I look forward to welcoming all of you to the third annual edition of the ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards on November 12 at The Address Dubai Marina. Since our first instalment, we have seen the number of nominations for the awards grow and the quality of the submissions improve substantially. Likewise, attendance for our […]
I look forward to welcoming all of you to the third annual edition of the ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards on November 12 at The Address Dubai Marina. Since our first instalment, we have seen the number of nominations for the awards grow and the quality of the submissions improve substantially. Likewise, attendance for our event has increased each year.
There is one thing, however, that hasnt changed, and that is late submissions. People invariably want one more day to submit their nominations after the final extension. Of course, the kind of excuses that pour in have gone
from faintly amusing to the really bizarre over the years.
Besides the internet was down and the client didnt approve until now, we have also heard about a fire next door, a thief has broken into my house (yes, that too) and, of course, this year, there was a missing dog and a terribly infectious ailment because of which Im bedridden to contend with. Incidentally, I bumped into the man with the mysterious ailment a day later at a party and there was not even a sniffle in sight. But all of these make for merry memories and the important thing is that we do manage to get all of those entries in, eventually.
Having said that, we return this year with an exciting line-up of more than 25 industry speakers as they debate regional strategies for multi-screen broadcasting, 4K, telcos in the broadcast space, and explore steps towards creating sustainable business models in production, and TV and radio broadcasting.
I am also delighted to announce that the person featured on our cover this month will headline the summit this year. Mohammed Akhlaq, Launch Technical Director of Al Jazeera America, was tasked with getting a news channel up and running within 12 weeks in the US, with multiple sites ready for operations. He will share more details about the challenges of launching a channel in the US, given that most other international broadcasters, who are not originally from there, do not operate independent channels only affiliates.
See you at The Address Dubai Marina on
November 12.
