DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - May 25, 2010) - CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase will feature keynote presentations from Intel, Samsung, Sony Pictures, and Verizon. The conference will take place June 8-10, 2010, in Santa Clara, Calif. These keynotes will discuss new video and TV technologies and their impact on business strategies, challenges and solutions in managing new digital content, and the changes throughout the home as the network ties together content, devices, and services.
Worldwide sales of connected TVs will exceed 30 million in 2010, comprising about one-fourth of all HDTV sales. These devices, combined with the proliferation of pay-TV and online services, will help drive consumption of video content, which via the network will reach a variety of connected and mobile devices in the home. In the U.S. alone, revenues from pay-TV and online VoD, combined with interactive video advertising revenues, will grow from $8.5 billion in 2010 to almost $30 billion in 2014.
What:
Joseph Ambeault, Director, Product Development and Management, Video Services, Verizon presents "The Connected Home: Turning SciFi into Non-Fiction" on Wednesday, June 9, 5:00 p.m.
Scott Birnbaum, VP, Samsung LCD Business, presents "TV Technology in the New Age of Consumer Buying" on Wednesday, June 9, 10:00 a.m.
Wilfred Martis, General Manager, Retail CE, Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation, presents "Smart TVs: Ready for Primetime" on Thursday, June 10, 9:00 a.m.
Mitch Singer, CTO, Sony Pictures Entertainment; President, DECE, presents "Entertainment in a Connected World" on Tuesday, June 8, 5:00 p.m.
Where:
Santa Clara Convention Center -- Theatre & Exhibit Hall A
5001 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, California 95054
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CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase, hosted by leading research firm Parks Associates with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, is the premier executive event focused on the market developments and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions. http://www.connectionsconference.com
Contact Information:
Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein
Parks Associates
972.490.1113
Mindi.Sue@ParksAssociates.com