NATPE 2001 Highlights
By BroadCasting & Cable Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/21/2001 7:00:00 PM
All events at Las Vegas Convention Center.
Monday, Jan. 22
11:30-12:45 p.m.
Third Annual Cable Connection Producing Quality Shows on a Budget
Pavilions 1-3
Panelists include Jana Bennett, TLC; Susan Cohen-Dickler, Banyan Productions; Marc Juris, AMC; Robb Weller & Gary Grossman, Weller/Grossman Productions.
Tuesday, Jan. 23
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Coffee With...Darren Star
Pavilions 1-3
8:45-10 a.m.
Opening Session
Conrad Ballroom
Jerry Seinfeld receives the Chairman's Award, followed by "The Hit Makers," a panel including Michael Davies and Adrian Woolfe, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?; Brenda Hampton, 7th Heaven; Bill Maher, Politically Incorrect; and Aaron Sorkin, The West Wing.
10:15-11:30 a.m.
Chasing the Almighty Ad Dollar
Ballroom A
Panelists discussing new vs. traditional media include Kayne Lanahan, News Corp One; Rich LeFurgy, WaldenVC/Internet Advertising Bureau; Dave Martin, PentaCom; Joe Ostrow, CAB (Cable television Advertising Bureau); Chris Rohrs, TVB (Television Advertising Bureau); Warren Siddall, Smithkline Beecham.
11:45-1 p.m.
Formats: The New Reality
Ballroom A
Panelists include Mark Burnett, Survivor; Gary Carter, Endemol Entertainment; Trina McQueen, CTV Television; Ben Silverman, William Morris Agency
11:45-1 p.m.
Minority Programming in the Era of Consolidation
Pavilions 1-3
Moderators: Kweisi Mfume, NAACP, and Don Cornelius, Soul Train. Panelists include Byron Allen, CF Entertainment; Suzanne de Passe, De Passe Entertainment; Judge Mablean Ephriam, Divorce Court; Kevin Fortson, Telepictures Productions; Don Jackson, Central City Productions; Jacqueline Kong, HotPopTV.com/ AAMD (Asian America Media Development)
2-6 p.m.
HD Workshops & Screenings
HD Theatre, Post/DTV Pavilion, Booth 2656, North Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 24
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Coffee With...Merv Griffin
Pavilions 1-3
8:45-10 a.m.
Super Panel: The Women of TV
Conrad Ballroom Moderator: Leeza Gibbons, host of Extra.
Panelists: Whoopi Goldberg, Judge Judy, Rosie O'Donnell, and Cristina Saralegui.
10:15-11:30 a.m.
Picking the Winners: A Capital Idea
Pavilions 1-3
2-3 p.m.
HD Workshop: Adding Value With Digital
HD Theatre, Post/DTV Pavilion, Booth 2656, North Hall
3:15-4:15 p.m.
Content Production and Distribution in the Interactive Age
South Hall
Participants include Gareth Branwyn, Digital Living Today; Sean Carton, Digital Living Today; Eric Scholl, Yahoo! Finance Vision; Dara-Lynn Weiss, Studio One Networks and Stan Woodward, Yahoo! Inc.
Thursday, Jan. 25
10-11 a.m.
Taking Your Content Interactive
South Hall
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