Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/09/2009 -- The Social TV Forum event - http://www.social-tv.net – in London on the 28th and 29th Sept 2009, has just announced its preliminary conference speaker line up. The event has already attracted a range of broadcasters, content providers, social networks, brands, advertisers and analysts to speak.
Leading speakers announced include:
Antony Rose, Controller Vision & Online Media Group, BBC
Pasa Mustafa, Head of Digital Studios, Endemol
Kelly Sweeney, Head of Original Productions, Bebo
Laurel Chamberlain, Director Digital, Turner Broadcasting
Triona Campbell, CEO, Campbell Ryan Productions - Producers of Sofia's Diary
Laurence Billet, General Manager, Babelgum
Henrik Werdelin, Chief Creative Officer, Joost
Kate Bradshaw, Head of Online Commissioning, ITV
Damien Byrne, Head of Entertainment, T-Mobile
Julian March, Executive Producer, Sky News
Philip Bourchier O'Ferrall, SVP, Digital Media for MTV Networks UK & Ireland
The Six Degrees team are looking forward to the event (http://www.sixdegs.com), on the back of the hugely successful Social Networking World Forum – UK (http://www.socialnetworking-forum.com/2009) that took place earlier this year at Olympia, London and attracted over 2000 people to register.
Whether in the form of blogs or online social networks, social technologies have become increasingly prevalent in the lives of average computer users. Millions of people around the world login to MySpace, You Tube and countless other social network sites to share their lives with others and keep tabs on their friends and family.
However, with social media starting to infiltrate users’ television experiences. This conference will examine the current state of social TV, the challenges in developing and implementing social TV experiences, and the future outlook of social TV.
You can keep up with the latest news and speakers by following Social Networking World Forum’s twitter account: http://twitter.com/SocialNetworkWF
There is an early booking discount for the conference which ends on the 28th of August, delegates can register online at http://www.social-tv.net, by fax +44 (0) 117 321 8301 or via our telephone booking hotline +44 (0) 117321 8303.