Hans Mahr
CME Senior News Consultant
Mr. Mahr is a leading Austrian/German journalist and media executive with more than 40 years of experience in the media business. He started as a reporter and was later the general manager of Kronen Zeitung, Austria’s leading newspaper. Later, he served as news director and editor-in-chief and deputy general manager at RTL, the biggest German TV network, with an impressive track record of innovations in commercial news, infotainment magazines, and sports, winning German and International TV Awards. He was also a board member of RTL Group in Luxembourg as an executive coordinator for group synergies. Mr. Mahr also provides consulting services to leading media houses including Bertelsmann, Red Bull, Time Warner, Axel Springer, and Ringier through his mahrmedia consultancy in Cologne and Vienna.
Roby Burke
Senior Media Consultant & Advisor
Mr. Burke has worked as a senior media consultant, adviser, and board member for 40 years. He also has experience as a journalist and executive at ABC News in Washington and New York, as well as the CEO of Worldwide Television News (WTN), a leading TV News agency with journalists and broadcast clients in 100+ countries distributing news, sports, entertainment, and current affairs content. Mr. Burke also served as president and COO of CME (2001-2007); chairman of Eastern European Media Holdings (EEMH); chairman of Oriel Ventures, a digital advertising software company; and he has acted as an adviser to mobile content distributors in sub-Saharan Africa.
