Discussion includes: The Entertainment, Media and Communications (“EMC”) space has become immensely complex, constantly changing and hyper-competitive. Our panel of experts comprised of an investment banker, a deal and bankruptcy lawyer, a valuation expert, and EMC executives will examine current EMC trends and transactional opportunities, both healthy and distressed, as well as provide tips and strategies for getting deals done. MAJOR TOPICS: Current media trends: Where is the growth? Changing markets Television, www, geographic trends Programming, format and distribution / legacy infrastructure Value of content v. “dead” libraries Valuation trends and outlook for the future Traditional model is broken: distressed opportunities Observations on recent distressed EMC transactions Getting a distressed deal done: legal landscape and structure Credit bidding In- or out-of-court restructuring 363 Sales Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors Discussions with lenders: pre- and post-petition EMC-specific issues to consider Capitalization, financing and transactional issues Selected case studies