Date: 01/26/2009 - 01/29/2009
will be the focus of the 2009 National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Market & Conference being held January 26 - 29 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, it was announced today by Rick Feldman, NATPE President and Chief Executive Officer and Kevin Beggs, President, Programming and Production, Lionsgate and NATPE Co-Chair. The 2009 NATPE Market & Conference theme is “Content – Commerce - Connections,” reflecting NATPE’s stature as the world’s preeminent digital content market.
Dozens of panels and sessions will illuminate the rapidly changing landscape of programming, advertising and new media along with opportunities for new revenues. Participants will include Shari Barnett, Microsoft TV; Thom Beers, Original Productions; Andy Bird, Walt Disney International; Paul Buccieri, Granada America; Chris Coelen, RDF USA; Michael Davies, Embassy Row; Tony DiSanto, MTV; Vicki Dummer, ABC Entertainment; John Ferriter, William Morris Agency; Cecile Frot-Coutaz, FremantleMedia; David Goldberg, Endemol USA; Irwin Gotlieb, GroupM; Chris Grant, Reveille LLC; Peter Guber, Mandalay Entertainment; Jordan Hoffner, YouTube; Mark Itkin, William Morris Agency; Andy Kaplan, Sony Pictures Television International; John Langley, Twentieth Television; Gary Lico, CABLEready Corporation; David Lyle, Fox Cable Networks; Gary Newman and Dana Walden, Twentieth Century Fox Television; Sean Perry, Endeavor Talent Agency; Douglas Scott, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide; Donna Speciale, MediaVest Worldwide; Barry Wallach, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution; Ken Werner, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution;; Michael Wright, Turner Entertainment Networks; Strauss Zelnick, ZelnickMedia and many others, in addition to the previously announced keynote address by Jon Feltheimer, Lionsgate, and the newsmaker address by Tom Rogers, TIVO.
The recipients of the 2009 NATPE Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award - Chuck Lorre, Tyler Perry, Ben Silverman and Anne Sweeney – will take part in one-on-one interviews Tuesday morning.
“The caliber and diversity of our speakers and panelists send a clear message that NATPE is more important than ever to the leaders in all areas of the global content business,” commented Mr. Feldman. “There has never been a time when the need to maintain a sharp focus on both the short and long-term challenges of our business has been more important. The value of NATPE continues to grow.”
Mr. Beggs added, “Quite simply, participating in NATPE is the most efficient way to do business. Companies need to find ways to generate revenue, connect with people and exchange ideas. NATPE is the premier content marketplace and forum to achieve these goals.”
Buyers from 50 countries spanning all continents will attend along with every major U.S. studio, network and production company.
NATPE 2009 debuts a series of unique original demonstrations of new digital and mobile video technologies --- exciting new tools designed to enhance television production, distribution and marketing. These demos will not merely debut at the NATPE conference; they were made possible by NATPE, which served as the matchmaker between the technology companies and content creators.
Participating companies include MobiTV, NOKIA, Kyte Media, Image Metrics Animation, Loopt.Com, Tapioca Wireless, CityVoter.Com and several others.
New to the exhibit floor, along with the previously announced NATPE Power Lunch Restaurant & Café, is the NATPE Celebrity Test Kitchen. Top chefs will participate in cooking demonstrations, book signings, wine and food tastings and audience Q&A. The Celebrity Test Kitchen will be hosted by Evan Kleiman, who hosts KCRW’s “Good Food” and owns the popular Los Angeles restaurant, Angeli. There’ll also be a B2B business lounge for meetings.
NATPE is a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms across all mature and emerging media platforms.
NATPE develops and nurtures opportunities, both commercial and educational, for buying, selling and sharing of content and ideas. For more information link to www.natpemarket.com.
