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MESA Europe/BASE Entertainment Summit set for London on September 7
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MESA Europe, in partnership with BASE (British Association of Screen Entertainment), is hosting the Entertainment Summit in Central London on September 7, combining MESA Europe’s highly successful THE Summit with the BASE Category Showcase event. Many high profile speakers from across retail, Europe’s leading entertainment group and insight specialists will be in attendance
Companies attending the summit include Amazon, BBC Worldwide, Lionsgate, NBC Universal, HMV, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Studiocanal.
Key highlights of the day’s program:
• Strategic Insight: The Business Outlook
Richard Broughton, Research Director, Ampere Analysis
• Making The Unmissable Ownable
Marcus Arthur, President, UK & Eire; ANZ and Global Advertising, BBC Worldwide
• New Content Showcase presented by Alex Zane, presenter, writer & comedian
• Steering the Video Industry into the Next Decade – Panel Discussion
Melanie Nicholas, Independent
Aodan Coburn, Executive VP International, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Robert Price, UK Managing Director, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Making a Success of UHD BD
Victor Matsuda, Vice President, Blu-ray Group, Sony Corporation
Dan Schinasi, Director Product Planning, Samsung Electronics America
• Market Insights – Delivering Next Generation Content to the Digital Consumer
Ed Border, Principal Analyst, Ampere Analysis
• Behind the Scenes – Responding to the Changing Market Wants and Needs
Kip Welch, President & Chairman, Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR)
Thomas Stilling, VP Product & Promotion Management, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Among the companies attending so far are…
• Amazon
• Apple
• BBC Worldwide
• BT
• Deutsche Welle
• Entertainment One
• FremantleMedia
• Google Play
• HITS Entertainment
• HMV
• Lionsgate
• NBC Universal
• Paramount
• Signature Entertainment
• Sky
• Sony Pictures
• Spirit Entertainment
• Studiocanal
• Twentieth Century Fox
• Virgin Media
• Walt Disney
• Warner Bros
• Wuaki TV
For further details on the Summit or to discuss remaining speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
David Millar, E: [email protected]
Jim Bottoms, E: [email protected]
T: +44 (0)1525 864 376
To register your interest in attending email Teresa Austerberry ([email protected]) or call the MESA Europe office.
