Brady Brim-DeForest is CEO and co-founder of Tubefilter, the definitive source for industry news, program reviews, industry events and online entertainment market intelligence services. Prior to Tubefilter he built one of the first streaming media labs in the country in 2000 and pioneered deals with major cable television operators like Charter Communications. In 2003 he founded Kiwi, an interactive advertising and branding agency which he sold in 2005.An ardent evangelist for the digital entertainment medium, Brady gave his first lecture on the convergence of television and the internet in 1999. He has spoken at numerous conferences since, including NATPE, NAB, Digital Hollywood, and NxtStage.
He is a co-founder and executive producer of the Streamy Awards, the first awards show celebrating excellence in digital entertainment, and the International Academy of Web Television, a professional organization of content creators, producers and talent dedicated to the growth of the online entertainment industry. He is also a co-founder of the Open Entertainment Alliance, a public policy advocacy group for the online entertainment industry, and is a juror for the International Emmy Awards. He sits on the boards of the Open Web Foundation and DataPortability, and studied film and television production at the University of Southern California.