IBC launches London Technology Booster event

IBC has announced a new broadcast technology event, IBC London Technology Booster, which takes place at Dexter House on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 June 2013. The conference will focus on cloud services and connected content.

The sessions give technical professionals an insight into the implications of the cloud and connected content on the broadcast and electronic media and entertainment market. Over two days, the conference offers over 15 hours of tutorials, case studies, workshops, audience debates, panel discussions, presentations and networking activities addressing core business issues.

Expert speakers include Bob Harris, CTO of Channel 4, John Honeycutt, EVP and COO of Discovery Networks International, Professor Ed Candy, CTO, 3 Group, and John Zubryzcki, Principle Technologist, R&D at the BBC. Delegates are able to submit questions in advance through the IBC website, which will be addressed by the technical experts throughout the sessions, and will be particularly useful for the “Quick Fire Questions Clinic” at the conference. There will also be additional opportunities to raise queries for speakers during the pre-event networking sessions, these will be answered in the “Ask Me Anything” online forums.

Day one of the programme covers cloud services to help participants understand how to handle large datasets in the cloud, includes a case study from the Oxford e-research centre, and discusses the opportunities presented by new technologies and business models. Day two delves deeper into connected content, exploring the market opportunities offered by new convergent platforms, explaining how to manage digital assets and predicting the future role of broadcast in a multicast world.