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3rd Annual Digital Media Conference - June 23, 2006

                                                     www.digitalmediaconference.com

                               An Executive Briefing on Emerging Business, Policy,
                                        and Technology Issues & Opportunities

         June 23, 2006 | 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM | McLean, Virginia

Mark your calendars! The 3rd Annual Digital Media Conference is set for Friday, June 23, 2006 at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia. This is a must-attend event for media, entertainment and technology businesses, educational institutions and government agencies involved in the digital distribution of media, including information, education & entertainment products. The Washington Post calls the event: "a confab of powerful communicators and content providers in the region."

Panels include:

The State of Digital Media: Research Perspectives & Insights
The Battle for the Digital Consumer: Who’s winning, who’s losing, and for how long?
Industry Roundtable: Perspectives from Leading Associations & Interest Groups
Music Matters: Reflections & Predictions from the Old New Guard on the Industry’s Digital Future
FCC Outlook: Insights, Predictions & Analysis of the Hot Button Issues
Television: The Future is Now - Programming Anytime, Anywhere, On Any Device
The Other Gaming Industry - Is the Legalization of Online Gambling Inevitable?
Mobility is the Message: Opportunities for Media on the Go and on the Handset
Digital Dilemmas: Issues Shaping the Future of the Internet & Digital Media
Marketing to the Millennials: The Life & Times of a Digital Generation
The State of Online Advertising: Where the Money is Flowing and Why

Confirmed speakers for the event include:

KEYNOTES
Dawn L. McCall, President, Discovery Networks International (DCI)
Hugh Panero, President & CEO, XM Satellite Radio

FEATURED ANALYSTS
Joe Laszlo, Research Director, JupiterKagan
Kurt Scherf, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates
Adam Toll, Co-Founder & COO, BigChampagne

PANELISTS & MODERATORS
Dave Ulmer, Senior Director, Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola
Paul Condolora, SVP and GM, Cartoon Network New Media
Joshua Freeman, VP, Strategy & Business Development, AOL Video
Gary Cohen, President, AOL Music Now
Todd Alberstone, Chief Privacy Officer/Assoc. General Counsel, RealNetworks
Fritz Attaway, EVP & General Counsel, MPAA
Matt Baker, Founder & SVP, Kajeet
Aydin S. Caginalp, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
Rick Chessen, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Ted Cohen, SVP, Digital Distribution & Development, EMI Music
Michael Greeson, President, The Diffusion Group
Jim Griffin, CEO, Cherry Lane Digital
John Harrobin, VP, Marketing Communications, Verizon Wireless
Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications
Keith Hindle, VP, Integrated Marketing & Interactive, FremantleMedia
Ray Hopkins, Chief Operating Officer, Yes Network
Tony Kern, Deputy National Managing Partner, TMT, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Hoseok Kim, EVP & Chief Financial Officer, Wider Than
Lee Knife, General Counsel, Digital Media Association
Jeff Lee, President, Proteus
Lydia Loizides, Principal & Analyst, Paphion
Steven Marks, General Counsel, RIAA
Stevan Mitchell, VP, Intellectual Property Policy, Entertainment Software Association
Carol Mattey, Director, Reg. Consulting, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Vince Messina, Entertainment Category Development Officer, Yahoo!
David D. Oxenford, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Gigi Sohn, President & Co-Founder, Public Knowledge
David Pakman, President & CEO, eMusic
Michael Petricone, CP, Technology Policy, CEA
Steven Shepard, President, Shepard Communications Group
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Paul Sherman, Editor-in-Chief, Tech Wire Publications
Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director, Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc.
more to come…

Registration Rates:
$299 - Early Bird rate until April 30th
$399 - Pre-Registration rate until June 16th
$499 - Registration after June 16th
To Register online Click here
Phone: (310) 855-0033
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5th Annual Games & Mobile Forum 2006

Museum of Jewish Heritage - New York
www.gamesandmobile.com

Digital Media Wire would like to thank all of our speakers, sponsors, and attendees that participated at the 2006 Games and Mobile Forum this week. We greatly appreciate your support and look forward to seeing all of you at another DMW event sometime soon! Thank you!

2006 SPONSORS
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP • Game Trust • Boonty • Soapbox Mobile
Tira Wireless • Javien • WhiteBlox • Gold Group • NEWYORK-TOYKO • Suntory
The Jizake • Market Wire • Informamedia.com • IEMA • GameJobs.com
Monty’s Gaming and Wireless Outlook • MobyGames • GameDaily BIZ
Tri-State Tech Wire • Axis

KEYNOTES
Robert Tercek, CEO, MultiMedia Networks
Alex St. John, CEO, WildTangent
Greg Ballard, CEO, Glu Mobile
Chris Early, Studio Manager, Microsoft Casual Games Group
David Gosen, CEO, I-Play

FEATURED INTERVIEWS
Tammy Robinson, Manager, Games Content & Programming, Verizon Wireless
Major (R) Chris Chambers, Deputy Project Director, Army Game Project
Minard Hamilton, Head of Global Sales & Marketing, EA Mobile
Lou Fasulo, Senior Manager, Cingular Wireless

FEATURED SPEAKERS
Eric Albert, Director of North American Operations, Gameloft
Chris Baker, Associate Editor, Wired Magazine
Matthew Bellows, GM & VP of Marketing, Floodgate Entertainment
George Borkowski, Head of IP & Tech Practice, MS&K
John Cahill, General Manager, Mobile Games, Yahoo!
Alex Campbell, Co-Founder & CEO, Vibes Media
Neil Closner, President, Cascada Mobile
Paul Condolora, SVP & GM, New Media, Cartoon Network
Greg Costikyan, CEO, Manifesto Games
Mark Donovan, VP, Products & Sr. Analyst, M:Metrics
Michael Dowling, CEO, Interpret
Matt Edelman, Co-Founder, Multimedia Networks
Jonathan Epstein, Co-Head, Gaming & Interactive, United Talent Agency
Natalie Farsi, Vice President, Media/Entertainment, m-Qube
Dan Flanegan, President & CEO, Soapbox Mobile
Kristen Fox, Associate Director, Product, MobileESPN Publishing
Mark Friedler, CEO, GameDAILY
Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
Matt Golden, SVP, Sales & Co-Founder, Tira Wireless
Daniel Hart, VP, Online Games, MTV Networks
Rajiv Hiranandani, Country Head, mobile2win
Sam Huxley, Chief Strategic Officer, Bounce Interactive, Young & Rubicam
Teemu Huuhtanen, EVP, Sales & Business Development, Sulake
Scott Jensen, VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships, MFORMA
Leo Jun, Manager, Games Division, HELIO (formerly SK-EarthLink)
Gunnar Larsen, European Director, Mobile Games, RealNetworks
Steve Leonard, President, GoldPocket Wireless
Mark Litvack, Intellectual Property Litigation Partner, MS&K
Sean Malatesta, VP Americas, Bus Dev, Indiagames ltd. (India & China)
Shaul Olmert, Senior Director, Digital Games, Nickelodeon Networks
Billy Pidgeon, Analyst, Go Play Research
Suzie Reider, SVP, Sales/Marketing, Games & Entertainment, CNET Networks
Adeo Ressi, CEO & Founder, GameTrust
Ken Ruck, Head of Wireless, Nickelodeon Networks
Dan Scherlis, CEO, Etherplay
Michael Schutzler, SVP, Games Division, RealNetworks
Carrie Seifer, Director, Emerging Technologies, CondéNast
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Larry Tanz, Chief Executive Officer, LivePlanet
Wade Tinney, Partner & Game Designer, Large Animal Games
Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director, Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc.
Margaret Wallace, CEO & Co-Founder, Skunk Studios
Mike Yuen, Senior Director, Games, QUALCOMM
Gabe Zichermann, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Boonty
Eric Zimmerman, CEO, gameLab

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Director, Content Online - Fox Entertainment Group - Los Angeles, CA

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Chief Technology Officer – Questex Media Group, Inc. – Newton, Ma

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NBC4 Interactive Content Specialist – NBC4.com – Washington DC

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Anti-Piracy Analyst - NBC Universal - Universal City, CA

NBC Universal is looking for an analyst for their Anti-Piracy group, stemming from the Technology Growth Center. Each analyst on this team will be cross-trained in all of anti-piracy activities, while maintaining a primary focus in the three main areas of anti-piracy technology operations: enforcement, forensics, and countermeasures. Position will: coordinate Internet/P2P infringement monitoring and send notices; respond to ISP’s and users; maintain ISP compliance & response logs; conduct data analysis & reporting; download & analyze pirate content posted to the Internet; conduct video forensics; create pirate release reports; maintain forensics database; and participate in leak investigations. For more information, click here.
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Telephony/Broadband Product Manager - Comverse - Cambridge, MA

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Tradeshow Manager - DivX- San Diego, CA

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Director, Product Manager - Ascent Media Group - Hollywood, CA

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Manager, Business Development - Fox Digital Media - Los Angeles, CA

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Vice President, Technology - CBS Radio - New York, NY

This position is Vice President, Technology in CBS Radio’s Digital Media Group, based in New York City, will report to the President, Marketing and Digital Media at CBS Radio. An experienced technologist, this individual will help define CBS Radio’s digital media asset strategy and content distribution by helping identify and evaluate emerging technologies and assessing their potential impact in the form of internal white papers and presentations. This position will work across cross-functional groups to improve CBS Radio's overall online business (product, programming, marketing, ad sales, research, technology, customer support, etc) and will also be involved with CBS Radio’s interactions with software developers and industry partners. For more information and to apply, click here.
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Litigation Attorney - NBC Universal - Universal City, CA

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Broadband Policy Summit - May 9-10, 2006 - Washington, DC

The 2nd Annual Broadband Policy Summit 2006 will be held on May 9 -10 in
Washington, DC. This unique event tackles the tough questions plaguing lawmakers,
regulators and business executives as Congress and the FCC sort through the thicket of
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009

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