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TELEVISION #DTGSummit
BEYOND
IMAGINATION
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Welcome to the 2022 Summit
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elevision beyond current bounds, shape, our plans must harness the best of British
beyond current borders, beyond thinkers. Together we must unleash the power of data
imagination… the topic, the discussion generated by so many in-depth connections to fuel
and the rallying cry to collective action television innovation into the 2030s.
has never been more timely. Our plan must ensure ease of access for all – access
The publication last week of ‘Up Next – The to services, access to content and access to the best
Government’s vision for the broadcasting sector’ quality viewer experience possible – consistently.
underlines very clearly how much, and how fast, the Success will be defined by great personalisation
television landscape is changing. But what do those and addressability, and predicated on the all-important
changes mean for the key players in the game? And need to secure a level of trust, reliability, resilience, and
what will the television landscape look like in 10 or low-latency live streaming that matches the broadcast
even five years’ time? Today, we are perfectly placed to experience of today.
consider precisely those questions. And crucially, it must create real solutions to
RICHARD LINDSAY-DAVIES The commitment contained in the Whitepaper to perpetual user annoyances such as complex set-up,
CEO enabling our broadcasters to thrive is great news for sign-on and difficult content navigation – designing
DIGITAL TV GROUP
audiences. It is also critical in driving new economic out issues created by fragmentation, and converging
growth in the media, and media-technology sectors. on a common aim, the best possible user experience.
The devil will, as ever, be in the detailed implementation Supported by DTG Members, Working Groups, Council,
by industry, not Government. Board and our Chairman, the DTG will help deliver this
So, we must go further, and today is about thinking vision in a global context through “A Pathway to the
deeply about both the potential, and our limitations Future of UK Television”.
as architects of television’s future. Together we must The DTG Summit – Television Beyond Imagination
use this unique opportunity to shape television for is the perfect moment to start that work, together,
the 2030s and create the pathway beyond our current start that journey, together and create a pathway to the
collective imagination. future of television, together.
As the fourth industrial revolution truly takes Have a great day!
TELEVISION BEYOND
IMAGINATION SUMMIT
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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
09.15 - 09.25 09.25 - 10.00
THE WELCOME WHAT’S NOW, WHAT’S NEXT: THE TRENDS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Welcome to the DTG Summit! Across the day you'll hear
from speakers who will help you to spark ideas, create 09.25-09.45: What today tells us about tomorrow: SPEAKERS
connections and reimagine the future of television. The DTG State of the Nation Report
RICHARD LINDSAY-DAVIES
What imminent changes are coming to content CEO
DIGITAL TV GROUP
creation, consumption and distribution? Unveiling the
SPEAKERS
findings of the State of the Nation 2022, proprietary DAVID SIDEBOTTOM
RICHARD LINDSAY-DAVIES
consumer and industry research commissioned by the
PRINCIPAL ANALYST, HEAD OF ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
CEO
DTG, we will map the pain points and opportunities FUTURESOURCE
DIGITAL TV GROUP
for the UK television industry within a global context
SASHA TWINING
SASHA TWINING and present the trends which reveal the story arc of
TV AND RADIO PRESENTER
TV AND RADIO PRESENTER television’s future.
09.45-10.00: Television: The great transformation SPEAKER
As streaming giants battle for subscribers and the PROF. DR. LUCY KUENG
platforms encroach ever further into the consumer STRATEGIC ADVISOR, SENIOR FELLOW REUTERS
INSTITUTE
attention space, how should the industry respond? UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
What are the big shifts in the media landscape, who
holds the power, what are the issues, and what needs
to happen inside organisations to master these
developments?
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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
10.00 - 11.00
DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE: TODAY’S INNOVATORS
10.00-10.15: ITV X: Full stream ahead 10.15-10.30: New terms of value: The personalisation 10.30-10.45: Flexing for the future: In conversation
debate with Dan Fahy, SVP, Streaming, UK Paramount
ITV has recently announced plans to supercharge its
streaming capability. In Q4 2022, ITV will launch a new Would your organisation be comfortable giving up SPEAKER
free commercial streaming service, ITVX, powered by control of its content to each individual member of the
DAN FAHY
significant content investment which will deliver fresh, audience? Would you panic about what this would do
SVP STREAMING, UK
new programmes premieres every week, which will to your creatives, talent, tech set-up and bottom line? PARAMOUNT
be free to watch, and exclusive to streaming at least With increasingly personalised content and audiences
6 months ahead of TV schedules. ITVX will also offer that are already ‘doing this for themselves’ do you 10.45-11.00: Q&A with the audience
viewers an option to upgrade to watch ad-free, and get fight it or find a way to enable it to stay relevant? BBC
access to BritBox UK. This significant new development R&D’s Matthew Brooks will introduce Flexible Media,
for Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster is being a flavour of Object Based Media which combines new 11.00 - 11.30
led by ITV’s Managing Director, Streaming interactive commissioning, editorial, and technical approaches to
and Data, Rufus Radliffe, who will set the scene on media production. He’ll explain where we are now and BREAK
ITV’s new strategic direction, talk more about the where it’s going next.
proposition and what it means for viewers and for Networking break & opportunity to meet the DTG
SPEAKER Summit partners and supporters.
advertisers.
MATTHEW BROOKS
SPEAKER LEAD ENGINEER, R&D
BBC
RUFUS RADCLIFFE
MD, ITV ON DEMAND
ITV
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11.30 - 13.00
PAUSE, RESET, PLAY: HOW WILL WE BE WATCHING TV IN 2030?
11.30-12.10: TV2030: Fast forward to the next-gen 12:20-13:00: Question time: What will a thriving UK CHAIR
viewing experience market look like in 2030?
PAUL LEE
Stretch your imagination and let’s set a vision for 2030 With a fast-evolving media landscape in an increasingly PARTNER
DELOITTE
and beyond. As the industry prepares for a decade of competitive, digital world, what will the UK market look
change and development, you’ll hear predictions of the like in 10 years’ time? We ask you, the audience, to pose
SPEAKERS
next revolution in viewing experiences and what our your questions to our expert panel. For example:
JONATHAN THOMPSON
consumer proposition could look like 10 years from now.
How can we sustain national TV propositions in a global CEO
SPEAKER ecosystem?
DIGITAL UK
ELEANOR VAN HEYNINGEN GARAZI GOIA
Will the TV industry develop into an even more diverse
HEAD OF DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPS
ecosystem shaped by cooperation? MANAGING DIRECTOR, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT LEAD IN
BBC
EMEA
FTI CONSULTING
SPEAKER Who will have access to the customer and does that
RICHARD HALTON matter? SYLVAIN THEVENOT
DIRECTOR, UK MANAGING DIRECTOR
ROKU What is required to win commercially in the future? NETGEM
12.10-12.20: Q&A with the audience
SIMON PARNALL
PRINCIPAL ADVISOR BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY
OFCOM
TELEVISION BEYOND
IMAGINATION SUMMIT
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13.00 - 14.00
LUNCH
14.00 - 15.25
TV BEYOND IMAGINATION: AN ACTION PLAN
14.00-14.20: What do we need to do as an industry to 14.20-14.45: Better, more personal TV experiences: CHAIR
prepare for an IP World? What comes next for addressable TV?
JULIAN CLOVER
How can we deliver content at scale, cost effectively TV and digital have converged, and addressable TV MEDIA JOURNALIST & BROADCASTER
and sustainably through IP? Which technologies are presents a huge opportunity to create relevance and
critical to enable an all-IP future for content distribution impact. This panel of broadcasters, advertising experts SPEAKERS
by 2030? and brands share their latest thinking and unlock the JAYESH RAJDEV
opportunities for addressable TV in the UK
CHAIR CONTROLLER OF ADVANCED ADVERTISING
ITV
JULIAN CLOVER
BERRY LIU
MEDIA JOURNALIST & BROADCASTER
DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING AND PARTNERSHIPS
A+E NETWORKS UK
SPEAKERS
GORDON CASTLE GUY SOUTHAM
STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS ADVISOR DIRECTOR ADVANCED ADVERTISING AND DATA
LIBERTY GLOBAL
REMI BEAUDOUIN
MELISSA BLAHA
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
ATEME HEAD OF PRODUCTS, DATA AND ANALYTICS
FINECAST
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14.00 - 15.25
TV BEYOND IMAGINATION: AN ACTION PLAN (CONT.)
14.45 - 15.05: Content discoverability: It’s time to CHAIR 15.05-15.25: The evolution of the media and next-gen
rethink the user experience viewing experiences
BEN KEEN
INDEPENDENT ANALYST AND BOARD-LEVEL ADVISOR IN
The rate of new content being produced is not slowing As we work towards a new vision, TV needs to remain
TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TMT)
down & streaming services are increasingly investing accessible and intuitive for all consumers and the
in exclusive content. With an overwhelming amount values of public service media, in terms of impartiality,
of content, discoverability is critical for success. But accuracy and cultural value become increasingly
are viewers getting stuck in an endless scrolling SPEAKERS important. How do we take everyone on that journey,
loop, searching for something to watch? What is the so that no viewer is left behind?
JULIE MITCHELMORE
next step change in discoverability? What does that
VP DIGITAL In this session, Sachin gives an insight into the
experience look like in the future? And what are the A+E NETWORKS
work Ofcom is doing and shares his vision of which
tools we need to help us get there?
ROSE HULSE innovations will enable the next frontier of television
and how it all fits together as we transition into the next
CEO
SCREENHITS TV gen.
SPEAKER
SACHIN JOGIA
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP
DIRECTOR
OFCOM
TELEVISION BEYOND
IMAGINATION SUMMIT
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15.25 - 16.00 16.00 - 16.30
BREAK DON’T JUST THINK OUT OF THE BOX, CREATE YOUR OWN BOX
Networking break & opportunity to meet the DTG 16.00-16.15: Beyond imagination: What is true 16.15-16.30: Traditional forms of entertainment being
Summit partners and supporters. innovation? rejected for more interactive experiences: Is Twitch
the new broadcast television for Gen Z?
Innovation isn’t about doing something cool for the If we are talking about live streaming, we have to talk
sake of being cool, it's about doing something new about Twitch. Twitch is an interactive livestreaming
and useful. Here are the Top 10 things to consider when service, where communities form around creators who
fostering innovation, particularly in an industry when share their passions, whatever they may be. And it is
the consumers are in control. the creativity of our community and these creators
which drive the evolving nature of the content on
Twitch to now include everything from gaming to
SPEAKER sport, music, chatting, cooking, fitness and more. In
this talk, Paul Nesbitt, Director of International Insights
CARLO DE MARCHIS
and Measurement at Twitch will not only demystify the
GROUP CHIEF EVANGELIST & FUTURIST
DELTATRE unique Twitch community but bring to life the role it
plays as the new broadcast TV for Gen Z and what this
means for advertisers trying to engage this audience.
SPEAKER
PAUL NESBITT
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL INSIGHTS AND
MEASUREMENT
TWITCH
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16.30 - 17.20
THE METAVERSE: A NEW REALITY FOR CONTENT CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION
16.30-16.40: Taking TV to new worlds: An intro to 16.40-16.50: Young audiences and the metaverse 16.50-17.20: Do we need a TV, when you have the
Metavision and the Metaverse Metaverse?
As more of their lives are spent online, children no
The Metaverse and ‘Metaverse-like’ platforms are longer want to distinguish their real life habits from The Metaverse is calling but what exactly is it and what
becoming the home to the next generation of their lives lived in the digital realm, whether that’s does it have to do with the future of the TV industry? Is
audiences, providing new opportunities for TV and their identity (buying digital clothes for their avatar) it a threat or an opportunity? We’ve been told that to
entertainment companies to connect with younger or consuming, playing and interacting with content. connect with the audiences of tomorrow, it’s a must,
audiences. Rhys Hancock (Co-Founder and MD) will Producers of video/TV need to be across kids’ passions but how? We examine the power of the Metaverse and
give insight into why TV is well placed to thrive in the and behaviours in order to make new content fit for how media companies can flourish when it comes to
Metaverse, as well as some of the work that Metavision purpose in the emerging metaverse. audience experiences, engagement and revenues.
(part of ITV’s Studio 55 Ventures) has done to connect
SPEAKER CHAIR
TV and the Metaverse so far.
JO REDFERN ROBIN CRAMP
SPEAKER GLOBAL BRAND DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
24 WATTS PRODUCTION PARK
RHYS HANCOCK
CO-FOUNDER & MD
METAVISION
SPEAKERS
JOHN CASSY JO REDFERN
CHIEF EXEC AND FOUNDER GLOBAL BRAND DIRECTOR
FACTORY42 24 WATTS
RHYS HANCOCK ZILLAH WATSON
CO-FOUNDER & MD MEDIA & METAVERSE
METAVISION CONSULTANT & FORMER
HEAD OF BBC VR
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17.20 - 17.30
WRAP UP, CONCLUSIONS AND ACTION POINTS
Our conference host Sasha Twining and DTG CEO Richard Lindsay-Davies
consider the key themes from the day's sessions, the burning questions
we need to work on together and the actions points for taking the future of
television from imagination to reality.
SPEAKERS
RICHARD LINDSAY-DAVIES
CEO
DIGITAL TV GROUP
SASHA TWINING
TV AND RADIO PRESENTER
17.30 - 18.30
DRINKS RECEPTION
EVENT SUPPORTER TELEVISION BEYOND
IMAGINATION SUMMITSPEAKERS A-Z
SASHA TWINING
TV AND RADIO PRESENTER
& DTG SUMMIT HOST
Sasha Twining is a journalist and presenter, currently She also works as a debate facilitator across Europe,
heard worldwide on the BBC World Service (global working in fields including energy security and
audience figures 97 million). transition, food sustainability, eco-design, and
communications. She works with both public and
International audiences can hear her presenting
private sector organisations.
the flagship programmes ‘Business Matters’ (also
broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK) and ‘World Sasha is an advocate of new technology – she has an
Business Report’. embedded NFC chip in her hand, and has presented a
BBC programme about the innovation.
Previously, she has presented for both national and
international broadcasters, both TV and radio, including
Sky News, ITV, and Nine Network (Australia).
TELEVISION BEYOND
IMAGINATION SUMMIT
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REMI BEAUDOUIN MELISSA BLAHA MATTHEW BROOKS
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER HEAD OF PRODUCTS, DATA AND LEAD ENGINEER, R&D
ATEME ANALYTICS BBC
FINECAST
Remi Beaudouin is Chief Strategy Officer at Ateme. Matthew Brooks is a Lead R&D Engineer in the BBC’s
In his role, Remi leads the corporate team’s global Melissa is Head of Product, Data & Analytics for Research & Development department. Matthew
strategic and marketing initiatives, helping to ensure Finecast. Melissa looks after product solutions, leads the Object-based media (OBM) workstream,
Ateme keeps pace with solutions and engagement strategy and deployment for Finecast in the UK. She is building tools that can be used to create OBM
model innovations. Leveraging the company’s responsible for, amongst other things, pricing, analytics, experiences, and researching whether OBM can
recognized core expertise in video compression, he measurement, inventory management, audiences and bring efficiencies to traditional programme making.
develops key strategic partnerships, expands Ateme’s data. By enabling programme makers to describe all the
portfolio of video delivery solutions and continuously little bits of media that make up a programme, and
With over 13 years of experience in media, product
disrupts the video delivery market with new concepts build in flexibility and intelligence, OBM aims to bring
development and data, Melissa brings perspective
based on hybrid on-premise and cloud technologies. personalised, responsive, flexible and interactive
and insight into the ever changing digital and TV
experiences to the audience.
landscapes.
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JOHN CASSY GORDON CASTLE JULIAN CLOVER
CHIEF EXEC AND FOUNDER STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA JOURNALIST &
FACTORY42 BUSINESS ADVISOR BROADCASTER
John Cassy is Founder of Factory 42, one of the UK’s Gordon Castle is a strategy, technology and Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist
leading immersive content and experience studios. business advisor. He has over 35 years of leadership based in Cambridge, UK. He is the editor of Broadband
The company’s mission is to make knowledge experience focused on technology enabled business TV News, an online business-to-business publication
entertainment and create experiences that matter. As transformation in the media and communication and is a presenter on Cambridge 105 Radio.
an Executive Producer he leads a multi-disciplinary industries. He is well known for his ability to connect
An accomplished conference moderator, Julian is a
team made up of artists, producers, engineers, market dynamics to strategic plans and drive execution
regular chairman of online and in person events. He
animators, gamers, researchers, and an architect whose that improves business performance and growth. This
has also chaired election hustings for the 2017 and 2019
work has been recognised globally with multiple work has positioned him at the forefront of industry
General Elections and the 2019 European Election.
awards. change and enabled success in roles ranging from
start-ups to large scale corporate strategy.
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ROBIN CRAMP CARLO DE MARCHIS DAN FAHY
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER GROUP CHIEF EVANGELIST & FUTURIST SVP STREAMING, UK
PRODUCTION PARK DELTATRE PARAMOUNT
Robin heads the Business Development drive at Carlo De Marchis is the Group Chief Evangelist at Dan Fahy is responsible for increasing streaming
Production Park for XPLOR – the world’s first research Deltatre. Having joined the company as one of the first revenue and expanding the company’s range of
& innovation centre for entertainment technology and five employees, he has held titles such as Director of partnerships in the UK. He spearheads growth strategy
production, developing capacity for their Centre for Web Technologies, Chief Technology Officer and Chief for all of Paramount’s streaming platforms in the
Virtual Production based in Yorkshire. Product & Marketing Officer over his 30+ year tenure at UK, including Channel 5’s BVOD service, My5; the
the company. FAST/AVOD service Pluto TV; and the SVOD service
An accomplished and award-winning digital sector
Paramount+ which will launch in the UK this summer.
specialist, he has heaps of experience in the creative,
digital, and broadcast screen industries. Prior to joining Fahy has held several Commercial and Content
Production Park, he has previously worked across the Distribution leadership roles in Paramount’s
BBC within R&D, and creative marketing functions international markets, as well as WarnerMedia,
piloting and innovating with digital in products and Eurosport, Red Bee Media, Telstra Media and UKTV.
campaigns.
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GARAZI GOIA RICHARD HALTON RHYS HANCOCK
MANAGING DIRECTOR, MEDIA & DIRECTOR, UK CO-FOUNDER & MD
ENTERTAINMENT LEAD IN EMEA ROKU METAVISION
FTI CONSULTING
Richard is Director, UK Strategy, responsible for shaping Rhys leads Metavision, a studio and agency for
Garazi leads the Media & Entertainment business and delivering Roku’s vision for the UK. commercial brands and entertainment companies in
growth for FTI Consulting in EMEA. She has over 15 the Metaverse as part of the ITV's Studio 55 Ventures.
years’ of experience in the media industry having held Prior to Roku Richard was Director of Origin, ISBA’s
senior roles at organizations like the BBC and Sky, cross media measurement programme. He established Rhys also jointly leads the Metaverse strategy for
leading wide variety of projects and multi-skilled teams a blueprint in the UK working with brands, agencies the ITV Group across its channels, studios and
in different countries. and publishers and co-chaired the global programme. entertainment IP.
The work is now in development for launch. Previously
Her career has been primarily focused on business Hailing from a media background, he's focused on
Richard was Chief Executive of YouView, the connected
development, strategy & transformation and the convergence of gaming, entertainment and
TV platform backed by UK broadcasters and ISPs. He
commercial areas across different business verticals advertising.
established the company and launched YouView in
(TV and radio broadcast, OTT/SVOD players, FTA TV 2012, scaling the platform to three million homes.
platforms, content distribution, customer service)
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ROSE HULSE SACHIN JOGIA BEN KEEN
CEO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AND INDEPENDENT ANALYST AND BOARD-
SCREENHITS TV TECHNOLOGY GROUP DIRECTOR LEVEL ADVISOR IN TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA
OFCOM & TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TMT)
With more than 20 years of experience in the media, Sachin Jogia is the Chief Technology Officer and
Ben is an independent analyst and board-level advisor
entertainment and technology sectors, Rose Hulse Technology Group Director at Ofcom. As Chief
in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)
founded and serves as CEO of the highly selective, Technology Officer, Sachin leads Ofcom’s work to
space. He has over 30 years of experience helping
curated app-based streaming aggregator, ScreenHits support innovation across the sectors we regulate
companies and investors make better-informed
TV (SHTV). including broadcasting, telecoms, wireless services and
decisions based on data-driven understanding of the
post.
Today, SHTV operates in the U.S., UK and Germany future.
with nearly 500,000 subscribers. It is on track to hit Prior to joining Ofcom, Sachin was the General
Current interests include serving as Non-Executive
one million subscribers by year’s end and to be in 22 Manager for Alexa Smart Home International –
Chairman of TV drama consultancy MediaXchange,
countries over the next two years across Europe, Africa, overseeing tech and commercial development of the
Non-Executive Director of TAA Tech Ventures, Advisory
the Indian sub-continent, Latin and North America. company’s voice-activated services and organisational
Board member at movie streamer CultPix, and Advisor
leadership worldwide.
to a Nasdaq-listed media-tech group.
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PROF. DR. LUCY KUENG PAUL LEE RICHARD LINDSAY-DAVIES
STRATEGIC ADVISOR, SENIOR FELLOW PARTNER CEO
REUTERS INSTITUTE DELOITTE DIGITAL TV GROUP
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Paul Lee is a UK Partner and the Head of Research for With 30 years of TV industry experience, Richard drives
Dr. Lucy Kueng is a strategic advisor, consultant and the Technology, Media, & Telecommunications (TMT) the DTG’s unique collaborative culture placing it firmly
keynote speaker. She works with media companies in industry at Deloitte. In his role, Paul leads Deloitte’s at the centre of UK television.
all geographies to both sharpen and land their digital TMT Predictions series which is launched in more than
Passionate about the alchemy of people, products and
transformation strategies. 65 countries and is featured in broadcast, online, and
technology, and always looking out for the next big
published media around the globe. Paul also leads the
She is a non-executive board member in Switzerland thing in television, Richard was named one of the top
Digital Consumer Trends multi-country survey which
and Norway, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the 50 most influential people in 2021 and honoured as a
spans across 21 countries.
Reuters Institute, Oxford. SMPTE Fellow.
Paul comments regularly on the TV market, and has
Lucy advises leading companies worldwide including
been invited to author the companion reports for the
the BBC, CNN, Schibsted, and NRK.
Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Conference, the
IBC Leaders’ Summit, and Mobile World Congress.
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BERRY LIU JULIE MITCHELMORE PAUL NESBITT
DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING AND VP DIGITAL DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL INSIGHTS
PARTNERSHIPS A+E NETWORKS AND MEASUREMENT
A+E NETWORKS TWITCH
Julie is responsible for A+E Networks UK’s portfolio of
Berry Liu is a passionate advertising sales leader. She digital products. A+E Networks UK is a joint venture As Director of International Insights and Measurement
helps brands and businesses grow by integrating between Hearst and Sky that includes Sky HISTORY, at Twitch, Paul helps brands and advertisers
strategy and team performance to ensure that changes Crime+Investigation, Sky History2 and BLAZE. understand our world of live streaming, content and
happen on a personal and a business level. She has a our unique audience. Be that by providing a deeper
track record of redesigning sales strategies to adapt to Julie is skilled in steering a team to achieve set goals understanding of the Twitch audiences or campaign
the ever-changing media landscape and orchestrating from inception to completion, including the launch and measurement, Paul enables brands to optimise media
multi-media brand partnerships for global clients. Berry success of Crime+Investigation Play and HISTORY Play spend within live streaming or gaming.
also enjoys building lasting relationships with brands, on Amazon and Apple as well as recent investment in
expanding A+E Network’s YouTube channels. Prior to joining Twitch, he has worked in a number of
media agencies, and sales partners.
global research and insight roles specialising within the
media and entertainment industry.
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SIMON PARNALL RUFUS RADCLIFFE JAYESH RAJDEV
PRINCIPAL ADVISOR BROADCAST MD, ITV ON DEMAND CONTROLLER OF ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY ITV ADVERTISING
OFCOM ITV
Rufus is currently ITV Managing Director Streaming, Jay Rajdev joined ITV 10 months ago as Controller
Simon Parnall has been Principal Advisor Broadcast Interactive & Data, overseeing all of ITV’s current of Advanced Advertising to lead addressable
Technology for OFCOM since 2016. Previously Simon digital products, ITV Hub, ITV Hub+ and BritBox, product development, incorporating the rollout
worked in Broadcast Research and Development, and the forthcoming launch of ITVX, ITV’s new free of programmatic platform, Planet V; and more
latterly for NDS as UK Vice President and for Cisco as streaming service launching in Q4 this year. He also recently the launch of ITV’s new home of commercial
Distinguished Engineer, and formerly for BBC R&D has responsibility for ITV’s interactive business and its innovation, AdLabs. Prior to ITV, Jay held numerous
at Kingswood Warren. His work has primarily been in group wide data strategy. ad-tech roles, notably at Videology, where he led Brand
the creation and worldwide standardisation of new
Solutions and customer engagement.
television and radio technologies, and he has led a Previously Rufus was ITV’s Chief Marketing Officer and
number of European and Worldwide initiatives. was Marketing Week’s 2020 Marketer of the Year. He Jay also leads Communications for Media For All,
has been Chairman of Freeview and is a Trustee of the the mentoring network set up to recruit, retain, and
London Wildlife Trust, helping improve the capital’s develop Black, Asian, and ethnic minority talent in the
bio-diversity. UK media industry.
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JO REDFERN DAVID SIDEBOTTOM GUY SOUTHAM
GLOBAL BRAND DIRECTOR PRINCIPAL ANALYST, HEAD OF DIRECTOR ADVANCED ADVERTISING
24 WATTS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA AND DATA
FUTURESOURCE LIBERTY GLOBAL
Jo Redfern is an expert in children’s media with almost
2 decades’ experience in content strategy. David has over 20 years’ experience in a research Guy works in the Advanced Advertising and Data team
and insights environment and is closely involved in at Liberty Global, deploying addressable advertising
Her passion is for developing IP that combine
researching, analysing and consulting on key content capabilities across LG’s operating companies
entertainment and education at their core – which in
industry developments worldwide, with a particular throughout Europe, with a particular focus on the UK
2022 means creating brands that live across multiple
focus on the evolution of digital business models in the and Ireland. Prior to joining Liberty Global, Guy led
platforms, reaching children wherever they are, and in
TV and Video industry. David works with a wide variety Marketing and Data Strategy for Freesat – the UK’s
a way that engages them seamlessly as they live their
of high profile Futuresource clients across the content subscription-free satellite TV Platform.
lives between the physical and digital world. She is an
ecosystem including studios, broadcasters, technology
avid user of data and insight to identify how children
companies, hardware vendors, service providers and
interact and consume content in the ‘metaverse’ and
industry associations.
uses it to develop strategic opportunities for new IP.
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SYLVAIN THEVENOT JONATHAN THOMPSON
MANAGING DIRECTOR CEO
NETGEM DIGITAL UK
Sylvain Thevenot joined the Executive Committee Jonathan Thompson is Chief Executive of Digital
of Netgem in 2015, establishing the new ‘Managed UK, leading the day-to-day management and future
Services’ division in London focused on developing the evolution of free-to-view TV in the UK.
end-to-end service business, initiated with ‘EE TV’, and
Following a merger with Freesat in November 2021,
now expanded to many more operator customers of
Jonathan is now responsible for the UK’s two leading
Netgem, including TalkTalk TV 4K in the UK.
free TV platforms, Freeview and Freesat.
He brings 25 years of international experience, built on
Jonathan is also a member of the DTG Council and
a strong leadership across both ‘start-ups’ (he founded
Board.
one of the first ISPs in France) and Fixed and Mobile
Telecom operators (running large P&Ls for Vodafone,
TalkTalk, EE).
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ELEANOR VAN HEYNINGEN ZILLAH WATSON
HEAD OF DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPS MEDIA & METAVERSE CONSULTANT
BBC & FORMER HEAD OF BBC VR
Eleanor leads the Digital Partnerships team in BBC
Distribution & Business Development. Her role is to Zillah Watson is an Emmy-nominated creative leader
ensure that the BBC and its audiences get the most working at the cutting edge of technology developing
out of relationships with global external technology new forms of content, new ways of working and future
companies, for which her team is the main central business and distribution models. She led the BBC's
point of contact at the BBC. VR studio and was a visiting fellow at the Reuter's
Journalism Institute, where she authored "VR for
The team is responsible for identifying the
News: A New Reality." During a varied media career,
opportunities and challenges of working with existing
which includes 9 years at the BBC she has devised
and potential technology partners to maximise value
and launched TV, radio, podcasts, websites, apps,
for audiences.
immersive content and led R&D research.
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