Sponsors:
 www.loeb.com
Loeb & Loeb is at the forefront of digital media and has structured a significant number of the earliest agreements for ring tones, digital downloading, digital content, aggregations, P2P distribution and webscasting. |
 www.manatt.com
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is known for quality, for extraordinary commitment to clients, for integrated, relationship-based services, and for a range of specialized capabilities typically found only in boutique firms. We represent a sophisticated client base in a range of industries including entertainment, advertising, marketing and media, consumer goods and services and technology. |
 www.mashery.com
Mashery is the leading provider of on-demand API management solutions. Business development executives of today rely heavily on web services and APIs to recruit and manage their strategic partnerships. Mashery provides the business rules management, infrastructure, and metrics required to build a scalable business development channel using web services. Media, entertainment, and information sectors are taking advantage of Mashery’s on-demand services to partner with interactive properties and broaden distribution. |
 www.bmi.com
Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 375,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI’s latest financial results, $901 million for its 2008 fiscal year, are the highest performing right collections for any copyright organization in the world. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for over 65 years. The U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents. |
 www.passalong.com
PassAlong Networks is an innovative digital media services developer that empowers consumers while protecting rights holders through innovative opportunities for distribution, interoperability, content creation and connectivity. |
 www.dada-ent.com
Dada Entertainment, a joint venture between Dada S.P.A. and Sony BMG Music Entertainment, is a leading direct-to-consumer entertainment service. Dada Entertainment offers the next generation web and mobile personalization and entertainment services, combining a wide variety of music content from full length audio and video tracks to ringtones, with a rich Web 2.0 and social networking experience. |
 www.macrovision.com
Macrovision provides a broad set of solutions to enable business to protect, enhance and distribute content and software applications in the entertainment, consumer electronics, gaming, software, information publishing and corporate IT markets. Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A. with other offices across the United States and around the world. |
 www.paymentone.com
PaymentOne Corporation is the leading online Payment Service Provider for digital merchants, premium service providers and broadband operators. The company offers advanced payment, commerce and syndication solutions that accelerate the adoption of value added services and premium content. |
 www.thumbplay.com
Thumbplay, Inc. is a leading online retailer of mobile entertainment content. The company aggregates, promotes and delivers mobile content directly to members via Thumbplay.com. The site offers ringtones, wallpapers, games and text-based services through a membership-based, community experience. |
 www.digonex.com
Digonex Technologies, Inc focuses primarily on development of automated and optimized pricing platforms for e-commerce, allowing client companies to increase customer retention, and maximize revenue. The Digonex® core technology, Digital Online Exchange™ (DOE), uses patented technology that continuously collects purchase pattern data to optimally price goods and services for clients. Using the DOE patented technology; pricing becomes a manageable and market based process for mitigating the risk of human error that many pricing services face. For more information, visit Digonex Technologies' website at www.digonex.com. |
 www.mozes.com
Mozes connects people with each other and the things they love. The Company serves the burning desire of the mobile generation to build and participate in communities via the mobile phone and the web. Bands and artists including Hello Goodbye, Plain White Ts and Ernie Halter use Mozes to build mobile fan lists and connect with fans at live events. Advertisers use Mozes to reach young people in non-intrusive and measurable ways. Mozes is a private company based in Palo Alto, California. |
 www.dwt.com
As the evolution of technology and corporate ownership continues to blur the traditional boundaries of media, entertainment, telecommunications and information technology law, DWT remains sharply in focus as a national leader ready to address all the legal issues in these areas. From media and First Amendment issues to telecommunications and entertainment. From broadcast and cable to intellectual property. From advertising and marketing to technology, eBusiness and digital media. In all of these areas, our firm has the breadth of expertise to provide top-level counseling, regulatory, business and litigation services for international, national and regional clients. DWT has more than 120 attorneys — based in seven cities from coast to coast— who specialize in the many aspects of communications law. Davis Wright Tremaine provides the counsel our clients need, helping them stay ahead of the trends and guiding them through the evolving legal landscape. |
 www.musicgiants.com
MusicGiants, the leader in high definition entertainment, aims to deliver the highest quality entertainment experience possible. Still the only digital music service licensed in HD from all of the major music labels; MusicGiants recently expanded its high quality content catalog to include video with the introduction of its new VideoGiants service. Consumers seeking the ultimate entertainment experience from their home theater systems can now get it with MusicGiants unique distribution methods. Consumers can purchase robust collections of both music and video, delivered on a hard drive and ready for installation into any home theater. |
 www.filter-mag.com
The goal of Filter is to bring great music to people who will enjoy it. With the demise of radio, and the rise of teen pop sensations, finding new and creative artists has become increasingly frustrating. Filter uses every resource to expose artists that we feel intelligent credible music fans will love. |
 www.kcrw.com
Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW is cutting edge free-form radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of all genres, on air and online. With live performance audio, video and playlist archives, podcasts and more online at KCRW.com |
 www.a2im.org
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) represents a broad coalition of
music labels to promote sector opportunity and enhance the market share of it's combined
membership. We will urge government and business to support fair trade practices, including
equal access to the media and the marketplace, on par with the largest companies in the
industry. In addition, A2IM will act as the leading edge for the exploration of new and
innovative forms of music exposure and distribution.
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 www.clashmusic.com
Clash Music Group, is the UK’s leading independent music media, publisher of award winning 'Clash Magazine' voted 'UK Music Magazine of the Year.' ClashMusic.com is the definitive online digital music platform launched earlier this year with over 1000+ artists profiled and exclusive interview podcasts with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Duffy, The Kooks, from indie to electronic, from Daft Punk To Oasis and new emerging talent. Clash has earned a global reputation in the music industry and with its discerning audience. Clash also partner many international media events and festivals including SXSW, CMJ, Sònar, Edinburgh International Film Festival, InTheCity and many more music and digital media events. |
 anderson.ucla.edu
UCLA Anderson's Entertainment and Media Management Institute brings together industry, students and researchers to embrace new ideas on how companies and executives can manage and thrive in the face of transforming entertainment and media business model. We challenge companies and managers to focus on the impacts of technology, globalization and deregulation on both content and distribution. |
 www.urbanworldwireless.com
UrbanWorld Wirelesss is a leading developer and global distributor of cutting edge, urban mobile content and up-to-the-minute news and info, in addition to the premier wireless/digital platform for mobile marketing. UrbanWorld bridges the digital divide between advertisers and the lucrative urban youth market with:
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 www.aquariumdrunkard.com
Aquarium Drunkard has a reputation as being a resource at the vanguard of influential music sites in the web 2.0 era. In three short years, aquariumdrunkard.com has been responsible for shaping trends with an affability and purpose that belies the larger and more established media outlets of the day. Aquarium Drunkard hosts the awarded Blog Radio Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. |
 www.cmw.net
As Canada's largest and most influential media and music conference, CMW brings together the world’s top industry professionals to participate in a three-day program of activities. Designed to stimulate the exchange of market intelligence, increase dialogue and provide networking opportunities, the CMW Executive Conference includes over 75 panels featureing over 360 industry experts. |
 www.musicconnection.com
Music Connection magazine is a bi-weekly music trade publication catering to the music industry, its loyal fans, and support services every other Thursday since 1977. Commonly referred to as "the musicians bible," Music Connection caters to the songwriter, producer, studio manager, agent, attorney, publicist, label executive and, of course, the professional and semi-pro musician. |
 www.m-e-f.org
MEF exists to represent the interests of its global membership across the mobile entertainment value chain. Our goals are to build awareness, create business development opportunities and facilitate the development of commercial guidelines and best practices to promote a healthy and profitable industry. |
 www.parksassociates.com
Parks Associates is a market research firm exclusively focused on all product and service segments that are “digital” or provide connectivity within the home, including entertainment, home networking, controls, wireless networking, boradband, and on-demand services. |
 www.newmusictipsheet.com
All corners of the music and technology industries use the NEW MUSIC TIPSHEET to stay on top of business trends — packed with information on upcoming releases, TV listings, news, and headlines from today’s top sites & blogs, the Tipsheet is THE one-stop resource for news on the go. |
 www.popkomm.com/conference
Popkomm is an international business platform for the music and entertainment industry taking place from 08 – 10 Oct 2008 in Berlin. Popkomm is based on three mainstays: the trade show at the exhibition grounds, a music festival taking place in many of Berlin's top clubs and an international conference. The Popkomm Conference thematic main pillars 2008 are: Creation, Communication & Commerce. Explosive topics will be discussed and knowledge conveyed in the panels and workshops. Keynote speakers and interviews open the daily sessions. The day is rounded off by portrayals of creative figures from the world of music, entertainment and media. |
 www.promotionalcurrency.com
Promotional Currency is a digital promotions firm that specializes in the development of new digital currencies for the promotional marketplace. The company, which has facilitated over 900 digital entertainment promotions, combines a wide array of digital entertainment products with promotional risk coverage, backend hosting and fulfillment to provide businesses with customized, turnkey promotional solutions. |
 www.experientialforum.com
The Experiential Marketing Forum is an international community of professionals, students, and other who share ideas and keep abreast of the newest trends and exciting things happening in the media world — including viral marketing, advergaming, guerrilla marketing, word-of-mouth advertising, and stealth marketing. |
 www.nvpr.com
NVPR was leading digital media before Steve Jobs ever knew what an MP3 file was. NVPR has introduced and/or built many of the digital media industries most spectacular brands, including Napster, Virgin, MP3.com, MusicMatch, Zingy, among many others. |
 billboard.prweb.com
Billboard Publicity Wire is a major press release distribution service that delivers breaking entertainment and music news to millions of consumers and journalists through a vast SEO and social media network that includes search engines, news sites, RSS feeds and opt-in email. |