Digital Media Wire, Inc. launched in early 2000 with a simple yet compelling proposition to provide busy executives with a daily briefing of the most important news stories about the business of digital media. On July 20, 2000, we published the first issue of Digital Media Wire Daily — our daily email newsletter dedicated to objective coverage of news stories about the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. Today, we are a full scale media company that owns and produces 9 major conferences, publishes 6 daily newsletters and 3 directories, and operates the popular www.dmwmedia.com news and community portal.
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NED SHERMAN
CEO, Publisher & Executive Editor
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As CEO, Publisher and Executive Editor of Digital Media Wire, Inc.,
Ned has established Digital Media Wire as a leading digital age media company that owns and produces nine annual conferences and provides daily news, information and community to tens of thousands of executives and professionals at entertainment, media and technology companies throughout the world. The advertising, sponsorship, client, partner and subscriber relationships that Ned has brokered make Digital Media Wire one of the best known media and entertainment industry brands to emerge in the digital age.
Ned is responsible for establishing DMW's partnerships with NYU's Stern School of Business, the Consumer Electronics Association and numerous other industry publishers, associations and businesses. Future of Television Forum, which he co-chairs, with NYU's Professor Al Lieberman, is widely considered to be the most prestigious event of its kind, bringing together industry leaders from around the globe twice annually in Los Angeles and New York to network, do deals and discuss the industry's future. He also co-chairs and hosts Digital Music Forum, the industry standard among digital music industry events.
In 2004, Ned created the Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards, which was acquired from DMW by VNU (now Nielsen) in 2005. Ned continued to be active in the Awards, which he co-chaired with Billboard and Hollywood Reporter President and Publisher John Kilcullen. In 2006, Ned was instrumental in securing an investment from the Consumer Electronics Association, now a partner on two DMW events, Digital Music Forum East and Future of Television Forum. In 2007, Ned established a partnership with Canada's leading media and entertainment event, Canadian Music Week, and chaired, produced and hosted the successful Millennials Canada Youth Marketing event in Toronto.
As Publisher and Executive Editor of DMW since 2000, Ned overseas all content for the site and newsletter, writes a weekly column Digital Media Week in Review and has published two books, Millennials & The Digital Entertainment Age: A Sourcebook for Consumer Marketers and The Digital Entertainment & Media Directory. From 2003 to 2004, he was Editor-in-Chief of Digital Media Law Report.
Before co-founding Digital Media Wire, Ned spent seven years as a corporate and entertainment attorney practicing at several of the leading law firms in the world.
As a founding member of the iLaw Group in the Entertainment Department at Loeb & Loeb LLP in Los Angeles, he handled licensing and corporate transactions and financings for media and entertainment clients including Universal Studios and MGM and launched dozens of Internet and new media start-ups. He has counseled company founders from initiation of a business plan to seed, angel, venture capital and later-stage private financings and managed all legal aspects of Internet clients from corporate organization, stockholder relationships, board compositions and dynamics, stock option plans, capital raising and security regulatory matters, Internet law issues, trademark, copyright, content and technology licensing, advertising and privacy issues.
From 1997 to 1999, he practiced in the Los Angeles office of Mayer, Brown & Platt where his practice centered on representation of U.S. and foreign banks in syndicated lending transactions and securitization matters.
From 1995 to 1997, he was a foreign lawyer at Nishimura & Partners in Tokyo, Japan, where his practice involved international mergers and acquisitions and the formation of technology and entertainment joint venture companies. He also served as President of the Roppongi Bar Association in Tokyo, the leading association for foreign lawyers working in Japan.
In 2000, he was an Adjunct Lecturer of Law at Tulane University Law School where he taught an entertainment law seminar. Ned is a graduate of Brown University (AB, with honors, 1990) and the University of Texas School of Law (JD, 1994) where he was Chief Articles & Notes Editor of the Texas International Law Journal and winner of the national Scribes Awards for his article on the human rights ramifications of U.S. reservations to international death penalty treaties.
Ned is a frequent speaker at industry events in the U.S. and overseas and has been quoted in publications including American Lawyer, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Crain's Mermigas on Media, interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR), NY1 Evening News and nationally syndicated radio shows, Inside Digital Media and WebTalk, and recognized in The Wall Street Journal.
Ned is active in alumni affairs for Brown University and is currently Los Angeles Chair for Brown University's Alumni Interview Program. He has traveled extensively from Europe to Asia to South America to Northern Africa. Ned is married and lives with his wife and son in Hollywood Hills, California.
TINZAR THAN SHERMAN
Vice President, Marketing & Events
As VP of Marketing & Events, Tinzar heads up the Digital Media Wire events team and manages many of the company’s most significant sponsorship and marketing relationships across its events and publishing properties. Since joining the company in 2002, Tinzar has been instrumental in building relationships with leading companies in the media, entertainment and technology industries. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and cover such industries as games, music, film, television, publishing, mobile and Internet commerce. Tinzar is also a core member of the company’s corporate strategy team and is active in building new partnerships and launching products and events.
Prior to joining Digital Media Wire as Marketing Director in 2002, Tinzar was Communications Manager at the Beverly Hills Hotel. During her term, she was in charge of installing and managing DSL lines and the management of the hotel’s Communications staff. She handled the hotel’s relationships with mobile service providers, managed the Department’s budget, payroll, phone equipment and office supply inventories. Prior to that, Tinzar held management positions at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills, the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood and the world-renowned Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki, Honolulu.
Tinzar holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a major in Hotel & Restaurant Management and a minor in Japanese. She is a fluent Burmese, Thai, and English speaker and speaks conversational Japanese.
DUSTIN HAMANO
Marketing & Events Coordinator
As Marketing & Events Coordinator, Dustin handles the day-to-day issues pertaining to Digital Media Wire’s various marketing programs, event registrations, and ad campaign management for our daily email newsletter. Dustin also performs design work for our multi-channel marketing programs, including our web properties. Dustin holds a Bachelors of Art with an Emphasis in Design from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. As part of his undergraduate education, Dustin studied for one year at the Beijing Institute of Technology, in Beijing, China, where he focused on the culture of China and its language.
ELLEN GILDERSLEEVE
Director, Marketing & Events
Ellen joined Digital Media Wire in September 2006. Prior to DMW, she held a number senior management positions at major music labels, working with artists such as Nelly Furtado, Papa Roach, Lifehouse and The Vines. As Director of International at Capitol Records from 2004 to 2005, she managed album release plans for Capitol Records America product with the international affiliates by maintaining a constant and continuous flow of information and updates so as to support their local efforts. She was also responsible for all planning aspects of international tours, budgets, marketing, promotion and publicity, and managed clearance for all international affiliates and third parties of Capitol repertoire for compilations, TV break requests, price reduction requests and club requests. From 1999 to 2003, she was International Product Manager at DreamWorks Records. From 1997 to 1999, she was Foreign Licensing Manager at Geffen Records. She is a graduate of California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology.
VP of Content
Senior Writer
Joakim "Jay" Baage has been hooked on working in
media and communications ever since he, at the age of 19, did a year of
military service as a writer for the Swedish Armed Forces' newspaper
Värnpliktsnytt.
He quickly dropped camouflage in favor of business attire and now has
over 10 years of experience from a wide range of international media
companies including Reuters, ABC News/Good Morning America, Dagens
Industri, TV4 Ekonominyheterna as well as freelance work.
In the last few years, Jay has focused on digital media and
entertainment, especially as it relates to needs and wants of the
Millennial generation (born between 1982 and 2000).
Together with Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher of DMW, Jay heads up a
series of Millennials conferences, focused on digital entertainment
trends and strategies as well as consumer marketing towards this unique
generation.
As VP of Content at DMW, Jay also oversees content in DMW's
publications as well as other events. He manages marketing initiatives,
public relations and business development across the board. Last, but
not least, he runs the day-to-day operations for the popular
dmwmedia.com news and community site.
Jay has a Masters Degree in Media, Entertainment and Technology
Management from New York University and a Bachelors Degree in Business
Administration from Goteborg University in Sweden.
He is a recipient of the Wallenberg Scholarship 2004 and 2006, The
Sweden-America Foundation Fellowship 2005 as well as awarded a
scholarship for being “A Promising New Media Manager” by Swedish
Newspaper Publishers’ Association 2005 and 2001.
Joakim also has a keen personal interest in digital media, music
and pop-culture. On his desk, you will find a video iPod, the latest
issue of US Weekly and a pair of Cutler and Gross shades.
He claims to listen to "all kinds of music," but is happy to give
you an ear full about hipster bands from his native Scandinavia like
"Peter, Bjorn & John."
Digital Media Wire publishes a highly respected daily email newsletter that provides executives a concise overview of the key events and issues facing the digital entertainment & media industry. Our newsletter is a 100% opt-in email newsletter, meaning that no one receives our newsletter without first specifically requesting it. We have never sold or shared a single name off our mailing list; have never sent an unsolicited email to our list on behalf of a third party and we have never purchased an email list to add to our subscriber list.
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Editorial Coverage:
Issues and opportunities facing the digital entertainment & media industry, including the following sectors:
Music, Games, Film/TV/Video, Internet, Mobile, Sports, Marketing, Technology, Law, and Investing
Delivery Schedule:
Monday – Friday
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Editorial Team:
Ned Sherman, CEO, Publisher & Executive Editor
Paul Sherman, Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Tech Wire Publications
Mark Hefflinger, Editor, Digital Media Wire
Joakim "Jay" Baage, VP, Content / Senior Writer
Scott Goldberg, Director, Business Development / Senior Writer
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Coverage of 2006 Digital Music Forum WEST
October 4-5, 2006
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Digital Music Forum & Mobile Music Leadership Summit
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Digital Music Forum 2006
Red Herring, March 2, 2006
Digital Commerce Summit 2006
The Online Reporter, Rider Research, February 4, 2006
Future of Television In the Spotlight
TVSpy, November 23, 2005
Press coverage about Digital Music Forum
NY1 News, March 2, 2005
VNU Acquires Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards Show From Digital Media Wire
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Press Coverage about Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards
June 2004
Analysis: The Future of Digital Music
Macworld Daily News, March 3, 2004
In the Spotlight
TVSpy – Next Generation TV - Published Article, November 24, 2003
Report on DMW's Games & Mobile Forum
IDG News Service - published at GamePro.com, April 29, 2003
Radio Interview with DMW CEO Ned Sherman
Online Tonight with David Lawrence, Feb. 27, 2003, Hour 2
Interview of Roxio CEO Chris Gorog at DMW's Digital Music Forum
CBS Marketwatch, March 3, 2003
Ned Sherman
CEO & Publisher
ned@digitalmediawire.com
Tinzar Than Sherman
VP, Marketing & Events
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com
VP, Content
Senior Writer
Mark Hefflinger
Editor
mark@digitalmediawire.com
Scott Goldberg
Director, Business Development
Senior Writer
scott@digitalmediawire.com
Ellen Gildersleeve
Director, Marketing & Events
ellen@digitalmediawire.com
Dustin Hamano
Marketing & Events Coordinator
dustin@digitalmediawire.com
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