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a decade of streamingmedia.com awards were announced, sponsored by Yack.com, to be presented at the Streaming Media West 1999 show, the show many consider to the be the pax romana of conferences during the first two phases of StreamingMedia.com’s existence. Consider this: The show growth, both in terms of attendees and exhibitors, expanded in multiples during the 1999/early 2000 time frame. One report from Dec. 17, 1999, put it this way: First Conferences today announced record crowds of over 7,700 trade show attendees and 125 exhibitors at the Streaming Media West 1999 show in San Jose. Compared to 3,500 trade show attendees and 50 exhibitors at Streaming Media East in New York only six months ago, the San Jose attendance figures illustrate the rapid growth of the streaming media industry. The next Streaming Media Show in the U.S. will be in New York on June 12-14, 2000, where attendance is expected to top 10,000. “Globix was very pleased and impressed with the quality and quantity of business that was generated as of a result of showcasing our services at the Streaming Media West show,” said Dan Rayburn, Worldwide Product Manager of Streaming Media, Globix Corporation [an early content delivery network —Ed.]. The Streaming Media People’s Choice Awards are given by viewers to content pioneers who are truly breaking down barriers in this new interactive medium,” said Richard Bowsher, CEO, First Conferences, Inc. The Middle Ages The news hit just before Streaming Media East 2000, held at the New York Hilton in June 2000: First Conferences was looking to sell off the ultra-hot Streaming Media show. However, one of the things that First had to do to hit the strategic sale number was to show continued growth, which was difficult given the ramp rate in attendee numbers at the Streaming Media West 1999 show. But First was able to make it happen, putting on a Streaming Media East 2000 show that was so cramped it took several minutes to move down a single aisle in the multifloor exhibit hall at the New York Hilton, the same location that Streaming Media East is now held. Penton Media’s leadership was suitably impressed and completed the acquisition of the Streaming Media property in November 2000, having the money to purchase the Streaming Media brand based upon dropping out of the Miller Freeman USA purchase competition. An article from that era spells out the sales criteria: Gaining entry into what is now a red-hot area of technology, For the first Readers’ Choice Awards (then called the People’s Choice Awards), almost 50 companies— including Amazon, ABC.com, and On24—were selected by StreamingMedia.com during an initial 3-week online Streaming Media's Dan Rayburn introduces BitTorrent co-founder Ashwin Navin for the opening keynote at Streaming Media West 2007 in San Jose, Calif. Sonic Foundry CEO Rimas Buinevicius shows off his company's two Readers' Choice Awards at the inaugural awards ceremony in San Jose in 2007. nomination. Criteria used included user-friendliness, interesting and informative content, interactive content, visually appealing design, and overall experience. “We feel it’s time to acknowledge the enormously talented people in this field who will no doubt continue to make their place in Internet history,” said Jeff Morris, president and CEO of Yack.com, in a press release about the awards. “I know this event will build in popularity and importance as streaming media and broadband technologies continue to make inroads in the content delivery arena.” “With broadband streaming rapidly becoming a reality, content creators are increasingly challenged to differentiate their offerings. 34 STREAMING MEDIA April/May 2008 Penton Media recently bought Streaming Media Inc. from U.K.based media company First Conferences for $100 million. As part of the deal, a cash payment of $65 million will be made upfront and—contingent upon Streaming Media attaining its revenue and EBITDA growth goals in 2001—an additional $35 million will follow. Penton will own Streaming Media East, Streaming Media West, and Streaming Media Europe trade shows; the StreamingMedia.com Web site; and two Streaming Media newsletters. The acquisition also includes Streaming Media Magazine, which is set to launch in December. A fourth trade show the company plans to debut in Hong Kong in 2001 has been tossed into the package, as well. http://StreamingMedia.com http://StreamingMedia.com

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Streaming Media - April/May 2008 Table of Contents Beyond the Bottom Line Technology and Business Trends by the Numbers (Not So) Instant Karma MSN Autos Revs Up Video Production Dow Finds the Right Streaming Chemistry Why Video Is Changing the World A Decade of StreamingMedia.com What's Your Digital Media Strategy? Blasts From the Past: A Decade (Almost) of StreamingMedia.com Headlines Analyze That A League of Their Own: Streaming Media All-Stars Where Are They Now? Wanted: Sexy HDTV That Connects to the Internet and Services All DVRs Anystream Agility Inlet Technologies Spinnaker S3000

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