OTTAWA – Lionsgate Television Group president Sandra Stern will deliver the opening keynote at the 22nd edition of Prime Time in Ottawa, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) confirmed Tuesday.
One of the industry’s consummate deal-makers, Stern (pictured) was promoted to president of the Lionsgate Television Group in 2015 and has helped guide the company’s television business to record-breaking revenue growth during nearly every year of her tenure. Lionsgate’s television roster has tripled in size over the past three years, expanding to encompass nearly 80 series on 40 different networks.
Scheduled for February 1-3, 2017 in the nation’s capital, this year’s PTiO will focus on the future of the industry in the age of experimentation. With subject matter that runs from the practical to the visionary, international and Canadian speakers will explore the most top-of-mind issues among the screen-based media industries; accessing financing from digital players, finding new audiences and exploring the creative and business potentials of new platforms like mobile and VR. Panels, keynotes, roundtables and debates will also discuss international markets for export and partnerships and new models for distribution and ancillary revenue.
Registration for early bird pricing is now open until December 9, 2016.
