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DELHI: For the first time ever, the Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting (MIB) has been invited to the National
Association of Broadcasters (Nab) Show 2008, where joint secretary
Zohra Chatterjee is slated to speak on 14 April.
The
event is scheduled to be held between 14 and 17 April in Las
Vegas, USA, but a final decision on whether Chatterjee would
be visiting is being taken, informed MIB officials.
It
is learnt that Chatterjee would address the issue of impediments
in unfolding Cas, as the emphasis at the show this year is
digital entertainment.
Academy
Award-winning actor and critically acclaimed screenwriter,
director and producer Tim Robbins will deliver the opening
keynote. Robbins will look at the changing face of entertainment
and how new distribution and content creation opportunities
will impact Hollywood and other industries.
Though
there will be conferences starting 11 April, the main event
with the keynote address will be held on 14 April, and exhibitions
will be running through the period. More than 160 countries
would attend.
From
India, another participant would be Time Broadband Services
Pvt Ltd director of operations and CTO Amit Dev, who will
be discussing IPTV. The company has already done a soft launch
of the IPTV service in India, called My Time.
The
Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) and the National Association
of Broadcasters will host a breakfast session focused on mobile
television opportunities for local TV broadcasters on 14 April.
On
the opening day, executives from the broadcasting and cable
industries will participate in an in-depth panel discussion
on partnership opportunities available during the transition
to digital television, and possibly India will make an important
presentation.
Titled
"DTV Transition: Partnership Opportunities for Cable
Operators and Broadcasters," the discussion will include
Raycom Media president and CEO Paul McTear, Time Warner Cable
president and CEO Glenn Britt, Comcast Cable (west division)
president Brad Dusto, Advance/Newhouse Communications chairman
and CEO Robert Miron, and National Cable and Telecommunications
Association president and CEO Kyle McSlarrow. Former FCC Chairman
Richard Wiley will moderate the discussion.
Last
year, there were more than 111,028 attendees from 163 countries,
with 1,600 exhibitors generating an estimated $50 billion
in commerce.
Nab
is a trade association that promotes and protects the interests
of free, local radio and television broadcasters throughout
the US.
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