Diversified buys India shows

INDIA – International exhibition organiser and publisher Diversified Business Communications has bought a number of music, entertainment and technology events and publications from Infocast Systems in India.

Diversified has acquired PALM Expo, Cinema India Expo, Musician Expo, and the recently-launched Info Communica Expo and its affiliated publications including Pro Sound Systems, Studio Systems and Cinema Systems.

President and CEO of Diversified, Nancy Hasselback says: “Createasphere, our entertainment division located in Burbank, will be directly involved. PALM Expo and the other events in India present an immediate opportunity to grow the creative, music and technology events in India while reinforcing connections throughout the international entertainment community.”

President of Createasphere, Kristin Petrovich-Kennedy, will oversee international sales for the India events.  She says: “Participation in the India events is a natural extension of Diversified’s global presence.”

PALM Expo, in co-location with Musician Expo, Cinema India Expo, and the Info Communica Expo, is set to take place at the Bombay Exhibition Center on June 3–5, 2010.