FutureTech 2024 – The TV of Tomorrow, Right this moment

FutureTech is again and in-person for a good larger 2024 iteration on November 4th.

From the talk over distribition to the purposes of AI and past, this must-attend TV tech occasion will take a deeper dive into among the important themes impacting our sector, informing enterprise fashions and fascinating viewers in new methods.

DTG members can e-book their locations FOC, whereas non-member tickets are £125.

Discover out extra and register right here.

AGENDA

09:00 – 09:20

Espresso & networking

09:20 – 09:30

Welcome and introduction

09:30 – 10:15

Subsequent-gen Wi-Fi: Reworking connectivity and TV consumption

With extra gadgets and higher-quality streaming calls for pushing the bounds of house networks, the leap to Wi-Fi 7 and eight is ready to boost the sport. These next-gen applied sciences will redefine how houses join, providing ultra-fast, low-latency options for flawless multi-device utilization and crystal-clear audiovisual experiences. On this session, we’ll discover how Wi-Fi 7 and eight will gas the shift to IP-based TV supply within the UK, revolutionising content material consumption and viewer engagement.

Key takeaways:

• Perceive the timeline to adoption
• Uncover what’s new about WiFi 7, what boundaries it’d entail how these boundaries might be unlocked?
• How can we harness Wi-Fi 7 & 8 for seamless content material supply throughout all gadgets?
• How can we enhance consumer expertise with next-gen broadband and streamline the shift to IPTV?
• How can we unlock improvements like single sign-on whereas tackling challenges like viewers detection and privateness issues

10:15 – 11:00

Levelling up stay streaming: Scaling for the longer term

Stay occasions stay pivotal TV moments, for each linear and non-linear TV, however streaming them effectively at scale with out compromising the viewer expertise will not be with out its challenges. This session tackles the game-changing applied sciences pushing stay streaming to the following stage. We’ll concentrate on the present constraints and real-world breakthroughs like 5G’s function in delivering seamless protection for occasions such because the Euros and the Olympics, and the way these improvements can redefine stay broadcasting.

What we’ll focus on:

• Low latency streaming: How we are able to rid of delays and try towards detrimental latency
• Reaching new audiences with 5G on any gadget
• Tackling hurdles: CDN optimisation and enhancing High quality of Expertise (QoE) for stay video
• Key takeaways from the DTG Stay Sport undertaking, exploring efficiency throughout platforms, gadgets, and playout setups

11:00 – 11:30

Networking & espresso

11:30 – 12:15

From area of interest to mainstream: Breaking via boundaries in immersive tech

With the latest high-profile launch of the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional and the anticipation already constructing for future fashions, the immersive tech panorama is poised for vital adjustments. Or is it? Buzz could also be excessive, however adoption charges lag, value stays excessive and perennial challenges persist. This session delves into the elements holding again immersive expertise from turning into mainstream, together with {hardware} limitations and supply prices and asks what the options for immersive viewing are.

Key Dialogue Factors:

• Are new gadgets actually game-changers or simply hype?
• What’s holding again widespread adoption, and what must shift?
• Past gaming: What’s the actual potential for immersive tech in leisure and media?
• Can we break away from wearable {hardware}, and can flatscreen recreations ever measure up?

12:15 – 12:55

AI in motion: Enhancing consumer expertise and driving income in media

Be a part of us to find how AI is definitely remodeling the media panorama, from enhancing content material discovery to making sure compliance and enhancing general viewer engagement. Digging behind the headlines and constructing on insights from FutureTech 2023, we’ll dive into AI’s sensible purposes, from enhancing consumer expertise with good discovery, search, and proposals to optimising content material supply and monetisation via enriched metadata.

Highlights:

• Uncover AI’s influence on content material evaluation, audio and facial recognition, and classification
• Discover how AI can drive income and guarantee compliance with rules just like the Media Act
• Study the place AI is augmenting human processes and the place it’s able to changing a few of them

12:55 – 13:00

Wrap up & subsequent steps