DPP Podcast

Riding the Three Waves of AI: How NVIDIA sees the future of Media

DPP — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:01:00 +0000

NVIDIA's Anaïs Hayes and Jamie Allan speak with the DPP's Rowan de Pomerai and Mark Harrison, in London and Las Vegas respectively, to explore the three waves of AI reshaping media and entertainment: cost reduction, revenue growth, and experience transformation.

Anaïs explains how AI has moved from isolated experiments to being embedded across the production lifecycle, from virtual sets and open source physics engines to localisation and creative tools that democratise who gets to tell stories. And from the show floor at CES 2026, Jamie shifts the focus to AI's physical and real‑time future — from embodied AI and robotics to live media experiences.

Show Notes

DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai, and DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer Mark Harrison, speak with NVIDIA's:

Anaïs Hayes, Senior Director: Media & Entertainment, EMEA
Jamie Allan, Director, AdTech & Digital Marketing Industries

This episode of the DPP Podcast is sponsored by NVIDIA.

Travelling at the Speed of Culture: Can CES 2026 still uncover the trends shaping media tech?

DPP — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:02:37 +0000

As Las Vegas fills with 150,000 visitors for CES 2026, DPP Founder Mark Harrison walks the halls as part of his research for the DPP Tech Trends 2026 report. And on his 17th visit to CES he asks if anything taking place in early January in Las Vegas really matters for the media and entertainment industry?

From industrial robot demos and buzzing health-tech halls to the notable no-shows of some major global tech players on the exhibition floor, Mark's audio diary from CES 2026 tracks how "physical AI", specialist tech and the maker economy are quietly reshaping what really matters for media and entertainment.

Mark also speaks with Akamai CTO Bobby Blumofe. Together they explore how AI-powered search is rewriting the web, why "agentic" interfaces could replace 30 years of pages and menus, and how physical AI and robotics are stealing the spotlight while consumer and creative AI quietly become table stakes.

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison's audio diary from CES 2026, and conversation with:

Bobby Blumofe, Akamai — CTO [6min 01sec]

Media CTO spending and AI priorities for 2026 revealed in DPP Media CTO Survey

DPP — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:01:00 +0000

Budgets are tight, OpEx is rising, and everyone is talking about AI — but what will Media CTOs actually be prioritising in 2026? In this episode of the DPP podcast, Edward Qualtrough is joined by Cognizant's Peter Elvidge, Channel 4 Technology & Distribution Director Grace Boswood, and Anshul Kapoor from Google Cloud to unpack the insights from the DPP Media CTO Survey 2025 including the real impact of the shift from CapEx to OpEx; why data architecture and automation now dominate tech roadmaps; where AI is being welcomed and where it's being resisted by creative teams; and why change management and cross‑business engagement remain the biggest CTO leadership headaches.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Peter Elvidge, Cognizant — Director for Media & Entertainment
Grace Boswood, Channel 4 — Director of Technology & Distribution
Anshul Kapoor, Google Cloud — Head of Media Solutions

The DPP Media CTO Survey 2025 is available to download here.

Media Tech CEO Agenda 2026 — Reflections on the first DPP Media Tech CEO Survey

DPP — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:01:00 +0000

What is the Media Tech CEO Agenda for 2026? You can find out in the new DPP Media Tech CEO Survey 2025 report, which explores the perspectives of Chief Executives at major technology providers serving the media and broadcast industry.

And on stage in London at the DPP Leaders' Briefing 2025, Mediagenix CEO Fabrice Maquignon and Dalet VP of Product Management, Mathieu Zarouk, discussed the financial state of the industry, CEO priorities, production innovation, industry partnerships, media supply chain maturity, and AI strategy with DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough in a session which focused on some of the research findings. CEOs from Ross Video, nxtedition and Emotion Systems — each of whom are participating CEOs in the initiative — also share some of their reflections.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Fabrice Maquignon, CEO — Mediagenix
Mathieu Zarouk, VP, Product Management — Dalet
David Ross, CEO — Ross Video [8min 31sec]
Robert Nagy, CEO — nxtedition [23min 07sec]
MC Patel, CEO — Emotion Systems [28min 41sec]

DPP members can download the DPP Media Tech CEO Survey 2025 here.

AI-powered shorts and intercontinental collaboration: Insights from Fox and Media Cluster Norway

DPP — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:30:40 +0000

DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai visits Los Angeles and New York, speaking with Fox CTO Melody Hildebrandt and CEO of Media Cluster Norway, Helge Svela, along the way.

Discover how Fox is leveraging AI in its Fox One streaming service, and find out how Norwegian tech companies are providing solutions to US news providers.

Show Notes

DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai speaks with:

Melody Hildebrandt, Fox — CTO [1min 36sec]
Helge Svela, Media Cluster Norway — CEO [6min 43ec]

Developing industry partnerships vs consolidation & centralising: Insights from the floor at IBC 2025

DPP — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:01:00 +0100

A major theme on the booths at IBC 2025 was a focus on developing partnerships with other media tech suppliers. In this episode of the DPP podcast we spoke to industry leaders about what these vendor ecosystems can ultimately provide for customer media organisations — while we also hear from a player which is successfully taking a different approach and consolidating where they see others decentralising.

We also had candid conversations about the shift from linear to multi-platform content strategies, emerging approaches to cloud and data technologies, the role of AI in media innovation, and the challenges and opportunities in digital transformation.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Dara Urquhart, Red Bee — COO [1min 54sec]
Toni Coonce, WideOrbit — CEO [8min 27sec]
Tanya Rai, Base — Head of Partnerships & Marketing [13min 17sec]
Mike Cronk, TVU Networks — VP of Strategy [20min 34sec]
Nxtedition, Adam Leah — Creative Director [26min 01sec]
Chris Moore, Thoughtworks — Media, Publishing & Entertainment Domain Lead [31min 43sec]

Agentic AI in action: Automating manual media workflows with Hearst Networks EMEA and Prime Focus Technologies

DPP — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:01:00 +0100

In this episode of the DPP Podcast, Jan-Hendrik Hein from Hearst Networks EMEA and Harsha Nayak from Prime Focus Technologies join the DPP's Edward Qualtrough to explore the real-world impact of Agentic AI in media operations. Discover how Agentic AI-driven automation is streamlining image creation and selection at Hearst Networks EMEA, freeing up teams and delivering faster, more scalable results. Hear practical insights on collaboration, change management, and future opportunities for AI across the media supply chain.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Harshabardhan Nayak, Prime Focus Technologies – VP and Head of Solutions
Jan-Hendrik Hein, Hearst Networks EMEA – VP of Media Operations

What is the Creator Economy and what does it mean for 'traditional' media?

DPP — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:01:00 +0100

What exactly is the Creator Economy, and what does it all mean for 'traditional' media businesses? This was one of the topics discussed at the Media Supply Festival in New York in June 2025, where the DPP's Mark Harrison spoke with Creator Economy experts Kaya Yurieff from The Information, and Creator Economy NYC's Brett Dashevsky for a comprehensive exploration of how content creators are becoming serious entrepreneurs, transforming media, and creating new economic opportunities in the digital age.

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer Mark Harrison speaks with:

Kaya Yurieff — The Information, Creator Economy Reporter
Brett Dashevsky — Creator Economy NYC, Founder

DPP members can explore more from the Media Supply Festival 2025 in the summary report here.
More information about The Information's Creator Economy Newsletter is here.
More information about Creator Economy NYC can be found here.

"What are we doing about YouTube being bigger than all of us combined?" — Media Supply Festival 2025 reflections

DPP — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:01:00 +0100

Join Mark Harrison and industry leaders as they explore the rapidly evolving media landscape, reflecting on conversations from the DPP Media Supply Festival 2025 in New York. Discover insights into emerging content creation trends, competing with the challenge from YouTube and creator platforms, AI's transformative potential, and how media companies are adapting to unprecedented technological and audience shifts.

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, speaks with:

Jay Jaxon — BBC Studios, VP of Media Operations [4min 54sec]
Allison Martin-Fong — BBC Studios, Content Planning Director, Global Operations [4min 54sec]
Caroline Brown — BBC Studios, VP Global Content Operations [4min 54sec]
Tiffany Cruz — A+E Global Media, Vice President of Content Services Operations [8min 16sec]
Kristyn DiPane — A+E Global Media, Director of Localization [8min 16sec]
Bevan Gibson — EVS, EVP North America [11min 46sec]
James Stellpflug — EVS, SVP Community Engagement [11min 46sec]
Benjamin Desbois — Telestream, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer [24min 10sec]
Dan Castles — Telestream, CEO [24min 10sec]
Tom Hoffman — Gemba, Founder [32min 13sec]
Ankur Jain — Prime Focus Technologies, Sales Head - Americas [32min 13sec]
Dave Ericson — BYU, Director Digital Media and Technology [32min 13sec]
Yvonne Bennett — United States Senate, Director of the Senate Recording Studio [37min 13sec]

Download Supply Chain Today: The Key Insights, DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai’s summary report of the Media Supply Festival 2025.

Cloud Native Distribution — How cloud technologies are rewriting content distribution beyond just streaming

DPP — Wed, 28 May 2025 06:01:00 +0100

The DPP released its Cloud Native Distribution report in March 2025, the first part of a follow-up to the popular Cloud for Media series we published in 2021.

In this episode of the DPP Podcast, report author and DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai speaks with contributors to the outputs, all of them media industry experts, to explore the transformative landscape of media distribution, delving into cloud technologies, personalised content delivery, advertising strategies, and the critical challenges of adapting to rapidly changing viewer demands and technological innovations.

Show Notes

DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai speaks with:

Keir Shepherd, Encompass — Chief Solutions Officer [2min 16sec]
Eunice Park, Encompass — Chief Revenue Officer [2min 16sec]
John Bradshaw, Akamai — Field CTO Cloud, EMEA [22min 31sec]
Santiago Miralles, Knox Media Hub — CEO [28min 41sec]
Andrea Wood, Comcast Advertising — Director, Research & Insights [34min 26sec]
Dan Diton, Hearst Networks EMEA — Director of Insights & Analytics [42min 20sec]

DPP members can download Cloud Native Distribution here.

Cloud Native Distribution is enabled by Lead sponsor Encompass Digital Media, and Expert sponsors Akamai and Knox Media Hub.

Media CTO Agenda 2025: "How do CTOs reduce Opex and move to the cloud?"

DPP — Tue, 13 May 2025 06:01:00 +0100

At the end of last year we released the DPP Media CTO Survey 2024 — the inaugural research report in what will become an annual trends and analysis initiative exploring the business objectives, technology investment priorities and leadership challenges of Chief Technology Officers and equivalent tech leaders at major media organisations.

In this episode of the DPP Podcast we hear from three media industry experts representing Cognizant, Signiant and SDVI about what some of the key findings and themes from the CTO discussions mean for the industry? And as we start thinking about the next iteration of the work, we find out what they want us to be asking industry chief technology officers in the DPP Media CTO Survey 2025?

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Peter Elvidge, Cognizant — Director, Media and Entertainment [2min 24sec]
Ian Hamilton, Signiant — CTO [14min 48sec]
Geoff Stedman, SDVI — Chief Marketing Officer [19min 08sec]

The DPP Media CTO Survey 2024 research is available here.

"We are bad at communicating our strategy to vendors" — Customer reflections on supplier relations at DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025

DPP — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:01:00 +0100

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 closed with a live recording of the DPP podcast featuring Broadcaster Technology Leaders from Sky Deutschland, RTL and TV2 Kosmopol reflecting on the conversations and main messages from the event.

What did they have to say about encouraging suppliers to approach them and ask tough questions, the technologies that are driving change at European broadcasters, AI theatre and why the next step for AI is getting good at the boring stuff, trust in news content, and the impact of geopolitics on technology decision making?

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Rune Frewald, TV2 Kosmopol | CTO

Louisa von Lenthe, Sky | Director of Inhouse Operations

David Gageos, RTL Deutschland | Head of Content Quality & Processing

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 summary report is available here.

"Vendors need to give broadcasters a clear path to the cloud" — Supplier Business Leaders reflections from European Broadcaster Summit 2025

DPP — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:01:00 +0100

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 — which brought together representatives from 30 European media companies with the vendor community — closed with a live recording of the DPP podcast featuring Supplier Business Leaders from Microsoft and Avid, reflecting on the conversations and main messages from the event.

What technologies have been the biggest drivers of transformation, how much change has there been in European broadcasting over the last five years, what do vendors really think of methods of engagement and procurement, how are suppliers changing their business models as well as their products, and what is the importance of trust at all levels of the industry?

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer Mark Harrison speaks with:

David Tulloch — Microsoft, Digital Strategy & Architecture Director (Worldwide Telecoms & Media)
Arne Berven — Avid, Head of Avid broadcast strategy and CEO of Wolftech, an Avid brand
Régis André — Avid, Senior Director Product Management Media & Cloud

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 summary report is available here.

DPP 2025 Predictions: 'Deploy or Die', AI romance is over, we're all copyright lawyers now, and power shifts to creator economy

DPP — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:01:00 +0000

The DPP 2025 Predictions report published in February 2025 shows an industry grappling with a new phase of artificial intelligence development and implementation in media, competition from the creator economy, stark cyber threats, an innovation recession, and a bullishness about the data monetisation opportunity. And these statements aren't made by the DPP themselves, but are instead produced by media experts who debate, vote on and co-create statements about the state of the industry.

In this episode we hear from ITN's Tami Hoffman and Zixi's Alan Young, both part of the experienced cohort who helped develop the statements, about which of the eight DPP 2025 Predictions resonated most with them, as well as provide some context and commentary about what it all means for media, news, broadcasting and entertainment.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Tami Hoffman — ITN, Director of News Distribution and Commercial Innovation [2min 07sec]
Alan Young — Zixi, Vice President of Strategic Business Development [17min 33sec]

The DPP 2025 Predictions report is available here.

Art on TVs, Johnny Cab, and why AI for efficiency & productivity is a bigger opportunity than GenAI… for now

DPP — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:01:00 +0000

The DPP hosted its Innovation Briefing event at the beginning of 2025, where Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, presented to an audience of media professionals what the latest technology innovations and consumer trends mean for those working in broadcast, entertainment and media. In particular, what's just hype and what are the things that really matter?

In this episode of the DPP Podcast we hear more reflections of the DPP's recent trends work, including from the BBC's Laura Ellis and Jigsaw 24's Chris Bailey who spoke at the Innovation Briefing event. We also hear from Microsoft Worldwide Strategy Director for Media & Entertainment, Simon Crownshaw, about innovations in media, what the sector can learn from the gaming industry, and the company's vision for the role of artificial intelligence.

Show Notes

Simon Crownshaw, Microsoft | Worldwide Strategy Director — Media and Entertainment [2min 21sec]
Laura Ellis, BBC | Head of Technology Forecasting [23min 33sec]
Chris Bailey, Jigsaw24 | Head of Innovation for M&E [26min 14sec]

Thanks to Headline Sponsor Microsoft and Supporting Sponsor Jigsaw24 for enabling the DPP's CES 2025 report and Innovation Briefing event in London.

AI Everything and 'TV Boxes on Wheels' at CES 2025 — Which technology innovations really matter for the media industry?

DPP — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:01:00 +0000

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, covers the Consumer Electronics Show for a 16th time to learn about the innovations global technology players and emerging startups are showcasing — and to explore what this all ultimately means for the media and entertainment industry?

Mark walks the show floors in Las Vegas and shares his experiences diving into the trends in automotive tech, highlights the huge variety on show at the Eureka Park startup zone, muses on the impact of AI in everything, and asks whether the true value of exhibition shows like CES is to provide the moments in an iterative and software-defined world that can bring to life the ongoing innovations, concepts and improvements of technology development which are continuously transforming our lives and work.

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, shares his audio diary from CES 2025 in Las Vegas.

Thanks to Headline Sponsor Microsoft and Supporting Sponsor Jigsaw24 for enabling the DPP's CES 2025 research.

"Personalisation at scale without being creepy is tricky!" — How data powers modern media businesses

DPP — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:01:00 +0000

How are media businesses using data to become more data driven, and how is data being used to power operations? Experts from Couchbase and Google Cloud speak with the DPP Podcast to answer the Big Data questions about personalisation, AI, and why nobody wants to use a prompt to create a full feature movie.

Show Notes

In this episode of the podcast, DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai is joined by:

Buzz Hays, Google Cloud | Global Lead Entertainment Industry

Jeff Morris, Couchbase | VP Product & Solutions Marketing

"There's still bad behaviour from certain vendors; we need to get that trust back" — DPP Leaders' Debriefing

DPP — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:01:00 +0000

The DPP Leaders' Briefing 2024 held in Freemasons' Hall in London featured expert speakers from more than 30 major media organisations. But what did they have to say on stage about leadership strategy, business programmes and technology innovation as they shared their top priorities for the coming year? And what were the major themes, reflections, takeaways and talking points which chimed with delegates who attended the pre-eminent business intelligence event for those working in the media, technology and entertainment industry?

Show notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Martin Holovlasky, kronehit | CTO [2min 37sec]
Andrea Amey, UKTV | Chief Digital Officer [8min 44sec]
Adde Granberg, SVT | CTO [15min 58sec]
Lena Stormvinge, SVT | Director of Operations [15min 58sec]
Patricio Cummins, Prime Focus Technologies | SVP & Global Head of Technology Sales [15min 58sec]
Wayne Charran, Channel 4 | Head of Data, Architecture & Technology Strategy [21min 55sec]
Gregor McQuattie, NTT Data | Head of Media UK&I [21min 55sec]
David Fisher, Snowflake | Industry Principal Media, Entertainment & Advertising [21min 55sec]
Andy Hooper, Ateliere | SVP Live Products [30min 21sec]

The DPP podcast is supported by Ateliere, a leading provider of media supply chain solutions. To learn more about its Ateliere Connect and Ateliere Live platforms and media management solutions trusted by major media brands, visit ateliere.com.

Has technology transformation actually made the media industry more secure? Assessing The State of Media Technology Security 2024

DPP — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:01:00 +0000

The State of Media Technology Security 2024, a report published by the DPP in September 2024, reveals the measures media companies and technology providers are taking to protect themselves, their partners, and the broader entertainment and broadcasting ecosystem. Ultimately, are all parts of the media supply chain taking the right cyber security steps — and what do they think of the security posture and practices of their customers and suppliers?

In this episode of the DPP podcast we catch up with research contributors and subject matter experts to explore some of the report's key findings: are technology vendors being too bullish when assessing their own level of cyber security, and are media companies being unfair in the somewhat unfavourable views of their suppliers?

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

John Naylor, Ross Video — VP Product Security and Ross Research Labs [2min 50sec]
Toby Scales, Google — Media & Entertainment Security Lead - Office of the CISO [15min 23sec]
Lucille Verbaere, EBU — Cybersecurity and Trust - Senior Project Manager [30min 39sec]
Robin Boldon, FriendMTS — Head of Product [44min 01sec]

DPP members can download The State of Media Technology Security 2024 here.

"It has to work out of the box!" — Exploring newsroom and UX media tech innovations at IBC 2024

DPP — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:01:00 +0100

The DPP was hosting its own breakfast, drinks and dinner events in Amsterdam in September 2024. And during our trip to the Netherlands we also caught up with members at the yearly IBC conference to discuss the major industry trends, including those in newsroom innovations, empowering creators and engaging users — three topics DPP Technology Strategist David Thompson is researching in his latest Demand vs Supply report exploring how industry vendors are responding to customer needs.

We also hear about supply chain trends, hear from two experts who have both experienced large trade shows as buyer and supplier, and ask if gender diversity has actually got worse at this year's conference?

Show Notes

DPP's Edward Qualtrough and Rowan de Pomerai hear from:

Vero Vanden Abeele, Tinkerlist — Co-founder and UX Consultant [2min 41sec]
Ian McLaren, Reuters Imagen — Chief Product and Technology Officer [11min 15sec]
Zeenal Thakare, Ateliere — SVP, Enterprise Sales Solutions Architect [18min 35sec]
Julie O’Grady, LucidLink — Head of Marketing [25min 15sec]
Peggy Rieckmann, Vubiquity — Account Manager [26min 02sec]

The DPP podcast is supported by Ateliere, a leading provider of media supply chain solutions. To learn more about its Ateliere Connect and Ateliere Live platforms and media management solutions trusted by major media brands, visit ateliere.com.

During the podcast the "Evolution of the Control Room - Leveraging XR, Voice, AI & HTML-Based Graphics Solutions" IBC 365 Accelerator project is mentioned. This project was a collaboration between Al Jazeera, BBC, Cuez, ITN, Nxtedition, Transmixer, Loopic, SPX Graphics, SVT, TV2 Denmark, Yle and others.

What does it mean to be 'cloud native'? Ateliere CEO and leaders digest Agile Live acquisition

DPP — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:01:00 +0100

In July 2024 Ateliere Creative Technologies completed the acquisition of Agile Live, Agile Content’s live production platform which is now rebranded as Ateliere Live. In this exclusive episode of the DPP podcast, we hear from Ateliere CEO Dan Goman about the company's original mission, and how the acquisition fits into the company strategy and vision.

We also speak with Andy Hooper, SVP of Live Products at Ateliere, and Johan Bolin — previously of Agile Content and now Ateliere’s Chief Research & Innovation Officer. They shared more information about the history of the acquisition, discussed what it means to be cloud-native, and they spoke about aligning Ateliere’s product portfolio, share what they hope to see at IBC, and we heard about Johan’s former life in Sweden’s Army School of Technology: the country’s first ever IT Special Forces.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Dan Goman, Ateliere — CEO
Andy Hooper, Ateliere — SVP Live Products
Johan Bolin, Ateliere — Chief Research & Innovation Officer

The 'human-in-the-loop' approach — Balancing the art and the science of media tech AI/ML implementations

DPP — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:01:00 +0100

Is content commissioning and scheduling an art or a science? We catch up with product management and marketing experts from Mediagenix to hear about the company's 'human-in-the-loop' approach to product strategy and development, and how the organisation works with customers to balance the art and the science of media technology implementations.

We also cover the major challenges facing media businesses today, what broadcasters can learn from feeding over 700 parameters into a model to predict audience engagement and content performance (and indeed what exactly wind speed in Netherlands has to do with all this), and we explore the key characteristics of good tech deployments, healthy customer-vendor relationship, and how to facilitate a real co-development partnership.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Nick Moreno, Mediagenix — Director of Product Marketing
Jens Costers, Mediagenix — Product Manager

The DPP podcast is supported by Ateliere, a leading provider of media supply chain solutions. To learn more about its Ateliere Connect platform and media management solutions trusted by major media brands, visit ateliere.com.

"Content exchange is a mess we have to fix!" — Media Supply Festival 2024 reflections

DPP — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:01:00 +0100

The DPP Media Supply Festival returned to New York at the end of May 2024, but how much really has changed in the last year in the media, broadcasting, technology and entertainment sector?

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, was joined by experts from A+E Networks, Ateliere, Backlight, Devoncroft, RSG Media, SDVI, Tubi, and World Poker Tour to digest the level of transformation and innovation in the industry. What progress is happening with supply chain consolidation, and what impacts are the challenges of content exchange having?

Show Notes

In this episode we hear from:

Kathleen Barrett — Backlight, CEO [4min 02sec]
Courtney Sanchez — Tubi, Chief Strategy Officer [4min 02sec]
Hilary Roschke — SDVI, VP of Strategic Operations [7min 52sec]
Larry Kaplan — SDVI, President & CEO [11min 17sec]
Kira Baca — Ateliere, CRO [12min 51sec]
Marc M.Dion — World Poker Tour, Director, Distribution & Ad Sales [12min 51sec]
Josh Stinehour — Devoncroft, Principal Analyst [16min 13sec]
Elena Brodie Kusa — A+E Networks, Media Solutions Architect [18min 46sec]
Shobhana T — Prime Focus Technologies, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Marketing [28min 05sec]
Theodore Garcia — RSG Media, Executive Vice President [31min 22sec]
Thomas Siegman — RSG Media [31min 22sec]

Media Supply Festival 2024 session videos are available on-demand here.
DPP members can download the Supply Chain Today: Key Insights summary report here.

The DPP podcast is supported by Ateliere, a leading provider of media supply chain solutions. To learn more about its Ateliere Connect platform and media management solutions trusted by major media brands, visit ateliere.com.

Operationalising Mediacorp's 'bottom up' sustainability enthusiasm and initiatives

DPP — Fri, 31 May 2024 06:01:00 +0100

How is Singapore-based Mediacorp helping turn a groundswell of enthusiasm around sustainability into company-wide programmes? The company's Head of Sustainability, James Hollis, shares how the company is operationalising the initial work of sustainability volunteers, his views on moving away from traditional performance leadership practices to 'change leadership', as well as tech trends in media and production about Cloud, Artificial Intelligence and the shift to IP.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

James Hollis, Mediacorp — Head of Sustainability & Senior Vice President, Production Services

Listen to Part One featuring Dolby Director of Sustainability & ESG, Natasha Tuck, here.
Find out more about the DPP Committed to Sustainability programme here.

"Progress over perfection" - Achieving green goals with Dolby Sustainability & ESG Director Natasha Tuck

DPP — Wed, 29 May 2024 06:01:00 +0100

What does it take for a media and technology organisation to realise its sustainability targets and make progress with its journey become carbon neutral? And how does a major supplier to media, entertainment and broadcast organisation work with its customers and partners to make sure they are making the right moves with sustainability? Dolby’s Director of Sustainability & ESG, Natasha Tuck, discusses setting science-based targets, Dolby’s journey to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, how AI and ESG tools can help, and why perfection can be the enemy of progress.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Natasha Tuck, Dolby — Director of Sustainability & ESG

Listen to Part Two featuring Mediacorp Head of Sustainability & SVP Production Services, James Hollis, here.
Find out more about the DPP Committed to Sustainability programme here.

Co-pilot AI lands at NAB

DPP — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:35:42 +0100

Media services provider Prime Focus Technologies and OpenAI partner Microsoft have been working together to make Co-pilot AI a reality for media and entertainment. As part of the DPP's 'Demand vs Supply' analysis of NAB, we look at how the two companies are using the latest AI tools to respond to customer needs. How do you road test such new tech? What do we mean by 'creative AI'? And what is GenAI really for: saving money, or making it?

Show Notes

DPP Founder Mark Harrison speaks with:

Ramki Sankaranarayanan, Prime Focus Technologies — Founder, President & CEO
Andy Beach, Microsoft — CTO, Media & Entertainment

Need an AI cheat code for NAB? Take a look at our AI in Media report - it tells you all you need to know.

What does 'good' AI look like? Part 2: Using customer data responsibly and AI in the wild at the BBC

DPP — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:01:00 +0000

How has the BBC been using automation technologies for 30 years, and in what ways has the corporation implemented artificial intelligence capabilities in its wildlife shows and working with its orchestras? How is media industry technology provider Ateliere developing solutions and working with customers on AI partnerships? In this episode of the DPP podcast, Rowan de Pomerai speaks with Ateliere CTO Ryan Kido and BBC Solution Lead Morag McIntosh to find out more about 'good' uses of AI in media.

Show Notes

Ryan Kido, Ateliere — CTO
Morag McIntosh, BBC — Solution Lead

Part 1 of the DPP podcast "What does 'good' AI look like?" is here, featuring Avid CTO Kevin Riley and Google Product Manager Melika Golkaram.

DPP members can go here to download AI in Media: What does good look like?

What does 'good' AI look like? Part 1: "I can absolutely tell you the CTO should not be solely responsible!"

DPP — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:01:00 +0000

Who should ultimately be responsible for the oversight, governance and implementation of artificial intelligence capabilities in media organisations? And in which parts of media workflows are AI tools most mature, and where is there the biggest room for opportunity? These are some of the questions tackled in the DPP report AI in Media: What does good look like? And to discuss some of the findings, media industry experts from Avid and Google came on the DPP podcast to talk about the latest innovations and trends.

Show Notes

Joining the DPP's Rowan de Pomerai and Edward Qualtrough to discuss artificial intelligence in the media industry are:

Kevin Riley, Avid — CTO
Melika Golkaram, Google — Product Manager

Part 2 of the DPP podcast "What does 'good' AI look like?" is here, featuring Ateliere CTO Ryan Kido and BBC Solution Lead Morag McIntosh.

DPP members can go here to download AI in Media: What does good look like?

'Transformation is dead; long live adaptability!' But is it realistic to achieve complete technology and business agility?

DPP — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:01:00 +0000

The DPP 2024 Predictions report published in February 2024 reveals an industry striving to achieve a position of complete technical, commercial and business flexibility — able to respond to whatever challenges might come next for media, entertainment, technology and broadcasting organisations. And that viewpoint isn’t dreamt up by the DPP themselves, but developed by 30 expert practitioners who debate, vote on and co-create statements about the state of the industry.

But is it actually delusional to aspire to reach such a position of infinite flexibility? Zixi CEO Gordon Brooks and Warner Bros. Discover Sports Technology Lead, Darren Long, came on the DPP podcast to explore industry trends, investigate why there are fewer predictions about specific technologies taking off in media, discuss the impact artificial intelligence will have on our work, and share what there is to be most excited by in the sector.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Gordon Brooks — Zixi, CEO [2min 12sec]
Darren Long — Warner Bros. Discovery, Sports Technology Integration Project Lead [21min 00sec]

The DPP 2024 Predictions report is available here.

GenAI Spy — In search of tech innovations at CES 2024, and what it means for media

DPP — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 06:01:00 +0000

What are the major consumer technology innovation trends, and what does it all mean for the media industry? For 15 years, DPP CEO Mark Harrison has attended the CES show in Las Vegas and reported back on the technologies shaping our personal and professional lives. In this episode of the DPP podcast, we present Mark's audio diary from CES, where he also met media and entertainment experts from the BBC, Vubiquity and Hollywood Professional Association to reflect on what actually matters to the industry.

Show Notes

DPP CEO Mark Harrison shares his audio diary, musings and highlights from the Consumer Electronics Show 2024 in Las Vegas. On his travels he is joined by:

Laura Ellis, BBC — Head of Technology Forecasting, BBC R&D [9min 55sec]
Seth Hallen, Light Iron — Managing Director & HPA President [14min 10sec]
Craig German, HPA — Member of the board [14min 10sec]
Justin Beaudin, Vubiquity — Chief Operating Officer [27min 40sec]

DPP members can access Mark Harrison's report here — CES 2024: What consumer trends mean for the media industry.

'Antipredictions' and what to avoid in 2024? Media CEO and CTO foresight and warnings

DPP — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 06:01:00 +0000

What are the less-discussed media industry trends to focus on in 2024? And what are the technologies, themes and hype that's best avoided? Digesting the major media, entertainment and broadcast technology and business developments of 2023, DPP CEO Mark Harrison and CTO Rowan de Pomerai talk about the non-mainstream trends that will shape the sector, share some industry highlights and lowlights, pitch their 'Antipredictions' of what's best avoided, and look forward to being part of an industry in change in 2024.

Show Notes

Sharing their media industry foresight, this episode features:

Mark Harrison, DPP CEO
Rowan de Pomerai, DPP CTO

"There are only two ways to make money in media: bundling and unbundling"
— Rowan de Pomerai, DPP CTO

"Show me a CEO who knows anything about ethics, let alone one that understands artificial intelligence!"
— Edward Qualtrough, DPP Editorial Director

"It's hard to believe that only 12 months ago people were seriously arguing that the future was all about the Metaverse"
— Mark Harrison, DPP CEO

DPP Leaders' Briefing 2023: Reflections and takeaways from speakers, exhibitors and attendees

DPP — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 06:01:00 +0000

The DPP Leaders' Briefing is the pre-eminent business intelligence event for the media industry. The DPP Leaders’ Briefing 2023 showcased technology and business experts from more than 30 media companies, each sharing their top three priorities for the coming year. And in this episode of the DPP podcast, Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough catches up with speakers, exhibitors and attendees from TikTok, Warner Bros. Discovery, RTÉ, ITV Studios, NPAW, nxtedition, Caretta Research and Wolftech to digest some of the major themes from the event. To what extent did artificial intelligence really dominate discussions, and what was the experience of speakers and attendees?

Show notes

In this episode, DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Deirdre Temple, Head of Solutions, Technology | RTÉ [2min 00sec]
Brian Wynne, Head of Technology, Infrastructure | RTÉ [2min 00sec]
Abigail Hughes, Director of Sales Operations for Global Partnership | ITV Studios [5min 32sec]
Natalina Manni, Head of Content Strategy & Operations, Europe, Russia & Israel | TikTok [8min 34sec]
Rebecca Jackson, Marketing and Business Development | Caretta Research [10min 38sec]
Renata Andriusyte, Northern and Central Europe Director | NPAW [14min 46sec]
Till Sudworth, CMO and Head of BU Video | NPAW [14min 46sec]
JJ Eynon, Director of Engineering, CNN | Warner Bros. Discovery [18min 40sec]
Adam Leah, Creative Director | nxtedition [21min 34sec]
Arne Berven, CEO | Wolftech [24min 16sec]

With special thanks to filmmaker, director and editor Mark Levermore for recording the video and audio from the DPP Leaders' Briefing 2023.

Artificial Intelligence in Media Part 2: Calm reflections with Sanjeevan Bala, ITV Chief Data & AI Officer

DPP — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 06:01:00 +0000

Sanjeevan Bala is ITV Chief Data & AI Officer. In Part 2 of the DPP's calm reflections about artificial intelligence in the media industry, Sanjeevan speaks with DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough to offer the content provider perspective about AI in media. He discusses:

The genus of his Chief Data & AI Officer role [1min 47sec]
Identifying opportunities and developing guardrails [5min 01sec]
Running immersive AI workshops with ITV leadership [8min 54sec]
Commodisation and consumerisation of AI capabilities [12min 50sec]
Balancing cost and value; and comparing 10x vs marginal opportunities [16min 10 sec]
When to partner, build and buy with AI solutions? [20min 36sec]
'Taking the model to the data' and the roadmap to AI at the Edge [23min 55sec]
Why you don’t need an AI strategy [27min 29sec]
Macro trends and conjecture about the future impact of AI in media [29min 55sec]

In Part 1 we spoke with Johanna Björklund, Co-founder and CTO at media technology startups Adlede and Codemill, as well as Associate Professor in Theoretical Computer Science with a focus on semantic analysis of multimodal data at Umeå University. You can listen to that episode here.

Artificial Intelligence in Media Part 1: Calm reflections with Johanna Björklund, Associate Professor in Theoretical Computer Science and media tech startup CTO

DPP — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:01:00 +0100

Johanna Björklund is Co-founder and CTO at media technology startups Adlede and Codemill; she is also Associate Professor in Theoretical Computer Science with a focus on semantic analysis of multimodal data at Umeå University. In Part 1 of a look at Artificial Intelligence in the media industry, Johanna speaks with DPP CTO Rowan de Pomerai to discuss initiatives she is involved with, future opportunities, and share some calm reflections about AI from the perspective of an experienced academic and startup CTO after a year of hype.

In Part 2 in this focus on AI in media we are joined by Chief Data & AI Officer at ITV, Sanjeevan Bala, to hear about his role and how the broadcasters are looking to implement and utilise emerging technology innovations in AI.

[Listen to the DPP podcast with ITV Chief Data & AI Officer Sanjeevan Bala here]

Best and worst trade show experiences — On the ground at IBC 2023 exhibition in Amsterdam

DPP — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:01:00 +0100

What’s the point of trade shows? Are these exhibition events actually worth going to? DPP staff were among the 40-odd thousand people at the recent IBC 2023 conference in Amsterdam — where we also hosted our own gatherings. And to hear more about peoples’ best and worst trade show experiences, and the most exciting and dullest years for heading to media technology exhibition events, DPP CEO Mark Harrison caught up with industry professionals to find out.

Show Notes

In this episode of the DPP podcast, CEO Mark Harrison speaks with:

Eric Carson — Vubiquity, Executive VP, Sales & Strategic Growth [4min 07sec]

Larissa Görner — Proximus Media House, CTO [07min 58sec]

Pauline Depière — Proximus Media House, Head of editorial and digital content, and Proximus PO Editorial management [07min 58sec]

Andy Beale — Technology leaders, former BT Sport Chief Engineer & Head of Innovation [11min 05sec]

Tom Griffiths — ITV, Director Of Technology - Content Supply & Distribution [17min 20sec]

Lucy O’Brien — RIEDEL, Customer Success Director, EMEA [19min 59sec]

Craig Wilson — Avid, Product Evangelist - Video and Media [25min 56sec]

Anne Dargusch — TransPerfect, Director, Strategic Accounts [30min 42sec]

Jeny Nicholson — Deepdub.ai, Vice President of Sales [30min 42sec]

Chris Crichlow — Deliveroo, Global AV & Events Manager [36min 43sec]

Anton Dvorkovich — Dubformer, CEO [42min 14sec]

Olga Suvorova — Dubformer, Head of Crowd Localisation [42min 14sec]

Irina Divnogortseva — Dubformer, Head of Business Development, Media & Entertainment [42min 14sec]

Photos and highlights from the DPP's Amsterdam events are found here. To find out more about being part of the DPP's initiatives at IBC and NAB conferences in Amsterdam and Las Vegas, contact Rowan de Pomerai.

RÚV CTO Bragi Reynisson on emergency response volunteering and the journey to hybrid cloud

DPP — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:01:00 +0100

RÚV CTO Bragi Reynisson speaks with DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough about his Chief Technology Officer role at the national broadcaster of Iceland in the August 2023 episode of the DPP podcast, as well as being deployed to emergency situations and disaster areas as part of his responsibilities for the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue.

Show Notes

In this episode, DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with RÚV CTO Bragi Reynisson who discusses his CTO role, responding to national and international emergencies with ICE-SAR and Nethope, hybrid production, hybrid cloud, hybrid working, and upcoming technology transformation initiatives at the Icelandic national broadcaster.

[* An original version of this podcast appeared to have Bragi saying "search and rescue is not deep in my soul", which sounded contrary to the tone of the statement. This was a recording error and the 'not' has since been edited out, although some cached versions on players like Spotify may not have updated.]

Ross Video CEO David Ross interview — Ethics, culture, acquisition, leadership lessons and succession planning

DPP — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:01:00 +0100

Ross Video CEO David Ross speaks with Mark Harrison in the July 2023 episode of the DPP podcast. David shares his leadership lessons, stories of succession planning (and TV show Succession), technology and business expertise, and insight from 50 years of growth and innovation at the company his father, John Ross, founded in Iroquois, Canada, in the 1970s.

Show Notes

In this episode, DPP CEO Mark Harrison interviews Ross Video CEO David Ross. David discusses:

The formation of Ross Video in 1973 [3min 22sec]
Getting interested in technology [6min 02sec]
Joining Ross Video [8min 05sec]
Lessons from his father and the Ross Code of Ethics [11min 37sec]
Maintaining and managing culture through growth and acquisition [22min 24sec]
How to make your company a great place to work [29min 40sec]
Facilitating innovation and ideas from inside Ross [39min 54sec]
How good workforce engagement makes happy customers [47min 27sec]
Succession planning and an upcoming IPO [50min 56sec]
His biggest mistakes [59min 54sec]

To find out more about being part of the DPP Podcast, contact Edward.

'Vendors, don't try to be end-to-end; that game is over!' Experts reflect on Media Supply Festival 2023 in New York

DPP — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 06:01:00 +0100

The DPP was in New York at the beginning of June 2023 for its annual Media Supply Festival. And on Madison Avenue, DPP CEO Mark Harrison caught up with technology and business executives from the media, broadcasting and tech sector to digest and debrief some of the major themes and trends in industry. How are media organisations and their partners working to common goals, and what do organisations like Disney, BBC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, SDVI, Signiant, Overcast and TMT Insights think about the innovations that are powering the content supply chain?

Show Notes

In this episode, DPP CEO Mark Harrison speaks with:

Mike Palmer — Sinclair Broadcast Group, AVP Media Management [3min 35sec]
Nicola Greaves — BBC Studios, EVP Global Operations [8min 01sec]
Melayne Cohen — Disney, VP Content Systems & Business Operations [13min 32sec]
Philippe Brodeur — Overcast, CEO [16min 25sec]
George Kilpatrick — Overcast COO [16min 25sec]
Andy Shenkler — TMT Insights Group, CEO [22min 41sec]
Hannah Barnhardt — TMT Insights Group, COO [22min 41sec]
Margaret Craig — Signiant, CEO [27 min 13sec]
Larry Kaplan — SDVI, CEO [29min 15sec]
Janet Gardner — Perspective Media, President [31min 13sec]

DPP members can explore Mark's Media Supply Festival: The Key Insights summary report here.

Optimising supply chains in retail and media

DPP — Thu, 25 May 2023 06:01:00 +0100

How mature is the media supply chain, and the content supply chain - and what can our industry learn about optimisation and excellence in other sectors? DPP CEO Mark Harrison dived into this topic with Mike Yorwerth, a technology and business executive who has been Chief Technology Officer at Marks & Spencer and Chief Architect and Technology Director at Tesco, two of the biggest retailers in Europe, to find out.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough introduces DPP CEO Mark Harrison and Mike Yorwerth, an experienced retail CTO, as Mark and Mike discuss the challenges of retail supply chains, sustainability, managing multidisciplinary teams and what retail can teach other sectors.

The Future of Localisation: Are we on the brink of a fully-automated localisation revolution?

DPP — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:31:00 +0100

Are we on the brink of an automated localisation revolution? The demand for localised and versioned content has never been greater, as consumers seek more content - in more languages - that reflects their locale. Yet specialist localisation companies, which are going through a boom, are struggling to keep up.

In The Future of Localisation, the DPP explored emerging technologies including machine learning, image analysis, speech to text, and synthetic media to see how tech innovations are helping bridge the gap.

Show Notes

To discuss innovations and trends in localisation in this episode enabled by SDVI, DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough is joined by:

Geoff Stedman, CMO | SDVI
Scott McCarthy, Vice President Head of Dubbing | Dreamworks Animation
Elodie Powers, Service Line Director, Global Audio Development, Streaming & Broadcast | Keyword Studios
Ira Dworkin, Managing Director - Communications, Media & Entertainment | FPT Software
Rowan de Pomerai, CTO | DPP

More information about the DPP's The Future of Localisation report can be found here.

Making SVOD and FAST work at Paramount+ and Pluto TV

DPP — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:43:00 +0000

How do you make SVOD work? And how do you make FAST channels work? Paramount+ and Pluto TV EVP and International General Managers, Marco Nobili and Olivier Jollet, join the DPP podcast to talking about their roles leading Paramount's subscription and ad-funded services outside of the US.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director, Edward Qualtrough, is joined by:

Marco Nobili, Executive Vice President and International General Manager of Paramount+
Olivier Jollet, Executive Vice President and International General Manager Pluto TV

Marco and Olivier discuss technology innovations, leading international media operations, maintaining your startup culture in a large corporate, developments in AdTech, using artificial intelligence in media and entertainment, lessons from 111 years creating and delivering video to customers, and why ultimately content will always be king.

Backstage at the Royal Opera House with CTO James Whitebread

DPP — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 06:01:00 +0000

What are the challenges of leading the technology function at a 290-year-old arts institution, which is also in the broadcast and streaming business as well as the retail, hospitality and cultural heritage sector? In the February 2023 episode of the DPP podcast, Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough sits down with Royal Opera House CTO James Whitebread at its Covent Garden base in London to discuss digital transformation initiatives supporting its work on and off stage.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director, Edward Qualtrough, is joined by Chief Technology Officer at the Royal Opera House, James Whitebread, to discuss technology leadership and transformation initiatives at the organisation - including video projects in rehearsal studios are helping some of the world's leading classical dance and music artists hone their work.

Hype-vetting consumer tech trends: Why a calmer CES is good for business

DPP — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:31:00 +0000

DPP Editorial Director, Edward Qualtrough, is joined by DPP CEO Mark Harrison to learn about why the Consumer Electronics Show is now a business tech event, with industry driving the major disruptions and innovations.

And at the DPP's CES Breakfast Briefing to discuss the big trends we hear from:

Peter Elvidge, Director, Media & Entertainment | Cognizant
Laura Jenner, Director of Product, CS&D | ITV
Peggy Rieckmann, Account Representative | Vubiquity

Read the report here - CES 2023: What consumer trends mean for the media industry.

Leaders’ Digest - Real-time reflections at the DPP Leaders’ Briefing 2022

DPP — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:57:36 +0000

In this episode, DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Chris Crichlow - Head of LIVE Broadcast & Production Operations, Europe, TikTok [2min 17sec]

Julia Hatfield - Head, News Platform Capability Management, Thomson Reuters [5min 55sec]

Andy Bell - Chief Engineer, Channel 4 [9min 50sec]

Alpa Junemann - Head of Marketing and Viewer Experience, Technology, Channel 4 [9min 50sec]

Robert Amlung - Head of Digital Strategy, ZDF [14min 47sec]

Juliet Bramwell - Director, Telco, Media & Entertainment, UKI, Google Cloud [17min 12sec]

Rick Capstraw - Chief Growth Officer, Signiant [22min 30sec]

Sandra Smith - Director of Production, Banijay UK [25min 31sec]

Abdul Hakim - Business Development Manager, DPP [27min 48sec]

Members can download CEO Mark Harrison’s DPP Leaders’ Briefing 2022 report here.

Tomorrow's News and making 'story-centric' more than just a buzzword

DPP — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:31:00 +0100

In this episode, enabled by Qvest, DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough is joined by:

Lucy O’Brien - Chief Technology Officer, EMG
Paul Charleston - Principal, Qvest

Lucy discusses the true vision of the story-centric newsroom, and how innovations in the news gathering have moved faster than in production and delivery of news. And Paul says the days of a ‘one product to rule them all’ newsroom strategy are no more as organisations will look to integrate best-of-breed products to suit their needs.

More information about the DPP's Tomorrow’s News series can be found here.

Integration and production transformation at Vice Media

DPP — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:31:47 +0100

In this episode, enabled by Mulesoft, DPP CTO Rowan de Pomerai is joined by:

Daniel Elias - Global Director of Production & Media Workflows, Vice Media
Michele Gauthier - Global Director, Production Transformation, Vice Media
Oliver Wynn - Distinguished Solution Engineer, Mulesoft

Michele and Dani share the production transformation journey at Vice, and Oliver discusses the integration opportunity - as well as how other sectors outside of media and broadcasting are delivering business value with integration.

More information about the DPP's Making Integration Work series can be found here.

Are modern media organisations now tech companies?

DPP — Thu, 12 May 2022 16:23:10 +0100

In this episode, enabled by Signiant, DPP CEO Mark Harrison and CTO Rowan de Pomerai speak with Signiant CEO Margaret Craig and ITV Director of Business Transformation for Content, Supply and Distribution, Zoe Carter.

Margaret shares her views on whether streaming players are really a differentiator for media companies, and Zoe discusses where broadcasters need to look to their media supply chain for technology innovation - with the ultimate goal of providing great content and experiences for the consumer.

You can read Mark Harrison’s summary report of the European Broadcaster Summit here. The two closing plenary panel sessions, discussing getting the best out of innovation and evolving market relationships, are available to view on demand here.

Tracking trends and betting on innovation projects

DPP — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:56:35 +0000

In this episode, enabled by Dell Technologies and Dalet, DPP CEO Mark Harrison and CTO Rowan de Pomerai speak to Elena Corchero, Director of Events, Emerging Tech & Innovation at Dow Jones.

Corchero discusses her experience as a researcher and media professional, and explains how organisations balance market research on the latest trends with their own in house expertise to know which bets to make.

Watch the CES 2022 webcast on demand here, and read the summary report here. We’ll next report back to you after the European Broadcaster Summit.

Technology Transformation Meets Workforce Transformation

DPP — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0000

With 31 media companies presenting their top strategic priorities, The Leaders' Briefing had a lot to digest. So now the dust has settled, Rowan sat down with a trio of guests to reflect on what they learned, and talk about what they're excited for in the year ahead.

In this episode, enabled by Dalet, DPP CTO Rowan de Pomerai speaks to:

Zoe Carter, Director of Business Transformation, Content Supply and Distribution, ITV

Ewan Johnston, Director of Strategic Alliances and Partners, Dalet

Edward Qualtrough, the DPP's new Editorial Director

Watch The Leaders' Briefing on demand here, and read the summary report here. We'll see you in the new year!

Creating new opportunities with cloud technology

DPP — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:30:19 +0000

As the leader of a company at the forefront of the media industry's transition to cloud and SaaS, Signiant CEO Margaret Craig wrote 'The Signiant SaaS Manifesto' to explain how cloud technology has created massive efficiencies and new opportunities across the media supply chain.

In the manifesto, Margaret shares her thoughts from conversations with countless customers and partners, highlighting many of the common challenges that industry leaders have faced on their cloud journeys.

For a limited time only, the manifesto is open for everyone to download, coinciding with the DPP's 2021 Leaders' Briefing. In this podcast episode, Mark asks Margaret why she wrote the paper, what it says, and why she called it a manifesto.

Download the manifesto here.

And find more on The Cloud for Media from the DPP here.

Cloud adoption and disrupted relationships

DPP — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:10:08 +0100

In 2020, exclusive DPP research explored the use of cloud in media companies. Why were organisations moving workflows to the cloud? How could they form a strategy to deliver that migration?

In 2021, the DPP's new series 'The Cloud for Media' investigated the rate of cloud adoption across four specific media worfklows in four reports:

Automating Media

Cloud Post Production

Cloud Playout

Streaming at Scale

In this podcast episode, Mark and Rowan discuss some of the most surprising findings from the series, including the fact that cloud adoption has been shaking up established relationships between media and technology companies.

Is live content the next big disrupter?

DPP — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:16:36 +0100

Almost every aspect of life can now be found as a form of live streamed content. This democratisation of live content has created a boom with huge implications for the professional media industry and its suppliers.

This year, the DPP produced 'Going Live and Remote', a trilogy of three reports to analyse this remarkable development:

Live Remote Production looked at how and where live content is now being produced.

The Business of Live delved into the market for live content and the emergence of 'live direct to consumer'.

Working Live explored what these changes mean for the workforces that bring live content into existence.

In this podcast episode, Mark and Rowan reflect on the series. Is this content type the next big disrupter? Did the pandemic change the way live content is made forever? Featuring guests Helen Killeen, Director of Production Non Scripted UK at ITV Studios, and Marcos Gonzalez-Flower, Head of Media Practice at Atos.

Did we learn a darned thing from Covid?

DPP — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:52:21 +0100

Will Covid-19 Change The Way We Work? charted the experiences of a media industry navigating through a pandemic, back in July 2020.

It made some significant discoveries about the changes in working practices and business realities brought on by the coronavirus. Yet it seems as though the year since has seen very little progression of the discussion about the future of our work practices.

Senior industry figures comment that two or three days a week in the office will be the norm, despite the fact that few organisations have reconciled that with their property strategy. And such sweeping generalisations ignore the diversity of roles and requirements across our industry.

As just one example, our recent report, Working Live explored the wide reaching impacts of remote production on the schedules and lives of those working in live production. They certainly don't equate to two days a week.

So what are we to do about it? Join Mark and Rowan as they embrace the detail, and challenge us all to tackle the next layer of questions.

Innovation: what it costs to make it pay

DPP — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:12:48 +0100

What question did Mark ask the BBC's Director General that brought a flat 'no'; and what was Rowan's most depressing innovation experience?

Stand by for some frank confessions as Mark and Rowan reflect on the DPP's recent work on innovation, and how it makes them reconsider their own experience.

Hungry for more innovation? Take a look at our recent reports and webcasts below.

Making Innovation Pay - reports: https://www.thedpp.com/insight#making-innovation-pay
Making Innovation Pay - webcast: https://www.thedpp.com/events/making-innovation-pay/
DPP Innovation Week - video on demand: https://www.thedpp.com/dpp-innovation-week

The future of remote production

DPP — Tue, 04 May 2021 20:51:00 +0100

Following the DPP's popular recent report, Live Remote Production, Mark and Rowan take a candid look at the future of remote production. To what extent has the growth of remote been driven by the pandemic? Will production teams rush back to the OB trucks as soon as they can? And which of the 5 production models defined in the report will really matter for the future?

DPP members can download the Live Remote Production report.

Plus, replay the Live Remote Production webcast, featuring Atos, BBC News, Jackshoot, Promod Esports, Ross Video & Sky Sports.

The DPP Committed to Sustainability programme is open to anyone.

How did business get so messy?

DPP — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:56:36 +0000

At a time when the absence of trade shows is placing greater pressure than ever on customers and suppliers to find effective ways of engaging with each other, the DPP podcast asks: How did business get so messy?

Is there really a problem - and is it new? Did the pandemic make it worse? And what can media companies do to cut through the noise? Covering everything from marketing-speak to email effectiveness, cold calling to the future of the tradeshows, Mark, Rowan and Jayne share some tips on how the DPP has changed its marketing approach based on data-driven decision making. And how the industry as a whole might approach business relationships in the future.

Find out more about DPP Innovation Week: https://www.thedpp.com/dpp-innovation-week

CES 2021: The Final Word

DPP — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:22:06 +0000

Our recent report and webcast explored the big trends from CES 2021. But what stood out? What trends didn't make the cut? And what do Mark and Rowan really think about it all?

The DPP's CES 2021 coverage:
Download the DPP CES report: https://www.thedpp.com/insight#ces-2021
Watch the CES 2021 webcast: https://www.thedpp.com/replay/ces-2021

Other things we mentioned:
DPP Innovation Week: https://www.thedpp.com/dpp-innovation-week
The Leaders' Briefing: https://www.thedpp.com/tlb
DPP Predictions 2021: https://www.thedpp.com/insight#predictions-2021