Sports & Entertainment

Speakers: Doug Barry, Managing Director, Selby Ventures Ryan Kavanaugh, Founder and CEO, Relativity Media Tom Rogers, CEO, TiVo Michael White, President, Chairman and CEO, DirecTV Moderator: Andrew Morse, Head, Bloomberg Television U.S. The proportion of households with a cable or satellite television subscription is declining for the first time. About 3 million Americans have already cancelled their service, including more than half a million in the last few months. These "cord-cutters" are joined by a new group -- the "cord-nevers." A full 83% of new households choose to live without pay TV, contributing to the apparent collapse of the cable/satellite industry's financial model. Yet most of these households are still avid entertainment consumers. How is the new content being delivered, and are these systems economically viable? This panel will discuss the new frontier of entertainment as consumers take control of how they receive their content and decide what wins at home.

Speakers: Todd Boehly, President, Guggenheim Partners Jimmy Connors, Tennis Champion Wayne Gretzky, Former Player and Head Coach, NHL; Member, Hockey Hall of Fame Joseph Ravitch, Partner, Raine Group, LLC Melinda Witmer, Executive Vice President and Chief Video and Content Officer, Time Warner Cable Moderator: Jim Gray, Sportscaster, Showtime, Fox News and Dial Global Radio. Salaries, viewership, team value - records are being broken in sports, and we're not talking about player stats. It largely comes down to the spellbound TV watcher who can't get enough. This has led to incredibly lucrative broadcast deals - adding millions of dollars to teams' bottom line and ever-more programming for the insatiable fans. Can the pie continue to expand and the numbers continue to rise? What about the experience of those who go to games? How are owners keeping up? What are the challenges and opportunities for those in the sports business today? Our panel of stars will discuss valuations, how teams and players are marketed and opportunities on a global scale.

Speakers: Ronald Dennis, CBE , Executive Chairman, McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive Steffen Doyle, Managing Director and European Head of Gaming and Lodging, Jefferies Alistair Kirkwood, Managing Director, NFL UK Timothy Leiweke, President and CEO, AEG Moderator: Mihir Bose, Writer and Broadcaster. The great team owners and managers of yesterday might not recognize the sports industry of today. The motivations remain the same - a competitive desire to win and make money - but the landscape has changed dramatically. Today, it's not just about putting a competitive team on the field (though that certainly helps); there are many other issues that previous owners and management never faced: branding rights, broadcast deals, corporate boxes, salary caps, revenue sharing, video games, sports agents and a global TV audience among them. It's a game that touches many aspects of our lives, from entertainment and fashion to regional economic development and finance. Thanks to technology and globalization, the industry has become international. An American owns Manchester United of the English Premier League; a Russian owns the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA. Australian rugby is available on American cable TV. The top NBA players are stars the world over. And the Olympic Games in London drew the most TV viewers in U.S. history. This panel gathers leading sports and broadcast figures to talk about the current state of sports.