Fox Affiliates to Participate in PromaxBDA Station Summit

Company will hold annual conference to kick off weeklong event

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/13/2012 1:00:03 PM

PromaxBDA announced Thursday that for the first time, Fox will participate as an affiliate partner in the 2013 Station Summit.

Fox's 25 owned-and-operated stations, along with its over 175-affilates, will kick-off the weeklong event with its annual Fox Promotion Executives Conference (FPEC) over two days. The network joins broadcast nets ABC, CBS, The CW, NBC and Telemundo as partners with the Summit.

"We are excited that Fox Broadcasting will be an affiliate partner for the 2013 Station Summit," said PromaxBDA president and CEO Jonathan Block-Verk. "The impact the Fox affiliates have on the market is significant and we welcome their full involvement, bringing the Station Summit's projected attendance to its highest to date."

This year's Summit takes place from June 25-28 in Las Vegas.

"We have been watching the growth of the Station Summit and have worked closely with the PromaxBDA team to align FPEC -- our annual station conference -- with the Summit," said Nick Belperio, senior VP of marketing, Fox Broadcasting Company. "We look forward to providing our Fox affiliates with an incredible week of conversation and content centering on our Fox brand and on the local television business."