Over 100 million households worldwide to have telco IPTV services by 2013

Microsoft keynote to address Customer Service and IPTV at CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit--

Parks Associates welcomed Roger Pitton, Program Director, TV, Video & Music Business, Microsoft Corporation, as the Keynote speaker for CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit, taking place March 31, in Nice, France. It has a full agenda featuring consumer data and expert analysis on advanced video solutions, digital media solutions, and connected consumer electronics.

The worldwide market for telco IPTV services will exceed 100 million households by 2013, a CAGR of approximately 38%, according to international research firm Parks Associates. Mr. Pitton’s keynote “IPTV and the keys to keeping customers” will address the best business strategies to gain and retain customers in the highly competitive European market for these services.

Mr. Pitton has several years of firsthand experience in marketing and selling IPTV services. In his keynote, he will specify the keys to differentiation, including unique content, an unmatched user experience, and the convergence of technology and content, required for sustaining success.
CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit Sessions:
>> European Consumer Trends
>> Broadband and Value-added Services
>> Video Services
>> Digital Media Content & Delivery
>> Connected CE
>> Digital Home Tech Support

Event sponsors include Affinegy, Enure Networks, and HomeGrid Forum. Global Sponsors include ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, Cloakware, DSC, HD-PLC Alliance, Icron, Macrovision, MoCA, ProVision Communications, Radialpoint, Telcordia, and Zilog.

For more information, visit http://www.connectionseurope.com/.

28% of Broadband Households in Western Europe watch online TV monthly

CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit examines new opportunities in broadband, video services, digital media, CE ---

International research firm Parks Associates announced today the topics and preliminary list of speakers for CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit, March 31, 2009, in Nice, France. This executive event addresses the new strategies for service and technology providers, media companies, and manufacturers in creating new entertainment and communications solutions.

Summit sessions include broadband and value-added services, the evolution of video services, digital media, connected CE, digital home services and customer support, and the future of consumer technologies.

The agenda includes consumer and industry research on CE ownership and purchase intentions, interest in advanced television and video services, and digital entertainment habits, including attitudes toward content copying and piracy.

CONNECTIONS™ Europe features Roger Pitton, Program Director, TV Business, Microsoft Corporation, delivering the keynote “IPTV and the keys to keeping customers.” The event also features:

• Michimasa Aramaki, Director, Industrial Standardization, HD-PLC Alliance
• Thierry Boudard, IPTV Strategic Innovation Manager, Thomson
• Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Macrovision
• Mark Cavicchia, CEO & Founder, WhereverTV
• Brian Donnelly, VP Marketing & Business Development, Icron
• Margot Dor, Director of Strategy, ETSI
• Paul Entwistle, Chief Technologist, Pace
• Milan Erbes, Ambassador, HGI; Standardization & Business Development Manager, DS2
• Gil Eyal, CEO, Enure Networks
• Ed Forman, EVP, Products and Services, ActiveVideo Networks
• Peter Galyas, CTO, Tilgin
• Trevor Izsak, Director, Business and Market Development, Cloakware
• Stefan Jenzowsky, CEO, moreTV Broadcasting GmbH
• Art Lancaster, CTO, Affinegy
• Dr. Ulrich Leiner, Head of Department Interactive Media - Human Factors, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, HHI
• Dr. Anton Monk, CTO, MoCA; Co-Founder, Entropic Communications, Inc.
• Trond Neergard, Vice President, Sales and General Manager, EMEA, Radialpoint
• Dr. Randolph Nikutta, Head of Project Field "New Media", Deutsche Telekom AG, Laboratories
• Frederic Onado, Vice President EMEA, HomePlug Powerline Alliance; COO, SPiDCOM Technologies
• Eric Plesner, Director of Business Development, IO-Homecontrol
• Eran Rom, CEO, Jungo
• Micha Risling, VP of Marketing, Valens Semiconductor
• Bill Stanley, Director, Operations Solutions, Telcordia
  

Event sponsors include Advisory Sponsors Affinegy and Enure Networks and Supporting Sponsor HomeGrid Forum. CONNECTIONS™ Global Sponsors include ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, Cloakware, DSC, HD-PLC Alliance, Icron, Macrovision, MoCA™, ProVision Communications, Radialpoint, Telcordia, and Zilog.

For information, visit http://www.connectionseurope.com/