Events

London, UK, June 19, 2018-- July 19, 2018 will see the transition to a new format for the GVF-EMP conference AeroConnect: Inflight ... Online: The Connected Revolution Continues ... at 35,000 feet. For the first time the event – comprising highly-focused industry dialogues with the satellite solution end-user aeronautical market – will be embedded within the specific user environment of one of the world’s major international air shows as AeroConnect@Farnborough, taking place in the cutting-edge venue of the Farnborough Exhibition & Conference Centre.

Washington, D.C.,  March 5, 2018 – The organizers of SATELLITE 2018 are pleased to announce today that John Finney, founder of Isotropic Systems, will deliver the Lunch Keynote address for all conference attendees on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 12:15pm. Finney will appear on stage to share his vision of the satellite industry’s future by leveraging the massive high-throughput satellites coming on line by implementing the company’s transformational, next-generation terminal technology.  

London, UK, March 1, 2018–The events partnership of Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and UK Event Management Partners (EMP) has announced details of its series of programmes taking place in March, May, June and July 2018, beginning with Connectivity 2018: Evolving the "New" New Verticals – Air – Sea – Surface - Rail, to be held in London’s Canary Wharf district on 21st March 2018.

Dubai, UAE, January 17, 2018--Content providers need to collaborate across borders and disciplines to create a stronger media and content infrastructure catering to changing global consumer habits, according to Martin Gaiss, Former SVP Global Content at 20th Century Fox who spoke at the CABSAT Congress during the CABSAT trade show in Dubai, UAE held from January 14-16, 2018.

London, UK, November 16, 2017--With London’s 2017 iteration of the bi-annual GVF-EMP HTS Roundtable: Enabling a Brave New World of Opportunity (www.uk-emp.co.uk/current-events/hts-london-2017/) taking place on 5th December 2018 at De Vere, No. 1 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, E14 4HD, in London’s Docklands, the organisers have announced details of the latest programme panellist/speaker line-up, featuring some 20 contributing organisations.

Moscow, Russia, November 3, 2017--On November 1, 2017 Moscow hosted "SatComRus 2017", the 22^nd international conference of operators and users of Russia’s satellite communications network. This year the conference was attended by 360 participants from 92 organizations, and the number of private companies and international representatives has increased.

Busan, South Korea,  October 2, 2017– ITU Telecom World 2017 wrapped up  in Busan following a full four-day program of tech innovation showcases, debate, networking and awards. The annual event brought together representatives of nations, leading industry players and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from around the world – fostering valuable support for innovation and business partnerships, and facilitating knowledge exchanges and networking.

Cheseaux, Switzerland, September 7, 2017–NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company, an independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, in partnership with MTM, an international research and strategy consultancy, today published the final conclusions of the 2017 Pay-TV Innovation Forum. This global research programme examines the state of innovation in the pay-TV market and provides perspectives on the most attractive areas of opportunity for both service providers and content owners in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and North America.

Madrid, Spain, September 6, 2017- he names of the jury members of the HISPASAT 4K International Short Film Festival have just been announced. Actress Marian Álvarez (Golden Leopard for best actress in the Locarno Film Festival for her role in Lo mejor de mí, Silver Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival for her role in La herida), director and playwrite Juan Cavestany (Esa sensación, Gente en sitios, Dispongo de barcos, Max Prize 2008 for best Spanish author for the script of Urtain), actress Nathalie Poza (El otro lado de la cama, Julieta, Biznaga de Plata prize for Best Lead Actress in the last edition of the Málaga Festival for No quiero decir adiós), Jesús Ulled (manager of CINE365 Film), Guillermo Niño (Senior Manager, Broadcast, OTT and Home Video at Dolby Laboratories), Edith Martínez Odriozola (director of the Culture and Society Department at TVE), Miguel Ángel Doncel (executive director of SGO), Santiago Sanz (sales manager of optical devices at Fujifilm España), Javier Valdés (founding partner of Ad Hoc Studios) and Luis León (Schedule manager of Atresmedia) will be responsible for selecting the awards in the third edition of the contest.. Ignacio Sanchís (Business Director at HISPASAT) will act as president of the jury.

London, UK, August 2, 2017--In its 50th year, the IBC Conference is still built around the technical papers programme, with the most influential paper in the programme winning the IBC Conference Prize. This year, the award goes to Marcelo Souza and his colleagues Joāo Castellani, Daniel Monteiro and Carlos Octávio Quieroz from Brazilian broadcaster, TV Globo, for their paper entitled ‘Big data for data journalism, enhanced business analytics and video recommendation at Globo’.