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For Immediate Release:
Digital Media Wire Assembles Top Cast of Digital and
Broadcast Industry Leaders for Future of Television West
Conference
Senior Execs from FOX, Netflix, ESPN, Xbox, CBS, TV.com, Sony
Pictures, Google, YouTube,
Havas Digital, TiVo, Sezmi, and ZillionTV Converge to Address
the Challenges Ahead for the Industry
Los Angeles, March 11, 2009 -- Digital Media Wire is pleased to
announce the agenda and speakers for the upcoming Future of
Television West (www.televisionconference.com/west)
to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood on Tuesday, March
24 and Wednesday, March 25, 2009.
The two-day
event is the industry's only comprehensive television conference
focused on the evolution and future of the television and
digital media industries. The event features keynotes
from Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment for Fox
Broadcasting Company; Blair Westlake, Corporate Vice President,
Media & Entertainment Group for Microsoft Corporation; Tim Kring,
Creator, Executive Producer and Writer of Heroes and John
Edwards, President and CEO of Move Networks.
Other confirmed speakers include:
Kraig Baker,
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Alex
Barkaloff, Exec. Producer, Digital Media, Lionsgate
Christopher
Barry, SVP, Digital Media & Business Strategy, Sundance Channel
Jonathan
Barzilay, SVP, Programming & Advertising, MediaFLO USA
Mike Bennett,
Founder & CEO, Oil Productions (creator, Routs, Channel 4, UK)
Eric Berger, SVP, Mobile Entertainment & Digital Networks, Sony
Pictures Television
Mitch Berman,
CEO & Founder, Zillion TV
Vin Bhat,
Managing Partner, Saavn
Bill Bradford,
SVP & Chief Product Officer, Fox Digital Media, Fox
Entertainment Group
Derek Broes, SVP, Worldwide Bus. Dev., Paramount Pictures
Sean Carey,
Sr. Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures Television
Tim Connolly,
VP, Mobile Distribution, Disney/ABC/ESPN Media Networks
Felicia Day,
Creator / Professional Actress, The Guild
Allen
DeBevoise, Chairman & CEO, Machinima.com
Marc
DeBevoise, SVP, Business Development & Strategy, Starz Media LLC
Colin Dixon,
Sr. Analyst & IPTV Practice Manager, The Diffusion Group
John Edwards,
President & CEO, Move Networks
Dominic Field,
Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
John
Fitzpatrick, Business Development, blip.tv
Seth Geiger,
President, SmithGeiger
Dick Glover,
CEO, Funny or Die Networks
Sibyl Goldman,
VP, Moves, TV, omg!, and Shine, Yahoo!
Greg
Goodfried, Co-Founder, Pres. & COO / Co-Creator & Exec. Prod.,
EQAL / Lonelygirl15 & KateModern
Dani Grindlinger, Dir., Advertising Sales Operations & Strategic
Initiatives, TiVo
Jonathan
Handel, Attorney, TroyGould
Liz Heller, CEO & Founder, Buzztones
Ben Huang,
Director, Product Management, Microsoft TV
Teemu
Huuhtanen, President, N.A., Sulake Inc.
Alice Kim, SVP
Digital Dist. & Partner Relations, MTV Networks
Jason Kirk,
VP, Video & Entertainment, MySpace.com
Tim Kring,
Creator, Exec. Producer & Writer, Heroes
John Lawson,
EVP, Policy & Strategic Initiatives, ION Media Networks
Ariella
Lehrer, President & CEO, Legacy Interactive
Phil Lelyveld,
Entertainment Tech & Bus. Dev. Consultant, reelword.com
Lydia
Loizides, VP, Product Management, Canoe Ventures LLC
Jim
Louderback, CEO, Revision3
Steve Mitgang,
CEO, Veoh Networks
Edward Montes,
EVP, Managing Director N.A., Media Contacts, Havas Digital
Clive Ng, Founder & Exec. Chairman, China Cablecom Holdings,
Ltd.
Tricia Parks, Founder & CEO, Parks Associates
Kevin Reilly,
President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company
Keith Richman,
CEO, Break.com
Ken Rutkowski,
Host & President, KenRadio Broadcasting
Bill Sanders,
President, Pervasive Media
Ted Sarandos,
Chief Content Officer, Netflix
Ned Sherman,
CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Anthony
Soohoo, SVP & GM, Entertainment & Lifestyle Division, CBS
Interactive/TV.com
Daniel
Tibbets, EVP, GoTV Networks
Mike Vorhaus,
President, Magid Advisors
Andrew
Wallenstein, Deputy Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
David
Wertheimer, Exec. Director, The Entertainment Technology Center
@ USC
Blair
Westlake, Corporate VP, Media & Entertainment Group, Microsoft
Brett Wilson,
CEO, TubeMogul
Phil Wiser,
Co-Founder, Chairman & President, Sezmi
David Wolf,
Partner & Sr. Exec. Digital Transformation, Accenture Media &
Entertainment
Mark Wurtzel, West Coast Sales Manager, Google TV Ads
Kevin Yen, Head of Strategic Partnership Development, YouTube
The conference
agenda, which includes senior participants from major studios
and networks, social networks, online distributors, mobile
companies, online content distributors and association heads,
includes compelling panels on the following topics:
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Digital Media Trends Impacting the Television Industry
·
The Outlook for the Television Industry & Digital Media
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THE LAST BROADCAST: Transforming Television for a Connected
World
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THE FUTURE OF ADVERTISING: What’s Next?
·
THE FUTURE OF ONLINE VIDEO: Where’s the Money?
·
GET A (VIRTUAL) LIFE! Challenges & Opportunities for Television
Brands to Monetize Virtual Worlds, Games & Online Communities
·
STARS OF THE WEB: Online Video Innovator Showcase
·
ONLINE VIDEO: Global Opportunities and Challenges
·
MOBILE TV AND VIDEO: Opportunities & Challenges Facing the
Television Industry
The event also includes delegate roundtables addressing:
·
Consumer 3D Experience: From the Theater to the Handheld
·
Producing Video for the Web
·
The Business of Online Video
·
SAG Talks
·
Digital TV Transition
·
The Future of Advertising
Attendees are over 300 decision-makers from cable, broadcasters,
studios, networks, producers and distributors, technology
companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, industry
bodies, advertising, law firms, investment and venture capital
firms.
Event sponsors and media partners Macrovision, Move Networks,
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Parks Associates, CEA, MoCA, Content
Agenda, Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News, webcastr, EMF,
Frank N. Magid Associates, New York – Tokyo, Institute for
Communication Technology Management (CTM) at USC, Billboard
Publicity Wire, Terpin Communications and SocialRadius.
For complete agenda, registration and event details please
visit:
http://www.televisionconference.com/west. Other prominent
Digital Media Wire events include Future of Television East,
Digital Music Forum East & West, LA Games Conference, NY Games
Conference and Digital Media Conference East and West.
About Digital Media Wire, Inc:
Digital Media Wire is an events, news, and publishing company
serving the digital entertainment & media industry since May
2000. Digital Media Wire produces executive forums featuring the
leading executives in digital media and entertainment. Digital
Media Wire also publishes an authoritative daily email
newsletter and industry directory. For more information, please
visit:
www.digitalmediawire.com.
Conference Media Contact:
Ellen Gildersleeve
Digital Media Wire, Inc.
ellen@digitalmediawire.com
310-855-0033
Agency Contact:
Nadia Saalabi
Terpin Communications
nadia@terpin.com
310-821-6100 x117
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