Paul Scanlan
(born 1970) is an American businessperson, and co-founder and CEO of Legion M, the world's first fan-owned entertainment company. Scanlan is also a co-founder of MobiTV, where he is currently a board member, and is a founding board member of New York Rock Exchange.
Legion M
Scanlan, along with business partner and MobiTV co-founder Jeff Annison, founded Legion M in 2016 as the first entertainment studio that allows fans to invest in and be part of the creation of new films, TV shows, and other entertainment content. Legion M's model was made possible after the SEC passed Title IV of the JOBS Act, allowing non-accredited investors to make investments in small businesses. Legion M is currently backed by Seth Green, co-creator of Emmy-winning TV series Robot Chicken, and Gaston Dominguez of Meltdown Entertainment.
MobiTV
Scanlan partnered with Phillip Alvelda and Jeff Annison to found MobiTV (originally known as Idetic). He had met Alvelda playing ice hockey, and they were both mutual friends with Annison. His first role was VP of marketing of the company in 2000, moving to the position of chief operating officer in 2005 and then president in 2007. He has also been a member of the board since inception. The company was founded in order to deliver television to mobile devices. In 2005, Scanlan and his team were awarded an Emmy for Technical Achievement in Advancing Television for their work with MobiTV. Scanlan stated that he believed the decrease in mobile Internet fees and free video-capable phones provided by mobile service companies, would increase the demand for video content specialized for mobile devices; that year the company produced content on twenty different mobile-TV channels. Scanlan also helped to raise about $125 million in investment for the Company. In 2011, Forbes Magazine credited Scanlan for the rise in streaming television that came towards the end of the 2000s.
