Each year it seems another person in our industry feels the terrible effects of cancer, but on the 8th February this year – the Telemedia world felt a collective sense of loss at the news that our dear friend - Alex Ruff had died aged 45 after an 18 month battle with cancer.

Alex had been the life and soul of numerous World Telemedia events (parties) - many of which have of course been held in Amsterdam. So after consultation with his family and in response to the many individuals that have approached us – we’d like to dedicate this year’s show to his memory and launch “The Ruff Riders Appeal” to support The Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK which raises money for research into bowel cancer.