Monthly Media Industry Highlights

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South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020, Game Developers Conference, Connected TV World Summit, MIPTV Media Market, are calendar highlights in March's media and showbiz industry events

South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020, Game Developers Conference, Connected TV World Summit, MIPTV Media Market, are calendar highlights in March’s media and showbiz industry events

Situated in Messe Munchen over two days, Internet World Expo is an e-Commerce fair addressing commercial issues in the German-speaking world. Started in 1997 and focused toward issues for online trade, the array of topics has generally covered all e-Commerce relevant areas – Omnichannel, Multichannel, Payment, Marketing, Usability, Logistics, Software, and Social Media. Stemming from the…

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92nd Academy Awards, BBC Studios Showcase, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, 70th Berlin International Film Festival, are calendar highlights in February's media and showbiz industry events

92nd Academy Awards, BBC Studios Showcase, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, 70th Berlin International Film Festival, are calendar highlights in February’s media and showbiz industry events

The Oscars acknowledge the past year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by a body of voting motion picture enthusiasts. The Academy’s roughly 6,000 members vote for the Oscars using secret ballots, which are tabulated by the international auditing firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The 92nd Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood and Highland Center, and televised…

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European Radio Show, Sundance Film Festival, SlamDance Film Festival, Realscreen Summit 2020, are calendar highlights in January's media and showbiz industry events

European Radio Show, Sundance Film Festival, SlamDance Film Festival, Realscreen Summit 2020, are calendar highlights in January’s media and showbiz industry events

NATPE is a U.S-based global content association and professional membership organization dedicated to shaping the future of content through year-round marketplaces and conferences, screenings, awards, and networking events. In 2020 at the Miami Beach convention, the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has planned a slate of programming dedicated to all aspects of…

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Art Basel Miami, Dubai International Content Market, VRX 2019, Mood Indigo 2019 Mumbai, are calendar highlights in December's media and showbiz industry events

Art Basel Miami, Dubai International Content Market, VRX 2019, Mood Indigo 2019 Mumbai, are calendar highlights in December’s media and showbiz industry events

ScreenSingapore located in Southeast Asia is a marketplace for filmmakers, producers, distributors, financiers and film buyers to seek financing, realize co-production opportunities, make deals and stay abreast of the evolving film landscape. Following achievements from the 2018 event, ScreenSingapore will once again host the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market through December 6…

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American Film Market, VR Days Europe, Electronic Music Conference, AFI FEST, are calendar highlights in November's media and showbiz industry events

American Film Market, VR Days Europe, Electronic Music Conference, AFI FEST, are calendar highlights in November’s media and showbiz industry events

Asia Gaming Summit in Xinyi District Taipei covers the latest regulatory updates, licensing topics, developments, marketing and diversification trends and innovations in gaming, igaming, online casino, sports betting, esports and lottery in Asia. Asia Gaming Summit Taiwan (AGS) was launched three years ago from an underlying trend that Taiwan was fast becoming a major hub for the Asian gaming…

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xRS Week 2019, NAB 2019 NY, Audio Engineering Society, Video Exchange MENA, are calendar highlights in October's media and showbiz industry events

xRS Week 2019, NAB 2019 NY, Audio Engineering Society, Video Exchange MENA, are calendar highlights in October’s media and showbiz industry events

MIPCOM in Cannes, is a global entertainment content market focused primarily on television (small screen content) production. MIPCOM brings together the international TV and digital content executives for five days of meetings, screenings and conferences that begin October 14 (a short prelim day with screenings on October 13). Visitors are enabled to discover and screen the latest breakout…

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IBC 2019, IFP Screen Forward Conference, Kyiv Media Week, Production Music Conference, are calendar highlights in September's media and showbiz industry events

IBC 2019, IFP Screen Forward Conference, Kyiv Media Week, Production Music Conference, are calendar highlights in September’s media and showbiz industry events

Colab Inc is an education and training operation based out of Boise, Idaho and organized under Community Development Inc., a registered nonprofit. It’s stated goal is to connect young entrepreneurs with industry leaders by fostering relationships through conferences, pitch events (similar to Shark Tank), and one-on-one coaching sessions. The organization is funded by donors who want to help…

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MEMETIC MEME Festival, Platforms For Converged Media Ecosystem, Edinburgh Television Festival, Disney Lovers D23 Expo, are calendar highlights in August's media and showbiz industry events

MEMETIC MEME Festival, Platforms For Converged Media Ecosystem, Edinburgh Television Festival, Disney Lovers D23 Expo, are calendar highlights in August’s media and showbiz industry events

Anime Revolution commonly referred to as AniRevo, is a three-day convention in Vancouver, fielding a wide range of activities, exhibits, panels, and performances related to anime. These include art, animation, comics, costuming, cultural displays, dance, gaming, musical performances, and other aspects of Japanese culture. With advance registration, staged events allow visitors to partake in…

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XR WA Perth Ideas Market, Latin Alternative Music Conference 2019, 50th San Diego Comic-Con International, SIGGRAPH 2019, Los Angeles, are calendar highlights in July's media and showbiz industry events

XR WA Perth Ideas Market, Latin Alternative Music Conference 2019, 50th San Diego Comic-Con International, SIGGRAPH 2019, Los Angeles, are calendar highlights in July’s media and showbiz industry events

Global Conference for Media Freedom is the brainchild of the UK and the Canadian government in a partnership, with Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, to create an international campaign to defend media freedom and improve the safety of journalists who report across the world. Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jeremy Hunt, the UK Foreign Secretary,…

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73rd Tony Awards, BANFF World Media Festival, New Europe Market, Dubrovnik, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2019, are calendar highlights in June's media and showbiz industry events

73rd Tony Awards, BANFF World Media Festival, New Europe Market, Dubrovnik, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2019, are calendar highlights in June’s media and showbiz industry events

Operating annually from the seaside resort of Cannes, MIDEM is an annual music market, workshop and conference that is dedicated to discover rising musical talents, while also helping the music industry and its partners develop business and creativity by looking to connect key players of the music ecosystem. Every year MIDEM generates fresh perspectives through event highlights that help it stay…

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Cannes Film Festival, World Content Market, Book Expo 2019, Cine Gear Expo, are calendar highlights in May's media and showbiz industry events

Cannes Film Festival, World Content Market, Book Expo 2019, Cine Gear Expo, are calendar highlights in May’s media and showbiz industry events

Honoring international film excellence since 1946, The Cannes International Film Festival — Le Festival International du Film de Cannes — is the annual invitation-only film festival which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries and even VR/AR entries, from around the world. In significant 2019 news, film director from Mexico, Alejandro González Iñárritu, serves as Jury President…

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NAB 2019, Coachella Music Festival, Rio Creative Conference, _Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, are calendar highlights in April's media and showbiz industry events

NAB 2019, Coachella Music Festival, Rio Creative Conference, _Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, are calendar highlights in April’s media and showbiz industry events

Three MIPWORLD events focused on the moving image will open at Cannes as a comprehensive package over combined dates stretching April 6-11. MIPTV is an international market event that is focused on content development and distribution for drama series (original and scripted formats), kids content (animation and live action), documentaries and formats (scripted and non-scripted). Through its…

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SXSW – South by Southwest, DVB World, Game Developers Conference, WonderCon 2019, are calendar highlights in March's media and showbiz industry events

SXSW – South by Southwest, DVB World, Game Developers Conference, WonderCon 2019, are calendar highlights in March’s media and showbiz industry events

Held in Rho, in the Italian region of Lombardy, Cartoomics will be a pop culture convention dedicated to comics, cinema, gaming, cosplay, technology, screenings, meetings and special events. The organizing parent company, Upmarket s.r.l., gets its artistic direction from the journalist and film critic Filippo Mazzarella. Originally a comics fair, Cartoomics has evolved over time and incorporated…

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Digital Radio Week and World Radio Day, BRIT Awards, 91st Academy Awards, Mobile World Congress, are calendar highlights in January's media and showbiz industry events

Digital Radio Week and World Radio Day, BRIT Awards, 91st Academy Awards, Mobile World Congress, are calendar highlights in January’s media and showbiz industry events

In Riyadh, the Saudi International Media and Broadcast Expo opens for three days on on February 9, and will present a range of additional new features, technology demonstrations, knowledge exchange platforms and themed exhibiting zones such as the Content Delivery Hub, a sector focused on Over The Top (OTT) technologies delivering instant and on-demand digital and video content. Reportedly, Saudi…

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Cos Mo Cosplay Modena, NATPE 2019 Miami, Sundance Film Festival, 25th Slamdance Film Festival, are calendar highlights in January's media and showbiz industry events

Cos Mo Cosplay Modena, NATPE 2019 Miami, Sundance Film Festival, 25th Slamdance Film Festival, are calendar highlights in January’s media and showbiz industry events

Las Vegas based CES is the annual trade show for consumer technology and among industry observers is considered America’s largest annual tradeshow of any kind. CES is produced by the Consumer Technology Association, the trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry. The Consumer Electronics Show is not open to the general public. Attending means being affiliated…

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VRX 2018 San Francisco, XLIVE Conference and Expo, Unreal Garden and LMNL Year-end Event, Mumbai Comic Con, are calendar highlights in December's media and showbiz industry events

VRX 2018 San Francisco, XLIVE Conference and Expo, Unreal Garden and LMNL Year-end Event, Mumbai Comic Con, are calendar highlights in December’s media and showbiz industry events

Set in Liège, Stereopsia is an international event that started in 2009. It encompasses all aspects of immersive technologies: 3D cinema and sound, virtual or mixed reality (XR). It is the meeting and networking place of the community of international professionals of the immersive technologies and all their applications and content. Stereopsia gives the floor to the world’s leading experts in a…

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AFI Fest, Marvel Universe Live, TV Connect Africa, Barcelona Games World Fair, are calendar highlights in November's media and showbiz industry events

AFI Fest, Marvel Universe Live, TV Connect Africa, Barcelona Games World Fair, are calendar highlights in November’s media and showbiz industry events

The anticipated, annual film event that’s not quite festival, not quite conference, but mostly business opportunity — the business of (mostly) independent motion picture production and distribution — set oceanside against Santa Monica beach. Generally, 8,000 plus industry professionals arrive in Santa Monica for deal-making, screenings, seminars, networking and parties. Participants come from…

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