Next week at the Streaming Media West show, Andrew Baron from Rocketboom will be hosting a content demo session with folks from The Jet Set Show, TikiBar TV and PodTech.network.

The presenters include:

• Andrew Baron, Creator, Producer, Rocketboom (moderator)
• Robert Scoble, VP Of Media Development, PodTech.network
• Zadi Diaz, Executive Producer and Host, The Jet Set Show
• Jeff Macpherson, Creator and Host, TikiBarTV

With the explosion in online media content, new audiences are interacting with new kinds of content in new ways. Industry standard values have become disrupted and traditional content creators are adapting. What are some of the underlying threads in media content productions that are enduring and what new qualities are taking hold? What changes have new web structures brought about? What kinds of expectations must content creators have when the audience is in control? How is the audience different? Who is contributing, who is filtering and who is consuming? These are a few of the topics that will be covered.

It’s not too late to register. While the early registration discount period has now passed, you can use PROMO CODE: DRF1 to get in with a discount.

Next week, in conjunction with the Streaming Media West show there are four industry networking events taking place. Even if you can’t make it to the show, feel free to come on by these events:

Monday Nov. 5th

• The night before the show starts, I will be hosting an informal gathering at 7pm at the Acadia bar in the Marriott Hotel in San Jose. You can find directions to the hotel at on their website. No registration is required and everyone is invited to attend. Get there early and come have some free drinks courtesy of CacheLogic. We usually get a great group of show speakers, media and those from the local content, broadcast and education companies.

Tuesday Nov. 6th

• The grand opening reception of the Streaming Media West show will take place at 5pm on the show floor at the convention center. All you need is a pass to get in and you can register for one for free using the PROMO CODE: DRF1. Come on by for drinks and food and some great networking on the show floor.

• Starting at 6pm, Adobe is having a reception at their HQ in San Jose. You must RSVP to get into and you can get all the details here.

Wednesday Nov. 7th

• Starting at 7:30pm, we will have the reception for the Streaming Media Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards. Come celebrate with the winners and other conference attendees,
  speakers, and exhibitors, during a cocktail reception at the Sainte Claire Hotel
  (Grande Ballroom). The reception is open to all full conference attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and press. You can register for a conference pass using the PROMO CODE: DRF1 for a discount.

In addition, there will be some other networking events taking place last minute and receptions being organized by some companies in the industry. Stop on by the show and ask for all the latest and last minute networking opportunities.

Yesterday, Grid Networks announced they had raised $9.5M led by Panorama Capital and two strategic partners who’s names would be disclosed in the future. Not surprisingly, Grid says they will use the money to expend the development of their "network-friendly P2P service" and grow their distribution business.

Grid is the first of multiple companies who will announce investments before the end of the year. EdgeCast, CacheLogic and Panther Express are all expected to make funding announcements in this quarter.

On Monday Nov. 5th, before the start of the Streaming Media West show, Adobe will be
teaching a 3 hour afternoon workshop entitled "Using Adobe Flash Media solutions to Encode, Deliver, Protect and Monetize Video". If you want to learn more about the Flash platform directly from Adobe, this is the workshop to be at.

The workshop will cover the latest advances in the Adobe Flash Media family for creating and delivering innovation interactive media applications. Topics will include how to deploy the highest quality on-demand and live video to a browser, device, and desktop experience; protecting and managing content; and developing an enhanced video streaming experience in Flash.

This workshop will also talk to the new Adobe Media Player that will be used to deliver downloaded content to the desktop with new ways to monetize and protect video.

While the early registration discount has expired, anyone who is interested can use PROMO CODE: DRF1 which lets you go to the morning AND afternoon workshops for only $195. We’ve kept it very affordable so everyone can attend and get 6 hours of hands-on training across two workshops.

Next week at the Streaming Media West show I will be moderating a session with some of the leading analysts discussing future trends and business models in the online video industry.

This show wrap up session will be an open discussion about where the real opportunities are and what the disruptors will be in the ecosystem for online video. Come hear about new business and revenue models these analysts are tracking
and find out what technologies they are most excited about.

The panelists include:

• Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President, StreamingMedia.com (moderator)
• Ira Weinstein, Senior Analyst & Partner, Wainhouse Research
• Melissa Webster, Program VP, Content & Digital Media Technologies, IDC
• Jim Davis, Senior Analyst, Networks & Media, Tier1 Research
• Brian Essex, CFA, Morgan Stanley

It’s not too late to register. While the early registration discount period has now passed, if you have not yet registered and want a discount code, let me know.

Today, Best buy announced the launch of their new fee based solution for consumers to store and share videos on the web. The solution is powered by Mydeo, a UK based company that has been offering online tools for the sharing of user-generated content for a few years. Best Buy has also taken a minority, equity stake in Mydeo, the terms of which were not disclosed.

Plans for the new Best Buy service start at about $7 a month and include 100 minutes of video hosting and video lengths up to 30 minutes each. The service will be merchandised online and in Best Buy’s retail stores and is already live on the web at: bestbuy.mydeo.com

If you’re an analyst or money manager that follows the CDN and P2P market, then the Streaming Media West conference and exhibition next week is where you want to be. We have 23 of the leading CDNs exhibiting, speaking or presenting. We’ve got sessions on  "CDNs & P2P – Is Hybrid Content Delivery the Future or Just Hype?" and "P2P and Next Generation Delivery Networks" amongst 30 other sessions.

If you have not yet registered, e-mail me for a $200 discount code. The list of CDN and P2P companies at the show include:

• Akamai
• BitGravity
• BitTorrent
• BroadRamp
• CacheLogic
• Digital Fountain
• EdgeCast
• Grid Networks
• Ignite Technologies
• Internap
• Itiva
• Level 3
• Limelight Networks
• Mirror Image
• Move Networks
• NaviSite
• Pando Networks
• Peer1
• RealNetworks
• Solid State Networks
• Streaming Media Hosting
• Swarmcast
• VeriSign

It’s not too late to register. While the early registration discount period has now passed, if you have not yet registered and want a discount code, let me know.