[SatNews] Registration to attend IBC, the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the content creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide, opens on April 19th.

IBC is one of the most prestigious global tradeshows in the world, attracting the leading brands, finest minds and wisest investors. With 1,300+ key international suppliers from over 140 countries, thirteen packed halls of hi-tech products and services, certified training, a world class conference and prestigious awards ceremony, IBC connects people at the highest level. Registration for the event opens on April 19, 2011, and to enable visitors to make the most of their involvement, IBC offers early-bird registration, allowing free access to all the attractions taking place throughout the exhibition halls and large discounts on a wide variety of conference passes.

The IBC Conference attracts the most significant speakers from across the industry, giving attendees the opportunity to engage and debate with some of the most innovative thinkers from the leading companies in the world. Split into four carefully selected streams — Technology Advancements, Content Creation and Innovation, The Business of Broadcasting — the conference ensures that all the themes relevant to the future of the industry are represented. Sessions are a mixture of panel discussions, tutorials, papers, masterclasses and case studies. If you book early IBC offers substantial savings on a range of conference passes to enable attendees to assemble a flexible, tailored programme focusing on practical skills or strategic discussions.
Hot topics for the conference change year by year, reflecting the evolution and direction of the industry, technology and business models that underpin it. Providing in-depth coverage of subjects that really matter to the industry today, the spotlight for 2011 falls on Connected TV & Devices, 3D, Sports, Advertising and Next Generation Workflows.



IBC is launching a new event — The IBC2011 Leader’s Summit. Supported by Deloitte and the City of Amsterdam, this elite event for Europe’s key international leaders will take place on Thursday, the 8th, and Friday, the 9th, of September. The carefully selected program focuses around ‘Leadership in a Digital Age’ and will be led by some of the most inspirational and influential figures within the electronic media industry and will address the challenges of steering organizations to success through the new media landscape.