John Batter

CEO at MarketCast

Batter is a media and entertainment veteran with extensive experience in building data-driven businesses delivering best-in-class results for customers. He was most recently CEO of Gracenote, the digital and data segment of Tribune Media Company, which he established as the world's largest entertainment metadata services and technology company prior to a successful sale of the business to Nielsen in 2017. He previously was CEO of M-GO, a joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor; president of production for DreamWorks Animation; and a senior executive at Electronic Arts. Batter earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business.

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MarketCast

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Based in Los Angeles, MarketCast is a leading provider of marketing research services and data analytics for the global entertainment industry, with additional offices in New York, Boston, Indianapolis, and London. MarketCast works in collaboration with marketers and researchers in the development and execution of their marketing strategies, from early concept exploration through distribution. MarketCast services are available worldwide and include materials testing, such as trailers, TV spots, digital campaigns, and print ads; concept and positioning studies; exit polls; tracking studies; social media analytics; and custom research offerings. MarketCast's subsidiaries include Insight Strategy Group LLC, a leading consumer research and strategy agency that leverages deep expertise anchored in social sciences to fuel brand growth, new product introductions, and service and content innovation and Fizziology LLC, a leading social insights and analytics company.


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