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  DIGITAL DEAL MAKING TRENDS IN THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY

  Tuesday, 3rd April 2012 from 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM Workshop Palais des Festivals, Auditorium H Media Mastermind Keynotes

  In Association with the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) In the digital multiplatform landscape for television, licensing expertise is increasingly important to deal effectively with the convergence of different media rights.  This panel will feature legal and digital business experts addressing how to manage future rights and maximize opportunities. MEET THE SPEAKERS SESSION! An opportunity to benefit from one-on-one meetings with the MIPTV speakers is a unique chance to network with top industry professionals and ask the questions only they can answer. Don’t forget your business cards!

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  Speaker(s) Chris CASS GRACENOTE | Head of Sales, EMEA Gracenote is the metadata company that enables users to discover, manage and enjoy digital media throughout the world. Gracenote provides TV, Movie and Music data and imagery with ingenious recognition and recommendation technology to literally hundreds of services – over 10 billion searches hit Gracenote’s platform every month. Gracenote technology powers the likes of Apple’s iCloud and iTunes services, Amazon, Google, Rhapsody and Spotify music services, HTC, Sony Ericsson and Acer embedded handset applications, Philips, Loewe and Sony internet connected-TVs rely on Gracenote’s EPG and IPG, and most of the world’s top automobile infotainment systems depend on Gracenote to power their services. Chris heads Gracenote’s European Sales group, and has spent over 20 years working in the entertainment industry in various roles, including roadie, indie record label boss, licensee of some of the ever first digital distribution deals for audio and video and working with everyone form application developers to multi-national conglomerates in providing disruptive technology to millions upon millions of end users. He enjoys friends and family, socializing and networking and eating fresh bread and pate over looking harbours in the south of France. Session(s) featuring Chris CASS Massimo TRAVOSTINO STUDIO LEGALE PECORARO-TRAVOSTINO | Lawyer I am a lawyer admitted to the Turin Bar Association in 1996, partner since 2002 at Studio Legale Pecoraro-Travostino, Italy. I am specialised in commercial and contract law, with a particular focus on IT/IP and telecommunication sectors. I give legal advice to private companies and public entities in their ordinary business activity as well as in special projects and operations in national and in international markets and I assist them in judicial proceedings. I carry out teaching activity at masters and specialization courses, speak at seminars and write for national and international law journals. I am member of Turin Bar Association Commissione Informatica, IAEL Executive Commettee, and fellow of Nexa Center. About Studio Legale Pecoraro-Travostino Studio Legale Pecoraro-Travostino is based in Torino with a secondary office in Milan and provides legal assistance to private and public entities operating in domestic and international markets. Established in 2002, the firm developed significant experience in M&A, IT/IP, telecommunications, public procurement and public-private-partnerships. The main fields of activity are assistance in commercial contracts and company deals (such as shares and quotas sale and purchase agreements, company joint ventures, IP/IT agreements), competition law, IP deals, judicial and arbitration assistance, EU public private partnership projects, e-public procurement projects. Session(s) featuring Massimo TRAVOSTINO Sima SISTANI YAHOO! | Director, Business Development Session(s) featuring Sima SISTANI

  Moderator Jeffrey M. LIEBENSON LIEBENSON LAW | Principal Jeff Liebenson is a leader in media, technology and entertainment law, with extensive expertise in digital entertainment, international and intellectual property law. He has more than 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Jeff is President of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers. Education New York University School of Law, LL.M., Trade Regulation, 1982 New York University School of Law, J.D., 1978 University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1975 Trinity College Memberships and Associations President of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA American Bar Association, Entertainment ADR Committee Practice Areas Entertainment and Media Digital Entertainment International Intellectual Property Technology Corporate Session(s) featuring Jeffrey M. LIEBENSON