Digital Video Expo East Concludes Successful Week-Long Run in New York City As the East Coast's Largest Pure DV EventPRNewswire-FirstCall CMP Media's DV Media Group today reported on the success of its second annual Digital Video Expo East conference and exhibition, held from July 8-11 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Thousands of digital video professionals converged to visit nearly 100 exhibiting companies (including Adobe, Avid, Canon, Canopus, Discreet, JVC, Matrox, Panasonic, Pinnacle Systems, Pioneer, Sharp Electronics, Sony, and more), many of whom used the event as a platform from which to unveil their latest products and services. Created as a spin-off of Digital Video Expo West, which launched in 1997, Digital Video Expo East debuted in New York last year as an event co-located with TECHXNY. Bucking trade show industry trends, Digital Video Expo East's exhibits grew 70% since 2002, enabling it to debut this year as a stand-alone event, and making it the East Coast's largest and most comprehensive conference and exhibition focused on providing information on cutting-edge tools, techniques and technologies to the professional digital community. Attendees at Digital Video Expo East spent four days exploring the exhibit floor and attending conferences to gain valuable insight into the techniques, tips and tricks used by the industry's leading DV practitioners. The comprehensive educational program covered every subject that's critical to every aspect of DV production, including cameras, lighting, sound, NLE's, post-production hardware, software tools, and more. "From the moment we opened our doors to the time we started rolling up the carpet, Digital Video Expo East was buzzing with thousands of industry pros who packed our educational sessions, as well as our exhibitors' booths," said Scott Gentry, CMP Media's DV Media Group Director. "In addition to having the industry's true innovators on the show floor, our attendee list represented a virtual 'who's who' of major media organizations and leading corporations." Exhibitors at Digital Video Expo East also had high praise for the event ... "Once again, Digital Video Expo attracted top-quality digital video professionals, and Canon consistently returns from their events with many bona-fide sales leads," said Michael C. Zorich, Director, Video Division Marketing, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "For this reason, we find exhibiting at Digital Video Expo to be extremely worthwhile, and will certainly be returning to future events." "Digital Video Expo East attracted a solid number of key journalists, making the show very worthwhile for Pinnacle from a PR standpoint," noted Paulien Ruijssenaars, Director of Public Relations, Pinnacle Systems. "Attendance was also solid and the right customers were there." "In general, Digital Video Expo East is the one show that has been consistent in quality for the past 2 years," observed Mike Nann of Leitch. "The caliber of attendees is fantastic. Every year we evaluate events, and after NAB and IBC, Digital Video Expo is the one that consistently floats to the top." Digital Video Expo East is slated to return in 2004 to the Javits Convention Center in New York City, from July 14-16. For additional information -- including details on the upcoming Digital Video Expo West, December 9-12, 2003 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, please visit http://www.dvexpo.com/ . About CMP Media's Digital Video Media Group DV Media Group ( www.dv.com ), since its inception, has been on the forefront of the digital video explosion by providing information to professional users. Digital Video Expo East will leverage other DV Media Group resources, including Digital Video Expo West, DV magazine, Digital Video in the Classroom magazine, Xtreme Video magazine, and DV.com, for its experience and leadership position in the DV industry. The mission of the DV Media Group is to inspire and empower creative professionals with the industry's most comprehensive source of tools and technologies through event, online, and print channels. About CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC ( www.cmp.com ) is a leading integrated 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, and custom publishing. CONTACT: Colin Zink of CMP Media DV Media Group, +1-415-947-6286, or czink@cmp.com; or Steven Wright-Mark of Schwartz PR, +1-212-677-8700, ext. 29, or steven@schwartzpr.com, for CMP Media DV Media Group. SOURCE: CMP Media DV Media Group CONTACT: Colin Zink of CMP Media DV Media Group, +1-415-947-6286, or Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Web site: http://www.dvexpo.com/ Web site: http://www.dv.com/ |