The Digital Media business is defined by constant change, with new business combinations, platforms, devices and services each seeking to grab the public's imagination and forge their way to market success.

With its deep understanding of the digital and mainstream media landscapes, broad experience and extensive network of relationships, CH POTOMAC navigates through this chaos, guiding companies that are developing disruptive means and a sustainable advantage to support enhanced, innovative ways for consumers to enjoy and experience content, while developing business models to monetize these offerings.

STRATEGIC ADVISORY SERVICES



CH POTOMAC provides strategic advisory services to both Fortune 100 and entrepreneurial companies in the entertainment, media and technology industries. With its multi-disciplinary approach, CH POTOMAC helps drive its clients' digital media agenda in such areas as: 



Business Strategy and Development

Strategic Partnerships, Joint Ventures and other Business Combinations

Content Acquisition and Licensing

Public Relations, Product Evangelism and Marketing 

Standards Setting

Law and Policy Analysis 

Financing Transactions



DAVID E. LEIBOWITZ, MANAGING PARTNER



David Leibowitz brings many years of experience in business, technology, law and policy issues facing the entertainment, new media, CE and IT industries.

David is an Advisor to The SingTel Group, Asia’s leading communications group, providing a diverse range of fixed, mobile, data, Internet, info-communications technology, satellite and pay TV services, to customers in 25 countries.

In addition, David serves as:

Chairman of Sir Groovy: An award-winning AI based music content management and search, discovery and licensing platform that solves the B2B, music sync licensing problems of Tier-1 media companies.

Chairman of the Advisory Board of FIGHTER Interactive: A publisher of celebrity and brand-driven social games, location based services and apps.

Member of the Board of ClipClash: ClipClash.com is an online video / social platform that creates a new economy around the viewing of short form video clips.

In recent years, David also served as:

Co-founder, Co-CEO and Chairman of VERANCE: The preeminent award-winning audio watermark technology that serves as the multi-industry standard to track, manage and enhance the use of film, video and music content.

Senior Advisor to Motorola Mobility.

Senior Advisor to National Datacast, a for-profit subsidiary of PBS.

EVP of Gotuit Media: An award-winning video metadata solution for personalization and monetization of online video content (acquired by Digitalsmiths in 2010).

Chairman of EZMO: An online cloud-based social music subsidiary of FAST Search and Transfer (acquired by Microsoft in 2008).

Advisor to BMI, Gibson Guitar, and Peppercoin among others. 



EARLY CAREER

David charted his career path marrying his passion for media and technology, first as a television and music junkie growing up, then as a concert promoter while at Boston University, and later developing his expertise in copyright law as Policy Planning Adviser to the U.S. Register of Copyrights.

In 1984, David joined the D.C. law firm Wiley & Rein as a partner, representing television networks, film studios, cable MSOs, television personalities, trade groups, and a Major League Baseball Club.


From 1989-1997, David served as EVP and General Counsel of RIAA where he was responsible for business, policy and legal issues facing the recording industry, with particular focus on positioning the industry to best utilize new physical formats and electronic delivery platforms.