The Triumvirate Gains Strength

The newly launched NXTAsia will join the trio of BroadcastAsia, ConnecTechAsia, and CommunicAsia to address the role of accelerated digital change in Asia’s growing economy

- Vinita Bhatia

This year, BroadcastAsia will combine the strengths of CommunicAsia, ConnecTechAsia, and the newly-launched NXTAsia, which will stage

its inaugural edition from 26th to 28th June 2018, in Singapore. While the legacy events CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia have served the telecommunications and broadcast media sectors respectively for nearly 40 years, the new NXTAsia builds upon this to bring new technologies that are shaping Asia’s increasingly innovation-driven economy. At the same time, with the advent of the industry 4.0, ConnecTechAsia will present a holistic ecosystem of infrastructure, technology, and services that businesses and governments in Asia need to thrive in this new era.

“As Asia pursues digital transformation at an accelerated pace, it is critical that the event evolves alongside the dramatic shifts happening in the spaces we serve,” said Victor Wong, Project Director, UBM, organiser of ConnecTechAsia. “The new event reflects the pulse of Asia today, and is the only business platform covering the converging ecosystems of communications, broadcasting and emerging technologies connecting the physical and digital worlds.”

With on-demand and streaming services surging in popularity, BroadcastAsia will shine a spotlight on the future of broadcasting, exploring how news and entertainment have been consumed over the past decade, and the challenges and opportunities this creates for traditional broadcasters and OTT players. It will highlight technologies that are reshaping the value chain, such as the latest innovations in UHD/HDR, IP broadcasting, live production, content media security, OTT and alternative content platforms.