Nico, £150? If you are going to post ads for commercial conferences to backstage, how about some free backstage passes?
2009/6/25 Nico Macdonald <nicol...@spy.co.uk> > Hello backstagers: > > I would like to invite anyone interesting in media, innovation and society > to this year's Media Futures Conference, on the theme Beyond Broadcast, > which takes place on Friday 3 July. > > Last year this event was held in conjunction with the BBC backstage event > Mashed at Alexandra Palace, and run by the BBC. This year it is supported > and hosted by Bloomberg at the Bloomberg Auditorium, London EC2. > > This year we have presentations from Avner Ronen of Boxee; Dan Hon of Six > to Start; Tim Morgan from Mint Digital; Dale Herigstad of Schematic. They > will be presenting projects including a social iPhone application that > combines TV and Twitter; a live fantasy football game played in parallel > with a televised match; and new interaction concepts for screen and > handheld devices. > > This isn't just a conference for media executives: it is a conference for > everybody who is passionate about creating innovative media forms -- which > probably means you. > > Nico Macdonald > Programmer and Chair, Media Futures Conference > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Media Futures Conference 2009: Beyond Broadcast > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Friday 3 July > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Bloomberg Auditorium -- London EC2 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > The Media Futures Conference 2009, which takes place at the Bloomberg > Auditorium in central London on Friday 3 July. You can book here now: > [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/Booking.html] > > This is your chance to join leading practitioners from the media industry > to discuss the challenges and opportunities that we face as we move 'beyond > broadcast'. > > At the conference we will seek to establish our 'ideal' broadcast media > futures, and raise the bar for what we can achieve. What do we want our > media futures to be? What is feasible, and what is economically viable? > > Our presenters will share their insights and pioneering work, and engage in > frank discussion. Melanie Howard and Professor James Woudhuysen tell us how > to use social insights to create innovative platforms and to find out what > people really want; Matt Locke of Channel 4 explains why we are moving > beyond broadcast; and Claire Enders of Enders Analysis gives us the numbers. > > Avner Ronen presents Boxee, an open and social platform which turns a > computer-connected HDTV into an entertainment channel incorporating Hulu, > YouTube and iPlayer among others; Don Boyd presents the soon-to-be launched > Hibrow.tv, a curated cultural channel online; Chris Meade of if:book shows > experimental book projects, and reflects on new content forms that might > drive technology adoption; and Schematic creative lead Dale Herigstad > discusses interaction concepts for screen and handheld devices derived from > Minority Report. > > Dominic Cameron, Managing Director of ITV.com, talks about the lessons for > an established media company developing new media platforms; we showcase > inspiring and feasible work from frog design, Method Inc., Six to Start, and > Mint Digital, including a social iPhone application that combines TV and > Twitter, and a live fantasy football game played in parallel with a > televised match; and we highlight research from Vodafone and Experientia. > > POLIS Director Charlie Beckett and Richard Sambrook, Head of Global News at > the BBC, discuss concerns and challenge relating to journalism 'beyond > broadcast'. > > Alexander Grunsteidl extracts the real lessons from the success of Apple's > iTunes-lead ascent. And we examine other viable futures: TechCrunch Europe > editor Mike Butcher discusses startups; Broadsight's Alan Patrick wrestles > with the new '800lb gorillas'; and Carolyn Morgan of Penmaen Media assesses > 'mainstream media' business. > > The day we have programmed will put these major changes around broadcast > into a meaningful context, offer fresh insights, and explain developments > with numbers and trends. We hope to inspire you with innovative and > surprising new concepts and products. We aspire to create a neutral space > for debating ideas honestly. And afterwards we hope you will be able to put > your learnings into practice, as well as developing connections old and new. > > This isn't just a conference for media executives: it is a conference for > everybody who is passionate about creating innovative media forms. To take > part book your place now: > [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/Booking.html] > > Nico Macdonald > Conference programmer and chair > > > Cost > --------------------------------------------------------------- > £150 > > > Details > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Media Futures Conference 2009 > > Friday 3 July 2009, 9am-6pm > followed by drinks reception > > Bloomberg Auditorium > City Gate House > 39-45 Finsbury Square > London EC2A 1PQ > > [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/downloads/MediaFutures2009.ics > ] > > > Contact > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Nico Macdonald: mediafutu...@spy.co.uk > [mailto:mediafutu...@spy.co.uk?subject=media Futures Conference] > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. 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