Disruption through innovation is the philosophy of Richard Titus. The CEO of Associated Northcliffe Digital, Richard was the former Controller of Future Media (audio, music interactive and mobile) at the BBC, and in his spare time produces films such as the the award winning Who Killed the Electric Car? A serial entrepreneur – Richard co-founded agencies Tag and Schematic. Media 2010 is Richard’s first Keynote Address in Australia and is your chance to hear from one of the world...

The Serious Games industry in China is going to be simply vast. So XML is proud of our role in bringing about the first international Serious Games event in Beijing in partnership with China’s most famous Tech Park, Zhongguancun, and most famous university, Tsinghua. If you are interested in making connections with the Serious Games or Creative Industries community in China, the Haidian Hi-Tech District, or the Zhongguancun Tech Park (they are opening a new zone in 2010), then...

"... I am going to give some frank indications of where things are going to be disrupted... the lights are going to come on in the craziest places." A great interview with Chris Deering appeared in The Australian today. Chriss presentation at XML Sydney Opera House...

Shanghai Creative Indsutries Week, Wuxi Cartoon Forum, Shanghai Design Week, and finally ZhongShan Games and Animation Festival... XML gave a Keynote Address at the inaugural ZhongShan Games and Animation Festival last week - at the invitation of our great friend Dr Liu Yan (David) from Chinas Cyber Recreation District... pics and press here. It was a great opportunity to announce XML...

Unreal!  Peoples Daily!!! and Xinhua!!! After giving the Keynote Address at the Second China International Animation Creative Industry Fair in Wuhu last week, I met with Wang Jinshan - a member of China's Central Committee!! Newsworthy enough to make People's Daily and Xinhua.net I am glad no-one told me that, otherwise I would have been too nervous to speak!!! Check out the People's Daily coverage here. And...

Big press conference in Malaysia today launching Kre8tif! and XMediaLab Malaysia "Wealth of Animation: Co-Production". The Malaysia Kre8tif! Digital Content Conference is the first of its kind in Malaysia and is expected to attract over 500 participants. XMediaLab Malaysia "Wealth of Animation: Co-Production" is an official part of this leading initiative. Brendan spoke at the press conference and you can read about it in Malaysias National News Agency Bernama.com READ MORE

XMediaLab in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney and in association with the Creative Industries Innovation Centre present: Exploring The AlloSphere Explore Partnerships and Research Opportunities with the AlloSphere Research Facility at the California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara. When: Thursday 26th November, 2009, 3.00pm – 5.00pm Where: University of Technology, CB03, Bon Marche Studio, Level One, 755 Harris St, Ultimo International Guest: Professor JoAnn Kuchera-Morin - Founder and Director of the AlloSphere Research Facility at the California NanoSystems...

October is a busy month for the Creative Industries in China. XML is giving Keynote addresses at the Shanghai Creative Week, Shanghai International Design Week, Wuxi Animation Base, Wuhu Animation Festival, and Zhongshan International Game Forum.  BH made the front page of the Auhui Daily pictured with the Party Secretary of Anhui province Mr. Wang Jinsan (Anhui provinc population: 63 million people) Check out the story here.

XMediaLab Sydney Opera House ‘Global Media Cultures’ 27th-29th November, The Studio, Sydney Opera House (Updated) Sydney, October 21 2009 – Some of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs in mobile, interactive media and entertainment including Gotham Chopra, Advisor to Al Gore and co-founder of entertainment company Liquid Comics; Nick Yang, China’s most successful internet entrepreneur; Neeraj Roy, Bollywood’s biggest content owner; and Susan Bonds, the world’s pioneer of Alternate Reality Games and...

Watch XMediaLab TV! Keynote Presentations and interviews from XML Auckland "Commercialising Ideas" now online! Check out the Keynote Presentations and Interviews with the International Mentors and Participants from XML Auckland!  And dont miss the new XML trailer! www.xmedialab.tv'

On XMediaLab’s sixth anniversary, we return as part of the Sydney Film Festival, and during Brian Enos Luminous Festival with a stunning program. In partnership with ABC TV and Screen Australia initiative, XML Sydney “Serious Games” enjoins documentary filmmakers and game makers to produce groundbreaking new ideas about creating new forms for documentary...

The Suzhou Lab was such a great experience! There really is something special about doing these cross-cultural events that are based on personal exchanges – they have a real magic about them, and leave permanently positive impressions and relationships. What more can I say than quote Zareh Nalbandian, the co-Founder and CEO of Animal Logic who said it “was the best networking event I’ve ever attended”, and the Director of Kung Fu Panda, the amazing John...

Investors and Business Analysts from the US, UK, China, India, and New Zealand are attending the X|Media|Lab Auckland “Commercialising Ideas” event looking for the best local ideas to help bring to market! X|Media|Lab Auckland  brings together some of the world’s best creative experts, VCs, business analysts, and digital media powerbrokers, as well as some of New Zealand's creative, business, and technology wizards, to assist you succeed amidst these turbulent times. Never...

XML is attending the invitation-only 4th bi-annual Al Jazeera Media Forum in Doha on March 14-16th. Were proud of the recognition, and we are sure that the invitation will yield a harvest of highly valuable new contacts for the XML network. The Forum will host an international mix of journalists, analysts, academics, and intellectuals to help bring these issues into focus as well as leading thinkers and strategists to explore and understand the changing face of the Middle East...

Following the great success of the first Suzhou Lab, we are proud to announce the second Suzhou “Wealth of Animation” Lab 16th - 19th April! The first Lab brought together the world’s great creative talent and business executives together with a ‘who’s who’ of the China animation industries, and this year’s event will be the same. Insert yourself right into the middle of the many opportunities for outsourcing, licensing, international...