Events

London, UK, July 15, 2020–The world’s largest and most influential Africa-focused technology and digital connectivity events – AfricaCom and AfricaTech–will take place in 2020 as fully-virtual events, under the umbrella of the new Virtual Africa Tech Festival.  The events will run simultaneously from 09 – 13 November 2020.   Being virtual and providing access to exceptional content for free, the events expect to welcome an even greater number and range of participants than ever before.

Singapore, July 9, 2020–AVIA had the privilege of hosting the first major online media conference of the year, the OTT Virtual Summit, with a record turnout of over 700 delegates. Opening the Summit this year was the Thought Leaders' panel, featuring a stellar line-up of senior executives from across the video landscape. The panel had optimism all round for the industry as a whole.

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, July 2, 2020--With the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the last major ice age began the current (official) geological epoch – the Holocene. It is argued across the science community that the Holocene has, in reality, given way to the Anthropocene – the (proposed) new geological epoch dating from the beginnings of significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems, including, but not limited to, anthropogenic climate change.

London, UK, June 3, 2020--The Connecting Africa series of events team has been closely monitoring global developments, alongside those in East and West Africa. As the situation and impact of the coronavirus continues to develop, they have decided to move East Africa Com to a fully virtual event for 2020 on 14 - 15 September and West Africa Com to a fully virtual event for 2020 (30 September - 1 October), uniting the region’s Francophone and Anglophone TMT markets online.

Singapore, June 3, 2020–Informa Markets today announced that ConnecTechAsia - Asia’s leading Infocomm Media and Technology event organised in partnership with Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA),  will be held on a virtual platform during the same dates, 29 September to 1 October 2020. This shift to a virtual event is in response to the dynamic situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, where travel and physical restrictions are still in effect globally. 

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 18, 2020--IBC2020 has been cancelled due to concerns for exhibitor and attendee safety and the ability to deliver an event of the quality expected of IBC. IBC2020 was due to take place 11-14 September in Amsterdam, but with many countries in Europe still in lockdown, IBC chief executive Michael Crimp said there were “many unknowns.”

Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 2020-- World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) marks the anniversary of the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 17 May 1865, when the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris. The theme of this year's World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is “Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."

Washington, D.C., May 13, 2020--National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Gordon Smith delivered the annual NAB Show State of the Industry address during NAB Show Express, taking place May 13-14. Smith said that "broadcasters endure" amid the COVID 19 pandemic. The online event features more than 100 live and on-demand sessions, as well as an exclusive Solutions Marketplace, available at nabshowexpress.com

Paris, France, April 28, 2020--Euroconsult announched that the World Satelltie Business Week (WSBW) has been rescheduled to November 9-12, 2020.  Original shceduled to be held in Paris in September, the organizers cited the "ongoing related dynamics" as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic as one the reasons for the postponement.

Washington, D.C. April 13, 2020--NAB Show’s new digital experience, NAB Show Express, will take place May 13 - 14, 2020. The dynamic platform is free and designed to engage the NAB Show community by offering 24-hour access to premium content curated and customizable for the global media and entertainment community. NAB Show Express offers three unique educational channels, on-demand content and an exclusive Solutions Marketplace featuring exhibitor product information, announcements and demos.