The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences teamed up with the national Cable & Telecommunications Association to host the Cable Game Arena panel during the Cable association's annual expo in Las Vegas next month.

Here's a run down of the panel sessions and speakers:

Panels
"Casual Attitude: New Opportunities in a Multiplatform Living Room"
"Digital Distribution: Extending Your Retail Reach"
"Game for Growth: New Markets, New Contacts...No Limits"
"Piping Hot: Understanding Cable's Powerful Platform"

Speakers
Lars Buttler, Founder and CEO, Trion World Network, Inc.
Jonathan Epstein, President & CEO, Double Fusion
Jason Gaedtke, Comcast Fellow, Comcast Interactive Media
Robert Garriott, President & CEO, NCsoft North America
Jennifer MacLean, VP & GM Games, Comcast
Ray Starbird, Director, Strategy & Development, Cox Communications
Chris Taylor, CEO/Creative Director, Gas Powered Games
Peter Von Schlossberg, GM, Showtime Networks

I'm surprised Microsoft won't be there to talk IPTV and the Xbox 360, though maybe they've hidden that away in some non-gaming session. I think the real power of cable and gaming would be in a service like Gametap, but on your television. I'm sure someone's got to be working on that. Brian Crecente

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