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Scheduling Information
All news conferences are held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Room N242, unless otherwise noted. Exhibitors interested in reserving the room should complete the News Conference Scheduling Form.
| 3:00 p.m. |
BT MEDIA & BROADCAST
Contact: Annette Ellingham, 011 (44) 131 448 6631
Email: Annette.ellingham@bt.com
PR Contact: Tom Bracken, (805) 302-5771
Email: tbracken@sbcglobal.net
*Press Conference at Wynn Hotel in the Chambertin 1 ballroom (3 – 4 pm)
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| 4:00 p.m. |
THOMSON
Contact: Denise Williams, (503) 526-8160
Email: denise.williams@thomson.net
*Press Conference located at the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel in the Margaux 2 ballroom (4 – 6 p.m.) |
| 6:00 p.m. |
OMNEON
Contact: Lisa Vieira, (408) 585-5140
The Omneon press briefing will start at 6:00pm at the Palms Casino Resort in the Jazz Room, Fantasy Tower, 2nd floor. Omneon will provide transportation from the Thomson event at the Wynn, with buses scheduled at 5:30pm and 5:45pm. |
| 9:00 a.m. | SNELL & WILCOX LTD
Exhibiting Company Contact: Navpreet Maingi, +44 (0) 2392 489 000
Email: navpreet.maingi@snellwilcox.com
Fax: +44 (0) 2392 451 411
PR Contact: Susan Warren, (631) 261-1013
Wall Street Communications |
| 1:00 p.m. | PANASONIC BROADCAST
Exhibiting Company Contact: Pat Lamb, (518) 692-8150
Email: patalamb@aol.com
*Located at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino (1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
Panasonic Broadcast will host its annual NAB press conference on Sunday, April 13 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas. Further details on the conference will be announced closer to the date. Please mark the time and date in your calendar.
RSVP to Pat Lamb by Tuesday, April 1 at patalamb@aol.com or by phone at (518) 692-8150 / ET. |
| 3:00 p.m. | SONY ELECTRONICS
Exhibiting Company Contact: Tom Di Nome, (201) 930-6357
*Located at Bally's Event Center (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) |
| 3:00 p.m. | NAB HD RADIO TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT TASK FORCE
Contact: Kris Jones, (202) 429-5486
A technology development project just completed by NAB's HD Radio Technology Advancement Task Force will be unveiled, involving improved and lower-cost implementations of HD Radio equipment for broadcasters
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| 7:00 p.m. | HARRIS BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS
Exhibiting Company Contact: David Glidden, (513) 459-3639
Email: david.glidden@harris.com; Fax: (513) 701-5321
PR Contact: Robin Hoffman, (973) 746-6970
Pipeline Communications; Email: robinh@pipecomm.com
*Press Conference located at the Venetian Hotel, Murano rooms 3302 & 3202 |
| 8:00 a.m. | COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALITIES
Exhibiting Company Contact: Donna Siari, (631) 273-0404
Email: donnas@commspecial.com
Communications Specialties, Inc. introduces the Pure Digital Fiberlink® 7500 Series for DVI over Fiber and the Pure Digital Fiberlink® 3150 Series for HD-SDI over fiber.
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| 9:00 a.m. | ROHDE & SCHWARZ, INC.
Exhibiting Company Contact: Chris Petrole (410) 910-7836
Email: chris.petrole@rohde-schwarz.com
Fax: (401)910-7801
PR Contact: Harriet Diener, (201) 995-1133
Desert Moon Communications, Email: harriet@desertmooncomm.com
*Press Conference lcoated at Event Booth C1933
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| 11:00 a.m. | BLACKMAGIC DESIGN
Exhibiting Company Contact: Victoria Battison, (408) 779-4476
Email: victoriab@blackmagic-design.com
*Press Conference located at Event Booth SL10920 |
| 11:30 a.m. | MEDIA EXCEL
"Media Excel and MTV: Rocking NAB 2008 with Next-Generation Video Transcoding"
Presented by Stewart Frey, Vice President, Applications, Development, Production and Operations, MTV Networks
*Press Conference located at Event Booth C2951
MTV Networks details its selection of the Media Excel HERA 3200 encoder/transcoder products for the company's global transcoding requirements.
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| 11:30 a.m. | HOLOPHONE
Exhibiting Company Contact: Heather Ball, (631) 659-2309 xt. 19
Email: heatherb@dpagan.com
Fax: (631) 659-2310
*Press Conference located at Event Booth N6438 and N6435
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| 12:00 p.m. | RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Exhibiting Company Contact: Andreas Hilmer, +49 202-292-9511
Email: andreas.hilmer@riedel.net; Fax: +49 202-292-9999
*Press Conference located at Event Booth C7511
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| 12:00 p.m. | BROADCAST MICROWAVE SERVICES
Exhibiting Company Contact: David Drozd, (858) 391-3050
Email: ddrozd@bms-inc.com; Fax: (858) 391-3049
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| 2:00 p.m. | NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (NTIA), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Exhibiting Company Contact: Barbara Brown, (202) 482-4374
Email: bbrown@ntia.doc.gov; Fax: (202) 501-8009
Meredith Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary and Acting NTIA Administrator, U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will provide an update on the TV Converter Box Coupon Program and highlight collaboration with the broadcast community, including:
- Role of TV Converter Box Coupon Program in providing all Americans an affordable consumer choice;
- Coupon Program request data and retailer participation;
- Update of NTIA consumers education plan and partnerships with TV Broadcasters;
- Best Practices in communicating the digital TV transition message featuring selected TV Broadcasters in large and small, rural and urban markets.
- Question & Answer with media to follow briefing
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| 3:00 p.m. | SOUND DEVICES
Exhibiting Company Contact: Heather Ball, (631) 659-2309 xt. 19
Email: heatherb@dpagan.com; Fax: (631) 659-2310
*Press Conference located at Event Booth N7235
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| 3:30 p.m. | A-VSB INITIATIVE
*Press Conference located at the Renaissance Hotel's Capital Room from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The A-VSB Initiative - Samsung Electronics, MobiTV, Nokia Siemens Networks, Rohde & Schwarz and SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIME® - will be making a major announcement.
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| 4:00 p.m. | THE BUBBLE & SQUEAK PRESS CONFERENCE
Contact: Claire Timlett, +44 (0) 207 287 4261
Email: claire@bubblesqueak.co.uk
*Press Conference is from 4 – 6 p.m.
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| 5:00 p.m. |
HARMAN PRO GROUP (STUDER / SOUNDCRAFT / AKG / JBL)
Contact: Kerry Kapin, (818) 895-3498
Email: kkapin@harman.com
PR Contact: Chris Shuler, (574) 287-8410
Email: christophershuler@comcast.net
*Press Event held at exhibit booth N8229
Studer will be proudly toasting its 60 year anniversary at NAB as well as debut an exciting new digital console for on-air broadcast. New products from Soundcraft, AKG and JBL will also be on display. Refreshments will be available.
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| 5:45 p.m. |
BARCO
Contact: Severine Willems, 32 5636 8411
Email: serverine.willems@barco.com
*Press Conference located at Event Booth SL3213
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| 5:45 p.m. |
VIZRT
Contact: Francois Laborie, +11 (47) 5500 8837
Email: flaborie@vizrt.com
PR Contact: Robin Hoffman, (973) 746-6970
Email: robinh@pipecomm.com Fax (973) 746-6701
*Press Conference located at Event Booth SL4805
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| 9:00 a.m. |
MARINER PARTNERS INC.
Contact (Off site): Marie Jo Thibault, (506) 650-6111
Email:mariejo.thibault@marinerpartners.com; Fax: (506) 642-9012
Contact (On site): Brock Sansom, (902) 476-0928
Email: brock.sansom@marinerpartners.com; Fax: (506) 642-9012
*Press conference located at Event Booth C1154
An IP Video Industry First: Mariner Announces 'frostt', the IPTV Service Acceleration Platform. 'frostt' delivers on the promise of IPTV: a rich and sophisticated interactive viewer experience.
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| 9:00 a.m. |
NETWORK ELECTONICS US
Exhibiting Company Contact: Cameron Francis, (800) 420-5909
Email:ussales@network-elecotronics.com; Fax: (800) 420-5911
PR Contact: Harriet Diener, (201)995-1133
Desert Moon Communications, Email: harriet@desertmooncomm.com
*Press conference to be held at Event Booth SU10814
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| 10:00 a.m. |
NATIONAL TELECONSULTANTS, INC
Exhibiting Company Contact: Joey Faust, (818) 265-4486
Email: joey.faust@ntc.com; Fax: (818) 265-4455
PR Contact: Brian McKernan, (516) 829-0404
Marcomm Group, Email: bmckernan@marcommgroup.com
Concerned about fast-changing media technologies? NTC, world media technology leader, presents the "State of the Industry" 2008, examining fundamental changes in the media business-technology landscape.
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| 11:00 a.m. |
BEYERDYNAMIC INC.
Exhibiting Company Contact: Dana Froula, (630) 750-0997
Email:dana@beyerdynamic.usa.com; Fax: (630) 678-0716
*Press Conference located at Event Booth N7917
Headzone Pro XT launch at NAB 2008. Please join us for a special live demo of our latest 5.1 portable studio.
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| 12:00 p.m. |
DIGIGRAM
Exhibiting Company Contact: Remi Oudinot, +33 (0) 4765 24747
Email: oudinot@digigram.com
*Conference to be held on their booth N9205
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| 4:00 p.m. | MEDIA EXCEL
"Media Excel and MTV: Rocking NAB 2008 with Next-Generation Video Transcoding"
Presented by Tris Baer, Vice President, Applications, Development, Production Operations and Broadcast, MTV Networks
*Press Conference located at Event Booth C2951
MTV Networks details its selection of the Media Excel HERA 3200 encoder/transcoder products for the company's global transcoding requirements.
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| 9:00 a.m. |
SHOTOKU BROADCAST SYSTEMS
Exhibiting Company Contact: James Eddershaw, +44 1784-224-650
Email: info@shotoku.co.uk;
PR Contact: Harriet Diener, (201) 995-1133
Desert Moon Communications,
Email: harriet@desertmooncomm.com
*Press Conference located at Event Booth C7515
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