THE PAY' FORWARD - CABSAT 2015 CONFERENCES TO BOOST REGIONAL MEDIA COMPANIES' REVENUE POTENTIAL 03 March 2015
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Enhanced Knowledge Exchange Formats to Deliver Regional and Global Expertise on Product Innovation and Monetisation Opportunities
Ex-Netflix Director and Hollywood Hotshot Corey Bridges Joins Coca Cola, ESPN, MTV, NBA and Paramount in All-Star Cast of International Studios, Brands and Content Houses.
The 21st edition of CABSAT, the leading professional content management event in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), will roll-out an expanded schedule of sector-specific conferences, training schemes and seminars as part of its mandate to empower regional companies with the acumen to drive product innovation and capitalise on game-changing monetisation avenues.
In total, 16 sessions will feature renowned voices from regional and global media houses both visionary independents and mega corporations - and blue-chip companies. The roll-call includes Al Jazeera, AVID, the UK's Channel 4, Coca Cola Co., Comedy Central, The Creative Grid, Ericsson Media Room, FOX International, ESPN, Huffington Post, icflix, ITV UK, MBC, MTV, NBA, Netflix, Nickelodeon, OSN, Paramount, Piksel, Rotana, Scribble Live, Selevision, Unilever, VIACOM, Yahlive and Zee Entertainment.
Under a primary theme of Connecting Live Content Opportunities', the CABSAT & NAB Show Collaborative Conference will be opened by Corey Bridges - one of the original directors who launched Netflix in the USA, the founder of Multiverse, a member of the Producers Guild of America, and a former Senior Vice President of Marketing for Hollywood visionary James Cameron's firm CAMERON | PACE Group (CPG).
Bridges' keynote address will highlight his experiences building disruptive and innovative content companies such as Netflix and James Cameron's 3D technology company, as well as exploring how the business and production of multi-platform content is moving beyond delivering interactive content and towards fully-immersive, trans-media experiences.
Other dedicated industry sessions include The Future of Sports Presentation', Content Production The Producers' Gallery', The Future of Broadcast', Hyper-Personalisation with Piksel', Social TV Audience Measurement Monetisation with Pay Wizard', and a seven-person panel discussing Automation, Delivery, Security and Analytics the Four Pillars of Next-Generation Connected TV', amongst others.
Conference attendees will also receive an exclusive state-of-the-industry report worth USD$3,495 on Trends in Broadcast and New Media Video in Middle East and North Africa' prepared by Frost & Sullivan, the Knowledge Partner for CABSAT 2015. With video content now widely available on alternative media besides television, the exclusive White Paper will include case studies and key findings on MENA-wide video consumption, market penetration, content types, drivers and restraints, innovative business models and technology and market trends.
With total advertising spend in entertainment and media across the Middle East and Africa due to increase from USD$43.5 billion in 2014 to USD$65.9 billion in 2018, the enhanced conference and knowledge exchange elements at CABSAT 2015 will accelerate the show's position as the region's leading industry platform for media companies to better understand innovative, best-practice business strategies to evolve their products for the benefit of viewers and consumers, said Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President, Exhibitions & Events Management, DWTC, the CABSAT organiser.
The trio's tutorials will cover timelapse photography, video compression, LOG and RAW video, green screen production and web video production strategies, as well as technical guidance on software programmes such as DaVinci Resolve, Blackmagic Design cameras, GoPro cameras, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, Sync Sound Workflow, Adobe Photoshop for broadcast graphics and video, and Avid Media Composer.
Speakers at the CABSAT & NAB Show Collaborative Conference include:
Vidya S Nath, Research Director - Digital Media Practice, Frost & Sullivan
Mukund Cairae, CEO, Zee Entertainment - Middle East
Moustapha Bekheet, Head of Mazika at ARPU+, OT Ventures
Dr. Naser Refaat, Technologist & Business Strategies Executive and Acting CTO, Rotana
Carlos Tibi, CEO, ICflix
Dr. Yaser Bishr, Executive Director Development & Strategy, Al Jazeera Media Network
Stephen Smith, CTO Cloud, Imagine Communications.
Raffaele Annecchino, General Manager, Viacom
David Amodio, Digital and Creative Leader, Channel 4
Caroline Frost, Media & Entertainment Editor, Huffington Post
Martyn Suker, ITV UK's Director of Production Innovation
Mariano Bosaz, Group Director Digital, Coca Cola Co.
Colin Morrisson, Vice President TV & Media Business, Ericsson
Jamie MacKinley, Senior Vice President, Pay Wizard
Matthew Kwok, Senior Producer of Monday Night Football, ESPN
Neil Berry, Executive Vice President, Piksel
Miles Weaver, Programme Innovation Strategist, Piksel
Christina Mixon, Digital Manager, NBA Entertainment
Ralph Cochrane, CEO, The Creative Grid
Masood M Sharif Mahmood, CEO, Yahsat
Dr. Raed Khusheim, CEO, Selevision
Sami Boustany, CEO, Yahlive
Karim Sarkis, Former Head of TV, Abu Dhabi Media
Sanjay Raina, General Manager, FOX International
Vince Mifsud, CEO, Scribble Live
Assad Rahman, Media Director, Unilever
About CABSAT
CABSAT is the leading professional content management event in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA). An exciting, interactive event featuring all the major global technology and service providers for this growing industry, CABSAT - now in its 21st year - continues to extend its global reach. The show is the domin
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THE PAY' FORWARD - CABSAT 2015 CONFERENCES TO BOOST REGIONAL MEDIA COMPANIES' REVENUE POTENTIAL 03 March 2015
