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Trade Shows 2010
The 2010 NAB show will once more be
held at the huge Las Vegas Convention
Centre near the Las Vegas Strip this
April, and will include more than 1,500
exhibiting companies in 800,000 square
feet of exhibit space focusing on content
and content lifecycle. The buzz word for this year’s event is ‘broader-casting’, covering all the new
technological trends across multiple platforms and applications. There will be a Broader-casting
Conference with three programming streams that will gather leading media executives, content
creators, and technicians for an in-depth examination of the intersection of creativity, technology,
and developing business models. The conferences will run from April 10-15, exhibits from April 12-15,
and the conference centre is within walking distance of over 100,000 guest rooms.
www.nabshow.com
N A M M h o s t s t w o
trade shows a year in
North America for the
m u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s
and products industry.
First is the NAMM Show 10, which takes place
at California’s Anaheim Convention Centre from
January 14-17. The event features musicians
such as Quincy Jones, Yoko Ono, Stevie Wonder,
and Gene Simmons. Later in the year, Summer
NAMM will be held in Nashville, Tennessee
from June 18-20. This smaller show is more
focused on industry meetings and professional
development.
www.namm.org
Held at London’s Earls Court 2 from February 16-18, Broadcast Video
Expo covers the whole breadth of the production, post, and delivery
market for audio and video. The show hosts over 200 exhibitors and
claims to be the only technology exhibition in the UK that is totally
dedicated to this field. This year, there will also be a sister show running
alongside Broadcast Video Expo. The Production Show is aimed at
companies and individuals working in film, TV, and facilities that want to
meet new service providers and suppliers and get together with peers
and colleagues for industry discussions.
www.broadcastvideoexpo.co.uk
The international Prolight + Sound trade fair takes place in Frankfurt,
Germany, over four days from March 24-27, and presents products
and services from the fields of event and communication technology,
audio-visual production, and entertainment. The show, which is held
at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre, has a new hall structure
this year that should mean shorter walking distances for visitors.
The show is held in conjunction with parallel trade fair Musikmesse,
which gives dealers, professional musicians, and music lovers
an insight into the latest trends in musical instruments, sheet music,
accessories, and computer hardware and software. Prolight and Sound
attracted 34,000 visitors last year, with 850 exhibitors coming from
42 countries.
www.prolight-sound.com
The 32nd ABTT Theatre
Show will take place
i n L o n d o n ’s R o y a l
Hor ticultural Halls on
June 16-17. Attracting an
expanding visitor base
year on year, the ABTT Theatre Show’s core
attendance comes from parties involved in
equipping, refurbishing, and upgrading drama
studios, theatre, and auditoria. Other frequent
attendees include architects, consultants, and
building service managers.
www.abtt.org.uk
CABSAT MENA is the leading international digital media event for the Middle
East, Africa, and South Asia, and is held at the Dubai International Convention
and Exhibition Centre from March 2-4. The event has been taking place since
1995, and is the third largest trade fair of its type in the world, with CABSAT
2009 attracting 8,603 visitors and 678 participating companies. Satellite
MENA was launched last year, and runs in conjunction with CABSAT. It is the
first event of its kind in the region and is pitched at broadcasters, commercial
entities, telecoms operators, government, NGOs and the military; and aims to
be an industry networking platform to explore business opportunities, formulate strategies, and create
partnerships for video, voice, data, and IP communications over satellite.
www.cabsat.com
Music Live is the
p l a c e t o c h e c k
o u t t h e l a t e s t
and greatest gear
from the world’s
most famous brands. The show is set to run
at the Birmingham NEC from November 5-7,
and should see the return of its Live Stage
and Drum Clinics, the Sounds Expo area, and
a bevvy of guest star performances. Previous
guest performers include The Burning Beat Boys,
They Fell From The Sky, and Rick Parfitt.
www.musiclive.co.uk
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AUDIO MEDIA JANUARY 2010