April 30 SkyFORUM To Feature Consumer Satellite Services Industry's Most Prominent Leaders.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002 The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA SBCA Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association SBCA Small Business Council of America SBCA Small Business Credit and Assistance SBCA South Bay Community Association SBCA Somerset Bridlewood Community Association ) and its SkyTRENDS partners today announced that its 17th SkyFORUM satellite financial symposium, being held on Tuesday, April 30, 2002, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. (program begins at 8:30 a.m.) at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , will feature corporate panels and presentations focusing on two-way high-speed Internet See broadband. access, satellite radio, and programming. In addition, SkyFORUM will feature a direct broadcast satellite (DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter. ) CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. roundtable, a Wall Street analysis of the industry's challenges and opportunities, and on-site technology demonstrations. The DBS CEO Roundtable will include: Charlie Ergen Charles W. "Charlie" Ergen (born May 1, 1953) is the co-founder and CEO of EchoStar Communications Corporation, the parent company of Dish Network. Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Ergen's father William Ergen was a nuclear physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and his , chairman and CEO, EchoStar Communications Corp.; Eddy Hartenstein, chairman and CEO, DIRECTV, Inc.; Mark Pagon, chairman and CEO, Pegasus Communications Corp.; and Bob Phillips, president and CEO, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC NRTC National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative NRTC National Road Transport Commission (Australia) NRTC National Respiratory Training Centre (UK) NRTC National Research and Training Center ). The morning keynote address will be delivered by Jeff Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Home Box Office (HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy ). SkyFORUM's first panel, "A Broad Reach: Satellite Broadband Solutions," will address the fledgling satellite broadband market and will feature: Allen McCabe, assistant vice president, U.S. field sales, consumer division, Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets ; and Jim Grandahl, vice president of sales, StarBand Communications. The panel will be moderated by Simon Bull, senior consultant, COMSYS. The second panel of the day, "Satellite Radio: Hear to Stay," will focus on the burgeoning satellite radio business, both domestically and internationally, and will feature: Joe Clayton, president and CEO, Sirius Satellite Radio
The afternoon will feature a two-part "Programming Super Session," and will include a "Premium Power Panel" featuring: David Baldwin, senior vice president, program planning, HBO; Tom Hayden, general manager and senior vice president, Direct-to-Home, SHOWTIME; and Que Spalding, president of distribution, STARZ Encore. The second panel, entitled, "Back to the Basics," will include: Jane Blaney, senior vice president, programming and acquisitions, USA Networks; Bill Fogarty, vice president, new distribution, The Weather Channel; Kathryn Mitchell, senior vice president of programming, Comedy Central; Charles D. Segars, Jr., senior vice president of programming, production and network strategy, FINE LIVING; and Thomas Vitale, senior vice president, acquisitions scheduling and program planning, Sci Fi Channel Sci Fi Channel may refer to:
SkyFORUM will also have a "Straight from the Street" panel featuring some of Wall Street's leading satellite industry analysts including: Rob Kaimowitz, SG Cowen; Armand Musey, Salomon Smith Barney; and Ed Shapiro, PAR Capital Management, Inc. The panel will be moderated by Evie Haskell of Media Business Corp. For more information about SkyFORUM, visit www.sbca.com. Media interested in receiving complimentary registration for the event should contact James Ashurst, SBCA, at 703-739-8351/jashurst@sbca.org. SkyTRENDS is the SBCA's market research, data collection and reporting program for the consumer satellite services industry. SkyTRENDS is a committee of the SBCA and is directed by SBCA's SkyTRENDS partners with assistance from Media Business Corporation. SkyFORUM was developed to create a higher awareness of the satellite industry among the financial and investment communities, and the media. The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association of America (www.sbca.com) is the national trade organization representing all segments of the satellite industry. It is committed to expanding the utilization of satellite technology for the broadcast delivery of video, audio, data, music, voice, interactive and broadband services. The SBCA is composed of DBS, C-band, broadband, satellite radio, and other satellite service providers, content providers, equipment manufacturers, distributors, retailers, encryption vendors, and national and regional distribution companies, that make up the consumer satellite services industry. |
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