2009 International CES – Las Vegas, NV January 8-11
bnetTV.com hits the ground running kicking off the New Year at the 2009 International CES Show in Las Vegas.  An overview of Global market trends in the Consumer Electronics industry and the State of the Industry Address, showed that Consumer Electronics sales are continuing to grow despite economic hard times and that Mobile is leading that growth. 

Also out of the top 25 global brands, 40% are in tech!  At CES Unveiled, the bnetTV team got a “Sneak-a-Peak” at some of the cool new products coming out in 2009 such as a new generation of Netbooks from Asus, 3D for the home with the Novo Minoru 3D webcam and PCs for the Kitchen. bnetTV’s “on-the-ground” reporters  spoke with Greenpeace, That 70’s Show Wilmer Valderrama and Soulja Boy. Click here for more CES Interviews.

CES Sneak-a-peak Media Events:
CES Unveiled, Pepcom and Showstoppers

This year’s Media only events showcased a great line up of innovations in Consumer Electronics.  Check out companies such as ZAGG, The Sharper Image, Powermat, Yahoo! Connected TV, Fulton, and many more.

GSMA Mobile World Congress - Feb 16-19th, Barcelona, Spain
TheGSMA Mobile World Congress expects to see approximately 50,000 attendees and will showcase the hottest trends in mobile communications and help define the industry’s path to continued growth. The Congress brings together prominent leaders and personalities from mobile operators, equipment vendors, Internet and entertainment professionals. bnetTV.com will be on location conducting interviews, covering special Keynotes and Awards events. Click here to arrange your interview with bnetTV.com.

Mobile Marketing Association announces new President.  bnetTV.com spoke to Mike Wehrs, the new president and CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association.

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) (www.mmaglobal.com) today announced that its Board of Directors has named mobile industry veteran Mike Wehrs as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the association, effective immediately. In his previous role as Vice President of Industry Affairs and Evangelism at Nuance Communications, Inc., Mr. Wehrs was responsible for the company`s overall mobile business strategy, product strategy, industry and public policy and a key member of the mergers and acquisitions team. (read more)