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iHollywood Forum Announces Star-Studded Speakers for Sixth Annual Digital Media Summit, March 13-14, 2007

Posted on: Monday, 5 March 2007, 09:00 CST

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 AT&T, Comcast, Disney, Fox, ICM, Microsoft, NBC, Sony Pictures, Sprint-Nextel, United Talent Agency, VeriSign, Verizon, and dozens of other top companies. DMS will also feature leaders at leading social media companies such as Brightcove, Grouper, Revver, Friendster and VideoEgg.

"Consumers are no longer passive consumers of Hollywood content," said iHollywood Forum co-founder and CEO 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

The New Art of Buzz

Online Video Sharing and Hollywood

The War for TV Audience Mindshare

Music: The Friendly Side of Peer-to-Peer

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 three pre-conference workshops 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 experts comprised of venture capitalists, major technology company leadership and studio executives.

Current keynotes are:

Albhy Galuten, Sony Corporation of America, VP, Digital Media Technology Strategy

George Kliavkoff, NBC Universal, Chief Digital Officer

Brent Weinstein, United Talent Agency, Head of Digital Media

Paul Yanover, Disney Online, EVP & Managing Director

Panel speakers and moderators include:

Alloy Media and Marketing, Samantha Skey, EVP, Strategic Marketing

AfterTV.com, Andrew Keen, CEO

Aggregate Knowledge, Paul Martins, CEO

AOL Video, Dr. Timothy Tuttle, VP

ASCAP Enterprises Group, Christopher Armenita, Senior Vice President

Avvenu, Richard French, CEO

Azureus, Peter Bradley, VP, Business Development

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, Pay Television and Interactive Media

Cinea, Jeffrey Segal, CTO

Delivery Agent, Mike Fitzsimmons, CEO

The Diffusion Group, Colin Dixon, IPTV Manager

EMC, Bruce Poole, Manager, Global Business Development

E-Poll Market Research, Gerry Philpott, President and Chief Executive Officer

E-Poll Market Research, Susan Butler, Vice President, Research

Exent Technologies, Yoav Tzurya, COO

Eyespot, Jim Kaskade, Co-Founder, President & CEO

Facebook, Dan Rose, Vice President, Business Development

Feedburner.com, Don Loeb, VP, Business Development

FORA.tv, Brian Gruber, Founder & CEO

Fox Entertainment Group, Ron Wheeler, Senior Vice President, Content Protection

Fox Reality Channel, Edward Skolarus, VP, Business & Operations

Friendster, Aaron Barnes, VP, Business Development

G4 TV, Josh Krane, Vice President Interactive

Generate, Kara Welker, Co-Founder

Gotuit Media, Mark Pascarella, President & CEO

Grouper Networks, Josh Felser, President

Handheld Entertainment, Jeff Oscodar, CEO

Helio, Michael Grossi, VP, Business Development

Hollywood Reporter, Andrew Wallenstein, Digital Media, TV Features Editor

Hollywood Reporter, Carly Mayberry, Staff Writer, Digital Media

ICM, Michael Tenzer, SVP, Head of Business Affairs

IGA Worldwide, Justin Townsend, CEO

Innovature Capital Partners, Claas Heise, Partner

Intercasting, Derrick Oien, Founder & President

Intertrust, Shawn Ambwani, VP, Business Development

Kuma Reality Games, Keith Halper, CEO

Jupiter Research, Neil Strother, Wireless Analyst

Los Angeles Times, Joseph Menn, Staff Writer

Los Angeles Times, Jon Healey, Editorial Writer

Marketwatch.com, Bambi Francisco, Internet Editor

Metacafe, Erik Smith, Vice President, Content & Programming

Microsoft, Rick Phillips, General Manager, Entertainment and Devices Division, Media and Entertainment Group

Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Eric German, Partner

Motionbox, Douglas Warshaw, CMO & Co-Founder

Motorola Ventures, Harshul Sanghi, Investment Manager

Movielink, Sean Besser, VP, Business Development

mPulse Media, Paul Smith, CEO

MSN Entertainment Journalist, Tina Marie Tyler, President & 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

PaymentOne, Brad Singer, Executive Vice President

Pixsy, Chase Norlin, CEO

Podshow L.A., Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, Director of Content Development

QD3 Entertainment, Quincy Jones III, CCO & Founder

Revver, Elizabeth Sherman, Head of Mobile Distribution and Content

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Donald Wong, VP, Digital Media Initiative

SpotDJ, Scott Kleper, CTO

Sprint-Nextel, Ted Moon, Director, Digital Marketing

Streamcast Networks, Michael Weiss, Chief Executive Officer

Tandberg Television, Braxton Jarratt, SVP, Marketing & Business Development

Telephia, Levi Shapiro, Director, Audience Metrics

Television Week, Greg Baumann, Editor

Texas Instruments, Ben Wagner, Director, Service Provider, Strategic Marketing

thePlatform, Ian Blaine, CEO, SVP Content Publishing, Comcast Interactive Media

Thomson, Jian Zhao, Chief Technical Officer, Thomson Content Security

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

Wenner Media, Gary Armstrong, Chief Marketing Officer

Xfire, Mike Cassidy, CEO

Sponsors and Exhibitors include: HandHeld™ Entertainment, PaymentOne, Wi-Fi TV, ASCAP and Limelight Networks, Aggregate Knowledge.

Demo Presenters include: Zango, Nexidia, Movieset, Cytec, Azureus, Fix8.

Media partners include: ABI Research, Business Wire, Chetan Sharma Consulting, Conference Guru, D&A High Tech Information Ltd., Digdia: Digital Media, Internet Video Magazine, iProng, Ipsos, IPTV Industry, iSuppli, Newtonstrand, Parks Associates, Rogers & Cowan, SNL Media & Communications, Telecom View, The Diffusion Group, Triple Play News, and WiMax Industry.

About iHollywood Forum, Inc.™

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: How to Apply For Press Credentials to attend Digital Media Summit™:

Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media is available through pre-registration ONLY for Digital Media Summit. Journalists are encouraged to submit their press credentials by sending an email to jay@ihollywoodforum.com with press outlet, title and telephone in advance as space and luncheon capacity is limited. Priority admission will be given to pre-registered press.

Source: Business Wire

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