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Digital Media Pipeline is EMA’s one-day conference focusing the on business-to-business opportunities in the digital delivery of home entertainment to the consumer.

Digital Media Pipeline offers an opportunity for digital retailers, content owners and aggregators, and technology and service providers to share learnings and experiences in the business of retailing digital entertainment. This young industry is growing quickly, and new technologies and new business models are developing and testing almost weekly. Digital Media Pipeline offers opportunities for collaboration among partners in the supply chain.

Conference topics will explore the emerging technologies, business models, and revenue growth opportunities from the perspectives of content owners and retailers. In addition, the latest findings and projections from the industry’s top research companies will be revealed.

TAG Strategic Highlight:
Ted Cohen moderates "Ever Changing Business Models and Opportunities" at 3pm.
Sep 15, 2010
The most influential decision-makers in the digital media industry gather at NY Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. NY Games Conference features lively debate on timely cutting-edge business topics. Executives from publishers, developers, advertising, investment firms, social networks, technology providers and content companies mingle together at this top industry event.

TAG Strategic Highlight:

Ted Cohen moderates "Transmedia – Creating Compelling Storylines that work for Games, Film, Music, Print and TV Alike"

SPECIAL TAG STRATEGIC DISCOUNT!
Enter code TAG20 in the registration form to receive 20% off!
Sep 21, 2010
The Leadership Music Digital Summit features two days of presentations, panels, and networking with innovators, instigators, and industry leaders. We'll be tackling the NEW music business - What's Working, What's Not, and What's Next. Don't miss it.

This year’s speakers include Tim Westergren (CEO, Pandora), ??Ian C. Rogers (CEO, TopSpin), Troy Carter (Atom Factory Management, Lady Gaga), Steve Robertson (VP, A&R, Atlantic), Jay Harren (A&R, Columbia), Jim Lucchese (The EchoNest), David Isrealite (CEO, NMPA), Randall Poster (Music Supervisor), Eric Garland (Big Champagne), David Hyman (CEO, MOG) Russ Crupnick (NPD), Richard Gottehrer (CEO, The Orchard), Jim Griffin (OneHouse), Dorrian Porter (CEO, Mozes), Ariel Hyatt (Ariel Publicity), Mitch Bainwol (Pres., RIAA), Jon Cohen (Co-Founder, Cornerstone), Brendan Mulligan (Sonicbids), Alex White (Founder, Next Big Sound), J Sider (Founder, RootMusic), Livia Tortella (GM, Atlantic), David Airaudi (Universal), Hunter Williams (PGA) among many others.

Register at: http://nbnsummit.eventbrite.com/
Sep 29 - Sep 30, 2010
Join Billboard and the key players revolutionizing mobile music apps for today's leading smartphones to network and discuss new applications, ideas and technologies that will drive your business forward!

Mobile Entertainment Live: The Music App Summit is the place to discover which new companies, technologies and applications are setting the bar for mobile music success. It will feature demonstrations of the most successful apps to date, presentations on new technologies and opportunities, and interactive keynotes and panels with today’s visionaries and pioneers. The moderated panels will each include Q&A opportunities with open feedback sessions with industry experts.

Don’t miss your chance to connect with the music industry innovators, investors, developers who are successfully navigating this exciting landscape.

THE EVENT FEATURES:

* Keynote Q&A's with Music and Technology Power Players

* Educations and Interactive Panel Sessions

* An Exhibit Area Showcasing New, Hot Mobile Content, Services and Technology Start-ups

* Networking Opportunities


ALSO --
Don't miss the Innovator's Showcase!

Companies chosen to present during the Innovators Showcase will have 10 minutes to address the audience, using a mixture of PowerPoint slides, video and on-stage demos as they choose. Our conference audience is made up of key decision makers from record labels, mobile operators and device manufacturers, venture capitalists, and application developers. Presenting companies don’t have to be music-specific, but must have some utility for the music industry to be relevant at this event.

All applications will be reviewed by Billboard’s editorial team and the team of advisors listed below:

Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Alan Goodstadt, Partner, Redwood Capital
David Kusek, VP, Berkleee College of Music
Paul Vidich, Media Consultant and Independent Advisor: ReverbNation, MediaNet, BrightCove, Melodeo, and more
Brian Zisk, co-founder, SFMusicTech, Collecta and Future of Music Coalition

Applications must be received by Aug 3 at https://billboard.wufoo.com/forms/innovators-showcase-application/.
Oct 5, 2010
Over 300 of the most influential decision-makers in the music industry gather in Los Angeles each year for this incredible 2-day deal-makers forum to network, do deals, and share ideas about the business. Digital Music Forum West features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well unrivaled access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond.

TAG Strategic Highlights:
- TAG Co-Chairs Digital Music Forum West
- Ted Cohen and Ned Sherman present opening remarks
- Ted Cohen moderates the State of the Digital Union panel

SPECIAL TAG STRATEGIC DISCOUNT!
Enter code TAG20 in the registration form to receive 20% off!
Oct 6 - Oct 7, 2010
Over three days In The City combines a daytime hub of industry debate with a city-wide live festival, gathering the music industry in Manchester and providing a forum for the hottest discussion topics, while showing the public and cheque-waving A&Rs some of the best emerging musical talent in the world.

During the day In The City gathers a wealth of controversial, talented figureheads of music, film, photography, art, new media and gaming to debate and collaborate. From panels, to workshops, to keynote speeches, In The City’s daytime programme seeks to educate and inspire, carving out groundbreaking answers to the most difficult questions facing the industry.

Come the evening the live festival uncovers and promotes the best in underground and emerging talent, with over 200 of the world’s most exciting new acts filling 20 venues and bars city-wide. Expect In The City’s trademark brand of the inventive and innovative, from every corner of the globe.
Oct 13 - Oct 15, 2010
Digital Hollywood is a "can't miss" event covering all that intersects in technology and content. This event is co-located with The Hollywood Content Summit!

TAG Highlight:
The Smartphone - Tablet Economy: Apps, Devices, Commerce, Video, Music & Consumer Obsession
Nov 10, 9am
Moderated by Ted Cohen
Nov 10 - Nov 12, 2010
MIDEM and MidemNet bring together the music industry’s influencers and decision makers from across the globe. MidemNet provides insightful analysis into the mobile and digital music markets.

Together, they are the best place to license and discover music, find solutions, make deals, keep abreast of industry trends and to meet the people that could transform your business; a concentration of ideas and opportunities on a global scale.

MidemNet Lab Music Startup Showcase Now Accepting Submissions through October 31, 2010! Apply at www.midem.com.
Jan 22 - Jan 26, 2011