The 20th edition of CABSAT was officially opened by His Excellency Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, in the presence of His Excellency Helal AlMarri, CEO, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Director General, Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM) on March 11, 2014. On the shows opening day, a […]
The 20th edition of CABSAT was officially opened by His Excellency Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, in the presence of His Excellency Helal AlMarri, CEO, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Director General, Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM) on March 11, 2014.
On the shows opening day, a huge line-up of heavyweight industry talent including representatives from icflix, FOX, National Geographic, STAR, MBC, Google, Deutsche Telekom, BroadbandTV Corp, VIACOM, Piksel, the UKs Channel 4 and Manchester United F.C. amongst others – participated in eight thought-leading sessions at the CABSAT Conference in partnership with NAB Show, while two state-of-the-industry white papers were released by Frost & Sullivan (TV-Everywhere in MENA specially commissioned by CABSAT) and Arab Advisors Group (HDTV in the Arab World in 2014).
With 900 exhibitors from more than 60 countries participating across nine halls at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), CABSAT attendees witnessed several regional and international product launches, as well as cutting-edge product demonstrations in the Content Delivery Hub a dedicated zone for multiscreen digital entertainment solutions and distribution formats, turn-key content sourcing, management and marketing of content.
More than 13,000 visitors are expected to attend CABSAT, which ends on Thursday 13th March.
