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Econ Music

The Economics of Music (EconMusic) will be held at the Natural History Museum and will be attended by label bosses  and the growing crop of internet services in to debate ad funding, “free music”, subscriptions, licensing, mobile, DRM, direct distribution and general emerging models for music in the digital age.

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Date: 23 September 2008
Location: Natural History Museum, UK

Chinwag Live on Tour: Micro Media Maze

If micro content is here to stay, how are media owners and marketers adapting to this newly dynamised media consumption culture? Join us to debate the issues with Last.fm, Havas Media Lab / Bubblegeneration, Fav.or.it and Snipperoo at ad:tech London.

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Date: 24 September 2008
Location: UK

Facebook reckoning part 3: horizontal versus vertical

What’s better for advertisers - a blanket social network campaign with a high click-through rate or targeting your campaign to a niche, vertical social network?

Vertical networks are usually organised around a specific interest or theme. They’re usually either fan sites, are age/interest specific or for professional purposes.

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15 August 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

Edinburgh International Television Festival

The Edinburgh International Television Festival is a unique event created and planned by senior industry figures, for the international television and media industry.  

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Date: 22 August 2008
Location: Edinburgh (various), UK

Facebook reckoning Part 2: the revenue race

Facebook are stuck between a rock and a hard place. After you’ve faffed about with the applications, added your photos and replied to those friend requests how do you keep the users hooked?

For the networks, it’s a tricky balancing act to achieve, you’ve gotta keep the cash rolling in and keep the user happy at the same time.

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13 August 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

Rate Card Survey 2008: How much do UK digital agencies charge?

Topic: 
media
Publisher: 
e-consultancy.com

The Digital Agency Rate Card Survey is based on a survey of more than 300 UK digital agencies carried out in 2008.

The principal objective of this E-consultancy research is to show what UK digital agencies charge for different types of skills and levels of seniority, and to understand how and why rates may vary, for example by size of company.

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12 August 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Managing Digital Channels Best Practice Guide

Topic: 
media
Publisher: 
e-consultancy.com

As the importance of digital media in influencing and supporting purchase continues to increase dramatically, companies face many new management challenges to integrate e-commerce and digital marketing into their marketing activities.

E-consultancy commissioned this interview and survey-based research to assess a range of medium to large UK organisations for the following:

-) Common issues and challenges faced by managers responsible for integrating digital channels into their marketing and business operations.

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12 August 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Sheffield Doc/Fest

Sheffield Doc/Fest brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for five intense days in November. Doc/Fest is a film festival, industry session programme and market place, offering pitching opportunities, controversial discussion panels and in-depth filmmaker masterclasses, as well as a wealth of inspirational documentary films from across the globe.

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Date: 5 November 2008
Location: UK

Mobile and online publishing feeling the crunch

‘BANK CRASH PROFIT FEARS’ yelled the headline on the Evening Standard news-stand as I passed by the newsagents at lunchtime today.

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30 July 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Protein’s urban kaleidoscope of science, art, technology

The Protein Forum event last night, in uber trendy Shoreditch was not your usual pretentious Hoxton affair. Below 54, the venue for the evening, was very 70s kitch – lots of pod chairs and shiny, shiny surfaces. Hell, at the end everyone was dancing like they’d been friends for years.

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30 July 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

Open Music Media Meet no.2

The OpenMusicMedia Meet is a group that gets together regularly in London to discuss, explore and shape the future of digital music and media. The format is open and everyone is invited.

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Date: 30 July 2008
Location: William IV Pub, UK

Protein Forum

Protein® Forum is the first in a series of free regular events that bring together interesting people to talk about interesting things in the world of science, technology and design.

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Date: 29 July 2008
Location: 54 Below, UK

Changing Advertising Summit 2008

Now in it's second year, The Changing Advertising Summit will bring you the latest insight into the strategies driving innovation and change in modern advertising. The one-day summit wil gather the top executives from leading clients, agencies, media owners and solution providers.

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Date: 13 October 2008
Location: The Congress Centre, UK

Women in Games Conference

The Women In Games conference encourages research and seeks to promote the careers of women within the games industry. Making the career path attractive from a female perspectie doesn't just make good business sense, it's vital both commercially and artistically.

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Date: 10 September 2008
Location: Warwick University, UK

idesign 08

idesign 08 is a one-day event that analyses and celebrates digital interactive media, which provides the main digital focus for the London Design Festival.

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Date: 17 September 2008
Location: South Bank Centre, UK