Virtual Summit TV Tech Leadership Summit

Presented By

  • Mediagenix

About This Leadership Summit

This March in the run-up to the NAB Show, TV Tech will highlight how the newest technologies transforming Media & Entertainment are revolutionizing how television is produced and distributed in 2025 and beyond.

Join us at this free virtual TV Tech Summit, where our editors and reporters will talk with industry experts in tech and programming for their insights and practical advice on such subjects as live news and sports production, AI, NextGen TV/ATSC 3.0, streaming media, FAST channels, remote production and cloud-based workflows. Learn from experts about the newest technologies that are helping the M&E industry build more profitable businesses and attract larger audiences!

Full Agenda

  1. Welcome from the Editor

    Tom Butts
    Tom Butts Content Director TV Tech

  2. Opening Keynote

    Richard Welsh
    Richard Welsh President SMPTE

  3. Session 1: New Tech for the Next Generation of News and Sports

    George Winslow
    George Winslow Senior Content Producer TV Tech

    This panel will focus on the latest developments in technologies that are designed to help news and sports productions stand out from the crowd. Drawing on lessons from recent election coverage and high-profile sporting events, it will explore the production technologies, cameras, ENG systems, studio technologies, graphics, audio, newsroom and streaming technologies that will be improving content, reducing costs and boosting audiences in 2024 and beyond.

  4. Guest Speaker

    To Be Announced
    To Be Announced

  5. Session 2: The Next Wave of Automation: Using the Cloud, AI and IP Infrastructures to Streamline Operations

    George Winslow
    George Winslow Senior Content Producer TV Tech
    To Be Announced Mediagenix

    This panel will look at the next generation of technologies for streamlining and automating operations so that media companies and content creators can focus on creating better content. It will explore how cloud solutions, artificial intelligence and IP infrastructures can transform operations, allowing stations, networks and streaming operations to quickly capitalize on market trends and deliver more content to more platforms.

  6. Session 3: Turning New Media - from Streaming & FAST to NextGen TV - into New Audiences

    Phil Kurz
    Phil Kurz Contributing Editor TV Tech

    Usage of streaming services hitting record levels and NextGen TV, a.k.a. ATSC 3.0, being widely deployed around the country. This panel will focus on the technologies and steps that broadcasters need to make in order to turn 3.0 broadcasts and their streaming operations into mass market audiences and profits. Our experts will discuss the most promising business models, workflows for delivering content to multiple platforms, and other topics relating to NextGen TV, streaming, free advertising supported streaming TV channels (FAST) and multiplatform delivery.

  7. Guest Speaker

    To Be Announced
    To Be Announced

  8. Session 4: The Future of Remote Production

    Phil Kurz
    Phil Kurz Contributing Editor TV Tech

    Remote production has gone from an emergency technology solution during the pandemic to a standard, widely used operational technology that became the dominant approach to creating live coverage during the 2024 Summer Games. This panel will explore the future of remote production for live production, sports and prime time entertainment, focusing on products that can make widely dispersed production teams much more efficient, reduce costs, deliver content to multiple platforms and allow a wider array of events to be covered.

  9. Guest Speaker

    To Be Announced
    To Be Announced

  10. Closing Keynote

    Brian Lawlor
    Brian Lawlor President Scripps Sports

  11. Closing Remarks

    Tom Butts
    Tom Butts Content Director TV Tech