Digital Entertainment: Who Killed Network Television?

TiVo, IPTV, Slingbox, Sharing Movies and Songs on your iPod and Zune... What's next? A video sharing site purchased for $1.6B?  

 

This program will provide insight into the changing habits of consumers, the impact of social networking and how new technologies and services will dramatically alter the traditional value chain and content delivery as we know it today. 

 

Hear about the emerging opportunities and challenges in digital entertainment; from network infrastructure to content creation to delivery to the home and personal devices. What impact will social networks have on consumer viewing habits?  Will the big players (Google, AT&T, Time Warner, Disney, Microsoft) win or will new disruptive technologies render current business models obsolete? What role will user generated content play in the future?

 

Join the MIT Enterprise Forum in Bellevue on December 13, 2006, for an exploration of the trends, players, regulations, and technologies that are shaping the way consumers watch TV, get movies and create/view digital content. The program will feature a panel of experts exploring these questions and more.  

 

Moderator: 
Stephen C. Hawley, Principal, Advanced Media Strategies 

 

Panelists: 
George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer, NBC Universal                                                                  

Elizabeth Coppinger, Vice President of Video Services at Real Networks             

Jeff Payne, Chairman and CEO of GridNetworks                                                                                       

Rick Portin, Emmy Award winning Entertainment/Technology Executive

 

WHEN: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - Social hour and registration begin at 5:00 pm. Dinner is served at 6:15 pm. Program starts at 7:00 pm. 

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel - 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA  

HOW: Dinner and program $48 Early Bird Registration through November 30; $54 in advance; $60 at the door.

 Reservations may be made as follows:

* Register online at www.mitwa.org until 5:00 p.m., December 12th.
* Phone registrations at (206) 283-9595 accepted until December 12th, noon.
* Onsite registrations accepted beginning at 5:00 p.m. December 13th, space permitting.
* VISA, MasterCard and American Express are welcome.
* Companies or individuals may reserve a table of 10.