London Conference 2018

We all know the market is changing shape. But what of the shows within it?  What does it mean to commission linear television in an increasingly SVOD world?  

Meanwhile, what are the new entrants really looking for? And are these platform distinctions as cut and dried as they seem?

Amazon’s Georgia Brown, Channel 4’s Ian Katz and Sky’s Zai Bennett discuss content in a shifting world with Kirsty Wark. 

From mobile Virtual Assistants to Artificially Intelligent TVs to Smart Speakers, Voice is now impacting the broadcasting industry in exciting and explorative ways.

Targeted Advertising, Personalised Discovery, Fake News? What opportunities does this audio-based medium hold and what issues does it bring along with it?

How will advancements in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Biometrics drive the platform forward and really get to the heart of the consumer?

Bob Bakish, President & CEO of Viacom, talks to Sian Williams, Presenter, Channel 5 News.

The FAANGs have yet to take too big a bite out of TV’s share of viewing. But with Facebook, Apple and Google now promising to join Netflix and Amazon in investing billions in video streaming, major entertainment companies, notably Disney and Fox, are rushing to consolidate.

Even Mark Zuckerberg agrees that regulation of online platforms is inevitable. The question now is “how do you do it”?  With a white paper on internet regulation expected in the Autumn, this session will examine what steps the Government must take to ensure a level playing field between broadcasters and technology companies. Has the time come for an internet regulator? And do successful broadcasting rules – like the watershed, advertising rules and impartiality – have a place in an online regime?

Kirsty Wark talks to NBCU's Jeff Wachtel and Endemol Shine's Peter Salmon about their thoughts on major market trends in production and distribution, and ask what the UK industry can learn from the rest of the world.

Welcome by David Lynn, RTS Conference Co-Chair and President & CEO, VIMN.

Carolyn McCall speaks for the first time since becoming ITV's Chief Executive with chair Tim Hincks, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Expectation.

An address by Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC, followed by a Q&A with Zeinab Badawi.