This year’s preliminary conference program for the MEDIA-TECH Europe 2009 features groundbreaking presentations and lectures about all aspects of the packaged media industry presented by experts. The conference program is brought to you by the specialist team at Futuresource Consulting, and co-founder Jim Bottoms will be participating throughout the event.

On Wednesday, April 22, 2009 the presentations include a discussion of the market prospects of Blu-ray Disc and the circumstances that will determine the long-term success. Topics are:

• Market Prospects for Blu-ray Disc
• What is the Role for Independent Manufacturers?
• Replication Progress Report
• Making BD-Live Happen in Europe
• Licensing, Royalties and Content Protection

The program on Thursday, April 23, 2009 will just be as fascinating. With the slogan "The future of packaged media", new storage technologies such as 3D and Ultra High Resolution and the threats and opportunities they are facing are presented.

Topics on April 23 include:

• Future Directions for Physical Media
• The Impact of Digital Content Distribution
• Manufacturing on Demand: In-factory, In-store, In-home?
• 3D and Beyond

The MEDIA-TECH Europe 2009 will take place from April 22-24, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany. The venue will be the "Forum" of the Frankfurt fairgrounds.

For further information about MEDIA-TECH Europe 2009 visit www.media-tech.net.