Tim Shey
Tim Shey is co-founder and head of entertainment at Next New Networks, leading the company's creative, programming, and development efforts. Next New Networks' hit programming includes online television networks ThreadBanger, Indy Mogul, Fast Lane Daily, Barely Political (home of Obama Girl), and Channel Frederator, and has racked up over 500 million video views and seven Webby Awards, more than any other independent media company.
Tim’s fifteen years as a designer and producer has included projects in television, mobile, and the web. In 1996, Tim co-founded Proteus, a pioneering interactive agency, which launched the first-ever interactive TV broadcast in the U.S. using mobile phones, FOX’s Super Bowl XXXVI, co-produced four seasons of interactive TV for FOX’s MLB, NFL, and NASCAR broadcasts and NBC's 2004 Olympics, and developed network-wide mobile content offerings for HBO, ABC, Discovery, and FOX. His ten years' work as a creative director included major campaigns for AT&T, Sony, Sprint, Newsweek, ExxonMobil, The Washington Post, Gibson, and Motorola. Tim has also consulted for organizations such as Brookings and People for the American Way, and worked as an independent producer on landmark web series such as Rocketboom, Amanda Across America, and Afterworld.
Tim's personal blog is at shey.net. You can also follow Tim at twitter.com/moth.
