SP ECIAL EVENT: THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION
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Free for NATA S Members.
$15 for those without curre nt NY NATAS membership
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&nb sp\;With technology constantly adva ncing and &ldquo\;television&rdquo\; taking on new forms, industry leaders Jim Turner, and Chris Pizzurro help navigate the oncoming changes as they explain what to expect in the future of television.
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Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: 450 7th Avenue Suite 808 New York, NY 10123
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Chris Pizzurro has over 28 years&rsquo\; experience in national media strategy, marketing, and implementation, with a focus on t raditional TV and digital media advertising. He is currently Head of Busin ess Development, Sales &\; Marketing at Canoe, an advertising technolog y company focused on stewarding dynamically inserted advertising to nation al TV network programs available on MVPDs&rsquo\; VOD platforms. Prior to Canoe, he was a Principal at Leap Media Group, an advertising consultancy specializing in advanced TV advertising. Before Leap, Pizzurro spent 13 ye ars at Turner Broadcasting effectively growing global digital revenue from advertising clients. He has received an Emmy®\; Award nomination, a We bby®\; Award nomination, as well as being a CableFAX Innovation Award r ecipient, an iTVt Leadership Award beneficiary, and TVOT All-Star Award wi nner. He is also a Vice President of the National Academy of Television Ar t &\; Sciences/NY Chapter.
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Jim Turner is a recognized lead er in digital media, television/over-the-top TV and advanced advertising. He is currently providing consulting and advisory services for major compa nies in the converging space of video, television, advertising, data and c onsumer technology as EVP Advisory Services and Solutions at Palmer Advanc ed Media.
Prior to Palmer Advanced Med ia, Jim was CRO/SVP of Market Development for Net2TV, an OTT services star tup, and SVP, Product Management/Strategy and Business Development for Can oe Ventures, the joint venture of the six largest cable companies focused on advancing television technology in iTV, VOD, and data.
Previously in his career, Jim held executive roles at A+E Networks, Synacor, Women.com Networks, Kurzweil Music and CBS as well as co-founding three startups in advanced media.
Jim has an MBA in Marketing, and Masters and Bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering. He is active in a number of industry organizati ons including the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences where h e is NY Chapter Governor, First Vice President and National Trustee Altern ate as well as the Television Academy Interactive Media Peer Group.
He holds two patents for the use of computer s in music.
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