INTRODUCING OUR FORUMS
Accelerate your pathway to success growth leadership
WHAT ARE FORUMS?
Our forums are designed for professionals looking to dive deeper into a specific topic or trend shaping their sector within the sports media industry.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Up to two hours of immersive content, such as expert-led roundtables, live Q&As, and interactive sessions, to put you directly in the conversation.
WHY GET INVOLVED?
The Media Summit is not just about breadth, it’s about depth. If you’re looking to accelerate progress in your field, these tailored, insightful formats are made for you.
OTT & STREAMING
Learn how to deliver sports in a fragmented media landscape
Best suited for: Head of OTT Managing Director, Sport Chief Digital Officer SVP, International DTC & Programming Director of Sport, Production and Content Head of Distribution Director of Mobile & Immersive Strategy Head of Digital Transformation
Whether it’s the crown jewel of live sports, or Gen Z’s favoured non-live content, it has never been more important for sports properties to implement the right content, strategy, and technology across their streaming service for serving current and new fans.
In this forum, you will explore:
- Launching & monetising OTT platforms
- Bundling, packaging, and rights strategies
- Reach, retention, and revenue
- DTC strategies and subscriber growth
- Leveraging AI for personalisation and discovery
TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTION
Discover the tech shaping how sports content is produced, distributed and consumed
Best suited for: Chief Technology & Innovation Officer Head of AI Chief Information Officer VP, Product Management Director of Technology Head of Digital Strategy & Operations Director, Digital Strategy Chief Product Officer Head of Broadcast Director of Sports Technology Innovation Manager Head of Digital Products
With the entire production pipeline being reinvented, sports organisations are rethinking how they manage and scale content, whether that’s live matchday coverage, highlights, short-form storytelling, or platform-native formats.
This forum explores the next wave of innovation being applied by leading companies. Topics include:
- Remote and cloud-based production
- Artificial intelligence (AI) across live & non-live workflows
- Automated highlights and short form-content
- Anti-piracy technology and content protection
- 5G-powered UX
- Latency, scalability and reliability
- AI-driven content discovery
YOUTUBE
THE BIGGEST PLATFORM IN SPORTS – UNLOCKED
Best suited for: Head of Creator Partnerships, EMEA Media Partnerships Lead Head of Digital Content Innovation & Digital Business Manager Head of Content & Media VP, Content, Digital & Broadcast Senior Manager, Content & Strategy Head of Digital and Social Media Head of Content Head of Digital
With unmatched scale, discoverability, and monetisation potential, YouTube is no longer a trend – it’s a central strategy. This forum explores the full breadth of opportunities for rights-holders, creators, and brands on YouTube.
• Shorts and long-form content
• Advertising on YouTube
• Community-building
• AI integrations across content creation and advertising
• Creator economy
ADVERTISING
Unlock the key to maximising existing revenue streams WHILE identifying new ones
Best suited for: Chief Marketing & Growth Officer Chief Commercial Officer Commercial Director, Broadcast Partnerships Director of Corporate Planning Strategy Director, Marketing & Commercial EVP, Sports VP, Emerging Media & Innovation Senior Manager, Innovation
With media rights growth plateauing, the race is on to unlock new revenue opportunities. This forum explores the latest and most effective advertising strategies across platforms, models, and audiences.
Topics include:
- Advertising strategies
- Choosing the right model (FAST, AVOD, TVOD, SVOD)
- Advertising technology: Real time ad bids, targeted ads
- Pricing strategies and sponsorship innovation
SOCIAL MEDIA
MASTER THE SOCIAL PLAYBOOK FOR THE ATTENTION ECONOMY
Best suited for: Chief Content Officer Global Head of Content Partnerships Director of Digital Head of Digital and Social Media Senior Manager, Content & Strategy
In today’s attention economy, it has never been more crucial to engage fans across multiple screens. This forum reveals how to harness social and digital to grow, engage, and monetise audiences with the right type of content.
Topics include:
- Short-form content
- Branded content and platform partnerships
- Watchalongs, UGC and influencer-led content
Social-first storytelling and fan interaction - Monetisation on social platforms
- Balancing GenAI with human creativity for content creation