HITS Europe attracting very strong interest

Published June 9, 2015

The strong speaker line up for the second annual MESA Europe HITS event is generating massive delegate interest.

BBC, ITV, Sky, Viacom, Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox are all confirmed participants, along with Digital Television Group, Box, Cognizant and MarkLogic.

The afternoon event will feature senior level speakers and panellists sharing their views and vision on a range of topics impacting on the media and entertainment industry sector.

In the opening keynote panel discussion a number of senior IT, Systems and Solutions executives from the HITS Europe Advisory Board*, will review the areas that are taking on increasing importance as the entertainment content community adapts to the changing demands of both the distribution networks and the end consumer.

Analytics, asset management and workflows, Consumer Insights, metadata, file formats and preparing for UHD will all feature in this unique and highly informative presentation and discussion forum.

The HITS Europe Advisory Board includes representatives from BBC, ITV, Virgin Media, Disney, Fox, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Television and Warner.

For further information about speaking or sponsorship opportunities please contact:

Jim Bottoms ([email protected])
David Millar ([email protected])
T: +44 (0)1525 864 376

To register please click here or contact Teresa Austerberry ([email protected]).

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