WASHINGTON, April 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The editorial team at FierceOnlineVideo today announced the final speaker line-up for an executive breakfast being held in conjunction with the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas. The event, "Connected TVs Opportunity & Unanswered Questions About the Future," will be held at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel from 7:00—8:45AM on Tuesday, April 17.
Leaders in the Connected TV industry will explore one of the most exciting new technologies in consumer electronics. The speaker line-up includes Don Loheide, Vice President of Advanced Video at Turner Broadcasting; Hardie Tankersley, Vice President of Innovation at Fox Broadcasting; Irv Kalick, Principal of Business Development at Google TV; Christy King, Vice President, Digital, Technology Research & Development at Ultimate Fighting Championship; AT&T's Assistant Vice President, of U-verse, GW Shaw; and CEO of KIT Digital, Alex Blum.
The intimate breakfast session will examine the landscape of the Connected TV industry and allow attendees to pose questions to the innovators at the forefront of the market.
"Connected TVs deliver service providers, advertisers, and content owners' deeper analytics and a better understanding of consumers than ever before," said Jim O'Neill, Editor, FierceOnlineVideo who will moderate the panel. "They've helped to create a new outlet for developers whose apps are finding easier entry into consumers' homes through the television set. And, as this year's CES demonstrated, they promise to be one of the hottest CE devices coming to market."
Registration for the event is now open. Additional event details and a secure online registration form, can be found at http://www.fierceonlinevideo.com/events/nab.
The event is currently being sponsored by KIT Digital and aioTV. For additional information about sponsorship opportunities associated with the event, including table sponsorships, contact Jason Nelson at 202-824-5040 or jason@fiercemarkets.com.
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