Today's leading producers and network executives are partnering with manufacturers and wireless broadcast carriers to blaze the mobile trail


NATPE 2006 is an American conference serving the worldwide television industry. This year's event took place January 24-26 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Convention Center in Las Vegas and offered a clear vantage point to view the global television industry. Participants met with colleagues, found new partners, learned about the burgeoning business opportunities of mobile and digital and shared ideas at NATPE 2006.
As one of the official sponsors, Nokia played an important role at this years' conference. Nokia speakers shared their expertise on mobile broadcasting and 3G technologies with the audience of broadcast industry. Nokia was also present as an exhibitor in the event pavilion throughout the conference.
Insight Arena: Taking Mobile to the Mainstream
Tuesday January 24, 2-3 pm.No need to ask "Are we there yet?" We are! And it's our turn to exploit this new medium. Subscribers to the UK's first 3G mobile network viewed or downloaded Big Brother footage more than 450,000 times this summer. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Mobile broadcast is the future of television and networks are getting ready by repurposing their content for mobile space and original mobile television series are finding their way out to the consumers. Virtanen explained how today's leading producers and forward thinking network executives are partnering with manufacturers such as Nokia and wireless broadcast carriers to blaze the mobile trail.
Moderator(s):
Teemu Virtanen, Co-Founder, Starcut
Panelist(s):
Salil Dalvi, Vice President Digital Media/Wireless, NBC Universal; Ilkka Raiskinen, Senior Vice President, Entertainment Products Business Unit, Nokia; Michael Ramke, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, Crown Castle Mobile Media, LLC; Jon Vlassopulos, Vice President, Business Development, Strategic Planning and New Media, Endemol USA