Overview
On February 12 and 13 Recode Senior Media Editor Peter Kafka and Executive Editor Kara Swisher produced Code Media. They interviewed the most interesting and powerful people in the media business. Here are the highlights from Code Media 2018:
Videos
Speakers
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Rony Abovitz
Founder, President and CEO, Magic Leap -
Tim Armstrong
CEO, Oath -
Campbell Brown
Head of News Partnerships, Facebook -
Jack Conte
Co-Founder and CEO, Patreon -
Ane Crabtree
Emmy-Nominated Costume Designer, Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” -
Nancy Dubuc
President and CEO, A+E Networks -
Warren “Oak” Felder
Songwriter and Producer -
Yaron Galai
Co-Founder and CEO, Outbrain -
John Martin
Chairman and CEO, Turner -
Kevin Mayer
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, The Walt Disney Company -
Mike McCue
Co-Founder and CEO, Flipboard -
Susie Meister
Host, The Brain Candy Podcast -
Janice Min
Strategist, Eldridge Industries / Part Owner, The Hollywood Reporter -
Brit Morin
Founder and CEO, Brit + Co -
Adam Mosseri
Head of News Feed, Facebook -
Michael Nathanson
Senior Research Analyst, MoffettNathanson -
Jonah Peretti
Founder and CEO, BuzzFeed -
Lydia Polgreen
Editor in Chief, HuffPost -
Peter Rice
President, 21st Century Fox / Chairman and CEO, Fox Networks Group -
Adam Silver
Commissioner, National Basketball Association -
Lisa Tobin
Executive Producer of Audio, The New York Times -
Kerry Trainor
CEO, SoundCloud -
Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg
Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, theSkimm -
Susan Wojcicki
CEO, YouTube
Intensives
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Michael Broukhim
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, FabFitFun -
Rob Fishman
Founder, Brat -
Rob Gelick
Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Entertainment Digital -
Bryan Goldberg
Founder and CEO, Bustle Digital Group -
Matthew Henick
Head of BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, BuzzFeed -
Kimberly Kreuzberger
Head of Partnerships, Goop -
Matt Lieber
Co-Founder and President, Gimlet Media -
Andrew McCollum
CEO, Philo -
Liz Milonopoulos
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs -
Raina Penchansky
Founder and CEO, Digital Brand Architects -
Shane Rahmani
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Electus Digital Networks -
Ben Smith
Senior Vice President, Head of Experience, Hulu -
Mark Suster
Managing Partner, Upfront Ventures
Featured Chefs
Schedule
Monday, February 12, 2018
Courtesy of Verizon Digital Media Services
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Dinner Featuring Eater Young Gun Chefs
Chefs Mei Lin and Christine Rivera will cook together for a one-night-only collaboration that draws inspiration from their respective Chinese and Mexican culinary heritages. Cut from the same Eater Young Gun cloth, Lin (in 2014) and Rivera (in 2016) will bring their bold, innovative flavors to the table against the backdrop of the Paséa Hotel & Spa.
- Christine Rivera, Chef de Cuisine, Galaxy Taco
- Mei Lin, Top Chef Winner, Season 14
Courtesy of Verizon Digital Media Services
INTENSIVES
Pre-registered Code Media attendees can register for intensives here.
In Addition to Ads: How Media Companies Are Finding New Revenue Streams
If your media company is 100 percent dependent on web advertising, 2018 could be a rough year. How do you find new ways to make money? Hear how some of media’s most interesting companies are finding alternative outlets via film and television, podcasting, events, e-commerce and more.
- Matt Lieber, Co-Founder and President, Gimlet Media
- Matthew Henick, Head of BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
- Kimberly Kreuzberger, Head of Partnerships, Goop
- Shane Rahmani, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Electus Digital Networks
Nailing Your Influencer Marketing Strategy in 2018
Paying influencers to promote your brand seems like a decent idea. How does it work in the real world? How do you get the biggest bang for your buck, and how do you avoid costly screw-ups? Learn how brands, agencies, platforms and talent approach the changing landscape of influencer marketing.
- Raina Penchansky, Founder and CEO, Digital Brand Architects
- Rob Fishman, Founder, Brat
- Michael Broukhim, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, FabFitFun
Merger Time: How to Navigate the Media M&A Landscape
Disney wants to buy Fox, AT&T wants to buy Time Warner, and everyone else is scrambling to make their own deals. What’s your play in 2018? Hear from industry experts who can tell you how to raise money, sell your company or buy someone else’s.
- Mark Suster, Managing Partner, Upfront Ventures
- Bryan Goldberg, Founder and CEO, Bustle Digital Group
- Liz Milonopoulos, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Over the Top! How to Run a Video Service in 2018
Everyone wants to deliver video over the internet, directly to consumers. So how exactly do you do that? Get hands-on advice and insight about launching and programming an OTT service, acquiring customers and retaining them, and more.
- Rob Gelick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Entertainment Digital
- Ben Smith, Senior Vice President, Head of Experience, Hulu
- Andrew McCollum, CEO, Philo
Venue
Location
Code Media is moving to Huntington Beach!
Paséa Hotel and Spa
21080 Pacific Coast Highway | Huntington Beach, CA 92648 | 1.844.814.2483
In 2018, we’ll be convening at the luxurious Paséa Hotel and Spa, located on a breathtaking stretch of Pacific coastline in Huntington Beach in picturesque Orange County, California.
Sunset photo of Huntington Beach pier by Keith Wehner. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Premier Partner
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Verizon Digital Media Services offers an industry-leading, end-to-end digital media platform to prepare, deliver, display and monetize online content. The platform is built on the world’s largest, most connected network, and has more than 125 points of presence on six continents, ensuring high-quality viewing of digital content on any device, anytime, anywhere. The company powers websites, apps and OTT video services for many of the world’s largest publishers, media companies and enterprises. Learn more about how Verizon Digital Media Services continues to change the way the world watches at www.verizondigitalmedia.com.
Supporting Partners
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Brightcove is the leading global provider of powerful cloud solutions for delivering and monetizing video across connected devices. The company offers a full suite of products and services that reduce the cost and complexity associated with publishing, distributing, measuring and monetizing video across devices. Brightcove has thousands of customers in more than 70 countries that rely on the company’s cloud solutions to successfully publish high-quality video experiences to audiences everywhere. To learn more, visit www.brightcove.com.
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JW Player is a video delivery and intelligence company that leverages insights from videos viewed across two billion unique devices each month to help customers grow and monetize their audiences. Founded in 2008 as the first open source video player, JW Player now has customers ranging from top content creators and media brands to video-centric small businesses.
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For more than 100 years, Steelcase has helped create great experiences for the world’s leading organizations, across industries. We demonstrate this through our family of brands — including Steelcase, Coalesse, Designtex, Details, PolyVision and Turnstone. Together, they offer a comprehensive portfolio of architecture, furniture and technology products and services designed to unlock human promise and support social, economic and environmental sustainability. More information at steelcase.com.
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Turner is a global media company that creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses are some of the most valuable in the world, and include CNN, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, FilmStruck, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet and ELeague. Learn more at turner.com.
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