The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and Variety have announced that Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden will be the keynote Q & A speakers for their 2012 TV Summit taking place on March 20 at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood.
Fresh off of four Golden Globe wins including the top prize for both drama (“Homeland”) and Comedy (“Modern Family,”) the Chairmen will join a line-up of leaders from the broadcast/cable channels, emerging original digital content hubs, TV service providers and technology partners, as they examine what it means to develop, market and distribute successful programming in a changing media environment. Last year’s inaugural event sold out.
“Dana and Gary are two of the most strategic thinkers in television, and have consistently proven that they are at the forefront of the critical changes in the industry,” said Jerry Petry, Chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, the charitable arm of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We could not be more pleased to welcome them to our line-up, and to partner with Variety for a second year.”
“Dana and Gary have an extraordinary track record of success in the TV space, and have earned the reputation as some of the smartest execs in the business,” said Brian Gott, Publisher of Variety. “Variety and our partners at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation are thrilled to have them join us as keynotes for the conference.”
Since 1999, Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman have overseen Twentieth Century Fox Television, the prolific supplier of blockbuster television programming and home to many of the most acclaimed writers, producers and performers working in television.
Newman and Walden produced the two most celebrated hits of the past two seasons – Glee, which won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy two years running, and Modern Family, which took home the Comedy Emmy two years in a row as well as this year’s Golden Globe. They delivered many of this year’s most successful new shows, including the award-winning drama Homeland, the Fox hits New Girl and Terra Nova, the ABC comedy Last Man Standing, Kiefer Sutherland’s return to television in Touch and FX’s newest sensation American Horror Story.
Newman and Walden will be joined by an elite group of featured speakers for the 2012 TV Summit, including Cynthia Cidre, Executive Producer of Dallas; Alex Ganza, Executive Producer of Homeland; Marc Graboff, President of CKX; Ross Honey, GM of Xbox LIVE Entertainment and Advertising; Chris Grant, CEO of Electus; Michael Lombardo, President of Programming at HBO and Michael Wright, Executive Vice President, Head of Programming at TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
Additional featured speakers include:
| Bill Abbott, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Media Family Networks (Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movie Channel) |
| Peter Blacker, Executive Vice President of Telemundo’s Digital Media and Emerging Business Division at Telemundo |
| John Corpus, CEO of Milyoni |
| Dan Cutforth, Co-Founder and CEO of Magical Elves |
| Kelly Day, Executive VP and General Manager, Digital Media & Commerce, for Discovery Communications |
| Joe Earley, President of Marketing and Communications at Fox Broadcasting Company |
| David Eilenberg, Head of Development and Current Programming at Mark Burnett Productions |
| Christopher Gebhardt, Executive Vice President and General Manager TakePart at Participant Media |
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Marjorie Kaplan, President of Animal Planet and Science Channel |
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Emily Kapnek, Executive Producer of Suburgatory |
| Walter Levitt, EVP of Marketing at Comedy Central |
| Gabriel Lewis, Head of Original Video and AOL Studios for the AOL Huffington Post Media Group |
| Erin McPherson, VP and Head of Originals and Video Programming at Yahoo |
| Andy Nobbs, Chief Commercial Officer at Civolution |
| John Nogawski, President of CBS Television Distribution |
| Jim Packer, President of Worldwide TV and Digital Distribution at Lionsgate |
| Shanna Prevé, Content Partnerships Lead, Google TV |
| Jesse Redniss, SVP of Digital at USA Network/NBCUniversal |
| Scott Reich, VP of Original Content and Programming at VEVO |
| Lisa Sherman, EVP and General Manager of Logo at MTV Networks |
| Ben Spergel, Senior Vice President, Television Insights and Product Manager, TV Dailies at Ipsos MediaCT |
| Zane Vella, CEO of Related Content Database (RCDb) |
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Greg Yaitanes, Executive Producer of House |
For a complete list of speakers and sessions please visit: http://www.variety.com/events/2012/2012-tv-summit/.
Sponsors for Variety and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation TV Summit include Civolution, FreeWheel, Ipsos MediaCT, Milyoni, Related Content Database (RCDb) and Yahoo.
About the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of the medium, and educating those who will shape its future. Some of the Foundation’s programs include the Archive of American Television, its renowned student internship program and the College Television Awards. For more information on the Foundation, please visit EmmysFoundation.org.
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