Keynotes

XM Chief: "Paranoia" Driving Industry Objections to New Technology

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2006 - 1:01pm.

McLean, Va. - Hugh Panero, the president and CEO of XM Satellite Radio, told a crowd at Friday's Digital Media Conference, hosted by Digital Media Wire in McLean, Va., that his company's current battle with the recording industry over new radio features that allow subscribers to digitally store and replay content are unfounded.

DMC2006: Keynote #1 - Dawn McCall, President, Discovery Networks Intl.

Authored by todd_beals on June 23, 2006 - 2:18am.

[Notes from the 2006 Digital Media Conference]
Dawn McCall Keynote
DNI programs content for 704 million subscribers outside of the U.S. and it operates the largest international footprint in the industry. (i.e., consists of 17 brands, multiple continents, 100 unique feeds, 35 languages, 1000 employees in 24 offices throughout the world.)