iHollywood Forum Announces Star-Studded Speakers for Sixth Annual Digital Media Summit, March 13-14, 2007.Theme is Hollywood, Social Media and User-Generated Content LOS ANGELES -- The sixth annual Digital Media Summit will be the first conference ever to focus on the impact of social media and user-generated content on Hollywood, iHollywood Forum announced today. The conference, March 13-14 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, CA, will examine digital video, digital rights management, online music, entertainment marketing, television, media and even search through the eyes of the empowered consumer, who is transforming how Hollywood delivers entertainment. The summit's message will be carried by panels and keynotes featuring top executives from Disney, Sony Pictures, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Warner Bros., United Talent Agency, ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management , AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Tivo, Verisign, and dozens of other top companies. DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. will also feature leaders at leading social media companies such as Grouper grouper, common name for a large carnivorous member of the family Serranidae (sea bass family), abundant in tropical and subtropical seas and highly valued as food fish. , Revver, Friendster, Brightcove and VideoEgg. "Consumers are no longer passive consumers of Hollywood content" said iHollywood Forum co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Michael Stroud. "They create their own content, pass it freely and generate their own buzz. This will be the first conference to focus on how social media and user-generated content are transforming entertainment." Panels include: * Social Media and Hollywood: How Real? * The Emerging Internet Video Market * VOD's Changing Face * From Mobile Networks to Mobile Networking * The Future of the 30-Second Spot Presented by: Zango * The New Art of Buzz * Online Video Sharing and Hollywood * The War for TV Audience Mindshare * The End of the CD? * Confronting the Citizen Journalist * What Digital Rights? * Search, Users and Hollywood * A (User-Generated) Star is Born * Games and Community * Social Media Investment Opportunities This year's show features four pre-conference workshops: an MCLE-certified workshop on digital rights management; Hollywood and social media; mobile content; and cross-platform video. The conference also launches a redesigned Demo and Venture Forum that will pick a "Best of Show" presenter in digital media, social networking or user-generated content. Presenters are companies with less than $25 million in revenue, and are picked by a panel of two venture capitalists, one major technology company and one studio executive. Current keynotes are: * Brent Weinstein, United Talent Agency, Head of Digital Media * Paul Yanover, Disney Online, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition & Managing Director * Albhy Galuten, Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
* George Kliavkoff, NBC Universal, Chief Digital Officer Panel speakers and moderators include: * Alloy Media and Marketing, Samantha Skey, EVP, Strategic Marketing * 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. Video, Dr. Timothy Tuttle, VP * AT&T Operations, Amy Friedlander, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul , Programming * Avvenu, Richard French, CEO * Azureus, Gilles BianRosa, CEO * Blinkx, Suranga Chandratillakem, CEO * Blip TV, Paula Montondo, President * Break.com , Keith Richman, CEO * Brightcove, Raghav Gupta, VP, Consumer Services & Partnerships * Buena Vista Pay Television, Rob Schonfeld, VP * Cinea, Jeffrey Segal, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. * Delivery Agent, Mike Fitzsimmons, CEO * Exent Technologies, Yoav Tzurya, COO * Eyespot, Jim Kaskade, Co-Founder, President & CEO * Feedburner.com, Don Loeb, VP, Business Development * Forbes.com, Peter Kafka, Technology & Media Editor * FORA.tv, Brian Gruber, Founder & CEO * Fox Reality Channel, Edward Skolarus, VP, Business & Operations * Friendster, Aaron Barnes, VP, Business Development * G4 TV, Josh Krane, SVP, New Media & Interactive * Generate, Dave Rath rath (rä, räth), circular hill fort protected by earthworks, used by the ancient Irish in the pre-Christian era as a retreat in time of danger. , Partner * Gotuit Media, Mark Pascarella, President & CEO * Generate, Dave Rath, Partner * Grouper Networks, Josh Felser, President * Helio, Michael Grossi, VP, Business Development * Hollywood Reporter, Andrew Wallenstein, Digital Media, TV Features Editor * ICM, Michael Tenzer, SVP, Business Affairs * IGA IgA abbr. immunoglobulin A IgA, n the abbreviation for immunoglobulin A. IgA immunoglobulin A. See immunoglobulin. Worldwide, Justin Townsend, CEO * Intercasting, Shawn Conahan, CEO * Intertrust, Shawn Ambwani, VP, Business Development * Kuma Reality Games, Keith Halper, CEO * Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , Jon Healey, Editorial Writer * Marketwatch.com, Bambi Francisco, Internet Editor * MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). Correspondent, Tina Marie Tyler, President & CEO * Metacafe, Erik Smith, Vice President, Content & Programming * Motionbox, Douglas Warshaw, CMO CMO See: Collateralized mortgage obligation CMO See collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). & Co-Founder * Movielink, Sean Basser, VP, Business Development * mPulse Media, Paul Smith, CEO * MTV Networks/GameTrailers, Shane Satterfield, Editor in Chief * NBC Universal, Matthew Evans, VP, Digital Media * NBC Universal-Sci Fi, Adam Stotsky, SVP, Marketing & Brand Strategy * NowPublic, Leonard Brody, CEO * OgilvyInteractive, Maria Mandel, Partner, Executive Director, Digital Innovation * Pixsy, Chase Norlin, CEO * QD3 Entertainment, Quincy Jones III, CCO & Founder * Sony Pictures Entertainment, Donald Wong, VP, Digital Media Initiative * SpotDJ, Scott Kleper, CTO * Tandberg Television, Braxton Jarratt, SVP, Marketing & Business Development * Texas Instruments, Ben Wagner, Director, Service Provider, Strategic Marketing * thePlatform, Ian Blaine, CEO, SVP Content Publishing, Comcast Interactive Media Comcast Interactive Media (CIM) is a division of Comcast focusing on online media. CIM was created in 2005 and is headed by President, Amy Banse and Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development, Samuel Schwartz. Comcast Interactive Media products include: Comcast. * UBS Investment Bank, David Higley, Managing Director & Head of Digital Media * Variety, Ben Fritz, Technology Reporter * Verisign, Sean Downey, Global Content Director, News Corp Verisign Joint Venture * Verizon Fios TV, Bill Binford, Director of Programming * VideoEgg, Joe Hurd, VP, Business Development * ViTrue, Scott Swanson, VP of Network & Partner Development * Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution, Eric Frankel, President * Xfire, Mike Cassidy, CEO Sponsors and exhibitors include: HandHeld[TM] Entertainment, PaymentOne, ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers and Limelight Networks. Media partners include: ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research, Business Wire, Chetan Sharma Consulting, Conference Guru, Digdia: Digital Media, Ipsos, iSuppli, Newtonstrand, Parks Associates, Rogers and Cowan and The Diffusion Group. About iHollywood Forum, Inc.[TM] Founded in 2000, Los Angeles-based iHollywood Forum, Inc., produces next-gen roundtables and business summits about digital entertainment and mobile technology. The summits attract a diverse mix of Hollywood and technology executives, entrepreneurs, technology executives, attorneys and others to learn and make deals in an intimate environment. Sessions are typically moderated by top journalists and analysts. Press Information: Press Credentials to attend Digital Media Summit[TM]: Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media is available through pre-registration ONLY for Digital Media Summit[TM]. Journalists are encouraged to submit their press credentials by sending an email to jay@ihollywoodforum.com with press outlet in advance as space and luncheon capacity is limited. Priority admission will be given to pre-registered press. iHollywood Forum Press Contact: Juan Aguila iHollywood Forum, Inc. (310) 566-7743 jay@ihollywoodforum.com To Arrange Speaker Interviews or Registration Information: Zahava Stroud Contact@iHollywoodForum.com (310) 566-7745 |
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