NATPE Slates Highlights for LATV Fest

LOS ANGELES: The four-day LATV Fest, which takes place from July 12 to 15, is to host participants from a cross-section of industries, boasting top-level TV and digital content producers, development executives, agents, advertising and brand executives, software solutions, technology and equipment providers.

Presented by NATPE and held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, LATV Fest offers a range of sessions, workshops and panel discussions. Festival highlights include the LATV Fest Kickoff Party, Newsmaker Luncheons, intimate Pitch Critique sessions, Mentor Networking Round Robins and Pitch Pit. Confirmed speakers and panelists include Tim Kring, Heroes; Cori Abraham, Bravo; Chad Bennett, Shine Reveille International; Blythe Cappello, E! Networks; Marc DeBevoise, Starz Media; Mike Duffy, RDF USA; Philip Gurin, The Gurin Company; Gary Lico, CABLEready; Nathan Mayfield, Hoodlum; Jesse Redniss, USA Network; and Vivi Zigler, NBC Universal.

“LATV Fest has grown to become Los Angeles’ very own global convergence marketplace, a gathering of the industry’s foremost executive insiders with some of today’s most free-thinking producers,” said NATPE’s president and CEO, Rick Feldman. “We are offering an unprecedented opportunity for attendees to actively participate in shaping the future of multiplatform content.”