BES EXPO 2008

BES EXPO 2008 is the Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial
& SatelliteBroadcasting. It will be held from 23rd to 25th Feb
2008 in Delhi.
It is the 14th in the series of expos being organised by the
Broadcast Engineering Society (India).
This event follows BES EXPO 2007, which was appreciated, by
exhibitors,delegates as well as visitors. Nearly 300 companies
from 25 countries displayed their products in BES EXPO 2007
directly or through their dealers in India. Exhibiting companies
included those from Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel,Italy, Japan,
Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland,
Taiwan, U.K. and U.S.A.

Date And Venue
Dates: 23rd to 25th Feb 2008.
Venue: Pragati Maidan , New Delhi in Halls 12 & 12A.
Pragati Maidan is India's biggest exhibition centre and is located
in the heart of Delhi.

Exhibition
The exhibition will be held in Halls 12A. Entry to the exhibition
is free.

Visitors' Profile
BES EXPO 2008 is expected to be visited by nearly 6,000 engineers,
managers,cinematographers, consultants, entrepreneurs and policy &
decision- makers from Radio and TV broadcasting organisations as
well as studio and post-production units in the private, public
and Government sectors in India.

Conference
The conference will be held in Hall 12.

Theme
The theme of the BES EXPO 2008 is:
Multi-faceted Broadcasting -- Present and Future

Sessions
The three-day conference will be held concurrently with the exhibition in
Hall 12. Besides keynote addresses, the conference will have the following
sessions:
-DTT in the age of Cable and DTH
-HDTV: Implementation and Strategies
-Content Creation and Management
-Diverse Delivery Platform
-Evolving Technologies - The Journey Ahead
-Digital Radio - New Experience
-Stress Management
-Regulatory & Policy Issues

BES EXPO 2008 is approved by:
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India
It is endorsed by:
International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers.
It is supported by:
Prasar Bharati (All India Radio & Doordarshan India)
Society of Broadcast Engineers, USA
Several other national and International bodies

Indian Broadcast And Scenario
The broadcasting sector in India has grown rapidly over the
last few yearsand the trend is expected to continue. In a
study conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers, the film and
entertainment industry in India is expected to grow from
Rs 43,700 crores (US$ 9.9 billion) in 2006 to Rs 1,00,000
crores (US$ 22.7 billion) in 2011. More specifically, TV
industry in India is expected to grow from Rs 19,100
crores (US$ 4.3 billion) to Rs 51,900 crores (US$ 11.8
billion), Radio industry from Rs 500 crores (US$ 0.1
billion) to Rs 1,700 crores (US$ 0.4 billion) and film
industry from Rs 8,500 crores (US$ 1.9 billion) to Rs
23,000 crores (US$ 5.3 billion). The positive mood
expressed in PWC's report is further emphasized by the
following facts and figures:
TV households in India are expected to reach 111 million
in 2007 TV penetration in urban areas is expected to
reach 723 per '000 population in 2007 TV penetration
in rural areas is expected to reach 185 per '000 population
in 2007
Terrestrial transmission covers nearly 92% of India's
population for TV and 100% for Radio
Nearly 300 TV channels are beaming signals over the
Indian sub-continent through 7,500 cable networks
DTH is set to sweep the Indian market with Doordarshan's
DTH, Zee's Dish TV, Tata-Sky and the proposed ventures
of Sun TV and Bharati
More than 160 FM transmitters have been installed by
Prasar Bharati, the national broadcaster for Radio
and TV in India, in important cities and another 120
are in different stages of implementation. Currently,
Prasar Bharati has 361 transmitters in service including
146 medium wave, 54 short wave and 161 FM In Private FM,
21 stations have been made operational in Phase I and
another 245 stations spread over 91 cities are proposed
to be set up in Phase II The present primary coverage
of FM is approx 24% by area and 35% population. The
primary coverage of FM and medium wave is approx 92%
by area and 99% by population In DRM, an existing 250
kW short wave transmitter has been upgraded to DRM
mode and experimental service in DRM taken up on SW
and MW. In the 11th Plan, regional short wave
transmitters are proposed to be replaced by DRM
transmitters
DVB-H service on mobile handheld devices with
DVB-H compatibility has been started by Doordarshan
with a bouquet of 8 channels Nearly 4,000 community
radio stations are likely to come up within the next
three years

Brochure for BES EXPO 2008
http://www.besindia.com/Brochure%20BES%20EXPO%202008.pdf