Zuiker, Kassan on tap for Variety summit.(Six degrees of VARIETY: OUR EVENTS AND CONNECTIONS)(Anthony Zuiker and Michael Kassan)(Brief article)

"CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker and MediaLink chairman-CEO Michael Kassan, will anchor the afternoon keynote conversation at Variety s Entertainment and Technology Summit, to be held April 30 at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Rey.

In addition to creating the "CSI" franchise for TV, Zuiker has expanded his imprint to the digital content realm: He launched the BlackBoxTV horror channel on YouTube this month, and will roll out "Cybergeddon," a cross-platform film event bowing in installments on Yahoo this fall and encompassing immersive storytelling, social media and gaming.

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Kassan, a regular speaker at some of the industry's major media …