Mark Cuban to Speak at Light Reading’s Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies Conference

Mark Cuban, President of HDnet, will speak on HDTV and other advanced video technologies at Light Reading’s July 24 Cable Video Conference

NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — Light Reading, a division of TechWeb
and the world’s leading online publication for the telecom industry,
announced today that Mark Cuban, Co-founder and President of HDnet, will
speak at Light Reading’s upcoming Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies
conference on July 24 in Los Angeles.

The Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies conference, hosted by Light Reading
and Heavy Reading, its prestigious market research division, will take a
comprehensive look at the cable industry’s attempts to fend off its leading
rivals and generate fresh revenues by deploying next-generation video
technologies. Cuban, who also co-founded Broadcast.com and owns the NBA’s
Dallas Mavericks, will discuss HDTV, Internet video, video-on-demand (VOD),
time-shifted programming, targeted advertising, and other new advanced
video products and services.

“Ever since he started Broadcast.com back in 1995, Mark Cuban has been
on the cutting edge of new video technologies and services,” said Alan
Breznick, a Heavy Reading Senior Analyst who is co-moderating the Cable
Next-Gen Video Strategies conference with Light Reading’s Cable Digital
News Editor Jeff Baumgartner. “Like Ted Turner with cable, Mark was HD
before HD was cool.”

Other featured speakers at Light Reading’s Cable Next-Gen Video
Strategies conference include: Tony Coulson, Director of Strategic
Alliances, Comcast Spotlight; Doug Ike, VP of Advanced Video Engineering &
Applications, Charter Communications; and Dr. William Check, Senior VP of
Science & Technology, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
(NCTA). Sponsoring companies include Cisco Systems, Openet, SeaChange
International, Sigma Systems, Tandberg Television, and Harmonic Inc.

Light Reading has emerged as the leading company for regional, one-day
cable conferences. Expected attendees at the Cable Next-Gen Video
Strategies conference include small, mid-sized, and large cable operators;
financial analysts, consultants, market researchers, and sales brokers
tracking the cable industry; and equipment manufacturers and software
suppliers who are designing and developing technologies, systems, and other
products to help cable operators deploy advanced video services.

To register for the conference, go to http://www.lightreading.com/cablevideo.
Registration for press and analysts is free.

Contact:
Amy Averbook
Director of Corporate Marketing
Light Reading Inc.
averbook@lightreading.com
212-925-0020 x112
About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com) is the ultimate
source for technology and financial analysis of the communications
industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and
reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and
technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as
well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these
sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005
and operates as a member of its TechWeb division.

About TechWeb

TechWeb (http://techweb.com/aboutus), the global leader in business
technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of
technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the
most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market.
Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively
engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events,
Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; online resources such as the
TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise,
InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and
the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN
Magazine, and Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides
end-to-end services including next-generation performance marketing,
integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of
United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and
specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than
$2.5 billion.

*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on number of monthly
connections

Related links:
# http://www.lightreading.com
# http://www.lightreading.com/cablevideo
# http://techweb.com/aboutus

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