The Battle for Television: TV Gets Connected

With the launch of Google TV, Sony’s Netbox, Apple TV and a rapidly growing list of other options, the long promised world of Internet connected televisions has finally arrived. But beyond the hardware, what does it mean to the industry? What content is available? Where will it come from? Are there opportunities for traditional content producers and distributors? What are the revenue models? Does all this work for advertisers?

PANELISTS INCLUDE

Lori H. Schwartz, Governor, Interactive Media Peer Group and
Chief Technology Catalyst for McCann Worldgroup, North America

Seth Shapiro, two-time Emmy® Award winner and a leader in
the profitable application of new technology to emerging business models

Amber J. Lawson, Head of Video Programming, AOL

Marlin Davis, member of the Production Executives Peer Group executive committee and a member of the Activities Committee will moderate the roundtable.

All academy members are invited to join this one-hour live, interactive, on-line discussion March 6th at 2pm (PST). The on-line audience will be able to participate and engage the panel via Twitter.