BroadcastPro Middle East is delighted to announce the launch of ASBU BroadcastPro Middle East Summit and Awards 2011 along with the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU). The announcement was made at the magazines first anniversary party, which was hosted at Calabar, The Address Downtown Dubai on July 11. Speaking about the partnership, Richard Judd, managing […]
BroadcastPro Middle East is delighted to announce the launch of ASBU BroadcastPro Middle East Summit and Awards 2011 along with the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU).
The announcement was made at the magazines first anniversary party, which was hosted at Calabar, The Address Downtown Dubai on July 11.
Speaking about the partnership, Richard Judd, managing director, CPI stated: Our inaugural summit and awards in November will address the need for education and training in the sector and we are extremely pleased to have ASBU as our presenting partner for this event.
But this is not all. Broadcast Pro ME is also pleased to announce plans for further growth to supplement our brand. In addition to our already successful Workshop Pro series, we will be launching two new titles Satellite Pro and AV Pro. This is in response to the increasing investment and growth in the broadcast industry.
The ASBU BroadcastPro Middle East Summit and Awards 2011, which will be hosted on November 23 in Dubai, is aimed at bringing broadcast industry peers together in a knowledge sharing environment to discuss, debate and share technical know-how.
One element that is sorely lacking in the Middle East is training, stated Vijaya Cherian, editor, BroadcastPro Middle East.
Very few companies have shown the willingness to invest in training or upgrading the skills of the broadcast industry unlike the IT industry. In our market, road shows are common but they are aimed at promoting a specific manufacturers products or solutions. No publication has taken the initiative to host an engineering conference in the region that is solely dedicated to discussing the daily issues that tech experts face, whether it is migrating to High Definition or adopting a cloud environment. Our aim is create a favourable environment for such discussions to take place.
The Summit will be held during the day and will be wrapped up in the evening with a gala awards ceremony.
One of the prime reasons for partnering with ASBU has been to ensure that we maintain credibility in the market and have a more transparent judging process. In addition, ASBU has access to a huge database of broadcast players across the pan Arab market and we want to encourage a more widespread participation, stated Raz Islam, sales director, BroadcastPro ME.
Details of the Summit and Awards will be available on the web site in a few weeks.
If you have any suggestions for a topic, please email them to Vijaya@cpidubai.com
We would also like to bring together a panel of CTOs and technical heads for one session. Please email Vijaya@cpidubai.com if you would like to be a part of the panel. Limited seats will be available for the panel.
The Summit and Awards is scheduled to be held on November 23, 2011 in Dubai. Details of the venue will be announced shortly.
Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) is one of the most respected organisations in the world and is a major player in the field of broadcasting. Its members include broadcasters from across the pan Arab market. ASBU has always aimed to promote innovative thinking and international practices in the Arab world for broadcasting. ASBU was also the recipient of the 2009 IBC Innovation Award along with Newtec and Arabsat for its MENOS implementation.
Dr. Riyadh Najm, deputy minister of engineering, Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information is the president of ASBU and is a well known and respected figure in the Arab world.
