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10/15/09 - Variety Entertainment Announces Summit Line-up

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit, a joint venture agreement between Variety and Digital Hollywood, has announced the line-up of speakers and panelists for the 1-day conference featuring a schedule of in-depth discussions and networking focusing on the top business issues impacting technology in entertainment today.

Taking place on October 19, 2009, at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, CA, The Summit will feature a full day of dynamic panel discussions, one-on-one interviews, exhibits and technology demonstrations, a sponsored luncheon keynote address and an evening cocktail reception.

Confirmed panelists and speakers include:

Orly Adelsen, President, Dick Clark Productions
Derek Baine, Senior Analyst, SNL Kagan
Peter Bart, Vice President and Editorial Director, Variety
Sandy Climan, President, Entertainment Media Ventures
Carson Daly, Executive Producer and Host, NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly
Irwin Gotlieb, CEO, Group M Global
Marc Graboff, Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios
Peter Guber, Chairman and CEO, Mandalay Entertainment
Clark Hallren, Managing Director, Clear Scope Partners
Michael Kassan, Chairman and CEO, Media Link LLC
Mark Koops, Managing Director, Co-Head of Domestic Television, Reveille
John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks
Vince Messina, Regional Sales Director Microsoft Advertising
David Molner, Screen Capital
Ty Montague, Chief Creative Officer and Co-President, JWT
Brett Ratner, Director and Producer
Richard Rosenblatt, Co-Founder, Chairman of Demand Media, Inc
Jeff Sagansky, Chairman, RHIE
David G. Sanderson, Partner and Director, Bain & Company
Chris Silbermann, President, ICM
Stephanie Sperber, EVP Universal Partnerships and Licensing
Neil Stiles, President, Variety
Dana Walden, Chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Television
David Zucker, Director/Producer, Scary Movie, Naked Gun, Airplane!

By bringing together this prestigious group of innovators in the industry, The Summit's unique environment will enable attendees to discuss and delve deeper into the latest technological developments in the entertainment marketplace and focus on how they can capitalize on innovations in technology.

For more information on the Summit and a full schedule visit www.digitalhollywood.com
For sponsorship information, contact Victor Harwood, vharwood@digitalhollywood.com, 212-352-9720

About DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD: During the past two decades Victor Harwood has developed and produced over two hundred leading conferences and events for artists, professionals and top executives. Mr. Harwood is considered a leading authority on the convergence of the entertainment and technology industries, founding and organizing such conferences as Digital Hollywood, Politics 2008: The Media Conference on the Election of the President, Media Summit New York, Building Blocks, Advertising 2.0, Digital Hollywood Europe in London, the Entertainment Globalization Initiative, Multimedia Expo, Production East at Lincoln Center, the International Business in Space Conference and the New York Writers Conference. He coined the now ubiquitous expression "The Digital Revolution."

About The Variety Group: Variety is the leading publication for entertainment news, recognized and respected throughout the world of show business. The Variety Group - Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Weekly Variety, Variety.com, Video Business, Tradeshow Week, LA 411, Variety 411 - are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:RUK and ENL)

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