ANGA CABLE
ANGA MANAGEMENT A number of top broadcast technology providers will exhibit at ANGA Cable next month, offering one of the earliest opportunities to see the latest launches from NAB, without the inconvenience of travelling all the way to Las Vegas.
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AB will always be broadcast technology first choice for debuting new products and innovations. IBC is often the first chance that many in the Middle East will have to see these exhibits outside of the Las Vegas extravaganza. However, three weeks after the conclusion of NAB, more than 300 of the industry’s leading cable, broadband and satellite firms meet in Cologne for ANGA Cable. Last year’s exhibition attracted 13,600 visitors with conditional access firms, satellite service operators and network technology manufacturers prominent on the list of exhibitors this year. The show provides the region’s broadcast engineers with an opportunity to see the latest technology four months ahead of IBC and with fewer tourists and souvenir hunters to compete with. The event’s organiser, the Association of German Cable Operators (ANGA) announced late last month that it had already sold out all available exhibition space at the show in another sign of good health for the industry. “We are pleased with the renewed confidence of out exhibitors,” says Dr Peter Charisse, managing
director, ANGA. “Our concept with a close connection between the exhibition element and the congress, with a clear focus on the business clients of the TV and broadband sector has again proven a success.” The event’s congress has also developed a strong reputation attracting larger numbers of delegates than the conference streams of other more established exhibitions. As well covering traditional broadcasting topics, this year’s edition will also look at some of the fundamental issues surrounding distribution by broadband and more specifically, whether the future of high-speed internet lies with fibre networks or LTE. “The range of topics covered in this year’s congress programme is wider than ever,” says Charisse. “The strategy panels will cover broadband and media politics, the latest fibre and headend technologies as well as copyright and licensing law for digital TV and IPTV.” Companies taking part in the congress at the time of print include Ericsson, MTV Networks, Cisco, Alcatel Lucent and Discovery Networks. The show runs from May 4-6 at the Cologne Fair Grounds Congress Centre East, Germany. www.digitalproductionme.com