Skydance Media: Storytelling Across Platforms
Skydance Media brings stories to life in bold and exciting ways and releases its content across many different platforms including traditional theatrical releases and streaming across four different divisions (film, television, interactive, animation). Skydance Media President and Chief Operating Officer, Jesse Sisgold, will discuss industry trends and how Skydance is evolving to capitalize on a rapidly shifting entertainment landscape.

SPEAKER:
Jesse Sisgold, President, Skydance
MODERATOR: Seth Shapiro, Governor, Television Academy

Quality video content is in demand with digital, television and cable networks competing to capture and retain viewers. This panel of industry experts will discuss the formats, genres and storytelling techniques that are in most demand, how competition is driving innovation and creativity and the winning formulas for success.

SPEAKER:
Floris Bauer, Co-Founder & President, Gunpowder & Sky
Bryn Mooser, CEO, XTR
Daniel Tibbets, President and General Manager, El Rey Network
Shelley Zimmerman, Co-Head, Awesomeness
MODERATOR: Jonathan Hurd, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Co

Televised sports have historically been, and continue to be, the scoring machine of content formats when it comes to aggregating large audiences. While most other legacy categories have faded under a strong pass rush of new distribution platforms, sports programming continues to consistently attract fans and put points on the revenue scoreboard. That is why every major OTT platform has signed free agent deals with rights owners as a cornerstone of their content offerings. And more recently, the direct-to-consumer category has created yet more opportunities for teams and leagues to monetize their offerings. How are the X’s and O’s moving across this landscape? Who will be the winners and losers? Join our all-star panel as we swing for the fences.

PANELISTS:
Kevin Conroy, Founder & CEO, ConroyMedia
Patrick Dees, Co-Founder and Chief Gaming Officer, Fan Control Football League
Gayle Dickie, Founder & CEO, World News Entertainment
MODERATOR: Steve Bradbury, President & Head Coach, Deep Sports

With the 2020 Presidential Election looming, this panel will examine how brands, networks, advertisers, and social platforms plan to approach the changing landscape of political advertising.

PANELISTS:
Christine Cook, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, CNN Digital, WarnerMedia Ad Sales
Trevor Fellows, Executive Vice President, Digital Sales and Strategy, NBCUniversal
Robert Miller, Co-Founder, Campaign Livecast
Nick Sallon, Head of US News Partnerships, Twitter
MODERATOR: Adam Hua, SVP, CitizenNet