Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit Announces Speakers

Variety returns with its Entertainment and Technology Summit series on October 18, co-located with Digital Hollywood at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. The summit is a must-attend for anyone following how quickly Film/TV is transformed by evolving consumer tastes.

Summit speakers include:

• Matt Jacobson, Head of Market Development, Facebook
• Matt Diamond, CEO, Alloy Entertainment
• Doug Neil, SVP Digital Marketing, Universal Pictures
• Hardie Tankersley, VP Innovation, Fox Broadcasting
• Michael Kassan, CEO/Chairman, MediaLink LLC
• Linda Yaccarino, EVP/GM Turner Entertainment Sales & Marketing, Turner Networks
• Danielle DePalma, VP Digital Marketing, Lionsgate
• Brent Weinstein, Head of Digital Media, United Talent Agency
• Ron Schafer, Senior Director Product Marketing Connected TV, Yahoo
• Jason Harris, President, Mekanism.

Sessions throughout the day will cover hot industry issues, including exploring how to use social media as Film/TV promotion vehicles; assessing the state of this fall’s TV season and its new advertising models; and analyzing the exploding content choices viewers have in their digital living rooms.

"Variety understands the importance of staying on top of the trends in this rapidly changing entertainment landscape,” said Brian Gott, publisher of Variety. "The Entertainment and Technology Summit will give attendees the right strategies and tools to succeed.”

For more information on sponsorship and speaking opportunities, contact Variety Publishing Director Linda Buckley-Bruno.

About Variety

Variety is the leading publication for business entertainment news, recognized and respected throughout the world of show business. The Variety Group – Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Weekly Variety and Variety.com – are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL).

About Digital Hollywood

Digital Hollywood now in its 17^th year, is produced by Victor Harwood, President and founder of Digital Hollywood, Inc. He coined the now ubiquitous expression "The Digital Revolution." Mr. Harwood is considered a leading authority on the convergence of the entertainment and technology industries, founding and organizing such conferences Media Summit New York, Building Blocks, Advertising 2.0, Digital Hollywood Europe in London, the Entertainment Globalization Initiative, Politics 2008: The Media Conference on the Election of the President, Multimedia Expo, Production East at Lincoln Center, the International Business in Space Conference and the New York Writers Conference.