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On January 8, 2010, Digital Media Wire is hosting its 3rd Annual Digital Media Insider @ CES, an exclusive event for the digital media industry’s key movers and influencers at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The afternoon/evening event will include three panels focused on "Distribution and Monetization of Digital Content" from the content owners perspective. The speaking sessions will be followed by a networking reception honoring the 2010 "25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch." To register for the event, please click here. To submit a speaker for our two panels below, please contact Jay at jay@digitalmediawire.com.

Who Attends the Event? Senior Executives from Amazon.com, Warner Music, Disney, ABC Television, Playboy, BMI, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Comcast Interactive Media, Dell, TiVo, Music Choice, ASCAP, BitTorrent, Glu Mobile, Vivendi, Sony BMG Music, Ogilvy Public Relations, Cisco, Paramount, Yahoo!, Lucasfilm, AOL, Fox Interactive Media, NTT DoCoMo, CBS Television, Sony Online, CinemaNow, DirecTV and many more...

2:30PM – 3:00PM
Registration and Networking

3:00PM – 3:15PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Ned Sherman, Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Media Wire

3:15PM – 3:55PM
What's the Scoop at CES?
Analyst and Press Roundtable
Leading analysts and members of the CE industry press discuss highlights and top news from the 2010 CES. What devices/technologies are the most promising this year? What has been the biggest difference in the 2010 CES as compared to 2009? What signs of future developments in display, distribution and consumption of media and entertainment content can be taken from this year's show?

Panelists
Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist, Consumer Electronics Association
Kurt Scherf, VP & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates
Michael Cai, Vice President, Video Games, Interpret
Dylan Tweney, Senior Editor, Wired.com
Moderator: Rohit Bhargava, SVP, Digital Strategy & Mktg, Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence

4:00PM – 4:45PM
The Future of Digital Distribution - Anytime, Anywhere, On Any Device
This panel of top digital media industry executives will discuss the increasing importance of new digital media distribution models for content owners and the future of the CE industry. Topics include audience adoption trends; programming for non-traditional platforms including online video, VOD, HD, IPTV, broadband and mobile; piracy and digital rights management; and the importance of new devices such as eBook readers, converged set-top boxes, smart phones and gaming consoles.

Panelists
Jennifer Kavanagh, VP, Digital & New Media, Oxygen Media (NBC Universal)
Rob Barnett, Founder/CEO, My Damn Channel
Scott Brown, Marketing Strategy, Cisco Media Solutions Group
Jason Rubinstein GM & VP, Digital Media, redbox
Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Rovi Corporation
Moderator: David Straus, CEO, Withoutabox (IMDb.com, an Amazon.com company)

4:45PM - 5:00PM
Networking Break

5:00PM – 5:45PM
Turning Digital Pennies to Dollars - Monetizing Content in the Digital World
This panel will discuss the many options and strategies as well as the challenges in monetizing digital content. Topics will include advertising supported and paid content models. How do consumers prefer to pay for entertainment content including games, videos and music across various platforms? How do consumers view subscriptions? Which payment methods most benefit content owners and merchants? What is the future for micropayments? The panel will also discuss the many new ad format on the web including rich media, in-game ads, in-text ads, content wraps, virtual goods, and content sponsorships. Which ones work and which ones don’t? What are the challenges and opportunities for advertisers and online publishers to grow online advertising through video and rich media campaigns in the years to come? What developments will be the catalyst to creating a vibrant market for the sale of digital content?

Panelists
Marc DeBevoise, SVP, Business Development & Strategy, Starz Media LLC
Steve Klebe, SVP, Business Development, Vindicia
Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
Chris Petrovic, GM, GameStop Digital Ventures
Ville Virtanen, Director, Business Development, NA, Tieto Telecom & Media
Moderator: Steve Canepa, General Manager, Global Media and Entertainment, IBM Corp.

5:45PM – 6:15PM
Special Q&A Session

6:15PM – 6:30PM
Closing Remarks & Introduction of DMW's “25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment”

6:30PM – 7:30PM
Reception Honoring This Year's "25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch"

Digital Media Wire, Inc. owns and produce 11 annual conferences, publishes 7 newsletters, including Digital Media Wire Daily, and runs the dmwmedia.com news and community portal. For more information, visit: www.dmwmedia.com To view past honorees, see 2009's 25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment.