Save the Date! OnHollywood will take place June 10-12, 2008 at the Hotel Sofitel  in Los Angeles, CA

OnHollywood is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the Hollywood digital entertainment and media elite. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. Our editors will also honor the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies and feature the Best of Broadband "BOB" Awards. Fifty of the top CEOs from the OnHollywood 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our "CEO Showcase."

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Save the Date! OnHollywood 2008 will take place June 10-11 at the Sofitel in Hollywood, CA.

OnHollywood is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the Hollywood digital entertainment and media elite. This two day executive event features high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. Our editors will also honor the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies and feature the Best of Broadband "BOB" Awards. Fifty of the top CEOs from the OnHollywood 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our "CEO Showcase."

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The third annual OnHollywood 100 competition has begun!
Disruptive technology forced big changes in Hollywood this year: new contracts, new genres, new stars.  As the behemoth industry steps into the digital era, entertainment execs will be paying even closer attention to the global Silicon Valley--especially the startups that are writing the rules and creating the tools for the digital entertainment age.

To help identify these startups, we'd like your help. We're looking for the top emerging private companies that are creating new business opportunities in digital entertainment. To qualify, companies must demonstrate significant market traction and be pursuing game-changing technology in one of the following sectors:

• Consumer Services
• Content Delivery Platforms
• Digital Content Publishers
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This article appears in the winter edition of the AlwaysOn Magazine.

First-generation internet video companies like YouTube did a great job of getting millions of users to feel good about watching video online. These days, if you read Big Media headlines, you might think that Joost—the fledgling Internet video network started by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom—is the hottest of the new generation of Internet video startups. However, Utah-based Move Networks has been pumping out more than 50 million hours of broadcast-quality TV content to more than 20 million Internet viewers—in just the last eight months. That’s worth a closer look.

Everyone’s Watching Internet Video
Well over half of the adults on the Internet in the U.S....More

Paid Content: After breaking some hearts with its disappearing portable media players, Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) is flirting again with entertainment. The hardware giant has agreed to acquire technology and software startup Zing Systems, Inc., a company that emphasizes “always connected” mobile entertainment. No terms disclosed; the deal has not yet closed. Zing provides the platform for SanDisk’s Sana Connect wireless mobile music players and the Sirius Stiletto. The privately held company was founded in June 2006 by Tim Bucher, the former SVP of engineering for Apple and VP of consumer products for Microsoft; it is funded by Redpoint Ventures, IDG Ventures Boston, Camp Ventures and private investors. They raised less than $20 million, including a $13 million third round earlier this year.

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alarm:clock: Founded in January 2006, Amie Street is a new music service allowing independent artists to network and sell to their fans. With no DRM, Amie Street's appeal is community responsive pricing and the ability to earn music downloads for finding new music before it gets big. All songs on AmieStreet.com start at a
price of zero cents. As more people download a song the price rises, capping at $0.98.

The company today closed its Series A round led by Amazon.com (the amount of funding is not disclosed.) The company was founded by a trio of recent Brown University grads - Elias Roman and Elliott Breece share CEO duties.

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AO Take: Zing is a software enabler that integrates audio and personal entertainment services to span different consumer electronic devices. The Zing engine combines wireless and satellite radio capabilities, so users can listen to, bookmark, and collect songs from live digital streams, then mix playlists from CD and MP3 libraries with new content. Currently being pushed to device manufacturers, Zing's experience and leadership have delivered a mature technology solution in an otherwise messy market. Its user friendliness makes it a go-to choice for OEMs eager to capitalize on the rich variety of content available to mobile users.

Elevator Pitch: Vizible's mission is to build the leading network for digital media experiences created from personal and popular media. We are driven by the need to develop and lead the industry with best practices...the best technology, and the best experience for our users and our business partners.