WASHINGTON—The 2017 NAB Show Shanghai will be sharing the Shanghai National International Expo Center this year, as the NAB has announced the conference will co-locate with the annual Shanghai International Film & TV Festival (SIFF). The 2017 NAB Show Shanghai will take place from June 13-15, which will overlap with the TV portion of the SIFF.

NAB Show Shanghai is also referred to as Global Innovation Exchange and consists of three core conferences and four featured conferences, with an emphasis on broadcast, film, new media, VR/AR and cable/telecommunications/OTT industries.

Scheduled speakers and sessions are expected to focus on IP-based entertainment systems, application of 5G technology, motion picture technologies, NextGen TV and issues specific to the Chinese media market. Two hundred exhibitors are expected, including Canon, Christie, Extron, NewTek, Panasonic and Sony.

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WASHINGTON—Word seemed to get around about NAB Show Shanghai, as the National Association of Broadcasters have reported that the show’s attendance increased five times in its second year. The conference, which was co-produced by the International High Tech Cultural Device Cluster, drew more than 5,000 attendees, based on pre-show and onsite registration (numbers subject to change with results of ongoing audit).

Attendance wasn’t the only thing that grew in the show’s second year. A 50,000 square foot exhibit floor was also added to this year’s conference. NAB reports that 145 companies took up spots on the exhibit floor, including the likes of Akamai Technologies, B&H Photo Video, NewTek, Shanghai Media Group, and Sony. The three-day conference also featured a program that included sessions on broadcast, cable, virtual reality, film, OTT and 4K.

NAB Show Shanghai launched in 2015 with the goal of gathering media professionals for to emphasize the need of collaborating on emerging technologies and global business solutions.

The 2016 NAB Show Shanghai ran from Dec. 6-9 at the Shanghai National International Expo Center and Kerry Hotel. The 2017 NAB Show Shanghai is already scheduled to take place from June 13-15 in conjunction with the Shanghai International Film and Television Festival.

WASHINGTON—Heading into the second annual NAB Show Shanghai, NAB has announced an expansion of educational programming for attendees. This year’s show will feature three core conferences and four conference tracks, in addition to a new exhibit floor.

The three core conference programs will be “Global Broadcasting Executive Conference,” which will address common global issues like robotics, OTT content, social media and cloud computing; “Global Filmmaker and Producer Conference”; and “Global Cable Operator Conference,” a co-production with the Broadcasting Intelligence Terminal Industry Alliance and will discuss things like VR and OTT. These conferences will be held from Dec. 6-8.

VR and augmented reality, 4K/UHD, social media and OTT make up NAB Show Shanghai’s four conference tracks. Speakers will be on hand to talk about these subjects from Dec. 7-8.

Additional offerings for the 2016 NAB Show Shanghai are a new exhibit floor that will be open from Dec. 7-9, and the China Post | Production Conference, produced in partnership with Future Media Concepts, that will run from Dec. 6-8.

NAB Show Shanghai will take place from Dec. 6-9 at the Shanghai National International Expo Center. For more information or to register, click here.