The 2013 edition of BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia, held at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore from 18 – 21 June, will carry a special emphasis on content.
“The industry is witnessing a shift in how consumer use next-generation services to enjoy high-quality, on-demand content on their devices wherever they are. These trends have fundamentally altered the broadcasting and media landscape. By showcasing the current challenges as well as latest solutions, BroadcastAsia2013 will help industry players to stay relevant and successful in the changing landscape.
The 2013 conference will focus on the creation, management, distribution and monetisation of content, and the models and strategies that will help players in the broadcasting arena to enhance the value of their content to viewers. Because if content is king, then producing your own is what we are seeing as a big trend in the broadcasting industry,” explains Calvin Koh, Assistant Project Director (BroadcastAsia).
The Creative Content Production Conference, back for the fourth year, and runs from 19 – 20 June, will feature an esteemed list of TV and film industry veterans in their field of expertise:
• Michael Lake, CEO of Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios;
• Mohd. Naguib Razak, Film & Content Industry Development Consultant of Blue in Green Media (former DG of FINAS);
• Sharad Devarajan, Co-Founder & CEO of Graphic India;
• Stuart McAra, Executive Producer of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM);
• Persis Shanker, Executive Producer of Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia;
• Jeremy Hall, Executive Producer & Director of One Animation
Themed Producing and Distributing Successful Content in Asia, the two-day conference will address the challenge of producing appealing and high-quality content for global audiences through a series of new topics and speakers, including a Producers Dialogue that was developed to serve as an additional avenue for participants to address and anticipate the upcoming trends and demands of the industry.
DAY 1
Michael Lake, CEO of Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, will kick-start What is Great Content and How to Distribute Them Effectively, with an opening keynote entitled Capitalising on the Opportunities of the Creative Industries and How Asia is Positioning Itself Globally. The topic will be debated by a panel with case study presentations. Lake believes the conference will help to educate and create a greater understanding of current and relevant issues, and explore ways to jointly grow and shape the future of the whole communications ecosystem.
DAY 2
Asia’s Top Programmers Dialogue is a must-attend event for avid programmers and producers.
The dialogue will spotlight the opportunities and hurdles faced by programmers, including new initiatives that these professionals are deliberating for 2014 will be discussed by a power panel consisting of:
• Michele Schofield, Senior Vice President – Programming and Marketing at AETN All Asia Networks;
• Choy Lin Mok, VP Programming of Channel NewsAsia (Mediacorp);
• Eddy Tan, Vice President Programming of Fox International Channels;
• David Gunson, VP of Channels, South East Asia, Universal Networks International;
• Charmaine Kwan, Vice President of Programming, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific.
The panel will be moderated by Patrick Schult, CEO of Media Stable (former CEO, FremantleMedia Asia).
EXHIBITION FLOOR
BroadcastAsia2013 will showcase a wide international line-up of exhibitors. The Cinematography/Film/Production Zone is slated to expand as Asia’s film industry embarks on a promising growth spurt. The four-day event will also spotlight the hottest array of technologies currently available in global marketplace, and address important industry trends and vital challenges that are related to OTT Opportunities in Asia, Next-Gen Innovation and Technology in TV, File-Based Workflow, Pay-TV, DVB-T2, Broadcast Infrastructure and Transmission Quality, Animation, Editing & Colour correction, Motion / Film production, and Production / Post Production Software.
CommunicAsia2013 will feature a complete range of key technologies, such as mobile broadband and applications, developments in LTE/4G as well as Over-the-Top (OTT) and more. Three specialised techzones at CommunicAsia2013 will showcase leading-edge innovations and services that will bring value to businesses: Fibre for NextGen Services; APPSmart; and NextGen Connected Services.
This year’s show will see new as well as returning exhibitors, including Barco, Dehao Electronics, FiberHome, Irdeto, KIT Digital, Oracle, Samsung SDI, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable, and many others.
SatComm2013, a part of CommunicAsia2013, will serve as a strategic platform for the satellite communications industry in Asia. It will provide the latest updates and pressing issues, and will gather the largest assembly of global and regional satellite companies, including ABS, APT Satellite, AsiaSat, China Satellite Communications, Eutelsat, iDirect, Inmarsat, Intelsat, MEASAT, Novelsat, SES, Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), SkyPerfect JSAT and THAICOM.
