Digital Delivery and Content

The aim of the Digital Delivery & Content SIG is to focus on enabling technologies and challenges for the digital delivery of content. In particular, addressing the challenge of bringing content to the array of connected devices available today such as TV, mobile and fixed devices using terrestrial, satellite, IP and cable transmission  The SIG is championed by: Anthony Berkeley of Velocix,  Tim Cook of Arqiva and Graham Norgett of CellMetric.

The challenge for the digital delivery of content, is the biggest opportunity facing the industry today. It not only impacts traditional broadcasters, it opens the market to new entrants from the Telco/Service provider market and presents new routes to market for content providers, as well as an array of new devices that have to addressed. What are the network technologies and implications of delivering content, how are digital rights impacted by the fact that there is not one delivery network for content and is the world really changing from broadcasting to unicasting?

The Digital Delivery and Content SIG would seek to address the following key topics: 
  • Technology Options – the technology choices and challenges for Digital Delivery?
  • Regulation – the regulatory issues that impact Digital Content
  • Connected Devices - their capabilities and limitations
  • Content and protection – content and consumer protection
  • User experience - creating a valued and seamless experience
  • Next generation services - one stop shop for media plus interactivity
  •  Advertising and User Generated Content the democratisation and metrics of media and delivery
  • Business Models for Content Delivery - the challenge of making money

Recent Event

"TV Evolution - Ready for Another Growth Spurt" 3rd Feb 2010 at Queens College

To view the presentations at this event, follow the links below…..

Welcome to the Digital Broadcasting and Multimedia SIG from Nigel Hobday of East of England International

“3D TV” - Mike Brooks, Arqiva

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