Demand vs Supply provides a unique snapshot of the media and entertainment industry’s two largest trade shows, charting how customer needs are evolving, and how suppliers are responding.
In the last five years, technology has advanced, AI use cases have evolved, and generative AI has emerged. This new report aims to take a step back and analyse the present state of AI in media through a measured and practical way.
At the DPP AI in Media Challenge we heard pitches from the startup and tech community about AI solutions to real business problems expressed by content providers.
Ahead of the AI in Media Challenge we held an exclusive event for the solution providers taking part in the Challenge. Find out what they discussed here.
The DPP has published a new report for its Members that looks in detail at how AI is being applied in the media industry, and where future potential lies
Discover the highlights from Media Supply Festival 2025, where customers and suppliers in the media supply chain came together to share the latest insights.
As an active participant in the DPP Committed to Sustainability programme, Limecraft has demonstrated its dedication to making a meaningful environmental impact.
August 2024 episode of the DPP Podcast features Mediagenix product and marketing leaders discussing the 'human-in-the-loop' approach to product strategy and development.
At the end of May, the DPP Media Supply Festival returned to New York. The event brought together experts and practitioners from media and technology companies from across the USA and beyond to share ideas and insights about today’s - and tomorrow’s - media supply chain.
Kristan Bullett, CEO of Humans Not Robots, on how technology suppliers and buyers can adopt sustainable practices and to contribute to shaping the industry's future
12 media companies contributed to in-depth survey interviews to explore future preparedness. Discover which tech investments are leading to actual business benefits in 'Future Ready Media Organisations'?
What are the technology investments and strategies of Future Ready Media Organisations? Explore how broadcast companies are preparing for future success.
Join the DPP for this exclusive online Sustainability Knowledge Exchange, where experts from major broadcasters and leading media technology suppliers will provide updates about their sustainability plans, share ideas about upcoming initiatives, and explain how they are working towards reducing their environmental impact.
How well is the market responding to the needs of the customer community? The second report in the Demand vs Supply series, the DPP has reported from IBC 2023.
At the Media Supply Festival 2023, industry leaders discussed how artificial intelligence was becoming a foundational technology for content providers and tech suppliers.
This report summarises 45 insights that came from our 15 sessions at the DPP Media Supply Festival 2023 in New York. The annual event takes the temperature on the strategies and technologies that are powering the content supply chain.
The DPP's third Festival brought together content companies, cloud providers, integrators, and startups to explore the revolution in content preparation and delivery.
How well are technology suppliers meeting the demands of their customers in the media industry? For the first time, the DPP has reported from the NAB show.
DPP's new localisation report will help readers understand localisation, explore the evolving demand, and the potential for automation in the localisation supply chain.
The DPP has spoken with more than 50 experts from content creators, streaming platforms, localisation service providers, and technology vendors, to find out whether we're on the brink of an automated localisation revolution.
The Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest trade show in the world. And each year there are certain technologies that are the stars of the show. But is their prominence a genuine reflection of their importance – or merely hype?
Join SDVI, Telestream, and Codemill, in collaboration with AWS, for an informative half-day lunch and workshop on the latest innovations in the media supply chain.
At the 2022 DPP Media Supply Festival, over 160 customers and suppliers were brought together to explore the transformation of media supply processes. The DPP Media Supply Manifesto 2022 summarises the key themes, challenges, and changes that unfolded.
This event will examine one of the most talked about issues in media companies today - the need to integrate a huge range of software tools to deliver end to end business value.
The DPP's inaugural European Broadcaster Summit will serve as an information exchange for media companies and the technology supply chain, promoting collaboration and engagement.
We'll look at real world examples of how vendors are working together to help deliver both their own sustainability goals, and those of their customers.
How will the media industry grow and adapt to rapid change and colossal demand for content in turbulent economic conditions? Find out in the DPP 2022 Predictions.
CES 2022: What consumer trends mean for the media industry unwraps the trends from this year’s exhibition and compares them against 13 years of previous CES analysis.
Business to Business Metadata Exchange aims to reduce friction in the media supply chain at the points of content interchange, specifically around the exchange of metadata.
This recommendation aims to reduce friction in the media supply chain at the points of content interchange, specifically around the exchange of metadata.
First launched at the DPP Leaders’ Briefing in 2019, the programme has since helped over 40 media industry organisations celebrate and promote good practice in environmental sustainability.
In the DPP Leaders’ Briefing 2021 summary report, content providers challenged supplier ecosystem to help tackle biggest tech challenges and deliver for customers.
Spend time at the cutting edge of theory and practice around supply chain. The second day features the Online Demo Zone and more Media Supply Conference sessions.
Be part of a new breed of event for the people building the media factories of tomorrow. Day 1 includes the Online Demo Zone, Supply Chain Live, and the first set of Media Supply Conference sessions.
Discover new business engagements with DPP Innovation Week, and take part in the first-ever research into effective innovation in the media industry with Making Innovation Pay.
How will a media industry focused on survival and redefinition become more adaptable and accepting of risk in order to both survive and thrive throughout 2021? Find out in the DPP 2021 Predictions.
The DPP unpacks the trends from this year’s CES and combines them with a broader analysis of the technology market, to reveal a business-led tech revolution - from which consumers will be the beneficiaries.
The purpose of the DPP Tech Leaders’ Briefing is to generate focused business intelligence, and this year didn’t disappoint. A unique picture of the business direction being set by leading decision makers is presented in the summary report.
What kinds of business relationships will we need in the future? Our final Design for Tomorrow webcast explores how suppliers and customers can best support one another.
The way the media industry has done business in the past is no longer fit for purpose. Explore the commercial relationships needed for media businesses of the future in the final Design for Tomorrow report.
Find out why forward looking customers and suppliers are all prepared to exchange long-term arrangements for less secure but better adapted commercial models.
How can consumers gain access to the content they want, when they want, at the quality they want? Our penultimate Design for Tomorrow webcast asks the experts.
Replay this Design for Tomorrow webcast exploring how the highest risk part of the industry, Production, can survive the trauma of 2020 and be ready for next time.
2020 has been traumatic for production. How can the highest risk part of the industry be ready for next time? Find out at this special Design for Tomorrow webcast.
A new DPP report poses fundamental questions about the media industry’s ability to align its cost base with the value of what it makes. It summarises a roundtable discussion at the DPP’s leadership event, DPP Exclusive.
The only event at which senior technology and operations executives from leading media companies share their strategic priorities with the industry, taking place online 16-19 November 2020.
Content companies need their content inventory to be usable and accessible - from anywhere. Find out how this can be achieved in the next Design for Tomorrow webcast.
‘Burrito economics’ has become a useful shorthand for truly understanding manufacturing costs. But are we any nearer understanding the value relationship between consumers, their content, and how we manufacture and deliver it?
Achieve the resilience and responsiveness now required of a modern media company, maximise the value of your archives, and ensure they’re fit for an uncertain future.
Join us in this Design for Tomorrow webcast to explore the key supply chain processes of content receipt, and preparation for distribution and archive.
This webinar brought together experts from across the media ecosystem to discuss the key principles that should underpin your cloud strategy, and its practical implementation.
We’ll explore analytics, efficiency, the health of the media economy and much more at this invitation-only summit for 50 senior leaders from the membership of the DPP.
Experts from across the media ecosystem discuss the key principles that should underpin your cloud strategy, and its practical implementation, in this exclusive DPP webinar.
Discover the six key success factors for the design of content preparation operations in an unpredictable media market in Building the Agile Media Factory, the second report in our Design for Tomorrow series.
Content Preparation, the second report in our Design for Tomorrow series, identifies the key success factors for the design of content preparation operations in an unpredictable media market.
The only thing more important than your content is your audience. Catch up on how to target, engage and analyse viewers from this DPP Innovation Week event.
From cloud-based studios to remote editing, discover what’s new and exciting in the world of remote production tools by rewatching this DPP Innovation Week event.
And finally, the Business Services that will help elevate your business to a more secure, sustainable, and efficient workplace complete DPP Innovation Week.
From cloud-based studios to remote editing, discover what’s new and exciting in the world of remote production tools at this DPP Innovation Week event.
Watch this discussion of the common principles that need to inform the design of all media businesses in the wake of the pandemic, from our first Design for Tomorrow webcast.
We reveal the common principles that need to inform the design of all media businesses in the wake of the pandemic, in the first of our Design for Tomorrow series.
Discover the five Key Design Principles for any organisation determined to build back better from the turmoil of 2020, and equip your company to succeed, even when the future is unknown.
DPP Innovation Week is an opportunity for DPP members to showcase their latest innovations, and for technology users to learn about what's new, without needing to do hours of research.
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic the story commonly told is that the media industry moved to remote working quickly and well; and this is true. But no-one has reported what happened next - until now...
Dick Hobbs from KitPlus TV interviews DPP MD Mark Harrison, about the background of the DPP, what good operating practices will look like post-pandemic, and the future of AI in media.
Design for Tomorrow, our next major research project, will be an in-depth look at the key principles that will increase resilience and growth in the post Coronavirus media economy.
We reveal what you're all missing when working from home, and how you can maintain and build the networks that help you find new business opportunities and stay informed.
Watch this video of our experts from Google, Sky and more, to find out how we can build on the unplanned environmental benefits of the coronavirus pandemic as the crisis subsides.
An extensive piece of research into the global supply of content to VOD platforms, identifying pain points and exploring formats and standards. What practical steps can be taken to reduce complexity and enhance efficiency in this vital artery of our industry?
Our Next Gen Supply Chain report explores how some major content companies have adopted software defined, cloud led supply chains - and asks what this approach could mean for the media industry more widely
Will companies with next generation supply chains have a competitive advantage? We explore what major content companies adopting software defined, cloud led supply chains could mean for the media industry.
Watch our webcast, in which broadcasters, production companies and vendors shared their knowledge and experience regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the media industry.
A live webcast from the DPP and the IABM, bringing together broadcasters, production companies and vendors to share their knowledge and experience regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the media industry.
How will smart media companies make their business decisions in 2020? How will a broadcaster’s CTO decide which new technology areas are worthy of their team’s attention?
How do the relationships between media companies around the localisation and versioning processes required for international distribution need to change?
Two years ago, the DPP set out to make IMF a reality for both our members and the industry as a whole, through technical work and implementation support.
What does it takes to build trust in new, cloud-based services? How do you mitigate the impact of security breaches – and in the process improve your business operations?
The report explores how the market is responding to the needs of customers through key themes that shaped the conversation at IBC 2025: Agentic AI, AV Broadcast, and Data Driven Content.
We are delighted to announce that nxtedition will be the Headline Sponsor for the DPP Leaders’ Briefing 2025, happening on the 18-19 November at Convene Sancroft, St Paul’s in London.
Join the DPP in person in New York for the only industry event that brings together customers and suppliers to explore the latest in media supply chain technology and ideas.
The Media CTO Survey report aims to inform the media industry more about the challenges of the CTO role, leadership strategies, approaches to recruitment and procurement, and technology investment priorities.
DPP research The State of Media Technology Security 2024 explores how content providers and industry technology providers are responding to growing cyber threat.
Join the DPP in person in New York for the only industry event that brings together customers and suppliers to explore the latest in media supply chain technology and ideas.
DPP Technology Strategist David Thompson visits NAB 2024 to research Co-Pilot AI, Next Generation AdTech, Content Integrity and Increasing Accessibility, and analyse whether industry solutions are satisfying customer demands
The DPP's third European Broadcaster Summit brought together senior executives from major European content providers and their supplier community to explore common challenges.
The DPP's 8th annual Leaders' Briefing brought together senior executives from over 30 major media organisations, who shared exclusive intelligence about their priorities for the year ahead.
In its Making Media Pay series, the DPP explored how media companies around the world are looking to maximise the revenue generation from their valuable media assets. Here, we summarise 5 key steps to optimise content monetisation.
Join the DPP in person in New York for the only industry event that brings together customers and suppliers to explore the latest in media supply chain technology and ideas.
The DPP's second exclusive conference event brought together broadcasters from across Europe to share and discuss key messages with their supplier community.
Join the DPP in person in Dulles, USA for the only industry event that brings together customers and suppliers to explore the latest in media supply chain technology and ideas.
DPP's Making Integration Work report series draws parallels between media workflows and the IT industry’s approach to enterprise resource planning suites.
ITV's Zoe Carter and Dalet's Ewan Johnston join CTO Rowan de Pomerai for episode 9 of the DPP podcast to digest themes from the Leaders' Briefing 2021.
The final webcast in our series, 'The Cloud for Media', examines the different elements of a large scale streaming solution, from video delivery to subscriber management and user experience.
The third 'The Cloud for Media' webcast will bring together experts to look into the different use cases for playout and why media companies are moving it into the cloud.
We looked at how media companies are deploying automation and AI, how the cloud enables enhanced automation, and the potential of machine learning in media.
The second webcast in our series, 'The Cloud for Media', will explore the different phases of post production, and the different cloud-based tools that can be used in each.
The first in our four 'The Cloud for Media' webcasts focuses on automation, from the deployment and potential of automation to how it's enabling the direct to consumer revolution.
The DPP has collaborated with SMPTE® on the publication of a new pair of SMPTE Recommended Disclosure Documents resulting in adoption by the BBC this summer.
The Business of Live explores what an explosion of live content means for the professional media industry and how it has become the ultimate direct to consumer product.
Day 3 sees our suppliers delving into AI & Analysis, and Monitoring & Metrics. We've also got Chris Johnson, CEO at Convergent Risks, and more issues to solve from our end users.
Discover new and exciting products and services, understand the market and form partnerships. DPP Innovation Week features supplier pitches, CEO sessions and opportunities to meet the customers.
IMF for Advertising increases speed and efficiency, and decreases storage requirements. Find out how you can get involved in live tests of real ads from creative agencies to demonstrate these benefits.
Pitch new & exciting products to customers, start to Design for Tomorrow, discover new AI solutions and learn more about IMF for Ads, plus everything else DPP in under one minute!
The DPP IMF for Advertising project group have been exploring the business benefits of making improvements to workflows in the video advertising supply chain.
Delivering the IP Future sheds light on the technologies that will enable the media and entertainment industry to deliver an all-IP future for content distribution.
The DPP today announced the development of a proof of concept to demonstrate how component-based workflows using IMF can be applied to advertising use cases.
The industry continues to split discussions about technology and business practice, but this discourse needs to change, says DPP managing director Mark Harrison.
The introduction of the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) within the media industry has brought a revolution to media workflow processes for film and television.
The DPP and the AMWA announced today they would provide a comprehensive service for the testing and certification of all HD and UHD international specifications belonging to the AS-11 family.
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