By DTVE Reporter

Digital TV Europe is excited to announce the return of the DTVE Digital Symposium for 2021, taking place over four dates in June.

The digital video business is facing unprecedented change, with the migration of consumers to streaming services, mobile video and on-demand consumption, and a new wave of media mega-mergers. The pace of change has only accelerated as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Join DTVE in partnership with research powerhouse Omdia for a four-day symposium on some of the key factors driving change in digital video. Industry experts including video service providers, technologists and top analysts discuss some of the most pressing issues and opportunities confronting the industry, including:

The transformation in consumption enabled by streaming and the impact of 5G

How to build new revenue sources in an era of intensifying competition and choice

The challenge for service providers as established business models falter

Symposium sessions:

Day One – Tuesday 15 June

3pm BST: 5G and video – the impact of the technology on video distribution and the new opportunities it brings for service providers

Day Two – Tuesday 22 June

3pm BST: Addressable advertising and the streaming ecosystem – How content service providers can build new revenues from targeting and personalisation

Day Three – Tuesday 29 June

3pm BST: Super-aggregation – The ‘must-haves’ that make the super-aggregation model work and the challenges and opportunities for service providers and their content partners

Day Four – Wednesday 30 June

3pm BST: The future of the set-top box – Will it remain the workhorse of the TV industry and how might it evolve?

Omdia analyst presentations by:

Maria Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director, Media & Entertainment, Omdia

Daniel Simmons, Research Director, Media Delivery, Omdia

Max Signorelli, Senior Analyst, TV and Online Video, Omdia

Matthew Bailey, Senior Analyst, Advertising and Games, Omdia

Moderator: Stuart Thomson, Editor, Digital TV Europe