CT Digital Media News

On September 17th, Palace Digital Studios will be hosting a CT Digital Media Business Network panel event on the future of Web video. This panel of entrepreneurs will discuss where video distribution and monetization is heading as well as the new viewing platforms on which consumers will watch video. The event will also have product demonstrations so the audience can get a hands on look at the future of video. (please contact cohen AT fortexgroup.com if you are a company interested in demonstrating at this event).

• <!--more-->Location: Palace Digital Studios, 29 North Main Street, South Norwalk, CT 06854, (203) 853-1740
• Time: Doors open at 6:00pm and the panel will begin at 6:30pm (food and beverages will be served)

 Agenda:

• Welcome: Ephraim Cohen of CT Digital Media and The Fortex Group
• Panel Introduction: Wendy Lambert of Palace Digital Panel:
  • Moderator: Rick Hancock of Fox TV and Rick’s RSS
• Panelists:
  • Discovery and distribution – how consumers are becoming conditioned to find what they want when they want it (speaker invited)
  • RemoTV's Chris Penner on platforms – how consumers are watching across multiple platforms - it’s not TV vs. Phone vs. Web as they are all being used
  • MeDeploy's Christian Taylor on monetization – how the pay per video model is alive and well, it just needs to adapt

Sponsors: Palace Digital Studios and The Fortex Group

A CT Digital Media Public Policy Roundtable - Creating jobs and business the digital media industry

A public forum on the digital media industry and how public policy can ensure it grows jobs and establishes companies right here in Connecticut.  

The recession has forced public policy decision-makers to refocus on job and business creation while President Obama has promised to boost the broadband infrastructure to create a million or more jobs.  Connecticut’s location and talent base are perfectly suited to take advantage of and create a new growth economy based on the digital media industries.  The challenge – creating public policy that results not only in new jobs, but in an environment for entrepreneurs to create a new generation of businesses.  Join this roundtable to hear where digital media jobs and business opportunities are emerging and how public policy can ensure they grow right here in Connecticut.  

Who should attend?

• Legislators needing to learn about which policies will create jobs and businesses
• Media executives needing to understand how public policy will impact business
• Entrepreneurs who will have new business opportunities as a result of public policy
• Union executives seeking to understand the new jobs that will be created

The roundtable format encourages participation by all attendees. The discussion will begin with a panel presentation by the following:

• John Emra, VP of External Affairs for AT&T
• Andy Moss, Olson-Moss, former director of public policy for Microsoft
• Brandon Curiel, President and CEO of Venan Game
• Gary Cohen, President and Founder of Triple Threat Television

WHEN: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 8:30 am
WHERE: Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Room 2B, Hartford, CT

RSVP below or by sending an email to rsvp AT ctdigitalmedia.com (put Feb. 11 roundtable in the subject) 

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