STARZPLAY CEO joins Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit as keynote speaker

Maaz Sheikh

STARZPLAY CEO Maaz Sheikh has been unveiled as the Keynote Speaker at The Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit, which takes place on 16 November.

The event, which is being produced by Informa trio TBI, DTVE and analyst division Omdia, is taking place at Church House Westminster and will see Sheikh taking to the stage to talk the audience through the journey of how his platform became one of the biggest regional streaming players.

The CEO will discuss how the company used a unique content strategy, which includes live sports, premium programming, third-party channels and advertising, to secure subscribers and maintain extensive growth.

Sheikh will be joined by an array of leading figures from across the TV and video industry at the Summit, which will see key decision makers discussing and sharing their experiences, knowledge and ideas.

Confirmed speakers include TikTok’s head of global IP rights Yannis Ioannidi, Banijay UK CEO Patrick Holland, Sky Studios COO Caroline Cooper, Paramount’s VP of partnerships & business development Akhila Khanna, ITV’s chief product officer Deep Bagchee, and many more. Access the full agenda of sessions here.

Timed to coincide with the industry’s two premier celebrations of achievement over the course of the past year – the Content Innovation Awards and the VideoTech Innovation Awards – the Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit provides an unprecedented opportunity to discover and share key learnings from those who are defining the future of content creation and distribution.

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