With music DVD set to be
one of the hottest selling items at retail this Christmas, leading professionals
from across the business will converge on London to discuss the format's
prospects at the fourth annual DVD Europe conference in October.
Created by CMPi's One to One magazine, the worldwide authority
on DVD manufacturing, and Music Week, the UK music and media industry bible, DVD
Europe '03 will take place in a prestigious new venue, the British Museum, on
October 7-8.
With DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and SACD creating new interest,
challenges and revenue streams for companies across the music industry, the
event will bring together key players from around Europe to address the
artistic, technical and commercial opportunities that these new formats deliver
for music.
"The DVD Europe conferences have always focused on the business
of DVD; who is making money and how," says conference co-chair, Tim Frost. "This
year it seems obvious to focus on music and the line-up of speakers will follow
our tradition of calling on the industry's top executives, artists and technical
experts from the largest and most experienced companies working in
DVD."
The programme has been devised so that it provides a thorough
grounding for companies considering moving music onto DVD, as well as catering
to those who are already doing good business in DVD. Throughout the emphasis
will be on intelligent debate illustrated by case studies of some of the leading
release to date.
Conference outline
DAY1 looks at the immediate issues facing those moving into
music on DVD. The first sessions will explain how the different formats are
developing and what each can offer the music market. Updated statistics will
show which categories of music are growing fastest, profiling the repertoire,
the buyers and the price points. The morning will progress with discussions on
the merits of multi-channel, and how it can be achieved for both new projects
and back catalogue. The day will finish off with a range of content issues, and
how best to produce compelling releases for new and back catalogue product. And
of course no DVD Europe conference would be complete without its party, this
year sponsored by Macrovision.
DAY 2 focuses on music DVD's commercial appeal and realities.
Major retailers will explain their approach to displaying and selling DVD music,
and packaging specialists will detail how different packaging approaches can
improve sales. In the afternoon debate will focus on issues including royalty
rates, chart rules and copy protection. As with Day 1, the day will also include
a case study of a current high profile project, and demonstrations of the best
music DVDs.
VENUE: The British Museum, London
DATES: October 7 & 8,
2003
Website: http://www.dvdeurope2003.com
Source: DVDEurope
