Stellar Speaker Lineup Announced for Future of Television East, November 19, 2010

Stellar Speaker Lineup Announced for Future of Television East, November 19, 2010

Top Leaders of Television and Technology Industries to Discuss the Challenges and Opportunities the Television Industry Is Facing

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Media Wire, NYU Stern School of Business and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) have expanded their elite roster of speakers for Future of Television East on November 19 at NYU Stern's Paulson Auditorium in New York City. Future of Television East brings together executives from the top companies in the television and technology industries for a full day of power networking and stimulating discussion about the future of television.

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This year's Topics Include: The Outlook for the Television Industry & Digital Media; How to Create Successful Transmedia Franchises; How to Use Digital Tools to Build Community around Television Properties; The New Upfronts: The Evolution of Advertising; Unlocking the Wonders of Mobile Video; and Over the Top: New Distribution Strategies, Not Involving Cable.

Matthew Blank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks Inc., will be doing a 1-on-1 keynote interview with NYU Stern Professor Al Lieberman at the 2010 event. Cesar Conde, President of Univision Networks at Univision Communications will be interviewed by Georg Szalai, NY Bureau Chief & Business Editor, The Hollywood Reporter, and John Penney, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development for Starz, LLC will deliver a Keynote Presentation.

Other confirmed speakers include:

Avner Ronen, Founder & CEO, Boxee
Kelly Day, EVP & COO, Digital Media, Discovery Communications
Mark Mackenzie, Head-Telecom/Media/Tech Venture Capital,
AllianceBernstein
Paul Glist, Co-Chair, Communication, Media & IT Practice /Partner,
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Dan Suratt, EVP, Digital Media & Business Development, A&E Television
Networks (AETN)
Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
Frank O'Connor, Franchise Development Director, Microsoft (Halo)
Jan Korbelin, Managing Partner, Curious Pictures
Frank Rose, Contributing Editor, Wired
Alan Seiffert, SVP, Syfy Ventures, NBC Universal
Mike Monello, Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director, Campfire
Shelly Palmer, Host, WNBC-TV's "Digital Life" /President, NATAS-NY
& the Emmy(R) Awards
Christy Tanner, SVP & GM, TV Guide Digital
Scott Lincke, Senior Director of Products, Yahoo! Connected TV
David Puner, Director of Social Media, Havas Digital
Kristin Frank, Senior VP & General Manager, MTV & VH1 Digital
Warren Lee, Venture Partner, Canaan Partners
Craig Woerz, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Media Storm, CIO, BOLT
Tara Maitra, VP & General Manager, Content Delivery, TiVo
Mark Mitchell, Chief Relationship Officer, Canoe Ventures
Kevin Arrix, EVP, Digital Advertising Sales, MTV Networks
Aaron McNally, Manager TV Ads, Google, Inc
Colin Gillis, Senior Tech Analyst & Director, Research, BGC Financial
Joe Bilman, EVP, Global Products, Fox Mobile Group
Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, Director, Interactive Video Services, FiOS TV,
Verizon
Tim Connolly, VP Mobile Distribution, Disney/ESPN/ABC
Joe Lazlo, Director of Research, Interactive Advertising Bureau
Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Rovi
Ashish Arora, VP & GM, Digital Home Group, Logitech
Todd Weaver, CEO & Founder, ivi TV(TM)
Phil Wiser, Co-Founder, Chairman & President, Sezmi
Jack Perry, CEO, Syncbak
Simon Applebaum, Producer/Host, Tomorrow Will be Televised
Event sponsors and media partners include Rovi, Davis Wright
Tremaine, LLP, TAG Strategic, NVPR, Parks Associate, Under30CEO, NY-
Tokyo, NY:MIEG, AFTRA, Fusicology, Mary-Margaret Network and PR
Newswire.

For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: http://www.televisionconference.com/east/ .

Other prominent Digital Media Wire events include the LA Games Conference; NY Games Conference; Future of Television East; Future of Film Summit; Digital Music Forum East and West; Digital Media Conference East and West; and Digital Media Insider @ CES. Digital Media Wire is also a programming partner for the annual Canadian Music Week.

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