Europe's Leading IPTV Event Attracts High Profile Speaker Line-up




-/November 22, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-A showcase featuring the latest applications of IPTV from across the globe will be one of the highlights of Europe's leading dedicated IPTV event, IPTV World Forum. It is staged at the Olympia Conference Centre, London, 6th - 8th March, 2006.

The IPTV World Forum is aimed at the industries supporting the market's rapid growth from telcos and broadband providers to broadcasters. It has
already attracted top level executive speakers from Europe, America, and Asia. Among the top names presenting will be:

. Andrew Burke, CEO, BT Entertainment Division
. Emanuele Angelidis, Chief Executive, Bulldog Communications
. Stuart Baxter, SVP European Distribution, Sony Pictures Television International
. Christopher B. Coles, President, CEO, Siemens Home Entertainment and Myrio
. Scott Alcott, COO Fixed Line Services, Belgacom
. Martin Cullum, GM Technology Development - Video Networks, Bell Canada
. Amit Khanna, Chairman, Reliance Entertainment
. Attila Gazdag, Managing Director, Walt Disney Internet Group, Europe
. Richard Ayers, Portal Director, Tiscali
. Antonio Schuh, Head of Special Projects, Telef?nica Internacional
. Roger Lynch, Chairman & CEO, Videonetworks
. Paolo Agostinelli, Chief Marketing Officer, Fastweb

"This is the largest of our series of dedicated IPTV events around the world," said organiser Ian Johnson. "IPTV is a big talking point in the telecoms market - at a time when increased ARPU and reduced churn are key to operator success. Triple-Play is to play a major role in the development of the market in the very near future."

The applications showcase will feature state-of-the-art demonstrations from IPTV providers around the world. Visitors to the show will be able to see, first-hand, the full capabilities and the provision of live and on-demand video over Internet Protocol. There will be a demo lounge dedicated to showcasing live and simulated services from commercially available IPTV packages.

A further attraction of the event will be the prestigious industry party, organised by Fashion TV, one of the four most distributed channels worldwide.

Junction Ltd. is a leading specialist in events for the digital technology market. Its expertise includes home networking, IPTV, digital radio, interactive TV advertising, and mobile TV. Junction is also the organiser of the IPTV Asia Forum taking place later this month, 28th - 29th November, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. The event, boasting Scientific-Atlanta as Platinum sponsor, includes HBO Asia, Fastweb, Microsoft TV and China Netcom amongst its speakers.


IPTV World Forum, 6th - 8th March, 2006, Olympia, London
http://www.iptv-forum.com

IPTV Asia Forum, 28th - 29th November, 2005, Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong
http://www.iptv-asia.com