FAST Festival Schedule

Keynotes slated for the FAST Festival, running from July 25 to 27, include Pluto TV’s Olivier Jollet, Tubi’s Adam Lewinson, Samsung TV Plus’s Jennifer Batty and Aline Jabbour, Rakuten TV’s Marcos Milanez, Fremantle’s Jens Richter, NBCUniversal’s Matt Schnaars, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Decker and many others. Check out the full schedule here and sign up for your free registration here.

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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.