As an industry professional, you may be interested to know about an upcoming Web seminar being presented by Light Reading: Making Broadcast IPTV Standard & Scalable.

Although IPTV deployments are under way today, they use proprietary systems that limit interoperability and functionality. IP network operators are not yet able to take full advantage of their IP network capabilities for video, including IP multicast and MPLS multipoint technologies, in the same way they are using IP for managed data services. This Webinar will explore the requirements placed on service provider networks by broadcast IPTV, various technologies for delivering a deployable solution, and standards activities in the IPTV area to create true mix-and-match IPTV delivery networks.

Join us on Wednesday, April 14, at 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London time, for this live Webinar sponsored by Metaswitch Networks.

The future of Indian ICT is indeed wireless as the mobile device becomes more than a mere connectivity medium giving access to a host of services such as finance, health, entertainment and education. South Asia’s largest ICT event 18th Convergence India 2010 Expo currently being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 23-25 March continued its technology showcase focusing on wireless technologies and applications serving India’s 1 billion plus population. The second day of the event saw high footfall of quality attendees thronging the buzzing business platform of the expo.

The nation’s capital is the centre of ICT innovation as the 18th Convergence India 2010 opens today at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Hailed as South Asia’s largest event on information and communications technology, the Convergence India series is organized by the Exhibitions India Group.

Over 450 participants representing the Telecom, IT, Broadcast, Media & Entertainment, Green IT, Security & Surveillance, Cable, Satellite, IP Surveillance and Information Security sectors of 20 countries have gathered on this international platform to showcase cutting edge technologies, products & services.

TVover.net and Terrapinn are giving away 1 free pass to SatCom Africa 2010, April 12-15, 2010, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Please note: free pass is for non-registered delegates only. Enter to win by emailing us at media@tvover.net with name, email, company, address and phone number by March 29, 2010. The winner will be randomly drawn.

ANT will showcase a live HbbTV implementation at the IPTV World Forum. The demonstration will include a range of services including News VoD from Tageschau, catch-up programming from ARD and ZDF, digital text, as well as Bayerische Rundfunk’s radio applications.

The demonstration is based on the ANT Galio HbbTV Platform which has been shortlisted for an IPTV World Series Award in the Best Hybrid Broadcast-IP Video Delivery Solution or Service category. The ANT Galio HbbTV Platform was the first HbbTV implementation to be deployed when it went on sale in retail outlets in Germany in December 2009.

EchoStar Europe will illustrate how IPTV and broadband TV operators are in pole position to gain from consumer's hunger for more flexible TV solutions. In providing what EchoStar coins as 'ubiquitous entertainment' through its integrated SlingLoadedT place-shifting solutions, operators can benefit from state-of-the-art applications that have the ability to increase service revenues, reduce churn and provide tools for differentiation, something that many industry commentators argue is a must for IPTV operators wishing to compete in highly developed digital TV markets.

Sigma Designs and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CopperGate, will demonstrate a complete range of IPTV solutions at IPTV World Forum from March 23 - March 25, 2010, at the Olympia National Hall in London. Sigma's system-on-chip solutions are used to deliver entertainment and control throughout the digital home.

At IPTV World Forum, equipment manufacturers and service providers will learn how Sigma/CopperGate's leading IPTV set-top box solutions can lower the cost of IPTV deployments, add profitable new services, and improve user viewing experiences.

Parks Associates announces the preliminary agenda for CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase, which will address the future of digital entertainment and connected CE with keynotes from Sony and Samsung. In addition to the focus on digital content and new service offerings for consumers, the three-day event will feature research presentations and speaker panels on support services, DRM, energy management and controls, advertising, and mobile applications and services.

Technosummits announced that “enabling the future of the digitally-connected home Telco VoD or OTT Video?” is the theme for the 3rd Annual Media Content World Summit 2010 to be held at The Courthouse Hotel London on Wednesday, 31st March 2010.

The Media Content World Summit is the premier event in the broadcast, media, entertainment and technology sector looking into some business opportunities presented by convergence and the coming together of the separate worlds of audio, video, data and voice communication services.

Each year All-over-IP Forum gets bigger, covers a larger number of product areas and attracts a wider audience of global vendors and carefully pre-qualified customers from all over Russia.

The Third All-over-IP Forum opens on November 18, 2010 at Sokolniki Expo in Moscow, Russia.

For the first time this year, half of the expo booths and seminars available have been already sold out by March 2010

Harmonic will showcase its high performance solutions for broadcast video delivery and converged multi-screen services at four industry tradeshows around the world in March. The company will kick off the series with Satellite 2010 taking place March 16-18 in National Harbor, Maryland, followed by a trio of exhibitions March 23-25: CCBN in Beijing, Convergence India in New Delhi, and IPTV World Forum in London.

Amino will showcase its new Amino Freedom hybrid/”Over the Top” media centre at the IPTV World Forum 2010 in London this month – alongside a range of new generation set-top box products for the pure IPTV market.

Recently selected by a major Western European operator to deliver its broadband TV service, the new DVB-T hybrid media centre - featuring the Intel® Atom processor CE4100 - has been specially designed to help meet growing consumer demand for TV-based "Over-The-Top" video entertainment.

Visitors to stand 41 will see demos of OTT content and applications running on the Amino Freedom, which has been shortlisted for an award at the show which runs from March 23-25 at London Olympia.

Informa Telecoms & Media announces the HomePlug Powerline Alliance as the Official Exhibition Guide Sponsor for the forthcoming IPTV World Forum which is taking place at Olympia in London on 23-25 March 2010. The HomePlug Powerline Alliance join a stellar line-up of sponsors and exhibitors for what is set to be an incredibly information rich three-day event.

BroadcastAsia2010 is to be held at the Singapore Expo from 15 – 18 June 2010, will return to showcase the latest technologies, solutions and equipment for the entire value chain from content creation to delivery. Themed “Integrating Technologies, Experiencing Content”, BroadcastAsia2010 will feature new 3D and Digital Signage clusters as well as the latest digital and high definition equipment and integrated workflow solutions for the broadcasting, production and post-production industries. The event will also bring together industry leaders and niche players worldwide that are keen to network and explore new revenue models and strategic partnerships.

EchoStar Europe will focus on enabling operators to deliver content on a multi-device stage at Cable Congress 2010, Brussels. EchoStar Europe's latest fully integrated SlingLoaded place-shifting and home networking platform will feature alongside a complete range of advanced STBs and DVRs for cable operators.