Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Media Summit 2010 Bloomberg BusinessWeek Wednesday, March 10 10:45 AM - Noon Session A: The Economics of Media & Entertainment: 21st Century Strategy for Content, Advertising, Technology, Monetization & Global Reach John Partilla, Executive Vice President and President of Global Media Sales, Clear Channel Media Holdings Bruce Campbell, President, Digital Media and Corporate Development, Discovery Communications Howard T. Owens, Managing Director, Reveille, LLC Doug Checkeris, CEO, MediaCom North American Kevin Conroy, President, Univision Interactive Media Tuna N. Amobi, Director, Consumer Discretionary, Media & Entertainment, Standard & Poor’s Equity Research Diane Brady, Senior Editor/Content Chief, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Moderator Diane Brady, Senior Editor/Content Chief, Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Diane Brady handles corporate and management coverage, among other areas. She has written on a wide range of topics and also works with outside partners to provide analysis and content across various platforms. Diane is also a regular guest on CNN and other broadcast outlets and frequently talks on industry trends. She previously worked with The Wall Street Journal in Asia, Canada's Maclean's magazine and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya. John Partilla, Executive Vice President and President of Global Media Sales, Clear Channel Media Holdings: John Partilla is Executive Vice President and President of Global Media Sales at Clear Channel Media Holdings. In this role, he leads national business development across the company’s radio and outdoor businesses. Partilla joined Clear Channel from Time Warner, where he led Time Warner’s Global Media Group in its mission to work with major advertisers and help drive the growth of advertising and marketing revenue across all of Time Warner’s businesses. Prior to overseeing Global Media at Time Warner, John was President at Young & Rubicam, and founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brand Buzz. Launched in 2000, Brand Buzz is an “agency within an agency” at Young & Rubicam designed to provide solutions for smaller advertisers. Partilla spent eighteen years at Young & Rubicam and in that time amassed an extensive roster of strategic sales and brand development experience, having worked across many of the agency’s core accounts. Partilla holds an MBA from Columbia University and a B.A. in Business Administration from University of Delaware. He resides in New York. Bruce Campbell, President, Digital Media and Corporate Development, Discovery Communications. Bruce Campbell directs worldwide business development and corporate strategy for Discovery Communications. He also manages all of the company's U.S. Commerce and Digital Media operations, including its websites, mobile platforms and video syndication. Since joining Discovery in 2007, Campbell has been instrumental in the origination and execution of some of the most significant acquisitions and joint ventures in the company's history. Campbell, for example, led the creation of the multi-platform joint venture between Oprah Winfrey and Discovery to create OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, premiering in early 2010. Most recently, Campbell negotiated the sale of 50% of the Discovery Kids network to Hasbro for the purpose of creating a new company dedicated to providing high quality children's entertainment. Campbell also led the acquisitions of HowStuffWorks.com, the award-winning knowledge and information website, and TreeHugger.com, the leading eco-lifestyle destination on the web. In addition, he directed Discovery's acquisition of Cox Communications, Inc.'s 25% ownership stake in the company. Prior to joining Discovery, Campbell was Executive Vice President, Business Development for NBC Universal, where he was responsible for strategic planning, acquisitions & divestitures, joint ventures and portfolio investments. Campbell played an integral role in a series of NBC Universal's acquisitions, including Telemundo in 2002 (valued at $2.7 billion), and Vivendi Universal Entertainment in 2004 ($14 billion). Immediately prior to leaving NBCU, Campbell represented the company in negotiating the online video joint venture with Fox that eventually became Hulu. Before his time at NBC, Campbell was a lawyer at the Los Angeles firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, where he specialized in corporate and securities law. Campbell currently serves on the board of HSWI, Inc., and previously served on the boards of the A&E Television Networks, the National Geographic Channel International, Universal Orlando Theme Parks and MSNBC.com. He graduated from Princeton University in 1990, where he majored in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, and Harvard Law School in 1993. Doug Checkeris, CEO, MediaCom North American: As CEO of MediaCom North America, the 7th largest media agency in the U.S.(RECMA), Doug brings his extensive media background, impressive track-record and firsthand knowledge of MediaCom’s global capabilities to clients across the U.S. and Canada. Doug was named CEO of MediaCom U.S. in the fall of 2007, and his responsibilities were expanded to include all of North America in 2008. Prior to taking on this role, Doug was President and CEO of MediaCom’s Canadian operation, known as The Media Company. During his tenure in Canada, he helped build The Media Company into the largest and most successful media investment management company in the country, placing #1 for several successive years on RECMA’s ranking of Canadian agencies. Doug began his career at MBS in Canada 25 years ago as a media trainee. After a series of promotions, he joined the MBS management committee in 1986. He was named managing partner in 1996, one year before MBS joined forces with MediaCom to form The Media Company. He was named President and CEO of The Media Company in 2003. Doug has successfully pitched and run a broad range of accounts spanning virtually every category, some of which include: TD Canada Trust, BMW Canada, Procter & Gamble, Canadian Tire, Estee Lauder, Nokia, Best Buy/ Future Shop, Pfizer Canada, Warner Bros., ConAgra Foods, Rogers, Michelin and GlaxoSmithKline. Doug has been active in developing many of the services now offered in the U.S. and Canada, and continues to spearhead agency innovation in a number of areas, including digital integration, consumer insights, and content development and distribution. He has participated on numerous industry boards and committees, and has served as a member of the Media Jury for the Cannes Media Lions. When he’s not working, Doug enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, and competing in biking and ski racing. Howard T. Owens, Managing Director, Co-Head of Domestic Television and Head of Digital, Reveille, LLC: Howard T. Owens, Managing Director of Reveille, LLC, is responsible for creating, packaging, and selling innovative content for television and digital platforms. Owens was a founding member of Reveille's management and has remained a principal in the company since its inception in 2002. In 2008 Elisabeth Murdoch's Shine Group purchased the company. Owens has created and/or produced a wide range of scripted and unscripted TV programming, including The Biggest Loser, 30 Days, Kath & Kim, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, Shear Genius, Date My Mom, and Parental Control. He is currently executive producing a transformational reality show starring Tony Robbins. Owens is also the architect behind Reveille's landmark deal with Microsoft, whereby Reveille creates and produces online entertainment for Fortune 500 brands, which is distributed via MSN.com and Microsoft's other distribution arms. Owens has been nominated for the Producer’s Guild Award, the GLAAD Media Award, the Insight Award, and the Muslim Public Affairs Council’s Voice of Courage and Conscience Media Award. Prior to Reveille, Owens was an agent in the television packaging and corporate branding divisions at the William Morris Agency. Before working at William Morris, he co-founded and co-owned Outdoor Concepts, based in New York City and Tokyo, Japan and later acquired by Titan Media. Prior to launching his media career, Owens was an attorney in private practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he also served as a staff clerk for the Office of the State's Attorney. Kevin Conroy, President, Univision Interactive Media: Kevin Conroy serves as president of Univision Interactive Media Inc., the digital division of Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Univision Interactive Media includes Univision.com, the leading Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. and Univision Móvil, the industry’s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Since joining the company, Mr. Conroy has secured partnerships with leading technology companies, content producers and mobile developers to expand and enhance user experiences on Univision’s digital platforms. Univision Interactive Media is now the largest Spanish-language publisher, featuring best-in-class content, tools and comprehensive resources across a wide range of consumer verticals. Mr. Conroy has also launched the Univision Partner Group, a Hispanic publisher and advertising network featuring quality Spanish-language sites across both online and mobile platforms. In addition, he has expanded the company’s mobile offerings, which include mobile Web portals, mobile applications, in-show interactive elements, mobile video channels, text-messaging platforms and an extensive catalog of downloadable content. Mr. Conroy has more than 20 years of advertising and media experience. He is one of the most accomplished executives in the consumer Internet and online media business, having held a number of senior programming, product, marketing, distribution and operations roles. Mr. Conroy has led large global teams of content programmers, designers, Web developers and software engineers, building consumer Websites and software applications, and has managed a number of popular Web brands, including AOL, AIM, ICQ, Moviefone, Netscape, Truveo and Winamp. Prior to Univision, Mr. Conroy spent eight years at AOL, most recently as executive vice president of Global Products and Marketing, where he oversaw development of AOL’s desktop, Mobile and IPTV products for the U.S. and 30 countries around the globe. He also oversaw the company’s marketing strategies, new distribution models and partnerships. Prior to that, he held several other senior positions at AOL including executive vice president and chief operating officer of AOL for Broadband and senior vice president and general manager of AOL Entertainment. Among many successes at AOL, Mr. Conroy is credited with the revitalization of AOL’s products for the Mac and iPhone platforms, including the award-winning AOL Radio for iPhone. His accomplishments also include building AOL Music, launching AOL Sessions and AOL’s online radio offerings, and establishing a partnership with CBS Radio to create the largest online radio network. Prior to AOL, Mr. Conroy was chief marketing officer and president of New Technology at BMG Entertainment, a division of Bertelsmann AG, where he was responsible for overseeing all marketing and new media development for BMG’s businesses, and managed the worldwide marketing campaigns for some of the world’s biggest artists. Prior to BMG Entertainment, he was vice president, marketing at CBS/FOX VIDEO. Mr. Conroy serves on the boards of The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Network for Good and RecycleBank and is a graduate of Bowdoin College. Tuna N. Amobi is a Director at Standard & Poor’s Equity Research Services, New York, where he heads a group of analysts covering the Media & Entertainment and several other Consumer Discretionary and related sectors. As a member of S&P's Analytical Policy Board, he participates in key policy and investment decisions for S&P Investment Services. Tuna has spoken at numerous industry conferences, has been a frequent financial markets commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and BBC, and regularly quoted in Business Week, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, to name a few. Prior to joining S&P in 2001, he was a Senior Equity Research Analyst and a Portfolio Manager at Lehman Brothers, where he started his Wall Street career on the global Fixed Income Derivatives desk. Earlier in his global consulting and accounting career, he worked at KPMG Peat Marwick and Arthur Andersen, gaining significant international experience along the way. After a B.Sc. (Accounting), he qualified as a CPA (NY, NJ), with a law degree (JD), earning an MBA as well from the Strathclyde Business School, Scotland. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Tuna was recently profiled in the Black Enterprise Magazine, and has been named in the Wall Street Journal’s “Best of the Street” survey as a top analyst in the Media & Entertainment sector.