Events

Hong Kong, October 24, 2013 – New strategies to capture and retain viewers, while increasing advertisement potential, were key areas of focus on the second day of the CASBAA 2013 in Hong Kong. Global and Asian industry leaders joined media personalities to examine successful strategies and techniques.

Hong Kong, October 23, 2013 – Asia Pacific’s exploding pay-TV market, piracy and the challenges of regulations took the spotlight on the first day of the CASBAA Convention 2013, entitled Change is ON THE AIR. Starring global and Asian industry leaders, regulators, media personalities and technologists, the conference discussed key opportunities and concerns that are shaping the media and broadcasting industry.

Dubai, UAE, October 13, 2013 – The proliferation of smart devices, mobile broadband and connected TV in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), has opened up a wealth of possibility for operators to maximise on the revenue opportunities presented by CDNs (Content Delivery Networks). The region’s premier event in connected entertainment, TV Connect MENA, will provide the ideal platform next month for industry leaders to delve into the topic of monetising the network.

Douglas, Isle of Man, October 1, 2013 – The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) will be tackling a number of important issues at its annual conference, which this year takes place in Rio de Janeiro from 16^th - 18^th October and is being sponsored by Intelsat, Kratos, Newtec, and SatMex.

London, September 26, 2013 – As operators, broadcasters and content providers continue to look for ways to monetise content delivery, next week’s CDN World Summit will exclusively reveal ground-breaking insights, provide future forecasts for CDN, and give visitors the opportunity to meet all of the major players within the ecosystem. As part of its evolution, the event will this year explore key areas such as Network Function Virtualisation (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Edge Caching and the Cloud.

by Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 21, 2013--Informa Telecoms & Media partnered with Comsys this year to produce the 15th annual VSAT 2013 conference,  in a new venue—Amsterdam, the Netherlands.   The conference was  held the day after the IBC 2013 convention and there has been some spillover attendance from IBC, which resulted in slightly higher attendance numbers this year. 

Hong Kong, September 12, 2013 – With a little more than a month until the CASBAA Convention 2013, the Association announced a stellar roster of speakers who will be taking part in a variety of compelling panel discussions during the event. Taking place from 21-24 October 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, the 20^th edition of the Convention will celebrate the continually evolving broadcasting industry with Change is ON THE AIR.

Geneva, September 7, 2013 – Leading lights from government and industry will join forces at ITU Telecom World 2013 to explore the best and most beneficial ways to embrace change in a digital world. The event, which recently opened delegate registration, offering early bird discounts for those registering before 15 September, will feature a dynamic global set of participants, including:

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, September 4, 2013--The 6th Annual Oil & Gas Communications South East Asia: Evolving the ‘Big Data’ Digital Oilfield for Offshore & Deep Water conference, the 19^th event in GVF-EMP’s overall global series, will take place on 19^th & 20th November 2013 at the InterContinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Geneva, Switzerland, September 4, 2013-The ITU Connect Asia Pacific Summit will take place in Bangkok on 18 November 2013. The Summit will be held prior to ITU Telecom World 2013 that will be held 19-21 November at the IMPACT Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.