Bill Dever
President, Andromedia Studios
Bill Dever is the President of Andromedia Studios, where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's operations. A forty-year veteran of the independent film industry, Bill has also innovated and dipped his toes in the water of technology. Bill brings powerful marketing and packaging abilities and a wealth of international contacts in the marketing, retail, and financial sectors.
He served as President of Spark Interactive Corporation, the first company in North America to deliver fully interactive video on dark fiber. His venture partners included AT&T, Sun Microsystems, General Electric, and Pace. He also served as President of Stimulus Net Inc. and Executive Vice President of Wilderness Films Inc., a retail DVD services company. His work in DVD helped establish the retail sell-through DVD market, working with companies such as ESX, United American Video, Madacy, and Front Row Entertainment. He also leverages his extensive network to collaborate with 35 large venture capital firms on interactive TV strategies, demonstrating his ability to forge strategic partnerships and drive business development.
The company, under his guidance, currently distributes a vast library of 230 feature-length motion pictures, 45 series based on popular gaming titles (comprising 3,800 episodes), and 1,300 educational titles, including 13 Oscar-winning documentaries and animated films. His recent venture, Andromedia Distribution, a Canadian media distribution company based in Toronto, has made significant strides.
