As Asia continues down the path of digital transformation and its cities get increasingly connected, CommunicAsia and EnterpriseIT 2017 will add brand new feature zones to address the growing need for data security and the budding startup culture in the region. In addition, the event will also see a bigger augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) segment as the show grows to occupy the whole of Marina Bay Sands for the first time.

Building networks to service the growing national demand for data in Myanmar and support emerging industries – including the crucial health and education sectors – via the telecoms infrastructure will be the key focus areas at CommuniCast Myanmar 2016.

Amy Kule, group vice president of Macy’s Parade and Entertainment Group; Fred Mangione, COO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment; and Ron Skotarczak, EVP of marketing partnerships at The Madison Square Garden Company, will appear together at NAB Show New York to discuss what it takes to deliver a spectacular live event, New York City style. The session will take place Thursday, November 10 at 2:45 p.m. at the Javits Convention Center.

With 2016 marking the 25th anniversary of both cable TV in the region and the inauguration of CASBAA, this year’s CASBAA Convention is set to underscore just how much the industry has transformed over the last quarter of a century. This year the CASBAA Convention is at a new venue at Studio City, Macau, and promises to be hotter than ever, with an impressive line-up of speakers.

Charlie Corwin, co-chairman of Endemol Shine Americas and co-CEO of Endemol Shine North America; and Lewis Henderson, CEO of The Marketing Arm’s entertainment group, will participate in the advertising keynote at NAB Show New York.

The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) announced the winners of its 13th APSCC Awards at the APSCC 2016 Satellite Conference & Exhibition held in KL, Malaysia on October 4.

WORK Microwave, a leading European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, celebrated 30 years of technology innovation this month by hosting a customer experience event at its Holzkirchen premises near Munich, Germany. During the company's Customer Experience Day 2016, held Sept.8, WORK Microwave provided hands-on product demos, technology workshops, and entertainment for leading international operators, systems integrators, and public service providers in the satcom, defence, navigation, and industrial process control industries.

The closing ceremony of the HISPASAT 4K International Festival was held yesterday at the TABAKALERA International Centre for Contemporary Culture in San Sebastián. This event announced the six winning films of the second edition of the competition, one of the first in the world to exclusively feature short films shot and post-produced in 4K format.

IBC’s Big Screen Auditorium this year will be the most complex installation ever, featuring HDR and HFR 4K 3D laser projection and immersive audio.

Spacecom announced today that it is developing a plan of action following the loss of the AMOS-6 communication satellite due to the explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad. The company has begun measures to recover funds invested in the project.