Jeff Annison is an American businessperson, and co-founder and president of Legion M, the world's first fan-owned entertainment company. He is also the co-founder and CEO of New York Rock Exchange, co-founder and CEO of Underground Labs, and co-founder of

MobiTV MobiTV, Inc. (previously known as Idetic, Inc.) operated as a provider of live and on-demand video delivery solutions, with its headquarters located in Emeryville, California. Founded in 1999 by Paul Scanlan, Phillip Alvelda, and Jeff Annison, Mo ...

Education and early career

Annison received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the

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. He began his career designing special effects for theme park rides at

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and later designing toys for

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Legion M

Annison, along with business partner and MobiTV co-founder Paul Scanlan, founded Legion M in 2016 as the first entertainment studio allowing fans to invest in the creation of movies, TV shows, and other entertainment content. Its model was made possible after the SEC passed Title IV of the

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allowing non-accredited investors to make investments in small businesses. Legion M is currently backed by

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, co-creator of the Emmy-winning TV series ''

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'', and Gaston Dominguez of Meltdown Entertainment.

New York Rock Exchange

In 2013, Annison, along with business partners Joe Krause and Eric Lam, founded New York Rock Exchange, the first marketplace which allowed fans to purchase shares of individual songs. Three years later, the company went out of business.

MobiTV

Annison partnered with Paul Scanlan and Phillip Alvelda to found

(originally known as Idetic) in 1999. Annison's first role was in engineering and product management. The company was started in order to deliver television to mobile devices. In 2005, Annison and his team were awarded an

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for Technical Achievement in Advancing Television for their work with MobiTV. In 2007, Alvelda stepped down as CEO and Annison and Scanlan were passed over in favor of

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alum Charles Nooney.

References

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