The Los Angeles Sports Council announced today that broadcast industry leaders Lindsay Amstutz (FOX Sports West, FOX Sports San Diego and Prime Ticket), Jeff Proctor (ProAngle Media) and Rob Thun (AT&T Mobility and Entertainment) will be featured speakers on the Future of Live Television Sports: Content is King panel at the LA Sports Summit, June 24-26 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza (251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90012).
The LA Sports Summit is designed to examine the world of sport in the No. 1 sports city in the world – Los Angeles. The event will explore a range of topics that include what’s new in Sports Innovation; Gambling & New Sports Revenues; Emerging Sports; eSports; Women and Sports Leadership; upcoming Mega Events and more. For additional information, and to register for the LA Sports Summit, visit: https://www.lasportssummit.org/
The Future of Live Television Sports: Content is King panel will be featured at the three-day summit on Tuesday, June 25 and will be moderated by Dan Hartman, a Los Angeles Sports Council Board Member and former Senior Vice President of Programming Acquisitions for DIRECTV, Inc., provider of the nation’s leading digital television service.
This LA Sports Summit panel will discuss the future of sports television viewing amid the continued disruption of the traditional pay television model. Competition from streaming services has vastly changed how, when and where content is consumed, and while television broadcast rights to the major sports leagues continue to reside mostly with broadcast and regional sports networks, it is uncertain as to what will happen when television rights come up for renewal. The panel will explore the dramatic changes and emerging trends, and will present a forecast of what the future of live sports programming may look like.
Dan Hartman – Panel Moderator and Los Angeles Sports Council Board Member
Hartman pic bioDan Hartman most recently served as senior vice president of Programming Acquisitions for DIRECTV, Inc., provider of the nation’s leading digital television service. In such capacity, Dan was responsible for program acquisition activities for DIRECTV with respect to all general entertainment and premium cable networks, as well as high definition and video-on-demand programming, with responsibility for negotiating carriage agreements for all new and existing networks and maintaining the day-to-day relationship with those program providers. Mr. Hartman also oversaw DIRECTV’s sports programming negotiations and was responsible for the strategy and negotiations with respect to local broadcast station groups. Dan worked regularly with the CEO and other senior management as lead strategist with respect to pricing and packaging of content as well as budgeting and forecasting of programming costs. Mr. Hartman served in his role as senior vice president from March 2007 through January 2013, holding various positions within the Programming Acquisitions group of DIRECTV commencing in April 2000. Prior to that he served as Assistant General Counsel for DIRECTV for two years.
Lindsay Amstutz – Senior Vice President and General Manager, FOX Sports West, FOX Sports San Diego and Prime Ticket
Lindsay Amstutz currently serves as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for three FOX Sports regional networks in Southern California, a position she has held since 2017. In this capacity, she helps manage day-to-day operations for FOX Sports West, Prime Ticket and FOX Sports San Diego which serve fans across Southern California, San Diego, Nevada and Hawaii.
In 2018, Sports Business Journal recognized Amstutz as a “Forty Under 40” recipient and listed her in the publication’s inaugural “Power Players: Regional Sports Networks.” Multichannel News profiled Lindsay in their June special section, “Women in the Game,” and Women in Sports and Events (WISE) honored Amstutz at its annual “Women of the Year” luncheon. In 2016, Multichannel News featured Amstutz on its list of 40 Under 40 to watch, WISE presented her with the “Women of Inspiration” Award, and she attended the WISE Executive Leadership Institute.
Jeff Proctor – President & Founder, ProAngle Media
Jeff Proctor is the President and co-Founder of ProAngle Media, a Los Angeles-based sports production company. ProAngle began in 2005 as the production home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers and, since that time, its client list has grown to include ESPN, FOX, Spectrum, Stadium, and many others. In addition to his responsibilities at ProAngle, Proctor served as the Senior Vice President of Broadcasting for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games. In that capacity, he worked with ESPN to deliver the most robust coverage of Special Olympics World Games in its history. He also served as a broadcast consultant to the Los Angeles Lakers when they launched Time Warner Cable SportsNet (now Spectrum SportsNet). Proctor’s 30 years in sports television includes a stint as Executive Producer at FOX Sports West and five years as Vice President of Sports at KCAL/KCBS where he also produced its Emmy Award-winning Lakers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim telecasts. Proctor is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Rob Thun – Senior Vice President of Content and Programming, AT&T Mobility & Entertainment
Rob Thun is Senior Vice President of Content and Programming for AT&T Mobility & Entertainment. He is responsible for leading programming and content relationships with many large content providers including FOX, NBCU, NFL, Turner and Viacom. His team also oversees business dealings with sports leagues, conferences and other sports providers, international and diverse content partners, as well as broadcast station groups to provide best-in-class content for AT&T customers.
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