Key industry players examine the issues facing women in the broadcast technology sector, including the impact of gender stereotyping at a young age, lack of awareness of opportunities, and access to training and mentors.
The lavish ten-part Netflix series became another outstanding triumph for writer Peter Morgan and a distinguished team . Critics noted a “startling attention to detail in everything from costumes to sets” and thought it hard to see how it could be better.
The show set out to tell the inside story of the most famous addresses in the world, Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street, and it did just that, exploring the intrigues, love lives and machinations of post-war Britain.
John will be quizzed about his life and career at one of the UK's largest providers of communications providers and services.
Appointed Chief Executive, BT Consumer on September 1, 2013, John is at the head of one of the UK's leading provider of communications products and services including voice, broadband and TV services and serves around 10m consumer customers.
Speakers include James Murdoch, CEO, 21st Century Fox; Andy Harries, Chief Executive of Left Bank Pictures; The Grand Tour executive producer, Andy Wilman; Sir David Clementi, BBC chairman, Michelle Guthrie, Managing Director of Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Sharon White, Chief Executive of Ofcom – click here to see the full list of speakers.
The television series Poldark was a huge hit, peaking with nearly 10 million viewers and sparking an unlikely national debate about topless scything. The eagerly awaited next series will be airing later this year, this time with 10 episodes.
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Analytics and big data are terms bandied around in our brave new digital world, but often they are misunderstood or poorly used. Many people prefer to talk about smart data. During this panel debate we will examine how data has the ability to transform and tailor the way we create and watch TV.
You will also hear from some of the UK's top SFX supervisors, including Danny Hargreaves, who has been at the forefront of the British TV and film industry, providing effects for films such as Submarine, Free Fire and The Killer Elite.
Real SFX is a UK company with bases in Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow.
MCNs are big business, with the leaders among them like Vice, Maker Studios, Red Bull and Fullscreen proving adept at reaching young people, often reaching hundreds of millions of viewers globally.
Having traditionally built their audiences for online stars like PewDiePie and Zoella principally through YouTube, MCNs are increasingly branching out to find new audience on other platforms, including Facebook, as well as more traditional outlets like theatrical-release films and TV channels.
Sky's Managing Director of Content Gary Davey will be in conversation with Managing Director of Sugar Films, Pat Younge.
For the last year Gary Davey has been responsible for Sky’s entertainment, movies and news channels in the UK – as well as overseeing the entire entertainment offering of Sky Deutschland.
Gary’s long career in pay TV has seen him occupy senior roles in Italy, Hong Kong and the USA – as well as a previous stint at Sky.
