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SINGAPORE: BroadcastAsia 2006, which kickstarted on 19 June, has
attracted more than 847 exhibiting companies (88.5 per cent from
overseas) from 46 countries. The conference saw 5,000 pre-registered
visitors, out of which 48 per cent were from overseas.
All in all, BroadcastAsia 2006 and CommunicAsia/EnterpriseIT has
attracted 2,339 companies from 67 countries this year as compared
to last year's 2,238 exhibiting companies from 55 countries.
The opening ceremony of the conference was held this morning with
Singapore's information, communications and arts minister Dr Lee
Boon Yang as guest of honour.
While 33 Indian companies
are participating in BroadcastAsia 2006, 47 are participating in CommunicAsia/
EnterpriseIT. The highest number of participating companies are, not surprisingly,
from Singapore, with 276 companies participating in CommunicAsia/ EnterpriseIT
and 97 in BroadcastAsia 2006. Countries like China, Korea, USA, Taiwan, Indonesia,
Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand also saw a large number of participating
companies. In addition, delegations from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
and Vietnam are also expected at this year's BroadcastAsia. Keeping in mind the new
digital age and the boom in this sector, this year, BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia
will also launch a new event - DME - The International Digital Media and Entertainment
Exhibition and conference.
Exhibitors from India at BroadcastAsia2006 include: ADI-Media Pvt
Ltd represented by Madhu Gupta, All India Radio (AIR) represented
by RR Prasad, Cable Quest represented by KK Sharma, Essel Shyam
Technologies Pvt Ltd represented by Pankaj Agrawal, IndiaSign represented
by Anoop Bhatia, Monarch Computers Pvt Ltd represented by Bhushan
Motiani, Satellite and Cable TV Magazine represented by Dinyar Contractor,
Studio Systems represented by Manoj Madhavan and Indian Television
Dot Com Pvt Ltd.
BroadcastAsia 2007 will
be held from 19 to 22 June 2007 at the Singapore Expo.
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