50+ Live TV Execs Are Coming...

(30/10/2014) Whether its sports, award shows, breaking news, or live primetime broadcasts one thing is clear: viewers are responding and this is translating into new business opportunities for programmers and their distribution partners. This will be the topic of discussion on a panel entitled The Business of Live TV: Thriving in a Multi-platform World at the LiveTV:LA conference next week, November 7, at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.

The entire LA live television community has embraced next weeks inaugural LiveTV:LA conference and exhibition as the place to meet - with over 250 senior executives (and still counting) in sports, live entertainment, news and social media already registered to attend.

Heres a final rundown of whos speaking and what theyll be speaking about:

The State of the Live Television Industry: How and Why Audiences Are Watching

The Business of Live TV: Thriving in a Multiplatform World

Producer Perspectives: Finding the Magic Moment

The State of the Studio: Business and Technology

4K for Live Television: Making it Happen

Building the Buzz: of Roses and Red Carpets

Staying Connected: Long-Distance Asset Management and File Transport

Taking the Show on the Road

Sound+Vision: Perspectives in Live Music TV

The New Second Screen: Live Theater Broadcasts

Streaming the Live Concert Experience

Object-Oriented Surround Sound: Dolby Perspective

The Right Mix: Understanding Sound Design and Live Mixing

2nd Screen Live: The Next Era of Real-Time Viewer Engagement

Executive Conversation with Rob Gelick, CBS Interactive Entertainment,SVP and GM of Digital Platforms

Live TV Meets Participation TV

Executive Conversation with David Williams, Endemol Beyond USA, Chief Content and Technology Strategist

The Impact and Challenges of Live Streaming Distribution The OTT Academy

Learn from these Live TV experts:

Michael Abbott, All Ears Inc, Owner

Chris Archer, SmithGeiger, SVP & Senior Consultant

Andy Batkin, SocialTV Summit, CEO

Bryan Bray, Blue Scout Media, VP of Production

Roger Charlesworth, DTV Audio Group, Executive Director

Edward Corey, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, COO

Eddie Delbridge, E! Red Carpet Shows, Executive Producer

Efi Dilmoni, Broadcast & Communication Technologies Specialist

Gavin Douglas, iPowow, Chief Commercial Officer

Ron Drews , NEP Sweetwater, SVP

Joe Einstein, AMV Digital Media, VP, Technical Services & Operations

Michael Fellner, Fellpro, Owner

Guy Finley, MESA & 2nd Screen Society, Executive Director

Stacey Foster, SNL Saturday Night Live , Coordinating Producer

Salli Frattini, Sunset Lane Entertainment, Executive Producer

Marjorie Galas, Variety 411, Editor

Rob Gelick, CBS Interactive Entertainment, SVP and GM, Digital Platforms

Veronica Gibeault, ESPN, Associate Director, Production Operations

Bruce Goerlich, Rentrack, Chief Research Officer

David Hill, National Geographic Channels, Chairman & American Idol, Executive Producer

Charles Hirschhorn, AXS TV, President

Barry Katz, NEP Studios, Senior VP/General Manager

Peter Kimball, NEP Broadcasting, Senior Account Manager, Entertainment

John King, Aspera, Senior Sales Engineer

Paul Levy, Burst, Founder

Larry Meyers, Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Executive Producer

Charles Napier, inCode Consulting, Managing Director

Hank Neuberger, Springboard Productions, President

Jeffrey Riedmiller, Dolby Laboratories, Office of the CTO, Senior Director, Sound Group

Benjamin Ringe, Peacock Production, EVP and EP

Marc Scarpa, Simplynew, Founder and Executive Producer/Director

Craig Schiller, Bexel, SVP, Engineering and Technical Services

Jay Schmalholz, Nickelodeon Live Event Television, SVP

Margaret Schrader, Dancing With the Stars, Transmedia Producer

Mark Schubin, SMPTE, Fellow

Brad Sexton, LMG, Founder / CEO

Ron Silverstein, Access Hollywood Live, Executive Producer

Jack Simmons, Fox Sports, Production Operations, SVP

Jerry Steinberg, Fox Sports, Technology Consultant

James Stellpflug, EVS, VP Sports Products, Americas

Howard Swartz, Discovery Channel, VP Production & Development

Keith Vidger , Sony Electronics Professional Solutions Division, Business Development Manager for Digital Cinema Production

Brett Whelan, Initiative U.S., Client Director, Investment

David Williams, Endemol Beyond USA, Chief Content & Technology Strategist

Alan Wolk, 2nd Screen Society, Chairman

At next weeks LiveTV:LA event, SMPTE Fellow Mark Schubin will take the stage during the Live Music TV Workshop to discuss how the Metropolitan Opera delivers a rich and compelling experience that has opera fans coming back again and again in a session entitled The New Second Screen: Live Theater Broadcasts. For those looking for a sneak peak of the live-production-tech nuggets that Schubin has to offer, register now for his latest Webinar entitled An Eclectic View of IBC 2014? on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2014 12:00 p.m. EDT.

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