Hello backstagers: I would like to invite anyone interesting in media, innovation and society to this year's Media Futures Conference, on the theme Beyond Broadcast, which takes place on Friday 3 July.
Last year this event was held in conjunction with the BBC backstage event Mashed at Alexandra Palace, and run by the BBC. This year it is supported and hosted by Bloomberg at the Bloomberg Auditorium, London EC2. This year we have presentations from Avner Ronen of Boxee; Dan Hon of Six to Start; Tim Morgan from Mint Digital; Dale Herigstad of Schematic. They will be presenting projects including a social iPhone application that combines TV and Twitter; a live fantasy football game played in parallel with a televised match; and new interaction concepts for screen and handheld devices. This isn't just a conference for media executives: it is a conference for everybody who is passionate about creating innovative media forms -- which probably means you. Nico Macdonald Programmer and Chair, Media Futures Conference --------------------------------------------------------------- Media Futures Conference 2009: Beyond Broadcast --------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 3 July --------------------------------------------------------------- Bloomberg Auditorium -- London EC2 --------------------------------------------------------------- The Media Futures Conference 2009, which takes place at the Bloomberg Auditorium in central London on Friday 3 July. You can book here now: [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/Booking.html] This is your chance to join leading practitioners from the media industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities that we face as we move 'beyond broadcast'. At the conference we will seek to establish our 'ideal' broadcast media futures, and raise the bar for what we can achieve. What do we want our media futures to be? What is feasible, and what is economically viable? Our presenters will share their insights and pioneering work, and engage in frank discussion. Melanie Howard and Professor James Woudhuysen tell us how to use social insights to create innovative platforms and to find out what people really want; Matt Locke of Channel 4 explains why we are moving beyond broadcast; and Claire Enders of Enders Analysis gives us the numbers. Avner Ronen presents Boxee, an open and social platform which turns a computer-connected HDTV into an entertainment channel incorporating Hulu, YouTube and iPlayer among others; Don Boyd presents the soon-to-be launched Hibrow.tv, a curated cultural channel online; Chris Meade of if:book shows experimental book projects, and reflects on new content forms that might drive technology adoption; and Schematic creative lead Dale Herigstad discusses interaction concepts for screen and handheld devices derived from Minority Report. Dominic Cameron, Managing Director of ITV.com, talks about the lessons for an established media company developing new media platforms; we showcase inspiring and feasible work from frog design, Method Inc., Six to Start, and Mint Digital, including a social iPhone application that combines TV and Twitter, and a live fantasy football game played in parallel with a televised match; and we highlight research from Vodafone and Experientia. POLIS Director Charlie Beckett and Richard Sambrook, Head of Global News at the BBC, discuss concerns and challenge relating to journalism 'beyond broadcast'. Alexander Grunsteidl extracts the real lessons from the success of Apple's iTunes-lead ascent. And we examine other viable futures: TechCrunch Europe editor Mike Butcher discusses startups; Broadsight's Alan Patrick wrestles with the new '800lb gorillas'; and Carolyn Morgan of Penmaen Media assesses 'mainstream media' business. The day we have programmed will put these major changes around broadcast into a meaningful context, offer fresh insights, and explain developments with numbers and trends. We hope to inspire you with innovative and surprising new concepts and products. We aspire to create a neutral space for debating ideas honestly. And afterwards we hope you will be able to put your learnings into practice, as well as developing connections old and new. This isn't just a conference for media executives: it is a conference for everybody who is passionate about creating innovative media forms. To take part book your place now: [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/Booking.html] Nico Macdonald Conference programmer and chair Cost --------------------------------------------------------------- £150 Details --------------------------------------------------------------- Media Futures Conference 2009 Friday 3 July 2009, 9am-6pm followed by drinks reception Bloomberg Auditorium City Gate House 39-45 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1PQ [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/downloads/MediaFutures2009.ics] Contact --------------------------------------------------------------- Nico Macdonald: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]?subject=media Futures Conference] - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
