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Online and Mobile Video: Content, Distribution & Monetization Strategies in North America & Europe

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
California Room
Los Angeles, CA United States

Date:
Tuesday, June 30th
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
UCLA Faculty Center, California Room
Cost:
·  $15 for UCLA Alumni/Students and GABA members
·  $25 for Non-members
·  $35 at the door




The Center for European and Eurasian Studies and the German American Business Association (GABA) invite you to an exciting panel discussion with top digital media executives and venture capitalists followed by a reception at the UCLA Faculty Center.
Have you ever watched a video clip of Grey's Anatomy, The Office, or Susan Boyle singing on Britain's Got Talent online or on your mobile phone? Millions of viewers are being targeted by advertising spots at the same time. Despite rapid adoption growth, achieving profitability continues to be a challenge for many content creators and distribution firms.

Moderator:
·  Michael Metzger - GABA Board Member, Vice President New Century Capital Partners

Panel:
·         Brett Brewer - President of adknowledge, myspace, (Intermix Media), Co-founder (acquired by News Corp.) and Advisor at Crosscut Ventures
·         Curt Marvis - President of Digital Media at Lionsgate, Chairman of CinemaNow. He oversees digital distribution at all Lionsgate divisions including home entertainment, television, film and music and the company's stakes in online video hub Break.com
·         Mark Suster - Partner at GRP Partners with ~$1 billion under management, previous Founder and CEO of Koral (acquired by Saleforce.com) and BuildOnline (acquired by SWORD Group)
·         Frank Chindamo - President of Fun Little Movies, the first company to make comedic movies for mobile. FLM won the Content Award at Cannes and the Mofilm Award at GSM and airs on Sprint, MSN Mobile & the iPhones.
The panelists will share their vision of the future of mobile and online video, visually illustrate some of the latest innovations and cover topics including:
·         Key success factors for content generated by users, independent producers and the studios
·         Distribution strategies on brand's site, video portals, mobile carrier' deck and on social networking sites
·         User-generated mobile videos on social networking sites
·         Most effective methods for monetizing video content in North America and Europe
·         Exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs and video content creators

Cost: $15-$35

For more information please contact

Jim Robbins
jrobbins@international.ucla.edu

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Sponsor(s): Center for European and Eurasian Studies, GABA, UCLA Anderson School