New Frontiers for Entertainment Industry

An exploration into how companies backing streaming and other new entertainment platforms will continue to grow their businesses in an ultra competitive landscape for audience attention

Next-Gen Streaming...Today

The fast-moving content industry is being revolutionized, led by shifting consumer behaviors. Hear from Erin McPherson, Verizon's Chief Content Officer, on how the providers are adapting...and staying ahead of it.

Headliner Conversation with Kevin Mayer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Candle Media and Tom Staggs, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Candle Media

A look at the how Candle Media, whose holdings include Moonbug Entertainment (CoComelon), Hello Sunshine, ATTN, among others, is distinguishing itself in a competitive entertainment landscape.

What’s Next for the Creator Economy?

Audiences are lapping up content across their feeds and social accounts, and the larger media industry has taken notice. How is the film and TV community leveraging creator media excitement to boost the fortunes of their projects?

Conversation with Malik Ducard

Advertising’s New Normal: Unifying Streaming and Identity in 2023

2023 represents the first full year that every television network has an ad-supported streaming arm. As more consumers now watch TV through streaming than cable boxes, TV networks and advertisers are reimagining their business models that see a balance of both worlds. At the same, brands are incorporating data into their spend commitments to decide on their TV buys and make advertising more relevant. All the while behind the scenes, new innovations within identity and cross-channel measurement are tearing down legacy walls that have existed within the advertising ecosystem for too long. Hear from experts about the future of streaming and the importance of identity in digital media to create a relevant advertising experience across the open internet for consumers.

Headliner Conversation with Jeremi Gorman, President, Worldwide Advertising, Netflix

Hear about Netflix’s vision for its new advertising business. How is the platform guiding brand partners to success?

The Cross Platform Storytelling and Engagement Universe

An exploration into how the entertainment industry is growing content across expanding media forms, into podcasts, games, online tie-ins, experiential events and more

LUNCH BREAK

Entertainment Marketing Heroes – Uniting the Generations

A look at the herculean work done by entertainment marketers and their partners to effectively speak to Gen Z, millennials, Gen X and older generations. What is key in making a strong impact across widely different media consumption patterns and overall sensibilities?

Headliner Conversation with Pearlena Igbokwe

2023 Tech & Media Outlook

Variety Intelligence Platform’s Andrew Wallenstein and Heidi Chung give a data-fueled preview of how the leading companies will be competing in sectors from streaming to video games.

In the Zeitgeist: Metaverse Strategies for the Media and Entertainment Industry

How might the expanding metaverse – encompassing gamification, NFTs and other pieces to the burgeoning virtual landscape – become a key driver for entertainment industry growth? As legacy entertainment companies and tech start-ups alike sharpen metaverse strategies, what are the opportunities for the larger creative community? Leading game, film, TV, music executives and their partners converge to talk about what comes next for metaverse technologies and concepts as they mature from shiny new objects to enduring creative tech

Headliner Conversation with the D’Amelio Family

The D’Amelio family will detail how they are extending their content creation and massive social following into new initiatives, such as D’Amelio Brands. Marc is a business entrepreneur with 10 million followers on TikTok; Dixie is a musician with over 625+ Million streams to date and over 100M followers across platforms.

Business Outlook 2023

An exploration into what’s on the horizon for 2023. What big ideas will break through? What current trends will lose or gain momentum? Entertainment business leaders convene to share their predictions.