MIAMI — Now a Brunico Communications-owned affair, NATPE Global’s January conference and expo is returning to Miami with an event scheduled January 16-18 at the Intercontinental Miami, a downtown venue much smaller than the Fontainebleau resort it had been housed at under previous ownership, prior to its bankruptcy.
With planning well underway, NATPE has confirmed the presence of three U.S entertainment and television “giants” — news that comes following the end of the WGA East and WGA West strike, while giving Brunico an opportunity to brag.
Confirmed as exhibitors are FOX Entertainment Global, Lionsgate and Paramount Global.
For NATPE Global Executive Director Claire Macdonald, “Our vision of a global marketplace based in North America is taking off, and the buy-in from these major U.S. studios as anchor exhibitors confirms it. NATPE Global is back and set to reinvent its importance on the international industry calendar. We couldn’t be more pleased with the momentum and industry support we are receiving.”
Fernando Szew, Chief Executive Officer of FOX Entertainment Global and MarVista Entertainment, commented, “As we continue to chart FOX’s re-emergence into the international arena with FOX Entertainment Global’s growing slate of content, it’s more important than ever to personally engage with friends, old and new, for critical
discussions about moving forward together in this fast-changing industry. Ever since MarVista Entertainment was formed 20 years ago, NATPE has been a great way to start the year strong, which has allowed us to establish meaningful partnerships worldwide and successfully build our business. It is the perfect setting to accomplish your strategic
objectives, and we very much look forward to returning to Miami for NATPE’s long-awaited re-launch in a new and refreshing form.”
As previously noted, executives from A&E Networks, Amazon Prime Video, Blue Ant Media, ¡HOLA! TV, National Geographic Channel, Paramount, REELZ Channel, Roku, SVT, SONY Pictures Television, TelevisaUnivision, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, TV Globo and Warner Bros. Discovery are amongst those that have confirmed their participation.
Radio + Television Business Report will offer select on-site coverage from the 2024 event, which is being promoted as “just minutes away from South Beach,” in an attempt to tie the new venue to NATPE’s former Miami Beach hub.
The Intercontinental Miami is a signature hotel in downtown Miami close to the Mandarin Oriental, Conrad, JW Marriott Marquis and the offices, studios and production facilities of TelevisaUnivision and Paramount Global’s U.S. Hispanic and Latin American operations, and of every major Miami law office.
