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IBC2011 by the numbers shows a return to growth and the possibility of a still stronger event in 2012, according to show organizers.

The final attendance number for this year’s event is 50,462, a 4 percent increase from the 2010 gathering, according to IBC chief executive officer Michael Crimp. But overall attendance only tells part of the story. IBC2011 saw more than 160 countries represented as attendees and 1300 exhibitors participate in the show. more

Television advertising next year in the United States will see ad revenues grow 7.1 percent, due in large part to 2012 political advertising and the Summer Olympics, according to a forecast from MagnaGlobal released Oct. 11.

The updated forecast, MagnaGlobal’s “U.S. Media Owners Advertising Revenue Forecast,” continues to estimate ad growth across all major media this year of 1.6 percent or $173 billion in ad revenue for the year. more

FOR-A has named Katsuaki Kiyohara, former VP of the company, as its new president.

Kiyohara assumes the new role immediately. Keizo Kiyohara, founder and former president of FOR-A, assumes the new role of chairman of the board of directors for the company and continues on as the CEO of FOR-A Group.

Turner Studios, the production arm of the Turner Broadcasting System, is integrating the Nexidia Dialog Search into its daily operations, the company announced last month.

Nexidia Dialog Search helps broadcasters, movie studios and online video providers monetize their asset libraries by quickly finding any word or phrase spoken in their media, leveraging recorded dialog as precisely timed metadata.

Capable of searching 100,000 hours of audio, video and standard metadata in less than a second, Nexidia’s technology — available as both a standalone product and a software appliance for integration with existing media asset management systems — provides a richer, more detailed way to find valuable content in dozens of languages. more

Telestream has announced new sales management roles for two senior executives.

Steve Ellis was named VP of Emerging Markets, and Kevin McCartney was named VP of Sales for Telestream’s enterprise products. These changes will allow the company to better address growth markets in the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions, while continuing to maintain momentum in North America and EAME (Europe, Africa and the Middle East), the company said.

LARCAN has announced that Sean East has rejoined the company as a sales manager and will lead the transmitter manufacturer’s Canadian sales effort in growing and developing new business opportunities within broadcast and emerging markets.

East has more than 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry. Most recently with Harris, as regional sales manager for their Canadian Radio Broadcast sales division, East has a proven track record in broadcast transmission sales.

Today’s media landscape can be summed up with two concepts — infinite content and the ubiquity of screens.

Those were two of the major takeaways from the IBC2011 session “Apps and Gizmos – Consumers Lead the Way,” chaired by Ken Blakeslee, chairman of WebMobility Ventures, a UK-based consulting firm that advises clients on bringing multimedia mobility products to market. more

Broadcast dry hire and systems rental specialist Presteigne Charter has chosen Custom Consoles Module-R studio furniture for a transportable International Broadcast Centre (IBC) to be used during a major series of marine sporting events.

Working in association with the event organizers, Presteigne Charter will design, integrate, operate and maintain the IBC as a fully equipped custom-built structure occupying eight 40ft containers. These will provide the resources needed to televise the regattas to viewers around the world. more

UK service provider and YouView partner TalkTalk has deployed a service monitoring solution from Agama Technologies in its IPTV head-end.

With continuous real-time monitoring of all streams, detecting everything from packet loss to freeze-frame conditions, TalkTalk gains true control and understanding of the service quality as it leaves the head-end. more

PrimeTel Cyprus has deployed Anevia’s video streaming solution and service infrastructure for live TV and video on demand (VOD).

The private Cypriot telecommunications carrier operates an ADSL platform, a fiber-optic network, a next-generation submarine cable system and a mobile phone service. PrimeTel offers triple-play packages to retail customers, combining broadband Internet, telephony and IPTV services.

Anevia’s ViaDemand is a carrier-grade software solution based on its circular buffer technology for delivering VOD and time-shifting through IPTV networks. more