Jean-Thierry Augustin, the general manager of TV distribution, rights acquisitions and development at sports broadcaster Eurosport, has been confirmed as the fourth keynote speaker at TVSM Live, a new event by TV Sports Markets, the inaugural edition of which takes place on May 10 in Paris.
Jean-Thierry has been with Eurosport since 2001, and has played a key role in the launch of the Eurosport 2 channel in 2005, the Eurosport HD channels in 2008 and 2009, the Eurosport Player online subscription video service in 2007, as well as the broadcaster’s websites in Russia, Sweden, Poland and Turkey.
He joins the three other speakers already confirmed for the event: Ioris Francini, senior vice president, head of sales worldwide at IMG Media; Vincent Chupin, vice president, television and audiovisual rights at the International Olympic Committee; and Johan Kleberg, chief executive of Canal Plus Nordic and head of sports rights acquisitions at TV4 Group.
TVSM Live will combine exclusive insight into the trends and developments experienced by some of the leading companies in the industry, with a unique networking opportunity with some of the industry’s most influential figures.
The invitation-only event takes place in Paris at the headquarters of Eurosport on May 10 2012. It will take place the day before the Sport and New Media 2012 event, organised by TV Sports Markets’ sister company SportBusiness Group, which is also being held in Paris.
If you are a content licence holder of TV Sports Markets, and you have not responded to your invitation to attend the event, please contact hady@tvsportsmarkets.com.