Management

 

Ken Murphy

Ken Murphy is CEO and co-partner of High Fidelity HDTV, Canada’s leading High Definition broadcaster. Mr. Murphy has close to 25 years of industry experience in management and senior executive roles with some of Canada’s best-known broadcasters. A television production and broadcasting innovator, Murphy has been on the forefront of the transition to High-Definition for close to a decade.

Prior to forming High Fidelity, Murphy was President of Discovery Channel Canada from 1999 to 2002, and was part of the senior executive team since Discovery’s inception in 1995. During this time he also oversaw the launch of several new digital channels and played a leading role in a number of digital interactive broadcast initiatives.  Prior to Discovery, Murphy was director of technical operations for TSN and helped to design and construct one of the world’s first all digital Broadcast facilities for NetStar Communications.

Murphy is a board member of the Bell Broadcasting and New Media Fund, which supports the production of interactive digital projects to enhance the television viewing experience.

 

John S. Panikkar

John S. Panikkar, co-founder of High Fidelity HDTV, is a seasoned veteran of the Canadian and international broadcasting industry. He is an entrepreneurial and innovative professional who has led production and programming teams, launched television channels and programs, built international programming and production partnerships, and served the industry on boards and in other influential capacities for more than twenty years.

Panikkar has been an HD pioneer since the early 1990’s, well ahead of the industry curve.  While serving as Vice-President, Production for Discovery Channel Canada, he led Discovery’s production enterprise, Exploration Production Inc. (EPI) into HD.  Panikkar successfully grew EPI from roughly a dozen hours of annual production to a multiple award-winning enterprise with a production slate of 300 hours annually and a sterling international reputation as a production partner and producer of top-quality television programming.

 

David T. Patterson

David T. Patterson is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for High Fidelity HDTV.

Mr. Patterson’s role at High Fidelity HDTV includes managing the legal function of the organization, business development, regulatory affairs, and HR oversight.  Patterson has considerable broadcasting expertise, having served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Operations as well as a variety of other roles at NetStar Communications Inc. (NCI), now known as CTV Specialty Television, for more than a decade.  CTV Specialty Television’s portfolio of channels includes The Sports Network (TSN), Le Reseau des sports (RDS), Discovery Channel, Dome Productions and The Toronto Argonauts Football Club. While at NCI, Patterson advised on all distribution issues involving the CRTC and served as lead in-house counsel on NCI’s acquisition and launch strategies including; Skyvision Entertainment and Discovery Channel.