Added value sessions

Whatever your place in the media and entertainment industry, IBC2009 provided the knowledge you needed to give you a competitive edge. IBC visitors gained a more in-depth understanding of how new distribution technologies were impacting the world of content creation, management and delivery.  For more information on exhibiting in 2010 please click here.

In addition to these sessions, IBC also hosted the leading broadcast and media conference.

"It's completely full and a positive show. I've made good contacts and done lots of networking." Peter Van Der Spek.

Now in their fourth year, the IBC Exhibition Business Briefings provided a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about the latest developments and business opportunities in digital signage, IPTV and mobile. 

At these popular free-admission sessions, leading exhibitors shared their insights into the impact that new distribution technologies are having on the content creation, management and delivery experience.

Participants included Open IPTV Forum and Oracle.  A detailed schedule of the 2009 Business Briefings and other value-added sessions is shown below.

With as many as 1,300 exhibiting companies on the show floor in 2009, it could be a challenge to identify the 'must see' exhibits if you were new to IBC or a technology area, or perhaps if your time at the exhibition was limited.

This is where the ever-popular What Caught My Eye strand helped visitors to make the most of their IBC experience. Industry experts in key areas tracked down the hottest new products and developments in their fields, then reported back in a short but enlightening free session. The reporters were chosen for their lively style as well as their in-depth knowledge, so delegates received detailed information and a complete lack of baffling technical jargon.

	Added Value
Friday 11 September 2009
	Exhibition Business Briefing
	Getting better broadcast picture quality with JPEG2000
	Exhibition Business Briefing - Panasonic
Saturday 12 September 2009
	What Caught My Eye? Workflow – or getting stuff on multiple screens easily
	Networking Break
	Exhibition Business Briefing - Exterity, Oracle, IBM
	Exhibition Business Briefing - Fora, IPTV, Arqiva, Open IPTV Forum
	Exhibition Business Briefing: Qualcomm, Harmonic
	IBC Saturday night 3D movie
Sunday 13 September 2009
	What Caught My Eye? Creative technology
	The EDCF/SMPTE D-Cinema technical and post-production workshop
Monday 14 September 2009
	What Caught My Eye? Media on the move
	Beyond gaming: the business benefit in user-generated animated content
	Networking Break
	Exhibition Business Briefing - Open IPTV Forum, Cisco Systems
	Networking Lunch
	Exhibition Business Briefing
	Networking Break
	Out of the blue
	IBC Monday night 3D movie
Tuesday 15 September 2009
	Practical Limits in IP networks
	EDCF D-cinema update

The IBC2009 conference programme brought together business and creative leaders alongside the technical research, programme of papers, panel discussions, presentations and masterclasses.