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CABSAT
ABSAT, the leading
professional content
management event in the
Middle East, Africa and South
Asia (MEASA), has made an alliance
with the USA’s National Association of
Broadcasters Show (NAB Show) which
it says will see the world’s two biggest
industry show brands in their field
collaborate on a world-class content
management conference programme
covering the latest trends, technologies
and innovations in the global
broadcasting and media market.
The CABSAT-NAB Show conference
programme will roll-out alongside a range of
additional new features, technology
demonstrations, knowledge exchange
platforms and themed exhibiting zones
– such as the Content Delivery Hub, a
sector focused on Over The Top (OTT)
technologies delivering ‘anywhere,
anytime’ digital and video content - at
CABSAT’s milestone 20th anniversary
show – running March 11-13 at Dubai
World Trade Centre (DWTC).
Run over the show’s first two days,
the conference programme will feature
daily keynote speeches, state-of-the-art
industry reports and technical
programmes, as well as panel
discussions focusing on the latest
trends and developments shaping global and
regional markets. Sessions will also address
the industry’s global transition to digital
broadcasting, how these developments affect
the digital media and entertainment
landscapes, as well as potential avenues to
monetise multi-platform services.
COMMITMENT. “In-line with CABSAT’s
wider modus operandi, our partnership with
NAB Show will provide context for major
international content management providers
eyeing opportunities to accelerate the future
development of MEASA’s content
management markets,” said Trixie
LohMirmand, SVP, exhibitions and events
management, DWTC, organiser of CABSAT.
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The video content delivery
specialist will showcase a
comprehensive line-up of
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A new conference
programme and themed
‘hubs’ await visitors to
Dubai as the MEASA
region’s leading show
celebrates its 20th
anniversary.
“This new development underscores
CABSAT’s 20-year commitment to deliver the
greatest return on investment for our global
exhibiting communities and increase their
engagement with MEASA’s leading decision-
makers in the creation, management and
delivery of entertainment and news content,”
added LohMirmand.
The CABSAT-NAB Show collaborative
conference programme will leverage NAB
Show’s unparalleled US network of industryleaders and will assist NAB Show to realise its
global strategy of enabling its association
members, exhibitors and suppliers to explore
and execute new business opportunities in
rapid growth regions embracing new media
technologies and digital solutions. With profit
and revenues from mobile penetration rates
amongst the world’s highest, rapidly
increasing deployment of satellites,
tremendous growth of Free-to-Air TV channels
(CDN), live, and video-ondemand (VoD) server
technologies that address
operators’ most critical needs:
the ability to deliver video
over cable, IPTV, OTT, and
mobile networks in the most
cost-effective manner
possible while ensuring the
highest possible quality of
and huge investment in locally-produced
media content, MEASA is viewed as a major
growth territory for international production
houses.
PODS. With 20 of the region’s most innovative
providers exhibiting from turn-key pods, the
Content Delivery Hub - a sector focusing on
Over The Top (OTT) technologies that facilitate
the delivery of video or digital content via
Internet Protocol and purpose-built platforms
for ‘anytime, anywhere’ consumption - will also
feature an open-air presentation theatre for live
demonstrations. Additionally, the Content and
Studio Hub – providing live-feeds, alert