In the first of our new video interview series, we talk to Nic Newman, Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism about the leading trends facing Europe's media sector.

FIPP, in the run-up to the FIPP World Congress in Toronto, asked 7 magazine media leaders to briefly tell them what excites them most about the future. Each of these leaders will be speaking at the Congress.

During the “Understanding Disruption” conference in April 2013, the Future Media Lab. had the opportunity to sit down with Romanus Otte, General Manager, Welt Digital at Axel Springer (Germany) to discuss the emerging business models seen in the media sector today.

Glenn Greenwald is leaving the Guardian this week to team up with documentarian/journalist Laura Poitras and journalist Jeremy Scahill in developing a new media venture -- one that could change how journalism is understood and practiced. While it isn't yet clear how this new venture will look, it has been described as a "very substantial new media outlet" and is reportedly being funded by eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar.

In a continuation of the Future Media Lab. interview series, we talk with Jean-Jacques Deleeuw, Head of New Media at RTL Belux (Luxembourg) about funding quality journalism in the future, and what the media landscape will look like in 2050.

Read the post-conference report on our "Understanding Disruption" conference, which took place in Brussels in April 2013.