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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Asian entertainment companies look to partner with Western businesses at industry conference held in Los Angeles
Business matchmaking sessions to offer opportunities for businesses to participate in entertainment & media industries of the U.S. and Asia through major corporations
LOS ANGELES, CA – September 18, 2007 – The 2nd annual Asia Pacific Entertainment & Media (APEM) Summit 2007 announced the addition of business matchmaking sessions that will bring together key industry figures from the U.S. and Asia for face-to-face meeting opportunities for investment or partnership purposes. These sessions will be offered at no additional cost to APEM participants alongside the event’s informative panel discussions about the business of Asian entertainment.
Organized by Entertainment Asia Network (EAN), the APEM Summit 2007 will be held at Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles on October 17-18, 2007. The two day executive-level conference is the most Asia-focused entertainment industry event for companies who look to do business and learn more about the film, TV, video game, mobile and Internet content industries in Asia, the fastest growing market in the world today. Industry veterans will discuss and analyze key issues from Asia’s entertainment industry that are affecting today’s global market and business strategies.
The real potential of Asia’s film, TV, mobile, online game and Internet content industries, particularly of China, South Korea, Japan and India, lies in the enormous consumer base and market growth sparked by unprecedented economic development. A number of factors have contributed to such rapid regional market growth such as increases in purchasing power, disposable income and consumer spending, a spike in overseas investments, rising costs for entertainment products and services, decrease in piracy rates, cultural and regulatory changes, increases in domestic productions or Asian co-productions and the emergence of home entertainment markets.
According to a report by EAN, Asia’s powerhouse economies of China, India, South Korea and Japan will continue to post spectacular gains and the financial strength of these growing markets will eventually result in an Asia that is capable of sustaining itself with the regional profits alone. To achieve the sense of immense market potential that is Asia, EAN forecasts that the four nation’s domestic theatrical movie market, a sector that exhibits the least amount of regional variance, will have combined total revenues of over $10.5 billion by the year 2020 with Gross Domestic Product totals that will reach over $16 billion. Furthermore, EAN suggests that the four regions will follow a steep upward trend to overtake the U.S. industry by sometime in the year 2025.
The pivotal importance in Asia’s media market is now well apparent, and tangible results are currently taking shape. The APEM Summit 2007 was organized to provide the industry a forum to discuss potential business opportunities in the region as well as give members of the overall entertainment and media industry practical insight and strategies from companies who have already proved to be successful in Asia.
Executives that will be available for business matchmaking sessions include:
Event sponsors, media partners and supporting organizations include STAR Group, Lenos Software, Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA), AZN Television, TOKYOPOP, Asia Society, JETRO Los Angeles, C21Media.net, ContentAsia, Animation Magazine, Wireless Watch Japan and TVover.net.
For complete details about APEM Summit 2007 including agenda and registration please visit: http://www.apemsummit.com.
About Entertainment Asia Network (EAN)
Entertainment Asia Network (EAN) is a business news and analysis source that specializes in providing industry information pertaining to the rapidly growing entertainment and media markets in Asia. Our areas of coverage include the Asian industries of film/movie, TV, video game, mobile content, Internet content and music. Our primary goal is to evaluate important industry-specific news and information needed to gain greater understanding and access into Asian markets via news articles and market reports on our website at www.entertainmentasia.com and our weekly newsletters that are read by more than 12,000 executive-level subscribers.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Speakers and Agenda Announced for the Asia Pacific Entertainment & Media (APEM) Summit 2007 in Los Angeles
Event to Highlight Key Issues Facing the Asia Entertainment Industry from Asia and U.S. companies
LOS ANGELES, CA – August 22, 2007 – Entertainment Asia Network, Inc. (EAN) has announced its agenda and list of confirmed speakers for the upcoming Asia Pacific Entertainment & Media (APEM) Summit 2007 to be held at Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles on October 17-18, 2007.
The two day executive-level conference is the most Asia-focused entertainment industry event for companies who look to do business and learn more about the film, TV, video game, mobile and Internet content industries in Asia, the fastest growing market in the world today. Industry veterans will discuss and analyze key issues from Asia’s entertainment industry that are affecting today’s global market and business strategies.
“Even by our conservative estimates, we forecast that even just the combined film markets of Asia, led mostly by China and India’s unprecedented growth, will overtake the U.S. market by sometime in 2020,” said Alex Shin, CEO of Entertainment Asia Network. “We believe this is a direct indication that Asia will be the largest market for entertainment consumption in the world and this conference was organized to address the importance of profiting now from the region’s rapid growth.”
APEM Summit 2007 will highlight some of the most significant issues facing the Asia entertainment industry today, with panel discussions and presentations including:
Legislation/Policy – “Government Control: Asia’s Legislations and Policies in Entertainment”
Film/Television – “Distribution to Asia: Maximizing Profit and Exposure”
Production/Creative Power – “Creative Power: Who holds it in Asia?”
IPTV/VOD – “IPTV: Best Distribution Option in Asia?”
Mobile Entertainment – “Mobile TV: Asia’s Next Frontier”
Online Gaming – “Casual Online Games: Asia’s Lucrative Business Models”
Internet/User-Generated Content – “UGC: Monetizing in Asia”
Social Networking – “Mobile Social Networking: Adopting from the Asia Experience”
Over 500 executives and decision-makers from leading film/TV production and distribution studios, video game companies, mobile entertainment companies, Internet companies, venture capital firms, advertising firms, technology companies, attorneys, marketing companies and government agencies will attend.
Speakers include:
Laureen Ong, COO, STAR Group
Reed Manville, Managing Director, Asia, NBC Universal Global Networks
Jeanie Han, SVP, Paramount Pictures
Eric Rollman, EVP, Animation/Television, Marvel Studios
Dave Madden, EVP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development, WildTangent
Keizo Tsuchiya, Chief Executive Director, JETRO Los Angeles
Lifeng Wang, Founder and President, Eastar (Xing Xing) Digital
Han Kim, General Partner, Altos Ventures
David Alpert, Partner, Circle of Confusion
Barry Glasser, Producer/Writer, Golden Ocean Entertainment
Thomas Lee, Head of Business Development, Nexon America
Brent Weinstein, CEO, 60Frames Entertainment
Kacy Andrews, CEO, Bigfoot Entertainment
Terry Thoren, CEO, Rocket Fish Studios
HJ Ahn, VP, Media Division, KT Corporation
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Jeremy Ross, Director of New Product Development, TOKYOPOP
Janet Yang, President/Producer, American Sterling Productions and Manifest Film Company
Marty Shindler, CEO/Partner, The Shindler Perspective
Hemang Mehta, Production Management Director, Microsoft TV
Levi Shapiro, Director of Audience Metrics, Telephia
Peter Shiao, CEO, Ironpond
Austin Chang, Director/Strategy and Operations, Online Games, MTV Networks
May Oh, Head of Business Development for Greater China and India, QUALCOMM | MediaFLO
Marc Yi, Director, Intel Capital
Maura Kawai, Senior International Trade Specialist, United States Department of Commerce
Dennis Young, CEO, Glocal Media
Won Chung, Senior Director of Business Development, Trion World Network
Event sponsors, media partners and supporting organizations include STAR Group, Lenos Software, Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA), TOKYOPOP, Asia Society, JETRO Los Angeles and ContentAsia.
For complete details about APEM Summit 2007 including agenda and registration please visit: http://www.apemsummit.com.
About Entertainment Asia Network (EAN)
Entertainment Asia Network (EAN) is a business news and analysis source that specializes in providing industry information pertaining to the rapidly growing entertainment and media markets in Asia. Our areas of coverage include the Asian industries of film/movie, TV, video game, mobile content, Internet content and music. Our primary goal is to evaluate important industry-specific news and information needed to gain greater understanding and access into Asian markets via news articles and market reports on our website at www.entertainmentasia.com and our weekly newsletters that are read by more than 12,000 executive-level subscribers.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Key Entertainment Industry Veterans from Asia and the US to Speak at 2nd Annual Asia Pacific Entertainment & Media (APEM) Summit 2007 in Los Angeles
STAR Group, Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios, Nexon, MTV Networks and other major Asian and US entertainment companies to be present
LOS ANGELES, California – August 13, 2007 – Entertainment Asia Network (EAN), an Asia entertainment industry news and research source, has announced an impressive line-up of top level entertainment executives from Asia and the US who will speak at this year’s 2nd annual Asia Pacific Entertainment & Media (APEM) Summit 2007 in Los Angeles. These industry veterans will discuss and analyze key topics relevant to local and global entertainment companies looking to do business in the film, TV, video game, mobile and Internet content industries in Asia, including regions such as China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Hong Kong, as well as the US.
Taking place at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles on October 17 – 18, 2007, APEM Summit 2007 was organized to bring together some of the most recognized, high-profile Asian and US film/TV production and distribution houses, video game companies, mobile service providers, legislative leaders and more to discuss business strategies, network, and gain vital up-to-date market information. To register and see the current line-up of panel speakers and presenters, please visit http://www.apemsummit.com.
The opening day keynote address will be presented by Laureen Ong, Chief Operating Officer of STAR Group Limited, who will discuss “Asia as the leading entertainment market for the future.” STAR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corporation, broadcasts over 60 services in nine languages and has more than 300 million viewers in 53 countries across Asia.
Among the exciting list of confirmed speakers so far include top-level executives from Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios, Nexon, NBC Universal Global Networks, Qualcomm MediaFLO, 60Frames Entertainment, Altos Ventures, WildTangent, Rocket Fish Studios, Golden Ocean Entertainment, Bigfoot Entertainment, MTV Networks, Eastar (Xing Xing) Digital, Circle of Confusion, Ironpond, Manifest Films, The Shindler Perspective, Tokyopop and JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization).
“By bringing together such a distinguished group of both Asian and Western experts who will speak at this year’s APEM Summit, we are committed to making this the most important Asia-focused entertainment industry event held in the US for high-level decision makers,” said Alex Shin, Chief Executive Officer of EAN. “With the explosive growth of Asia’s economy, consumer spending on entertainment has risen to unprecedented heights. Westerners must now take a more proactive approach to reaching consumers in Asia, the fastest growing entertainment market in the world.”
Panel topics include:
Legislation/Policy – “Government Control: Asia’s Legislations and Policies in Entertainment”
Film/Television – “Distribution to Asia: Maximizing Profit and Exposure”
Production/Creative Power – “Creative Power: Who holds it in Asia?”
IPTV/VOD – “IPTV: Best Distribution Option in Asia?”
Mobile Entertainment – “Mobile TV: Asia’s Next Frontier”
Online Gaming – “Casual Online Games: Asia’s Lucrative Business Models”
Internet/User-Generated Content – “UGC: Monetizing in Asia”
Social Networking – “Mobile Social Networking: Adopting from the Asia Experience”
For more information, please visit http://www.apemsummit.com.
About Entertainment Asia Network (EAN)
Entertainment Asia Network (EAN) is a business news and analysis source that specializes in providing industry information pertaining to the rapidly growing entertainment and media markets in Asia. Our areas of coverage include the Asian industries of film/movie, TV, video game, mobile content, Internet content and music. Our primary goal is to evaluate important industry-specific news and information needed to gain greater understanding and access into Asian markets via news articles and market reports on our website at www.entertainmentasia.com and our weekly newsletters that are read by more than 12,000 executive-level subscribers.
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