Entitled ‘The High Definition challenge’, the panel will discuss the current state of play in the HDTV industry, addressing areas such as who are the main players and market leaders? When will HDTV really take off? What are the advantages for consumers? What are the advantages for the rights owners? How does HD enhance sports event coverage? Is it must-have technology or just nice-to-have? What are the implications for the facilities industry?
The moderator will be leading B2B journalist, Julian Clover, managing editor of Broadband TV News. Knight’s fellow panellists will be Tom Frederikse, solicitor, Clintons Solicitors; Grant Parkinson, major events, BT Broadcast Services; and Andy Quested of BBC HD.
The final panel will be followed by this year’s Closing Address delivered by Marius Schneider, head of information services at soccer’s world governing body FIFA.
Other distinguished speakers include representatives from the Australian Football League, Sports Resource Group, Deltatre, Hawk-Eye Innovations, Cat Games, Offshore Challenges Group, Kirkpatrick and Lockheart, Wasserman Media Group, PSV Eindhoven, Sportev and Premium TV.
In addition to being sponsored by BT Media and Broadcast, Sport and Technology: The Conference 2006 is being supported by Aura Sports, Clintons Solicitors, EMPICS, Skinkers, Coreware, UK Trade & Investment, SportBusiness, AV Specialist, Screen Digest, SportAccord, Sports Media Daily and SportelAsia.
The conference takes place on Thursday, February 23. Visit www.sportandtechnologyconference.com to book online or contact Luke Boyle on +44 (0) 7904 385207 or lboyle@arksports.com for further details.
