Events

Inaugural Asia Tech x Singapore Convenes Leaders across Governments and Businesses to Redefine the Future of Technology

Singapore, April 29, 2021 – The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Informa Tech and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced new details around Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) today. The invitation-only ATxSummit will gather top government, tech and business leaders to engage in conversations on trends, challenges and opportunities across four key pillars – Tech x Trust, Tech x Good, Tech x Builders, and Tech x Creative – to shape our shared digital future. The inaugural summit will spearhead ATxSG events, to be held from 13 to 16 July 2021.

CABSAT 2021 Moved to October 26-28

Dubai, UAE, April 21, 2021--The organizers of CABSAT 2021 announced ahat after consultation with their key stakeholders, that a special edition of CABSAT – the region's leading media, entertainment and satellite event, shall take place on 26 - 28 October 2021 at Dubai World Trade Centre EXPO 2020.

IBC To Consult Industry on 2021 Physical Event Plans

London, UK,  April 21,  2021 – IBC today set out more details around its plans to bring the content and technology industry together again to discover the future of media and do business face to face. The world’s most inspiring content and technology event is set to lead the way in a new era of inclusive hybrid events, enabling the industry to engage and discover together, whether physically onsite in Amsterdam or online at home. IBC continues to focus on the return of a live event at The RAI in Amsterdam this year (10th – 13th September 2021) but also has a fall-back option of December 3rd – 6th  2021.

NAB Show Premiere Opening Session Explores Broadcasting in the Pandemic

Jordan Wertlieb
Jordan Wertlieb
Dave Santrella
Dave Santrella
Emily Barr
Emily 

Washington, D.C., April 9, 2021 -- Leading television and radio broadcast executives Emily Barr of Graham Media, Dave Santrella of Salem Media and Hearst Television’s Jordan Wertlieb will speak during the opening session of NAB Show Premiere on April 12 at 12:30 p.m. ET. The panel, moderated by National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Chief Operating Officer Curtis LeGeyt, will focus on the how the industry was impacted by the pandemic and other major events of the past year. NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith will deliver opening remarks for NAB Show Premiere, which is available exclusively on NAB Amplify.

The Future of Video Streaming is Here!

Singapore, April 7, 2021–The Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) OTT  Summit – The Future of Video Streaming welcomed 900 delegates and featured over 80 industry experts and leaders across the four-day conference this year. Opening the OTT Summit was the streaming analyst Matthew Ball, Managing Partner of Epyllion Industries, who presented a deep dive into the OTT industry in the United states, being the most mature, most competitive, and most valuable video market with the most consumptive media consumers in the world.

BroadcastAsia 2021 is Open for Business with Hybrid bBy-invitation Curated Audience

Singapore, April 5, 2021--BroadcastAsia 2021 goes Hybrid this year, taking place 14-16 July at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.  An anchor event of Asia Tech x Singapore, it brings together governments, global tech leaders and communities on both physical and virtual format.  It is scheduled to be the largest Hybrid business event open to international attendees and adhere to the highest health and safety protocol.

10,000 Viewers and Counting; Dubai, Singapore, DC Calling

by Martin Jarrold
London, UK, April 5, 2021--After the most recent webinar in the GVF-Satellite Evolution Group (SEG) series, ‘Satellite Networks Solutions: Development & Evolution of Capability & Performance’, attracted 328 registrations from 70 countries, we received the following comment from an audience member in the Czech Republic, “Thanks to GVF for this unique webinar series.”  This was just one of many complimentary responses received over the 11-months since the series started.  In another example of responses to the series we have people dialling-in all around the clock.  Over the Zoom Chat function at the start of ‘Satellite Networks Solutions’ we received this message – “Hello, this is Timor-Leste. It is 12AM here.”

NAB Show Premiere Debuts on NAB Amplify, April 12—23, 2021

Washington, D.C., April 1, 2021--NAB Show Premiere, a special online event, will convene top brands in media and entertainment and offer exclusive educational content on NAB Amplify, April 12—23. Program highlights include new product launches, award presentations and networking opportunities.

NAB Show and SCTE·ISBE Cable-Tec Expo® Partner to Offer Concurrent Live Conference Event

Washington, D.C. -- NAB Show and SCTE today announced a joint forum on October 12, 2021 that will link SCTE·ISBE Cable-Tec Expo® in Atlanta with NAB Show’s Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference in Las Vegas.The joint forum will be the first live, bi-coastal collaboration between SCTE, a subsidiary of CableLabs, and the National Association of Broadcasters, organizer of NAB Show. SCTE and NAB have previously partnered to provide content for their respective events.

AVIA Kicks off the Year with the OTT Summit, as Global Streaming Subscriptions Surpass 1 billion

Singapore, March 25, 2021–The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) will be kicking off its conference calendar for the year with the OTT  Summit – The Future of Video Streaming. Alongside the OTT Summit, AVIA will also be hosting Piracy Over the Top, the companion event focused on streaming pirated services, as streaming piracy becomes the biggest competitive threat to the video industry.