Monaco Media Forum

Time Inc. Readies Apps for All 21 Magazines

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.16.2012

Andy Plesser

MONACO, Cote d'Azur -- Time Inc. will publish all 21 U.S. magazine as Apps in January, says Paul Caine, Chief Revenue Officer of Time Inc., in this i...

AOL Video, "Next Generation TV Network"

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.16.2012

Andy Plesser

MONACO- With premium programming, affiliated content creators and broad distribution across multiple devices, AOL Video chief Ran Harnevo refers to h...

Technology Start-ups Booming in Europe Despite Economic Woes

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.14.2012

Andy Plesser

While Europe grapples with turmoil and uncertainty, the tech start-up scene is thriving, says Loic Le Meur, who reports that the number of applicatio...

Facebook: "We are a Massive Distribution Mechanism for Video on the Web"

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.11.2012

Andy Plesser

MONACO -- With the recent introduction of the Open Graph Platform, Facebook has become a "massive distribution mechanism for video on the Web," says ...

YouTube Has 200K Advertisers, Targeting 7 Million More

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.11.2012

Andy Plesser

MONACO - YouTube has 200,000 advertisers on the site per quarter and is hoping to have 6-7 million in the future, says Lucas Watson, VP for Global Sa...

Bahrainian Blogger Wins Monaco Media Prize

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.11.2012

Andy Plesser

MONACO -- Bahrainian blogger Esra’a Al Shafei, a key figure in the social media activity around the Arab Spring, has been awarded the Monaco Me...

Madison Avenue Seeking the "Holy Grail" in Addressable TV, Partners with MSO's

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.10.2012

Andy Plesser

MONACO, Cote d'Azur -- Television broadcasting is slowly but inevitably moving to a unicast model, where consumers get the programming they want.&nbs...

Exploring the Video Revolution in Monaco With Prince Albert and Others Next Month

Andy Plesser | Posted 12.11.2011

Andy Plesser

Titled "Screen Wars," the three-day, invitation-only digital media summit will be held November 9, 2011 -- the overarching theme of the event will be the convergence of broadcast television, Hollywood and the digital world.

New Social Video Sharing Site Qlipso Claims 14 Million Monthly Uniques with 4X Time Spent vs. YouTube

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

MONACO --  Qlipso, the Los Angeles based video sharing site, which allows users to interact around videos with friends in "private rooms" with v...

VIDEO: Apps Will "Reshape Paid Content," Top Media Consultant

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

MONACO -- Apps will "reshape paid content" in a "profound way," says Thomas Kunstner, partner at Booz and the leader of the firm's European media pr...

VIDEO: No More Media Silos: Digital Content Needs to Universally Accessed, paidContent's Staci Kramer

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

MONACO -- For publishers to succeed in the fast changing media environment, digital content must be universally accessed, irrespective of the device...

Video: Microsoft "Flips the Switch" on Bing/Yahoo Advertising Sales Integration, Readies European Roll-Out

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

MONACO -- Microsoft has finalized the Bing complete integration into Yahoo and now all advertising sales is unified under Microsoft, Carolyn Everson...

News Corp's James Murdoch, BBC's Daniel Heaf, Investor Yuri Milner, Top Execs from Thomson Reuters, Google, AOL, Microsoft Headed to Monte Carlo...and So is Beet.TV!

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

The overarching theme of this year's Monaco Media Forum (November 10-12) will be the "mobilization" of digital media, says event programmer Spencer ...

Arianna Huffington, Mathias Dopfner Clash Over Paid Content At Monaco Media Forum (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington clashed with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner Thursday at the Monaco Media Forum. Huffington and ...

News Corp's James Murdoch, Publicis' Maurice Levy and NBCU's Ben Silverman Share 2009 Strategies

Jack Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Myers

"In TV today," Silverman commented at last week's Monaco Media Forum in Monte Carlo, "it's difficult to manage an advertising downturn, but we're developing other businesses."