Agenda

Wednesday 11 March 2026

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Stage One
Next steps in digital broadcasting:
Welcome
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
James Longhurst
The Media Leader
Curated broadcaster hubs within global SVODs: The rationale
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Maria Rua Aguete
Omdia
Max Signorelli
Omdia
Alles auf Joyn as a driver for digital growth
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Nicole Agudo Berbel
Seven.One Entertainment Group
Maria Rua Aguete
Omdia
Multiview: Beating Churn — Lessons from 18 Months in the Real World
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Paul O’Donovan
MediaKind
How Channel 4 meets viewers where they are, from YouTube to Spotify
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Grace Boswood
Channel 4
Jack Benjamin
The Media Leader
Panel: Next steps in digital broadcasting
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM
Nicole Agudo Berbel
Seven.One Entertainment Group
Inga Alika
LSM - Latvian Public Service Media
Victoria Davies
Accelerate Consulting
Geir Skaaden
TiVo / Xperi
Mike Newman
ITV
Fredrik af Malmborg
Dubhub
Coffee & Networking
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Growing content businesses on Smart TVs:
Next-gen TV in Brazil: How Globo is harnessing mass broadcast reach with digital personalisation
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Gilberto Castañon
Globo
Why TV OS neutrality is the strategy for Ventura
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Matthew Henick
The Trade Desk
John Moulding
The Media Leader
Growth opportunities for ZDF Studios in the global D2C channel business
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Linette Zaulich
ZDF Studios GmbH
Mary Ann Halford
Halford Media Advisory
Panel: Growing content businesses on Smart TVs
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Kasia Jablonska
BBC Studios
Mr Jayakumar Raju
CNA, Mediacorp
Jorge Del Puerto
Rakuten TV Enterprise
Paul Erickson
Omdia
Arnaud Verlhac
IKO Media Group
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The future of televised sports:
How media companies value sports rights today
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Rob Collier
3 Reasons
From niche to mass market: How OTT platforms turn emerging sports into scalable communities
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Andreas Heyden
Dyn Media
Ensuring a sustainable sports market: the war on piracy
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Mark Lichtenhein
Sports Rights Owners Coalition
Mary Ann Halford
Halford Media Advisory
Panel: The future of M&E and predictions for what's next
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Maria Rua Aguete
Omdia
Richard Broughton
Ampere Analysis
James Longhurst
The Media Leader
Ian Whittaker
Liberty Sky Advisors
Stage Two
The set-top box and beyond:
Welcome
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
Technology investment priorities for TV, 2026-2028
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM
Tom Morrod
Caretta Research
STBs, apps and operator Smart TVs: The road ahead at Deutsche Telekom
9:35 AM - 9:55 AM
Mike Echternach
Deutsche Telekom
Andy Waltenspiel
Waltenspiel - Connecting the Dots
Personalising the whole TV customer experience
9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
Alejandro Casal Gomez
KPN
Panel: Where operators meet consumers – the STB and beyond
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
John Moulding
The Media Leader
Lennart Sohst
HD PLUS
Mike Echternach
Deutsche Telekom
Jarle Johnsen
Altibox
Katherine Wen
Sky/Comcast
Stuart Griffin
Consult Red
Coffee & Networking
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Technologies for profitable streaming:
Where AI can make TV more engaging and profitable
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Thierry Fautier
The Media League
How a passion broadcaster succeeds in streaming without relying on D2C
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM
Matt Westrup
Hearst Networks
Gulliver Smithers
Accelerating CTV Quality with Scalable Test Automation
11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
Keerthana Rao
Odido
Martin Tyler
FX Digital
Sander Wisman
Odido
Technology challenges when creating a multichannel streaming platform
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM
Orf Warr
Everyone TV
Gulliver Smithers
Preparing for record-breaking streaming audiences
12:35 PM - 1:00 PM
Thierry Fautier
The Media League
Ian Parr
BT
Robert Moore
Sky