Europe's leading IPTV event attracts high profile speaker line-up

4th December 2005-A showcase featuring the latest IPTV applications from across the globe will be one of the highlights of Europe's leading dedicated IPTV event, the IPTV World Forum. It will be staged at the Olympia Conference Centre, London from the 6th to the 8th of March, 2006.

The IPTV World Forum is aimed at the industries supporting the market’s rapid growth from telcos and broadband providers to broadcasters. It has already attracted top level executive speakers from Europe, America, and Asia.

Among the top names presenting will be:

Andrew Burke, CEO, BT Entertainment Division
Emanuele Angelidis, Chief Executive, Bulldog Communications
Stuart Baxter, SVP European Distribution, Sony Pictures Television International
Orri Hauksson, Vice President Research & Business Development, Iceland Telecom
Simon Guild, CEO, MTV Networks Europe
Christopher B. Coles, President, CEO, Siemens Home Entertainment and Myrio
Scott Alcott, COO Fixed Line Services, Belgacom
Hou Ziqiang, Chief Technology Advisor, China Netcom
Martin Cullum, GM Technology Development - Video Networks, Bell Canada
Amit Khanna, Chairman, Reliance Entertainment
Attila Gazdag, Managing Director, Walt Disney Internet Group, Europe
Richard Ayers, Portal Director, Tiscali
Jermey Yates, Managing Director, Playboy TV
Dom Stasi, CTO, TVN Entertainment
Iman Shah bin Ismail, Vice President of MITV Broadband, MITV Malaysia
Antonio Schuh, Head of Special Projects, Telefónica Internacional
Roger Lynch, Chairman & CEO, Videonetworks
Andy Birchall, Chairman, On-demand Group
Paolo Agostinelli, Chief Marketing Officer, Fastweb
Miroslaw Smyk, IPTV Business Development Consultant, Cesky Telecom
Gavin Young, Technical Chairman, DSL Forum
Sreeram Chakravarthy Gomadam, Head-Technical, Bharti Tele-Ventures
Armin Sumesguter, Head of Strategic Portfolio Management & Innovation, Telekom Austria

“This is the largest of our series of dedicated IPTV events around the world,� said organiser Ian Johnson. “IPTV is a big talking point in the telecoms market – at a time when increased ARPU and reduced churn are key to operator success. Triple-Play is to play a major role in the development of the market in the very near future.�

The applications showcase will feature state-of-the-art demonstrations from IPTV providers around the world. Visitors to the show will be able to see, first-hand, the full capabilities and the provision of live and on-demand video over Internet Protocol. There will also be a demo lounge, dedicated to showcasing live and simulated services from commercially available IPTV packages.

A further attraction will be a prestigious industry party, organised by Fashion TV, one of the four most distributed channels worldwide.

The event will also feature an Exhibition Zone with over 60 companies from around the world. You will be able to see the latest technologies and developments, meet old friends and make new contacts – it’s the ideal opportunity to speak to exhibitors face-to-face. No time to attend the conference? That’s fine; the organisers are releasing 1000 exhibition-only tickets.

For more information please visit http://www.iptv-forum.com

IPTV World Forum
6th – 8th March,2006
Olympia
London