Course Description
The Business of Digital Distribution is a series of three seminars that will offer pathways for screen producers through the maze of digital devices, distribution platforms and business models. Each seminar can be attended separately.
Course presenter Jason Romney at seminar 1 in Melbourne, April 2006
Downloads from Melbourne, Seminar 1, April 11 2006:
Downloads from Sydney, Seminar 1, April 12 2006:
Downloads from Sydney, Seminar 2, May 10, 2006:
Download from Perth seminar, May 12 2006:
Download from Brisbane seminar, June 15-16, 2006:
Downloads from Sydney, Seminar 3, June 28, 2006:
Comment on Sydney Seminar 3 by Paul Budde: 'The disruptive effects of the digital media spreads to screen', Screenhub, 13 July 2006 (subscription required).
Testimonials from course participants:
- 'An inspiring and informative course that was masterfully delivered.'
- 'The course provided a fantastic opportunity to not only track in more detail global trends, but also to develop a deeper understanding of local challenges and opportunities in Australia.'
- 'A lively and enthusiastic presentation, I really enjoyed it and found it very informative.'
- 'Jason's work is highly evolved and of great value to educators and professionals alike.'
- 'We found the seminar to be very inspiring and educational.'
- 'Very well put together. Lots of good case studies anchored by a very well researched paper.'
- 'Good format; strong speakers.'
- 'Makes us realise how fast we all need to reconceptualise our frameworks for distribution.'
- 'I found the course most informative.'
- 'Jason's knowledge and understanding is most impressive.'
- 'Great selection of speakers.'
- 'Digital distribution is hard to navigate however the course added to my understanding of the forthcoming business world.'
- 'Excellent, practical, highly useful course.'
Participants at Seminar 1 in Sydney, April 2006
Speakers
Speakers at the seminars have included:
Presenter – Jason Romney
Jason has recently been appointed National Manager, Commercial Strategy for Telstra. He has published widely about media, technology and entertainment issues, including the new media issues website http://www.netvideo.com.au and Law On The Line. He previously practiced as a Melbourne barrister with a particular focus on media and technology-related commercial litigation. He was the founder and chief executive of one of Australia’s pioneering interactive content creation and broadcast technology specialists, itvworld.com.
Fiona Patten, Eros Foundation
Fiona Patten established the Eros Foundation in 1992 to encourage understanding of the adult industry and to promote the rights of those working in and around the adult industry. Fiona consults to the adult industry in Australia and the US, especially in the area of establishing on-line businesses.
John Karantzis, Reeltime
John has been involved in digital media for many years, including digital TV broadcasting in Singapore and the rollout of Video on Demand and content delivery systems in Malaysia. He has been Director of Movies On-line Ltd, a Perth company specialising in content delivery and operations and is the founder of Reeltime Entertainment, a company specialising in on-line digital distribution of screen content.
Martyn Reeves, Maven
Martyn Reeves is Regional Director, Asia/Pac for Maven Networks. A linguist by education, he has held many senior roles in the software industry both here and in Europe over the last 25 years. He has specialised in starting up international operations for such diverse companies as Progress Software, Oberon, NetGenesis and Automatos.
Gary Hayes, Interactive Producer and Director
Gary was a Senior Producer and Development Manager at the BBC New Media from 1995-04, developing many firsts across the internet, interactive TV and other emerging platforms. He is also a consultant in the UK and the US and currently works as permanent director of the Laboratory for Advanced Media Production (LAMP) at AFTRS - http://www.lamp.edu.au/ . He also runs a very popular media research blog at http://www.personalizemedia.com.
Christy Dena, Transmedia Storyteller
Christy is a leading practitioner and researcher in cross-media narrative, new media types and their creative application in emerging media. She runs a popular research blog, www.cross-mediaentertainment.com.
Peter Giles, AFTRS Head of Digital Media
Peter has established Australia's leading professional programs in visual effects, computer animation and emerging media. The department has produced projects that have won awards at SIGGRAPH, AFI, Ars Electronica and the British and US academy awards.
Chris Flintoft, Director, Wireless and Broadcast, Hyro
Hyro is a company that works at the frontline in developing online services including building the first financial services websites in Australia, the first online catalogue (for Dick Smith in 1995) and putting the first credit card transactions on the web in Australia. They continue to blaze the trail in wireless, broadcast and online marketing strategies and innovative technology and business driven online solutions.
Keren Flavell, Digital Media Producer
Keren is an award winning producer and consultant with 12 years experience in interactive media production, documentary, radio and print. She won the Gold Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival for the ABC/Film Victoria project Sounds Like Techno and has produced online documentaries for the dance company Chunky Move and SBS. Keren has also produced websites for BMG, Universal Music and Sanity.
Peter L. Higgs, Project Manager, Digital Creative Industries National Mapping Project, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries & Innovation (CCI), QUT
Peter is recognised as one of the pioneers in Australia's interactive digital and creative media, IP rights management and commercialisation. He spent six years with Apple Computer as Third Party Marketing Manager working closely with software developers and creative talent on the impact of computer technology on their craft and business practices. He has researched and written reports for a broad range of organisations including the SPAA/ASDA Documentary Council, Commonwealth Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) and AIMIA.
Grahame Stevens, General Manager, Datacasting, Broadcast Australia
Justin Milne, Group Managing Director, Bigpond
Peter Cox, Industry Analyst and Principal Cox Media, http://www.coxmedia.com.au
Simon Curry, Group Manager - Communications and Media, Asia Pacific, Intel
Malcolm Alder, Director - Information, Communications and Entertainment, KPMG
Mahssa Hosseini, Senior Consultant, Business Strategy and Marketing, Ericsson Australia
Gavin Parry, General Manager, Sales and Digital Services, Sony BMG
Dean Gingell, Director, New Media Development, Fairfax Digital
Jennifer Wilson, Managing Director, HWW
Paul Budde, Managing Director, Paul Budde Communication
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