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DCN Events Archive 2022

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

January 11, 2022
Virtual Event

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

Agenda:

  • Review of Digital Markets Act
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2022 DCN Next: Summit

January 31, 2022
Virtual and In-Person

The DCN Next: Summit brings together executives from Digital Content Next’s member companies – and select invited guests – to learn from insight-packed speakers. No other media event offers this mix of high-level views on the issues that will help drive the business of digital media forward, coupled with a closed-door setting that guarantees candid, open discussion. This year we’ll celebrate the 20th year of the Summit event!

We’ll meet (mostly) virtually this year – with a planned kick-off dinner celebration in NYC. And, as always, we’ll carefully curate the topics and speakers to inspire innovative thinking and creativity.

Thanks to our sponsors:

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Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

February 15, 2022
Virtual Event

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

Agenda:

  • Congressional Privacy Developments
  • EU Ruling on IAB TCF
  • NY Privacy Legislation

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

March 8, 2022
Virtual Event

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

Agenda

  • Presentation and Discussion re UK Age Appropriate Design Code by Shaun McMullen and Matt Rogerson, The Guardian

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

April 19, 2022
Virtual Event

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

Agenda

  • Agenda: review final agreement on Digital Markets Act
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20th Summit Celebration Dinner

April 26, 2022
Loeb Boathouse Central Park, New York City

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The DCN Next: Summit brings together executives from Digital Content Next’s member companies – and select invited guests – to learn from insight-packed speakers. No other media event offers this mix of high-level views on the issues that will help drive the business of digital media forward, coupled with a closed-door setting that guarantees candid, open discussion. This year we’ll celebrate the 20th year of the Summit event!

Our 20th Summit dinner celebration will take place at NYC’s Boathouse in Central Park.  We look forward to seeing members face-to-face for cocktails, networking, dinner and keynote speaker, to be announced.

Interior photo of Loeb Boathouse Central Park dining room overlooking the Central Park Lake

Thanks to our sponsors:

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The Next Conversation: Affiliate Revenue

April 28, 2022
Virtual Event

A DCN members-only Zoom video event designed to dig deeply into how DCN’s premium publisher members are managing their affiliate revenue businesses, with particular focus on the impact of COVID-19.

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The Next Conversation: Digging Into Audio

May 5, 2022
Virtual Event

This Next: Conversation event is designed to dig deeply into a few tactical areas important for developing or driving your audio efforts. DCN member executive speakers function as guides for the discussion, bringing their expertise and insights to share with the DCN member community in attendance.

Case Study: NPR’s 10-city short audio podcast program

In this wide-ranging discussion, Neal Carruth, NPR’s Senior Director, On-Demand News Programming will talk about the strengths and challenges of short form audio, audience engagement and retention, analytics, and monetization.

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

May 10, 2022

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

Agenda

We have two guest speakers who I will interview about the current status of antitrust and competition legislation. First, Mark Meador, Deputy Chief Counsel for Antitrust and Competition Policy with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). Following that conversation, I will interview Greg Guice, Director of Government Affairs for Public Knowledge.

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

June 14, 2022

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

Agenda

  • Review Proposed Bipartisan Federal Privacy Legislation
  • Conversation with Avery Gardiner, Chief Counsel for Competition and Tech Policy, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senate Judiciary Committee
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DCN Tech & Product Innovation Day

June 30, 2022
G/O Media, New York, NY

A DCN members-only event designed to dig deeply into how DCN’s premium publisher members are managing various aspects of the technology and product areas of their businesses. DCN members will have time during the event to share their insights and expertise and to help each other with practical, in-depth information for their businesses.

Covid-19 Protocol: The venue requires all employees and guests to be fully vaccinated (vaxxed and boosted). Upon registering we will reach out to you for this information so that it may be filed with the building prior to the event and you will get emailed an entrance pass.

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

July 19, 2022
Virtual

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

Agenda

  • Review and Discussion of DCN concerns re Draft Federal Privacy Legislation
  • Update on Antitrust and Competition bills
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Subscription Innovation

September 15, 2022
Bloomberg; New York, NY

A DCN members-only event designed to dig deeply into the critical issues, challenges and innovations of driving consumer revenue with subscriptions and memberships. Join us for these insightful presentations and open conversations with your DCN peers.

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Legal and Legislative Day

September 20, 2022
Washington, DC

This is an exclusive, members-only event, designed for senior legal and policy executives from DCN publisher member companies. The day’s discussion will focus on legal, legislative and regulatory issues facing publishers. Speakers will be comprised of DCN members, industry experts and leading policymakers sharing their perspectives on best practices and cutting edge developments on these topics. We hope you will join us in this discussion.

DCN research presentation: Navigating the future of digital subscriptions

September 22, 2022
Virtual

Join us for a virtual presentation of new research, Navigating the Future of Digital Subscriptions, from DCN and FT Strategies. This event will provide a review of the recently-released research conducted by Rande Price, VP Research, DCN and Tim Part, Senior Manager, FT Strategies.

Rande and Tim will guide attendees through the macroeconomic influences paving the path to digital subscription growth and the opportunities for publisher growth in this market.

The research is available to DCN members here.

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

October 11, 2022
Virtual

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

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Video Strategy – FAST: The future of AVOD & how to get in the game

October 12, 2022
New York, NY

The quickly shifting conversation about video requires media executives to stay on top of the trends in multiple categories, from SVOD and FAST to YouTube and web/mobile/social. This live DCN event will focus on Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) to help our members get everything they need – from the basics and how to get started to shared best practices.

DCN research presentation: The Rise of and Best Practices for AVOD/FAST

October 20, 2022
Virtual

A review of DCN’s latest research report on Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST.) We’ll then explore its rapid growth and who the key players are. Register today and bring your questions – there will be time at the end of the presentation for attendee Q&A.

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

November 8, 2022

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

This is a free event for DCN members.  The unique, members-only attendee list allows for open conversation, information sharing and networking .  Please feel free to share this invitation to colleagues within your organization.

Ad and monetization trends: AVOD

November 17, 2022
Virtual

What’s working and what’s next? Join us for a virtual discussion about the latest methods and tactics for effective media buying, creative targeting, and advanced advertising tactics. In this session, our speakers will talk about:

  • Marketplace Perspective: Acceleration of ad-supported streaming
  • Growth Strategy: Premium content, data and technology, ad innovation
  • Future of Advertising: Partnerships, clients and global expansion

Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting

December 6, 2022
Virtual

The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content.

This is a free event for DCN members.  The unique, members-only attendee list allows for open conversation, information sharing and networking .  Please feel free to share this invitation to colleagues within your organization.

Media companies and Creators: Opportunities for innovation

December 8, 2022
Virtual

Join us for a virtual discussion about how media companies and content owners can work with social-first creators to reach new audiences, find new monetization opportunities, and grow their businesses.

CPRA “Off the Record” Digital Dialogue

December 14, 2022
Virtual

We’re hosting this confidential session to create a private forum for publishers to talk through common challenges and solutions for complying with CPRA, which goes into effect on January 1, 2023. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone in your organization who may be interested.

Agenda

  • We’ll kick off with a little context from David Kohl (TRUSTX) and Chris Pedigo (DCN) on what we’re hoping to facilitate through this and subsequent sessions.
  • Todd Daubert, Partner at Dentons, will help level-set CPRA’s requirements and provide a few examples that speak to the strategic opportunity for premium publishers.
  • For the majority of the session, we’ll provide an opportunity for members to lean in on the topic, covering their own organization’s challenges and questions, along with any tips and good practices that can be helpful to others.
  • We’ll leave a little time at the end to decide, among a few additional questions we heard from publishers, which we should cover on the next CPRA Digital Dialogue.