This letter provides a reference for Timothy Holborn and summarizes his professional experience working with him. The author worked closely with Timothy for 12 months on a pro bono project to develop an international standard for hybrid TV. Timothy is described as a visionary who is able to foresee future industry needs and has a flexible mind to process interconnected technologies. While some see his goals as unrealistic, others in the industry recognize his creative genius and that his goals are achievable. The author highlights Timothy's leadership experience with both profit and non-profit enterprises as well as his skills in identifying talent, creating business plans, and driving projects. Overall, Timothy is praised for his desire to help mankind through technological integration and social work.

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Testimonial.–.Timothy!
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I!have!known!Tim!for!nine!years,!initially!in!connection!with!my!work!on!policy!and!strategy!
at!Danmarks!Radio![Danish!Broadcasting!Corporation!–!Copenhagen].!!At!that!time!I!was!
working!on!metadataBdriven!services!such!as!personal!video!recorders!(PVRs),!Electronic!
Programming!Guides!(EPGs)!and!recommendation!systems!that!could!make!it!easier!for!
viewers!to!discover,!use!and!enjoy!television.!
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Our!initial!contacts!focused!on!“TVBAnytime”!and!attempts!to!produce!an!open!standard!for!
identifying!content.!In!the!event!the!initiative!was!undermined!by!organizations!holding!what!
they!claimed!was!intellectual!property!rights!central!to!the!initiative.!We!discussed!metadataB
driven!services!in!considerable!detail,!and!Tim!then!worked!closely!with!Ben!Schofield!(then!
CTO!at!Red!Bee!Media!in!London,!now!an!independent!consultant).!The!broadcast!television!
‘ecosystem’!consists!of!a!number!of!stakeholders!and!solutions!require!consensus!in!order!to!
come!up!with!endBtoBend!solutions!that!work.!!Building!coalitions!and!consensus!of!this!kind!
is!arguably!the!most!difficult!challenge.!
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Since!then!we!have!stayed!in!contact!and!have!regular!online!discussing!on!a!wide!range!of!
topics!including!media!accessibility,!interactivity!and!cultural!heritage.!
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Tim!is!enthusiastic!and!energetic!when!it!comes!to!his!work.!He!is!able!to!maintain!focus!and!
drive!to!come!up!with!solutions!that!resonate!with!key!stakeholders.!On!occasions!he!would!
achieve!more!by!working!with!constituents!to!ensure!a!solid!basis!for!their!buyBin.!
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I!would!be!happy!to!furnish!more!detailed!information!about!his!academic!work,!should!this!
be!of!interest.!
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Peter!Olaf!Looms!!
Owner,!Looms!Consulting!
External!Associate!Professor,!DTUBCompute!
Visiting!Associate!Professor,!University!of!Hong!Kong,!ECOMBICOM!programme!

2. Mr#Billy#Day#
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To#Whom#It#May#Concern,#
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RE:$Reference$for$Timothy$Holborn$
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I#worked#with#Timothy#closely#for#12#months,#as#a#finance#expert#and#part#of#a#professional#and#
extensive#team#pro#bono#collaboration,#on#his#enterprise#project#to#develop#an#International#
Standard#for#Hybrid#TV,#whereby#FreeTV#Providers#would#be#enabled#via#a#technology#solution#for#
delivering#both#nonQlinear,#and#linear#content#over#IP#and#DVB.#It#was#revolutionary#and#ahead#of#its#
time,#with#Timothy#foreseeing#Industry#requirements#prior#to#any#adoption#by#Government#or#
Enterprise#excluding#that#seen#in#the#EU.#
Timothy#is#a#unique#and#talented#visionary#in#current#and#future#Technologies.#His#strengths#lie#in#
having#an#extremely#flexible#and#adaptive#mind#that#can#process#deep#and#vast#interconnected#webs#
of#crossover#technology,#harnessing#visions#of#a#dynamic#interconnected#future.#Furthermore,#
Timothy#has#the#nouse#to#perceive#vast#commercial#value,#which#is#often#constructed#upon#
platforms#and#diverse#channels,#not#just#basic#retail,#and#he#backs#this#all#up#with#self#determination,#
belief#and#drive#towards#creating#these#opportunities#from#scratch.#
For#those#who#don’t#know#or#understand#Timothy,#they#see#far#reaching,#possibly#unrealistic,#
attempts#to#create#the#future.#Those#within#the#Industry,#who#understand#the#language#Timothy#
speaks,#can#identify#the#vast#wealth#of#creative#genius#and#know#that#goals#are#not#only#achievable,#
but#in#some#sense,#inevitable.#It’s#just#a#matter#of#whether#large#corporates#beat#Timothy#to#the#
punch.#
Due#to#the#sheer#extent#of#Timothy’s#projects,#the#technological,#financial,#legal#and#operational#
talents#required#to#deliver#timely#milestones#are#hard#to#find#at#start#up#prices.#This#means#Timothy#
has#had#to#evolve#his#own#thinking,#skills#and#experience,#draw#on#his#vast#network#of#professionals,#
and#utilise#his#relationships#to#get#projects#moving.#These#enterprises#are#high#risk#high#return,#and#if#
Timothy#was#appropriately#protected#legally#and#financially,#then#you#or#I#would#not#be#writing#or#
reading#this#reference,#and#Timothy#would#be#very#busy#indeed#managing#a#cohort#of#technology#
programmes.#
In#regards#to#business#experience,#Timothy#has#lead#many#self#start#profit#and#nonQprofit#enterprises#
as#well#as#being#in#employment#with#Technology#companies#in#business#development,#business#sales#
and#sales#engineering,#as#an#account#manager#and#even#a#producer.##This#has#given#him#the#skills#to#
identify#and#source#appropriate#talent,#create#a#business#plan#and#commercial#model,#work#towards#
milestones#and#develop#roadmaps,#drive#a#workflow#and#update#prioritisations#as#well#as#exposure#
to#full#statements#of#performance,#position#and#cashflow.#He#is#a#natural#creative#and#utilises#that#
strength#to#build#commercial#outcomes#in#a#business#context.#

3. Regardless#of#the#achievements#of#the#above,#the#greatest#strength#that#Timothy#harbours#is#his#
desire#to#help#mankind.#He#is#a#caring#humanitarian,#and#generously#drives#his#talents#towards#a#
better#future#for#all,#via#integration#with#new#technology.#This#has#been#seen#with#his#social#work#
with#young#business#entrepreneur#incubation#and#his#work#on#the#Broadband#for#Health#
Programme.#
Please#do#not#hesitate#to#contact#me#regarding#Timothy.#
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Regards,#
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Billy Day
Senior Strategy Planning Analyst, Finance
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Karla Engliše 3219/4, 150 00, Prague
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