Neal Roberts is a well-rounded industry veteran; he has been involved in nearly all aspects of production, design, integration, and distribution. His career began with chasing and shooting local news throughout high school, studying broadcast at Kutztown University, then moving west to become Director of Photography for a large production company in Santa Monica, and honing his system integration skills in the CEDIA space. He moved back to the East Coast to start a family and join Comcast, leading several cross-functional teams at their headquarters in Philadelphia. An early champion of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, he played a key role in Comcast’s adoption and wide deployment of these technologies to improve customer experiences. He joined Dolby, drove the adoption and implementation of broadcast tech with several industry partners, and dug deep to identify and solve gaps in the live streaming/broadcast industry.

Taking the experience and knowledge gained at his time with Dolby, Neal moved to Warner Bros. Discovery where he was able to apply the theories and practices developed at his time with Dolby which played a significant role in the massive success of the live platform that feeds premium live content to consumers through WBD’s DTC platforms including HBO Max, Discovery+, CNN, and more. Neal spent a short time at Netflix leading Live Globalization efforts before returning to WBD as a Distinguished Engineer of Video Platform Technology, continuing his work on unified live experiences across broadcast streaming. Neal has been part of teams that delivered 7 Olympic Games, countless NHRA events, the World Series, the NBA, the NHL, the MLB, and multiple regional sporting events. He is a US patent holder and has multiple industry certifications and awards.