Digital Media News

• Digital Media Stocks Sector Close- Up; Digital Downloads of Movies and TV Changing the Industry - click here
• Gerry Kaufhold, Founder and Analyst at In-Stat's Converging Markets and Technologies Information Research Service, Talks About USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTCBB: USVO) (TSX-V: US) - Click Here
• Digital Media and Technology Investor Podcast with Gerry Kaufhold, Founder and Analyst at In-Stat's Converging Markets and Technologies Information Research Service - Click Here
• India's Growth Story; Spending and Innovation in PC Markets, Cell Phone Markets, Green Technology and Digital Media & Entertainment - Click Here
• Vertical ad network company will remain committed to serving broader media industry; Adify to complement Cox's vast array of media and technology assets - Click Here

Audio Interviews Exclusive Articles

 Audio Interviews

• Digital Media and Technology Investor Podcast with Gerry Kaufhold, Founder and Analyst at In-Stat's Converging Markets and Technologies Information Research Service click here
• Investor Podcast with Patrick Gregston of USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTCBB: USVO) (CDNX: US.V) Discusses Watermarking Content Protection Technology MediaEscort, Deployed by Twentieth Century Fox - click here
• Digital Media Stock Infosmart Group, Inc (OTCBB: IFSG) Positioned to Take Advantage of the China Miracle and Brazil's Economic Explosion - click here
• Video-on-Demand Patent Infringement Lawsuit Continues against Various Cable Companies Including Time Warner, Comcast Cable - Investor podcast with Andrew Huffman, in-house patent counsel for USA Video Interactive Corp. click here
• India’s Film Industry Experiences Booming Success, but Escalating Problems of Movie Piracy have Entertainment Sector Demanding Stronger Solutions click here

 Exclusive Articles

• Creating Business Opportunities in Digital Music and Movies through Digital Watermarking Technology - Viable Business Models are being Created by Companies such as Philips, USA Video Interactive Corp., Thomson, and Verimatrix, through Innovations in Content Protection. click here
• Internet File-sharing, Illegal Movie Downloads and In-Theatre Camcording Continue to Plague Film Producers - Hollywood and the digital media industry turns to technology to help reduce global movie piracy. click here
• DVD Growth in Brazil, Advances in Streaming Video and High Definition Formats Create Digital Media Market Opportunities - Industry participants Toshiba, Internap (NASDAQ: INAP), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Infosmart Group (OTCBB: IFSG) and USA Video Interactive (OTCBB: USVO) positioned for continued market penetration across hardware, content, and storage segments. The market has found itself at a crossroads as the existing media format (DVD), which continues to be the industry standard as a simple and high quality means of viewing and storing digital media content, meets the next generation of digital home entertainment through advances in streaming video and the growing level of high definition technology and content. click here
• South America Continues to Reveal Opportunities in Technology, Digital Media, Renewable Energy and Mining - Strong exports, high commodity prices and increased investments have been contributing factors to growth within many of the Latin American markets. As a result, many companies are working to capitalize across a variety of sectors such as DVD manufacturer Infosmart Group, Inc. (OTC BB: IFSG) in the digital media and tech market, ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP) and Rotoblock Corporation (OTC BB: ROTB) taking advantage of the growing demand for alternative and renewable transportation, as well as GoldenPeaks Resources Ltd. (TSX: GL) and other mining companies pursuing resource plays within Argentina and surrounding areas. click here
• HD DVD and Blu-ray Transforming Media Market as High-Definition Content Becomes Key for the Consumer Electronic, Gaming, Entertainment, and PC Industries - A look at the ongoing format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD and its impact on market participants. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the next generation DVD format, the growing consumer demand for high-density media continues to strengthen the existing DVD/DVDR market, which has become the storage medium of choice for digital entertainment. Participants such as DVDR manufacturer Infosmart Group, Inc. (OTC BB: IFSG), chip makers Broadcom Corp and NECElectronics, as well as industry giants Sony, Toshiba and others within the consumer electronics industry, continue to take advantage of current DVD and DVDR demand with the flexibility to evolve and benefit from future directions surrounding high density technology. click here

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 Featured Articles By Industry Participants

• Global Rise in PDA Market - For staying connected to personal/corporate information via Internet and email, increasing number of consumers & businesses are turning towards the Personal Digital Assistant, or PDA as we call it. Mainly, companies use PDAs for vertical specific applications including supply chain, CRM, sales force & field productivity etc. click here
• Video-Enabled MP3: GenNext Technology - GenNext seems to be more enthusiastic for sophisticated & miniature products. The current fervor will result in a favorable growth in the sales of hi-fi devices such as video enabled MP3 players. Reduced prices enhanced flash memory capacity and accessibility to digital music will further stimulate this growth. Its anticipated that the worldwide sales of portable digital media devices such as MP3 players & PMPs shall rise 24%, making it to $27.9Mn by the end of 2006. click here

Digital Media Industry Experts and Analysts

• DeSilva & Phillips, an investment bank specializing in the media and digital media industries. To Download the Recent White Paper entitled Digital Media’s Killer App? Click Here
• The Enderle Group Rob Enderle, Principal Analyst, provides an unparalleled look underneath breaking technology events to identify the core reasons that buyers and builders of this technology should care. Enderle Group strives "to bring diverse and challenging views into technology advisory services and consulting". Built on a rapid response model and focusing on emerging personal technologies, the Enderle Group remains a unique and critical resource in the personal technology market. 
• Richi Jennings, Analyst, Ferris Research, Inc

Digital Media Indices

• S&P Sector Indices Brochure

Digital Media Industry Associations

• American Business Media is the industry association for b-to-b information providers. Its 290 member companies reach an audience of more than 100 million professionals and represent nearly 5000 print and online titles and 1000 Trade Shows.
• American Independent Media Manufacturers Association – Focused on North American manufacturers of media such as CDs, video and DVDs.
• Consumer Electronics Association - the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships.
• Digital Imaging Marketing Association - concentrates on how to find customers in the digital imaging market and how to sell to them.
• The Digital Watermarking Alliance was launched in September 2006 to build awareness of the value of digital watermarking to content owners, industry, policy makers and consumers.
• DiMA is a national trade organization devoted primarily to the online audio and video industries, and more generally to commercially innovative digital media opportunities  
• Digital Content Industry Action Agenda (DCIAA) dciaa@dcita.gov.au
• Entertainment Software Association (ESA) business and public affairs interests of companies that publish video and computer games
• Internet Industry Association - Australia's national industry body for Internet commerce, content, and connectivity.
• Online Publishers Association
• The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry.
• Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) -Trade association for the software and digital content industry
• TechTechnology - industry trade association for Washington state - WSA

Digital Media Funds and Venture Capital Investing

• Accel www.accel.com
• AdMedia Partners, Inc. www.admediapartners.com
• Allen & Co.
• America's Growth Capital www.americasgc.com
• Apax Partners www.apax.com
• Banc of America Securities www.bofasecurities.com
• Battery Ventures www.battery.com
• Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. www.bearstearns.com
• Benchmark Capital www.benchmark.com
• Calyon Securities (USA) Inc. www.calyonamericas.com
• Canaan Partners www.canaanpartners.com
• Charles River Ventures www.crv.com
• Columbia Capital www.colcap.com
• ComVentures www.comventures.com
• Credit Suisse First Boston www.csfb.com
• DeSilva & Phillips, LLC www.mediabankers.com
• Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown www.alexbrown.db.com
• Draper Fisher Jurvetson www.dfj.com
• East Peak Advisors LLC www.eastpeakadvisors.com
• Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The www.goldmansachs.com
• Greycroft Partners is a venture capital partnership with approximately $50 million under management, whose participants are leading corporate executives from around the world. The Fund was formed for the purpose of primarily investing in new media in all its forms with particular emphasis on the Internet and wireless space, but it will also focus on the broader consumer sector. http://www.greycroftpartners.com/
• Greylock Ventures www.greylock.com
• Highland Capital Partners www.hcp.com
• Hummer Winblad Venture Partners www.humwin.com
• Idealab www.idealab.com
• Insight Venture Partners www.insightpartners.com
• Jefferies Broadview www.broadview.com
• Jefferies Group, Inc. www.jefco.com
• Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc., The www.jegi.com
• Kaufman Bros., LP www.kbro.com
• Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers www.kpcb.com
• Lehman Brothers www.lehman.com
• Mayfield www.mayfield.com
• Menlo Ventures www.menloventures.com
• Merrill Lynch www.merrilllynch.com
• Montgomery & Co. www.monty.com
• Morgan Stanley www.morganstanley.com
• New Enterprise Associates www.nea.com
• North Haven Partners www.northhavenpartners.com
• Norwest Venture Partners www.norwestvc.com
• OVP Venture Partners www.ovp.com
• Piper Jaffray www.piperjaffray.com
• Redpoint Ventures www.redpoint.com
• Roth Capital Partners, LLC www.rothcp.com
• Rutberg & Co., LLC www.rutbergco.com
• Sequoia Capital www.sequoiacap.com
• SG Cowen & Co., LLC www.sgcowen.com
• Shelter Capital Partners www.sheltercap.com
• SoftBank Capital www.sbcap.com
• Spark Capital www.sparkcapital.com
• ThinkEquity Partners, LLC www.thinkequity.com
• Thomas Weisel Partners www.tweisel.com
• Trident Capital www.tridentcapital.com
• U.S. Venture Partners www.usvp.com
• UBS Investment Bank www.ubs.com
• VantagePoint Venture Partners www.vpvp.com
• Voyager Capital www.voyagercapital.com
• WR Hambrecht + Co www.wrhambrecht.com