Daniel Ravner

Daniel Ravner was born and raised in Ramla, Israel. He went to Ramla Lod High School and left Israel for Paris and later New York in 1998. He returned to Israel in 2004 and works mainly from Tel Aviv.{{cite web|url=http://read.uberflip.com/i/258253/39|title=PWC entertainment and media outlook report 2013-2017 (hebrew)|publisher=PWC|date=January 2, 2014|accessdate=2014-08-09}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2010, Ravner won a fellowship for the Entertainment Master Class – an international education program.{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/israeli-producer-wins-emcc21-scholarship/|title= Israeli producer wins EMC/C21 scholarship|publisher= c21 Media|date= 2010-04-14 |accessdate=2014-02-07}}{{cite web|last1=Ravner|first1=Daniel|title=Person details|url=http://www.entertainment-masterclass.tv/portfolioentry/daniel-ravner/|website=Entertainment Master Class|publisher=EMC|accessdate=27 August 2014|archive-date=8 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408004413/http://www.entertainment-masterclass.tv/portfolioentry/daniel-ravner/|url-status=dead}} In 2008, he earned a BA in Film and Theater in New York City. He interned at MTV networks, earned the "W. Eaton award for excellence in playwriting" and also won the IFC's sponsored Festeyeful "Best of Festival award" for his short film The Art of Talking to Girls.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447200/?ref_=vi_tt_t|title= The Art of Talking to Girls IMDB page|publisher= IMDB |date= 2004-05-11 |accessdate=2014-02-12}} In 2013, Ravner completed a business strategy MBA degree at Ono Academic College.

Among his projects are TV by the People{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/9788906.html|title=Screentime ShinAwiL launch new 'TV By The People' venture|publisher= hotpress.com |date= 2013-04-29 |accessdate=2014-02-07}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.mipworld.com/2013/09/interview-with-daniel-ravner-creating-tv-by-the-people/|title=Interview with Daniel Ravner: Creating "TV by the People"|publisher= blog.mipworld.com|date= 2013-09-02 |accessdate=2014-02-07}} (first ever crowd sourced TV format), The Architect{{cite web|title= The Architect – Israel's first alternate Reality game|url=http://www.argn.com/2009/03/the_architect_-_israels_first_alternate_reality_game_/|publisher=ARGnet|accessdate=25 March 2009}} (Israel first ARG), RGE's Springboard{{cite web|title= RGE Springboard (HaMakpeza) category: acclerators|url=http://www.startbase.co/investor/view/rge.springboard..hamakpeza|publisher=Startbase|accessdate=28 August 2014}} and other cross media projects for the likes of P&G, FOX international Channels, ProSieben's Red Arrow, 3M and many more.

In March 2012, Ravner was named one of "40 most promising people under 40 in the Israeli business world" by the Israeli business magazine Globes.{{cite web|url=http://www.ravner.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ksf41.pdf|title=G magazin 40 under 40 PDF|publisher=Globes|date=March 1, 2012|accessdate=2014-02-07|archive-date=2012-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722033034/http://www.ravner.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ksf41.pdf|url-status=dead}} He is currently the CEO of Practical Innovation,{{cite web|url=http://www.practicalinnovation.tv/|title=Practical Innovation|publisher=Practical Innovation|date=August 1, 2013|accessdate=2014-03-02|archive-date=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405141503/http://www.practicalinnovation.tv/|url-status=dead}} a cross media strategy and implementation firm.

Ravner served as head of the Digital division at Armoza Formats,{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/armoza-hires-first-digital-chief/|title=Armoza hires first digital chief|publisher= c21 media |date= 2012-09-03 |accessdate=2014-02-07}} head of content at The Box and creative director of Screenz (a cross media joint venture of The Box and Keshet international{{cite web|url=http://broadcastengineering.com/products/keshet-broadcasting-box-partner-screenz-provide-crossmedia-products|title= Keshet Broadcasting, The Box partner on Screenz to provide crossmedia products|publisher= Broadcast Engineering |date= 2011-09-11 |accessdate=2014-02-09}}).

Prior to his position at THE BOX, Ravner wrote for prime time Israeli Television (channel 2 and 10) and worked as associate story editor on Channel 10's prime time show The Sing. He was also as artistic manager of "Smallbama" – theater festival,{{cite web|url=http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,414,209,6943,.aspx|title= Small Bama 5 review (Hebrew) |publisher= mouse.co.il|date= 2006-11-04 |accessdate=2014-02-25 }} and wrote the nationally toured comedic play The Chat and its Punishment

During 2016 Ravner started to develop his next venture The Perspective, a site that offers its readers to consider current events, from two opposing points of view. The site launched in March 2017, following a successful seed investment of $550,000.{{cite web |last1=editorial|first1=alleywatch |title=This NYC Startup Just Raised $550K To Help You Understand the Other Side |url=http://www.alleywatch.com/2017/04/nyc-startup-the-perspective-just-raised-550k-to-help-you-understand-the-other-side/ |website=alleywatch.com |ref=alley}}{{cite web |last1=Jonathan |first1=Shieber |title=With $500K in financing, The Perspective wants to unite a divided media world |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/with-500k-in-financing-the-perspective-wants-to-unite-a-divided-media-world/ |website=techcrunch.com |date=30 March 2017 |accessdate=Mar 31, 2017 |ref=Shieber}}

In 2019, Ravner was one of the contributors to the book "Digitized: Industry Transformation and Disruption through Entrepreneurship and Innovation", that deals with the digitizing process of various industries, by way of presenting different test cases and what can be learned from them. Ravner's chapters portray his startup "The Perspective".{{cite book |last1=Einav |first1=Gali |title=Digitized: Industry Transformation and Disruption through Entrepreneurship and Innovation |date=8 February 2019 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9XqFDwAAQBAJ&q=Digitized%3A+Industry+Transformation+and+Disruption+through+Entrepreneurship+and+Innovation+%28Emerald+Points%29&pg=PP1 |via=Google Books |publisher=Emerald publishing |isbn=9781789736199 |accessdate=5 March 2019}} Awards include:

2017 WebAward: News category{{Cite web |title=Perspective-Media LTD wins 2017 WebAward for The Perspective |url=https://www.webaward.org/winner/34039/perspective-media-ltd-wins-2017-webaward-for-the-perspective.html#.Y4hSsuxBzn6 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=www.webaward.org}}

2017 Editors and Publishers Eppy Award for Best Innovation Project{{Cite web |title=2017 Eppy Award Winners |url=https://www.eppyawards.com/stories/2017-eppy-award-winners,14 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Eppy Awards |language=en}}

2018 The Drum Award for Best Editorial Innovation – Highly Commended Finalist{{Cite web |last=The Drum UK |date=2018 |title=PERSPECTIVE-MEDIA LTD: THE PERSPECTIVE - Highly Commended |url=https://archive.onlinemediaawards.net/online-media-awards-2018/editorial-innovation-of-the-year/the-perspective |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019064914/https://archive.onlinemediaawards.net/online-media-awards-2018/editorial-innovation-of-the-year/the-perspective |archive-date=2022-10-19 |website=The Drum}} {{Cite web |title=The Perspective |url=https://www.theperspective.com/about/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=theperspective.com/}}

In September 2021, Daniel published The Perspective's first book, titled What The Hell Are They Thinking?{{Cite web|title=GoodReads|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58846700-what-the-hell-are-they-thinking?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=wjcjTYpSba&rank=1}} This book is a collection of 100 hotly debated topics that govern readers' lives and covers politics and government, economics, popular culture, sports, health, religion and more. The book features The Perspective website's most popular, most engaged-with "Big Debates," especially updated for this book—with 30 new debates added exclusively for the book's release. These debates were written in a way that tells both sides of every story. Awards include:

2022 Independent Press Award WINNER in the category of Current Affairs.{{Cite web |title=2022 Winners Independent Press Award |url=https://www.independentpressaward.com/2022winners |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=IndependentBookAward |language=en}}

2022 Nonfiction Book Awards Gold Winner{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Chela |date=2022-01-26 |title=BOOK AWARD WINNER: WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING?: THE 100 DEBATES THAT GOVERN YOUR LIFE, WRITTEN IN A WAY THAT TELLS BOTH SIDES OF EVERY STORY |url=https://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/book-award-winner-what-the-hell-are-they-thinking/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Nonfiction Authors Association |language=en-US}}

Ravner has a professional blog covering original new media content and TV/WEB relationship.{{cite web|title=Daniel Ravner's Blog|url=http://www.ravner.tv/|accessdate=27 August 2014}} Articles from the blog constantly reappear in other publications.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mipworld.com/2013/03/daniel-ravner-cant-social-tv-be-more-than-just-marketing/|title= Daniel Ravner: Can't social media be more than just marketing|publisher= Mip Blog |date= 2013-03-22 |accessdate=2014-02-25 }} He also holds lectures worldwide on the subject of New and Cross media and workshops on transmedia and new media content in various academic institutions.{{cite web|url= http://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2014/02/transmedia-business-models/|title= Transmedia business models workshop|publisher= Ravensbourne College London|date= 2014-02-19|accessdate= 2014-02-19|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140307055114/http://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2014/02/transmedia-business-models|archive-date= 2014-03-07|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url= http://www.my-mip.com/en/Contributors/288543/Ravner-Daniel|title= MIP formats presentations|publisher= MIP|date= 2014-03-01|accessdate= 2014-03-01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140409072551/http://www.my-mip.com/en/Contributors/288543/Ravner-Daniel|archive-date= 2014-04-09|url-status= dead}}

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