Videonet Connected TV Awards
Celebrating stand-out innovation and leadership
Thursday 16 April 2020
The Videonet Connected TV Awards focused 100% on the television marketplace and showcasing world-leading innovation by platform operators, channel owners and broadcasters, streaming service providers, media buyers and, of course, the technology vendors that underpin their success.
These awards are organised by Videonet magazine, part of Mediatel Events, and are a genuine meritocracy. Anyone - large or small, established or start-up - can win based purely on their achievements.
Click here to view the results of The Videonet Connected TV Awards 2020.
Categories
This category recognises outstanding achievement in the delivery of a premium TV service and/or premium TV programming to consumers.
Videonet magazine will lead an ‘Oscars style’ compilation of candidates that are presented to judges for shortlisting. You are welcome to propose an entrant for consideration (your own company or a third-party) by emailing john.moulding@mediatelevents.com by Friday, October 18, 2019. It does not cost anything to propose someone for consideration.
We will consider Pay TV and free-to-air platform owners, broadcasters and subscription channel owners, SVOD providers, Pay Lite/Skinny services, direct-to-consumer distributors, social TV curators and any other media company offering content that is deemed by the judges to be of premium quality (which excludes user-generated and very low-budget).
We do not consider individuals for this category. If you are interested in nominating a person for an award, please see the ‘Lifetime Television Industry Achievement Award’.
Last year’s winner was Amazon Channels.
This category rewards technology/solution providers, video service providers (e.g. content producers, curators, aggregators or distributors), network operators and device/app developers for the use of data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) to improve television (as a form of entertainment, as an operations process or as a business).
The use of machine learning to enrich metadata or to identify parts of a sports match that should be turned into highlights, or the use of AI to improve responses to network errors, and the use of data analytics to predict churn are examples of the wide range of applications that are relevant to this category. The use of machine learning to enhance video compression is another example.
Any entries relating to advertising should be limited to applications with a technical outcome/function, like predicting when an ad break will appear in live sports. In this category, we are not looking for analytics used to improve media forecasting, planning, reporting or similar – these kinds of entries will be welcomed in the ‘Game-changing Advertising Technology’ category.
Please refer to ‘Judging criteria used across all categories’ for a full explanation about the criteria judges will use to choose shortlists and winners. Here is a brief summary: Technical/commercial innovation; Market leadership; Uniqueness; Performance; Market need; Impact; Commercial success; Boldness and good judgment; Potential for change/disruption.
Last year’s winner was Synamedia with Synamedia Credentials Sharing Insight.
Name of the technology, solution or process (15 words)
Please provide the name of the technology, solution or process that you are entering (which later in this document will be referred to as the awards candidate).
What you are entering (300 words)
Explain what the awards candidate is (the technology, solution, process you are entering) and what it does.
Availability (50 words)
State when the awards candidate was publicly announced or first used. Please see ‘Qualifying dates for solutions being entered’ before entering.
Customer deployments (100 words)
Tell us about any customer deployments, if relevant.
Technical and/or commercial innovations (150 words)
Outline the technical and/or commercial innovations that the awards candidate provides or enables.
Unique characteristics (150 words)
Where possible, give us examples of how the awards candidate is unique or at least uncommon.
Performance benefits (150 words)
Outline any clear performance benefits for the awards candidate, where necessary comparing it to available alternatives.
Market need (150 words)
Tell us why the market needs this solution, and why we need it now.
Market leadership/commercial success (100 words)
Outline anything that demonstrates the market leadership and/or commercial success of this solution.
Business outcomes (100 words)
State the business outcomes that are directly attributable to the use of the awards candidate (where it is deployed) or which you forecast for customers (if not yet deployed).
Final comments (150 words)
Tell us anything else you think the judges should know in order to gauge the importance of this entry.
This category is focused on product/technology/service/process innovations that can demonstrate a clear improvement at any point in the advertising value chain, with examples being ad content delivery workflows, making media planning easier or more effective, improving measurement, reporting or attribution, improving the way in which ads are served to homes or inserted into existing video streams, or how consumers are profiled and audiences segmented, etc.
Please refer to ‘Judging criteria used across all categories’ for a full explanation about the criteria judges will use to choose shortlists and winners. Here is a brief summary: Technical/commercial innovation; Market leadership; Uniqueness; Performance; Market need; Impact; Commercial success; Boldness and good judgment; Potential for change/disruption.
Name of the technology, solution or process (15 words)
Please provide the name of the technology, solution or process that you are entering (which later in this document will be referred to as the awards candidate).
What you are entering (300 words)
Explain what the awards candidate is (the technology, solution, process you are entering) and what it does.
Availability (50 words)
State when the awards candidate was publicly announced or first used. Please see ‘Qualifying dates for solutions being entered’ before entering.
Customer deployments (100 words)
Tell us about any customer deployments, if relevant.
Technical and/or commercial innovations (150 words)
Outline the technical and/or commercial innovations that the awards candidate provides or enables.
Unique characteristics (150 words)
Where possible, give us examples of how the awards candidate is unique or at least uncommon.
Performance benefits (150 words)
Outline any clear performance benefits for the awards candidate, where necessary comparing it to available alternatives.
Market need (150 words)
Tell us why the market needs this solution, and why we need it now.
Market leadership/commercial success (100 words)
Outline anything that demonstrates the market leadership and/or commercial success of this solution.
Business outcomes (100 words)
State the business outcomes that are directly attributable to the use of the awards candidate (where it is deployed) or which you forecast for customers (if not yet deployed).
Final comments (150 words)
Tell us anything else you think the judges should know in order to gauge the importance of this entry.
In this category we want to hear from companies (vendors/media owners) who are helping to improve the management, delivery or consumption of online/streaming video. Solutions could boost the capacity to serve streaming video, reduce the cost of creating or delivering streaming video, increase the reliability or quality of streaming, or reduce the operational complexity associated with it, as examples.
Streaming video is defined as video delivered over the open Internet, although the delivery path could be carefully managed, and live/linear or on-demand video (including downloads) are applicable. As a minimum, the solution must enable streaming to smartphones but beyond this benchmark, delivery to any kind of screen is relevant.
Please refer to ‘Judging criteria used across all categories’ for a full explanation about the criteria judges will use to choose shortlists and winners. Here is a brief summary: Technical/commercial innovation; Market leadership; Uniqueness; Performance; Market need; Impact; Commercial success; Boldness and good judgment; Potential for change/disruption.
Name of the technology, solution or process (15 words)
Please provide the name of the technology, solution or process that you are entering (which later in this document will be referred to as the awards candidate).
What you are entering (300 words)
Explain what the awards candidate is (the technology, solution, process you are entering) and what it does.
Availability (50 words)
State when the awards candidate was publicly announced or first used. Please see ‘Qualifying dates for solutions being entered’ before entering.
Customer deployments (100 words)
Tell us about any customer deployments, if relevant.
Technical and/or commercial innovations (150 words)
Outline the technical and/or commercial innovations that the awards candidate provides or enables.
Unique characteristics (150 words)
Where possible, give us examples of how the awards candidate is unique or at least uncommon.
Performance benefits (150 words)
Outline any clear performance benefits for the awards candidate, where necessary comparing it to available alternatives.
Market need (150 words)
Tell us why the market needs this solution, and why we need it now.
Market leadership/commercial success (100 words)
Outline anything that demonstrates the market leadership and/or commercial success of this solution.
Business outcomes (100 words)
State the business outcomes that are directly attributable to the use of the awards candidate (where it is deployed) or which you forecast for customers (if not yet deployed).
Final comments (150 words)
Tell us anything else you think the judges should know in order to gauge the importance of this entry.
For the purposes of this category, ‘User Experience’ covers the relationship between a TV service and viewer/user/customer while they are within the service with the primary purpose of entertaining themselves. It does not cover innovations in the wider Customer Experience (CX) domain and so will not consider elements like billing and customer care.
The User Experience (UX) innovation could be in-programme (like the addition of interactivity) or around programming (like content discovery and navigation). The UX innovation could be contained on one screen or make use of synchronised screens.
Judges will make their decisions based on opinions of what will increase user enjoyment/engagement levels. They will consider any KPI-based evidence provided, such as viewing levels, net promoter scores, churn, subscription numbers and fees, viewer loyalty, etc. We will even consider positive consumer ‘buzz’ as a success metric.
Please refer to ‘Judging criteria used across all categories’ for a full explanation about the criteria judges will use to choose shortlists and winners. Here is a brief summary: Technical/commercial innovation; Market leadership; Uniqueness; Performance; Market need; Impact; Commercial success; Boldness and good judgment; Potential for change/disruption.
Last year’s winner was Com Hem with Com Hem Tv Hub. OnePlace from Canal Digital, supported by 3SS, was Highly Commended in 2019.
Name of the technology, solution or process (15 words)
Please provide the name of the technology, solution or process that you are entering (which later in this document will be referred to as the awards candidate).
What you are entering (300 words)
Explain what the awards candidate is (the technology, solution, process you are entering) and what it does.
Availability (50 words)
State when the awards candidate was publicly announced or first used. Please see ‘Qualifying dates for solutions being entered’ before entering.
Customer deployments (100 words)
Tell us about any customer deployments, if relevant.
Technical and/or commercial innovations (150 words)
Outline the technical and/or commercial innovations that the awards candidate provides or enables.
Unique characteristics (150 words)
Where possible, give us examples of how the awards candidate is unique or at least uncommon.
Performance benefits (150 words)
Outline any clear performance benefits for the awards candidate, where necessary comparing it to available alternatives.
Market need (150 words)
Tell us why the market needs this solution, and why we need it now.
Market leadership/commercial success (100 words)
Outline anything that demonstrates the market leadership and/or commercial success of this solution.
Business outcomes (100 words)
State the business outcomes that are directly attributable to the use of the awards candidate (where it is deployed) or which you forecast for customers (if not yet deployed).
Final comments (150 words)
Tell us anything else you think the judges should know in order to gauge the importance of this entry.
This category rewards an organisation/company for outstanding achievements in advancing the use of TV/premium video as an advertising medium. They could be recognised on the basis of a single project/innovation or a whole catalogue of innovations that, over a period of time, add up to a narrative of market leadership.
Videonet magazine will lead an ‘Oscars style’ compilation of candidates that are presented to judges for shortlisting. You are welcome to propose an entrant for consideration (your own company or a third-party) by emailing john.moulding@mediatelevents.com by Friday, October 18, 2019. It does not cost anything to propose someone for consideration.
We will consider media owners, media buyers, industry alliances, advocacy organisations, standards bodies, etc, but not individuals. If you are interested in nominating a person for an award, please see ‘Lifetime Television Industry Achievement Award’.
Awards candidates in this category will improve the premium video entertainment lives of consumers in their homes or help media owners/platform operators/network operators deliver and/or manage better services within homes. We will also consider device/software ecosystems that support the integration of premium video and smart home services – an example would be the integration of home automation or home security into a television UI. The awards candidates can be hardware or software related.
All of the following technologies will be welcome in this category (and this list is not exhaustive): wired LAN distribution, wireless LAN distribution, service reception on fixed devices like set-top boxes, smart TVs and connected TV streamer boxes, service reception on portable devices like laptops and tablets, digital assistants/voice assistants, soundbars, speakers or other sound systems used to enhance television services, QoE/QoS management of services where management is focused on the in-home experience.
Please refer to ‘Judging criteria used across all categories’ for a full explanation about the criteria judges will use to choose shortlists and winners. Here is a brief summary: Technical/commercial innovation; Market leadership; Uniqueness; Performance; Market need; Impact; Commercial success; Boldness and good judgment; Potential for change/disruption.
Name of the technology, solution or process (15 words)
Please provide the name of the technology, solution or process that you are entering (which later in this document will be referred to as the awards candidate).
What you are entering (300 words)
Explain what the awards candidate is (the technology, solution, process you are entering) and what it does.
Availability (50 words)
State when the awards candidate was publicly announced or first used. Please see ‘Qualifying dates for solutions being entered’ before entering.
Customer deployments (100 words)
Tell us about any customer deployments, if relevant.
Technical and/or commercial innovations (150 words)
Outline the technical and/or commercial innovations that the awards candidate provides or enables.
Unique characteristics (150 words)
Where possible, give us examples of how the awards candidate is unique or at least uncommon.
Performance benefits (150 words)
Outline any clear performance benefits for the awards candidate, where necessary comparing it to available alternatives.
Market need (150 words)
Tell us why the market needs this solution, and why we need it now.
Market leadership/commercial success (100 words)
Outline anything that demonstrates the market leadership and/or commercial success of this solution.
Business outcomes (100 words)
State the business outcomes that are directly attributable to the use of the awards candidate (where it is deployed) or which you forecast for customers (if not yet deployed).
Final comments (150 words)
Tell us anything else you think the judges should know in order to gauge the importance of this entry.
This category rewards technologies/solutions/processes that protect premium video content against unauthorised copying/distribution or redistribution and unauthorised sharing of authentication details or passwords.
Innovations across the full spectrum of content and service protection can be entered, including (but not limited to), CAS/DRM, fingerprinting, watermarking, obfuscation, device hardening, hardware/systems auditing, content protection testing, piracy detection and monitoring, piracy shutdown, anti-piracy legal enforcement, and cybersecurity where it relates to protecting content and its associated data stored on the premises of a content creator/media owner.
Please refer to ‘Judging criteria used across all categories’ for a full explanation about the criteria judges will use to choose shortlists and winners. Here is a brief summary: Technical/commercial innovation; Market leadership; Uniqueness; Performance; Market need; Impact; Commercial success; Boldness and good judgment; Potential for change/disruption.
Name of the technology, solution or process (15 words)
Please provide the name of the technology, solution or process that you are entering (which later in this document will be referred to as the awards candidate).
What you are entering (300 words)
Explain what the awards candidate is (the technology, solution, process you are entering) and what it does.
Availability (50 words)
State when the awards candidate was publicly announced or first used. Please see ‘Qualifying dates for solutions being entered’ before entering.
Customer deployments (100 words)
Tell us about any customer deployments, if relevant.
Technical and/or commercial innovations (150 words)
Outline the technical and/or commercial innovations that the awards candidate provides or enables.
Unique characteristics (150 words)
Where possible, give us examples of how the awards candidate is unique or at least uncommon.
Performance benefits (150 words)
Outline any clear performance benefits for the awards candidate, where necessary comparing it to available alternatives.
Market need (150 words)
Tell us why the market needs this solution, and why we need it now.
Market leadership/commercial success (100 words)
Outline anything that demonstrates the market leadership and/or commercial success of this solution.
Business outcomes (100 words)
State the business outcomes that are directly attributable to the use of the awards candidate (where it is deployed) or which you forecast for customers (if not yet deployed).
Final comments (150 words)
Tell us anything else you think the judges should know in order to gauge the importance of this entry.
This category rewards the technologies/solutions/process innovations that directly impact the efficiency with which premium video service operations are conducted. Solutions could come from across the content-to-consumer delivery chain including contribution, headend, playout, distribution network and CPE. Thus compression, packaging, metadata, storage, STB software updates, network health, etc. are just some of the functions that fall into this category.
In this category, even more than most, judges will be looking for the potential to reduce cost, increase agility, reduce complexity, boost capacity, raise service quality and increase reliability.
Please refer to ‘Judging criteria used across all categories’ for a full explanation about the criteria judges will use to choose shortlists and winners. Here is a brief summary: Technical/commercial innovation; Market leadership; Uniqueness; Performance; Market need; Impact; Commercial success; Boldness and good judgment; Potential for change/disruption.
Name of the technology, solution or process (15 words)
Please provide the name of the technology, solution or process that you are entering (which later in this document will be referred to as the awards candidate).
What you are entering (300 words)
Explain what the awards candidate is (the technology, solution, process you are entering) and what it does.
Availability (50 words)
State when the awards candidate was publicly announced or first used. Please see ‘Qualifying dates for solutions being entered’ before entering.
Customer deployments (100 words)
Tell us about any customer deployments, if relevant.
Technical and/or commercial innovations (150 words)
Outline the technical and/or commercial innovations that the awards candidate provides or enables.
Unique characteristics (150 words)
Where possible, give us examples of how the awards candidate is unique or at least uncommon.
Performance benefits (150 words)
Outline any clear performance benefits for the awards candidate, where necessary comparing it to available alternatives.
Market need (150 words)
Tell us why the market needs this solution, and why we need it now.
Market leadership/commercial success (100 words)
Outline anything that demonstrates the market leadership and/or commercial success of this solution.
Business outcomes (100 words)
State the business outcomes that are directly attributable to the use of the awards candidate (where it is deployed) or which you forecast for customers (if not yet deployed).
Final comments (150 words)
Tell us anything else you think the judges should know in order to gauge the importance of this entry
This is our individual-level category where you can nominate yourself, a colleague or other working acquaintance, or even someone you have never met, for their contribution to the television industry.
The person you nominate must have spent at least eight years working in the television industry in some capacity, in total (this period does not have to be contiguous). LinkedIn profiles will be used as a reference point for service longevity in the absence of other readily obtainable biographical materials. Videonet will check the validity of nominations.
We are looking for people who have changed our industry – leaders, champions, disruptors. Among other things, this person may have:
- - Driven a media company, advocacy organisation, standards body or tech vendor (or other relevant outfit) to new heights
- - Demonstrated leadership that transcended their own organisations, was an inspiration to others and which had a lasting impact upon the wider industry beyond their employer
- - Overseen transformational strategic roadmaps that resulted in successful outcomes or which are generally acknowledged to have set a company/organisation on a new and promising course
- - Been largely responsible for an industry innovation/development that was/is so exceptional and important that this alone should be acknowledged with an award, where the outcome from their work can already be shown to have been a success
Please send your nomination to john.moulding@mediatelevents.com, stating who you want to nominate and giving five strong reasons why they should be considered.
There is no entry form for this category or fee associated with proposing entries.
With the exceptions of ‘The Premium TV Award’, ‘The Advertising Leadership Award’ and ‘Lifetime Television Industry Achievement Award’, all category winners will be considered for the Videonet Grand Prix. This category is effectively the ‘winner of winners’ for our 2020 awards. Subsequently, this category does not require a submission.
Last year’s winner was Com Hem with Com Hem TV Hub.
Judges
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Ben Lavender
CPO, DAZN
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Roma Kojima
Senior Director, OTT Video (CBC Gem), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Dan Fahy
VP Commercial and Content Distribution, Viacom International Media Networks
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Sion Wynn Jones
Director of Product, YouView
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William Cooper
Founder and Chief Executive, informitv
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Janine Smith
Digital Content Director, Channel 4 Television
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Colin Phillips
IPTV and CPE Solutions Architect, BT
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Erwan Nedellec
Orange Referent Expert and Senior Expert on TV Technical Solutions, Orange
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Benjamin Schwarz
Consultant, CToic Consulting
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Anna-Maria Vujinovic
Director Digital and Business Development, Tech and Data, RTL
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Thomas Helbo
CTO and SVP Technology, Tele2
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David Price
Principal, Scala Advisors
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Anette Schaefer
Managing Director, BIG Picture
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Michael Roedel
Head of TV Experience and Design , Vodafone Group
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Ian Nock
Managing Director and Founder, Fairmile West
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Steven Hawley
Principal Analyst and Consultant, tvstrategies
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Mathias Berg
COO, TV4 Group and Head of Business Unit Advertising, Bonnier Broadcasting
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Jeff Eales
Director of Systems & Development, Sky
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Jean-Paul Edwards
Chief Product Development Officer, OMD EMEA
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Paola Colombo
General Manager, Adtech and Business Development, Publitalia ’80
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John Moulding
Editor-in-Chief, Videonet

Ben Lavender
CPO, DAZN
Articles from Ben Lavender

Roma Kojima
Senior Director, OTT Video (CBC Gem), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Articles from Roma Kojima

Dan Fahy
VP Commercial and Content Distribution, Viacom International Media Networks
Dan Fahy is Vice President, Commercial and Content Distribution for Viacom International Media Networks, and leads commercial and content distribution initiatives for Viacom’s UK, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe region, taking in the UK, Nordic, Central Eastern Europe and Russia territories. Viacom International Media Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. is comprised of many of the world's most popular entertainment brands including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., and Paramount Networks. Viacom International Media Networks also owns UK Public Service Broadcaster Channel 5, Telefe in Argentina and COLORS in India. Dan’s responsibilities span the network’s pay TV partnerships, free to air distribution, and commercial and business development.
Articles from Dan Fahy

Sion Wynn Jones
Director of Product, YouView
Articles from Sion Wynn Jones
William Cooper
Founder and Chief Executive, informitv
Founder of the independent consultancy informitv, William provides thought leadership and advises clients around the world on strategy and implementation around broadband and broadcast convergence, where the internet meets television. His clients range from small start-ups to major multinationals. Previously, as head of interactive at BBC Broadcast, William operationally managed the successful launch and delivery of landmark interactive services on satellite, terrestrial and cable television across multiple channels and territories and oversaw the exponential growth of the BBC’s online services. William began his career as a broadcast journalist and has over 25 years of professional experience working in the television, video and digital media. He has a PhD in Communications from the Institute of Communications Studies at Leeds University, where he was one of their first researchers, specializing in ‘video literacy’. William is internationally recognised as a leading independent analyst and commentator on the television and online video sector. He is a regular judge of international industry awards and competitions, and has been producer, chair and speaker at over a hundred international conferences. He publishes the informitv Multiscreen Index, tracking trends in television services worldwide. He is also editor of the influential Connected Vision newsletter, which is available as a free subscription from informitv.com.
Articles from William Cooper

Janine Smith
Digital Content Director, Channel 4 Television
Articles from Janine Smith

Colin Phillips
IPTV and CPE Solutions Architect, BT
Articles from Colin Phillips
Erwan Nedellec
Orange Referent Expert and Senior Expert on TV Technical Solutions, Orange
Since 2009, Erwan has been involved as a technical leader within Orange, in adapting OTT TV services on CE devices like SmartTV, game consoles and Bluray players. He has more than 13 years of experience on home devices (residential gateway, STB, SmartTV, game consoles, BluRay players), and TV services (both OTT and IPTV). He has also been involved in standardization bodies (UPnP, DLNA, OSGi). He was the coeditor of the UPnP IGD v2 specifications.
Articles from Erwan Nedellec

Benjamin Schwarz
Consultant, CToic Consulting
As consultant, analyst and blogger, Ben is recognized as an international thought leader in the converging media space. He spent the first 10 years of his career in IT at Logica CMG as a developer and software expert. He then ran technology for a music start-up during the Internet bubble. Ben spent the next 10 years at Orange, first aligning strategy to a world with a nascent Internet, then running innovation programs and launching media services. For the last ten years, he has run his own company, CTO innovation Consulting, helping international clients with innovation, strategy, business modelling and technology. Ben has written many White Papers on content distribution and agility that intertwine a business and technology narrative. He manages communications for the Ultra HD Forum explaining innovation in next generation entertainment. For the last year Ben has been working on leveraging blockchain technology for multiple markets. He lives in Paris and his social media name is nebul2.
Articles from Benjamin Schwarz

Anna-Maria Vujinovic
Director Digital and Business Development, Tech and Data, RTL
Articles from Anna-Maria Vujinovic
Thomas Helbo
CTO and SVP Technology, Tele2
Stofa is the second largest Danish service provider working within Cable TV and FTTH, and being a customer oriented CTO I have been part of the Stofa journey from a technical driven to a market driven organization. As part of my role I have been working with high growth and product development of popular services for many years. Stofa has a very innovative approach to new services and have been frontrunner in Europe, with launching a fully interactive STB in 2007 and multiscreen solutions in 2010. Experience within operations and management, good at creating high-preforming and enthusiastic teams. Focus on ensuring goals are set and tracking KPIs. Working with business critical operational objectives as well as revenue generation enhancements and cost savings has allowed me to critically prioritize what is most important for the business.
Articles from Thomas Helbo
David Price
Principal, Scala Advisors
David has driven transformational activities to deliver advanced technology in the TV and media industry since the transition to digital technology. His roles have included Founder and Board Member of the Ultra HD Forum, the VR Industry Forum and the DASH Industry Forum. He is past-President of the MPEG Industry Forum. David is an advisor to many TV, media and technology conferences around the world and currently holds a number of Board and Advisory positions in this sector. He is Principal at Scala Advisors LLC. David has driven aggressive top and bottom line growth as an executive in a number of leading communications technology companies. Previously, he held the position of Vice President, Strategic Business Development, TV and Media at Ericsson, based in Silicon Valley, USA, and was a member of the executive team at Harmonic Inc, where he helped grow profitable revenues from less than $50m to over $500m. David was previously Vice-President with TV/COM International and prior to that, Vice President at M/A-COM Linkabit (Hughes).
Articles from David Price

Anette Schaefer
Managing Director, BIG Picture
Articles from Anette Schaefer

Michael Roedel
Head of TV Experience and Design , Vodafone Group
Articles from Michael Roedel

Ian Nock
Managing Director and Founder, Fairmile West
Founder of Fairmile West, providing Video Service and Consumer Device consultancy and professional services to the TV and Video services industry. 20+ years at the forefront of video service and consumer device strategy, technology, development and delivery, instrumental in many innovative multi-national TV, Video and Broadband businesses.
Articles from Ian Nock

Steven Hawley
Principal Analyst and Consultant, tvstrategies
Steve Hawley is founder, principal analyst and consultant for tvstrategies™ (Advanced Media Strategies LLC). tvstrategies is among the earliest pioneers in the broadband-delivered video and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) industry, and maintains a deep commitment to that industry. Mr Hawley provides consulting, program management services, subject matter expertise, and industry analysis relating to the systems, software and technologies that enable the secure delivery of digital and IP multiscreen video services to consumers. These services include live and time-shifted multichannel television, DVR, video on demand and other related interactive services that complement the TV experience. Areas of work and consultation experience include Program Management, Product Development, Industry Analysis, Intellectual Property, and Marketing.
Articles from Steven Hawley

Mathias Berg
COO, TV4 Group and Head of Business Unit Advertising, Bonnier Broadcasting
Articles from Mathias Berg
Jeff Eales
Director of Systems & Development, Sky
As Director of Systems & Development at Sky Media I develop and maintain the Linear TV, VOD & Online Sales Systems. I am one of the inventors of the systems that run the Sky AdSmart technology which had its full launch in January 2014. My team is now developing the systems to monetise the Sky GO VOD & linear platform as well as VOD on the set top box. I represent Sky Media on the boards of Clearcast and TAM Ireland.
Articles from Jeff Eales
Jean-Paul Edwards
Chief Product Development Officer, OMD EMEA
Jean-Paul has been with OMD for 19 years. He founded Manning Gottlieb OMD’s Digital team in 1997, and led the agency Media Futures offering. He recently joined OMD EMEA to drive development of the network’s offering in a digitally led, data centric media environment. Outside of work Jean-Paul is kept busy by three children, he is a keen skier and reader across a wide range of embarrassingly geeky topics.
Articles from Jean-Paul Edwards

Paola Colombo
General Manager, Adtech and Business Development, Publitalia ’80
Articles from Paola Colombo
John Moulding
Editor-in-Chief, Videonet
John Moulding is Editor-in-Chief at Videonet, where he has been covering the evolution of multiscreen TV, connected TV and advanced advertising, among other things, since 2010. He has been reporting on television business and technology since 1999, when digital multichannel TV started to take root in Europe.
Articles from John Moulding
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