FAST FESTIVAL 2023
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Tuesday, July 25
- 9 a.m. EDT
Distribution Might
ITV Studios’ Graham Haigh, All3Media International’s Gary Woolf, Cineflix Rights’ Mike Gould and Banijay Rights’ Shaun Keeble will weigh in on how they are utilizing their company’s significant catalogs in the FAST space. - 10 a.m. EDT
Pluto TV’s Olivier Jollet
Olivier Jollet, executive VP and international general manager, will discuss what’s driving the gains at the Paramount-owned AVOD service. - 11 a.m. EDT
SPI International’s FAST Track
Haymi Behar, chief marketing and digital officer at SPI International (a CANAL+ company), will spotlight the company’s slate of FAST channels and the crucial role of curation. - 12 p.m. EDT
Rakuten TV’s Marcos Milanez
Marcos Milanez, chief content officer at Rakuten TV, will talk about the European platform’s FAST channel bouquet and his approach to acquisitions and originals. - 1 p.m. EDT
NBCUniversal’s Matt Schnaars
NBCUniversal is expanding its extensive roster of FAST channels; Matt Schnaars, president of content distribution, will outline the company’s strategy for licensing product and building single-IP brands. - 2 p.m. EDT
pocket.watch’s Chris M. Williams
Chris M. Williams, the founder and CEO of pocket.watch, will share with delegates the role that FAST plays for the company as it builds content from the creator economy into multiplatform brands.
Wednesday, July 26
- 9 a.m. EDT
Fremantle’s Jens Richter
An expanding suite of FAST channels is part of Jens Richter’s remit at Fremantle as CEO of commercial and international. - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Samsung TV Plus’s Decision-Makers
We’ll hear about the strategy for Samsung TV Plus from Jennifer Batty, head of content acquisitions in Europe, and Aline Jabbour, business development director for Latin America. - 12 p.m. EDT
Lightning FAST
Lightning International is building up a portfolio of curated FAST services; James Ross will offer up insights on the Hong Kong- and London-based company’s strategy. - 1:30 p.m. EDT
FAST Facts
Autentic’s Dr. Patrick Hörl, Blue Ant International’s Solange Attwood and Albatross World Sales’ Lisa Schelhas will discuss the opportunities they’re pursuing in the factual FAST channels business. - 3 p.m. EDT
Common Sense Networks’ Eric Berger
Common Sense Networks CEO and co-founder Eric Berger will discuss how the company is serving kids across multiple platforms in the AVOD space.
Thursday, July 27
- 9 a.m. EDT
Tubi’s Adam Lewinson
The chief content officer at FOX Corporation’s Tubi, Adam Lewinson, will discuss curation and what’s driving viewership across the AVOD platform’s 200-plus FAST channels. - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Decker
David Decker, the president of content sales at Warner Bros. Discovery, will discuss how FAST fits into the company’s overall approach for monetizing its extensive slate of movies and series. - 12 p.m. EDT
FilmRise Goes FAST
Max Einhorn, senior VP of acquisitions and co-productions at FilmRise, will talk about the strategies that have made the company the largest independently owned operator of ad-supported streaming apps and FAST channels. - 1:30 p.m. EDT
At the Movies
FAST channels have become valuable new outlets for independent film distributors; Nicely Entertainment’s Scott Kirkpatrick and Candlelight Media Group’s Scott Wiscombe will offer their perspectives on the business today and where it’s heading. - 3 p.m. EDT
FAST Planning with zone·tv
Jeff Weber, CEO of zone·tv, will outline how the company is aiding IP owners as they navigate the FAST space with its next-generation solutions.
