nextMEDIA 2006 June 9, 2006

Set amind the spectacular Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta, nextMEDIA 2006 is a three-day event, featuring compelling keynotes, international panels, best practices, case studies, as well as pitching and networking events -- all focusing on the future of digital content.

Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Flickr.com and Director of Product Management at Yahoo!, delivers the opening keynote address. Other confirmed speakers include Clint Stinchcomb (Discovery Communications), Global Ferguson (Vodafone) and Bernie Gershon (ABC). Look for leading international broadcasters and content aggregators as diverse as Channel 4, MoboVivo, Heavy, BiteTV, Elastic Entertainment, Yahoo! Canada, Rights Stuff BV, AtomFilms and Corus Television (Canada) to participate.

This year's conference introduces nextPITCH: the short-form multi-platform content pitching competition with $10,000 in development deals to be won. Go to http://www.nextmedia2006.com for details.

Official Website: http://www.nextmedia2006.com