Digital Hollywood: The AI & Entertainment Summit
Monday, July 21st, 2025
9 – 9:50 PM Eastern Time Zone
Session II: A Virtual Event
The Cultural Tsunami: Streaming + Creator Economy + Podcasts = A Media Realignment
Think about the average family prime-time living room scene. Mom and Dad settle in for their 8 PM favorite, Junior and Babs are texting and doom scrolling and before long, Mom breaks out her iPad and Dad does the same. We are all in a world of streaming video creators and our favorite Pods, all the while texting our besties creating our own unique Emojis. Let’s face it, the old guard is being disrupted, and new voices, platforms and a whole new way of life has emerged. Of course, this is not the end of Networks and Studios as we know them, but it is a huge migration to devices from mobile to immersion. No question that it’s a “Cultural Tsunami,” and in this session, we will explore what it means and where we are going..
Speakers:
Ken Hertz, Senior Partner, Hertz Lichtenstein & Young LLP, Moderator
Speakers to be announced
KENNETH HERTZ is a Senior Partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Hertz Lichtenstein Young & Polk LLP. Ken and his partners specialize in representing talent and media companies in the sports and entertainment industries. The firm's clients include Will, Jada Pinkett, Jaden, and Willow Smith, H.E.R., Gwen Stefani, The Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, Keke Palmer, Simon Sinek, Esther Perel, Keith Richards, Herbie Hancock, Jason Mraz, David Blaine, Jamie Oliver, and Annie Leibovitz. Ken is also a principal in memBrain - an entertainment marketing and strategy consulting firm. memBrain's clients include Intel, Hasbro, UBS, and Logitech. Ken is a frequent speaker and commentator on the subjects of entertainment, marketing, and convergence. He has been quoted in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal; has appeared on CNBC's "Business Nation;" and has taught graduate classes at the business schools of Stanford, USC and Berkeley; and has held adjunct professorships at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, and USC's Gould School of Law.
