The TV show Africa 2011

Recent major advances in broadcasting have opened up many opportunities for growth, with local businesses clamouring to find innovative ways to bring this technology to the African market.
The TV Show promises to equip you with all the necessary know-how on how to use these opportunities and tap into multiplatform TV innovation on the African continent. Learn how to use multiplatform TV, including IPTV and VoD, Mobile TV, 3D and HDTV, to grow your business, how to align strategy with market conditions and partner with key industry members, and how to keep this new revenue stream sustainable.

The show will feature an A-list of international industry executives, including Jose dos Santos, Managing Director of Vodacom Mozambique, who will give a talk on how to make sense of the convergence of online and traditional media; Sanjay Behl, Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Communications India will advise on how to ride the IPTV wave by encouraging viewers to switch from traditional TV; and Linda Jensen, Chief Executive Officer of HBO Central Europe, Hungary will reveal Europe's strategies and how to adapt them for the hungry African market.

Media convergence is becoming a reality in the broadcasting landscape, with multiplatform TV being predicted as the future of broadcasting. The world is also moving towards complete digital broadcasting, away from analogue, which frees up the spectrum for new technology, such as HD and 3DTV. Talks at the Show will valuable insight into implementing these new technologies, and will give a glimpse into emerging broadcasting platforms, including IPTV, VoD, online video and mobile TV.

Co-located with SatCom Africa, Africa's only satellite forum, The TV Show Africa is the first forum that brings together the value chain for multiplatform TV, with emphasis on finding innovative ways of bringing this technology to the market.

Date: 30 May 2011 to 02 June 2011
Venue: Sandton Convention centre, Johannesburg