- Digital Media Wire
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Digital Media Wire, Inc. (DMW) was originally started in May 2000 as a publishing company dedicated to the coverage of media, entertainment and technology news. Since its inception, it has now developed into a media company that owns and produces several major industry-related conferences, publishes a daily e-mail newsletter and industry directory, and operates a community portal, launched in July 2006.
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Conferences
DMW produces conferences and events throughout North America related to the Digital Media industry. As of July 2010, these include:
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- Digital Media Conference, East and West: An event for media, entertainment and technology businesses, educational institutions and government agencies involved in the digital distribution of media, including information, education & entertainment products.
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- Digital Music Forum, East and West: The event brings together senior executives from record labels, music publishers, producers and distributors, tech companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, radio, advertisers, attorneys, artists and investors to examine the role of digital technologies in the future of music.
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- Future of Television, East and West: An event presented by Digital Media Wire, CEA and NYU’s Stern School of Business. The event brings together decision-makers from cable and broadcast networks, cable and satellite operators, high-tech and advertising to focus on the future of television
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- NY Games Conference: This event brings together the leading video game publishers and developers, carriers, portals, technology companies, advertising execs, venture capitalists, lawyers and analysts to discuss the future of video games and social media.
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- LA Games Conference: This event features a debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos, as well access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond.
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- International Game & Film Lounge: Produced by Digital Media Wire in association with Variety and Nordic Game, this event brings together a mix of leading companies, talent and celebrities in film and games from the United States, Europe and Asia, to share ideas about international and transmedia aspects of the games and film industries and how to create new business opportunities at the intersection of these two exciting fields of media.
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- Digital Strategies, Canada: A one day event focused what you need to know to effectively market your products and services in the Digital Age.
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- Digital Media Insider @ CES: An exclusive event with some of the industry’s key movers and influencers at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show
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- Future of Film Summit: This event brings together top executives, creators and professionals from major and independent movie studios, film distributors, talent agencies, law firms, financiers and digital media companies for high-level discussions and debate, intimate meetings and unrivaled networking about the future of the movie business.
Speakers
Past speakers at DMW's events include:
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- Bruce Campbell, President, Digital Media, Discovery Communications
- Kevin Yen, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Google/YouTube
- John Rubey, President, AEG Network Live
- The Legendary Les Paul
- Gareth Davis, Platform Manager, Facebook
- Michael Worosz, VP of Business Dev., CBS Interactive - Games and Music
- Oren Peli, Director and Screenwriter (Paranormal Activity, Area 51)
- Jack Abernethy, CEO, Fox Television Stations
Partners
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is an investor in two of DMW’s conferences. The company has partnership deals with dozens of publishers, universities and other organizations including the Nielsen family of publications (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, etc.), the Reed family of events and publications (Reed Midem, Variety, Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable, etc.), NYU’s Stern School of Business and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Recent advertisers and sponsors include Motorola, YouTube, AOL, Universal Music Group, Comcast, Sony Online Entertainment, Akamai, IBM, Deloitte, The Boston Consulting Group, Texas Instruments, LiveNation, NPR, PassAlong Networks, Cablevision, Endemol, Savvis and many more.
DMW Daily (E-Newsletter)
DMW Daily is an e-newsletter sent to thousands of subscribers each day. It contains the days top and breaking stories, job openings and small featurettes from the fields of technology, entertainment and media. Sponsors of the newsletter include: Rovi, Cisco and Rights Flow.
Editorial Mission
To provide busy media, entertainment and technology executives with the most important news stories about the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. DMW also has an Analysis and Opinion section, composed of three staff writers as well as external contributors like Mark Cuban, Guy Kawasaki and Rohit Bhargava.
External links
Categories:- Media companies of the United States
- Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
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