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HRTS News
•  HRTS Next: The Cable Chiefs-March 4th
HRTS Online
•  New HRTS.ORG site to Launch March 9th
From the Executive Director
•  Big Things Are Afoot!
Member Profiles
•  Craig Piligian, Pilgrim Films
•  Bob DeBitetto, A&E
Member News
•  Welcome New Members
JHRTS
•  JHRTS News & Announcements
About HRTS
•  Officers, Board of Directors, Staff

 

HRTS Next: The Cable Chiefs-March 4th

Hosted by Rod Perth






THE HOLLYWOOD RADIO AND TELEVISION SOCIETY PRESENTS
THE CABLE CHIEFS NEWSMAKER LUNCHEON

LOS ANGELES, February 27, 2009 –The Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) will present The Cable Chiefs Newsmaker Luncheon, the organization's annual summit on the state of the cable industry, March 4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

Taking part in the panel are: Doug Herzog, President, MTV Network Entertainment Group; Michael Lombardo, President, Programming Group and West Coast Operations HBO; Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide; Henry S. Schleiff, President and Chief Executive Officer, Crown Media Holdings, Inc., Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel; Jeff Shell, President, Comcast Programming Group; Andrea Wong, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lifetime Networks. Rod Perth, Co-founder of ReelzChannel and past HRTS President, will moderate.

"This year’s HRTS Cable Chiefs Newsmaker Luncheon will present a critical look at the changing face of the cable network business as well as a look forward to what we can expect in the coming months as cable continues to evolve and expand in importance to our business," said HRTS President Kevin Beggs.  "We are very excited about our panel this year and look forward to hearing their perspective on the cable industry."

Based in Los Angeles, Doug Herzog heads the MTV Networks Entertainment Group that is comprised of a multi-platform portfolio of brands featuring the Comedy Central, Spike TV and TV Land cable channels as well as internet sites AtomFilms, AtomUploads, GameTrailers.com and Xfire.  Herzog's mandate with the Entertainment Group is to maximize the growth and brand strength of cable networks and internet sites across not just the traditional television landscape but, more importantly, across the ever-increasing digital universe and its varied new technologies and delivery systems, where a reliable brand and sought-after content are essential. 



Michael Lombardo is President, Programming Group and West Coast Operations, for Home Box Office. He is responsible for the HBO Films, HBO Sports, HBO Documentaries & Family and HBO Entertainment programming areas as well as Program Planning and the West Coast Business Affairs, Legal and Production departments. He was named to this position in June 2007.

 

Rich Ross is President, Disney Channels Worldwide, which is part of the Disney ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company. He was promoted to this role in April 2004. Ross manages the company's successful and burgeoning global kids' TV business, a total of 94 kid-driven, family inclusive entertainment channels and/or channel feeds available in 163 countries in 32 languages.  Ross also has responsibility for Radio Disney which, over the past decade, has set the radio industry standard for kid and family content.

 


Henry S. Schleiff is President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Media Holdings, Inc., owner and operator of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel – the nation’s leading networks in providing quality family friendly programming.  He joined the company in October, 2006, and is based in its New York office.  In this role he leads a team of seasoned industry professionals who oversee all of the networks’ divisions, including:  programming, distribution, advertising sales, marketing, communications, finance, legal and new media applications.

Jeff Shell serves as President of Comcast Programming Group. In his role, Shell oversees Comcast’s interests in its national content networks and investments, including E! Entertainment Network, Style Network, G4, Golf Channel, VERSUS, TV One, PBS KIDS Sprout, CN8, and a variety of regional sports network investments and other businesses.

 

 


Andrea Wong was named President and Chief Executive Officer, Lifetime Networks, in April 2007.  In this role, she oversees all the day-to-day operations for the #1 and #2 women’s networks, Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network, along with Lifetime Real Women and Lifetime Digital (and myLifetime.com), as well as advertising sales, distribution, research, programming, public affairs, marketing, business and legal affairs, and strategic planning and operations.

 

In September 2000, Moderator Rod Perth was named President of Television for ReelzChannel, a new start-up cable network that launched in over 28M homes in September, 2006.  As a co-founder of this new start-up business, Perth has been one of five senior executives responsible for managing the entire vision and development of ReelzChannel, including all of its programming, production, distribution, branding/marketing, network operations, and advertising sales.

The Cable Chiefs Newsmaker Luncheon is co-chaired by Dick Askin, Kelly Goode, Ted Harbert, Doug Herzog and Sean Perry. VIP Reception opens at 11:30am; Lunch and Panel at 12:30pm.  Tickets:  HRTS Individual Member: $105/member; Table of 10: $1,050. For reservations or information on non-member tickets, please call (818)789-1182 or visit www.hrts.org. 

The 2008-2009 HRTS Newsmaker Luncheon Season is sponsored in part by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and The Lippin Group.  Special promotional consideration is sprovided by: