Interactive TV Industry to Gather at iMIX v2.0PRNewswire CMP Media Inc. and iMIX, producers of interactive television's key trade event, announced today that iMIX v2.0 will take place at the New York Marriott World Trade Center this fall. An Executive Conference is scheduled for October 10 and 11, followed by the Developers Conference and Exhibition on October 12 and 13. Interactive television is changing the worldwide landscape of entertainment, information and commerce, with analysts predicting a $20 billion industry by 2004. Both events are designed as open forums for professionals to discuss strategic issues that affect the developing interactive television industry, including technology, licensing, advertising, privacy and non-linear content creation. The iMIX Developers Conference will focus on five tracks: Production, Interactive Advertising, Standards, Applications and Technology. Speakers include representatives from Fox Broadcasting, Open TV, dotTV, Microsoft, Liberate, J. Walter Thompson, Cylo, MediaOne, Scientific Atlanta, Respond TV, Worldgate, and Vulcan Programming II (Charter Communications). Announced exhibitors include dotTV, NDS, Scientific Atlanta, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, Liberate, Open TV, Worldgate, Microsoft TV and Respond TV. The iMIX Developers Conference and Expo are open to active iTV professionals and members of the press and analyst communities. The iMIX Executive Conference is an intimate, intense strategic retreat that will culminate in a "state of the industry" report. Executive Conference keynote addresses will be delivered by Timothy A. Sweeney, vice president of content acquisition -- Interactive Offerings Group, AT&T, and Michael Schwimmer, vice president programming, EchoStar Communications. Proceedings include case studies presented by NBC Enhanced Broadcasting Group, Two Way TV and iTV (the global practice area for Agency.com), as well as BskyB. In order to foster solution-oriented communication within the industry, the iMIX Executive Conference is closed to press and analysts. iMIX v2.0 is produced by the CMP Game Media Group and iMIX Inc., the interactive Media Information eXchange. For more information or to register for the conference, please visit http://www.imix.tv/. CMP Media Inc. (http://www.cmpnet.com/) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting. About iMIX, Inc. iMIX, Inc is an interactive media and event design company dedicated to enhancing communication and building shared knowledge networks for new media professionals. SOURCE: CMP Media, Inc. Contact: Christine Card, 562-856-8299, or christine_card@bhimpact.com, Website: http://www.imix.tv/ Website: http://www.cmpnet.com/ |