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To: DiViT who wrote (24870)	11/5/1997 1:36:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

Walt Disney Studios Chairman Joe Roth Featured Speaker at Kagan Conference on Motion Pictures in Hollywood Nov. 11-12 CARMEL, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1997--Joe Roth, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, will be the featured luncheon speaker at Paul Kagan's 14th annual MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION & FINANCE seminar, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 11-12, at The Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood. The new economics of movie production and distribution, innovative deal structuring and raising capital will be hot topics at this historic gathering of the movie industry's top players. Roth, a former director and producer who co-founded two independent production companies before joining Disney three years ago, has concentrated on developing the studio's live-action features while attempting to hold costs down in an era of mega-budget films. Hollywood is heading toward its biggest year ever in domestic box office -- with revenues on pace to break the $6 billion mark for the first time -- yet major studios are talking about limiting big-budget productions as their cash flow margins spiral downward. One strategy holds promise for a new surge in independent production. Among the leading executives who will discuss the latest trends in movie making are: Mike Medavoy, chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures -- whose track record includes seven Best Picture Oscar winners, 15 Best Picture nominations and scores of blockbusters -- and Steve Tisch, producer of 1994's Best Picture, "Forrest Gump." Veteran film industry analysts Paul Kagan and Larry Gerbrandt will moderate the event. The panel line-up: Tuesday, Nov. 11: -- TRENDS IN "A" MOVIE PRODUCTION: Going Where No Studio Has Gone Before -- INDIE MOVIE MODELS: New Risks & Rewards -- FINDING THE FUNDING: Trends In Movie Banking Wednesday, Nov. 12: -- HOME VIDEO & DVD: How They Impact Gross & Net -- INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FINANCE: Don't Call It "Foreign" Revenues -- MOVIE PACKAGING: The Art of the Deal Confirmed speakers include: Keynote Speaker: Joe Roth, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios -- Mike Medavoy, Chairman & CEO, Phoenix Pictures -- Steve Tisch, CEO, The Steve Tisch Company -- Cary Brokaw, Chairman & CEO, Avenue Pictures -- Russell Schwartz, President, Gramercy -- Michael Jenkinson, Vice President/Acquisitions & Production, 20th Century Fox -- Andrew Fogelson, President/Polygram Film Entertainment Distributors, Polygram -- Paul Brindze, President/Entertainment Division, Divx Entertainment -- Benjamin Feingold, President, Columbia TriStar Home Video -- Bill Sondheim, President, Polygram Video -- Jeffrey Yapp, President, Hollywood Video -- Betsy Davis, President, Davis Mansfield Intl. Film -- Jon Ein, Managing Director, Foundry Film Partners -- Barry Josephson, Producer, Sonnenfeld/Josephson -- Peter Elson, Executive Vice President, Largo Entertainment -- Jorge Gallegos, President, American Film Services -- Steve Stabler, Co-president, Motion Picture Corporation of America -- Amir Malin, President, Live Entertainment -- Emiel N. Petrone, Executive Vice President, Philips DVD Entertainment Group -- Joni Sighvatsson, President, Lakeshore Entertainment -- Louis Silverstein, President, Media Royalty -- Chris Zarpas, President, Scott Free -- Ron Berger, President & CEO, Rentrak -- John Sloss, President, Sloss Law Office -- Alan Schwartz, Chairman/Motion Picture & TV Dept., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips -- Harold A. Brown, Partner, Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown -- Keith Fleer, Partner, Tenenbaum, Emanuel & Fleer -- David Weil, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers -- Bennett Pozil, Vice President, Banque Francaise -- Jeff Colvin, Sr. Vice President/Team Leader, Imperial Bank -- Robert Steinberg, Sr. Partner, Gipson, Hoffman & Pancion -- Steven Leibovitz, First VP & Manager/Entertainment Division, Comerica Bank -- Michael Mendelsohn, Group Portfolio Manager & Consultant, Banque Paribas -- Joseph Cohen, Managing Director, Abel's Hill Capital ... And more to be announced! The Kagan Group of companies has been researching and valuing the media, entertainment and communications industries for more than 28 years. To register or for more information on MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION & FINANCE, contact: Kagan Seminars, Inc., Tel: 408/624-1536; Fax: 408/624-5882; email: seminars@kagan.com CONTACT: The Kagan Group Timothy Akin, 408/624-1536 seminars@kagan.com

To: DiViT who wrote (24870)	11/5/1997 1:44:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Is NextLevel using DiviCom technology? Or is Nextlevel following in DiviCom's footsteps? exchange2000.com biz.yahoo.com NextLevel Systems' Satellite Data Networks Business Launches New Digicipher II Satellite Receiver to Serve Private Network Customers NextLevel to Jointly Market Unit With ONE TOUCH Systems' Front Row(TM) Technology ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- NextLevel Systems, Inc. (NYSE: NLV) announced at the 1997 Telecon show here today that its Satellite Data Networks business has launched a new DigiCipher(R) II product which offers private network customers a data delivery interface and new multicast technology in addition to traditional high quality MPEG-2 video. Among other innovations, the new product incorporates hardware and software developed by Intelligent Devices, Inc. (IDI) which enables an Integrated Receiver/Decoder (IRD) with a 10baseT interface to connect directly and non-invasively to a local area network (LAN). The new product can deliver video to the desktop, Intranet access, and high speed file transfer, all at rates up to 9Mbps without sacrificing traditional broadcast video and audio delivery. NextLevel also announced an agreement with StarBurst Communications Corp. to use StarBurst's Multicast File Transfer Protocol (MFTP) software with NextLevel's DigiCipher II satellite system for reliable point-to-multipoint data distribution using reliable IP multicast, giving NextLevel customers a fast, efficient end-to-end system option for distributing software updates, business-critical information, and multimedia files to multiple sites. To further enhance the appeal of NextLevel products in the distance learning market, NextLevel and ONE TOUCH Systems, Inc. plan to jointly market ONE TOUCH's new "Front Row" interactive distance training desktop product with the new DigiCipher unit. "By enabling the delivery of streaming data via satellite, this cooperative effort will allow live, interactive communications and training to be distributed throughout organizations reliably and cost effectively while minimizing impact on network resources," said John Glass, Vice President of Marketing for NextLevel's Satellite Data Network business. "Together, NextLevel and ONE TOUCH can offer business and educational customers reliable, scaleable, cost-effective distance learning networks which can reach thousands of locations anywhere in the world. "We are excited to be able to offer a new product to our private network customers so they can augment their video network needs with a reliable data delivery system," said Glass. "This new receiver will allow business and educational customers the flexibility to design a satellite network that meets multiple needs and avoids significant expense by efficiently distributing data files across the country." "This technology partnership between NextLevel Systems and IDI provides systems features and benefits that enable our clients to more fully leverage their existing satellite based communication infrastructure," said J. Mitchell Robinson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Intelligent Devices, Inc. "These open architecture and technological advances, especially in business satellite communications networks, enable us to combine a router, a bridge and a protocol converter on a single circuit board that can be readily integrated into other products, as in NextLevel's latest product offering. It is this technical product approach that paves the way for high-speed data and video to the desk top." "StarBurst is pleased to partner with NextLevel Systems to bring the benefits of reliable IP multicast to NextLevel's private satellite network customers," said StarBurst President and CEO Harland LaVigne. "Reliable multicast file transfer over satellite is an extremely cost-effective way to deliver large amounts of information to many remote sites." "The significance of this new NextLevel Systems product is that customers will be able to very quickly deploy advanced applications like ONE TOUCH Front Row(TM) over existing satellite networks very easily without complex upgrades or reconfiguration," according to Ken Chow, Director of Business Development for ONE TOUCH Systems. Glass said that NextLevel has provided the DigiCipher II or MPEG-2/DVB based technology for the installation of private network and distance learning systems at more than 30,000 customer sites around the world. Among NextLevel's customers are The Ford Motor Company, The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), State Farm Insurance Company, South Carolina Educational TV and the U.S. government's Health care Financing Administration (HCFA). NextLevel's exhibit at the Telecon show is in Hall "D", Booth 1348. Intelligent Devices, Incorporated (IDI) is an innovative telecommunications and information services company that offers a strategic array of digital network products designed to facilitate high speed data and video to the desktop. IDI's high-speed IP-based delivery system was selected and deployed by Ford Motor Company in support of high speed digital broadcast for the FordStar Network and Merrill Lynch as part of the TGA Network, as well as General Motors of Canada Limited, and is currently under consideration by other automotive companies as well as several retail and service organizations. IDI is based in Ijamsville, Md. and is privately held. More information can be found at IDI's World Wide Web site: idinets.com StarBurst Communications Corporation is the leader in developing innovative solutions for electronic information delivery via multicast networks. StarBurst's products and services are targeted at users in a broad range of industries, including financial services, multimedia, retail, hospitality, and automotive markets. StarBurst customers include industry leaders, such as General Motors, Toys 'R Us, Thomson Securities Information Services and Promus Hotel Corporation. The Concord, Mass.-based company is privately held and venture capital-funded. More information can be found at StarBurst's World Wide Web site: starburstcom.com ONE TOUCH is the only provider of Intelligent Interactive Communications Systems which are fully integrated and scalable from satellite enabled classrooms to web-based personal computers. ONE TOUCH interactive training and intelligent communications solutions are capable of reaching thousands of participants on any network topology from a single remote expert, delivering measurable and certifiable comprehension in a timely and cost effective manner. More information can be found at: www.ONETOUCH.com NextLevel Systems, Inc. is a leading worldwide supplier of systems and components for high-performance communications networks delivering video, voice and Internet/data services. Created in the recent restructuring of General Instrument Corporation, NextLevel Systems comprises three businesses that are leaders in distinct global growth markets: the Broadband Networks Group, based in Hatboro, Pa.; the Satellite Data Networks business, based in San Diego, Calif.; and Next Level Communications, based in Rohnert Park, Calif. NextLevel Systems, headquartered in Chicago, posted revenues of $1.8 billion in 1996 and employs more than 8,300 people worldwide. Visit the company's web site at www.nlvl.com SOURCE NextLevel Systems, Inc. /CONTACT: Media, Greg La Brache, Director of Public Relations, 619-404-3967, or labrache@nlvl.com, or Dick Badler, VP of Corp. Comm., 773-695-1030, or dbadler@nlvl.com, or investors, Mark Borman, VP of Investor Relations, 773-695-1150, or mborman@nlvl.com, or Susan Radd, Manager of Corp. Comm., 773-695-1156, or sradd@nlvl.com, all of NextLevel Systems/ /Web site: nlvl.com; idinets.com; starburstcom.com; onetouch.com (NLV)