| MUMBAI:
The Banff World Television Festival (Banff) and nextMedia Banff have announced
that Fox Interactive Media (FIM) Digital Publishing Group senior VP GM Ron Berryman
will deliver the Banff/nextMedia Crossover keynote address on 7 June. Banff
Executive Director Peter Vamos is of the view that Ron Berryman’s understanding
of the synergies between television and interactive media and the importance of
strategic branding make him the ideal keynote speaker to integrate both the Banff
and nextMedia audiences. Under
Berryman’s leadership, FIM has successfully harnessed the power of the Internet
to create a richer online experience to millions of its users. His keynote address
on branding entertainment properties online will concern how to create compelling
interactive property, produce innovative broadband experience, engage and increase
website traffic and generate more revenue. Berryman
guides the online strategic direction for digital publishing, local media as well
as the network’s 200+ affiliates. Berryman previously, founded and served
as CEO of Sidereus Technologies, a company specialising in delivering rich-media
desktop applications and rich-media-enabled web technologies. Sidereus was acquired
by Fox Interactive Media in August 2005 and recently rebranded as Fim Labs. | 
