Gene Callahan

Just as 2006 was the year of streaming video and the birth of "Internet TV," 2007 is going to see the move beyond infancy toward the long-awaited and complete convergence of television and the Internet.

Now that broadband is available to more than 100 million households worldwide, every corporate Website and every media company will now provide video content, not to mention live and interactive video Webinars and on-demand Webcasts, in order to remain competitive.

Internet TV is wide open, it is global, and in true “Web 2.0” spirit it is a direct-to-consumer opportunity. 20 years ago the advent of desktop publishing tools opened the doors for the creation of some of today’s well-known traditional print media companies as well as revolutionized corporate print communications. Today, with maturing digital video production, the advent of fully-featured PVRs, and significant advances in streaming video technologies, Internet TV is here to stay and grow and will be a critical part of every Website and every business in the years to come.

It will also very rapidly become a huge challenge to network and cable television stations: Internet TV is about to change forever the $300BN television industry, too.

The Internet killed most of print media (even though many publishers don’t realize it yet), Google killed traditional advertising models, and Internet TV will revolutionize television the way we watch it today.

To help delegates be part of this change, SYS-CON Events announced that the first “iTVcon Internet TV Conference & Expo 2007” (www.itvcon.com) will take place June 25-26, 2007, in New York City.

The Call for Papers for the conference, sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are all available at the conference website.

Delegate registration and updated information can also be obtained at the conference website, www.itvcon.com.

The first international iTVcon conference will offer four simultaneous tracks in two days to target the areas of interest of delegates who are in cross sections of multiple industries and job responsibilities.

• Track 1: Website owners, corporate marketing, advertising, product and brand managers

• Track 2: Software programmers, developers, website owners and operators

• Track 3: Advertising agencies, advertisers and video content producers

• Track 4: Print and online content providers, representatives from traditional media companies, print and online magazine and newspaper publishers, network and cable television business managers

Internet TV Is Here To Stay! Every Website Must Offer Video Content...
iTVCon Will Cover The Following Topics:

Who Should Attend?

• Website and Internet content owners who've not yet added moving-image inventory to their site

• IPTV operators

• Producers and programmers of theri own video content

• Advertising agencies, advertisers, public relations agencies and video content producers

• Print and online media companies, magazine and newspaper publishers, online content site owners

• Corporate marketing, advertising, product and brand managers

• Network and cable television business managers

• Website owners and operators, software programmers, developers, webmasters and designers who want to specialize in emerging Internet video development, production and broadcast technologies

• Streaming video technology enablers, web hosting and search engine technology company representatives, consultants

• Graphic designers, Flash and Flash Video programmers, traditional and digital video production professionals

For conference content and speaking opportunities please contact Jeremy Geelan at jeremy@sys-con.com or by phone 201 802-3051.

For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities please contact Carmen Gonzalez at carmen@sys-con.com, or by phone 201 802-3021.

For more information, please refer to the conference website, www.itvcon.com.