FT Digital Media and Broadcasting: Reinventing the Digital Boom March 5, 2006

The Financial Times Digital Media Conference is a pre-eminent gathering of the leading decision makers, strategists and visionaries who will come together to debate the challenges and opportunities taking place right across the digital media world, and what we can expect over the next five years.

Digital Media is booming for the second time. An exciting new generation of broadband internet and wireless technologies is driving forward a new wave of growth and spending. Digital televisions and games consoles are taking over living rooms. Digital platform producers are racing to create the ultimate convergence device. Internet service providers are expanding their services to include music, film and free phone calls, and are preparing to do battle with the wider communications industry. Meanwhile the traditional broadcasters and content producers have been rethinking their strategies to keep pace with a rapidly transforming landscape. The stakes are high: by 2009, it is predicted that the global digital media market will be worth US$1.8 trillion. Along the way there will be winners and losers, and many new stars will be born.