Bruce Tuchman & David Bishop Join Parrot Analytics Board

BEVERLY HILLS: Data science company Parrot Analytics has appointed industry veterans Bruce Tuchman and David Bishop to its board of directors.

Parrot Analytics offers a global cross-platform, country-specific audience demand measurement system. In addition to their participation as members of Parrot Analytics’s broad of directors, both Tuchman and Bishop plan to invest in the company in the coming months.

Tuchman, a former president of AMC Global and the Sundance Channel Global, is currently an investor, advisor and entrepreneur in the global media and technology sectors. He serves as chairman of the Americas Fund for the London School of Economics and chairman of the National Council of the University of Michigan’s Performing Arts Society. He is also a member of the executive committee and the board of directors at the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Tuchman said: “Traditional panel-based measurement services are not meeting the demands of an increasingly fractured and data-starved media market. Parrot’s cross-platform, global demand measurement system provides very powerful, intuitive and empirical data to measure the true demand for thousands of television shows across every country on Earth. I’m proud to join the board of Parrot which, under the leadership of [CEO] Wared Seger, has developed a unique and truly game-changing technology.”

Bishop is a former president of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment. As president of David Bishop Media, he advises companies on revenue expansion and develops leaders and organizations. He also sits on the advisory board of The Annenberg School of the University of Southern California Third Space Initiative. He has also been a member of the advisory boards of Stanford University’s Positive Coaching Alliance and the Graziadio School of Business & Management’s mentoring program at Pepperdine University. His philanthropic activities include serving as chairman of the philanthropy committee at the Los Angeles Foodbank. Bishop was also founding co-chairman of Fast Forward to End Hunger with Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges.

Bishop commented: “It’s been gratifying for me to be a part of the global launch of this innovative and dynamic data science-based decision tool during the past year. Today’s content providers need additional consumer insights to keep pace with this volatile and complex marketplace, and Parrot can provide the tools necessary to effectively analyze consumer trends and behavior. Wared is a visionary and a tenacious leader. I’m excited to help Wared, his team and the other founding board members maximize Parrot’s results.”

Seger stated, “Bruce and David bring a wealth of business experience and leadership, which will provide Parrot Analytics with the strategic insight we require as we become a global, brand-driven business and as we seek to establish successful partnerships across international markets. Parrot Analytics’s mission is to advance the television industry’s data-driven capabilities and we are delighted to be able to welcome Bruce and David to the Parrot team to help us achieve that goal.”