Top Movie Studios, Television Networks And Entertainment Companies Set To Participate In First eMediatainmentWorld Conference

Virtually All Influential Industry Organizations Also Play Key Roles

15-Jun-00

Reflecting their keen interest and stake in the future of media and entertainment content on the Internet, several top motion picture studios, television networks and entertainment companies, including CBS, Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros., Sony, MGM, Columbia Tristar and Disney, have signed on to participate in eMarketWorld.comís first eMediatainmentWorld in Los Angeles, California, June 28-30, 2000, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. eMediatainmentWorld is the first and only conference and marketplace focused exclusively on the development and distribution of Internet-based media and entertainment content, services and applications. High profile industry players committed, to date, include: Leonard Washington, President of Digital Entertainment, Paramount Pictures Kevin Tsujihara, Executive Vice President, New Media, Warner Bros. Patrick Kearney, Director, Broadband Production, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment Patricia Vance, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ABC Internet Group David Katz, Vice President, CBS Strategic Planning and Interactive Ventures David Grant, President, FOX Television Studios Hank Cohen, President, MGM Television Entertainment Ken Goldstein, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Disney Online Mark Greenberg, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Communications, SHOWTIME Event Television Danny Greenberg, Senior Vice President, Foxsports.com Lynda Keeler, Vice President and General Manager, Columbia TriStar Interactive Gordon Paddison, Vice President, Worldwide Interactive Marketing and Development, New Line Cinema Madeline DiNonno, Vice President, Marketing Alliances, Odyssey Network Larry Kasanoff, CEO, Threshold Entertainment Stan Lee, Founder, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Stan Lee Media Dennis Miller, Former President, Lions Gate Television Charles Segars, Head of Content Development and Production, POP.com Kevin Wendle, CEO, iFILM Dean Terry, Senior Vice President, Creative Development, Atomfilms eMediatainmentWorld has also attracted such key industry organizations as: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences National Association of Television Program Executives The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The American Film Institute Screen Actors Guild Womenís New Media Alliance Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing Venice Interactive Community New York New Media Association In their eMediatainmentWorld presentations, these studio, network and entertainment executives will be addressing the many topics and debates currently unfolding in the media and entertainment sectors of the Internet, topics such as the development of viable new business models, entertainment branding on the Internet, pitching entertainment content to Internet companies and much more. For example, the current music distribution controversy, which has already begun spreading to other digital media content categories and has many content providers nervous about the security of their products, will be discussed. eMediatainmentWorld will address six program channels representing the top ""eMediatainment"" content and e-commerce categories: electronic media, print media, motion pictures, music, sports and games/gaming. Featuring major-name ""superpanelists,"" as well as timely and topical panels and workshops, the conference will focus on such critical ""eMediatainment"" issues as the creation of meaningful online content; adaptation of traditional content; marketing; rights and royalties; asset management; and licensing and distribution.eMediatainmentWorld is produced by eMarketWorld.com, organizer of @d:tech and eHealthcareWorld, the preeminent events in their industries. eMediatainmentWorld is one in a series of conferences and expos designed for top-level executives of targeted vertical markets. For more information on exhibiting, sponsorship or attending eMediatainmentWorld, contact Neil Hoyt at 800 535 1812, via e-mail at nhoyt@emarketworld.com or visit the Web site at www.emediatainmentworld.com. About eMarketWorld.com eMarketWorld.com is an Internet company that combines vertical industry-specific conferences with highly transactional exchange floors to form an eBusiness Marketplace to educate senior executives on the opportunities offered by the Internet and enable them to accelerate their impact on the new economy. These content-rich programs are targeted toward both buyers and sellers and promote dynamic networking and knowledge sharing opportunities. Each conference explores the critical issues facing the rapidly changing and fiercely competitive Internet landscape. eMarketWorld.com plans to coordinate more than 50 conferences by the end of 2000 including @d:tech and eHealthcareWorld. eMarketWorld.com is a partner company of Internet Capital Group (NASDAQ: ICGE). To obtain information on all of eMarketWorld.com's conferences and trade shows, contact company headquarters in Richmond, VA at 804 643 8375 or visit www.eMarketWorld.com.

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