Events

From Content Creation to 5G, and 8K Cameras to Satellite Innovation, Experience the Biggest Breakthroughs in Media and Entertainment at the 26th edition of CABSAT

Dubai, UAE, February 2, 2020-- CABSAT – the leading specialist event for the broadcast, satellite, digital media and filmed entertainment industries for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) –  is entering its 26th edition with a newly evolved format that will bring the entire content, satellite, broadcast, digital media and entertainment ecosystem under one roof.

 

A 20:20 View: Satellite and the Cloud

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, January 3, 2020--A new addition to the GVF-C21 Partnership’s conferences and roundtables portfolio, Satellite and the Cloud, will be introduced in London on 3rd March 2020.  Whilst not “a match made in heaven” the affinity between the two is a match made in – GEO, MEO, LEO – orbit.

InterBEE 2019 Highlight New Media Innovations

by Naoakira Kamiya

Tokyo, Japan, December 15, 2019--The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) held the 55th International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (InterBEE2019) for three days from November 13 to 15 at Makuhari Messe Convention Center located at Chiba City, near Tokyo. Under the slogan of “Conveying the Possibilities of New Media to the World,” a record number of 1,158 companies and organizations including 632 from 37 countries and regions overseas, exhibited at 2,125 booth spaces. JEITA proudly announced that the total visitors marked 40,375.

ITU World Radiocommunication Conference Adopts New Regulatory Procedures for Non-geostationary Satellites

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, November 20, 2019​​​--The 38th ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) has adopted a new innovative milestone-based regulatory approach for the deployment of non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellites in specific bands and services.

 

 

December HTS Roundtable to Feature Isotropic Systems & GVF Keynotes; March 2020 ‘Satellite & the Cloud’ Details Announced

London, UK, November 19, 2019--The GVF-C21 Partnership has announced details of the opening keynote addresses to be given at the HTS Roundtable: GEOs, MEOs, LEOs – Enabling a Brave New World on 2nd December 2019 at ETC Venues-St Pauls, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD.

Over 15,000 Attend Africacom 2019

Cape Town, South Africa, November 18, 2019 – More than 15 000 visitors, over three content-packed days, attended this year’s AfricaCom, and is a record for the event that turned 22 in 2019.  AfricaCom is the world’s largest and most influential Africa-focused technology, media and telecommunications event and the presence of so many industry heavyweights, emphasised the significance of the role that technology is playing and will continue to effect, on the way the world progresses. 

Piracy, Regulatory Regimes and the Evolution of Business Models Dominate the Agenda for the Asian Video Industry

Singapore, November 8, 2019–The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) welcomed over 500 senior video executives to the Asia Video Summit, held at the Ritz Carlton, Millenia, Singapore from 4 – 6 November. The summit continued to address the State of the Video Industry focusing on five key themes – business models, advertising, human capital, news and policy, some of the most pressing issues the industry faces today.

Digital Transformation is Key to Driving Future Economics in Africa

London, UK,  November 5, 2019--With literally days to go before the world’s most influential Africa-focused technology, media and telecoms event opens its doors on 12th November 2019, organisers have issued an advisory to inform would-be visitors that only a limited number of complimentary tickets remain, and they encourage registration as soon as possible. 

Africacom 2019: Building Gender Parity in the Technology and Telecoms Industry

Cape Town, South Africa, November 1, 2019– AfricaCom 2019 has a strong focus on building gender parity in the technology and telecoms industries this year, with a  number of initiatives that will be launched at the event taking place in Cape Town 12- 14 November 2019.

ITU World Radiocommunication Conference to Forge Pathways for Future Digital Communications

​​Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt,  October 28, 2019--The World Radiocommunication Conference, the international treaty-making Conference governing the global management of scarce radio-frequency spectrum as well as geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits, opened today in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.