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MONDAY, JANUARY 27 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2025

Agenda

PLEASE NOTE: The times below are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Be sure to check back often as we will be adding more content and speakers as they are confirmed.

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Monday, February 3

9:30am

Keynote Conversation: Jason Sarlanis, Warner Bros. Discovery (9:30am - 10:15am)

Sponsored by

Biscayne

Realscreen Summit kicks off with an opening keynote featuring Jason Sarlanis, President of TNT, TBS, TruTV, ID & HLN, Linear and Streaming. Sarlanis oversees programming development and production for the networks, including many of the ID true crime originals that also stream on Max and discovery+. 

During his opening keynote interview, Sarlanis will discuss the current content climate for unscripted programming, how to bring buzzworthy hits to air, and his POV on areas of growth in a challenging time for the industry. 


Featuring:


Jason Sarlanis

President, TBS, TNT, truTV, ID & HLN - Linear & Streaming

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Interviewer

Peter White

Executive Editor, Television

Deadline Hollywood

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4:30pm

Summit Showdown: Pitch for Good! (4:30pm - 5:30pm)

Sponsored by

Biscayne


Featuring:


Judge

Elaine Frontain Bryant

EVP, Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime & LMN

A+E Networks

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Judge

Gillian Hormel

Co-Founder

Partners in Kind Productions

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Judge

Shaminder Nahal

Head of Specialist Factual

Channel 4

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Judge

Shelly Sitton-Tygielski

Co-Founder

Partners in Kind Productions

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5:45pm

Tuesday, February 4

9:30am

View from the top: Content priorities for '25 and beyond (9:30am - 10:15am)

Biscayne

From transcontinental commissioning and cross-platform programming strategies, to the programming appetite for "cut through the clutter" premium content, evolving genres and returnable series, top execs map out their priorities for the near future.


Featuring:


Elaine Frontain Bryant

EVP, Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime & LMN

A+E Networks

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Sue Murphy

Director Factual Entertainment

ITV

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Lily Neumeyer

EVP, Head of Development, MTV Entertainment Networks

Paramount Media Networks

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Heather Olander

Head, Unscripted Programming

The CW Television Network

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Yasmin Rawji

EVP, Unscripted Programming

FOX Entertainment

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3:30pm
4:00pm

2025 Realscreen Awards Ceremony (4:00pm - 5:30pm)

Biscayne

The 2025 Realscreen Awards will pay tribute to outstanding content from around the world at the industry’s global celebration of excellence in non-fiction and unscripted entertainment.


Featuring:


Host

Carlos King

Executive Producer, Founder

Kingdom Reign Entertainment

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