THE 13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CSTB’2011
MIDEXPO exhibition company is delighted to announce the “Call for Contributions” for the forthcoming CSTB'2011 (Moscow) conference. The conference will be held in Moscow between the 1st and 3d February 2011 in Crocus Expo (pavilion 1).
It is anticipated that the 2011 conference will cover topics across the full spectrum of media production and delivery, extending from cable and satellite to terrestrial television and radio broadcasting to broadband. The conference of 2011 will pay particular attention to the many aspects of developing and introducing Digital Television services in Russia, with discussions and presentations covering all aspects from technology issues through business and legislative (spectrum) to case studies. In addition, the establishment of the opportunity to consume and contribute media whilst on the move also highlights the accelerating convergence between the traditional broadcasting and the telecoms industries, for both the manufacturers and service providers.
Please find the submission form for your abstract and biography here
Closing date for receipt of Abstracts/Offers is 15th November, however please note that speaking opportunities are limited and are eagerly sought after so early submission is strongly recommended.
ANTICIPATED TOPICS
Note that these topics may be grouped into sessions that link into logical and relevant presentations. The topics below do not exclude other particularly exciting and innovative proposals that you may wish the organizers to consider.
Marketing in multi-channel digital networks (cable and satellite networks, IP networks, mobile networks, HDTV).
- Sociological portrait of the pay TV audience as a basis for marketing planning strategies.
- Marketing approaches corresponding to the demands of the modern technological platforms.
- Value priorities of the subscriber – many channels, digital quality, high resolution, interactivity, mobility, capacity.
- Fair pricing of individual TV service and the relationship between price and market penetration.
- How can operators of multi-channel digital TV services attract subscribers and increase income from subscribers?
Alternative delivery systems
- Business schemes facilitating the development of mobile TV projects.
- Relative attractiveness of different systems of Mobile TV – 3G, WiMAX, DVB-T, DVB-H.
- Triple Play in wireless networks – service packages, quality assurance, pricing structure and subscriber loyalty.
- Comparison of 4G – LTE vs WiMAX.
- Cooperation and coexistence with data transfer networks.
- Catch-up TV.
How can governmental regulation assist to solve the problems of the multi-channel digital TV market?
- Issues of licensing of pay multi-program TV.
- Issues of IPTV regulation.
- Issues of free-to-air digital TV regulation – penetration into buildings and mobility.
- Regulation and censorship of content that may be customer demand driven and sources of operator’s income: news, sports, films, adult content, etc. Regulation in the context of copyright and intellectual property rights.
- Regulation of the relationship between operators and TV channels.
- Governmental programs for wireless Internet access.
- Legislative base development for Mobile TV.
Issues of transition to digital delivery. Experience of foreign and Russian operators.
- Consumer education programs
- Issues of analogue switch-off
- Spectrum
Technology provides new opportunities for broadcasters and other electronic media
- Post-production and non-linear editing system
- Play-out servers and broadcasting automatization
- Data storage system
- The role of test & measurement in digital television delivery
- Workflow and asset management
Video content in social networks and on web-portals.
Content production and sale by VOD systems.
- Use of social networks for TV programme promotion, “viral advertising”.
- Business models of free and paid content in video networks – advertising, subscription or pay per view.
- Legal issues of content in social networks and on web-portals, ownership and acceptability.
- Business model based on paid services or advertising model?
- Role, place and profitability of VoD in the general package of pay-TV.
- Ensuring competitiveness of VoD content in the environment of free video content.
Satellites – the basis of the modern TV-networks
- Plans of Russian and foreign operators for satellite constellation development.
- When will the shortage of satellite capacity come to an end?
- Satellites for the individual subscriber and the value of satellite TV to the user – multi-channel TV, access to international sources & premium content. Issues and solutions for community reception for multi-apartment dwellings.
- Satellite digital TV (DVB-SH).
- Individual satellite internet – when, for who, where and at what cost?
Is 3D TV going to become the next “must have” for television delivery?
- Technologies of broadcasting , presentation and display of 3D TV.
- Competition for 3D TV distribution – satellite, cable, IPTV, DVB-T?
- The prioritized values of the user – high definition or third dimension.
- Value added to 3D TV and attractiveness for operators and subscribers.
- The issues of and progress towards standardization.
- What content will benefit from 3D TV?
- Set-top box and 3D-to- 2D compatibility
- Physiological aspects of 3D TV
THE FINAL SCHEDULE OF ALL THE PAPERS WILL BE PLACED ON THE WEBSITE AT THE END OF DECEMBER!
ADMITTANCE FOR THE CONFERENCE SESSIONS IS FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL THE VISITORS!
For more details please contact:
Organizer – MIDEXPO exhibition company
Tel.: +7 (495) 737 74 79
Fax: +7 (499) 145 51 33
Yana Boyarskaya
CSTB Conference manager
E-mail: yana@midexpo.ru
Anna Koloskova
CSTB Conference manager
E-mail: anna@midexpo.ru
