Parks Associates is supporting Future TV Advertising Forum.

The Future TV Advertising conference will bring together broadcast and advertising to analyze and debate the evolution of TV advertising. Television is inexorably losing ground to online that is gradually offering greater accountability. The conference will address how the advertising community can work with broadcast so that this threat, embodied by new technologies and user behavior, becomes an opportunity. The event will provide a great opportunity to hear and network with key stakeholders in TV advertising: Brands, Media Holding Companies, leading European Cable, Satellite, IPTV Pay-TV providers and Content Owners.

When:   December 11, 2009
Where:  London, UK

Parks Associates is supporting IPTV World Forum Asia.

Across Asia, network operators are evolving into service providers, and service providers into television companies, and some IP television companies into media giants. From South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Macao, who are all in the worlds top 20 countries with regards to broadband penetration, to the accelerated markets of China and India, the IPTV World Forum Asia highlights and focuses on the route of this evolution and how to best to exploit it.

Parks Associates is supporting the Future of Film Summit.

Join the film industry’s key movers and influencers for Variety’s and Digital Media Wire’s inaugural Future of Film Summit focused on emerging business, legal, finance and technology trends in the $28.1 billion film industry. The inaugural event brings together top executives, creators and professionals from major and independent movie studios, film distributors, talent agencies, law firms, financiers and digital media companies for high-level discussions and debate, intimate meetings and unrivaled networking about the future of the movie business.

Parks Associates is supporting GreenBeat 2009.

The seminal conference on the Smart Grid, GreenBeat 2009 will bring together leading entrepreneurs, investors, utilities, technology executives, and policymakers to accelerate the development of a leaner, more efficient electrical grid. GreenBeat 2009 is the place to connect with the people leading Smart Grid initiatives, including Noble Peace Prize winner Al Gore and John Doerr. Join the most influential leaders of the national discussion around the Smart Grid, when John Doerr kicks off GreenBeat 2009 with a keynote on the eve of November 18 followed by a full day of provocative panel discussions, roundtables, and start-up company presentations — with the highlight being a keynote presentation from Al Gore.

Parks Associates is supporting Future of Television East.

Kurt Scherf, VP of Research & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates will be moderating the session, "The Convergence of the Internet & the Television: Who Will Be the Winners and the Losers?" on Thursday, November 19th at 11:00 AM.

Worldwide shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video, including televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray DVD players, videogame consoles and dedicated video platforms, are projected to increase 500% from 2009 to 2013, according to research firm iSuppli. What does this mean for traditional television broadcasters, Internet advertising networks, like Google and Yahoo, cable companies, ISPs, and consumers? Who will be the winners and the losers in a world where consumers can access anything, anytime through the big screen?

Join Television Industry Leaders - including senior participants from major studios and networks, social networks, online distributors, mobile companies, online content distributors, association heads and more.

Parks Associates is supporting Future of Television East.

Kurt Scherf, VP of Research & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates will be moderating the session, "The Convergence of the Internet & the Television: Who Will Be the Winners and the Losers?" on Thursday, November 19th at 11:00 AM.

Worldwide shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video, including televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray DVD players, videogame consoles and dedicated video platforms, are projected to increase 500% from 2009 to 2013, according to research firm iSuppli. What does this mean for traditional television broadcasters, Internet advertising networks, like Google and Yahoo, cable companies, ISPs, and consumers? Who will be the winners and the losers in a world where consumers can access anything, anytime through the big screen?

Join Television Industry Leaders - including senior participants from major studios and networks, social networks, online distributors, mobile companies, online content distributors, association heads and more.

Parks Associates is supporting IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa.

IPTV World Forums Middle East & Africa always provide the opportunity to benefit from established local deployments of IPTV and also meet those from further afield, along with other seasoned attendees from the IPTV World Series. This year, the event once again featured the series’ unique operator-centric formula, bringing together local and worldwide IPTV service providers and telcos along with key technology vendors, broadcasters and systems integrators.

Parks Associates is supporting Advanced Meter Data Management

With Smart meter Projects being proposed and approved across the globe there has never been a more suitable time for SMi to hold their inaugural conference Advanced Meter Data Management.

Parks Associates is a media sponsor for TelcoTV 2009.

Jayant Dasari, Research Analyst, Parks Associates moderated the session, "Taming the Streaming Monster" on Thursday, November 12 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM.

Visit Parks Associates at Booth # 239 in North Hall B. A complete list of exhibitors is available at www.TelcoTVonline.com.

TelcoTV is the telecom industry’s premier event for the exploration of a comprehensive entertainment convergence strategy. Like no other event, TelcoTV brings together service providers of all sizes, with a common interest in transforming their organizations into entertainment powerhouses. The TelcoTV exhibit hall is packed with hundreds of vendors showcasing technical solutions and cutting-edge content to help telcos compete against cable and satellite.

Parks Associates is supporting Social Networking World Forum.

This two-day conference is dedicated to Social Networking, Enterprise Social Media, and Social TV, featuring key speakers from social networking publishers, advertising agencies, industry analysts, software developers and equipment manufacturers, pay-TV and network service providers, mobile operators, plus many more. The Early Booking Discount ends September 25, 2009.

Parks Associates is supporting Digital Media Conference - West.

DMC West is a packed day of in-depth discussions and networking focused on the top business issues impacting digital media companies, including online video, social media, investments, online advertising, mobile entertainment, mobile apps, the future of news media and the relationship between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. The 2009 event includes two tracks, keynotes, panels, breakfast, networking breaks, lunch and reception. This is a "must-attend" event for individuals and companies working at the intersection of content, technology and commerce.

Parks Associates is supporting SUPERCOMM.

SUPERCOMM showcases the business and technology solutions you need to maximize your network and offers the applications and services your customers demand.

It's the international showcase for a new industry, a new economy and a new world of broadband communications. In just four days, you'll meet and talk with the visionaries, executives and engineers transforming an industry and changing the way we live our lives.

SUPERCOMM draws on a tradition started over 20 years ago, bringing service providers, network owners, manufacturers, suppliers and related professionals together to exchange ideas and innovations.

When: October 21-23, 2009
Where: McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois