Digital Media Wire, Consumer Electronics Association Announce Partnership

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 6, 2006 - 5:48pm.

Los Angeles - Digital Media Wire and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the trade group that represents the $125 billion consumer electronics industry, on Wednesday announced a partnership that includes an undisclosed investment by CEA in Digital Media Wire, and sponsorship of several of the news organization's events. "The content and technology industries are intersecting, as both work together to bring innovation, technology and content into the lives of consumers," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA. "CEA's partnership with Digital Media Wire was the next logical step in expanding and growing the relationship between consumer technology and the content community." Under the deal, CEA will sponsor and help promote Digital Media Wire's Future of Television Forum, scheduled for Nov. 16-17, and its Digital Music Forum East, set for March 6-7, 2007. "CEA has been hugely successful in promoting the consumer electronics industry through industry conferences and events including the International CES," said Ned Sherman, CEO and publisher, Digital Media Wire. "We're thrilled to be partnering with CEA, as we look to expand the breadth and depth of the digital content and television industries." Further information on the partnership can be found below via a link to Ned Sherman's blog on DMWmedia.com.
http://www.dmwmedia.com/blog/ned/dmw-cea-partnership
http://tinyurl.com/huzl5 (press release)
http://www.ce.org