IBC - What are the Directions of Broadcasting?

IBC - What are the Directions of Broadcasting?

Wednesday, 29 September, 2010

Location

Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre
108 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9NH
United Kingdom
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Every year IBC gives an opportunity to review where Broadcasting is and where it is going.
Each September, the leading brands, finest minds and wisest investors come to IBC - the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide.

Event Summary

Oversubscribed - we have over 70 people attending this event - and the room will not expand

Peter Weitzel and a non technical panel will give a summary of the hot topics of IBC - more than just connected TV and 3D, and then the panel leads a discussion with the audience on where broadcasting will be in the next year or so.

Every year IBC gives an opportunity to review where Broadcasting is and where it is going.
Each September, the leading brands, finest minds and wisest investors come to IBC - the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide.
If you have not been able to get to Amsterdam, you will discover what happened there, what the under currents are and what did the panel see that caught their eye and fired off ideas.This will compress 4 days of conference and 4 days of exhibition into a compact 90 minute session under the guidance of some of the best known experts on the panel and in the audience

If you think that this is just for Techies - think again - the panel's depth of experience includes Director of Newsnight, Promotions producer, and the mother of Metadata.

Whether you were at IBC or not you will discuss what the next year can bring in the Creativity, Business as well as Technology of Television and the visual media. .

Find out all about IBC 2010

Peter Weitzel has just left Siemens where he was Principal Technology Manager - Media systems. He has had a long career spanning Broadcast Project Managment of Radio and Television facilities, international standardisation, driving through Ancillary Services - Subtitling and Audio Description from public policy as well as technically.
More recently he has investigated and then written the technology / buiness strategy for major broadcasters.and has made considerable progress to getting Audio and Video over IP as a Contribution technology.He has attended IBC for more than 20 years . www.weitzel.tv

Chrichton Limbert is Head of Production Modernisation for BBC News, with responsibility for ensuring production, editorial and operational processes effectively meet the needs of audiences, with particular emphasis on the move the new News building in W1. He has been at the BBC for over 27 years in operational and production roles, including Assistant Presentation Editor and the Senior Studio Director for News.
He spent 3 years as a Consultant with BBC Technology, providing real-world strategic advice and production technology roadmaps for broadcasting and media organisations worldwide

Carol Owens is Director Strategic Engagements at Ascent Media using her deep sector experience and wide knowledge of current issues for media organizations. She is leading Ascent Media initiatives at MediaCity: .Carol was the first Head of Media Data Group at the BBC - setting the principles of data architecture for media organisations, and being Project manager for EBU Group P/META Since then she has led the Consulting teams in Siemens moving into Media Strategy with Serco and Ascent Media. www.ascentmedia.com/

Andy Tennant is Head of Business Technology Consulting at ITV since June this year. Previously he was Principal Consultant in Siemens Global Media Consulting where he led work in the USA and with the SABC. Prior to that he worked in Red Bee Media and the BBC as a producer.

Organiser details

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Further information

For security we require you to register
for the meeting at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre

Speakers

Peter Weitzel and a small panel:

Chricton Limbert BBC News
Carol Owens Ascent Media
Andy Tennant ITV

Booking Instructions

FREE to RTS members and non-members

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Location Details

108 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9NH
United Kingdom

Every year IBC gives an opportunity to review where Broadcasting is and where it is going.
Each September, the leading brands, finest minds and wisest investors come to IBC - the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide.