DMW Video: The Outlook for the Television Industry & Digital Media

Authored by Jay Baage on November 26, 2008 - 10:26am.

New York - The video embedded above was shot at DMW's Future of Television Forum East last week. It features a great panel discussion with top television and digital media industry executives from companies such as CBS (NYSE: CBS), NBC (NYSE: GE) and Fox (NYSE: NWS) and gives you a good overview of key issues facing the industry. The main topic is the increasing importance digital media for the future of the television industry and the panel touch upon areas such as programming for non-traditional platforms including online video, VOD, HD, IPTV, broadband and mobile; The impact of Hulu and other online video services on broadcast television; the future of advertising; the democratization of video production resulting from broadband penetration and falling operational costs; and new business models. What are the challenges and opportunities for the industry to build new revenue streams from digital media platforms?
The panelists are:
Dan Fawcett, President, Digital Media, Fox Entertainment Group
Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, President, NBC Universal Digital Distribution
David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer, CBS Corporation / President, CBS VISION
Peter Price, President & CEO, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Moderator: Lydia Loizides, Chair, NY/NATAS Advanced Media Committee