HRTS Season Partners
  
The Lippin Group

Fri, Oct. 23rd
8pm, The Santa Monica Pier

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By Chris Davison,  chris@lthmedia.com 
From Philo T. Farnsworth’s invention of television in 1927 through Bob Hope’s first KTLA broadcast in 1947 through the finale of M*A*S*H in 1983 through the dominance of American Idol in 2009, television has continued to evolve and with the digital revolution in full swing, it’s fair to wonder about the next evolution, about what forms television will take over the course of the next few years....

Don't miss this opportunity to join fellow HRTS members and friends at Cirque Du Soleil's Kooza! An event to benefit HRTS's charitable partner, My Friend's Place.  100% of ticket price benefits MFP's and Los Angeles Youth Network's services for homeless youth in Los Angeles....

by Chris Davison, chris@lthmedia.com
106 million people. Three times the size of an “American Idol” audience? The number of Americans who vote in a presidential election? More people than live in England and Canada combined? 106 million people gathered around their television sets to watch the final episode of M*A*S*H, broadcast on February 28, 1983 with a Nielsen rating of 60.2 and a 77 share. M*A*S*H was created by Larry Gelbart, a master storyteller who passed away earlier this month....

By Dave Ferrara, HRTS Executive Director
At our kickoff luncheon this month the focus was on the challenges and opportunities available in migrating content into the digital space. Moderator Bob Iger, who has one of the better track records in our biz when it comes to navigating the digital evolution posed questions to an esteemed panel of leading voices from the new media space. Jason Kilar from Hulu, Jonathan Miller from NewsCorp, Chad Hurley from YouTube and Chris Anderson from Wired Magazine all spoke eloquently from their various perspectives about how they viewed the digital evolution and each brought important, valuable insights to the discussion. What did I learn? Well, there are as many opinions on how to do it as there are voices in the conversation. No one has a magic bullet, nor does anyone completely understand how to fully capitalize on the tremendous opportunities that do and will exist in this digital future. ...

A member profile by Chris Davison, chris@lthmedia.com
Gary Marenzi is the President of Worldwide Television at MGM. Gary began his career as a sportscaster and has since worked in many areas of the business, from HBO to Columbia to Paramount. I recently had a chance to speak with Gary to discuss evolution, rugby and the pilot process.

For full interview....

Thanks to our partnership with Digital Rapids and Limelight, we were able to live-stream our last event, The Digital Chiefs, to users around the country, broadening the audience and exposure to an unprecedented level....

As part of our continuing effort to provide value and benefits to our membership, HRTS has partnered with the following companies to bring you the following Member Perks this month!

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel - Special HRTS discounted room rate
NATPE - HRTS Members save $200 on the 2010 NATPE Market & Conference

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TV production today – for primetime comedy, drama and reality, local programming and news alike – is scattered with landmines for producers and production companies, as budgets continue to tighten and rules of engagement change daily. On Oct. 6 at 11:00 a.m. PT Broadcasting & Cable offers a free, live, 60-minute Webcast with an expert panel, including CBS' Nina Tassler and NBCU's Linda Finnell, to discuss best practices for navigating hot button issues challenging the production community....

The HRTS membership keeps growing as the industry evolves into new and exciting directions.  We take this opportunity to welcome the following new members to the ranks of HRTS....

As the readership of Society Views expands we will be using this space to shine a spotlight on some of your fellow HRTS members. If you would like to be spotlighted in a future edition please email memberservices@hrts.org.

This month: Stacy Stone, Volt Workforce Solutions...

JHRTS continued its forward momentum with a strong month in September. Most impressive was the highly successful JHRTS Fire Relief Drive which raised goods for families affected by the recent devastating Station Fire....

The Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS) is a 501(C)(6) non-profit professional association in the state of California.  The HRTS is led by an elected volunteer board of directors and officers, and managed by a professional staff headed by Executive Director Dave Ferrara.  For the entire list of Officers, Board Members and staff...