MIPTV 2024: key players for global Fast & Avod summit confirmed

MIPTV confirmed a speaker line-up for its Mip Global FAST & AVOD Summit, an event exploring international opportunities within advertising-led streaming, to be staged at the forthcoming MIPTV Spring International Television Market in Cannes (8-10 April 2024).

Running from 15.30 – 17.30 on Monday, April 8, in the Palais des Festivals and encompassing both FAST and AVOD models, the afternoon will be hosted by Alan Wolk, Co-Founder and Lead Analyst at TVREV, whose core expertise lies in the intersection of advertising and streaming. Wolk will lead a series of thought-leading talks and presentations from key players and companies in the space, followed by a roundtable discussion session and matchmaking opportunities on Tuesday, April 9, at 09.00.

Confirmed speakers include (in alphabetical order): Robert Andrae, Partnerships Lead EMEA Google TV, Google; Jennifer Batty, Director of Content Partnerships, Samsung TV Plus Europe and EMEA; Natalie Gabathuler-Scully, EVP, Revenue, Distribution & Data Operations, Vevo; Kasia Kieli, President & Managing Director at Warner Bros. Discovery Poland and CEO of TVN; Peyton Lombardo, Manager, 3Vision; David Salmon, Managing Director, International, Tubi Media Group and Jordan Warkol, VP Business Development, OTTera, Inc.

Over 130 exhibitors, including major studios and distributors, are set to host stands on the exhibition show floor at the forthcoming 61st MIPTV Spring International Television Market (8-10 April 2024), joining producers and buyers from an expected 80 countries in Cannes for the global content and co-production market. The MIPTV pre-opening weekend (6-7 April) is set to gather documentary, factual, and format communities ahead of the market to create ‘the biggest weekend in Unscripted’ in Cannes. Additionally, the International Series Festival Canneseries will once again coincide with MIPTV, taking place from April 5-10.