Chief Curator, Comic-Con/Lionsgate SVOD Channel
When: Monday, November 2 - 4:30-5:15 p.m.
Phil Oppenheim discussed his experience as a television programmer and SVP of programming for TNT and TBS. He also discussed his new role as Chief Curator for the Comic-Con Subscription-Video-on-Demand service and the challenges and opportunities of choosing content for new online media platforms.
Listen to a podcast of this talk on Soundcloud.
Phil Oppenheim Biography
Phil Oppenheim has worked in the entertainment industry for longer than he would care to admit. For twenty-five years he worked in the trenches of network cable television, culminating with his role as SVP of Programming for TNT and TBS; more recently, he has joined the growing army of cord-cutters and cord-shavers in exploring the newer world of digital entertainment platforms, currently serving as the Chief Curator for the Comic-Con Subscription-Video-on-Demand service (launching in 2016).
He is also working on a doctorate within the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas-Austin, focusing his studies on fringe broadcasting phenomena of the 1950s.