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Digital Hollywood New York City
November 10-12, 2010 Wednesday, November 10th 12:30 PM 1:45 PM
Track III: H2.0-3, ViDeo-5
Cable, TV and Broadband - New Content - New Networks - Streams, Platforms, Devices The television experience has now officially graduated from its status as entertainment king of the living room, to the central component of the entire electronic consumer experience. Television 3.0 has now arrived and it includes all of the integrated services of PVR, DRV, VOD, Broadband, Wireless, VoIP and Mobile as a communications as well as scalable video provider of clips and updates to movies and full programming. The competition for the future of Television 3.0 has just begun. With 250 million consumers in this country to service and a global market to reach out to, the media, entertainment and technology companies are not competing in a zero sum marketing arena. In this session, we will address these issues and more. Pam Schechter, Vice President, Business Affairs, Digital and Cable Entertainment, NBC/Universal Marc Goldberg, Chief Technology Officer, EPIX Shannon O'Neill, SVP, GM - The Golf Channel Sloan Broderick, Director of Innovation, MediaCom John Harran, Vice President, Business Development & Multi-Platform Distribution, Turner Broadcasting System Dan Suratt, Executive Vice President, Digital Media and Business Development, A&E Television Networks Shahid Khan, Chairman and Chief Strategist, MediaMorph, Inc., Moderator
Pam Schechter, Vice President, Business Affairs, Digital and Cable Entertainment, NBC/Universal: Pam is currently the Vice President of Digital and Cable Business Affairs at NBC Universal specializing in negotiating original and derivative digital content deals and television digital distribution rights deals. She is responsible for all original content deals for NBC Universal Digital Studio and is one of the lead attorneys for all advertiser sponsored content negotiations. She oversees all of the derivative webisode content negotiations for USA and Syfy Channels as well as Universal Cable Productions. In addition, Pam is the lead content lawyer for the NBC Universal entertainment cable websites including USANetwork.com, Syfy.com, BravoTV.com and Oxygen.com and negotiates all of the television digital distribution rights deals for the NBC Universal cable networks and Universal Cable Productions Prior to working for NBC Universal, Pam started a small legal practice focusing on clients in reality television. She also produced shows for various cable networks such as Discovery, Fine Living and Court TV. Before becoming an independent producer and solo practitioner, Pam moved to Los Angeles from New York to negotiate deals for a website called The Romp. In New York, Pam was a television and business affairs executive for New Line Cinema and Court TV. She started her legal career in the corporate department of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions, after graduating from Fordham Law School.
Marc Goldberg, Chief Technology Officer, EPIX: Marc Goldberg is a technology executive & advisor who has been successfully helping multi-million dollar companies improve productivity and performance within the technology sector for over 16 years. In his current role as EPIX CTO, Goldberg uses his visionary leadership to implement scalable solutions & consistently deliver new products. He also leads Goldberg Technology, LLC assisting clients with their technology vision, strategy and implementation. Prior, Goldberg was the CTO for Next New Networks, the leading publisher of original online television programming, where he built the technology team from the ground up and guided the development and implementation of all advertising, operational, and corporate technology. Goldberg has also held executive positions with Gemstar-TV Guide, Inc., the leading provider of television guidance products, and the Technologies Division at AOL. Goldberg received his B.S. in Information Technology from American Intercontinental University and is based in New York.
John Harran is vice president, business development & multi-platform distribution for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.). In this capacity, he focuses on initiatives such as On Demand Video, 3D, Interactive Television, Broadband Syndication/EST, Connected Device Strategy and Advanced Advertising. Harran fosters the development of advanced video products, and evaluates new distribution platforms, partners and business models. Additionally, his role is integrated with the Turner Sports team where he acts as the intermediary for business development and distribution initiatives. Harran joined Turner Broadcasting in 2004 focusing on digital distribution and product strategy. He is based in Atlanta and reports to Jeremy Legg, senior vice president of business development & multi-platform distribution. A seasoned TV distribution and digital media veteran, Harran worked at Starz Encore as division vice president and led the start up of their Los Angeles new media division; at The Weather Channel, where he launched the distribution efforts across Telco and satellite platforms; at N2 Broadband, where he focused on VOD software platforms; and at Amplified Holdings during the start up and acquisition phase of a business-to-business ecommerce and digital music distribution provider. Harran earned a bachelor of arts degree in business management from Skidmore College.
Sloan Broderick, Director of Innovation, MediaCom: Sloan was recently named Director of Innovation for MediaCom U.S. In this role, Sloan will work to find and explore innovations in thinking, technology and services from all WPP companies, then bring these applicable innovations back to MediaCom clients. Prior to this role, Sloan was Managing Director for MediaCom's digital division and led all aspects of the agencys digital operations and strategy, including the continued integration of digital media and marketing into MediaComs core business. In both roles, a primary focus of Sloan's responsibilities was and is to integrate cross-channel communications and services, business strategy and media to help clients achieve measurable returns on their marketing and media investments. His extensive digital media experience includes online media awareness and acquisition campaigns, branded entertainment, site and interactive experience development, social networking, as well as search engine marketing. Sloan has also led brand development, customer insights, product development, and loyalty engagements on behalf of his clients. Prior to joining MediaCom, Sloan held various senior marketing strategy positions at Publicis Modem Media. He is fluent in Spanish and graduated from Bucknell University with a degree in Economics. He lives in Fairfield, CT with his family and enjoys cooking, travel, scuba, golf and spending plenty of time being silly with his kids.
Shahid Khan, Chairman and Chief Strategist, MediaMorph, Inc.: Shahid Khan is an acclaimed thought leader in converging Media and Telecommunications industries, with tremendous track-record of helping leading media, cable and wireless companies to identify and capitalize on opportunities based on emerging platforms and launching initiatives across Digital Music, Broadband TV, Mobile TV, HD Networks, eBooks, etc. Shahid is currently the Chairman and Chief Strategist at MediaMorph, the leading global provider of cross-platform tracking, measurement, licensing and royalties management platforms for media companies with clients such as Warner Brothers, HBO, Sony, etc. Prior to joining MediaMorph, Shahid was a Senior Partner at IBB Consulting Group, LLC, a premier boutique consulting firm serving leading Cable, Mobile and Media companies. At IBB, Shahid advised top management at leading clients such as Sony Entertainment, Scholastic, Disney, Hearst, IAC, Showtime, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision and Comcast on Business and Operational Strategy, Digital Strategy, New Product/Service Development/Launch, Merger Integration, and Business Development. Some of Shahids recent engagements include the transformation of Advertising operations for a leading Cable MSO, development of Advanced TV strategy for a group of broadcasters, development of Digital Strategy for a major Hollywood studio, merger integration of on-line businesses for a leading sports TV network, acquisition planning of a TV network, as well as launches of: an on-line news venture, an on-line movie service, a multi-platform TV network, a mobile TV network, an HD TV network, a broadband entertainment portal, an childrens eBook service and a mobile communications service. Prior to joining IBB, Shahid was a Managing Director at BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting), responsible for leading BearingPoints Entertainment and Information Services industry practices, serving clients such as Warner Music, Major League Baseball, Thomson-Reuters, Moodys and Rodale. Prior to that, he was a Client Services Partner at IBM Global Services in Communication Industry, serving clients such as Viacom, Bertelsmann, Cablevision and the New York Times. Shahid holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from NYUs Stern School of Business, and is a Fellow at U. Penns Wharton School of Business. He has published numerous white-papers, is a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences, and is often quoted in leading publications such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Red Herring, the New York Times, etc.