ARLINGTON, VA.—CTA has assembled a lineup of high-level executives from companies like Comcast, Discovery and YouTube for its C Space Keynote at the upcoming CES 2018 show. Set to speak is Nancy Dubuc, A&E Networks CEO; Marcien Jencks, Comcast Cable president of advertising; David Zaslav, CEO at Discovery Communications; Aryeh Bourkoff, LionTree LLC CEO; Kristin Patrick, PepsiCo senior vice president of global brand development; Michael E. Kassan, chairman and CEO, and Wenda Harris Millard, vice chairman, of MediaLink; and Robert Kyncl, the chief business officer at YouTube.

The keynote, presented by MediaLink, will take a look at how the business of content distribution is changing the landscape of the media, marketing, advertising and entertainment industries, according to CTA’s announcement.

“Consumers are regularly watching time-shifted content, and it’s important for marketers and the entertainment industry to shift business practices to meet consumer demand for anytime/anywhere access to video content,” said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, CES and corporate business strategy, CTA, about the keynote.

The keynote is scheduled to take place on Jan. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the Monte Carlo’s Park Theater.

CES 2018 will take place from Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas.

Lewis Henderson

WASHINGTON—On Nov. 10, Charlie Corwin, co-chairman of Endemol Shine Americas and co-CEO of the company’s North America branch, and Lewis Henderson, CEO of The Marketing Arm’s entertainment group, will head up the advertising keynote during NAB Show New York. The two will discuss brand partnerships and the best ways to deliver results across broadcast and digital.

At Endemol, Corwin has helped develop television series that include “Miami Ink” and its Los Angeles and New York spinoffs, “Swamp People,” and “Storm Chasers.” Henderson, meanwhile, oversees The Marketing Arm’s branded content and commercials business, including campaigns and content development.

Charlie Corwin

“Endemol Shine and The Marketing Arm are responsible for some incredibly innovative and fun brand integrations, and I’m excited that their respective leaders will be joining us onstage at NAB Show New York,” said Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president of conventions and business operations. “As content production evolves, producers and advertisers will continue to redefine their relationship with viewers, and Charlie Corwin and Lewis Henderson are at the forefront of that change.”

The advertising keynote will be held on Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m.

LONDON—IBC has announced that Erik Huggers will attend the upcoming IBC 2016 conference as its keynote speaker. The president and CEO of Vevo will deliver his address on Sept 10.

Erik Huggers

Huggers plans to share research insights into how the online generation listens to and views music, and how music has effected the growth of streaming media. Vevo is a music video and entertainment platform that plans to release apps for iOS, Apple TV, Android and the web, as well as original programming.

Huggers speech should fit in nicely with the theme of the conference, which is “Transformation in the Digital Era: Leadership, Strategy and Creativity in Media and Entertainment.”

IBC 2016 will take place from Sept. 8-13 at the RAI in Amsterdam. For more information, visit www.ibc.org.