IBC2009 is certainly one of the most important European trade shows designed to showcase all manner of content creation, delivery, and management environments. Content is the focus of the exhibition, as well it should be, for content is the driving force behind viable SatBroadcasting, IPTV, DTV, 3DTV, HDTV, multimedia, video, audio, marketing, advertising, editorial, and more, and is the prime driving force for commercial, government, NGOs and private sector info delivery success. At IBC2009 this year, there were also heavily visited sectors dedicated to emerging media: IPTV + Mobile Zones and the Digital Signage Zone.

Silvano Payne, the publisher of SatNews as well as SatMagazine, MilsatMagazine, digiGO! and the International Satellite Directory, takes great pleasure in meeting and greeting those in the satellite and broadcasting industry with whom he has had personal and business relationships for more than 25 years as well as those who are newly introduced friends. Joining him on this important trip to IBC2009 is Jill Durfee, SatNews' marketing director, who has worked with Silvano for more than seven years on the business side of the publication group.

From left to right:

• Silvano at Advantech with the latest issue of SatMagazine
• Silvano + Jill @ AVL Technologies
• And, naturally, the pause that refreshes at Intorel, with Dragana and Srdjan Mijanovic, for...

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