Launching today, June 7, along with the VS Market, are the first two panels from VS Next at LA Virtual Screenings: OMDIA’s «Global Streaming: AVOD/FAST takes the scene» and K7 Media’s “Tracking the Giants Report: trends in Unscripted Format Sales”.
The full conference portion, VS Next, is exclusively sponsored by Roku Inc. and produced by Nuevos Medios Entertainment (Colombia) and its executive producer, Juan Pablo Morales. It will offer since today 17 curated panels, sessions and showcases including top executives that will discuss the industry’s most relevant issues.
More than 50 key global decision-makers are taking part of this year VS Next: LA Virtual Screenings will premier two sessions each day during the 10-day event. There are three types of conferences: 40-minute round-tables, covering topics such as streaming, gaming, eSports, media production and distribution as well as kids & teens and factual, two of the top growing genres during pandemic; 20-minute sessions produced by K7 Media, Parrot Analytics, Newzoo and the new partner Whip Media; and the return for its fourth consecutive edition of the Turkish Showcase with the latest drama releases by the largest companies of this country. The most debated topics of the global industry will be reflected, too. There will be spotlights on key regions MENA, APAC, Latin America and Europe highlighting local and regional trends, along with updated market data & insights.
The first two sessions of June 7 are “Global Streaming: AVOD/FAST takes the scene», produced along with OMDIA, and K7 Media’s “Tracking the Giants Report: trends in Unscripted Format Sales”.
AVOD/FAST business model is strongly evolving and Maria Rua Aguete, senior research director of the consultancy company, assembled the top players of the business segment to discuss the key elements that are making these platforms more attractive to audiences around the world.
The lineup couldn’t be better: Paul Edwards, VP, Content Pluto TV, Europe; Sam Harowitz, VP, Content Acquisitions & Partnerships, Tubi; Cristian Liarte, Director of Originals, Rakuten TV; Adriana Naves, Head of Content Distribution, Latin America, Roku Inc.; Bilai Joa Silar, SVP of OTT Content, TelevisaUnivision Inc.; and Aline Jabbour, Director of Business Development and Content Acquisition, Samsung TV Plus Latin America.
As every year, researcher K7 Media compiles sales data in consultation with all of the major distributors to produce the annual «Tracking the Giants Report». K7’s Trang Nguyen and Patti Linnett present the key findings from the 2021-22 report. The session will explore trends in unscripted format sales, and reveal the trending titles, genres, and territories to watch, with a focus on the European, US and Hispanic markets.
