Dan Rayburn | Wednesday October 31, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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Next week, in conjunction with the Streaming Media West show there are four industry networking events taking place. Even if you can't make it to the show, feel free to come on by these events:
Monday Nov. 5th
- The night before the show starts, I will be hosting an informal gathering at 7pm at the Acadia bar in the Marriott Hotel in San Jose. You can find directions to the hotel at on their website. No registration is required and everyone is invited to attend. Get there early and come have some free drinks courtesy of CacheLogic. We usually get a great group of show speakers, media and those from the local content, broadcast and education companies.
Tuesday Nov. 6th
- The grand opening reception of the Streaming Media West show will take place at 5pm on the show floor at the convention center. All you need is a pass to get in and you can register for one for free using the PROMO CODE: DRF1. Come on by for drinks and food and some great networking on the show floor.
- Starting at 6pm, Adobe is having a reception at their HQ in San Jose. You must RSVP to get into and you can get all the details here.
Wednesday Nov. 7th
- Starting at 7:30pm, we will have the reception for the Streaming Media Magazine Reader's Choice Awards. Come celebrate with the winners and other conference attendees,
speakers, and exhibitors, during a cocktail reception at the Sainte Claire Hotel
(Grande Ballroom). The reception is open to all full conference attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and press. You can register for a conference pass using the PROMO CODE: DRF1 for a discount.
In addition, there will be some other networking events taking place last minute and receptions being organized by some companies in the industry. Stop on by the show and ask for all the latest and last minute networking opportunities.
Dan Rayburn | Wednesday October 31, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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Yesterday, Grid Networks announced they had raised $9.5M led by Panorama Capital and two strategic partners who's names would be disclosed in the future. Not surprisingly, Grid says they will use the money to expend the development of their "network-friendly P2P service" and grow their distribution business.
Grid is the first of multiple companies who will announce investments before the end of the year. EdgeCast, CacheLogic and Panther Express are all expected to make funding announcements in this quarter.
Dan Rayburn | Wednesday October 31, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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On Monday Nov. 5th, before the start of the Streaming Media West show, Adobe will be
teaching a 3 hour afternoon workshop entitled "Using Adobe Flash Media solutions to Encode, Deliver, Protect and Monetize Video". If you want to learn more about the Flash platform directly from Adobe, this is the workshop to be at.
The workshop will cover the latest advances in the Adobe Flash Media family for creating and delivering innovation interactive media applications. Topics will include how to deploy the highest quality on-demand and live video to a browser, device, and desktop experience; protecting and managing content; and developing an enhanced video streaming experience in Flash.
This workshop will also talk to the new Adobe Media Player that will be used to deliver downloaded content to the desktop with new ways to monetize and protect video.
While the early registration discount has expired, anyone who is interested can use PROMO CODE: DRF1 which lets you go to the morning AND afternoon workshops for only $195. We've kept it very affordable so everyone can attend and get 6 hours of hands-on training across two workshops.
Dan Rayburn | Wednesday October 31, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Next week at the Streaming Media West show I will be moderating a session with some of the leading analysts discussing future trends and business models in the online video industry.
This show wrap up session will be an open discussion about where the real opportunities are and what the disruptors will be in the ecosystem for online video. Come hear about new business and revenue models these analysts are tracking
and find out what technologies they are most excited about.
The panelists include:
- Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President, StreamingMedia.com (moderator)
- Ira Weinstein, Senior Analyst & Partner, Wainhouse Research
- Melissa Webster, Program VP, Content & Digital Media Technologies, IDC
- Jim Davis, Senior Analyst, Networks & Media, Tier1 Research
- Brian Essex, CFA, Morgan Stanley
It's not too late to register. While the early registration discount period has now passed, if you have not yet registered and want a discount code, let me know.
Dan Rayburn | Tuesday October 30, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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Today, Best buy announced the launch of their new fee based solution for consumers to store and share videos on the web. The solution is powered by Mydeo, a UK based company that has been offering online tools for the sharing of user-generated content for a few years. Best Buy has also taken a minority, equity stake in Mydeo, the terms of which were not disclosed.
Plans for the new Best Buy service start at about $7 a month and include 100 minutes of video hosting and video lengths up to 30 minutes each. The service will be merchandised online and in Best Buy’s retail stores and is already live on the web at: bestbuy.mydeo.com
Dan Rayburn | Tuesday October 30, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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If you're an analyst or money manager that follows the CDN and P2P market, then the Streaming Media West conference and exhibition next week is where you want to be. We have 23 of the leading CDNs exhibiting, speaking or presenting. We've got sessions on "CDNs & P2P - Is Hybrid Content Delivery the Future or Just Hype?" and "P2P and Next Generation Delivery Networks" amongst 30 other sessions.
If you have not yet registered, e-mail me for a $200 discount code. The list of CDN and P2P companies at the show include:
- Akamai
- BitGravity
- BitTorrent
- BroadRamp
- CacheLogic
- Digital Fountain
- EdgeCast
- Grid Networks
- Ignite Technologies
- Internap
- Itiva
- Level 3
- Limelight Networks
- Mirror Image
- Move Networks
- NaviSite
- Pando Networks
- Peer1
- RealNetworks
- Solid State Networks
- Streaming Media Hosting
- Swarmcast
- VeriSign
It's not too late to register. While the early registration discount period has now passed, if you have not yet registered and want a discount code, let me know.
Dan Rayburn | Monday October 29, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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That's the question we're looking to answer at the Streaming Media West show next week with a panel entitled "Consumer Generated Video Sites: Can They Be Monetized?"
We've got a great lineup of speakers including:
- Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President, StreamingMedia.com (moderator)
- Chris Carvalho, Director of Business Development, Lucasfilm
- Joel Sanders, Sr. Director of Site and Operations, AtomFilms, MTV Networks
- David Eckoff, VP, New Product Development and Innovation, Turner Broadcasting
- Steve Rosenbaum, CEO and Founder, Magnify.net
With nearly a hundred video portals or service offerings all based on user-generated video, and more launching each day, can any of them survive? What business models need to be put in place for these companies to make it in the long run? Will advertising ever provide the revenue they need or even help them cover their bandwidth bills? With so many sites that seemingly do all the same thing, how will these sites distinguish themselves from one another? Come hear directly from some of these UGC sites and learn what they are doing to try and lead the charge to profitability.
It's not too late to register. While the early registration discount period has now passed, if you have not yet registered and want a discount code, let me know.
Dan Rayburn | Monday October 29, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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The day before the start of Streaming Media West, we have a full day of pre-conference workshops. On Monday Nov. 5th, Microsoft will be teaching a 3 hour afternoon workshop entitled "Publishing Media for Microsoft’s Silverlight Platform".
The Microsoft workshop will teach attendees how to use Expression Media Encoder to publish live and on-demand content to Microsoft Silverlight. You’ll also learn techniques for getting the most out of the VC-1 codec over the Web and get expert advice on how to update your existing Windows Media site to a Silverlight experience.
While the early registration discount has expired, anyone who is interested can contact me to get a discount code that lets you go to the morning AND afternoon workshops for only $195. We've kept it very affordable so everyone can attend and get 6 hours of hands-on training.
Dan Rayburn | Monday October 29, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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At the end of the first day of the Streaming Media West show, Adobe is having an Adobe Partner Showcase event at their headquarters in San Jose on Tuesday Nov. 6th. Their will be hands-on demos and some of Adobe's partners including Maven, Brightcove, blip.tv, Limelight Networks and Akamai will be in attendence.
RSVP is required. I don't know how many RSVPs they have left open so I suggest you register right away if you are interested. Just before the Adobe event, we have the Streaming Media West show reception as well. Come to the exhibit hall at 5pm for some drinks and networking and then head over with us to the Adobe event afterwards. All you need to do is register for a free exhibit halls pass. While the early registration period is over, you can still register here for free by using promo code HALL.
Dan Rayburn | Sunday October 28, 2007 | 11:22 PM
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StreamingMedia.com is willing to help cover some or all of the expenses
of anyone who is able to help Beet.TV or last100.com out. Both Beet.TV and last100.com are looking for anyone who wants to attend the Streaming Media West show next week in San Jose to help them do some online coverage of the show. Andy at Beet.TV is looking for someone who wants to shoot some short interviews and Steve is looking for coverage via blogging.
This is a great opportunity for you to get some exposure on sites that get a lot of traffic. Let me know if you are interested and I'll put you in touch with them.
