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Colonial Purchasing is the power of purchasing Colonial Purchasing is a co-operative venture which has been formed by thirteen companies in the United States that replicate compact discs. By joining this purchasing co-op, the companies gain greater buying power for the materials they need. The members of Colonial Purchasing are able to level the playing field with larger replicators that buy the same amount of material on their own.
A new revolution In a time where the cost of materials necessary to make compact discs have risen dramatically, a co-operative venture was formed. Thirteen compact disc manufacturers in the United States met in Philadelphia to form a new alliance called Colonial Purchasing. By joining this co-op, the companies gained greater buying power for the materials they need to replicate compact discs. Under the co-operative’s agreement, resin and a variety of other volume materials for replicating, printing, and packaging are bought in larger quantities, yielding lower price points. If each company was to buy its own materials at their own quantity, than it would be more difficult for them to make a profit without raising their prices. The members of Colonial Purchasing are able to provide high quality products to their customers while being competitively priced. In the end, our members can increase their profitability while keeping their customers completely satisfied.
Meet our members! n The ADS Group n AmeirDirect n American Media International, LTD (AMI) n Blue Media Supply n CDigital n CD Video Manufacturing, Inc. n CDI Media, Inc. n Cine Magnetics n The Dering Corporation n Disc Makers n Digital Flex Media, Inc. n Duplium n Great Lakes Media Technology, Inc. n Infiniti Packaging, LLC. n Infodisc Technologies, GmbH n IMS (International Media Services) n JVC America n MAM-A, Inc. n New Life Digital Media n Optical Experts Manufacturing, Inc. n Rainbo Records n Reel Picture Productions, LLC n Replicopy n Spinergy n Stamper Technology, Inc. n Synchronicity Mastering Services n Synergem n Technicolor n Video Services Group, Inc. n WTSmedia
Need some information? If you would like information about Colonial Purchasing, or would like to join our co-operative venture, please contact us: Doug Franzen +1.704.804.2653 doug@colonialpurchasing.com
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2011
MEDIA-TECH USA 23.03. - 24.03.2011, Las Vegas, USA
MEDIA-TECH Conference USA 2011 March 23-24, 2011 | Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas, USA
Program Overview – March 23, 2011 8:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Colonial Members Meeting
Members Only
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Business Lunch
Sponsored by
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Defining the Vision
Frank Hartwig, Chairman MEDIA-TECH Association
1:35 PM - 2:15 PM From Retail to Remotes: The Evolution of Physical and Digital Video
Russ H. Crupnick, Vice President, Senior Industry Analyst, Entertainment, The NPD Group, Inc.
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Blu-ray Status Report
Victor Matsuda, Vice President, Blu-ray Group, Sony Corp. of America
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Company Presentation
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM Keynote Speech
Dave Rubenstein, President, Sony DADC Americas
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM Latest Blu-ray Tools & Challenges
Bruce Nazarian, MPSE, President, IDMA (Int’l Digital Media Alliance)
4:25 PM - 4:35 PM
Company Presentation
4:35 PM - 5:10 PM The Evolving Music Industry
Bob Tulipan, Author of Rockin’ in The New World (Sterling Publishing Co., a division of Barnes and Noble)
5:10 PM - 5:45 PM Technicolor Transportation and Supply Chain Solutions
Mason Kauffman, Business Development Director, Technicolor Transportation and Supply Chain Solutions
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Networking Reception
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Dinner
Sponsored by
8:00 PM
MEDIA-TECH E.NEWS
2011
Colonial Purchasing
MEDIA-TECH USA 23.03. - 24.03.2011, Las Vegas, USA
Program Overview – March 24, 2011
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Welcome
Doug Franzen, President, Colonial Purchasing Cooperative
Michael Gutowski, Chairman of the Replicators Committee
Introduction of the MEDIA-TECH Replicators Committee
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM Videogames Still Need a Disc
Mark Fisher, Vice President, Initiatives, Entertainment Merchants Association
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Copy Protection Licensing
Donald E. Leake, Program Director, Copy Protection Business Development, IBM Research Division
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Company Presentation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Coffee Break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Enabling Meta Data in Physical Media
Tony Knight, Senior Product Manager at Rovi Corp.
11:10 PM - 11:40 AM 3D @ Home 101
Adam Lesh, Chief Technology Officer, U.S., Testronic Labs
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM 3D Concert Films
Pierre Lamoureux, Co-Founder of FogoLabs and Cinemusica
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Sponsored by
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Is there an iPad/Mobile App in your Future? 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Company Presentation
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Transitioning from Physical to Electronic Content Delivery
John Arrow, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Mutual Mobile
Jim Taylor, SVP and Chief Technologist at Sonic Solutions
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM InfoDisc Group – Your Partner in Europe
Michael Gutowski, CEO, InfoDisc GmbH
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Music Commerce Paradigm Driver: BANG
Joshua Simons, Co-founder, President of its BANG LLC.
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Blu-ray Academy 2011 Everything you ever wanted to know about 3D, but never dared to ask!
Co-located with the MEDIA-TECH Showcase & Conference, this new event will take place 03-04 May 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. Topics n Forecasting 3D home entertainment n Active vs passive 3D TV technology n Universal 3D glasses n Stereoscopic TV n Costs and ‘grammar’ of 3D production n 3D authoring n 2D-to-3D conversion n 3D Gaming n Glasses-free 3D autostereoscopy n 3D broadcasting n BD-Live and Augmented Reality n Sensory 3D ...
Speakers confirmed so far n Michael Zink VP Entertainment Technology Strategy, Technicolor n Vicki Betihavas Nineteen Fifteen Studios n Peter van Hooke Producer and Filmmaker n Dr Sebastian Knorr imcube labs n Andrew Elia CTO, Crossplatform TV Technologies n David Mercer VP, Strategy Analytics n Guy Matteotti CEO, TriOviz n Dr Amar Aggoun Head, 3D VIVANT Project, Brunel University n Andy Evans MD, The Pavement ...
For continually updated programme details, registration, hotel booking, and sponsorship opportunities, contact info@blurayacademy.com or visit www.blurayacademy.com