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To date, top
names in the industry that have signed up include Tandberg Television, Harris
Corporation, Snell & Wilcox, Co-ship, Nokia, Panasonic, Thomson, Scopus Network
Technologies, DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting, Barco, Quantel, Qualcomm and Conax.
SES expects more industry players to come on board, what with the positive outlook
in the global entertainment and multimedia industry. This
year's show will include a strong presence by exhibitors featuring the latest
in internet protocol television (IPTV), broadcasting to handhelds, video on demand,
personal video recording, digital audio broadcasting (DAB), computer graphics
and animation, conditional access control, and high-definition (HD) technology.
Held
as part of BroadcastAsia2006, ComGraphics&Animation 2006 will feature the
latest hardware, software and services designed especially for the computer graphics
and animation industry, film and motion picture industry, as well as for major
broadcasters in Asia and beyond. In
addition, the ComGraph Digital Art & Animation competition, organised by SigGraph
Singapore Chapter will be held once again in conjunction with the CGA Exhibition
to give recognition to creators of exceptional works of digital art and animation.
An awards
ceremony and winners announcement will be held on the first day of the show, and
winning works for the Computer Animation categories, as well as outstanding works
from award-winning animators will be screened during all four days of the exhibition.
To date, a total of 280 entries have been received from both local and overseas
competitors. There will also be a Digital Art Showcase where all the digital art
entries will be displayed. With
the convergence of technologies (ICT, Telco and Media), the media landscape worldwide
is experiencing significant changes. New ways of consuming media through the use
of technologies - IPTV, Interactive TV, VOD, podcasting and such, are now available
to the industry and consumers. These new trends will be discussed in the New Media
Conference, jointly presented by Singapore Media Academy (a MediaCorp company)
and SES. Also
held concurrently is the RadioAsia2006 conference, an annual conference that presents
in-depth perspectives from industry leaders as well as public service and community
broadcasters in order to gauge the future evolution of the medium in a context
marked by the explosion of digital technologies and convergence. This year, RadioAsia2006
will commemorate 100 years of Radio, with a special session that looks at the
triumphs and tribulations of radio over the last 100 years. Highlights
includes a half-day of workshops conducted by two of the most reputed radio training
institutions in the world including the Deutsche Welle - Akademie / Radio Training
Centre from Germany and the Radio Netherlands Training Centre. It will be followed
by a three-day conference where leading radio experts will be delivering papers
and presentations. Nine
group pavilions from countries such as China, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Spain,
Singapore, the UK and the USA are also expected at the show. The
Italians are returning to BroadcastAsia in a big way. Having participated in the
show in 2001 and 2004, the size of the Italian pavilion at BroadcastAsia2006 has
increased by over 80 per cent, while Korea and France have also increased their
booth space by more than 100 per cent this year. Complementing
the BroadcastAsia2006 exhibition will be a series of enriching and in-depth conference
presentations and demonstrations, panel discussions and master classes. The
BroadcastAsia2006 International Conference will take place from the 19 to 22 June
and will present a range of topics that extend across the key issues facing the
broadcasting industry today. "The
comprehensiveness and relevance of this year's conference lineup has also taken
the event to new heights. With high caliber speakers with extensive knowledge
and experience, delegates will gain an invaluable amount of knowledge and insight
when they attend the conference, and it should therefore not be missed,"
added Yeoh. The
lineup of conference tracks include: - High
Definition (covering HDTV technology)
- IPTV
-
Broadcasting to Handhelds
- Digital
Audio Broadcasting
- Interactive
TV session
- Asian
D-Cinema Summit (with a keynote address by 20th Century Fox)
- Capacity
Building of Broadcast Sector
- Production
(covering production issues and technology updates)
- Content
Delivery
- Protecting
Broadcast Content
- Satellite
Interference Issues in the Broadcast Industry
- Testing
and Measurement
- Two
industry dialogues: Developments of contents in / for Asian markets and content
and outsourcing.
Highlights
at this year's International Conference include a keynote sessions by industry
leaders, including keynote speaker The Interactive Channel Co. Ltd, Hong Kong
chairman Robert Chua. Chua
will be delivering his presentation at the Interactive TV session, and is co-presented
by SES, with the Association of the French interactive television developers,
publishers and service providers (AFDESI) and the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting
Development (AIBD). Other
industry speakers include: Orca Interactive, Israel vice president marketing and
business development Yosi Glick; GDC, Singapore CEO Dr. Chong Man-Name; MediaCorp
Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore CEO Mock Pak Lum; Pioneer Corporation, Japan senior
managing director Osamu Yamada; Australian Communications and Media Authority,
Australia manager allocations administration Greg Cupitt and Qualcomm MediaFLO
Technologies, USA vice president of engineering and market development Rob Chandok. BroadcastAsia
International Conference director Martin Salter said, "I am very excited
with the line-up of topics that address the hot issues facing the fast changing
dynamics of the electronic media industry, from the large screen experience of
D-Cinema, through the opportunities of IPTV, and to the new challenges of content
creation and delivery to mobile devices. Yet current issues like the digital transition
are not ignored. Presentations will be delivered by eminent speakers from a broad
international base. These key sessions are augmented by specialised sessions from
renowned organizations from around the world." Held
concurrently with BroadcastAsia are a series of seminars and conferences specifically
designed to provide insight into new business opportunities and digital technology
that are the drivers of the transformation of how we live, entertain and interact. The
Animation and Visual Effects Seminar is a showcase of the latest projects
from the worlds leading production companies and education providers. Specifically,
this seminar is intended for all digital artists, producers and management involved
in the entertainment industry to learn from the world's best. Delegates
can rub shoulders with the makers of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The
Witch and The Wardrobe and King Kong as animation experts from Academy
Award winning studios Weta (known for their work on Lord of the Rings)
and Rhythm and Hues (Babe, The Cat in the Hat, Garfield)
descend upon the Singapore Expo to share technical advice and knowledge with participants.
Highlights
include Rhythm and Hues technical supervisor Bill Westenhofer at will be addressing
the seminar on how technologies and techniques have evolved in computer graphics
and special effects. Westenhofer is the visual supervisor leading the Rhythm and
Hues team on The Chronicles of Narnia. His other credits include Stuart
Little, Men in Black 2 and Elf. Also
speaking is Shawn Dunn from New Zealand based animation studio, Weta. Dunn's was
the animation technical supervisor on King Kong. He has also worked on
Hollywood blockbuster, I, Robot, starring Will Smith. Dunn will be providing
a global update on the animation industry at the seminar. Delegates
at the Asian D-Cinema Summit can expect to be updated on regional and technological
developments from industry leaders such as MediaCorp Technologies CEO Mok Pak
Lum and GDC Singapore CEO Dr. Chong - Man Nang. This
year's International Conference also promises to be even more interactive.
Aside from the usual presentations, more discussions and panel sessions have been
planned. Two industry dialogues have been lined up, with a focus on content development
and delivery. Said
Yeoh, "It is our desire to provide delegates with the maximum amount of opportunity
for ideas exchange, learning, and networking. The conference aims to do just that
- increase the level of information sharing, encourage more interaction, and provide
them with insights that can be applied in their own areas of work, long after
the conference ends." BroadcastAsia
2006 is held in conjunction with CommunicAsia2006 and EnterpriseIT2006. | 
