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DisplaySearch and Insight Media Add More Industry Leaders to HDTV Forum 2004 Line-Up

DisplaySearch -- the worldwide leader in flat panel display (FPD) market research and consulting--and Insight Media--the leading source for information on the microdisplay industry, are proud to announce the addition of several television industry leaders to its HDTV Forum 2004 line-up. The three-day conference will take place from August 24 - August 26 and will feature presentations from experts throughout the TV food chain including TV and cable networks, government agencies, satellite and cable providers, retailers, distributors, TV brands, TV OEMs, panel/tube/engine manufacturers and IC manufacturers.

New additions to the agenda include:

--  Randall Hoffner, Manager of Technical and Strategic Planning, ABC
--  Danny Cagwin, Buyer, Television, Circuit City
--  Maverick Yun-Ho Hsieh, Coordinator, Strategic Marketing and Business
    Development, Delta Electronics
--  Jordan Greenhall, CEO and Founder, DivX Networks
--  Dale Cripps, Publisher, HDTV Magazine
--  Joe Jensen, General Manager, Intel Consumer Electronics Group
--  Robin Ore, Editor, The Ore Report
--  Kurt Riegelman, Vice President, North American Sales, PanAmSat
--  Marc Fleischmann, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Pixelworks
--  Peter Cullen, General Manager, Premier Retail Network (PRN)
--  Jonas Tanenbaum, Senior Marketing Manager, Flat Panel TV Products,
    Samsung Electronics
--  Gary Feather, Director, Sharp Laboratories
--  Mike Fidler, Senior Vice President, Home Products Division, Sony
    Electronics
--  James Li, CEO, Syntax Groups
--  Jon Herron, National Director of Product Training, Tweeter
--  Tom French, Vice President, Marketing, VOOM/Rainbow DNS
--  Mike Wilson, Product Manager, Westar Display Technologies
--  Vinayak Bhide, Director, Platforms Marketing, DTV Division, Zoran
    

Keynotes include HDNet's Mark Cuban and ESPN's Bryan Burns. Participating companies include 16x9 Productions, ABC, Brillian, Canon, Circuit City, Dell, Delta Electronics, DisplaySearch, Discovery HD Theater, DivX Networks, the European Commission, Genesis Microchip, HDTV Magazine, HDVision Studios, Hollywood Digital Imaging, Indiana University, InFocus, Intel, Insight Media, Joe Kane Productions, LG.Philips LCD, Mitsubishi, National Semiconductor, Oplus Technologies, Pacific Growth Equities, PamAmSat, Pixelworks, Premier Retail Network, Roku, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Sharp, Sharp Labs, Silicon Image, Silicon Optix, Sony, Syntax Groups, Texas Instruments, TiVo, Tweeter, VOOM, Warner Bros., The WB, Westar Display Technologies and Zoran.

Corporate sponsors of the event include LG.Philips LCD, Samsung LCD Business, Texas Instruments, Zoran, Delta Electronics, DivX Networks, Syntax Groups, Brillian, InFocus Corporation, Intel and Pixelworks. The event is also supported by CustomRetailer, Dealerscope, HDTV Magazine, HighDef Magazine, Home Toys, Residential Systems, USDC, and Widescreen Review.

The hotel deadline has been extended to July 31st! Register and reserve your room now, and enter a chance to Win 3 Nights in the "Western White House." Attendees who register for this event AND reserve their room at the Westin Century Plaza by July 31st will be entered into a raffle to win three nights (Mon/Tues/Wed) in the St. Regis Presidential Suite, a 6,000 foot luxury suite located right next door to the Century Plaza -- a $20,000 value. Hurry to register online at www.DisplaySearch.com/hdtvforum and make your reservations directly with the Westin Century Plaza by calling 310-277-2000.

LCD TV Raffle! Attendees will also have a chance to win one of two Viewsonic LCD TVs at the August 24th Casino Night and dinner sponsored by Samsung LCD Business.

To sign up as an attendee, exhibitor or sponsor, please visit www.DisplaySearch.com/hdtvforum or contact Kendra Smith at 512-459-3126 x107 or kendra@displaysearch.com for more information.

About DisplaySearch

DisplaySearch is the worldwide leader in market research and consulting for the flat panel display (FPD) industry. Founded in 1996, DisplaySearch serves a growing multinational client base, with an extensive array of market intelligence reports, advisory services, and global business conferences. The firm surveys the entire display industry food chain, including component and equipment manufacturers, display producers, OEMs, brands, distributors and retailers. From this comprehensive vantage point, DisplaySearch prepares a valued suite of market forecasts, technology assessments, studies and analyses, and produces influential industry events worldwide. The firm serves more than 1000 clients in over 30 countries, and is comprised of a core team of 19 analysts, located in Japan, Korea, North America and Taiwan. DisplaySearch is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with regional operations in Chicago, Houston, Richmond, San Jose, Seoul, Taipei, Tempe, and Tokyo, and the company is on the web at www.displaysearch.com.

About Insight Media

Insight Media www.insightmedia.info)"> is a full-service market research company specializing in microdisplay-based products in the projection and near-to-eye segments. It tracks the full supply chain, finished products and distribution of these microdisplay-based products through its various newsletters, technology reports, forecasts, conferences and custom consulting activities. Headquartered in Norwalk, CT, Insight Media has a core of 8 analysts and associates to cover the microdisplay industry in a comprehensive manner.