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Realscreen presents another candid roundtable conversation between three top guns in the factual entertainment business. This time around, we called upon the collected wisdom of Pilgrim Films and Television president/CEO/exec producer Craig Piligian and Robert Sharenow, SVP of non-fiction and alternative programming at A&E Network who both hopped on a call to discuss assorted hot-button topics. John Saade, SVP of alternative series, specials and late-night for ABC Entertainment, contributed in a later call.

March 1, 2009

Realscreen presents another candid roundtable conversation between three top guns in the factual entertainment business. This time around, we called upon the collected wisdom of Pilgrim Films and Television president/CEO/exec producer Craig Piligian and Robert Sharenow, SVP of non-fiction and alternative programming at A&E Network who both hopped on a call to discuss assorted hot-button topics. John Saade, SVP of alternative series, specials and late-night for ABC Entertainment, contributed in a later call.

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Barry Walsh is editor-in-chief and content director for Realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to Realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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