People and Pop Culture

Faces and Places: NeuLion SMT Conference

11.2.2015

About 350 people turned out last week for panel discussions, sit-down interviews and networking opportunities at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City.

PHOTOS BY MARC BRYAN-BROWN

Perry Solomon, Sports Doing Good; Melinda Witmer, Time Warner Cable; Dana Zimmer, Tribune Media Co., and Mike Angus, TWC

HBO EVP Shelley Brindle and PGA Tour EVP Rick Anderson participate in a panel discussion on over-the-top networks. Anderson says the tour’s OTT properties attract a younger audience than the linear channels.

CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves on soaring media-rights fees: “There comes a point where you have to decide what business we’re in. ESPN is in a very, very different business than us.”

Coral Rae Marshall, Columbia University; Vince Gennaro, Columbia University; and Steve Byrd, Sportradar

Intel VP Steve Holmes discusses wearable technology and how it affects the world of sports.

Rene Valencia and Daniel Cohen, MP & Silva; and Dan Singer, McKinsey & Co.

Microsoft Chief Evangelist Steve Guggenheimer closes the conference’s first day with a presentation on transforming sports with technology. Guggenheimer discussed how technology allows sports data to be quickly gathered, analyzed and turned into useful insights that can improve fan experience, competitive advantage and business outcomes.

Mike Kelley, NeuLion; Mark Noonan, World Surf League; and Peter Tulloch, MSG

Peter Zern, Covington & Burling; Alan Gold, Evolution Media Capital; and Joe Ferreira, Learfield Sports

Stephen Byrd and Jon Bonanni, NASCAR; and David Nugent, Omnigon

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