Future of Television Forum 2006

Welcome to the official 2006 Future of Television Group Blog! This private online community was created to enable attendees, sponsors, speakers, and partners to connect, communicate, and collaborate before, during, and after the conference.

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Future of TV? John Rose, The Boston Consulting Group

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Signiant Leader

Authored by admin on November 14, 2007 - 11:54am.

Future of Television Press Coverage

Authored by Jay Baage on November 20, 2006 - 11:53am.

The following is a selection of links to press coverage of last week’s fourth annual Future of Television Forum, produced by Digital Media Wire, The Consumer Electronics Association and NYU Stern School of Business. For example, PC Magazine noted that the event this year was “concerned less with short-term problems and more with long-term goals, the conference was heavy on ideas.” If you did not have the opportunity to attend, these articles report on some of those ideas about where the industry is headed:

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A Thank You to Future of Television Forum Participants

Authored by Ned Sherman on November 20, 2006 - 10:16am.

Dear Future of Television Forum Participants,
Future of Television 2006 - Lobby

Thank you all for participating in the Future of Television Conference. We are really happy to have met a record number of 479 people who attended, with many staying all the way through the last panel on Friday afternoon! All of us on the Digital Media Wire team certainly appreciate the time and effort that everyone put into making the fourth annual Future of Television Forum the biggest and most successful event so far. We also want to particularly thank our co-hosts: The Consumer Electronics Association and the NYU Stern School of Business.

During the extended two-day event, many of the hottest issues, technologies and applications in the television, Internet and mobile video industry were discussed. We also got a reality check from big networks, where top executives from ABC, CBS and NBC gave the audience an update of what they have found to work and not work on new platforms, as well as on traditional television.

We very much look forward to hosting the conference again in New York City on November 15 and 16, 2007. To view editorial coverage and photos of the event, click here. We also welcome your ideas on how to grow the event in 2007. Please send your ideas to: television@digitalmediawire.com.

Finally, we hope to see you at our Digital Music Forum East in New York City on February 27 and 28.

Until then, keep updated on the latest industry news at www.dmwmedia.com and stay ahead!

Sincerely yours,
Ned Sherman
Co-Chair, the Future of Television Forum
CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire, Inc.

2007 Will be the Year When Creators Get Paid and Other Views from the Future of Television Forum

Authored by Jay Baage on November 17, 2006 - 4:58pm.

[Coverage from DMW/CEA/NYU's Future of Television Forum in New York]

During the “Mobile TV: The Next Frontier” panel, Jason Rubinstein, Senior Director, Mobile Video & Gaming Mobile Devices at Motorola remarked that there are a number of problems with formats, copyrights and bandwidth that have to be overcome before video applications will become a main stream application for cell phones in the US. “Mobile video is years behind where music is today”, he admitted.

IBM’s Saul Berman Says “There Will Be Warfare Between Content Owners and Distributors”

Authored by Jay Baage on November 16, 2006 - 1:05pm.

[Coverage from DMW/CEA/NYU's Future of Television Forum in New York]
Saul Berman, IBM - Future of Television 2006

Saul Berman, Partner, media and Entertainment, IBM Business Consulting, was a keynote speaker on the first day of the nearly sold out conference. He gave the audience a captivating look into the future of television, based on IBM Business Consulting’s latest research. One of his points was that copyright issues that we have started to see in the case of YouTube are far from resolved:

“We see that there will be conflict or even warfare between content owners and distributors.”

YouTube's Best of Show TV Commercials

Authored by Robert Spears on November 14, 2006 - 12:14pm.

Embedded below are thirteen (mostly) stellar TV commercials mentioned today on David Pogue's blog today, which the NY Times columnist discovered via Digg.com. In addition to Pogue's observation that these ads can serve as examples on how ad agencies can prevent viewers from instinctively bypassing commercials, I think these ads can also serve as much needed creative inspiration for creators of TV shows and movies. Though not listed, two of my favorite "TV Shows" are commercials from Jack-in-the-Box and ESPN - now that's great entertainment value without having to risk wasting between 30 to 90 minutes! Both properties often offer commercials more engaging than the programs they sponsor.

Regarding the list below my favorites include: Honda "Mousetrap"; Carlton Beer; and Sony Bravia (which conjures many fond memories of walks with my wife through the streets of San Francisco).

My least favorite was Folgers' Happy Morning, as I found the happy yellow people to be utterly annoying. Click, watch, and enjoy!

Miller Beer Domino Commercial

Meet Up Messages

Authored by Robert Spears on November 13, 2006 - 5:57am.

Feel free to post any messages here if you are looking to meet other conference attendees with particular backgrounds or interests.

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Welcome to 2006 Future of Television Forum

Authored by Ned Sherman on November 10, 2006 - 2:37pm.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As Founder and Co-Chair of Future of Television Forum, I welcome you to your online community for the 2006 event. You can use this site to post feedback and comments, read the latest event updates and news, and to connect with your industry peers who are registered to attend the November 16-17 event. We hope that you will find these tools to be useful as you plan for the event. We look forward to seeing you on November 16.

Sincerely yours,
Ned Sherman
CEO & Publisher
Digital Media Wire, Inc.

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