HOW TO APPLY

The Media Camp Academy is open to early-stage startups and entrepreneurs focused on the media space, with an existing shipping product.

Applications will be evaluated by our team with input from our mentors.

Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated on:

• Product / Service
• Team
• Technology
• Business Viability
• Market Opportunity

Interest Areas

Some of the areas we’re particularly interested in are listed below. The list is not exhaustive, and we’re open to hearing any media related idea.

• 1. Enhance the value and experience of digital ownership

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• Reimagining digital products; Improving the experience of purchasing content and managing libraries. 
  

  
  

  2. Create meaningful applications powered by data

  
  

  Extracting value from data (through user profiles, content recognition technology, recommendation algorithms, predictive analysis, etc.) and building innovative tools and applications.

   

  3. Pioneer next generation user interfaces

  
  

  Rethinking the way people discover, access and consume movies, TV, and video games: Optimized experiences for different situations, including the living room of the future and on-the-go; Frictionless transition between devices and platforms; Complimentary (2^nd screen) experiences.

   

  4. Transform what it means to be a fan

  
  

  Unleashing characters and brands beyond individual releases or broadcasts; Trans-media offerings that live outside traditional distribution timeframes, across devices and platforms; Tightening the feedback loop between fans and creators.

   

  5. Cultivate new production technologies and the business models they enable

  
  

  Taking advantage of new technologies to make content production—all types of content—more efficient and more participatory: New production tools and processes for new types of content and new distribution models (Digital originals, mobile games, etc.); Platforms/services to expose production process to build awareness and engagement (“Camera-to-Consumer”).

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