By: Ben Robinson, IntoMobile Friday, September 5th, 2008 at 12:53 PM
IBC 2008 is coming (very) soon to the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam. Great, you think, why should I care? Well, IBC is an entertainment industry exhibition and conference. And given part of that industry is “mobilised”, then there are going to be a large number of mobile companies there, showing their wares.
Specifically, the “Mobile Zone” is full of Mobile TV and video providers, and if last years show was anything to go by, a hotbed of activity.
If you fancy going, check out the opening dates/times below, and then go to the IBC website to sort yourself out a ticket!
IBC returns to the RAI Centre in Amsterdam, with the conference opening on 11 September and the exhibition running from 12 to 16 September 2008.
The exhibition opens to visitors at the following times:
Friday 12 September 12.00-18.00 hrs
Saturday, 13 September 09.30-18.00 hrs
Sunday 14 September 09.30-18.00 hrs
Monday 15 September 09.30-18.00 hrs
Tuesday 16 September 09.30-16.00 hrs
Exhibitors will have access from 08.00 hrs each open day of the show
www.ibc.org both captures all the information from last year’s event and will chart the progress towards the next. As we have information to share, so our electronic newsletters will keep you up to date with the build-up to IBC2008. We look forward to seeing you there.
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career
when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has
now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the
next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas!
He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently
became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years
when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to
'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make
your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device)
isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question
of why you continue to use it...
His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and
infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the
occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience
in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with
regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.