AOL Moviefone Hosts Exclusive Internet Seminar At ShoWest 2000.Business & Technology Editors ShoWest NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 Ted Leonsis, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. President of Interactive Properties, to Deliver Keynote Address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. ; Senior Studio and Exhibition Executives to Discuss Uses of Interactive Technology AOL Moviefone Inc., the nation's largest movie listing guide and ticketing service, today announced that it will host a seminar focused on the Internet and its impact on the movie industry at this year's annual ShoWest convention in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 8th at Bally's Hotel and will cover emerging methods of marketing movies and moviegoing using interactive technology. The event will kick off with a keynote address from America Online's President of Interactive Properties, Ted Leonsis. Leonsis will discuss the rapid growth of the Internet and how it is changing consumer behavior, and will share his predictions for how the new medium will impact the motion picture industry in the near future. Following the keynote, Andrew Jarecki, Chief Executive Officer of AOL Moviefone, will moderate a panel of senior executives from the industry as they discuss the latest trends in interactive movie marketing. The panel will include Robert Levin Robert Levin can direct to:
This panel will discuss a number of topics, ranging from the proliferation of new technology platforms and its impact on the marketing of movies to online ticketing and information methods. They will also share their experiences in using interactive technology and discuss experiments that are working for them today. With an expected attendance of nearly 1,000 convention delegates, the AOL Moviefone seminar promises to be an exciting forum for debating the impact that interactive technology is having and will have on the motion picture industry in the future. About AOL Moviefone AOL Moviefone, Inc., through its Moviefone telephone service (e.g. 777-FILM) and Moviefone.com web site, is the largest movie listing guide and ticketing service in the country. Together, the services provide millions of moviegoers each week with a complete, free directory of movies, showtimes, theater locations, the ability to purchase tickets in advance, and original movie content, news, and reviews. Acquired by America Online See AOL. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL) in May 1999, AOL Moviefone is now a part of AOL's Interactive Properties Group. |
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