SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
General Session
Turning Point: The Role of Advanced Broadcast Technology in Enhanced Service and New Business Opportunities.
This panel discussion not only included the technological aspects of these transitions but also some very intriguing potential new revenue opportunities. Speakers included: Rebecca Hanson, Senior Vice President, Sinclair Broadcast Group, former spectrum auction expert in the FCC Media Bureau; Mark O’Brien, President & CTO of SpectraRep, and a consultant to the APTS Public Safety Coalition; Anne Schelle, Managing Director, Pearl TV; and John I. Taylor, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, LG Electronics USA, Inc. This session was moderated by Eric Hyyppa, APTS and APTS Action, Inc. Board Chair and Director and General Manager, MontanaPBS.