Events

Game Changer. NAB Show Launches New Sports Summit: The Future of Sports Rights and Fan Experience

Washington, D.C. January 15, 2025 - Registration is open for the 2025 NAB Show set to bring the global media and entertainment industry together April 5-9, 2025 (Exhibits April 6-9) at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  The highly anticipated event will feature key industry trends including sports, artificial intelligence (AI), the creator economy, streaming and cloud virtualization. New this year, the Sports Summit: The Future of Sports Rights and Fan Experience is a three-day program exploring the tech and trends transforming the fan experience and driving new revenue streams.

Asia Video Industry Association Wraps Up 2024 Harnessing the Power of Advertising to Spur the Industry Forward

Singapore, December 13, 2024 – From December 4-6, the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) closed off 2024 with three days of high-level meetings and conferences, covering Piracy, Policy, the annual OTT Summit alongside the advertising Upfront Showcases from leading streamers and publishers and the Annual General Meeting. The conferences brought together over 300 international and regional industry executives.

AVIA's Inaugural 'Japan in View' Conference Highlight Japan's Streaming Potential

Tokyo, Japan, November 7, 2024 – The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its very first Japan focused industry event, Japan in View, on 29th October at the Andaz Tokyo, bringing together over 130 international and regional players from across the video and streaming industry.

Silicon Valley Space Week Highlight Key Industry Trends

by Elisabeth Tweedie

Silicon Valley, Caliif., November 3, 2024--Silicon Valley Space Week organized by Satnews Events and held in Silicon Valley, California  at the end of October, covered a variety of topics, as would be expected, but for me the discussions around Direct-to-Device (D2D) were the ones that stood out the most.

Empowering Audiences: The Role of Content and Connectivity in Vietnam's Media Evolution

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, October 16, 2024 -Over 100 industry delegates from across Asia gathered at the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Vietnam in View conference, opened by the Deputy Director General of the Authority for Broadcast and Electronic Information (ABEI), Nguyen Ha Yen, on 9 October in Ho Chi Minh City.

SATELLITE 2025 Conference Agenda Announced

Rockville, MD – October 11, 2024 – The SATELLITE 2025 Conference and Exhibition has announced its conference program, showcasing innovative insights, inspiring speakers, and a variety of sessions that tackle the current and future climate of the satellite industry. The four-day conference program will take place Monday, March 10 through Thursday, March 13, featuring general sessions, keynotes, show floor events, and discussions surrounding business and investment, connectivity, cyber and space security, launch services, engineering, military and defense, ground systems and much more.

AVIA Announces "Vietnam in View" Conference, Highlighting Growth and Opportunities in Vietnam’s Media and Entertainment Industry

Ho Chi Minh City, October 3, 202 –The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) is proud to announce the highly anticipated Vietnam in View conference, set to take place on 9 October in Ho Chi Minh City. This event will bring together industry leaders, innovators, and key stakeholders from Vietnam’s burgeoning media and entertainment landscape to explore the dynamic developments shaping the future of the market.

World Satellite Business Week Portends Headwinds Facing the Industry

by Elisabeth Tweedie

Paris, France, September 30, 2024--Nathan de Ruiter, Partner and Managing Director Novaspace, opened this year’s World Space Business Week (WSBW), held as usual in Paris, with an interesting analogy.  He compared Starlink to Apple, and the rest of the industry to Android.  Not only is it an interesting analogy, it is one that cropped up many times, during WSBW and also during Strategies in Satellite Ground Systems (SSGS), sometimes explicitly and other times indirectly.

WORK Microwave Company Event Highlight New Innovative Technologies

by Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief

Holzkirchen, Germany, September 30, 2024--WORK Microwave, one of the leading manufacturers of advanced satellite communications and RF equipment, held their customer event last September at their headquarters in Holzkirchen, Germany, a picturesque town wedged between the Bavarian Alps and Munich. The two-day event featured presentations, product demos, panel discussions, a tour of their facilities and plenty of networking activities.  Over 50 participants, representing WORK Microwave's customers and partners came from as far as North America, Africa and Asia and of course, all from over Europe and the Middle East. 

Excellence in Satellite Communications Awards and the Space Business Catalyst Award Celebrates Groundbreaking Achievements at WSBW

Paris, France, September 18, 2024 – Novaspace, a merger between Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners, recognized top technical and business innovations in satellite Communications during the Excellence in Satellite Communications Awards at World Space Business Week.