Multichannel News honored the inaugural group of “Wonder Women in Streaming” on Sept. 5 in Santa Monica, Calif. (top, l. to r.): Julie McNamara, CBS All Access; Heather Moosnick, Hulu; Julia Veale, Showtime Networks; Diana Pessin, HBO; Dina Weisberger, Google; and Sarah Lyons, WarnerMedia. Bottom row (l. to r.): Anne Aaron, Netflix; Kelly Abcarian, Nielsen; Lori LeBas, ESPN; Alison Hoffman, Starz; Soumya Sriraman, BritBox; and Thea Ellis, Sony PlayStation Vue.
HBO senior VP, digital media & growth marketing Diana Pessin on stage at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.
Event co-host Lisa Guerrero of Inside Edition with honoree Soumya Sriraman, president of Britbox.
Julie McNamara (c.), president of CBS All Access, chats with fellow nominee Kelly Abcarian, GM, advanced video advertising group, Nielsen.
TK and Lori LeBas, SVP, affiliate partnership development and operations, Disney and ESPN Media Networks, take a selfie.
Dina Weisberger (l.), head of TV partner strategy & development at Google, with her sister, Mindy.
Moderator Tim Hanlon (l.) of The Vertere Group and Mike Keyserling, chief operating officer, Philo TV, during the opening lunch keynote of the OTT & Video Distribution Summit, held Sept. 5 in Santa Monica, Calif.
Fandango’s Mark Young (l.) and Amy Jo Smith of DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group & D2C Alliance take part in the “Next Gen TV ‘Networks’” panel discussion.
“Premium Video’s ‘TV’ Moment” panelists (l. to r.): Eric Berman, Ellation; Richard Cusick, College Humor’s DROPOUT; Griffin Gmelich, Whistle; Jim Bennette, Applicaster; Croi McNamara, Condé Nast Entertainment; and David Bloom, TV[R]EV.
Keynote conversation presenter Jill Rosengard Hill, EVP at Magid.
Kathi Chandler-Payatt (l.) of The NPD Group and Mark Rotblat, CRO of Tubi, engage in “The Great Monetization Debate — Subscription vs. Ad-Supported.”
The Weather Channel president Tom O’Brien took part in a panel titled “The Medium Formerly Known as ‘Television.’”
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