NATPE Announces Final Line-Up of Speakers for
2010 Market and Conference: Begins January 25th

The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has announced the final line-up of speakers and activities scheduled for its annual Market & Conference at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas January 25-27. Click to www.natpemarket.com.

More than 250 global industry leaders and innovators in content creation, cross platform production and distribution, advertising, marketing and business development will share their experience and vision with attendees.

“NATPE 2010 offers three days of unparalled opportunities and access for our members to interact with the individuals and companies who are shaping the future of our business,” said NATPE president & CEO Rick Feldman.

“Our sustaining theme remains Content, Commerce and Connections. Content, because our business ultimately succeeds or fails via the products we deliver to our viewers. Commerce, because NATPE is still the place where distribution and co-production deals are initiated, refined and often closed. Connections, because NATPE reigns as THE premiere TV business facilitator bringing content creators, rights holders and ad agencies together to identify business opportunities in the global, multiplatform video industry.”

NATPE is showcasing senior executives from A&E Television Networks; Bravo; CAA (Creative Artists Agency); CABLEready Corporation; CBS Entertainment; Disney Channel; Dori Media; Endemol USA; Fox Television Studios; Gannett Broadcasting; Globo TV; Hearst Television; Lionsgate; MarVista Entertainment; Meredith Corp.; NBC Universal; RDF USA; Reveille; Telemundo Network Group; Televisa; TNT (Turner Network Television); Tribune Broadcasting; truTV; USA Networks; along with many others.

Innovators from the digital world including 3Ality; APE Digital; Babelgum; Blip.TV; comScore; DigitalSmiths; GMX; Google; Impact Mobile; LucasFilm Ltd.; Nokia; Tube Filter; Tubemogul; Twitter; Microsoft Xbox and YouTube will host exciting demonstrations and discussions about the collaboration of technology and production.

The first NATPE Digital Luminary Awards reception on Tuesday evening will honor the talent and creativity of people and companies that are paving the way for the entertainment industry in the new media sphere. Omneon, in the Broadcast and Technology category; Xbox LIVE, in the New Media category; THE GUILD, in the Original Web Content category; Google Android, in the Mobile category; and Hearst Television, in the Leadership category

Panel and sessions will also illuminate the changing role of the showrunner and creative opportunities inherent in multiplatform video delivery from Neal Baer M.D., Wolf Films; Bravo’s Andy Cohen, who will feature Donald Trump, Jillian Michaels and Curtis Stone as his guests; Philip Gurin, The Gurin Company; Hugh Laurie, David Shore and Katie Jacobs from “House”; Bill Lawrence, creator and executive producer of “Scrubs” and “Cougar Town;” Steve Levitan and the cast of the hit comedy “Modern Family;” Jonathan Prince, Once A Frog Productions; Eric Schotz, LMNO Productions; Scott Sternberg, Scott Sternberg Productions and Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, executive producers, “The Amazing Race.”

NATPE 2010 will present a Who’s Who from Madison Ave., including senior executives from Crispin Porter + Bogusky; the Third Act, a unit of Digitas; GroupM Interaction Worldwide; Ogilvy Entertainment and Canoe Ventures.

The event opens with a kick-off party on Sunday, January 24 at 5 pm at the Border Grill sponsored by SXSW.

NATPE is a global non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms, across all mature and emerging media platforms. NATPE 2010 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Monday through Wednesday, January 25-27, 2010. For further details visit www.natpemarket.com.