TVOT NYC 2024: Local TV Sports: Past, Present—and Future?

This session will bring together representatives of broadcast station groups, RSNs and sports-focused streaming technology companies to discuss and assess the rapid changes that are now occurring in the local sports segment. Issues to be addressed include: ongoing challenges facing RSNs; how local broadcasters are stepping up with new sports offerings to (at least partially) fill the gaps that have opened up as a result of those challenges; the rise of team- and league-owned direct-to-consumer streaming; the implications of the sports leagues’ ongoing movement towards centralized national contracts; and more. Panelists include:

• Chris Thorman, SVP of Digital Media, Monumental Sports Network
• Narendra Nag, CSO, A Parent Media Co. (APMC)/Victory+
• Rick Allen, CEO, ViewLift
• Tim Hanlon, CEO, The Vertere Group (Moderator)
• Tony Lamerato, VP of Revenue and Sponsorships, Scripps Sports