Attention all digital daredevils! Compete in the 5th Annual "Content 360 Challenge" at MIPTV 2010. The most anticipated cross-media pitching challenge of the new decade has begun accepting entries for new ideas and techniques to engage audiences across digital platforms. Finalists including independent producers, interactive agencies and digital designers will be invited to Cannes, France (12-16 April) to pitch ideas LIVE to major international networks, including the BBC, TF1, KCC, NFB, and the European Commission. This rapid-fire competition sets the creative pulse for the ...

Following over a year-long review by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Facebook announced changes to its privacy policy this morning in response to recommendations made by the Commissioner - improvements and technical changes it says will provide users with greater transparency and control over info they provide to third-party apps. In terms of increasing the understanding and control a user has over the information accessed by third-party applications, Facebook is introducing a new permissions model that will require applications to specify the categories of information they wish to ...

"Obama Girl" Amber Lee Ettinger became a national phenomenon when the video "I Got a Crush on Obama" was released online and went viral in the months leading up to the U.S. election. In total, Obama Girl videos have been seen more than 150 million times worldwide and garnered major international media attention. [youtube wKsoXHYICqU] Interviewed by FanTrust President Catherine Warren at one of Canada's premier digital media events - The Interactive Exchange, organized by Interactive Ontario - Obama Girl Amber Lee Ettinger and Ben Relles, creator of the Obama Girl videos ...

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences invites you to attend its NATPE panel, "Competing in the Digital Space" on January 26 at 2pm in the Presentation Theatre, Convention Center, Las Vegas. Catherine Warren, President of FanTrust Entertainment Strategies, will moderate. Panelists include Nadav Palti (CEO & President, Dori Media Group), Peter Blacker (EVP, Digital Media & Emerging Businesses, Telemundo Network Group), Fernando del Granado (VP, Marketing, HBO Latin America Networks), Janet Balis (President/Founder, Digital Media Strategies, Inc.). Read the International Academy ...

How will a softening online ad sales market affect your monetization strategy? How will upcoming government regulation such at the CRTC New Media review and Copyright regulation affect your digital media initiatives? And how will ISP and Telco policy change how your content is distributed and monetized? Catherine Warren, FanTrust President, will provide insights into how to profitably navigate digital entertainment’s complex business landscape at this year's nextMEDIA Wrap Session, "Burning Business Issues".

Date and time: Sunday, June 8, 2:40-3:40pm

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