The free-to-attend event returns to BT Sport studios next Thursday (24 November) - the final few tickets are available now
The final few tickets are now available for the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum, which takes place at BT Sport Studios, Stratford, London on Thursday 24 November 2022.
This exclusive free-to-attend event for the sports production sector takes a deep dive into the innovations being used across the many verticals of sports media, with sessions featuring many of the global leading sports broadcasters, producers and rights holders.
The topics to do discussed during the day include:
- Behind-the-scenes: Women’s Euros & Commonwealth Games
- How future tech will enhance fan engagement
- The tech that made the biggest difference in 2022
- The tech that caters to the changing demands of sports fans
Other technical themes include cloud workflows, 5G, remote production and AI in Sport.
The event is free to sports broadcasters, sports production companies, sports clubs, federations and rights holders. You can register your place at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum by clicking here.
The Programme
09:00-09:45 - Registration
09:50-09:55 - Introduction
Speakers: Felicity Barr, Broadcast Journalist
10:00-10:15 - Fireside Chat with Head of BT Sport, Jamie Hindhaugh
Speakers: Jamie Hindhaugh, Head of BT Sport - BT Sport
A look back at the last 12 months in sports broadcasting and sports production, through the eyes of the head of BT Sport.
10:15-10:45 - Behind-the-Scenes: Women’s Euros & Commonwealth Games
Speakers: Victoria Cotton, Executive Producer, Live Streaming - BBC Sport, Bethan Evans, Director of Production, Sport - Whisper; David Harnett, Head of Operations - Timeline Television; David Tippett, Managing Director - Sunset + Vine
This panel discusses the tech innovations involved in producing and broadcasting two of the year’s biggest events – the Women’s Euros and the Commonwealth Games. Key members of the production teams behind each of these events explain how they utilised tech in noteworthy ways to enhance the coverage, distribution and analysis of the events. The panellists explain how different tech advancements were incorporated into the production and broadcast workflows as well as their key considerations when identifying potential tech innovations to bring into the project. The panellists also reveal the tech on their ‘most wanted’ list to further enhance the production of big sports events.
10:50-11:10 - Tech Case Study: Cloud Archive - base
Chair: Emily Wilford, Head of Marketing - base
Speakers: Steve Rider, Director - Racing Past Media, Ben Foakes, Chief Executive Officer - Base, David Candler, Senior Director, Customer Solutions - Veritone
11:15-11:35 - Coffee & Networking
11:40-12:10 - How Future Tech will Enhance Fan Engagement
Chair: Felicity Barr, Broadcast Journalist
Speakers: Andy Beale, Chief Engineer - BT Sport, Matt Stagg, Director of Mobile & Immersive Strategy - BT Sport
The panellists debate how tech advancements might impact the way fans access live sports in the future. The discussion will cover developments such as the metaverse/VR/XR; the potential of 5G in production and distribution; possible future features of sports streaming apps and platforms; the potential of automation in sports; the future for sports content across social media; object-based media and personalised viewing experiences; and more.
12:15-12:35 - Opportunities & Challenges of New Sports Coming to Market
Speakers: Stephen Sidlo, Head of Media - Airspeeder
12:40-13:00 - Tech Case Study: Blackmagic - Innovation in Online Sports Broadcasting
Chair: Sadie Groom, Managing Director - Bubble Agency
Speakers: Elliot Hackney, Managing Director - The Fellas Studios
A fireside chat with Elliot Hackney, Managing Director of The Fellas Studios.
13:00-14:20 - Lunch
14:25-14:50 - Fireside Chat with City Football Group
Speakers: Gavin Johnson, Group Media Director - City Football Group, Kimberley Walker-Jones, Studio Manager - City Studios, Graham Belshaw, Live Production Lead - City Studios
A fireside chat with City Football Group about City Studios - a new, unique and world class content hub at the heart of Manchester City. Built on three pillars: Creativity, Production Expertise and Best-in-class studio facilities based at the heart of City Football Academy on the Etihad Campus, City Studios delivers a wide range ofcontent for the Club’s editorial output, club partners, players, live production and City’s eSports offering. In this session, we find out how City Football Group designed and created its TV studios, its essential kit list for the facility, and the importance for football clubs in investing in industry-leading facilities to manage the in-house production of high-end content.
14:55-15:15 - Analysing the changing shape of sports media in 2022
Speaker: Conrad Wiacek, head of sport analysis and consulting, Global Data
The keynote session provides independent analysis and insight into the sports media sector from leading data/insights provider Global Data. The keynote offers analysis into the changing shape of sports broadcasting, and the way sports are being produced and consumed by viewers. It will also provide insight into recent global sports rights deals to uncover how key sports are being distributed internationally, and the session will also explore the growth of women’s sport and investigate how this will impact future rights deals across women’s sport.
15:20-15:45 - The Tech that Made the Biggest Difference in 2022
Speakers: John Murphy, Creative Director, Motion - BBC Sport; Brian Leonard, Head of Engineering – IMG Studios
This roundtable discussion brings together broadcasters, producers and product specialists to talk about the new tech they’ve made the most use of over the last 12-18 months. This can be tech used in any part of the production process, from the seemingly most inconsequential advancement to the biggest, shiniest new all singing, all dancing production gear. Each of the panellists explains what the different tech changes have enabled them to bring to their productions and the advantages the tech has provided in terms of the improved quality of content, production efficiencies, enhanced fan engagement and so on.
15:45-15:50 - Closing Remarks
Speakers: Jake Bickerton, Editorial Director - Broadcast Sport
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