UBS 34th Annual Global Media & Communications Conference Begins Today; Features Presentations by 85 Major Media Companies.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The 34th Annual UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System Global Media & Communications Conference, "the longest running show on Wall Street," opens today at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and runs through Thursday, December 7. The conference will feature presentations by chief executives and other senior managers of 85 leading companies representing advertising, broadcasting, publishing, multi-channel television distribution, entertainment and new media companies from the globe. For the first time, this year's conference includes the Communications sector as the two industries have blurred together. "This year's conference comes at a time when the media industry is perhaps at its most dynamic state. With the 2007 planning process well underway, we look for senior management teams to articulate strategy and positioning in the year ahead," said Aryeh Bourkoff, managing director of the Media and Communications Research Group at UBS and conference co-host." The four-day conference will kick off with its traditional analysis advertising forecasts in the coming year. As the week progresses, the conference will focus on publishing, gaming, telecom, media, outdoor/broadcasting, entertainment & internet, professional publishing, Pay-TV, newspapers and multi-channel & technology companies. Keynote presentations include: * Sir Martin Sorrell Sir Martin Sorrell (born 14 February, 1945 in London) is an British businessman, currently the chief executive officer of WPP Group and has served in that role since he started the company in 1986. , chief executive officer, WPP WPP Wire & Plastic Product PLC WPP World Press Photo WPP Web Presence Provider WPP Wolf Pack Productions (anime fan subbing group) WPP Witness Protection Program WPP Wireless Packet Platform WPP Work Package Planning * Paul Richardson, chief financial officer, WPP * David Zaslav, president of NBC Universal Cable NBC Universal Cable is a division of NBC Universal that oversees the following cable television networks.
* John R. Alchin, executive vice president, treasurer & co-CFO, Comcast Corporation * Dave N. Watson, executive vice president - operations, Comcast Cable * Jeff Bewkes, president & chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Time Warner Inc. Six industry panels with 17 leading experts discussing: * 2007 Advertising Forecast (Universal McCann; ZenithOptimedia) * 2007 Publishing Forecast (Borell Associates; Newspaper Association of America The Newspaper Association of America is a United States trade association that represents the country's largest daily newspapers and provides services including market research, technology education and support, minority hiring and representing publishers in Washington, D.C. ) * The Future of Online Video (Bolt Media, Fox Digital Media, Tangible Media) * New Media Economics (MagnaGlobal) * Evolution of Monetization (Ingenio, LinkShare, Revenue Science, Right Media, Softwave Media Exchange, Spot Runner) * Economics of Film Finance in Today's Marketplace (Creative Artists Agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a talent and literary agency which represents a vast array of actors, musicians, writers, directors, and athletes, as well as a variety of companies and their products. , The Salter Group) Since its inception in 1972 as a small meeting for New York publishing analysts, the UBS Media Week Conference has grown to encompass all aspects of media, entertainment and new media. Highlights from past conferences have included SKY TV's first synchronized satellite analyst presentation from Australia to New York; an analysis of the "electronic highway" in the early days of the Internet; and presentations by leading media entrepreneurs including Ted Turner, Jerry Yang, Steve Case and Barry Diller. Now in its 34th year, this year's conference is expected to host to 2,000 investors, industry executives and reporters from around the world. Online conference information To access audio transmissions and the conference agenda please go to the UBS Investment Bank website at www.ibb.ubs.com. Audio transmissions of company presentations will be available live and by replay. Replays will begin three hours after the actual presentation time and will be available on the site for four weeks. The 34th Annual Media & Communications Conference underscores UBS's universal and comprehensive approach to covering the communications sector, with some 150 media, entertainment, publishing, cable, satellite, broadcasting, advertising and publishing companies covered by more than 40 analysts around the world. In addition to Mr. Bourkoff and co-host Matt Coppet, UBS Global Media Strategist, the conference is hosted by other members of UBS's Global Media & Communications Research Team: John Hodulik, Wireline Services analyst; Brian Shipman ship·man n. 1. A sailor. 2. A shipmaster. , US Publishing & Advertising analyst; Ben Schachter, US Internet analyst, Polo Tang, head of European Media Research and Lucas Binder, Fixed Satellite analyst. UBS Securities LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is a business group of UBS AG (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UBS), one of the largest financial services firms in the world with 75,000 employees in more than 50 countries. UBS is a leader in equities, corporate finance, M&A advisory and financing, financial structuring, fixed income issuance and trading, foreign exchange, derivatives and risk management. |
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