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Announcing TVOT2010

March 3-4, (Wednesday-Thursday) 2010
San Francisco, California

Conference Location

The TV of Tomorrow show will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The venue is located at 701 Mission Street at the corner of 3rd and Mission Street, San Francisco.

 

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Who Attends TVOT?

 

Broadcasters, programmers, network operators (cable, satellite, telco, wireless), consumer electronics manufacturers, OTT specialists, advertising agencies, advertisers, retailers/etailers, Web 2.0/social-networking companies, interactive game developers, alternate reality gaming (ARG) specialists, creatives, software developers and other technologists, marketers, venture capitalists, private-equity investors, consultants, content aggregators, content security specialists, interface designers, studios and other industry players.

 

 

 

 

 

A Different Kind of Event...

While the TV of Tomorrow Show features an exhibit hall and panel sessions, that's where its similarity to other industry conferences and tradeshows ends:

  • It is the only industry event to focus exclusively on the delivery of interactive TV on multiple platforms (e.g. cable, satellite, IPTV, Web, connected TV/OTT, mobile/smartphone, DVR, VOD, game consoles, etc.
  •  Ensuring that attendees are able to meet and schmooze with the right people is a primary focus of the event.
  •  Speakers are selected for their expertise alone, not because they, or the company they represent, have paid a speaker's fee.
  •  The panel sessions are structured, educational, rigorous and highly focused, and even include moderated (and sometimes heated) debates on hot-button issues. Our goal is to ensure that they are as thorough and informational as [itvt]'s regular text and radio interview features.
  •  The event is also highly interactive, with open floor/mic sessions and other features designed to promote discussion on a range of topics. This year, we will also be launching in-the-round Think Tank sessions that will draw attendees even further into the debates on stage.
  •  The event is designed to promote cross-pollination between the interactive/multiplatform TV community and other creative communities, such as video artists and independent filmmakers. Among other things, it features a curated exhibit of contemporary artworks that exemplify the theme, "TV of Tomorrow."
  •  The event takes place in a beautiful setting, conducive to learning and creativity: an architecturally unique building, close to great restaurants, hotels, museums, theaters and more.
  •  Finally, the event is designed to be fun. It features entertainments, challenges, contests, and a range of other social activities.

Issues in Focus

[itvt] will publish the complete schedule of TV of Tomorrow Show 2010 editorial sessions and special events shortly. The show will feature a mix of keynotes, panels, debates, general sessions, in-the-round sessions, new technology presentations, and more. 

What Attendees Will Gain at the Conference

• An understanding of how the interactive multiplatform television industry is structured, how it works, what the key technologies are, and who the key players are.
• An understanding of the pressing technological challenges that need to be overcome as television becomes interactive and multiplatform.
• An understanding of the emerging business models that are made possible by interactive multiplatform television.
• An understanding of how user-generated content, social networking and other Web 2.0 phenomena are impacting the television space.
• An opportunity to hear from and meet in person some of the most important people shaping the interactive multiplatform TV universe.