Conference to highlight digital media for broadcasters
A two-day Digital Media for Broadcasters conference will be held at The Wanderers Club, Illovo, Johannesburg, 13 - 14 May, 2009. It will focus on the interactive future of radio and TV and on how further to develop digital property.
The conference is suitable for delegates from CEOs and MDs to
creative directors and media planners; strategists, producers and
presenters to marketing, online and publicity/promotion
specialists.
Delegates can learn from top international broadcasters, via a series
of leading case studies, to fast-track strategic planning; to identify
how to develop an additional revenue stream, attract and retain
listeners and viewers and drive them to the web to increase revenue;
and to achieve a sound technical understanding of the range of
multimedia offerings out there.
There will be top-quality speakers from local industry heavyweights
including the Mail & Guardian Online, Draftfcb, Primedia
Broadcasting, 5FM, Vodacom, Classic FM, Praekelt Consulting (lead
sponsor), Siemens (lead sponsor) Quirk eMarketing, Chetty Law, Antfarm,
Don't Look Down Productions, Zoopy.com and YFM - and international
presentations from Czech Radio and RTE (Ireland).
There is also a separately bookable afternoon workshop for campus and
community radio, which will focus on techniques for building digital
media properties for community and campus stations, positioning a
website as an effective community/campus tool and creating an online
revenue stream for campus/community stations.