Amidst reports of declining copy sales and advertising revenue, magazines and newspapers shuttering their doors, an oft-heard expression is “print is dead”. But while it’s true that the rise of the internet and demand for mobile, digital content has forever changed Europe’s magazine publishing industry, the claim that it’s brands are dying is far from […]
The Future Media Lab. introduced a new feature on the Future Media Lab. blog: the bi-weekly news round-up. From Axel Springer’s CEO’s open letter to Google, the hit that net neutrality recently took in the United States, to shape-shifting devices and and wearable technology, Karin Fleming, Communications/Administration Officer at EMMA/FML shares what she’s been reading this week.
One of the recurring series of the Future Media Lab. blog are posts that include short interviews with representatives of different media or related sectors to gain a glimpse of the future of media through their eyes. We continue this series with an interview with Michiel Buitelaar, the COO of Digital Media at Sanoma Media NL. Mr. Buitelaar also gave a keynote address at the “Understanding Disruption” conference in April 2013.
The video summary of the Future Media Lab. conference “Understanding Disruption and how it drives innovation in the media sector” is now available!
The conference, which took place on 23 April 2013, brought together approximately 125 media experts, EU policy makers and key stakeholders to work on a vision of the future media landscape in 2050 and discuss the political aspects of this outlook.
The Future Media Lab. had the opportunity to sit down with Kerstin Jorna, Director, DG MARKT at the European Commission during our last conference in April. The conference, “Understanding Disruption,” prompted discussions about how disruptive technologies impact the media environment today and in the future, and what legislative challenges could arise from this.
