Media Futures Conference 2009

Beyond Broadcast

Friday 3 July, Bloomberg Auditorium, London, EC2

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The media sector is facing unprecedented challenges as we move ‘beyond broadcast’. What does this mean for the future of media? Our presenters responded...

  • Melanie HowardMelanie Howard and Professor James Woudhuysen explained how to use social insights to find out what the consumer really wants and to help create innovative content and platforms.
  • Matt LockeMatt Locke, Commissioning Editor, Education New Media at Channel 4, explained why we are moving beyond broadcast and discuss Channel 4’s thinking about kids, broadcasting and the Internet, and reflect on the nature of media literacy and the changing relationship of public and private.
  • Toby SyfretToby Syfret of Enders Analysis presented the numbers and analysis of the real developments in the media and broadcast sectors, and discussed the implications for business models.
  • Patrick BarwiseProfessor Patrick Barwise argued that the incremental value of video-on-demand is very limited with respect to the personal video recorder.
  • Ben FentonBen Fenton, Chief Media Correspondent at the Financial Times chaired the session The Data Today: Audiences and Industry.
  • Alexander GrunsteidlAlexander Grunsteidl, founder of Digital Wellbeing Labs, showed a visual history of media futures and presented the Apple iTunes media case study.
  • Anver NonenAvner Ronen presented Boxee, an open platform that turns a computer and HDTV into an entertainment platform for movies, TV shows, music and photos, including Hulu, YouTube and iPlayer.
  • Don BoydBritish film director and producer Don Boyd presented the soon-to-be launched Hibrow.tv, of which he is founder and editor-in-chief, the world’s first independent Internet platform for freshly created content curated and produced by established professionals working in the visual and performing arts.
  • Chris MeadeChris Meade, director of if:book, the national agency exploring the future of the book in the digital age, presented its experimental book projects, and reflected on new content forms that might drive technology adoption.
  • Dale HerigstadDale Herigstad presented a number of ground-breaking interface design projects as well as new, advanced ways to input and communicate with a TV set. He also demonstrated the use of smart remote and gestural technologies and also discussed Schematic’s conceptual thinking.
  • Chris JacksonChris Jackson talked about the community-developed URIplay project, which allows users to access media in precisely the right format on the device of their choice, and creates a platform form for reliable sharing of meta media information.
  • Jan-Christoph ZoelsWillem Boijens from Vodafone presented research conducted with Jan-Christoph Zoels at at Experientia that uses large data sets to uncover meaningful insights for users, revealing connections, patterns and coincidences in our lives.
  • Dominic CameronDominic Cameron, Managing Director of ITV.com, talked about the lessons for an established media company developing new media platforms.
  • PresenterAlex Balfour explained LOCOG’s cross-plaform strategy for London 2012 including its models for engaging with audiences and collaborating with existing broadcasters such as the BBC.
  • Dan HonDan Hon, co-founder and CEO of Six to Start, talked about the opportunities and pitfalls for broadcasters when they produce new kinds of entertainment native to the Web.
  • Tim MorganTim Morgan demonstrated a live fantasy football game, developed by Mint Digital, played in parallel with a televised match.
  • Fabio SergioFabio Sergio of frog design reviewed a soon-to-launch social TV application for the iPhone based around Twitter.
  • Bill ThompsonBill Thompson facilitated a discussion on ‘feasible futures’.
  • Richard SambrookBBC Global News Director Richard Sambrook reflected on concerns and challenges related to journalism ‘beyond broadcast’.
  • Charlie BeckettCharlie Beckett, Director of POLIS, reflected on concerns and challenges related to journalism ‘beyond broadcast’.
  • John AngeliJohn Angeli, Head of Content at the Press Association, reflected on concerns and challenges related to journalism ‘beyond broadcast’.
  • Philipp EnczPhilipp Encz of Bloomberg Television moderated the panel reflecting on concerns and challenges related to journalism ‘beyond broadcast’.
  • Mike ButcherMike Butcher, editor of TechCrunch Europe, looked at media futures from the point of view of startups, entrepreneurs, and early stage investors across Europe.
  • Carolyn MorganCarolyn Morgan of Penmaen Media talked about business models for online media and how news businesses can exploit their existing strengths.
  • Alan PatrickAlan Patrick of Broadsight presented the ‘Future of Online Video Distribution’ research for the Telco 2.0 Initiative, and looked at the technical and economic dynamics of the transitions from old to new media.
  • John GillesJohn Gilles of San Francisco-based Method discussed business strategies for IPTV and new content providers, and design as a strategic tool, illustrated by Method’s media interface design work for PBS video online and others.