Has TV’s digital transformation only just begun?

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A MEDIAGENIX webinar in partnership with the Content Connect Initiative (CCI).

On 19 January 2023, a line-up of industry experts and senior executives discussed the future of TV in the age of streaming and the digital priorities for TV companies as they look to transform their operations and supply chains during the 2020s.

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Overview of this webinar

How will TV transform during the 2020s and what practical steps should TV companies take to thrive and survive in a fast-changing marketplace? Hear how the experts look at it from their angle, based on their experience, expertise, and territory.

  • Introduction by Ivan Verbesselt
  • 1:48 - Jon Watts on the Content Connect Initiative, its research and its findings in the first CCI white paper.
  • 11:44 - Panel discussion about the market trends, with Christy Tanner for the US, Ian Whittaker for Europe, Emily Horgan for the childrens’ market and Wim Ponnet for the production sector.
  • 43:32 - Fireside talk with Aksel van der Wal about the impact of the streaming revolution during his time at Turner/WarnerMedia, the changes ahead, the importance of content discovery, and how to transform the organization to be competitive in this marketplace.
  • 55:17 - Ivan Verbesselt on the implications for the content supply chain.
  • 01:03:14 - Panel discussion about ongoing and future operational transformations, with Cristina Gomila for SKY UK, Matthew Westrup for A+E Networks UK, and Ivan Verbesselt for MEDIAGENIX.
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WHAT THEY SAID

“The audience is owed a new future of more interesting content and more choices.”

Christy Tanner

“Children and young people remain at the forefront of changes in viewer behaviour.”

Emily Horgan

“People who watch content are not just consumers anymore; they want to engage with that content.”

Wim Ponnet

“Major European broadcasters don’t really care about that differentiation between Linear and VOD when they look at revenues.”

Ian Whittaker

“The hardest challenge when working on the digital transformation of your operations is the organization’s cultural transformation.”

Aksel van der Wal

“I don’t like the word ‘automation’ that much. I prefer to say that we are ‘augmenting the operators’.”

Cristina Gomila

“With all the changes, we will probably have to accept that what we are doing today is tomorrow’s legacy.”

Matthew Westrup

“But it’s not because we started with stovepipes that we can sustain that. The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones.”

Ivan Verbesselt

The Speakers

Christy Tanner is a C-level media executive with 20+ years of experience in digital business and culture transformations. Christy led the News and Media divisions for CBS Interactive.

Ian Whittaker is an equities analyst with 20 years’ experience, highly regarded for his industry and financial knowledge and expertise across all parts of the media, digital and marcoms industries. 

Emily Horgan is an independent media consultant and former Disney executive. Emily has significant first-hand experience in SVOD and YouTube.

Cristina Gomila, Managing Director Content Technology & Innovation at Sky, is a technology leader with +25 years of experience in delivering technical strategy, vision and solutions to the Media & Entertainment industry.

Matthew Westrup is A+E Networks EMEA's maestro of tech leading the company's digital innovation and transformation as SVP Technology and Operations EMEA.

Aksel van der Wal was COO International DTOI at Turner/WarnerMedia in London. Prior to this role, he held senior executive roles at Turner International. Aksel is member of the MEDIAGENIX Board.

Ivan Verbesselt is Chief Product & Marketing Officer with MEDIAGENIX and a frequent industry speaker. He has held positions as SVP Group Marketing at NAGRA-Kudelski and VP Product Marketing and CTO for broadband at Alcatel where he was also the VP & GM that created and scaled up the IPTV business.

Jon Watts (moderator) is co-founder and Executive Director of the Project X Institute, Managing Director of the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), Project Director of European CTV Initiative, TV Data Initiative, European Addressable Media Initiative, Editorial Director of Beet.TV.

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This is a MEDIAGENIX webinar in partnership with the Content Connect Initiative (CCI). The CCI is an industry programme exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the global media and entertainment industries during the 2020s with a particular focus on the production, distribution, and monetization of TV content in fast-changing markets.