Drone maker DJI today announced it has opened registration for the company’s AirWorks enterprise drone conference, Nov. 7-9, in Denver. The three-day conference offers workshops, training and networking aimed at helping attendees put drones to work. The conference will present insight on current and future trends in commercial drone use. While the event does not […]
Conferences and Conventions
SMPTE Annual Conference To Tackle Next-Gen Media
The Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers today announced its 2017 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Oct. 24-26, will take the deep dive on next-gen media. The tech conference will include 70 paper presentations, two exhibit halls and session rooms at the Hollywood & Highland Center, an Oktoberfest reception and the society’s annual awards […]
IEEE BTS To Hold Broadcast Symposium In October
The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society will hold its annual symposium at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Va., Oct. 10-12. The 2017 IEEE Broadcast Symposium will offer three days of tutorials, technical sessions, a new poster session and exhibits. Broadcast engineers and those from academia from around the world attend the symposium, which provides an […]
IBC Judges Select Big Data, Journalism Paper For Top Honor
A paper on journalism and big data by Marcelo Souza and several colleagues from Brazilian broadcasters TV Globo has been selected as the winner of the IBC Conference Prize, IBC organizers announced today. The paper, “Big data for data journalism, enhanced business analytics and video recommendation at Globo,” lays out three ways the broadcast is […]
PBS To Host October VSF Meeting
The Video Services Forum (VSF) has announced its October meeting will be hosted by PBS in Crystal City, Arlington, Va. VSF has reserved two blocks of rooms for the meetings, Oct. 3-4, and a special rate including breakfast is available Oct. 1-5. Rooms are available at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport and the […]
SBG, ONE Media, TeamCast Shortlisted for IBC Innovation Award
Organizers of the IBC 2017 Innovation Awards have shortlisted ONE Media, TeamCast and Sinclair Broadcast Group in the content distribution category. The companies are being considered for their Next Generation of Broadcast Platform project. According to a press release jointly issued today by the companies, the project “reconsiders the traditional way” a terrestrial broadcast network is […]
SET Expo Organizers Seek Papers
The clock is ticking down to the July 31 deadline for submission of scientific papers for the 2017 SET (the Brazilian Society of Television Engineering) Expo Conferences in São Paulo on Aug. 21-24. Articles will be published in the SET International Journal of Broadcast Engineering (SET IJBE). Authors will receive an invitation to present their […]
IBC 2017 To Tackle VR, AR
IBC 2017 will be the place to be in September to learn about virtual and augmented reality, according to show organizers. The event will offer a variety of events, sessions, speeches and special features related to these fast emerging areas of the media and entertainment industry. Among the VR and AR-focused IBC happenings will be: Conference […]
IBC 2017 To Launch C-Tech Forum
IBC 2017 in Amsterdam feature a new forum open to C-level media and broadcasting executives on an invitation-only basis, event organizers announced today. The new show feature, C-Tech Forum, will provide an opportunity for peer-to-peer discussions on two industry disruptors: cybersecurity and the advent of 5G, a press release announcing the inaugural event said. Confirmed […]
VSF Sets October Meeting For PBS Venue
The Video Services Forum will hold its October meeting at PBS in Arlington, Va. VSF is seeking papers for the meeting, which will be held Oct. 3-4 at 2100 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, Va. Those wishing to present a paper should submit a 100- to 200-word synopsis by Aug. 15. Among the paper topics […]