THE future of broadcasting will be discussed at the next meeting of the Island's British Computer Society.
Dr Keith Mitchell, a research fellow at Lancaster University and co-founder of 21media Innovations Ltd, will talk about Internet Protocol Television (IPTV).
IPTV is becoming more mainstream as high speed broadband becomes more widely available. It is estimated that global IPTV subscribers will increase from 28 million in 2009 to 83 million in 2013.
Dr Mitchell, a British specialist in human-computer interaction, context aware computing and multimedia systems, will explain how and why companies are sending television programmes over IP data networks.
The session will include brief overviews of key technologies, current trends and hot topics and some live demonstrations.
Dr Mitchell will also discuss research projects and commercialisation at Lancaster University and how such technology is being evaluated with a series of regional and rural living labs to gain valuable insights into IPTV based services in rural communities with the latest developments in peer to peer (P2P) and wireless mesh network technology.
With the shift to mobile users, limited local content from the BBC licence fee and more digital production expected from the £50 million pound Media Development Fund budget – it will be argued that IPTV with personalised services is the future of broadcasting.
IPTV – The Future of Broadcasting will be held at The Claremont Hotel on Thursday, June 23. The event starts at 5.30pm. To register visit www.bcs.org.im.
