SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwire) — 03/29/12 — On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at the Bently Reserve Conference Center in San Francisco, the Social TV Summit () will open its prestigious, executive-only conference with what is sure to be a compelling keynote speech featuring Erik Martin, general manager of . The speech will follow an interview format, to be conducted by Dan Simon, CNN-s Silicon Valley correspondent. The pair will discuss hotly-debated issues surrounding SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and the story of the Internet-s viral protest against the act.
pioneered the Internet-s “blackout” in protest against recent SOPA legislation. In the CNN-led interview, Martin will tell his personal story by discussing the fascinating back-story of how the protest unfolded and evolved from the Silicon Valley perspective. He will reveal the blackout-s implementation, respond to SOPA and its detractors, and discuss how the issue could affect the Social TV industry. Martin will offer suggestions as to how Silicon Valley and Hollywood can find common ground while finding practical solutions to revise the bill. With a background in the film, music and television industries, Martin will also provide his insight on how to monetize digital content from the owner-s side and move the industry forward.
Other industry leaders to speak at the Summit include: Andy Batkin of Social Summits, Jack Myers of Jack Myers Media Business Report, Christy Tanner of TV Guide Digital, Janet Balis of AOL, Adam Cahan of Yahoo!, Chee Chew of Google, Pete Thompson of Microsoft, Allison Goldberg of Time Warner Investments, Joe Kraus of Google Ventures, Scott Wolfgang of Hearst Ventures, Louis Toth of Comcast Ventures, Jenny Fielding of BBC Worldwide, Andrea Harrison of Pepsico Beverages, Laurel Bernard of FOX Broadcasting, Jason Hoch of World Wrestling Entertainment, and more.
The Social TV Summit focuses on technology that allows viewers to interact, socialize, search, share and purchase video content, whether viewed on the “big screen,” laptops, tablets, mobile or out-of-home. Following successful, sold-out Summits in Los Angeles and New York City, the Social TV Summit travels to San Francisco for a day of high-profile speakers, workshops and networking in the Social TV industry.
The Social TV Summit was created by digital and social media expert Andy Batkin, recognized as one of the founders of the interactive industry. Batkin has more than 30 years of experience in creating innovative integrated marketing, digital media, social media and promotional campaigns for Fortune 500 and entertainment companies. Batkin and his consulting practice developed the business model for Yahoo! and served as its media representative for the first two years, building more than 1,700 sales relationships for Yahoo!.
For more information please go to:
You must be logged in to post a comment Login