February 2022
Media Finance Focus 2022 May 23-25, 2022 JW Marriott on Water Street Tampa, Florida
• Meet Joe Annotti
https://www.Mediafinancefocuc.org
Invest in Your Company’s Future – Plan Now to Attend Media Finance Focus The three-day MFM & BCCA conference is the most cost-effective professional development and educational opportunity for media finance professionals all year. Attendees will experience a full year of benefits in the form of new and greater knowledge that can be directly applied to their work. Official Conference Hotel: JW Marriott Conference Room Rate $259/night + tax (book by April 28, 2022)
• Media Whys: Contributors Needed • See You in Tampa • Dates & Deadlines
Hotel Reservations: 1-888-789-3090 (or see our website for online reservation link) Refer Media Finance Focus 2022 (MFM/BCCA 62nd Annual Conference) Please note that hotel fees are not included in your conference registration. Session topics include NFT’s, Crypto Currency/Blockchain, Music Licensing, Political Advertising, ATSC 3.0, Labor Law, The latest from Capitol Hill, Newspaper Day Cycle Changes, Newspaper Mergers and Valuations, Digital Financial Reporting, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics & Fraud...and much, much more. Check out a brief list at https://www.mediafinancefocus.org/session-overview. A full agenda will be available very soon.
• Sponsors & Exhibitors • Two March Webinars • And much more…
COVID Event Policy MFM & BCCA will be following local COVID guidelines as set up by the CDC, State of Florida, Hillsborough County, City of Tampa and the JW Marriott (or establishment). While highly encouraged and recommended, masks or vaccination are not required unless otherwise posted by the host venue or establishment.
550 W. Frontage Road, Ste. 3600 Northfield, IL 60093
Cancellation Policy Registration fees are fully refundable until April 15, 2022. There will be no cancellation fee for written notification via email or letter on company letterhead as long as it is before the April 15, 2022, deadline. You may transfer your registration to another member at any time to avoid losing any of your registration payment. All qualified refunds are distributed following the completion of the conference.
BCCA Phone: 847.881.8757 BCCA Fax: 847.784.8059 BCCA Email: info@bccacredit.com
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MFM Phone: 847.716.7000 MFM Fax: 847.716.7004 MFM Email: info@mediafinance.org
MFM FEIN: 13-1984011 BCCA FEIN: 36-2750062
February 2022 REGISTRATION…Early bird rates until April 15 • • • • • •
Full Registration – MFM/BCCA Member (Individual) Full Registration – MFM Corporate Member* (Individual) Full Registration – Never-Member w/ 1-year Trial Membership Associate Members not sponsoring/exhibiting** Past MFM or BCCA Board Chairperson Media Tax 2-day (Mon/Tues Only)
$1,510 $1,405 $1,860 $3,000 $1,300 $1,240
MFM/BCCA Member w/GROUP*** 1-4 Conference Registrants *** 5-9 Conference Registrants *** 10+ Conference Registrants***
$1,510 $1,470 $1,430
MFM Corporate Member* w/GROUP*** 1-4 Conference Registrants *** 5-9 Conference Registrants *** 10+ Conference Registrants***
$1,405 $1,365 $1,325
*MFM Corporate members (as of January 1, 2022): A+E Networks, Audacy, Beasley Media Group, Bonneville International, Discovery, Graham Media Group, Gray Media Group, Nexstar Media, Dotdash Meredith, Saga Communications, WarnerMedia, Sarkes Tarzian, Hearst Corporation/Television. (All other members/companies are considered individual memberships.) **No firm or organization not assigned exhibit space will be permitted to solicit business within the exhibit area. *** Groups of 5 or more must contact MFM for discount code or spreadsheet before registering. All refunds or adjustments to registrations will be sent following the conference concludes. Non/Never-members attending in a group please add $250 to your registration fee.
Registration: https://www.mediafinancefocus.org/registration-details Questions about MFF22? Send an email to info@mediafinance.org
2022 CFO Summit Date: March 3-4, 2022 Pelican Grand Beach Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL This signature MFM event is limited to senior financial professionals working for MEDIA COMPANIES.
Thank you sponsors:
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MFM & BCCA Membership News… MFM & BCCA Town Hall Virtual Meeting Meet Joe Annotti, new President & CEO The MFM/BCCA Board of Directors and the Young Professionals Network invites ALL association members to attend a town hall virtual gathering to meet MFM/BCCA's new President & CEO, Joe Annotti. This informal meeting will be moderated by MFM Young Professionals Network co-chairs Ryan Laninga, Regional Assistant Controller, Bonneville International, and Carrie Heffernan, Regional Assistant Controller, from Bonneville International. This is an opportunity for members to hear directly from the association's new President and CEO and to ask him questions. Please join us for this hour-long meeting Wednesday, March 9 at 2:00pm ET/1:00pm CT/12:00pm MT/11:00am PT Zoom link to participate: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83093824157?pwd=NW8wL0xsMnA4V3J3VmJXaEVYaUFXdz09 Meeting ID: 830 9382 4157 Passcode: 896677 We look forward to seeing you there! Please direct any questions to info@mediafinance.org.
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March 3-4, 2022 – CFO Summit in Ft. Lauderdale, FL March 7, 2022 - Distance Learning Webinar presented by HighRadius March 9, 2022 - Town Hall: Meet Joe Annotti, new MFM/BCCA President & CEO March 10, 2022 - Distance Learning Webinar presented by Symphony MediaAI April 5, 2022 - Distance Learning Webinar presented by FastPay April 15, 2022 – MFM and BCCA office closed May 22, 2022 – Board of Directors Meeting (Tampa, FL) May 23-25, 2022 – Media Finance Focus 2022…Blue Skies Ahead in Tampa, FL May 25, 2022 – Annual Membership Meeting in Tampa, Fl August 25, 2022 – Board of Directors Meeting (Minneapolis, MN)
Calendar of Events: https://www.mediafinance.org/calendar-of-events
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Upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinars \ How Media Industry Can Survive a Cash Crunch with AI-driven Collections Process Monday, March 7 1:00pm Eastern/12:00pm Central/10:00am Pacific Presenter: Kathleen E Quill, CAE, CBA - Enterprise Customer Value Manager, HighRadius Overview: Media companies across the globe are struggling with significant delays in realizing payments from their customers. In the media industry, the collection process, which would ideally take 30-45 days, now takes more than 100 days. This delay poses a big question for each media organization's finance function - for how long can you afford to lose the competitive advantage to those who are set to leverage their vast data pool using advanced technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML)? Now is the right time for media organizations to explore and implement emerging technologies, such as AI and ML, to eliminate payment delays, resolve invoice disputes, manage bad debt, and do so much more, in order to optimize working capital and retain or even level up their positions in the industry. Join this session and learn how finance leaders in the media industry can accelerate cash flow and improve working capital by modernizing A/R processes. CPE:1 (SK=Specialized Knowledge/Overview/Group Internet Live)
Registration: MFM & BCCA Members: $25 Corporate Members: $0 Non-Members: $75
Check out our website for full details: https://www.mediafinance.org/distance-learning
Making the Switch to DTC Revenue Models Thursday, March 10 1:00pm Eastern/12:00pm Central/10:00am Pacific Presenters: Karin Bleiler, SVP, Revenue Solutions, Symphony MediaAI Overview: Cable and broadcast providers are quickly launching direct-to-consumer offerings in a bid to compete with OTT streaming platforms. Is your team prepared with the right knowledge, tools, and expertise to succeed? In this webinar, we'll share the best practices you should be aware of to gain a strategic advantage, including key agreement terms, revenue management processes, and content performance analytics. CPE:1 (SK=Specialized Knowledge/Overview/Group Internet Live)
Registration: MFM & BCCA Members: $25 Corporate Members: $0 Non-Members: $75
Check out our website for full details: https://www.mediafinance.org/distance-learning 5
Committed Exhibitors…More Coming Soon! o Altus Receivables Management
o Marketron
o Basys Payment Processing
o Outvoice
o Coral MSP
o Paymerang
o CSI
o Symphony MediaAI
o Digital Designs
o Szabo Associates
o FastPay
o vCreative
o HighRadius
o WideOrbit
o Invoice Processing Solutions/IPS Floor Plan and Exhibitor Information: https://www.mediafinancefocus.org/exhibitors
Committed Sponsors o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
A + E Networks ABC-Amega Altus Receivables Management BMI Bond & Pecaro Broadcast1Source CHUBB CCC-NY Coral MSP CSI Deloitte FastPay Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth Hearst Television HighRadius Hubbard Radio KPMG Manship Media Marketron MediaVillage Nexstar Media Group Nielsen TV Sciarrino & Shubert PLLC Symphony MediaAI Szabo Associates TV Music License Committee vCreative WideOrbit Wilkinson, Barker Knauer LLP
Bronze Sponsor - Newspaper Delivery Bronze Sponsor - Grand Prize General Sponsor Gold Sponsor - Entertainment (Tuesday Concert & Closing Lunch) Bronze Sponsor - CFO Roundtable Co-Sponsor Bronze Sponsor - Charging Station Platinum Sponsor - Tuesday Sit-down Breakfast & General Session Supporting Sponsor Bronze Sponsor – Session Bronze Sponsor – Session Platinum Sponsor – Monday General Session Gold Sponsor – Attendee Lanyards General Sponsor Gold Sponsor - Chairman’s Reception Bronze Sponsor – Session General Sponsor Bronze Sponsor - CFO Roundtable Co-Sponsor General Sponsor Bronze Sponsor – Monday Morning Coffee General Sponsor Gold Sponsor – Opening Night Reception in Exhibit Hall Supporting Sponsor Supporting Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Platinum Sponsor – Opening Night Party at Armature Works Supporting Sponsor General Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor
Sponsor List: https://www.mediafinancefocus.org/sponsors
Want to be on these lists? Contact Arcelia Pimentel at apimentel@mediafinance.org 6
February 2022
BCCA Membership News… MEDIA WHYS CREDIT REPORTS Looking for Even More Data Contributors BCCA is looking for you to contribute your data to its Media Whys reports…. Each member company can report accounts receivable data in any format, via ftp or email, with no IT involvement required. o o o o
Can be one flat file with all required data elements; or two files – an aging summary and an address file Must be reported monthly and in consistent format No cost to participate as contributor Data sharing is completely anonymous
Contributors also get a discount on Media Whys reports … so it is a win-win for everyone!
Automate Your Credit Process with Media Whys Media Whys includes APIs that allow users to pull its media-specific and trade payment information into automated credit decisioning processes. In addition, BCCA is working with third-party providers to integrate Media Whys data into their automated credit products for the media industry. Not ready for full automation? Consider adding Media Whys’ electronic credit application (we make it look just like yours) and automated decisioning module. You are notified when a customer submits a credit application and can immediately pull a Media Whys report with a credit recommendation weighted to reflect your specific credit policies. Both are available at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE for Media Whys users.
For specific details and how you can be part of helping BCCA’s Media Whys report grow contact Arcelia Pimentel at 847.999.2104 or apimentel@bccacredit.com.
Welcome New BCCA Members • • • •
Groundtruth, Nancy Cacciola Midwest Communications, Christine Ellenbolt TCA LLC, Christi Knowles TV One, Brenda Howell (Welcome Back!)
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