Technosummits’ Media Content World Summit London 31st March 2010 To Debate Telco VoD or Internet Video

LONDON –17 March 2010 – Technosummits, the business technology events organisation has announced that “enabling the future of the digitally-connected home Telco VoD or OTT  Video?” is the theme for  the 3rd Annual Media Content World Summit 2010 to be held at The Courthouse Hotel London on Wednesday, 31st March 2010.

The Media Content World Summit is the premier event in the broadcast, media, entertainment and technology sector looking into some business opportunities presented by convergence and the coming together of the separate worlds of audio, video, data and voice communication services.

This summit is set against the backdrop of a continuing debate on whether Pay TV or Video on Demand (VoD) provided by Telcos and other service providers are being threatened by the increasing popularity of free internet videos provided by Google’s YouTube and Hulu. It will also explore BBC Project Canvas, OFCOM’s Pay TV review and the upcoming services provided by see-saw, new offering from Arqiva, who bought the remnants of the defunct Project Kangaroo.

The digitally-connected home is becoming the battleground for all these services and technologies that are blurring different sectors including telecoms, broadcast and digital media.

Key discussion points will also include Video on Demand, catch-up and follow me TV, IPTV, TV-Internet convergence, three screen digital experience, delivery of VOD, On-demand Pay TV. It will also cover discussions on initiatives spearheaded by the Open IPTV forum (OIPF) and the Hybrid Broadcast and Broadband TV (Hbbtv).

Speakers line up also include Dr. Mohammed Dadas of Open IPTV Forum (OIPF), Lucas Bauge from Orange UK, Peter Bale from MSN UK, Steve Plunkett from Red Bee Media, Alex Gulland from Ogilvy Entertainment and Contented Brands,  Steve Morris from Ant software (Hbbtv) Sarah Rose from Channel 4, Melanie Steward from Turner Broadcasting. The two panels will be moderated by Dan Cryan from Screendigest and Cesar Bachelet from Analysys Mason, respectively. This event is chaired by Bill Scott, COO and founder, easeltv.

Joseph de Villiers, Founder and CEO of Technosummits said “The digital home will be the battleground for operators and service providers who are bundling all services to the living room to increase their revenues. The prevalence of broadband connectivity in the homes paves the way for new services that covers Pay TV business model and free access, which is, as ever a continuing challenge to Operators and Advertisers. We hope to highlight some of the recent trends in making the digital home a focus for content delivery and hopefully finding how stakeholders and consumers can benefit from it”.

Bill Scott, Founder and COO of easeltv, the chair for this event commented, “There’s a lot of hype around over-the-top video services and the threat they pose to existing models for video consumption; new devices, new platforms, new services from traditional players and many new players. We’ve got a great variety of speakers and delegates from across the value chain and I’m certainly looking forward to a highly interactive and stimulating debate at the event.”

The 2010 World Content Media  summit  is the premier event for Broadcast, broadband technology, media, entertainment, including advertising executives looking to grow their business and explore new opportunities with cross platforms which spotlights the constant state of creation and evolution required of business leaders in today's rapidly changing digital media landscape.