Geoffrey Belinfante
JAG External Relations Chair
Geoff Belinfante has spent his entire professional life producing television shows, commercials and corporate videos for Fortune 500 companies and professional sports leagues like Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League. After spending 5 years at a New York based advertising agency as a commercial producer, Belinfante was the founding line producer of Major League Baseball Productions where he created and produced shows like This Week in Baseball, The Baseball Bunch, Pennant Chase and ESPN Baseball Magazine. In 1985 he was named senior vice president executive producer of the Phoenix Communications Group, the successor of Major League Baseball Productions. During his 22 year career with Baseball/Phoenix he also produced every World Series Film/home video from 1975 through 1997, numerous television specials, and countless DVD’s on Baseball from historic compilations to entertaining blooper shows. While with Phoenix, he used his production expertise on behalf of the National Hockey League for 10 years, creating shows like Hockey Week, all the Stanley Cup Home Videos, and other Hockey Compilations for home video distribution. He also help market the original Arena Football League, creating commercials, sales presentations, internet content, and satellite media tours to help promote ticket sales and television coverage. In addition to his experience marketing sports leagues, Belinfante helped create Sports New Satellite, a sports news feed service that provided highlights and feature material to over 400 television in the US and Canada. He is now External Relations Committee Chair of the Jersey Access Group.
Is Your Municipality Ready for Prime Time
In recent years the amount of production centered in the garden state has grown exponentially generating millions of dollars in revenue in location fees for local towns and the merchants who are located where these film crews shoot. This theatrical production boom is only going to continue in the next few years as major studios come online in Jersey City and Monmouth County. Hear experts from the New Jersey Film and TV commission explain what production companies are looking for, how you can help sell your town as a location, and what it can mean for PEG and Community Channels as New Jersey becomes the Hollywood of the east. Panelists: Charles Riccardi. Operations & Creative Director, NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission; Elizabeth Parchment, Chief Marketing Officer, NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission; Lauren Concar Sheehy, Executive Director, Garden State Film Festival; Moderator: Geoffrey Belinfante, External Relations Chair, JAG
Closed Captioning - Easy Solutions and Cost Considerations to Make it Happen
This workshop will explore the components TV facilities need to know to transition into incorporating Closed Captioning into your work flow. This includes products that are currently out there, ease of use and time constraints on the User, dual language abilities for the make-up of your community, the costs of incorporating it, and how does any FCC or DOJ rulings affect the operations of your products. Panelist: Jesse Lerman President/CEO, TelVue Corporation; Moderator: Geoffory Belinfante, External Relations Chair, JAG
New Programming Ideas for PEG stations
Tired of the same programs year after year? Is there content beyond town meetings and summer concerts. This panel might just give you some ideas for new programming opportunities to enhance your program schedule. Join fellow station managers who have found new stories to tell in their towns. Discover new sources of programming that you might have overlooked right in your own backyard. Panelists: Anthony Pagliuco, East Brunswick TV; Gina Forbes, Woodbridge TV; Abby Wilson, Production Manager, C-NET, State College, PA; Moderator: Geoffory Belinfante, External Relations Chair, JAG