO) at the G4 network. She has also held executive positions at E! Entertainment Television, CNBC and CBS.

GAIL KODAMA

Senior Sales Director,Charter Communications

Gail Kodama serves in the Spectrum Business organization, the business-services unit of cable provider Charter Communications. In her current role, she is responsible for support of sales, operations, and process initiatives for the SMB organization nationally for the SMB space under Charter executive vice president Jon Hargis.

She has been with Charter for more than 10 years, starting out as a sales manager in Southern California in 2005 and then promoted to director for California and then a senior director for the West Region at the cable provider.

She has carried out key roles within the Charter organization, such as supporting the launch of All Digital, launching the Channel Partner Programs and migration of the SMB organization in 2015.

Kodama has been in the telecommunications industry for more than 18 years, starting out by “carrying a bag” as an account manager for a regional CLEC, and advancing to manager and then to regional director.

She continues to mentor and coach key sales people within the Charter organization.

SUZANNE SCHLUNDT

Vice President of Marketing — West,Cox Communications

Suzanne Schlundt’s territory includes San Diego, Orange County, Palos Verdes, Santa Barbara, Arizona and Las Vegas. She is responsible for the field execution of the cable company’s national marketing strategy, as well as the launch of new products and product enhancements.

Schlundt, who joined Cox in December 2012, has more than 20 years of marketing experience in fast-paced, highly competitive consumer industries including the restaurant, consumer product goods and entertainment sectors. Her background includes research, brand strategy, product development and integrated marketing communications.

Earlier, she was vice president of client services for Blueocean Market Intelligence, a global-market research and consulting company. She has also held leadership positions with Disney Consumer Products, Jack-in-the-Box and Mattel. She has a bachelor of arts degree from Occidental College and an MBA from the University of Southern California. She lives in San Diego with her husband, Dave, and two daughters.

EMILIO RANGEL

Creative Supervisor,Time Warner Cable Media

Emilio Rangel never saw the inside of a traditional classroom until he attended college. With his siblings, he was homeschooled by his mother where, at a young age, he discovered his passion in the creative arts. Educated with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Thomas Aquinas College, he went on to graduate from California State University, Fullerton with a graduate degree in graphic design.

Throughout his nine years at Time Warner Cable Media, Rangel has proven to be an integral member of the corporate marketing team as creative supervisor. He spends his days working with his team on the TWC Media brand within projects that span from print, on-air, digital, social media, and events. He manages the brand in 46 markets.

His experience expands beyond the media and marketing world; he also wored a professional wedding cake decorator while in his early 20s. He resides in Belmont Shore, Calif., where he can be found enjoying a run along the beach, freeing space on his DVR, or traveling to an adventurous place.

Time Warner Cable said more than 100,000 subs in Austin, Texas, equal to about 40% of customers in the area, will have access to a batch  of broadband speed increases, capped off by a new 300 Mbps service that will replace its current 50-Meg offering, starting June 3.

TWC, which is in the process of being acquired by Comcast, revealed the speed plan for Austin in February, announcing that it will extend similar speed upgrades to six broadband tiers in the speed-crazy city. Portions of Austin are also home to AT&T’s 1-Gig-capable, fiber-fed “U-verse With GigaPower” service, and Google Fiber is preparing to connect homes to its 1-Gig platform by mid-year.

Among the upgrades, TWC’s Standard plan will jump from 15 Mbps down to 50 Mbps for no extra charge. Some customers will need a DOCSIS 3.0 modem to get the speed upgrades. Those who lease modems from the MSO and need a new one to get the faster speeds can get one for no additional charge, TWC said.

TWC said the rollout will continue over the “next few months” and be wrapped up by this fall, noting that the faster speeds are the result of a nearly $60 million investment in its Austin area network.

TWC has already begun to offer speeds of up to 300 Mbps in parts of New York City and Los Angeles as part of its “TWC Maxx” all-digital network and service upgrade initiative.

TWC said it has also deployed more than 2,000 WiFi hotspots in Austin, which are accessible by its residential and business broadband customers as well as customers who get broadband from other members of the CableWiFi roaming alliance. Other members include Comcast, Bright House Networks, Cablevision Systems and Cox Communications.