Education
UCLA
, Broadcast Management Extensions 1990-01-01 - 1991-01-01Hamburg Media School
International Music Publishing, 2010-01-01 - 2010-01-01Avid Editors Retreat
, - 2014-01-01Work Experience
AME Aigner Media GmbH
Current
AME Aigner Media GmbH
BAF - Bayerische Akademie für Fernsehen und Digitale Medien e.V.
2011-01-01 - 2021-01-01
BAF - Bayerische Akademie für Fernsehen und Digitale Medien e.V.
BAW Bayerische Akademie für Werbung und Marketing e.V.
2005-01-01 - 2014-01-01
BAW Bayerische Akademie für Werbung und Marketing e.V.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2009-01-01 - 2010-12-01
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
2001-01-01 - 2004-01-01
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
ARD
1998-01-01 - 2000-01-01
ARD
ZDF
1996-01-01 - 1998-01-01
ZDF
VOX TV
1994-01-01 - 1996-01-01
VOX TV
ORF
1984-01-01 - 1992-01-01
ORF
Skills
Summary
Thomas Aigner is a producer, host, and director of PilotsEYE.tv, a documentary series that showcases the fascination of flying from the pilot's perspective. With over 30 years of experience in technology, digital marketing, TV, radio, multimedia production, and innovation strategy, he is an award-winning tech innovator and a sought-after keynote speaker. Thomas Aigner has transformed the media landscape by pioneering and delivering cutting-edge solutions for the media industry. He was instrumental in first bringing the Big Brother TV series online in 2000, generating millions of page views and live streams. During the first three seasons, he developed marketing tools that became standard components of the RTL Group's marketing. Thomas invented and hosted Germany's first TV and radio shows focused on the Internet: netNite and netRadio. He also overcame technical challenges and security regulations to install 14 cameras and eight microphones in Lufthansa cockpits for PilotsEYE.tv, which won an intermedia-globe Silver award. As an educational influencer, he contributed significantly to academia as a deputy headmaster of marketing studies and mentor. He is passionate about new business models and empowering the #avgeek community with high-quality entertainment and technical insights. His work demonstrates a keen ability to foresee and shape future trends in media consumption. #DigitalMedia #Innovation #TelevisionProduction #MediaTechnology