Organizers of TelcoTV 2011 have announced the full slate of keynote speakers for the tenth anniversary of its prestigious conference and tradeshow, taking place this year from Oct. 25 to 27 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The keynote speakers, all leaders and innovators representing the full spectrum of cable, broadband, telecommunications and regulatory interests, will kick off sessions delving into some of the most critical issues facing today's media landscape. Topics include the FCC's 2010 National Broadband Plan, multi-screen TV, the future of IPTV, the changing video service ecosystem, and the impact of CDNs and cloud models, among others.

Spencer Kelly, presenter of BBC World News technology programme Click, is to present the inaugural ConnectedWorld.TV Awards.

Celebrating the creativity of broadcasters, independent producers, technology companies and consumer electronics manufacturers pioneering the business of ‘content everywhere’, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards will be presented at a gala dinner on Monday 12 September. The Awards ceremony at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam is on the penultimate evening of IBC2012 – the leading global tradeshow for professionals in broadcast media and entertainment.

Pixelmetrix will showcase the full multi-resolution support for HD over HDMI on the Electronic Couch Potato at Booth 1B28.

The ECP connects after the Set Top Box and provides feedback on various service quality parameters to a central site. It stands out with its ability to emulate an end-user changing channels on a STB via a built-in infrared transmitter. Service plan verification, channel switching and multiple measurements on service quality for each channel reported to a central management console, give service providers valuable insight into the viewer experience and confirms the availability of subscribed-to channels.

Danny Wilson, Pixelmetrix President and CEO, will join a panel of industry experts at the IBC Conference to discuss Defining the New Media Supply Industry, on the opening day of the event, September 9, 8.00 am at E102 of the IBC Conference Area, RAI Amsterdam.

"We are thrilled to have the privilege of joining the panelists in this session after 11 years of participating at IBC," enthused Wilson. "It is certainly a session not to be missed as we are going to confer about the challenges faced by TV operators today, to retain customers by providing quality service and value for money in a time of economic uncertainty," he added.

Digital Rapids announced that IBC TV News, the official news channel of the IBC conference and exhibition, will again use Digital Rapids' versatile multi-format encoding systems to transform content for the IBC TV News website and mobile distribution. In addition to on-demand Web and mobile clips, IBC TV News will also feature live streaming of news updates on the Web. A new 'daily download' service will also allow IBC attendees to download the latest IBC TV News show at WiFi hotspots within the convention centre.

The TelcoTV 2011 Vision Awards call for entries is now open. Submissions for these prestigious industry awards will be accepted until September 30, 2011. Recognizing outstanding leadership and innovation, the 4th Annual TelcoTV Vision Awards will be presented at the tenth annual TelcoTV Conference and Expo in October 2011. With the theme “Ten Years Transforming Telecom and Entertainment,” the show promises to attract businesses targeting the convergence of the entertainment and communications market.

BPL Broadcast announced the finalists in 15 categories for the inaugural ConnectedWorld.TV Awards. Judging was undertaken by an international panel of experts.

In association with the IBC Connected World, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards celebrate the creativity of broadcasters, independent producers, technology companies and consumer electronics manufacturers pioneering the business of ‘content everywhere’. To be presented at a gala dinner at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam on Monday 12 September, the penultimate night of IBC2011, the Awards showcase the many exciting developments arising from the growing use of broadband internet – both fixed and mobile - as an alternative distribution channel for TV and video content.

Exterity announced that it is attending IBC2011, the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. The show, which is taking place from 9th-13th September at the RAI Amsterdam, is the pinnacle event on the broadcasting calendar.

At this year’s show, Exterity will make a number of exciting announcements regarding new products and additions to its portfolio. These additions to Exterity’s family of Building IPTV products will bring a whole new set of functionalities for streaming and distributing TV and video content over IP.

The movers and shakers of the telecommunications and mobile sectors will be gathering at World Telecom Summit 2011 to discuss the most current mobile advancements and trends in the Asia-Pacific region. This summit will be held in Singapore from 9-11 November 2011. The summit line-up of speakers promises to be unparalleled, with presenters from preeminent telecommunications companies to exchange their views on 4G, customer experience management (CEM) and cloud computing.

Digital TV Middle East, from the producers of the world Digital TV series, Digital TV Europe and TBI magazines, is co-located with IP&TV Middle East & North Africa 2011, which attracted over 750 attendees in 2010. The event brings together senior level decision makers from the full TV value chain and attendees of Digital TV Middle East will benefit from a shared keynote session, networking and exhibition space with the IP&TV forum.

Why should you come?

It’s hard to believe that it's not yet four years since the modern iteration of 3D reared its head at IBC once more, chasing away the ghosts of 50s and 70s monster and disaster films as digital projection and post production power gave the viewer a technology fit for the 21st century. With numerous dedicated 3D channels already transmitting worldwide, set costs plummeting, and with no let up in the appetite for 3D films, the progress of the format since has been astonishingly rapid.

At the moment even the most downbeat assessments seem to point to a rosy future, with latest figures suggesting that there will be 11million 3DTV sets in the UK alone by 2016. And even if only 42% of owners of those sets will have activated 3D services, as a new Informa Telecoms & Media report suggests, that’s still over 4.5m viewers.

On June 28-30, 2011 CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase took place in Santa Clara, CA. Over the next few days we'll share some of the summaries from sessions with our readers. 7 Things to Know About Your Future TV

The connected TV is on the verge of a lot of great things, according to speakers at this week's Connections, a conference series put on by Parks Associates.

Here's what we took away from some of the Connections panels.

CleanSlate 2011: Marketing & Media in the Tablet Economy

July 19, 2011
The Westin New York at Times Square, New York, NY, USA



TVover.net and CleanSlate 2011 are giving away 3 free passes to the CleanSlate 2011 conference, July 19 in New York City. Enter to win by emailing us at media@tvover.net with subject line 'CleanSlate 2011', name, email, company, address and phone number by Friday, July 1. The winner will be randomly drawn.

TelcoTV Conference & Expo 2011

October 25-27, 2011
Morial Convention Center – New Orleans, LA, USA



For 10 years TelcoTV has been North America’s largest event embracing the convergence of telecom and entertainment. IP video remains a moving target for many telcos and this year’s TelcoTV sessions will cover a broad range of practical topics, focusing on the business case for video and where/how telecom providers can find profits as well as customers in the competitive video world. The TelcoTV exhibit floor showcases 150 companies representing all segments of the video value chain from content aggregators and OTT video, to broadband access providers and compression technologies plus everything in between. Attendance in recent years has exploded to include not just telcos – but over 20% of the audience pulling from the Cable and Utility markets. For more information please visit http://www.telcotvonline.com/.

CDN World Summit 2011

October 25-28, 2011
Hilton London Paddington Hotel, London, UK>



The 3rd annual CDN World Summit promises to be the largest and most comprehensive CDN event ever.

We are pleased to announce our partnership with BT Wholesale as the host operator and those already confirmed to the stellar line up which will include over 80 speakers.