Media Industry Conversations Podcast

This weeks' episode features Tim League, co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse, a chain of theaters which combines film nostalgia, special events, and food. He's also a creator of Drafthouse Films, a film distribution company and the director of Fantastic Fest a genre movie festival in Austin, Texas. League discusses the creation of the Drafthouse as well as his own thoughts on the media ecosystem. R...

Matt Hullum, CEO, Rooster Teeth (BS, Radio-TV-Film) Hullum discussed his experience developing and managing the popular online video and content MCN Rooster Teeth as well as his experiences at the University of Texas at Austin. Recorded at the University of Texas at Austin, Host: Alisa Perren Producer and editor: Kyle Wrather

Phil Oppenheim, Chief Curator, Comic-Con/Lionsgate SVOD Channel When: Monday, November 2 - 4:30-5:15 p.m. Where: University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas Phil Oppenheim discussed his experience as a television programmer and SVP of programming for TNT and TBS. He also discussed his new role as Chief Curator for the Comic-Con Subscription-Video-on-Demand service and the challenges and opportunit...

Jennifer Howell - (BS, Radio-TV-Film) Head of Comedy Development, Paramount TV When: Monday, October 5 - 4:30 p.m. Where: The University of Texas at Austin, Department or Radio-Television-Film Jennifer Howell described her experience working with the creators of the comedy show South Park, her work as the head of comedy development at Paramount TV and the step-by-step process of developing televis...

Christos Gage and Ruth Fletcher Gage, Writers, for Netflix's Daredevil Topics of discussion during this Q&A session included their perspectives on writing for different media including broadcast TV (Law & Order: SVU), streaming platforms (Netflix’s Daredevil), video games (Captain America Super Soldier mobile game), comic books (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and beyond. They will also discuss the chal...

Don Stokes, CEO, Post Asylum When: Monday, October 26 - 4:30-5:15 p.m. Where: The University of Texas at Austin Topics of discussion during this Q&A session will include Don Stokes’s decades of both production and postproduction experiences (e.g., editor, sound recordist, still photographer, postproduction manager), his perspective on current media industry opportunities in Dallas and across Texas...

Brian Edwards, COO, United Artists Media Group/One Three Media (BS, Journalism) When: Monday, October 19 - 4:30-5:45 p.m. Topics of discussion during this Q&A session included Brian Edwards' career trajectory from his graduation from UT-Austin to his time as an entertainment attorney. We discussed his current work producing both unscripted (Survivor, Shark Tank) and scripted (History Channel mini-...

Topics of discussion during this Q&A session included Christopher Lockhart’s career working as a story editor with A-list talent and his insights on screenwriting from his role in reviewing thousands of scripts at a talent agency. Julie Richardson will focus on how she found the screenplay for Collateral and ended up getting it made. Chris and Julie have also collaborated as producers on several p...

Topics of discussion during this Q&A session included Patricia Torres-Burd's career trajectory since she graduated from UT’s RTF Department; her responsibilities in developing content, branding, and programming strategies for radio, TV, and new media platforms in Europe, Latin America, and the United States; and the challenges and opportunities involved in working in multiple media markets around...