2009 Sponsors Include:

www.ce.org The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more than 2,100 corporate members, which combined account for more than $140 billion in annual sales. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining Tomorrow's Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.

www.rovicorp.com Rovi Corporation is focused on revolutionizing the digital entertainment landscape by delivering solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect to new entertainment from many sources and locations.  The company also provides extensive entertainment discovery solutions for television, movies, music and photos to its customers in the consumer electronics, cable and satellite, entertainment and online distribution markets. These solutions, complemented by industry leading entertainment data, create the connections between people and technology and enable them to discover and manage entertainment in an enjoyable form. More information about Rovi can be found at www.rovicorp.com.

www.movenetworks.com Move Networks streams high-fidelity video with an instant start and no buffering. For broadcasters, Move is the most scalable and affordable publishing solution, with services to acquire, edit, manage, and publish their video.

www.dwt.com As the evolution of technology and corporate ownership continues to blur the traditional boundaries of media, entertainment, telecommunications and information technology law, DWT remains sharply in focus as a national leader ready to address all the legal issues in these areas. From media and First Amendment issues to telecommunications and entertainment. From broadcast and cable to intellectual property. From advertising and marketing to technology, eBusiness and digital media. In all of these areas, our firm has the breadth of expertise to provide top-level counseling, regulatory, business and litigation services for international, national and regional clients. DWT has more than 120 attorneys —based in seven cities from coast to coast— who specialize in the many aspects of communications law. Davis Wright Tremaine provides the counsel our clients need, helping them stay ahead of the trends and guiding them through the evolving legal landscape.

www.clipsync.com ClipSync is leading the re-emergence of TV as a social and shared activity, making TV and video viewing more fun. ClipSync delivers the first true Social TV platform that makes TV viewing highly interactive, whether watching alone or with others. Through ClipSync's white-labeled, Social TV platform, media companies can drive viewership with integrated social media tools, and offer interactive, creative ad formats customized to best suit their content.

www.cisco.com Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government, and home communications. Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings help individuals, companies, and countries increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction, and strengthen competitive advantage.

Media Partners:

www.natpe.org What you need to know for NATPE 2010: We start on Monday! NATPE 2010 is Monday, January 25th - Wednesday, January 27th.  Registration opens October 1, 2009.  There is a new marketplace, more exhibit options.  Your company can exhibit in zones, pavilions and booths.  And your company can sponsor sessions, demos and networking opportunities.  Find out how to advertise in print, online and on-site products and participate in interactive, tech and new media zones.  The opportunities are endless.  Keep checking www.natpemarket.cim for the most up to date information!

www.tagstrategic.com TAG Strategic is a digital entertainment consulting firm providing expert strategy, market intelligence, product ideation, business modeling and business development services to multinational companies and select emerging businesses. TAG accelerates business development for its clients and delivers market leadership and sustainable, defensible advantage in the dynamic and rapidly evolving global marketplace. TAG team members routinely speak at trade shows, conferences and events, as well as holding relevant board positions and chairing symposiums. They have written on, and been written about, a wide variety of media and thought leadership events. TAG is actively sought out to provide its advice, counsel and services to both emerging start-ups and multinational media corporations.

www.beet.tv Beet.TV is a video blog which chronicles the emerging online video industry. It covers emerging technologies and trends with exclusive interviews with industry innovators which are published daily. There are over 150,000 video views of Beet.TV clips on the blog and on numerous sites including the Huffington Post, TechCrunch and on NBC Local Media.

www.socialradi.us SocialRadius (www.socialradi.us) helps clients ranging from multinationals to pre-launch start-ups discover where the most relevant and authoritative conversations are happening in the blogosphere – and creates the relationships and tools to not only join those conversations, but to register maximum impact. SocialRadius also has practice areas in social network and Twitter marketing, digital content creation and syndication, near-real-time search engine optimization and social media optimization, and viral video promotion. Its success stories include the promotion of one of the world’s most successful viral video campaigns, “Yes We Can” by artist Will.i.am in support of the Obama campaign.

www.terpin.com Terpin Communications, Inc. (www.terpin.com) is a full-service public relations and marketing strategy firm, with an international client base and strong domain expertise in consumer technology, media/entertainment, environmental/cleantech, consumer products and online marketing. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in San Francisco, New York and Las Vegas, the Firm is dedicated to creating and sustaining industry leadership positions for its clients through superior strategy, relationships, market intelligence and consistent execution. The Firm has been at the forefront of establishing market trends, including the introduction of the first digital camera (Chinon), nationwide ISP (Earthlink), technology incubator (America Online Greenhouse), online financial community (The Motley Fool), videogame superstar (Fatal1ty), world’s largest call to action (Live8 music concerts, with 27 million participants). Founder Michael Terpin also created Marketwire, now the world’s third largest press release distribution company, which was funded by Sequoia Capital and Hummer Winblad and acquired in 2006.

www.prnewswire.com PR Newswire is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators.

www.parksassociates.com Parks Associates is a market research firm exclusively focused on all product and service segments that are "digital" or provide connectivity within the home, including entertainment, home networking, controls, wireless networking, boradband, and on-demand services.

www.nvpr.com NVPR is a communications firm based in Los Angeles. It has rich experience and contacts in the digital media sector. Long before Steve Jobs ever figured out what an MP3 file was, our firm has been guiding the digital music revolution since launching MP3.com, Napster, and many other major players. NVPR has launched and built many of the biggest or most talked about brands in mobile entertainment and digital media. NVPR's founder, Hal Bringman, has been featured in The New York Times and is a "Trendspotter" and "a PR pro if ever there was one" as described by power bloggers like BoingBoing.net and uber- influencers like Rafat Ali of PaidContent.org, respectively. With offices in Los Angeles, London, Washington, DC, and Buenos Aires, our team is prepared to help revamp websites, improve copy or launch global PR/marketing campaigns. Our track record speaks for itself. For more information, visit http://www.nvpr.com.

www.billboardpublicitywire.com Billboard Publicity Wire is a major press release distribution service that delivers breaking entertainment and music news to millions of consumers and journalists through a vast SEO and social media network that includes search engines, news sites, RSS feeds and opt-in email.

www.sobelmedia.com  Founded and organized in June 2006, NY:MIEG (The New York Media Information Exchange Group) brings together media, entertainment and financial professionals who meet monthly in New York City to explore ideas and offer wisdom on the profound changes that are forever changing the industry. Its members not only stay abreast of those changes but also maintain their relevancy on crucial topics. NY:MIEG provides a forum for continuing education for all professionals who work with media. For over  2 years, NY:MIEG event speakers have included Pilot Group leader and former AOL chief Bob Pittman, legendary TV animation executive Fred Seibert, NY chapter President of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Shelly Palmer, NFL VP/Broadcasting and Media Glenn Adamo, head media recruiter and partner at Korn Ferry International Bill Simon, former Wal-Mart CMO and Chrysler executive Julie Roehm, and President of Sports Illustrated Digital Media Jeff Price, to name just a few.

www.fusicology.com  Fusicology.com is multifaceted website and media entity promoting progressive music and culture through event listings and relevant content as national hub reaching trendsetting early adopters and the musically forward.