Dr. John E. D. Ball has had extensive experience successfully developing and implementing large national-in-scope TV systems and services including:

·      The design and implementation of the first satellite-based national TV distribution network

·      The development of the closed captioned (CC) TV technology

·      The successful national introduction of the CC TV service

·      Marketing of five generations of CC TV set top boxes and a single CC TV decoder chip that led to the passage of the Decoder Circuitry Act of 1991

·      Moderating a series of round table discussions with senior TV executives on the broadcast DTV transition

·      Long-time advocate of the need for a comprehensive broadcast-centric DTV business plan