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The Future of Broadcast - Conversation Starters
Convergence Conversation event -
The Future of Broadcast
25th Feb 2010
Conversation starters for the last Convergence Conversation, food for thought....
This is a set of selected figures for various aspects of the television market, covering global and UK markets, and spanning devices and digital platforms, culled from a diverse set of published and presented sources. They are shared here not as a set of definitive answers, but rather as a starting point for thinking about the topic of our Convergence Conversation.
Global TV Trends
- 2 billion TV screens worldwide, average 187 mins /day of TV watching (IBC 2009)
- 800 million secondary devices/ screens across the world (IBC 2009)
- Changing aggregator market à what is the channel’s value-add?
- Walmart buys Vudu
- Apple, Microsoft and Sony offer streaming movies. - Time-shifting - what is the future of schedul
Survey: What is the biggest challenge to the connected home proposition?
Is it Coherent Policy; Consumer Confusion; Maintenance; Security Concerns; Spectrum Constraints; or Standardisation & Interoperability?
You can find the RESULTS so far and VOTE here. (voting options on the left hand side)
We'll post the results here shortly.
Convergence Conversations Calender 2010
January - The Power of Apps
February 25 - 'The Future of Broadcasting'
March 25 - 'Publishing 2.0’
April 29 - 'Social Media'
May 27 - 'Gaming'
June 24 - 'The Growing Centrality of Mobile'
July 29 - 'The Internet of Things'
September 30 - 'Augmented Reality & Location Based Services'
October 28 - 'Data, Information, & Governing Convergence'
November 25 - 'Convergence on the GO!' More...
Convergence Conversation Event, 28 January 2010
‘The Power of Apps – changing the way we work and play’
Time: 18:00 - 20:00 , Registration from 17:30
Venue: Intellect Offices, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, WC1B 5EE
Chair: Ved Sen, founder and CEO, ThinkPlank
Speakers: Andrew Stirling, Microsoft
Andy Tipton, RIM
&n More...
Switched On taster
Here's a taster from Intellect's 'Switched On' publication.
'Switched On' is a monthly whistle-stop tour around the big news stories breaking in digital communications, crammed with bite size news chunks.
With our fingers firmly on the pulse of cutting edge technology news, we continue to push the boundaries of digital knowledge, covering an enormous number of topics as wide and varied as digital communications itself. To recieve switched on direct to your inbox sign up here.
Enjoy....
Switched On!
Here's a quick top-up of the biggest and boldest stories
since the last edition of
Switched On. More...
Convergence Conversation Event, 29 October 2009
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Convergence Conversation Event, 29 October 2009
‘The Connected Home: Taming the Beast’
With ever-increasing digital connectivity & intelligence in and around the home, the time is right to examine the key trends and influences within the Connected Home proposition. At this next Convergence Conversation we’ll consider whether the augmented convergence of digital devices and investment within home entertainment & technology is ripe to explode into a Connected Home revolution. More...
"Teenagers do not use Twitter"
Digital natives have so much to teach the Digital immigrants....Read on
Convergence Conversation Info 15th June 2009
The Weekly Roundup: Monday 15 June
Read on to be informed, stimulated, agree and disagree with last weeks hotest blogs on ConvergenceConversation.com

Convergence Conversation Event, 24 June
by Colin Batten of Intellect
'Finding Value amongst the Clouds'
With the next convergence conversation on June 24th we firmly fix our sights up into the clouds.
The next Convergence Conversation will seek to understand where, when and who should take on the challenge of virtualising their IT and data needs. With some businesses already making the leap to cloud computing and others on the precipice, is now the time to seek value in the clouds? Register online»
During the past few years a quiet revolution has occurred changing the way in which our increasingly connected world operates. More...
Convergence Conversation Event, 24 June
- 'Finding Value amongst the Clouds'
With the next convergence conversation taking place Wednesday June 24th, we firmly fix our sights up into the clouds.
This Convergence Conversation will seek to understand where, when and who should take on the challenge of virtualising their IT and data needs. With some businesses already making the leap to cloud computing and others on the precipice, is now the time to seek value in the clouds? Register online» and join us at the London office of Bird & Bird.
During the past few years a quiet revolution has occurred changing the way in which our increasingly connected world operates. More...


