Stickam and PayPerLive are proud to be providing the exclusive live streaming coverage of this year’s Independent TV Festival.  This year’s is the 4th Annual and the first ever to be streamed live.  Join us live for the opening night red carpet gala Thursday 7/31 at 7 PM PT and the closing night Awards Ceremony on Thursday 8/6.  In between, we will be streaming seven of the ITV Fest panels live.

Events marked as “FREE” will stream live on Stickam.  “PAID” events are powered by PayPerLive and will require a paid ticket to view and enter the chat room.  Please follow PayPerLive links below to purchase tickets to paid events

ITV Fest Executive Director AJ Tesler explains: “ITVF will allow people who have previously had little or no access to television decision makers the forum for which they have tirelessly strived. ITVF is an opportunity for the dreamers to take time off from their day-jobs, stop waiting for the phone to ring, and take their careers into their own hands. ITVF is simply put, your ticket to TV.”

THURSDAY, July 30, 7 PM PT
Open night gala and red carpet
Live interviews with Shira Lazar.

SATURDAY, August 1st, 12:15 PM (FREE)
Casting Panel: Good Actors Make Your Show Great (Matt Skrobalak, VP Casting CBS; Tricia Wood, “Dexter”; Megan Branman, “How I Met Your Mother”; Lisa Miller Katz, “According To Jim”; Debi Manwiller, “24″; Dorian Frankel, Curb Your Enthusiasm)

SATURDAY, August 1st, 2:30 PM (PAID)
Development: Executives Explain (Scott Freeman, EVP Bunim Murray; Justin Levy, VP Scripted, MTV; Monika Zielinska, Manager, Comedy Central; David Bickel, Executive Producer, Yes, Dear; Andy Weil, Exectuvie, Berman Braun)

August 2nd, 12:15 PM (PAID)
Representation: How Do I Get That, Why Do I Need That? (Barry Kotler, Gersh; Melissa Myers, WME; Michael Pelmont, New Wave; Greg Gellman, Morris Yorn; Jeff Bernstein, Jackoway; Paul Caplan-Bennett, former president Talent Manager’s Association)

August 2nd, 2:30 PM (FREE)
Pitching: How Do I Do That (Damona Resnick, Director of Development, SyFy; Adrian Kulp, VP Development, Borderline Amazing; Jason Ensler, Director/Producer; Heath Corson, Executive Producer; Guy Shalem, Executive Producer)

August 2nd, 4:45 PM (PAID)
Writing- Showrunners’ Tales

MONDAY, August 3rd, 12:00 PM (FREE)
Let’s Go Digital

August 3rd, 1:00 PM (FREE)
Developing For The Web (Ilsa Berg, Fox TV Studios; Ian Friedman, Atom; Warren Chao, My Damn Channel; David Samuels, Koldcast.tv; Jigar Thakarar, CBS Interactive )

August 3rd, 3:30 PM (FREE)
Web TV or TV: Success Stories (Lindsay Goffman, Fremantle, My Secret Girlfriend; Dan Levy, My Long Distance Relationship; Ben and Rafi Fine; David Burch, Tubemogul; Dina Kaplan, co-founder, blip.tv)

THURSDAY, August 6th,8 PM (FREE)
Closing Night Awards Ceremony

www.stickam.com/itvfest

NATPE Chooses Stickam.com as Exclusive Live Streaming Provider
Live stream for annual conference will enable interactive dialogue
between Web viewers and conference speakers

LOS ANGELES – January 21, 2009 – Stickam.com, the pioneer of live streaming video and the largest live community on the Internet, will live stream the NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) Market & Conference from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, January 26-29, 2009. The stream will be available on the NATPE Market Web site and at www.stickam.com/natpe.

By tuning in online, viewers can watch all the keynote addresses as well as key panel sessions. They will also have the opportunity to engage in question and answer sessions with prominent speakers, such as Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, Ben Silverman; Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney-ABC Television Group. NATPE will give away three Flip Minos™ (one per day, January 27-29) to select Stickam.com audience members who engage in the interactive component.
“NATPE is dedicated to programming across all platforms, so it’s a valuable addition to live stream the conference for those who can’t attend and offer an interactive element,” said Rick Feldman, NATPE president and CEO. “Stickam.com has a stellar track record in live streaming major events and mature, robust technology, so we’re happy to partner with the company for our annual conference.”
 

Panels that Stickam.com will stream live:
1. Keynote speaker Jon Feltheimer, CEO and co-chairman, Lionsgate
2. Think Tank: One-on-one interviews with Tyler Perry, actor, writer, producer, director; Ben Silverman; and Anne Sweeney (Interactive)*
3. Whose Reality Is It Anyway? (Interactive)*
4. Reality Recession (Interactive)*
5. How We Got Here: Reality from Candid Camera to Survivor (and Beyond) (Interactive)*
6. Newsmaker address: Tom Rogers, CEO and president of TiVo Inc.
7. Digital Studios: Where’s The $$$$ (Interactive)*
8. Producing Alternate Reality with Tim Kring (Interactive)*
9. Obama Girl: What It Takes To Be a Web Star (Interactive)*
10. Case study: Lonelygirl15 (Interactive)*
11. Developing a Network Web Series from Start To Finish (Interactive)*
12. Anatomy of a Hit Web Series (Interactive)*
 

“Stickam.com is pleased to be the exclusive live streaming provider for NATPE,” said Steven Fruchter, CEO of Stickam.com. “We will cover all the major events of the conference and facilitate live question and answer sessions for those attending over the Web, promoting the great work of NATPE beyond the physical walls of this important conference.”

NATPE is a global, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms across mature and emerging media platforms. NATPE develops and nurtures opportunities, both commercial and educational, for the buying, selling and sharing of content and ideas. More details on the NATPE Market & Conference can be found at www.natpemarket.com.