Name: Content Distribution Leaders’ Roundtable: Unlocking the Power of Profitable Partnerships
Start: 2025-06-11T15:00:00-0600
End: 2025-06-11T15:40:00-0600

Wednesday June 11, 2025 3:00pm - 3:40pm MDT

Adams Ballroom C & D

This session will bring together top industry executives and experts to discuss the latest strategies in content distribution, with a focus on high-value deals and strategic partnerships. Panelists will explore the challenges and opportunities in negotiating content licensing, distribution rights, cross-platform partnerships, and monetization strategies in today’s rapidly changing media landscape.

What are the most impactful trends in content licensing (e.g., content bundling, IP partnerships)?
What makes a partnership successful in today’s content distribution landscape? And what types of partnerships prove most effective in growing a content catalog and attracting new subscribers?
How to you use audience data and viewer analytics to structure partnerships that maximize both viewership and monetization? Are data-driven deals the future of content distribution?
How are media organizations with D2C platforms deciding what to license and what to keep?

Moderators

Michael Depp

Chief Content Officer, NewsCheckMedia, and Editor, TVNewsCheck

Michael Depp oversees all content for NewsCheckMedia, LLC, serving as editor of its continuously updated industry news publication, TVNewsCheck and producing all the company’s annual conferences in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters and Sports Video Group... Read More →

Speakers

Kate Richter

Vice President, Programming & Content Acquisition, Dish/SlingTV

As Vice President of Programming and Content Acquisition, Kate Richter manages content acquisition negotiations and develops distribution strategies for DISH and Sling TV. This involves overseeing broadcast retransmission, national distribution, and leased access agreements as she... Read More →

Paul Snow

Head of Sports and Studio Partnerships, YouTube TV & Primetime Channels, YouTube

Paul Snow has been building partnerships with media companies, digital networks and content creators across YouTube’s ad supported and paid products since 2010. For the last decade, Paul's primary focus has been building YouTube TV, the company’s pay tv service. He and his team... Read More →

Brian McGarvey

Vice President of Global Distribution & Business Development, Crunchyroll

Brian McGarvey is the Vice President of Global Distribution & Business Development at Crunchyroll and is responsible for overseeing the distribution and partnerships team across all regions. McGarvey has led the team in securing strategic partnerships with Google, Claro, Roku, and... Read More →

Preeya Naul

Vice President Streaming Partnership, VideoElephant

Preeya Naul is a board-level media executive with 15 years of experience leading content and technology businesses, specializing in social video and FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV).As Vice President of Streaming Partnerships at VideoElephant, she leads the company’s FAST business, scaling... Read More →

Will Gurman

SVP, Content Strategy & Partnerships, Pluto TV

Wednesday June 11, 2025 3:00pm - 3:40pm MDT
Adams Ballroom C & D

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