Some of the video industry’s leading executives gathered at New York’s etc.venues on September 13 for the Next TV Summit, where they discussed the most pressing economic, operational and technological issues facing the streaming business while offering valuable insights into how to succeed in today’s unprecedented disruptive times. The event, part of NYC TV Week, also honored the inaugural winners of the Next TV Innovation Awards. Here are some snapshots from the daylong affair.
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Craig Herrera, meteorologist for Fox Weather, and Fox Weather president Shari Berg shared their forecast for the multiplatform network during the Opening Keynote at the Sept. 13 Next TV Summit, part of NYC Television Week. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Sylvia George, EVP of performance marketing at AMC Networks, speaks during the Next TV Summit’s “Recession Realities” panel. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Dalet co-founder and CTO Stephane Guez speaks during the “RIP Broadcast TV?” panel.(Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Moderator Tim Hanlon (l.) interviews Dave Apostolico, SVP platform strategy, development & distribution at Qurate Retail Group Networks. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Google GM/VP of TV Platforms Shalini Govil-Pai during the post-lunch keynote conversation “Beyond TV With Google TV.”(Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Jamia Bigalow, head of brand and integrated marketing at Amazon Fire TV, on the “Form Factors” panel. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
The Next TV Innovation Award winners (from l.): Bill Rouhana, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment; Shalini Govil-Pai, Google; Todd Achilles, Evoca; Meredith Brace, Samba TV; Erick Opeka, Cinedigm Networks; Geir Skaaden, Xperi/TiVo; and Matt Duarte, YES Network. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
Robert Rose, executive producer with AIM TV Group/Raw Travel TV, spoke on his experiences producing the show ‘Raw Travel TV’ on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
(From l.): Julia Avaramenko of AIM TV Group, Meghan Wright of Conviva and Kathy Newberger of the New York Interconnect. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
(From l.): Beth Llewelyn of Zebra Partners, Sandy Pelland of MomLife TV and Patrick Crakes of Crakes Media. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
(From l.): Jonathan Katz of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Todd Achilles of Evoca and Neal Pilson of Pilson Communications. (Image credit: Mark Reinertson)
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