LEADING VISITORS FROM ACRO the INDUSTRY, OUTSTANDING SEMINAR PROGRAMME AND CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES COMBINE TO CREATE BEST EVER BVE

LEADING VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE INDUSTRY, OUTSTANDING SEMINAR PROGRAMME AND CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES COMBINE TO CREATE BEST EVER BVE 06 March 2015

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BVE 2015 celebrates successful show and looks forward to London Entertainment Week 2016

BVE 2015 has been widely acknowledged as the best yet, with a high quality and diverse audience attending from across the broadening content creation industry. With a seminar programme full of world class speakers and industry leading debate, the event combined overflowing theatres with a huge variety of exhibitors, new and returning. New features such as the Live! Ammunition! pitching contest and fascinating keynote sessions from Richard Ayoade and Catherine Hardwicke also caused great excitement, and the facilitated networking sessions were packed every day.

Alison Willis, Portfolio Director, said, We're so pleased with the response we've had to this year's BVE. We worked hard to reflect the continuing evolution of the broadcast industry by introducing new features and partners from non-traditional sectors including marketing and AV, and also broadened our offering for pre-production and production professionals. The feedback we have received so far has been phenomenal, and strongly supports our plans to create a broader event that will bring all of the UK creative industries closer together.

The show again saw over 15,000* key industry decision makers including leading DOPs, indies, post houses, broadcasters and brands attend in full force. Just some of the leading companies represented include ITV, Discovery, BBC, Absolute Post, Big Bang Post Productions, Clear Cut Pictures, BT Sport, Argos, Westfield, Burberry, Transport for London, Endemol and Arsenal Media Group amongst many others.

BVE 2015 also saw record numbers of new exhibitors including Aerialworx, Broaman, Ooona, StypeGRIP, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, West End Studios, Trickbox TV and Pinewood Studios. Over 76% of the showfloor is already rebooked for 2016, including leading names WTS, Sony, JVC and ARRI.

Joanna Kaliniecka-Williamson, Marketing & Communications Co-Ordinator, VizRT, said, Vizrt has exhibited at BVE since its inception a decade ago and this third year at the ExCeL saw our stand the busiest ever! The increase in footfall year on year is remarkable - we had a fantastic show. We plan to come back next year with an even bigger stand.

Nick Dew, Director, Really Creative Media, said, This was our first time at BVE and the first time we have exhibited at a broadcast-based event. It has exceeded our expectations with the number of people we have spoken to from the production services sector, and we've seen a good mixture of bookers and influencers. It has definitely been worthwhile to exhibit at BVE.

The show organisers are now building on the diverse visitor and exhibitor profile at this year's show and the continuing convergence of the UK's creative industries with plans for London Entertainment Week 2016, a week-long series of events built around an expanded BVE show. The event will encompass film, TV, commercials, theatre, brands/corporate, AV, live events and gaming. Supporters to date include Raindance, EVCOM, the IABM, Escape Studios, VFX Festival 2016, ABTT and BKSTS. Interested parties should contact Daniel.Sacchelli@i2ieventsgroup.com

About BVE

BVE is the UK's largest event for professionals involved in taking content from creation to consumption. It regularly attracts in excess of 15,000 visitors from more than 60 countries and combines expert-led free seminars with an exhibition that features 300+ of the leading manufacturers, distributors and resellers of professional production and broadcast equipment and systems. Covering everything from camera accessories to 360 workflow solutions, BVE truly is the essential broadcast and production technology event.

About i2i Events Group

i2i Events Group delivers world-class exhibitions and large-scale events in key sectors including home and gift, fashion, retail, healthcare, energy, environment, education, technology and media. Its portfolio of worldwide events includes World Retail Congress, RWM in partnership with CIWM, Spring Fair, Naidex, BVE, Bett, The Water Event, Money 2020 and Pure London. It prides itself on opening up possibilities for its customers and each year brings more than 250,000 decision makers together to network, source, test, buy and sell brilliant products, services, ideas and solutions. The company is headed up by Mark Shashoua who joined EMAP as Group MD of EMAP Connect in November 2011 and became CEO of i2i Events Group in March 2012. i2i Events Group is powered by Top Right Group, formerly known as Emap International Ltd.

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