2009 Event Calendar

september 2009

NAB Radio Show 2009
September 23-25, 2009
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA

Today, the world of radio faces challenges unique in complexity, intense in difficulty, and great in number. Competition for ad dollars and a weakened economy call for unprecedented new technology, upgraded innovation, and dynamic new business strategies to drive the industry forward. Join BIA in two locations to learn how your station can taken advantage of multi-platform strategies, the latest advertising market data and more to gain a competitive edge.

BIA Main Booth: #308
NAB FASTROAD Booth: #310
Click here to view an HTML map of the exhibit hall.
 

Directional Media Strategies 2009
September 22-24, 2009
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Orlando, FL

DMS '09 is The Kelsey Group 30th Yellow Pages and directories conference. In 2009, The Kelsey Group is teaming up with the Yellow Pages Association (YPA) to bring DMS '09 to the widest and most diverse audience of senior executives from across the global directional media industry.

DMS'09 is the only event combining the objective perspective of the leading provider of research and analysis of the global Yellow Pages industry with the reach and influence of the largest trade organization representing the interests of print and digital media.

Click for more information and to register.

April 2009

BIA staff are participating in five sessions at NAB. Come and visit with us.

Transforming Radio's Business Model with Multiple Revenue Streams
April 21, 2009 - 10:30 - 11:45am -  Details on NAB Site>>

Moderator(s):

Rick Ducey , Chief Strategy Officer, BIA Advisory Services

Panelist(s):

Jim Brewer , Vice President, Brewer Broadcasting

Tom Buono , Chief Executive Officer, BIA Financial Network

Erik Hellum , President, GAP West Broadcasting

Some argue the next several years will see a relatively flat growth advertising pie so the game will become more of fighting for market share than trying to grow overall ad revenues. In order to grow your businesses, you must develop multiplatform strategies to diversify your business models and build multiple revenue streams. This is made tougher by the necessary response to the tight ad market in terms of budget cutting, employee reductions and less tolerance for risk taking. This panel will present revenue forecasts by media platform; best management practices and case studies to assist you in developing your own revenue growth strategies.

Local: The Television Multiplatform Advertising Center
April 21, 2009 - 2:30 - 3:45am  Details on NAB Site>>

Moderator(s):

Harry Jessell, Editor and Co Publisher, TVNewsday

Panelist(s):

Christine DiStadio, Director of Digital, KHOU-TV

Rick Ducey, Chief Strategy Officer, BIA Advisory Services

Robert Raciti, Senior Vice President, GE Commercial Lending

The local media ecosystem will continue to evolve as the demand for "personalized" media increases. Is it a given that you must position yourself as a cross platform marketer? Most stations have Internet operations, many attracting substantially more revenue than others. Why? Do you need ot move beyond the Internet? Is mobile your next path? Is it viable in today's economy to invest more resources in a project that has a limited track record? The experience and ideas of today's panelists will help you get beyond the fluff and into the practical. They'll begin with the basics with insights on developing - or reassessing - the station's multiplatform business strategy. Participants' advice on digital applications that can help you create new marketplace partnerships and grow revenue is a must for any general manager. You'll leave with ten multiplatform sales money makers, ready to put in place when you return home. Make sure you're prepared for this important industry revenue benchmark. As we all know, timing is everything!
 

Station Choices - Restructuring in a Changing Financial Climate
April 20, 2009 - 2:30 - 3:45 pm  Details on NAB Site>>

Moderator(s):

Jack Goodman , Counsel, WilmerHale

Panelist(s):

Mike Andres , BIA Capital Strategies

Gary Chapman , President, Gary R. Chapman Consulting LLC

Tom Davidson , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

John Feore , Dow Lohnes PLLC

David Kuney , Sidley Austin LLP

2009 may be the most difficult year in many stations' financial history. What are your options in talking to lenders? Do the FCC's ownership rules give any flexibility for stations with financial problems? And, if all else fails, how can you use the law to formally restructure? Come hear lenders and experts on FCC and restructuring issues explore the options for stations this year

New Technologies for Television -
Data Broadcasting - That Was Then, This is Now
April 20, 2009 - 10:30 - 12:00 pm  Details on NAB Site>>

Presenter:
Mark O'Brien, Executive VP/Chief Technologist, SpectraRep

Mobile, handheld, next generation receivers, smart antennas, bandwidth management and other advances are creating new opportunities for data broadcasting. How will these and other technologies drive new business models? What are the corresponding demands on your bandwidth and other resources? When will they become a reality? Most importantly, will they finally open the door to data broadcasting as a new revenue source? If so, what are the tradeoffs? This session will explore data broadcasting issues including: who is using it, how much bandwidth does it take and how do you design and deliver a complete application that end users want? We will also demonstrate live some of the data broadcasting applications currently being delivered over-the-air. File broadcasting, video streaming, content targeting and end user applications will all be demonstrated.

HD Radio Implementations and Improvements Part II
April 19, 2009 - 1 - 4:30 pm  Details on NAB Site>>

Chairperson(s):

Dom Bordonaro , Chief Engineer, Cox Radio, Inc.

Presenter(s):

George Pletea , Radio Manager, 2M Prima Telecom SRL

Sid Shumate , Director of Engineering, BIA Advisory Services, LLC

Bob Band , Business Development Manager, Intraplex Products, Harris Corporation

Myron Fanton , Chief Engineer of RF Technology, Electronics Research, Inc.

Henry Downs , Vice President Engineering, Mega Industries LLC

Peter Matthews , Mega Industries LLC

Timothy Anderson , Manager, Stratigic Radio Product Development, Harris Corporation

Jeff Detweiler , Director, Broadcast Business Development, iBiquity Digital Corporation

Yellow Pages Association
April 26 - 28, 2009 - San Diego, CA

Monday, April 27, 2009 - 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Address: A "Wholeistic" View of the Local Media Market

Tom Buono, President and CEO, BIA Advisory Services
Neal Polachek, CEO, The Kelsey Group

October 2008 saw the coming together of the two premier analyst firms covering local media. The Kelsey Group, well known within the Yellow Pages and local search communities, and BIA, a company with 25 years of experience in radio, TV and newspapers.

Together they now form BIA Advisory Services, Inc, the leading analyst firm covering local media. In this session, Tom Buono, President and CEO of BIA Advisory Services and Neal Polachek CEO of The Kelsey Group division will share their Perspectives on the local media advertising pie and offer insight into the best opportunities and the biggest challenges for publishers.

Which media can be expected to grow and which can be expected to decline? What will be the key drivers of growth? How will mobile and the Internet play an increasingly important role in the future? Share the future vision with Tom and Neal. Click for more information.

Winning Media Strategies 2009 “ Battling Competitive, Economic and Market Forces
May 20-22, 2009
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC

This new conference by BIA Advisory Services, will feature case studies, proven best practices and thought leaders covering digital strategies that embrace the implications of technology and the importance of an integrated corporate vision and roadmap to drive the business over the next decade. Media companies are dealing with the impact of advertisers shifting their spending from offline to online media. Growing demand for accountability and new audience metrics are changing the business rules of media advertising. Technologies are challenging fundamental media business models that have been successful for decades but must now be rebuilt or even discarded in favor of novel approaches. Click here to learn more.

DMS “ Directional Media Strategies 2009
September 22-24, 2009
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Orlando, Florida

Directional Media Strategies 2009 (DMS 09) is The Kelsey Group's 30th Yellow Pages and directories conference, attracting the widest and most diverse audience of senior executives from across the global directional media industry. The conference agenda reflects the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing local media landscape. Sessions will cover the priorities of todays traditional and online publishers, which must balance the need to focus on the basics of selling and publishing the best directory products they can in the current economy, while finding ways to achieve sustainable, long-term growth and strategic advantage in a multiplatform marketplace.

ILM:09 “ Interactive Local Media
November 2009
Location details available soon

Interactive Local Media 2009 (ILM:09) is The Kelsey Group's annual conference devoted to digital media with a local focus. This event provides a 360-degree view of the local marketplace, covering a range of important topics, including local search, Internet Yellow Pages, vertical directories, Internet video, online classifieds, social media and mobile search.

Past Events
 

• Top executives are slated from Google, Citysearch, AutoTrader, NCI, Yahoo and AOL, each bringing the local search and portal perspective.

• Top executives from MySpace, The Active Network, Demand Media and Marchex will talk about how they have taken social applications and services to the next level - the local level.

• Mobile Local SuperForum highlights all the opportunities inherent in the space.
• Special Pre-Conference Events just for BIA Clients.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Online and mobile applications are poised to become the disruptive forces that dislodge (or reinforce) traditional media. This is the conference that will be remembered as the one that changed the industry.

Rick Ducey, BIA Chief Strategy Officer, will be a panelist for the discussion, "Mobile Television “ The Reality Is Now."
 

January 2009

JANUARY 26 to 29, 2009
MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS

The Future of Mobile DTV
Wednesday, January 28^th | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Ballroom H

Dr. Rick Ducey, BIA Chief Strategy Officer, will moderate this panel discussion sponsored by the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC).

Description:
Panelists will shed light on the money-making opportunities and revenue projections for delivering live, local and national full motion mobile content on next generation mobile devices to consumers, beginning as early as 2009 before skyrocketing in 2010 and 2011. Keeping you ahead of the latest technological developments scheduled for the next three years, panelists will also reveal interactivity potential, advanced features (DVR, VOD, etc.) and possible model options. Find out why industry insiders believe that mobile DTV is the new new media!

o        Moderator: Richard Ducey, Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer, BIA Advisory Services

o        Panelists:

§         Anne Schelle - Executive Director, Open Mobile Video Coalition

§         Dan Hsieh - Senior Business Advisor, ION Media Networks, Inc. & President, MTC Services

§         John Taylor - Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, LG Electronics USA

§         Ray DeRenzo - Senior Vice P Product, Programming & Marketing, MobiTV Inc.

§         Srini Dharmaji - Founder, Chairman, President & CEO, GoldSpot Media