What Digital Hollywood does

Digital Hollywood is a privately held conference and event production company founded in 1990 by Victor Harwood. The company produces virtual and in-person summits at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and AI. Its flagship is the annual 'Industry Leadership Conference' held on the pre-day of CES in Las Vegas, produced for 27 consecutive years at the Aria Resort & Hotel in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Beyond CES, Digital Hollywood operates a portfolio of virtual summits including the AI & Entertainment Experience (Summer), the Super Intelligence Summit (Energy, Robotics, Industrialization), the AI Brand & Retail Experience, and the Super Creativity Conference, plus newer sports-oriented events (AI Sports 2026, ProAthlete Retreat 2027). It also operates Buckminster Foster Books, an in-house IP entertainment studio producing books, characters, AI-native platforms, podcasts, influencer content, video games, animation, and television/film innovation. The firm is incorporated in New York with a stated 1–10 employee footprint.

Digital Hollywood serves three overlapping customer sets: entertainment industry professionals (studios, networks, streaming platforms, video creators, AI filmmakers); technology and advertising brands (AWS, Adobe, WPP, IBM, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Netflix); and AI/creative technology vendors seeking access to entertainment decision-makers. Its business model is sponsor-funded rather than attendee-funded: registration for virtual summits is free, including the Summer 2026 AI & Entertainment Summit, which expects 12,000 attendees. Revenue is generated through enterprise sponsorships and brand partnerships, with no disclosed pricing for paid tiers. Marketing is conducted via the corporate website (digitalhollywood.com), email outreach, and the CES distribution channel.

The company does not develop proprietary technology products; its core competency is content programming, senior-executive speaker curation, sponsor relationship management, and event logistics. Virtual events are delivered through events.digitalhollywood.com, and the company leverages its 27-year CES partnership for distribution. There are no patents, no proprietary AI models, no API surface, and no third-party technology integrations on record. Operating geographies are the United States (New York headquarters, Las Vegas CES venue) and historically the United Kingdom (Digital Hollywood Europe, established 2008 in partnership with the UK Government).

Name

Digital Hollywood

Legal name

Digital Hollywood

Website

https://digitalhollywood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Digital Hollywood is a privately held conference producer founded in 1990 by Victor Harwood. It produces virtual and in-person summits at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and AI, serving entertainment studios, technology vendors, ad agencies, and brand marketers through sponsor-funded events including a 27-year CES partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conference and Event Services (Entertainment and Technology Industry Conferences)

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology & Developer Conferences (MPAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB), Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Conference production services
• Entertainment industry events
• Technology conferences
• Virtual summit production
• Industry thought leadership events

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration: Free registration for virtual summits including the Summer AI & Entertainment Summit and Super Intelligence events. Registration is offered at no cost to attendees.
2. Event Sponsorships and Partnerships: Revenue generated through partnerships with major technology brands, agencies, media companies, and platforms that sponsor and participate in Digital Hollywood events. Partners include AWS, WPP, Adobe, NBCUniversal, and other major industry players.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Digital Hollywood is a conference and event-production company that designs, markets, and hosts virtual and in-person summits focused on the intersection of entertainment, technology, and AI. Its portfolio includes the annual Digital Hollywood at CES conference in Las Vegas and recurring virtual summits such as the AI & Entertainment Experience, Super Intelligence Summit, AI Brand & Retail Experience, and Super Creativity Conference, together with the Buckminster Foster Books IP entertainment studio. Events are offered free to attendees, with the business monetized through enterprise sponsorships and partnerships with major technology, advertising, and media companies.

Product overview

Digital Hollywood is a conference and events company producing multiple annual summits and virtual events focused on AI, entertainment, technology, and media. The core offerings include the AI & Entertainment Experience (a virtual summer summit), Digital Hollywood at CES (an in-person conference at CES Las Vegas), and Buckminster Foster Books (an IP entertainment studio). Additional events include the Super Intelligence Summit, AI Brand & Retail Experience, and Super Creativity Conference. The company serves entertainment, advertising, technology, and media professionals exploring AI-driven transformation across filmmaking, virtual production, branding, and the creator economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buckminster Foster Books: An IP Entertainment Studio under Digital Hollywood featuring books, characters, AI-native platforms, social media, podcasts, influencer content, video games and animation, and television & film innovation. Part of the Super Intelligence Series.

Products and services

• AI & Entertainment Experience A virtual summer summit exploring the future of Hollywood through Cinematic AI, Virtual Production, Avatars, Video Games, Podcasting, Video Creators, and Advertising. Free registration for entertainment, advertising, and technology professionals.
• Digital Hollywood at CES Annual in-person industry leadership conference held at CES Las Vegas, focused on technology, advertising, and media innovation. Runs for 27 consecutive years as a CES Conference Partner.
• Buckminster Foster Books An IP entertainment studio operated under the Digital Hollywood brand, producing books and characters, AI-native platforms, social media content, podcasts, influencer content, video games and animation, and television and film innovation as part of the Super Intelligence Series.
• Super Intelligence Summit A virtual summit covering Energy, Robotics, and Industrialization with a focus on Super Intelligence and advanced AI technologies.
• AI Brand & Retail Experience A virtual event exploring AI's transformation of advertising, branding, design, and retail experiences, with intelligent agents positioned as gateways on both B2C and B2B experiences. Free registration.
• Super Creativity Conference A virtual event exploring the intersection of AI, creativity, and entertainment, featuring creatives from entertainment, design, science, and technology. Held virtually during the AI Summer 2026 program.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• AdAge MagazinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009In 2009, Victor Harwood founded Advertising 2.0, partnered with AdAge Magazine, focusing on the intersection of advertising and emerging technology.
• UK GovernmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008In 2008, Digital Hollywood established Digital Hollywood Europe in London, partnered with the UK Government. This expanded the company's international presence and established it as a global thought leadership platform.
• Consumer Technology Association (CTA) / CEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital Hollywood has been a CES Conference Partner for 27 consecutive years. The company presents its 'Industry Leadership Conference' on the pre-day before CES exhibits open each January at the Aria Resort & Hotel in Las Vegas. This is the largest technology, advertising, and media event in the world.
• BusinessWeek and McGrawHill/Standard & PoorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital Hollywood partnered with BusinessWeek and McGrawHill/Standard & Poors for Media Summit New York, a 15-year partnership that brought together business and media industry leaders.
• Entertainment Globalization InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2009 as part of Digital Hollywood's expansion into industry-specific initiatives, focusing on global entertainment industry trends and technology adoption.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• TechCrunch Disrupt: TechCrunch Disrupt has rapidly expanded its AI programming and now competes for the same enterprise technology sponsors and AI-focused attendees that Digital Hollywood targets. While its core remains startup-focused, its growing AI stage and brand reach position it as an emerging competitor in the AI-and-industry conference category.

Direct peers

• Advertising Week: Advertising Week is the leading global event for the advertising, marketing, and media industries, mirroring Digital Hollywood's AI Brand & Retail Experience and Advertising 2.0 sub-brand. Both compete for WPP, agency, and brand marketer sponsorship dollars and share overlapping speaker rosters from the agency holding companies.
• SXSW: SXSW is the largest annual convergence of technology, music, film, and culture, mirroring Digital Hollywood's entertainment-technology intersection thesis. Both conferences target overlapping audiences of entertainment executives, tech leaders, and creative professionals, and SXSW has been aggressively expanding AI programming that competes directly with Digital Hollywood's AI & Entertainment Summit.
• Web Summit: Web Summit is a major global technology conference that has expanded into vertical-specific programming on AI, advertising, and media — directly competing with Digital Hollywood's summits for the same enterprise technology sponsors (AWS, Adobe) and entertainment-industry attendees. Its scale and global footprint make it a comparable platform-format competitor.
• VidCon: VidCon is the leading event for the online video, creator economy, and digital content community — overlapping with Digital Hollywood's podcasting, video creator, and influencer content programming. Both target entertainment and platform executives focused on the future of video distribution.
• NAB Show: NAB Show is the premier annual event for broadcasters, content creators, and media technology vendors — directly overlapping Digital Hollywood's entertainment-production audience and competing for sponsors like AWS, Adobe, and NBCUniversal. Both target the same advertising-tech-meets-creative-content buyer.

Broad incumbents

• CES (Consumer Technology Association): CES is the world's largest technology event and Digital Hollywood's anchor venue partner for 27 years. While CES covers the full technology stack (hardware, mobility, health, AI), Digital Hollywood runs the entertainment-advertising-media track, making CES both a venue partner and a partial competitor for sponsor dollars across the broader tech-audience category.
• Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Cannes Lions is the global benchmark event for the creative, advertising, and brand marketing industry — the same buyer base Digital Hollywood serves through its AI Brand & Retail Experience and Advertising 2.0. It is a much larger, established incumbent with a premium sponsorship model that competes for the same brand and agency budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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