by Joe Mandese on Mar 23, 6:01 PM
by Joe Mandese on Mar 23, 5:48 PM
J.P. Morgan's Khan through a counter at Jason Calacanis' mainstream media jab, arguing that they are far from dead. Noting that box office is doing well, and even TV viewership is at an all-time high, Khan seemed to suggest that traditional media can get along fine, and co-exist with online media. In fact, Khan said onine still has a problem it needs to fix, and one which it desires to be more like traditional media.
by Joe Mandese on Mar 23, 5:40 PM
by Joe Mandese on Mar 23, 5:24 PM
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by Kelly Samardak on Mar 23, 4:09 PM
Hey everyone! Even though I'm in New York City enjoying the fat confused squirrels and the freezing cold temps, I've been able to keep up with OMMA Global Hollywood - through this blog from our awesome MediaPost writers and through Twitter. But what, how through Twitter? First, for official agenda snippets, you'll want to follow twitter.com/mediapostlive - and not just for OMMA Global Hollywood; this is the Twitter stream you can tune into for info on upcoming shows, calls for award show submissions, important deadlines, early bird specials - the works. We'll create a specific hashtag (you know, those …
by Laurie Sullivan on Mar 23, 2:08 PM
Linda Gridley, president and CEO, Gridley & Co., said the world is coming into the new normal, which isn't so bad because as a New Yorker she can now more easily flag down a cab. Gridley led the panel Startups and Solvency - Who gets to Survive? So, what does that mean for venture capital funding? Well, Gridley would like to take the industry back to 2007, which was the peak year for raising VC funds. About $35 billion got invested into companies. Investment began to decline in 2008. This year, about 92% of VC predict a slow …
by Joe Mandese on Mar 23, 2:04 PM
by Joe Mandese on Mar 23, 1:50 PM
by Laurie Sullivan on Mar 23, 1:40 PM
The panel led by All Things Digital Senior Editor Peter Kafka briefly touched on creative mobile applications that can help drive consumer buying. Panelists didn't think the opportunities around mobile are as simple as pushing ads out to consumers on their phone. Some on the panel suggested that 2D bar codes will become an interesting opportunity for advertisers. If you have a recipe in Martha Stewart Living, for example, consumers will have an option to use this basic tool to download new information from a 2D bar code to produce new revenue streams.