Events

by Roxana Dunnette

Bucharest, Romania, November 1, 2022--The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP- 22) was held from 26 September to 14 October 2022 in Bucharest, Romania.  It was hosted in the actual Parliament House--a palace built by former Romanian President Nikolai Ceausescu.  The Parliament House is bigger then the Pentagon and decorated like Versailles, a very comfortable venue. Over 3000 delegates from 183 of ITU’s 193 Member States, international organizations and private sector representatives gathered for three weeks to elect ITU’s top executives and bring consensus on the role of ITU in the future global ICT digital inclusive society and to ensure that the benefits of digital technology reaches out everywhere in order to help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. 

Rockville, MD., October 28, 2022 --The SATELLITE 2023 Conference and Exhibition has unveiled its conference program, with close to 60 breakout sessions and more than 100 speakers already confirmed, representing the world’s most innovative satellite and space companies.

New York, NY, October 20, 2022 -- Total preliminary registered attendance reached 9,576 for the 2022 NAB Show New York, held October 19-20 at the Javits Center. The show floor featured 245 exhibitors showcasing the latest technology in media and entertainment. The 2023 NAB Show New York will be held October 25-26, 2023.

London, UK,  September 1, 2022 – IBC2022 is set to deliver exciting innovation across the show floor when the event goes live once again at the RAI Amsterdam on 9^th-12^th September, returning as a face-to-face event after two years of virtual formats. With over 1,000 exhibitors confirmed for this year’s show, IBC2022 will be the place to see the latest technology releases from established names and exciting start-ups across the media and entertainment value chain. Further fuelling the IBC crucible of technological creativity and advancement are the latest IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme projects, which bring together pioneering media companies and tech vendors to collaborate on solutions that address real-world industry challenges.

Seoul, Korea, September 1, 2022 – The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) welcomed over 200 delegates from across the region for its first ever Korean focused conference and its first in market event since 2019, with Korea in View, which took place on 30 August at the Westin Josun, Seoul.

Cape Town, South Africa, July 12, 2022 –2022 marks the 25^th anniversary of the world’s single largest Africa-focused technology and telecommunications event – Africa Tech Festival, including its anchor events AfricaCom and AfricaTech.  Recognising its star power as an event that attracts significant local and international business, the City of Cape Town has come on board as a partner, with the status as Host City for Africa Tech Festival 2022, as part of its Invest Cape Town initiative.

London, UK, July 1, 2022--With IBC Show set to return to the RAI Amsterdam this September after two years of virtual formats, IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) announced a world-class line-up of headline speakers and a partnership-led approach to bringing more innovative content to the show and driving new advances across the media, entertainment and technology industry.

London, UK, June 17, 2022–The world’s largest Africa-focused technology and telecommunications event turns 25 this year and is set to return to Cape Town, South Africa in November after a 2-year digital hiatus. Africa Tech Festival, home of AfricaCom, will welcome exhibitors, delegates, and policy makers from all over the world from 7 – 11 November 2022, to continue shaping the continent’s digital transformation and progress.

Singapore, June 3, 2022--The Asia Video Industry Association was finally able to host its annual Satellite Industry Forum in-person in Singapore on 31st May 2022 after a two-year hiatus, bringing together over 120 delegates from around the world and some of the satellite industry's most foremost leaders.

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, May 26, 2022--“The world must adjust to living with Covid-19” is a phrase becoming increasingly commonplace in mainstream media reporting of the continuing pandemic. Whilst perhaps reflecting the ongoing practical realities of Sars-Cov-2 some 26 months after the World Health Organization declared the disease a global pandemic, it is a phrase of little comfort to the millions who have lost relatives and friends, nor to those continuing to suffer from “Long Covid”, nor to those in remote locations and in less developed nations still awaiting vaccination.