LATV Expands Offerings

By Julieanne Smolinski

The National Association of Television Program Executives has announced a master class with writer-producer Chuck Lorre and a keynote by the William Morris Agency’s John Ferriter to the speakers and panelists at its upcoming LATV Festival.

The second annual festival will include multiple panels, sessions and “pitch pits” with writers, executives and producers.

Participants have been announced for the Digital Day, an inaugural event focusing on new media. Sibyl Goldman, general manager of Yahoo Entertainment, is set to moderate a panel including The CW’s Thom Sherman, Alloy Entertainment’s Bob Levy, Warner’s Hiram Norman and “Gossip Girl” co-executive producers/writers Joshua Safran and John Stephens.

Additional panelists slated to appear over the course of the LATV festival include:

— Bernie Ancheta, “MADtv” writer
— Stephen Andrade, senior VP of digital development, NBC.com
— Thom Beers, CEO, Original Productions
— Jonathan Block-Verk, president, Promax/BDA
— Emiliano Calemzuk, president, Fox Television Studios
— Natalie Chaidez, writer and co-executive producer of “Heroes”
— Greg Clayman, executive VP of digital distribution, MTV
— Chris Coelen, CEO of RDF Media USA & Pangea Management Group
— John Crane, head writer and executive producer, “MADtv”
— Erik Flannigan, executive VP at digital media at MTV Networks
— Dick Glover, president and CEO of FunnyOrDie
— Philip Gurin, president-CEO, the Gurin Co.
— Felicia Henderson, co-executive producer, “Fringe”
— Jordan Hoffner, director of content partnerships, YouTube
— Bruce David Klein, president, Atlas Media
— Tim Kring, creator of “Heroes”
— Jonathan Leess, president of digital media, CBS Television Stations
— Gary Lico, president, CABLEready
— Dmitry Lipkin, creator, “The Riches”
— Lisa Osborne, supervising producer, AFI Digital Content Lab
— Saladin Patterson, co-executive producer/writer, “Psych”
— Eric Schotz, president, LMNO Productions
— Douglas Scott, president, Ogilvy Entertainment
— Mark Walberg, host, “The Moment of Truth”
— Joel Wright, VP of interactive media, Paradigm Talent Agency.

The LATV festival runs July 30-Aug. 1. Registration information and additional details are available at www.latvfest.net.