Jim Turner

Jim Turner
President
trnrMedia

Jim Turner is a recognized expert in digital media, television/over-the-top TV and advanced advertising. He is currently providing consulting and advisory services for major companies in the converging space of online video and television through his company, trnrMedia.

Most recently, Jim was CRO and SVP of Market Development for Net2TV, a startup that created new OTT television content, apps and distribution across mobile platforms and 50M connected TV devices.

Prior to Net2TV, he was SVP, Product Management/Strategy and Business Development for Canoe Ventures, LLC, the joint venture of the six largest cable companies, where he led the creation of set-top box data products, interactive television products, and VOD Dynamic Ad Insertion services.

Previously in his career, Jim was VP Product for Synacor where among other accomplishments, he created one of the first TV Everywhere systems (now Synacor Cloud ID) and was VP Digital Media at A+E Networks.

Jim started his career at CBS and has held executive positions at Kurzweil Music and Women.com as well as being a founder in three startups in the digital media business.

Jim has an MBA in Marketing, and Masters and Bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering. He is active in a number of industry organizations including the Television Academy Interactive Media Peer Group and serves in several roles for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – NY Chapter Governor, First Vice President and National Trustee Alternate.

He holds two patents for the use of computers in music.