ITNewsAfrica is proud to announce that Mr. Tun Van Rijswijck, Chief Operating Officer of Broadcasting Centre Europe (BCE) will be a guest speaker at the forthcoming Africa Future TV Conference 2009 to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa in August.
BCE is a European leader in technical services in the areas of television, radio, production and postproduction, telecommunication and IT. With more than 200 highly qualified and motivated people, BCE serves about 400 clients in various sectors, such as TV channels, radio stations, film distributors, producers, advertising companies, telecommunications operators and public services.
Mr. Van Risjswick, will deliver a paper focusing on Tapeless Distribution worldwide. Besides speaking at the conference in Sandton he is also representing his company who are sponsors of the event.
Special Projects editor of ITNewsAfrica.com Samuel Mungadze, excited by the development said,” We are definitely doing something positive for the continent. The support from BCE just goes to confirm how important our work is in pushing the African development agenda”.
The 1st Africa Future TV conference 2009 is scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of August at the Sandton Sun in Johannesburg.
With over 80 decision makers across the world having confirmed their attendance, the gathering will address issues pertinent to the industry.
Africa Future TV 2009 will explore issues in digital media, mobile solutions and broadcasting: mobile TV, digital migration, new digital media, HDTV, IPTV, interactive TV, and multiplatforms ect. The conference will also examine the latest ideas in digital television development including successes and operational management strategies.
Some of the prestigious speakers are:
- Salim Alim; Founder and CEO -A24media
- Jason Lobel; Director Sub Saharan Africa- Ericsson
- George Twumasi; CEO- ABN Holding
- Richard Yelen;Vice President and General Manager- NeouLion
- Yusuf Nabee; DTT Project Leader -SABC
- Pierre van der Hoven; CEO-Southern Africa Direct
- Alex Okosi; Managing Director & Senior Vice President MTV Networks Africa
Some of the topics to be covered are:
- The Development, opportunities, and challenges of Digital TV.
- Mobile TV handset technology: A place for venture investment?
- Powering Mobile TV as an interactive media.
- What content compels the viewers to stay tuned?
- IPTV, or online video, what’s the next generation of TV?
- Innovation and Cooperation: New commercial models for Future TV
- 4 Tracks: Cable TV, Mobile TV, IPTV, and Digital Terrestial TV
- Case Studies and Panel Discussions
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