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16th International Conference & Exhibition on Terrestrial & Satellite Broadcasting started here at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on Friday 29th of January 2010. The Expo bannered under Broadcast Engineering Society (India), this time carries the theme of ‘Broadcasters & New Media Technologies’ and will focus on the expanding opportunities in the following domain. This 3 day exhibition being India’s biggest Broadcasting Technology show will continue till 31st of this month.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Ms. Ambika Soni, Minister of Information and Broadcasting India as a Chief Guest and Mr. Sharad Sadhu, Director (ABU) as the keynote speaker. Whereas other respected guests were B.S. Lalli, CEO Prasar Bharati and Uday Varma, Special Secretary (I&B).

Director of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), Mr. Sharad Sadhu delivered his lecture concentrating on different issues of broadcasting as the keynote speaker of the programme.

Addressing the gathering and welcoming the audience to the BES Expo 2010, R.R. Prasad, President BES said, “Digital is taking over from the conventional broadcasting operation. Analogue, Tape-based, Hardware dominated work flow is being replaced by digital, file-based & software dominated work flow.”

Whereas in her addression, Minister Soni stated, “I am very glad to see the largest society of Broadcast Professionals i.e. BES is keeping with the opportunity to organize a conference cum exhibition at such grand scale so that the people mutually benefit. The competition is gradually increasing in the broadcasting environment but at the same time ensuring healthy growth of technology eventually benefiting the consumers.”

She also mentioned about the challenges being faced by the Broadcasting industry in India. Phase III policy for FM, HITS, Community Radio and how the upcoming Commonwealth Games in India would change the Broadcasting scenario.

BES is organizing this EXPO with a purpose of providing a perfect platform to all media professionals, dealers, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and all the organizations related to this domain. This EXPO will include display of technology and equipment related to broadcasting arena such as Production & Post Production, Satellite & Microwave, Multimedia, Networking, Cable, Broadband, DTH, HDTV, IPTV, DRM, DRM+, Internet TV and Transmission etc.

Total 78 exhibitors from India and abroad are participating in the event. Some major players from the long list include SONY, Prasar Bharati, Prime Focus, Playbox Technology, Harris Broadcast, Qualcomm India, Schaf Broadcast, Sennheiser India, RSG Infotech Pvt. Ltd. WASP 3D and many others.

Around 4000 Individuals and companies related TV and Radio industry from countries such as Canada, India, Australia, Austria, Finland, France, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, U.K, U.S.A, Norway, Netherlands and many more are expected to visit this EXPO.

Halls no. 8, 9 & 11A of Pragati Maidan are holding the arrangements of this exhibition and several lectures, seminars and conferences will be conducted during the span of following three days.