Conversations with the most influential figures in media and technology.
October 19-21, 2011
Hong Kong
Speaker
Peter Chernin 
Peter Chernin on Hollywood, Asia Growth and Not Yahoo: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)
Here’s an entertainment exec who loves the Internet. Don’t all stare at once.
Founder
The Chernin Group and Chernin Entertainment
Peter Chernin is one of Hollywood’s top players and execs. The former senior News Corp. exec is now a movie producer — his first effort “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is a big hit. But he’s also been increasingly active in media investing in Asia of late and has a lot to say about the global nature of entertainment in the digital age.
Posts With Peter Chernin
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A Reality TV Show, Minus the TV
The Chernin Group is taking its first step into distributing its own programming with “Summer Break,” a reality show of sorts that will exist exclusively on social-media sites like Twitter and Tumblr.AT&T Discusses Entering Into a Joint Bid for Hulu With Chernin Group
The telecom giant might be bellying up to the premium video service bar.
Yahoo’s Bid for Hulu in $600M to $800M Range — Even as It Preps Other Big Deals in Mobile and Communications
Get ready for a very noisy game of musical chairs over the premium video site. Meanwhile, Mayer is still shopping for deals.
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DirecTV Consider Bid for Hulu
DirecTV is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old video site, according to a person familiar with the matter.Yahoo’s Mayer Has Met with Hulu Execs in a Preliminary Look-See at Premium Video Unit
How much is the Silicon Valley Internet giant willing to spend on turbocharging its video prospects?
Peter Chernin Wants Hulu, Too
The former News Corp. executive, and Hulu-booster, throws his hat into the ring. Again: It’s still not clear if the video site is actually for sale.
Chernin, Comcast Investing in YouTube Tools Startup Fullscreen
More Old/Big Media companies investing in the world’s biggest video site. This time it’s a $30 million round.
Everybody’s a Curator: Flipboard’s Mike McCue Talks About New Version of Social Magazine (Video)
I made a magazine about Pop-Tarts. Anyone have a problem with that?
Chernin Group Invests in Latino YouTube Channel
Lots of interest in Spanish-language stuff on the world’s biggest video site.
News Byte
Twitter Confirms Peter Chernin to Join Board of Directors
Just like we reported earlier today, Twitter has announced, via a Twitter message, that Peter Chernin, Hollywood mogul and former New York media exec, will join the microblogging service’s board of directors. Chernin has held previous positions at News Corp. (which owns this site), and was key in the formation of the Hulu online TV service. He currently also holds a board seat at Pandora, the streaming music service.
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