DPP Podcast

At the end of last year we released the DPP Media CTO Survey 2024 — the inaugural research report in what will become an annual trends and analysis initiative exploring the business objectives, technology investment priorities and leadership challenges of Chief Technology Officers and equivalent tech leaders at major media organisations.In this episode of the DPP Podcast we hear from three media industry experts representing Cognizant, Signiant and SDVI about what some of the key findings and themes from the CTO discussions mean for the industry? And as we start thinking about the next iteration of the work, we find out what they want us to be asking industry chief technology officers in the DPP Media CTO Survey 2025?Show NotesDPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:Peter Elvidge, Cognizant — Director, Media and Entertainment [2min 24sec]Ian Hamilton, Signiant — CTO [14min 48sec]Geoff Stedman, SDVI — Chief Marketing Officer [19min 08sec]The DPP Media CTO Survey 2024 research is available here.

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 closed with a live recording of the DPP podcast featuring Broadcaster Technology Leaders from Sky Deutschland, RTL and TV2 Kosmopol reflecting on the conversations and main messages from the event.What did they have to say about encouraging suppliers to approach them and ask tough questions, the technologies that are driving change at European broadcasters, AI theatre and why the next step for AI is getting good at the boring stuff, trust in news content, and the impact of geopolitics on technology decision making?Show NotesDPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:Rune Frewald, TV2 Kosmopol | CTOLouisa von Lenthe, Sky | Director of Inhouse OperationsDavid Gageos, RTL Deutschland | Head of Content Quality & ProcessingThe DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 summary report is available here.

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 — which brought together representatives from 30 European media companies with the vendor community — closed with a live recording of the DPP podcast featuring Supplier Business Leaders from Microsoft and Avid, reflecting on the conversations and main messages from the event.What technologies have been the biggest drivers of transformation, how much change has there been in European broadcasting over the last five years, what do vendors really think of methods of engagement and procurement, how are suppliers changing their business models as well as their products, and what is the importance of trust at all levels of the industry?Show NotesDPP Founder and Chief Content Officer Mark Harrison speaks with:David Tulloch — Microsoft, Digital Strategy & Architecture Director (Worldwide Telecoms & Media)Arne Berven — Avid, Head of Avid broadcast strategy and CEO of Wolftech, an Avid brand Régis André — Avid, Senior Director Product Management Media & CloudThe DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 summary report is available here.

The DPP 2025 Predictions report published in February 2025 shows an industry grappling with a new phase of artificial intelligence development and implementation in media, competition from the creator economy, stark cyber threats, an innovation recession, and a bullishness about the data monetisation opportunity. And these statements aren't made by the DPP themselves, but are instead produced by media experts who debate, vote on and co-create statements about the state of the industry.In this episode we hear from ITN's Tami Hoffman and Zixi's Alan Young, both part of the experienced cohort who helped develop the statements, about which of the eight DPP 2025 Predictions resonated most with them, as well as provide some context and commentary about what it all means for media, news, broadcasting and entertainment.Show NotesDPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:Tami Hoffman — ITN, Director of News Distribution and Commercial Innovation [2min 07sec]Alan Young — Zixi, Vice President of Strategic Business Development [17min 33sec]The DPP 2025 Predictions report is available here.

The DPP hosted its Innovation Briefing event at the beginning of 2025, where Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, presented to an audience of media professionals what the latest technology innovations and consumer trends mean for those working in broadcast, entertainment and media. In particular, what's just hype and what are the things that really matter?In this episode of the DPP Podcast we hear more reflections of the DPP's recent trends work, including from the BBC's Laura Ellis and Jigsaw 24's Chris Bailey who spoke at the Innovation Briefing event. We also hear from Microsoft Worldwide Strategy Director for Media & Entertainment, Simon Crownshaw, about innovations in media, what the sector can learn from the gaming industry, and the company's vision for the role of artificial intelligence.Show NotesSimon Crownshaw, Microsoft | Worldwide Strategy Director — Media and Entertainment [2min 21sec]Laura Ellis, BBC | Head of Technology Forecasting [23min 33sec]Chris Bailey, Jigsaw24 | Head of Innovation for M&E [26min 14sec]Thanks to Headline Sponsor Microsoft and Supporting Sponsor Jigsaw24 for enabling the DPP's CES 2025 report and Innovation Briefing event in London.

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, covers the Consumer Electronics Show for a 16th time to learn about the innovations global technology players and emerging startups are showcasing — and to explore what this all ultimately means for the media and entertainment industry?Mark walks the show floors in Las Vegas and shares his experiences diving into the trends in automotive tech, highlights the huge variety on show at the Eureka Park startup zone, muses on the impact of AI in everything, and asks whether the true value of exhibition shows like CES is to provide the moments in an iterative and software-defined world that can bring to life the ongoing innovations, concepts and improvements of technology development which are continuously transforming our lives and work.Show NotesDPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, shares his audio diary from CES 2025 in Las Vegas.Thanks to Headline Sponsor Microsoft and Supporting Sponsor Jigsaw24 for enabling the DPP's CES 2025 research.

How are media businesses using data to become more data driven, and how is data being used to power operations? Experts from Couchbase and Google Cloud speak with the DPP Podcast to answer the Big Data questions about personalisation, AI, and why nobody wants to use a prompt to create a full feature movie.Show NotesIn this episode of the podcast, DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai is joined by:Buzz Hays, Google Cloud | Global Lead Entertainment IndustryJeff Morris, Couchbase | VP Product & Solutions Marketing

The DPP Leaders' Briefing 2024 held in Freemasons' Hall in London featured expert speakers from more than 30 major media organisations. But what did they have to say on stage about leadership strategy, business programmes and technology innovation as they shared their top priorities for the coming year? And what were the major themes, reflections, takeaways and talking points which chimed with delegates who attended the pre-eminent business intelligence event for those working in the media, technology and entertainment industry?Show notesDPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:Martin Holovlasky, kronehit | CTO [2min 37sec]Andrea Amey, UKTV | Chief Digital Officer [8min 44sec]Adde Granberg, SVT | CTO [15min 58sec]Lena Stormvinge, SVT | Director of Operations [15min 58sec]Patricio Cummins, Prime Focus Technologies | SVP & Global Head of Technology Sales [15min 58sec]Wayne Charran, Channel 4 | Head of Data, Architecture & Technology Strategy [21min 55sec]Gregor McQuattie, NTT Data | Head of Media UK&I [21min 55sec]David Fisher, Snowflake | Industry Principal Media, Entertainment & Advertising [21min 55sec]  Andy Hooper, Ateliere | SVP Live Products [30min 21sec]The DPP podcast is supported by Ateliere, a leading provider of media supply chain solutions. To learn more about its Ateliere Connect and Ateliere Live platforms and media management solutions trusted by major media brands, visit ateliere.com.

The State of Media Technology Security 2024, a report published by the DPP in September 2024, reveals the measures media companies and technology providers are taking to protect themselves, their partners, and the broader entertainment and broadcasting ecosystem. Ultimately, are all parts of the media supply chain taking the right cyber security steps — and what do they think of the security posture and practices of their customers and suppliers?In this episode of the DPP podcast we catch up with research contributors and subject matter experts to explore some of the report's key findings: are technology vendors being too bullish when assessing their own level of cyber security, and are media companies being unfair in the somewhat unfavourable views of their suppliers?Show NotesDPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:John Naylor, Ross Video — VP Product Security and Ross Research Labs [2min 50sec]Toby Scales, Google — Media & Entertainment Security Lead - Office of the CISO [15min 23sec]Lucille Verbaere, EBU — Cybersecurity and Trust - Senior Project Manager [30min 39sec]Robin Boldon, FriendMTS — Head of Product [44min 01sec]DPP members can download The State of Media Technology Security 2024 here.The DPP podcast is supported by Ateliere, a leading provider of media supply chain solutions. To learn more about its Ateliere Connect and Ateliere Live platforms and media management solutions trusted by major media brands, visit ateliere.com.

The DPP was hosting its own breakfast, drinks and dinner events in Amsterdam in September 2024. And during our trip to the Netherlands we also caught up with members at the yearly IBC conference to discuss the major industry trends, including those in newsroom innovations, empowering creators and engaging users — three topics DPP Technology Strategist David Thompson is researching in his latest Demand vs Supply report exploring how industry vendors are responding to customer needs.We also hear about supply chain trends, hear from two experts who have both experienced large trade shows as buyer and supplier, and ask if gender diversity has actually got worse at this year's conference? Show NotesDPP's Edward Qualtrough and Rowan de Pomerai hear from:Vero Vanden Abeele, Tinkerlist — Co-founder and UX Consultant [2min 41sec]Ian McLaren, Reuters Imagen — Chief Product and Technology Officer [11min 15sec]Zeenal Thakare, Ateliere — SVP, Enterprise Sales Solutions Architect [18min 35sec]Julie O’Grady, LucidLink — Head of Marketing [25min 15sec]Peggy Rieckmann, Vubiquity — Account Manager [26min 02sec]The DPP podcast is supported by Ateliere, a leading provider of media supply chain solutions. To learn more about its Ateliere Connect and Ateliere Live platforms and media management solutions trusted by major media brands, visit ateliere.com.During the podcast the "Evolution of the Control Room - Leveraging XR, Voice, AI & HTML-Based Graphics Solutions" IBC 365 Accelerator project is mentioned. This project was a collaboration between Al Jazeera, BBC, Cuez, ITN, Nxtedition, Transmixer, Loopic, SPX Graphics, SVT, TV2 Denmark, Yle and others.