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Learn about business opportunities using digital technologies that create, deliver and distribute content June 6-7, 2006 Universal Hilton, Los Angeles

Sponsors

As a participant at Digital Media Summit, you will benefit from branding, profile building and lead generation through:

* A prominent speaking opportunity at the leading business executive and developer conference devoted to the deployment of wireless entertainment. [Speaking opportunities are widely recognized as the most affordable method to draw interest to your companies expertise.]
* Featured Demo/Presentations of your technology or services to a captive audience of industry decision-makers.
* Showcase exhibition during our dedicated networking breaks and cocktail reception.
* Marketing with our extensive reach when advertising the event in trade publications, direct mail, email, and industry association endorsements.
* Public relations with our press releases sent on major wire services, and receiving the full contact list of hundreds of journalists covering the event.
  

For complete sponsor package information, contact:

John Grosfeld, Vice President, Sales (A-H +J companies)
at 650-759-8728 or john@ihollywoodforum.com

Michael Naughton, Corporate Accounts Coordinator (K-R companies)
at: 310-566-7748 or mnaughton@ihollywoodforum.com
 

David Ng, Sales Coordinator, (S-Z +I companies)

at 310-566-7759 or david@ihollywoodforum.com

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Table Sponsors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SAVVIS uclick Nine Systems exent entriq DRM Networks tbd WITI SAG mirror image thePlatform Roku SMS.ac ROO

Silver Sponsors

	ROO is a global provider of Internet TV solutions that enable any publisher, broadcaster, content creator or advertiser to activate, distribute and market on demand video over the Internet and other emerging broadcast platforms such as set top boxes and wireless. ROO powers advertising supported video portals for more than 100 different clients ranging from Verizon, Cable & Wireless, Ask Jeeves and News Interactive to targeted destinations like Music.com, Rock.com and others.
	With over 20 years of pay media experience, Entriq Inc. provides a full, end-to-end solution to secure and monetize multimedia content for broadband, mobile and IPTV consumers worldwide. Entriq gives content and service providers the complete tools needed to manage and protect valuable media assets they wish to track and/or sell. Our technology enables content providers to easily set up and manage digital storefronts through an easy to use drag and drop interface. The solution provides state-of-the-art content management, security, commerce, and tracking. Entriq is a division of MIH Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (NASDAQ: NPSN).
	SMS.ac is host to the world’s largest mobile community and social network. Meshing together a growing interactive group of approximately 50 million members in 180+ countries with more than 400 mobile operators, SMS.ac has created a global wireless communications network for the exchange of information, products and services. By forging the world’s largest network of mobile operators, SMS.ac offers an unparalleled solution to bill 1.5 billion mobile consumers for virtually unlimited applications and content from third parties. With proprietary technology such as xPML™, which easily extends Web applications and content to mobile phones, SMS.ac is driving the mobile convergence of community and content.

Bronze Sponsors

	Exent is the leading global market solutions provider for broadband-based monetization of PC and video games. Exent's product line supports multiple solutions, including digital distribution of video games, cross-platform enablement, in-game advertising and community building solutions. Exent delivers technologies and products for various markets, including video game publishers, broadband service providers, consumer portals, consumer electronics manufacturers, media companies, advertising agencies, brand owners, retailers and others. Among the companies using Exent's technologies and services are Comcast, Verizon, Intel, Turner Broadcasting, Bell Canada, RCN, Deutsche Telecom, France Telecom, Portugal Telecom, KPN, Telstra, and others.
	Mercora is revolutionizing online music with RADIO 2.0, which harnesses the social power of the web and contextual advantages of “search.” The Santa Clara, CA-based company has continuously innovated since its inception in 2003, delivering the first and only legal music-sharing option to P2P digital downloads with an exciting creation— a networked community for consumers to share audio content and enable anyone to search and listen instantly. It makes the broadest collection of artists, groups, talented Indies and other types of audio available to all; users access music directly from the worldwide, distributed network, and stream them in CD-quality from their computer or mobile devices. This radically cool platform is changing the way consumers can access, listen to and discover music. It puts users in total control. It’s fun, easy, and, best of all, free. For more information, please visit www.mercora.com.
	thePlatform, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of digital media publishing solutions. The company's flagship product, thePlatform Media Publishing System (MPS), is the most comprehensive solution for media, entertainment and enterprise customers. With MPS, customers can publish digital media anywhere - over any network, to any device. Custom feature enhancements and seamless systems integration are simple using the Web services-based MPS-SDK.
	Nine Systems is the intelligent choice for companies that want to raise the bar on effective use of online rich media content. Through precision management tools, smart reliable delivery and fully engaged customer service, Nine Systems ensures maximum impact wherever, whenever and however rich content is delivered, empowering content owners to rapidly refine and optimize the return on their investment. Nine Systems powers the online media experience for more than 250 of today’s most valuable brands including Universal Music Group, the NBA, CinemaNow, CBS SportsLine and EMI Music. Privately held, Nine Systems is headquartered in San Diego, California, with a Network Operations Center in Denver, Colorado, and sales offices around the US.
	DRM Networks is a full-service turnkey solution for web-centric businesses. We offer a comprehensive suite of product resources for the complete end-to-end distribution, protection and sale of rich media assets, including: Content Studio - a powerful asset management solution that provides tools to easily transcode content, manage work flow and distribute files;   Media Manager 3 - an easy-to-use resource for broadcasters, content and mobile media providers who want to establish rules to manage and protect the use of their Windows Media® content; and DRM Networks Billing - a full-featured, ready to use E-commerce and membership management system for subscription and pay-per-view retail models.
	Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP is one of Los Angeles' leading business law firms. Established in 1908, the firm is one of the oldest in Los Angeles and has been at the forefront of legal issues affecting the entertainment industry since its earliest days. MS&K's 125 attorneys represent clients from Fortune 100 companies to individual entrepreneurs, both nationally and internationally. The firm is best known for its work in the areas of intellectual property, labor and employment, immigration, insurance, corporate finance, and litigation.
	ViDeOnline Communications (VDO) is a premier digital media network company focused on distributing secure multimedia content to Broadband Internet Service Providers and Cellular Carriers. ViDeOnline’s o8Media TM network takes entertainment publishing to a new level by offering a complete end-to-end intelligent solution for distributing compelling media content over broadband, mobile, and ipTV networks. Fully endorsed by the major, global entertainment studios, VDO’s o8Media entertainment network offers studios their first opportunity to safely address copyright protection in current markets where rampant and continual piracy violations have prevented electronic distribution of digital entertainment to consumers.
	The global leader in digital entertainment technology, Gracenote provides embedded solutions to businesses that enable consumers to better manage, enjoy and discover digital media. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Gracenote provides digital entertainment technology for carriers, handset manufacturers and integrators in all global markets. Gracenote's technology is also embedded in leading software applications, such as Apple's iTunes, RealNetworks RealPlayer, AOL's Winamp, as well as portable, home and automobile consumer electronics brands such as Alpine, Clarion, Denon, Fujitsu Ten, JVC, Gibson Audio, Kenwood, Matsushita, Onkyo, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, RCA, Rockford Fosgate, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Yamaha.
	abazab enriches websites with social video interactivity via a free video playbox. Designed for social sites, teens, bloggers, and auctions, abazab is unique because it enables spontaneous and interactive video publishing from standard mobile devices or webcams without requiring a download or install.
	Roku makes the leading digital media players for the home as recognized by Consumer Reports. Roku’s focus on strong user interface and superior software design results in award-winning products that are in high demand from consumers, retail CE channels and OEMs. Roku products are sleek, easy-to-use, priced competitively and designed to enhance consumers’ home entertainment experiences. Roku currently has three award-winning product lines. SoundBridge is the popular network music player that streams digital music and Internet radio over a Wi-Fi or Ethernet home network. SoundBridge Radio combines SoundBridge’s functionality with a tabletop radio including AM/FM radio, alarm clock and built-in speakers and subwoofer. PhotoBridge HD is the market’s only high-definition digital media player.
	Wetpaint offers consumers a free, hosted service for creating websites. Wetpaint's sites are different because they combine the best of blogs, wikis, forums and social networking in an extremely easy-to-use format. The ability to quickly and easily get a website up and running and to invite others who share your interests or passions to participate on your Wetpaint site lets consumers maximize the power of collective thinking. Because after all, 10,000 heads are better than one. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Seattle¹s historic Pioneer Square. Wetpaint is backed by Trinity Ventures and Frazier Technology Ventures.
	SyncCast develops solutions for delivering digital content and related data via the Internet and other media (DVDs, CDs, etc.). SyncCast is also a leading CDN, globally load balanced, utilizing tier-1 Internet backbones. SyncCast is also a partner with leading technology companies such as Microsoft, Dell, and FotoKem. SyncCast offers several packaged solutions; Digital Asset Management and Digital Rights Management. It offers several XML/SQL based tools for managing, ingesting, integrating and delivering content to the various systems of any enterprise. SyncCast also provides secure distribution solutions for delivering media over traditional mediums such as CD-ROM and DVD. SyncCast applications are built using Microsoft's .NET technology, C++ and C#. SyncCast clients include the Motion Picture Association of America, Walmart Music, Lions Gate Films, Microsoft, EMI Music Group, Technicolor and Billboard Radio.

Reception Sponsors

	Fox Interactive Media oversees the Internet business operations of media giant News Corporation, including fox.com, foxnews.com, and foxsports.com. It also coordinates with local TV stations owned by FOX Broadcasting to distribute content and sell advertising on their Web sites. Since FIM's formation in 2005, News Corp. has been has been snapping up Internet properties at a rapid pace to add to the fold. Newly acquired Web firms include Intermix Media (and its social networking site MySpace.com), as well as video game fan site IGN Entertainment (and its movie site Rotten Tomatoes).
	FOX Sports is the network's sports broadcasting division, created in 1993 with FOX' landmark agreement with the National Football League to broadcast its NFC package. As a result of the NFL on FOX, the network's 10 highest-rated programs are NFL-related, including the FOX-record 43.3 rating for Super Bowl XXXI. In 1996 FOX began its broadcast relationship with Major League Baseball, and in 2000 reached a comprehensive agreement with MLB for exclusive broadcast television rights to MLB games through the 2006 season, including the All-Star Game, American League Division Series, National League Division Series, American League Championship Series, National League Championship Series and the World Series.
	MySpace is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends and discovering culture. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the second ranked web domain in terms of page views, MySpace.com is the most widely-used and highly-regarded site of its kind. MySpace is committed to providing the highest quality member experience and will continue to innovate with new features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off.

Exhibiting Sponsor

	uclick Comics, Games and Columns for syndication, hosted subscription services, Web publishing and Wireless applications. uclick is the largest packager and distributor of comics and word games on the Web.
	SAVVIS provides a global IT infrastructure and managed services tailored to the media industry’s requirements for fast, secure management and movement of digital media. SAVVIS streaming, content management, network, hosting and utility computing streamlines the creation, production and delivery of digital media between your organization, business partners and consumers.
	Mirror Image® Internet’s patented global network reliably streams video and audio content to users around the world, regardless of location or traffic bursts. With comprehensive capabilities and an easy-to-use Web-based management tool, the Mirror Image single-source solution enables companies to easily publish, manage, deliver and analyze their streaming media activity.

Research Partners

	Parks Associates is a market research and consulting firm focused on all product and service segments that are “digital” or provide connectivity within the home. The company’s expertise includes home networks, digital entertainment, consumer electronics, broadband and Internet services, and home systems.
	Radar Research is a Los Angeles-based research and consulting firm aimed at the nexus of media, technology, culture and commerce. Radar conducts research on behalf of media companies, technology firms, and non-profit organizations, aiding in the development of corporate strategy and addressing tactical questions about emerging consumer behaviors. When appropriate, we share our findings in the trade press, academic publications, and the mainstream media. Radar can design and field market surveys, organize focus group sessions and assist in the development of corporate strategy. We understand the business of culture and culture is our business.
	Some of the electronics industry’s brightest minds came together to form the iSuppli Corporation. iSuppli understands the interdependent nature of the electronics industry and we believe that successful analysis of any part of the electronics supply chain requires comprehension of its entirety. In contrast to many other electronics research firms that focus on just one portion of the chain – such as semiconductors, chip manufacturing, or end markets – the iSuppli staff of market experts cover every segment of the electronics industry, from raw materials to retail channels for finished products. The scope of iSuppli research encompasses: component and application markets , emerging technologies, inventory, component pricing and manufacturing.
	Chetan Sharma is a consulting and advisory firm focused on ASSISTING companies in the mobile and voice communications sector with product management, technical due diligence, scenario planning, market and competitive research, patent and IP strategy, technology and business strategy. Our clients range from small startups with disruptive ideas to multinational conglomerates looking for an edge. We assist major brands formulate winning and sustainable pervasive computing strategies.
	IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. For more than 42 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company.
	Ipsos is a company of inquiring minds and passionate people giving a voice and shape to the thoughts of millions of individuals around the world. We explore, probe and challenge conventional wisdom. We assess market potential and interpret market trends. We test products and advertising, and help our clients build long-term relationships with customers. We study audiences and their responses to various media. We measure public opinion around the globe. We are an independent company whose sole focus is survey-based market research. Research rooted in reality.
	Maxim Group is a leading investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Our mission is to maximize your wealth by providing unbiased advice and superior performance in each of our core disciplines. Maxim Group is managed by driven, professional entrepreneurs with extensive financial services experience. Our synergistic approach leverages research excellence and top quality products & services to develop a financial imprint unique to each of our clients. Our Team of experienced financial services professionals offer the knowledge and the products that give each client a financial imprint that's theirs alone. Combined with investment flexibility, sharp insight and the proper guidance, we forge trusting relationships that encourage greater service and deliver higher levels of performance.

Supporting Partners

	As the leading mobile technology magazine, each month LAPTOP brings you in-depth reviews of the hottest mobile products, including notebooks, cell phones, handhelds, Wi-Fi, digital cameras, projectors, and accessories. We also deliver the how-to info you need now to get more out of your equipment, plus exclusive insights into what's next from our experienced editors and industry leaders in the know.
	Red Herring, Inc., founded in 1993, is a media company whose mission is to cover innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. Its staff of award-winning journalists tell readers what's first, what matters and most importantly, why. Their journalists, research specialists and newsletter editors investigate on a global basis and report how the world of innovation and entrepreneurship are transforming business and how the business of technology is transforming the world. They provide a deep understanding of venture capital and capital markets.
	Rogers & Cowan, through its Convergence specialty practice, has been meeting the public relations needs of clients in new media and digital entertainment, consumer technologies and lifestyles, and related programming, hardware and software since 1994. Rogers & Cowan, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, provides public relations and strategic marketing counsel services to iHollywood Forum seminar and conference properties including Digital Media Summits, Mobile Tech Forums and Mobile Entertainment Forums.
	The flagship brand of Ziff Davis Media, PC Magazine is the most recognized, respected brand in tech media, relied on by more than 5 million influencers and early adopters who use technology to empower their personal and professional lives. Each issue contains cutting-edge insight, up-to-the-minute information, and actionable expertise that inspires their lives and enables their businesses, while our standard-setting labs- and life-based product testing propels their purchases.
	C21 Media – Home to the International Entertainment Community. Publishers of Channel 21 International, C21 Kids, C21 Formats Lab, C21 Factual, C21 Schedule Watch, Future Media and C21 Media.net, the first portal of call for international television news and media business analysis -- http://www.c21media.net
	With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has powerful programs and partnerships that provide connections, resources, opportunities and a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. Along with its professional association of Networks throughout the U.S. and worldwide, including Hong Kong, Great Britain, Australia, and Mexico, WITI delivers value for individuals that work for a company, the government or academia, as well as small business owners. WITI products and services include: Networking, WITI Marketplace, Career Services/Search, National Conferences and Regional Events, Publications and Resources, Small Business Programs, Research, Bulletin Boards and more.
	The Digital Media Association (DiMA) is a national trade organization devoted primarily to the online audio and video industries, and more generally to commercially innovative digital media opportunities. We are at the forefront of business and policy debates affecting the growth and development of these enterprises, and are recognized by public and private sector leaders as the national association that best understands the complex policies and issues surrounding digital media, including copyright, competition and consumer rights.
	The MPEG Industry Forum is a not-for-profit organization with the following goal: To further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users." The activities of MPEGIF generally start where MPEG stops. This includes issues that MPEG cannot deal with, e.g. because of ISO rules, such as clearance of patents.
	Every month, Internet Video Magazine gets over 100,000 unique visitors - every month over 4 million hits. Our newsletter goes out to about 1200 video professionals and enthusiasts.
	When DVD-Video launched in early 1997, the leading consumer electronics manufacturers, major movie studios and music companies came together to form the DVD Video Group – a nonprofit trade consortium dedicated to promoting DVD-Video. Bringing together both the hardware and software community in one effort to advance the DVD format was unprecedented. Working together, the group helped to educate retailers, the trade and media about the new digital home entertainment. The DVD Video Group is credited with helping to make DVD the fastest adopted consumer electronics product ever. Re-chartered as DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, the trade association's partnership between hardware and software manufacturers comes together to ensure that the DEG obtains the input necessary to accurately represent all aspects of the home entertainment industry.
	socalTECH has been dedicated to promoting the technology industry in Southern California since 1998, and provides the most in-depth, up-to-date, and focused view of high tech in the Southern California area. socalTECH provides breaking news coverage of Southern California tech companies, including venture funding, business news, and interviews with local technology entrepreneurs and industry luminaries. The SoCal TechNews is published daily, and is available on the web or delivered via email. The socalTECH.com web site also offers directories of local high tech companies, venture capital and private equity firms, incubators, and service providers.
	SymbianOne.com is the complete resource for keeping an eye on the Symbian ecosystem with regular news and a bi-weekly newsletter for up to date coverage of developments. This is complemented by in depth coverage of key market sectors affecting Symbian OS developers and enterprise user, such as development tools, usage case studies, and market analysis and employment opportunities. A joint venture with offices in Canada and New Zealand SymbianOne, provides a unique global view of the Symbian economy. SymbianOne.com is a recognized leader in the industry providing daily news, insight, commentary, and synopsis on mobile technologies and trends in wireless application development.ion development.
	ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) is dedicated to the deployment of open standards for streaming rich media, including video, audio and associated data, over Internet protocols. It provides technical specifications incorporating existing and new standards, testing for multi-vendor, multiplatform interoperability, and a product conformance program. Members are global leaders offering standards-based solutions with greater flexibility, cost efficiencies and higher quality of service. ISMA collaborates with standards bodies, supporting interoperability across the entire content delivery spectrum.
	Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the nation’s largest labor union representing working actors. Established in 1933, SAG has a rich history in the American labor movement, from standing up to studios to break long-term engagement contracts in the 1940s to fighting for artists’ rights amid the digital revolution sweeping the entertainment industry in the 21st century. With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 working actors in film, television, industrials, video games, commercials and music videos. The Guild exists to enhance actors’ working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists’ rights. SAG is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO. Headquartered in Los Angeles, you can visit SAG on-line at www.sag.org.
	WiMAX Industry is the leading online trade publication dedicated to the WiMAX 802.16 standard and broadband wireless access ( BWA ) marketplace. Providing news, white papers, development resources and online buyer's guide for the WiMAX Industry. With a worldwide readership of manufacturers, providers and enterprise end-users, WiMAX Industry is the number one online marketplace for WiMAX, 802.16 broadband wireless access solutions.
	Chetan Sharma Consulting is a consulting and advisory firm helping companies in the mobile and voice communications sector. Our expertise is in developing innovation-driven product, marketing, and IP strategy. We've helped companies like NTT DoCoMo, Disney, Qualcomm, Infospace, Reliance, BEA, HP, Merrill Lynch, Cincinnati Bell, Bain, SAP, Vulcan, American Express, and many others. What can we do for you?
	GameRecruiter.com is the leading search firm for the video game industry. We specialize in unique and unadvertised opportunities. For over 18 years, we have earned an international reputation for recruiting the technical, production, and executive staff who build game industry companies and make game industry history.
	New Music Tipsheet is devoted to keeping the business and consumer worlds up to date with information about upcoming music releases. New Music Tipsheet was created in 2002, as a result of a bunch of indie stores beating up Sperry Media to supply them with thorough new release data. We do everything we can to not only keep everyone up to date about the big releases, but to also turn on the Tipsheet readership to up & coming artists and personal favorites.
	Conference Guru knows that the reasons you attend conferences are to help establish your leadership position in the marketplace and network with your peers. A worthwhile conference experience generates new contacts, sales leads, potential strategic partners and investors; helps gather competitive intelligence and even provides inspiration for new products and services. We help make sure that happens for you.
	www.iptv-industry.com
	Business Wire disseminates full-text news announcements from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide (our members) to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases and other audiences. With more than four decades of experience and leadership, Business Wire is a trusted source for journalists, investors, regulatory agencies, and communications professionals. In fact, Business Wire enables companies to fulfill the disclosure requirements in many countries, including the US, UK, Canada, France and Germany as well as reach financial audiences around the globe.