Ian Nock

Connected TV Summit 2016 Attendance

Last week, Emi Garcia and Ian Nock of Fairmile West attended the 5th Connected TV Summit in London – https://connectedtvsummit.com/

Awards EventA great event with many insights into the developing connected tv industry, which is very different from what the event launched into in 2011. Back then the focus was on the introduction of Smart TVs, but the industry has now evolved to include all connected devices as part of that Connected TV moniker. A major part of the event was the recognition given to industry leading services and products across many categories, something that is a clear barometer of the industry and this year was no different. The awards given at the event can be found here https://connectedtvsummit.com/the-videonet-connected-tv-awards-winners-2016/

 

StageSessionIan Nock was in attendance, not only to learn but as part of that judging panel and also to take an active part in awarding the prizes at the event. We would like to congratulate the winners of each category, as they do represent the next steps in TV services and products that are making the difference. We would also congratulation the commended award receivers, as the competition was extremely strong amongst a varied and fantastic array of entrants.

The most enjoyable aspect of this was finally meeting the people behind the many products and services that he spent hours reviewing back in January. Some of our esteemed clients and associates were also in attendance and took active roles in the event.

Fairmile West is a Consulting company focused on working in the Consumer Device and Video arena. We work with clients on technology strategy and product delivery through key practices in Consumer Devices and Video Services. If you are interested in learning more about what we do, please do get in touch via our website – Contact us. You can also keep track with what interests us in the industry by following our Link blog at TV Tech News, and you can specifically follow news on Ultra HD via the following link – Ultra HD News.

Published by Ian Nock

Ian Nock is the Managing Director of Fairmile West Consulting, and has over 25 years experience in high technology research, development, and operations. Since entering the TV industry in the late 1990s, he has worked in the delivery of many Satellite, Cable, IPTV and OTT video platforms across Europe in diverse roles that encompass technology and operations from production to consumption. Ian moved into consulting in 2004 working with some of the most innovative vendor and operator companies in the industry. He founded Fairmile West Consulting (www.fairmilewest.com) in 2012 as a multi-national, high expertise Digital TV and Media consulting and professional services company, working with large/small operators and technology vendors on product/technology strategy, architecture, and delivery. Taking an early interest in the development of Ultra HD, Fairmile West has been a member of the Ultra HD Forum since 2015 and Ian is the Chair of the Ultra HD Forum Interop Working Group. Ian is also the Chair of the IET Multimedia Communications Technical Professional Network. Ian graduated with a First Class Bachelors Degree in Engineering Technology in 1992 from Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University), undertaking research into medical automation, flexible packaging dynamics and post graduate research into artificial intelligence based control systems with a number of published papers in those areas. He quickly jumped out of academia into the nascent Internet and Networking industry before moving into TV. He is a member of the IET, IEEE, RTS and Fellow of the SCTE: The Society for Broadband Professionals. He blogs at http://fairmilewest.com, on LinkedIn and can be found on Twitter at @iannock.