In this episode of the DPP Podcast, Jan-Hendrik Hein from Hearst Networks EMEA and Harsha Nayak from Prime Focus Technologies join the DPP's Edward Qualtrough to explore the real-world impact of Agentic AI in media operations. Discover how Agentic AI-driven automation is streamlining image creation and selection at Hearst Networks EMEA, freeing up teams and delivering faster, more scalable results. Hear practical insights on collaboration, change management, and future opportunities for AI across the media supply chain.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Harshabardhan Nayak, Prime Focus Technologies – VP and Head of Solutions
Jan-Hendrik Hein, Hearst Networks EMEA – VP of Media Operations

What exactly is the Creator Economy, and what does it all mean for 'traditional' media businesses? This was one of the topics discussed at the Media Supply Festival in New York in June 2025, where the DPP's Mark Harrison spoke with Creator Economy experts Kaya Yurieff from The Information, and Creator Economy NYC's Brett Dashevsky for a comprehensive exploration of how content creators are becoming serious entrepreneurs, transforming media, and creating new economic opportunities in the digital age.

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer Mark Harrison speaks with:

Kaya Yurieff — The Information, Creator Economy Reporter
Brett Dashevsky — Creator Economy NYC, Founder

DPP members can explore more from the Media Supply Festival 2025 in the summary report here.
More information about The Information's Creator Economy Newsletter is here.
More information about Creator Economy NYC can be found here.

Join Mark Harrison and industry leaders as they explore the rapidly evolving media landscape, reflecting on conversations from the DPP Media Supply Festival 2025 in New York. Discover insights into emerging content creation trends, competing with the challenge from YouTube and creator platforms, AI's transformative potential, and how media companies are adapting to unprecedented technological and audience shifts.

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, speaks with:

Jay Jaxon — BBC Studios, VP of Media Operations [4min 54sec]
Allison Martin-Fong — BBC Studios, Content Planning Director, Global Operations [4min 54sec]
Caroline Brown — BBC Studios, VP Global Content Operations [4min 54sec]
Tiffany Cruz — A+E Global Media, Vice President of Content Services Operations [8min 16sec]
Kristyn DiPane — A+E Global Media, Director of Localization [8min 16sec]
Bevan Gibson — EVS, EVP North America [11min 46sec]
James Stellpflug — EVS, SVP Community Engagement [11min 46sec]
Benjamin Desbois — Telestream, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer [24min 10sec]
Dan Castles — Telestream, CEO [24min 10sec]
Tom Hoffman — Gemba, Founder [32min 13sec]
Ankur Jain — Prime Focus Technologies, Sales Head - Americas [32min 13sec]
Dave Ericson — BYU, Director Digital Media and Technology [32min 13sec]
Yvonne Bennett — United States Senate, Director of the Senate Recording Studio [37min 13sec]

Download Supply Chain Today: The Key Insights, DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai’s summary report of the Media Supply Festival 2025.

The DPP released its Cloud Native Distribution report in March 2025, the first part of a follow-up to the popular Cloud for Media series we published in 2021.

In this episode of the DPP Podcast, report author and DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai speaks with contributors to the outputs, all of them media industry experts, to explore the transformative landscape of media distribution, delving into cloud technologies, personalised content delivery, advertising strategies, and the critical challenges of adapting to rapidly changing viewer demands and technological innovations.

Show Notes

DPP CEO Rowan de Pomerai speaks with:

Keir Shepherd, Encompass — Chief Solutions Officer [2min 16sec]
Eunice Park, Encompass — Chief Revenue Officer [2min 16sec]
John Bradshaw, Akamai — Field CTO Cloud, EMEA [22min 31sec]
Santiago Miralles, Knox Media Hub — CEO [28min 41sec]
Andrea Wood, Comcast Advertising — Director, Research & Insights [34min 26sec]
Dan Diton, Hearst Networks EMEA — Director of Insights & Analytics [42min 20sec]

DPP members can download Cloud Native Distribution here.

Cloud Native Distribution is enabled by Lead sponsor Encompass Digital Media, and Expert sponsors Akamai and Knox Media Hub.

At the end of last year we released the DPP Media CTO Survey 2024 — the inaugural research report in what will become an annual trends and analysis initiative exploring the business objectives, technology investment priorities and leadership challenges of Chief Technology Officers and equivalent tech leaders at major media organisations.

In this episode of the DPP Podcast we hear from three media industry experts representing Cognizant, Signiant and SDVI about what some of the key findings and themes from the CTO discussions mean for the industry? And as we start thinking about the next iteration of the work, we find out what they want us to be asking industry chief technology officers in the DPP Media CTO Survey 2025?

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Peter Elvidge, Cognizant — Director, Media and Entertainment [2min 24sec]
Ian Hamilton, Signiant — CTO [14min 48sec]
Geoff Stedman, SDVI — Chief Marketing Officer [19min 08sec]

The DPP Media CTO Survey 2024 research is available here.

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 closed with a live recording of the DPP podcast featuring Broadcaster Technology Leaders from Sky Deutschland, RTL and TV2 Kosmopol reflecting on the conversations and main messages from the event.

What did they have to say about encouraging suppliers to approach them and ask tough questions, the technologies that are driving change at European broadcasters, AI theatre and why the next step for AI is getting good at the boring stuff, trust in news content, and the impact of geopolitics on technology decision making?

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Rune Frewald, TV2 Kosmopol | CTO

Louisa von Lenthe, Sky | Director of Inhouse Operations

David Gageos, RTL Deutschland | Head of Content Quality & Processing

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 summary report is available here.

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 — which brought together representatives from 30 European media companies with the vendor community — closed with a live recording of the DPP podcast featuring Supplier Business Leaders from Microsoft and Avid, reflecting on the conversations and main messages from the event.

What technologies have been the biggest drivers of transformation, how much change has there been in European broadcasting over the last five years, what do vendors really think of methods of engagement and procurement, how are suppliers changing their business models as well as their products, and what is the importance of trust at all levels of the industry?

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer Mark Harrison speaks with:

David Tulloch — Microsoft, Digital Strategy & Architecture Director (Worldwide Telecoms & Media)
Arne Berven — Avid, Head of Avid broadcast strategy and CEO of Wolftech, an Avid brand
Régis André — Avid, Senior Director Product Management Media & Cloud

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2025 summary report is available here.

The DPP 2025 Predictions report published in February 2025 shows an industry grappling with a new phase of artificial intelligence development and implementation in media, competition from the creator economy, stark cyber threats, an innovation recession, and a bullishness about the data monetisation opportunity. And these statements aren't made by the DPP themselves, but are instead produced by media experts who debate, vote on and co-create statements about the state of the industry.

In this episode we hear from ITN's Tami Hoffman and Zixi's Alan Young, both part of the experienced cohort who helped develop the statements, about which of the eight DPP 2025 Predictions resonated most with them, as well as provide some context and commentary about what it all means for media, news, broadcasting and entertainment.

Show Notes

DPP Editorial Director Edward Qualtrough speaks with:

Tami Hoffman — ITN, Director of News Distribution and Commercial Innovation [2min 07sec]
Alan Young — Zixi, Vice President of Strategic Business Development [17min 33sec]

The DPP 2025 Predictions report is available here.

The DPP hosted its Innovation Briefing event at the beginning of 2025, where Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, presented to an audience of media professionals what the latest technology innovations and consumer trends mean for those working in broadcast, entertainment and media. In particular, what's just hype and what are the things that really matter?

In this episode of the DPP Podcast we hear more reflections of the DPP's recent trends work, including from the BBC's Laura Ellis and Jigsaw 24's Chris Bailey who spoke at the Innovation Briefing event. We also hear from Microsoft Worldwide Strategy Director for Media & Entertainment, Simon Crownshaw, about innovations in media, what the sector can learn from the gaming industry, and the company's vision for the role of artificial intelligence.

Show Notes

Simon Crownshaw, Microsoft | Worldwide Strategy Director — Media and Entertainment [2min 21sec]
Laura Ellis, BBC | Head of Technology Forecasting [23min 33sec]
Chris Bailey, Jigsaw24 | Head of Innovation for M&E [26min 14sec]

Thanks to Headline Sponsor Microsoft and Supporting Sponsor Jigsaw24 for enabling the DPP's CES 2025 report and Innovation Briefing event in London.

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, covers the Consumer Electronics Show for a 16th time to learn about the innovations global technology players and emerging startups are showcasing — and to explore what this all ultimately means for the media and entertainment industry?

Mark walks the show floors in Las Vegas and shares his experiences diving into the trends in automotive tech, highlights the huge variety on show at the Eureka Park startup zone, muses on the impact of AI in everything, and asks whether the true value of exhibition shows like CES is to provide the moments in an iterative and software-defined world that can bring to life the ongoing innovations, concepts and improvements of technology development which are continuously transforming our lives and work.

Show Notes

DPP Founder and Chief Content Officer, Mark Harrison, shares his audio diary from CES 2025 in Las Vegas.

Thanks to Headline Sponsor Microsoft and Supporting Sponsor Jigsaw24 for enabling the DPP's CES 2025 research.