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Watch C-SPAN Interviews From DMW's Digital Media Conference East

Authored by Jay Baage on July 27, 2009 - 10:04am.

Washington D. C. - In case you missed Digital Media Conference East last month, you might enjoy these C-SPAN interviews with key leaders in the world of new media (embedded above), who spoke at the conference on panels about digital media trends, social media and more. The people interviewed are Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher, Digital Media Wire, Kuk Yi, Managing Director, Best Buy Capital, Rick Cotton, EVP and General Counsel, NBC Universal as well as Dina Kaplan, COO & Co-Founder, blip.tv. And don't miss the upcoming first annual West Coast version of the event, Digital Media Conference West, on October 28 in San Francisco.

Thank You to Future of Television West Attendees

Authored by Ned Sherman on March 26, 2009 - 2:02pm.

Thank you to the 250+ participants at Future of Television West this week! We’ve received a lot of great feedback about the event and know that each and every one of you contributed to making it such a wonderful event.

We would like to extend a special thanks to all of our sponsors: Entertainment Technology Center @ USC, Macrovision, Move Networks, Davis Wright Tremaine, CEA, Parks Associates, Webcastr, Frank Magid Associates, CTM, Visual Effects Society, Producers Guild of America, Terpin Communications, NVPR, Social Radius, Mobile Monday, Mobile Excellence Awards, Web Television Week, Tubefilter, Billboard Publicity Wire, UCLA Anderson, EMF, and New York – Tokyo.

Variety's Video Business Magazine Recognizes DMW's "25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch"

Authored by Ned Sherman on January 26, 2009 - 8:33am.

Los Angeles - Variety today published a 2-page spread (pages 10-11) in its Video Business magazine congratulating Digital Media Wire’s “25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment."

The honorees were selected by the editorial team at Digital Media Wire to recognize emerging leaders in the digital media and entertainment industry.

The 2009 honorees are:

C-SPAN Interviews with Digital Media Conference Speakers

Authored by Ned Sherman on July 10, 2008 - 10:59am.
DMW's Digital Media Conference, held two weeks ago in Washington, DC, was the focus of "The Communicators," C-SPAN's new weekly series featuring interviews with "the people who shape our digital future." The latest show, which aired Saturday on C-SPAN and Monday on C-SPAN2, featured interviews with our Publisher & CEO, Ned Sherman

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Authored by Ned Sherman on March 15, 2008 - 2:08pm.
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Digital Media Week in Review: Microsoft, Google Acquisitions; AOL – Yahoo? The Future of Television

Authored by Ned Sherman on March 15, 2008 - 6:47am.

DMW’s CEO & Publisher provides a wrap-up of the top stories of the week. Who’s hot, who’s not and what’s the industry buzz?

The Microsoft - Google battle was back in the headlines this week with both companies announcing acquisitions in the online advertising space and increased speculation about the future of Yahoo. On the acquisition front, Google (NASD: GOOG) announced on Tuesday that it has received approval from the European Commission for its $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, the final step to completing the transaction. Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt applauded the announcement noting that "with DoubleClick, Google now has the leading display ad platform.”

Digital Media Week in Review: The Future of Music

Authored by Ned Sherman on March 2, 2008 - 7:29pm.

DMW’s CEO & Publisher provides a wrap-up of the top stories of the week. Who’s hot, who’s not and what’s the industry buzz?

I spent the past week at our Digital Music Forum in New York City with 500 senior industry insiders immersed in two days of high level discussions about the future of the music industry. I don’t often toot our own horn, but this was one heck of a great event.

Digital Media Week in Review: Sony's Blu-ray Wins “Format War,” But Who Will Win the Real Battle? DMW on the Move!

Authored by Ned Sherman on February 23, 2008 - 8:17am.

DMW’s CEO & Publisher provides a wrap-up of the top stories of the week. Who’s hot, who’s not and what’s the industry buzz?

It was a crazy week for all of us at DMW with much of our time spent on planning three major events we are producing in the coming weeks: Digital Music Forum East in New York City, February 26-27; The Millennials Canada in Toronto, March 5; and Future of Television West in Los Angeles, March 24-25. We have been producing the entertainment industry’s leading digital events for years, but developments over the past year have really increased the profile of our events, which now attract large (often standing room only) crowds and camera crews from leading media outlets, such as CNBC, CNN, PBS and the BBC.

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Authored by Ned Sherman on February 23, 2008 - 4:47am.
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Thank You to Future of Film Participants

Authored by Ned Sherman on March 22, 2007 - 12:42pm.
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Thank you to the 250 participants in yesterday's Future of Film event. The event was a big success and we are already making plans for the next Future of Film event. 

We welcome your feedback and ideas on topics and speakers, which you can send to events@digitalmediawire.com. For DMW news coverage of the event, please click here.

We hope to see you at The Millennials at UCLA on April 18. Until then, keep updated on the latest industry news at www.dmwmedia.com and stay ahead!

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

Flight 82 to Midem: What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

Authored by Ned Sherman on January 19, 2007 - 1:19pm.
For the last four years, I have been among the 200 or so who take Delta's overnight Thursday flight (Flight 82) from JFK to Nice, often referred to as the "Midem Shuttle", to join the thousands of industry leaders from around the world at the Midem Music Conference & Market in Cannes.  The passenger list for this 7 hour flight reads like a who's who list of music industry movers and shakers - top label execs mingling with artists, talent managers, the digirati and members of the press.  The scene is almost surreal and time goes by like a college road trip with a constant flow of networking, drinking and bantering that you would expect at a Grammy's after party.

Innovations That Will Change How We Work, Play and Communicate in 2007

Authored by Ned Sherman on December 28, 2006 - 9:46am.
Ned Sherman, Digital Media Wire 02 Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire: I had the honor of being selected as a contributing writer for an article published in the Business section of the LA Times today about innovations that will change the way we work, play and communicate in 2007. Co-authors included Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer and Wired's editor in chief Chris Anderson.

A Thank You To LA Games Conference Participants

Authored by Ned Sherman on November 10, 2006 - 1:00pm.
Dear LA Games Conference Participants,
Ned Sherman and Clancy Brown - 2006 LA Games Conference 1Thank you for participating in the LA Games Conference! We really appreciated the time and effort that everyone put into making the event a success. We met a lot of knowledgeable and interesting people, including some surprise guests such as Vin Diesel (who played Manny "Master" Rodriguez in the "Dead or Alive 4" gamer tournament), over the two days, and look forward to hosting the conference again in LA in May 2007 (dates to be announced). To view editorial coverage and photos of the event, click here. We welcome your ideas on how to grow the event in 2007. Please send your ideas to games@digitalmediawire.com.

Finally, if you are in New York next week, we hope to see you at our Future of Television Forum at NYU on November 16 and 17.

Sincerely yours,
Ned Sherman
Co-Chair, LA Games Conference
CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire, Inc.

Buzz Watch: Nic Harcourt – The Human Recommendation Engine

Authored by Jay Baage on October 4, 2006 - 12:26pm.
From Digital Music Forum West 2006: Nic Harcourt, Music Director for KCRW and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, articulates what many are thinking - the big record labels have themselves to blame for the current state of the music business, not just piracy: “What happened in the 90’s was that they pushed the alternative rock movement down our throats and then all these one-hit-wonders. They let the cat out of the bag. It is disingenuous of them to blame piracy for their problems.” He made the statement in a keynote interview with Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher of Digital Media Wire, during “Digital Music Forum West” at the BelAge hotel in Los Angeles.