Testimonials
Clients
In return for entrusting Maria with our project, we received answers and direction that drew on resources and industry leads to which we had no access.
Maria has a wealth of knowledge and industry connections that span the globe. I would have no hesitation in recommending Mireality Ltd (Maria) – Any work commissioned, will be authoritative, delivered on time, to budget and in a polished style.
Thank you Maria.
Andrew Uden
Head of Product Technical Development, Consumer Electronics & DIY - UK & Europe
I worked with Maria on the launch of a new project for our various companies at the time.
I found her to be most helpful in all of our dealings and clearly an expert in her field. During the time we worked together Maria’s knowledge and understanding of the shifting technical landscape in the field of content delivery to be vast. Maria is very adept at making such potentially confusing details to be easily understood to the layman.
Steve James
Business Development
Maria consulted to our company on developing an OTT Strategy and evaluating various technology options for our OTT implementation. It was a pleasure working with Maria, she is not only very knowledgeable technically with good business acumen..she is also a fantastic person!
Yokow Quansah
Head: Innovation & Solutions
Maria has an excellent understanding of both the technical and business issues involved in launching an internet film and TV venture. Her approach to launching a service is; calm, clear, focussed and good humoured – she is a pleasure to work with.
George Robertson
Principal IP Engineer
It’s a pleasure. Especially when the person asking the questions is as knowledgeable as you are about broadcast and new media workflows. The correct questions derive the appropriate solutions… Thanks.
Zaheer Mahomed
Manager: Production Engineering
I am meticulously making my way through the great work you did.
Maria is a leader in the VOD industry and has the capability to evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms for delivering services for a wide range of clients.
Maria leads strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritising development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development and delivery.
As a member of the senior management team, Maria is easily able to establish governance processes of direction and control to ensure that objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately and the organisation’s resources are used responsibly, particularly in the areas of VOD Platforms and software development.
It has been an absolute delight working with Maria and I would not hesitate to recommend her skills, passion, reliability and technical knowledge to any organisation.
Andrew Dene
Project Manager
As Head of Technology, Maria has always delivered services and products for a wide range of our clients to the highest standard. Playing a key role in the development of the original platform architecture, she then extended this to a successful deployment of our white label broadband service.
Maria is able to create technical solutions and workflows which are both detailed and undoubtedly result in business improvement. Her networking and extensive speaker and presentation experience enables her to remain at the forefront of the latest technical developments and communicate these internally.
Maria is cost conscious and yet quality is always maintained. She has been a great asset to FilmFlex Movies Limited over the last few years and will be the same for any entity fortunate enough to work with her.
I have worked with Maria for 5 years at FilmFlex Movies. Maria is an unusual combination of a total film fan, extremely bright but also happy to teach us all the new technology. I have learnt so much from her from how to handle a team with respect and passion, to launching start up services in a way that makes it fun.
Paula Holmes
Service Manager
I have had the pleasure of working with Maria whilst understanding and developing partnership opportunities for VOD on Freesat’s new service Freetime. Not only is Maria an expert in the technology that drives the creation and distribution of digital content, she excels at relationships, business development and in commercial understanding. All this combined with a genuine passion for film means I would not hesitate to recommend Maria for future activities and count her as one of the leaders in the industry.
Studios
Maria and I negotiated the security and content protection requirements between some major UK services and the US Studio I worked for.
Having now moved on to work directly for services similar to those that Maria was responsible for, I appreciate even more what a great job she performed. Her ability to propose language in agreements was always technically correct and creative. This is especially difficult when dealing with pioneering TV technology where the supposed risks are not yet fully known and the guidelines very strict.
Maria would always move negotiations on positively. I hope to conduct my business in a similar fashion to her.
Maria is fun and fantastic to work with.
Stephen Grange
Director, Technology and Operations
Maria is excellent to work with. She is very clear and straightforward in what she says, and very knowledgeable in her area. Where she doesn’t know something she will say and find out for you, so you know where you stand. I trust her to a very high degree.
Tim Wright
Vice-President, Technology
Partners
Maria belongs to the rare breed of people who understand both technology and business, and to top it off she’s a joy to work with. Maria is insightful and detail-oriented, and she clearly cares about the projects she’s involved with.
Jim Taylor
Head of Technology and Product Development
Maria is that unique person who is extremely passionate about the projects she works on. The passion can be found not only in her deep knowledge of Digital Media but the respect of her peers in the industry. This is probably why she is consistently asked to speak at industry events each year.
Steven Chester
Vice President, Global Media & Entertainment
I was introduced to Maria while she was Head of Technology at FilmFlex to help them iron out some finer points of transcode profiles they needed for delivery. What immediately impressed me about Maria was the circle of experts she had gathered together to ensure that what they FilmFlex were pushing out was at the best possible quality. Many settle for just ‘ok’ but Maria was sure there was more we could extract and her drive for that extra edge proved successful.
As things progressed at FilmFlex, Maria was one of the most progressive driving forces behind the DECE/Ultraviolet initiative. She has an uncanny ability to assemble the most important pieces in the puzzle, nail fundamental agreements and form the foundations for the next steps. All in one meeting if possible. Maria is an inspiration. Passionate, highly technical, knowledgeable and personable. I hope I get the opportunity to work with Maria again.
Daniel Loshak
Regional Manager
I worked with Maria as a business partner during the launch of several VOD services for FilmFlex Movies Ltd. The services required the close collaboration of a number of organizations at both a technical and operational workflow level under Maria’s direction. Maria’s drive, attention to detail and deep commitment to the highest quality audio/visual standards expected by the consumer, meant that all these services were launched successfully in the public domain. I would not hesitate to recommend Maria for any venture where consumer quality is vital.
Rob Houghton
Programme Director
Maria has always represented herself well in discussions and articulates herself well in a debate. She is easy going in conversation and social.
Bob Hannent
Senior Technology Manager
I have had a pleasure to work with Maria as a client during my time at Ascent Media, she was very detailed, delivery focused yet keeping in mind the big picture commercial implications of a number of projects she was leading. I have no hesitation in recommending Maria as a value add media expert professional and equally welcome the opportunity to work with her again.
Samir Faraji
VP - Director Finance & Commercial Affairs
Speaking
In my role at Informa, I have utilised Maria’s expert knowledge of the industry in a number of events I have organised. She has acted as an excellent moderator, panellist and thought leader giving valuable insights on the future of the industry. With her extensive experience in the industry she has always given thought provoking and interesting perspectives on the future of the ecosystem.
Laurence Coldicott
Research Manager, Head of Content & Partnerships, TV Connect
Maria delivered our AGM keynote on wearable and connected technology, to a room of well informed industry experts and delivered one of the best and most informative keynotes we have had.
Maria has also written a number of articles for our publications, and her work is always well informed, insightful and considered. I’d recommend Maria for both her public speaking and her writing abilities.
Kris Hogg
Chairman
What a great speaker you were at our Mobile World conference! Always good to have fantastically smart tech speakers especially when they are senior women like you.
Julia Hobsbawm
Founder and CEO
Thanks for doing a great job as a presenter. You are very well-spoken and you made everyone on the panel look better.
Martin Katz
Consulting Producer
Maria spoke recently at the 2013 CSI Multimedia Home Gateways Conference alongside a number of distinguished presenters and panellists. Maria’s depth of knowledge and insight on the topic of multiscreen viewing aided a specific discussion on this theme greatly and her eagerness to engage with all other speakers in a bold, humorous and non-overbearing manner makes her an ideal choice for further speaker opportunities within the sector. Furthermore, Maria has a wealth of experience in a multitude of subjects involved in the broadcasting technology market and compliments any event with her enthusiasm and passion for the industry, guidance on suitable agenda topics and a willingness to contribute to question and answer sessions. I would have no hesitation in recommending Maria for involvement on any future conference/seminar.
Tiro Bestonso
Commercial Manager
I had the pleasure of working with Maria who ran a Seminar for Women in Tech as part of Salt’s official diversity partnership of London Technology Week 2014.
She is a fascinating speaker who has an ‘eclectically cool’ background in both Fine Arts and Computer Science. It is her accessibility and humour which made her the most over-subscribed women in technology session during London Technology Week! All attendees resonated that they really valued her insight and her own experiences as a woman in the tech sector. I highly recommend working with Maria and hope to do so in the near future.
Sarah DeSilva
Client Services Manager - Diversity
This is one of the most relatable, impactful talks on workplace diversity I’ve heard. And topping it off with this nugget at the end was powerful: “Diversity drives innovation…and ROI.” (On “From Girl to CTO”)
Nicole A Meyerson
Site Editor and Women@Groupon Events Chair
Maria great interview and very insightful for manufactures and techies alike. Actually after watching it seems to be taking the analogue to digital leap as you discussed. But it is the tip of the iceberg as you mention. I also like the philosophy of the digital home/ life that is attached to you as opposed to simply IoT devices. It is how they connect and form ‘your’ life that is important. (On Maria’s interview on wearable tech).
Jonathan Ashley
Director
Writing
Maria delivered our AGM keynote on wearable and connected technology, to a room of well informed industry experts and delivered one of the best and most informative keynotes we have had.
Maria has also written a number of articles for our publications, and her work is always well informed, insightful and considered. I’d recommend Maria for both her public speaking and her writing abilities.
Kris Hogg
Chairman
In return for entrusting Maria with our project, we received answers and direction that drew on resources and industry leads to which we had no access.
Maria has a wealth of knowledge and industry connections that span the globe. I would have no hesitation in recommending Mireality Ltd (Maria) – Any work commissioned, will be authoritative, delivered on time, to budget and in a polished style.
Thank you Maria.
Andrew Uden
Head of Product Technical Development, Consumer Electronics & DIY - UK & Europe