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(DRAFT) The First Annual Whip Media User Group Event (DRAFT)

Wow — let’s just cut to the chase: the first annual Whip Media User Group Event couldn’t have went much better.

The event, held on November 4th, brought some of the biggest names in entertainment together to discuss a handful of key trends in the industry, including the rise of ad-supported streaming and how data impacts content decisions. And the venue, held at the beautiful Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, made for an ideal setting.

Featured speakers included Richard Brookbanks, Vice President and Financial Controller at The Walt Disney Company’s Media and Entertainment Distribution division, as well as Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer and Tom Ryan, the president and chief executive of ViacomCBS Streaming.

Feltheimer and Ryan joined Whip Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt in a wide-ranging conversation — touching on how both executives are leading their companies through a transformational time in the entertainment industry — to close out the day’s panels. Prior to that, guests and virtual attendees heard from an eclectic and esteemed group of speakers, including executives from IMDb TV, NATPE and CAA.

Please enjoy some of the pictures from the event below — and know that we’re already looking forward to hosting the second annual Whip Media Event in 2022!

Disney’s Richard Brookbanks

 

From left to right: ViacomCBS Streaming’s Tom Ryan, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, and Whip Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt

 

Jon Feltheimer discussing Lionsgate’s business, just hours after the company reported its Q2 earnings

 

Tom Ryan, co-founder of Pluto TV and head of streaming at ViacomCBS

 

From left to right: Lionsgate’s Derek Turk, IMDb TV’s Benoit Landry, CAA’s Andre Vargas, and Whip Media’s Alisa Joseph and Sean Burch

 

Eric Steinberg, Media Research and Insights Lead at Whip Media, talking about free, ad-supported streaming

 

Whip Media’s Melissa Dooley Kaspers spearheaded the event

 

Consider: We have more pics of panelists + we have pictures of everyone mingling post-event and having drinks