Digital Media MBA » Events http://www.digitalmediamba.com connecting the Digital Media MBA community with jobs, events, and news Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:53:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What To Expect At CES: Tablets, TVs, And Transition http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/3pd0hIu0u8I/ http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/3pd0hIu0u8I/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:33:19 +0000 Syndicated News http://www.digitalmediamba.com/?guid=b0dc29a6f5a76bce0109cd1ffa81d64e The biggest spectacle in the tech industry kicks off Sunday evening, when an estimated 150,000 people will flood into Las Vegas not to place a wager on Monday night’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama (I’m taking LSU +1) but to gear up for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show. Next week’s show will set expectations for 2012: can anyone catch the iPad? Are Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) capable of providing the third leg of the mobile operating system stool? And are we finally ready to embrace Internet TVs en masse? Here’s a look what we expect will be the major themes of the week:

Continue reading →]]> http://www.digitalmediamba.com/2012/01/06/what-to-expect-at-ces-tablets-tvs-and-transition/feed/ 0 Samsung/HTC: Two Sides Of An Android Coin. Why’s Samsung Winning The Toss? http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/bfzXFjEaIFg/ http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/bfzXFjEaIFg/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:42:46 +0000 Syndicated News http://www.digitalmediamba.com/?guid=5750a0e2338d8bffb5138fba65ec8960 Android is trouncing the competition when it comes to platform domination in the smartphone market—over half of all smartphones being used today—but that rising tide is not lifting all boats. Sales figures out today from the two largest Android device makers, Samsung and HTC, present two different pictures, with Samsung posting record profits and HTC’s declining. Here’s a few thoughts on why that might be the case.

Continue reading →]]> http://www.digitalmediamba.com/2012/01/06/samsunghtc-two-sides-of-an-android-coin-whys-samsung-winning-the-toss/feed/ 0 DECEMBER 19: DMMBA Holiday Party http://www.digitalmediamba.com/2011/12/06/december-19-holiday-party-with-featured-guest-tba/ http://www.digitalmediamba.com/2011/12/06/december-19-holiday-party-with-featured-guest-tba/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:33:47 +0000 Doug http://www.digitalmediamba.com/?p=49592 Continue reading →]]> http://www.digitalmediamba.com/2011/12/06/december-19-holiday-party-with-featured-guest-tba/feed/ 0 pC Entertainment Video: Dawn Ostroff On Digital Dollars, CW & Condé Nast http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/xVZci8fnadU/ http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/xVZci8fnadU/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:31:18 +0000 Syndicated News http://www.digitalmediamba.com/?guid=fcd3064ad721d39d39f7aa67621be8f6 How did The CW wind up mining digital gold for CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Warner Bros.? (NYSE: TWX) Former network head Dawn Ostroff detailed the strategy that led to deals with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Hulu Plus at our recent paidContent Entertainment conference. In a Q&A with our editor Staci D. Kramer, Ostroff also expained her reasons for signing up as president of the new Condé Nast Entertainment and offered a few hints of what we can expect. That—and much more—in the full video embedded below.

Continue reading →]]> http://www.digitalmediamba.com/2011/11/14/pc-entertainment-video-dawn-ostroff-on-digital-dollars-cw-conde-nast/feed/ 0 paidContent Entertainment 2011: Full Coverage http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/P6F0-9sbuuk/ http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/P6F0-9sbuuk/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:02:40 +0000 Syndicated News http://www.digitalmediamba.com/?guid=9d976723f3f768c6ddf2fba8cb97dc6f Here’s your chance to catch up on a jam-packed paidContent Entertainment—or brush up on the details for all of you who spent Thursday at The London in West Hollywood and joined virtually by live stream. Find out what Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, thinks content companies can learn from drug dealers; what Dawn Ostroff, president of Conde Nast Entertainment has in mind at her new gig; what Mark Suster, partner of GRP Partners, thinks Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) needs; how Mario Queiroz, product development VP of Google (NSDQ: GOOG), explains Google TV isn’t a cord-cutting device; and much more. Plus, keep an eye out for the video coverage, coming soon.

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In this constantly changing and fast paced industry, sometimes it’s important to stop and see how all the pieces fit together. Consider: in the space of a few days, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) canceled plans to completely separate streaming from DVD and signed an eye-catching deal with the CW; cloud-based VOD scheme UltraViolet went live; Universal announced a premium VOD, then canceled when exhibitors threatened a boycott; and Disney (NYSE: DIS) and News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) took Hulu off the block. Then there’s the upcoming launch of the Kindle Fire, which will unlock Amazon’s media assets for mobile use, and ... you get the picture.

We’ve added some new speakers to help us put the puzzle together, including two successful entertainment execs applying their considerable skills to new endeavors:

»   Dawn Ostroff joined publisher Condé Nast just last month as president of Condé Nast Entertainment, a new endeavor for the development and distribution of video and film initiatives as well as creating original web content. Ostroff launched the CW as president of entertainment, greenlighting Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries and the other programs that netted that deal with Netflix—worth up to $1 billion for the Time (NYSE: TWX) Warner-CBS (NYSE: CBS) joint venture.

»   David Maisel, who launched Marvel Studios and was chairman until Marvel Entertainment was sold to Disney, is now special adviser to game developer Rovio. Maisel is helping the company build its entertainment strategy, including bringing game franchise Angry Birds to the big screen. He’ll serve as executive producer for any Angry Birds films; his executive producer credits already include Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger.

Other new speakers include: Christy Tanner, General Manager and Executive Vice President, TV Guide Digital; Lisa Donovan, Co-Founder, Maker Studios; Dana Settle, Founding Partner, Greycroft LLC; Lisa Donovan, Co-Founder, Maker Studios; and digital entertainment vet Courtney Holt. Stay tuned—more announcements to come. Until then, here’s our speaker list so far.

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