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Business Models Turning Bits Into Bucks to be Hot Topic at Kagan's Digital Entertainment Summit East March 23-25 in New York
CARMEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1999--The most
sweeping evolution in entertainment technology since the invention of
the cathode ray tube will bring 60 trailblazing executives and top
financiers together next week to discuss the latest breakthroughs and
business models shaping the new digital media universe at Kagan
Seminars' DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT EAST.
This ground-breaking, three-day Kagan conference will be held
Tuesday-Thursday, March 23-25, 1999, at The Park Lane Hotel in New
York.
Five dozen of the most influential and creative leaders involved
in video-on-demand, next-generation set-tops, personalized-TV,
streaming media and Internet content and advertising -- plus key
players from the recording industry, online music and Webcasting
sectors -- will participate in 12 roundtable forums moderated by a
team of Kagan analysts led by Vice President Larry Gerbrandt.
Participating sponsor of this conference is Encore.
Attendees will hear first-hand how every sector of the
entertainment, information and communications industries is being
impacted by the rise of digital delivery platforms, forever redefining
the consumer experience -- and the economics and strategic plans of
companies at the cutting edge of this monumental shift.
Panel topics will cover the entire spectrum, including: VOD
devices and deployments, digital set-top box roll outs, e-commerce via
on-demand technologies, streaming media content and cash flow, Web
radio revenue, rich media ads and their return on investment, online
music retailing, emerging models for downloadable music and the impact
on the music value chain, the Digital Millennium Act and electronic
rights in cyberspace.
Panel lineup and confirmed speakers:
DAY ONE - VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999
-- THIS IS NOT A TEST! VOD Case Studies, Benchmarks and Roll-outs
-- Ray McDevitt, Sr. Vice President, DIVA Systems Corp.
-- Jonathan Taplin, Co-CEO, Intertainer
-- Robert Rosentel, Director/New Media, Cablevision
-- Yvette Gordon, Director/Interactive Technologies, SeaChange
-- Corky Siegel, Chairman & CEO, Concurrent Computer
-- Fred Allegretza, President & CEO, Vivid Technology
-- Ian Johnstone, CEO, nCUBE
-- BOX BUSINESS: Why the Set-top Space is the Most Valuable Square
Foot in America
-- Michael Kornet, Vice President, Replay Networks
-- Ed MacBeth, Vice President, TiVo
-- Denton Kanouff, Vice President/Marketing, General Instrument
-- Robert T. Van Orden, VP/Product Mktg. Digital Subscriber
Ntwks., Scientific Atlanta
-- Jim Slade, VP/Sales & Business Development, Pioneer
-- Greg Mills, Vice President, Encore
-- Will Graven, Founder & Chairman, Emc2
-- WALL STREET ROUNDTABLE: VOD's Impact on Cable and Home Video
Asset Value
-- John Tinker, Managing Director, Montgomery Securities
-- Christopher Dixon, Managing Director, PaineWebber, Inc.
-- Larry Haverty, Sr. Vice President, State Street Research
-- Gary Lauder, Managing Partner, Lauder Partners
-- BEYOND VIDEO: E-commerce, Advertising and Interactive
Applications from On-demand Technologies
-- Hal Krisbergh, Chairman & CEO, WorldGate Communications
-- Jeff Morris, Sr. Vice President, Showtime Networks
-- Maggie Wilderotter, President & CEO, Wink Communications
-- Greg Pasetta, Sr. Vice President, TVN Entertainment Corp.
-- Tom Oliver, President & CEO, Interactive Channel
-- Mitchell Berman, Sr. Vice President, Open TV
-- Raj Amin, Manager/Business Development, Scientific Atlanta
DAY TWO - STREAMING MEDIA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999
-- STREAM ME THE MONEY: Byting Business Models
-- Greg Carpenter, Group Product Manager, Microsoft
-- Andrew Collins, Director/Content, ThingWorld.com
-- Donald Katz, Founder, Audible, Inc.
-- Robert Mitchell, Sr. VP/New Media, World Wrestling Federation
-- Marc Pitcher, CEO, payperview.com
-- IP/TV: How Streaming Media is Transforming Television
-- Scott H. Ehrlich, Sr. Vice President & Executive Producer,
News America Digital Publishing -- Fox News Online
-- Josh Harris, Founder, Pseudo.com
-- Chuck Van Dusen, Director/Engineering, Tektronix
-- Craig Ullman, Vice President, ACTV
-- Larry Lieberman, Vice President, Comedy Central
-- FROM ADS TO RETAILING: The Revenue Upside from Radio on the Web
-- Rotem Perelmuter, Vice President/Strategy, MTV Interactive
-- George Longwell, Vice President/Sales, OnRadio
-- Greg Verdino, VP & General Manager/Internet Information
Systems, Arbitron New Media
-- Gerry Boehme, Sr. Vice President, Katz Media Group
-- RICH MEDIA: Turning Bits into Bucks
-- Susan Bratton, Director/Interactive Advertising, @Home
-- Shelley Morrison, Vice President, RealNetworks
-- Stephen Condon, Vice President/Marketing, InterVu
-- Guy Hill, Director/Marketing, ValueClick
-- Jeff Lehman, Vice President, Flycast
DAY THREE - DIGITAL MUSIC
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999
-- MUSICAL BITS: The Business Case for Downloadable Audio
-- Larry Miller, COO, a2b music
-- Michael Dorf, President & CEO, KnitMedia
-- Arnold Brown, President, Audio Explosion
-- Scott Parris, President, Internet Underground Music
-- DIGITAL MILLENNIUM ACT: The Case for Legitimate Bits
-- Nicholas Butterworth, President, SonicNet
-- Fred Mclntyre, Vice President, Spinner.com
-- Robert Kohn, Founder & Chairman, Goodnoise
-- Chris Amenita, American Society of Composers,
Authors & Publishers
-- Seth Greenstein, Outside Counsel, McDermott, Will & Emery
-- ELECTRONIC RIGHTS: New Value from Old Libraries
-- Mike Omansky, Sr. Vice President/Marketing, RCA Records
-- Marc Pitcher, CEO, payperview.com
-- Thomas Valentino, President, Valentino Production
Music Library
-- DIGITAL RETAILING: The Impact of Downloadable Audio on the Music
Value Chain
-- Pam Horovitz, President, National Association of Record
Merchants
-- David Pakman, Vice President, N2K Inc.
-- Kevin Sheehan, President & CEO, SoundStone.com
-- Wayne Parker, President, amplified.com
The Kagan Group of Companies has been researching, analyzing and
valuing the entertainment media and communications industries for more
than 30 years. To register, or more information on Kagan Seminars'
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT EAST, contact Tim Akin at: Tel:
831/624-1536; email: seminars@kagan.com; or visit our Web site at:
pkbaseline.com
CONTACT:
Paul Kagan Associates
Tim Akin, 831/624-1536
seminars@kagan.com |
