UGTV '06
UGTV '06 event
19th July 2006: UGTV '06 gathered innovators in user-generated TV to share their front line experiences.
Read an event report or see photos.
Next up: UGTV '07
We are planning a UGTV event for June 2007. To be put on the mailing list, send your address to events@mintdigital.com.
Chair
David Frank
CEO and Founder, RDF Media
David founded RDF Media in 1993 and floated it in 2005. RDF is responsible for hits including Wife Swap and has repeatedly been voted top UK indie.
Panel
Angel Gambino
Vice President, Digital & Strategy, MTV
As part of ambitious UGC plans at MTV, Angel is launching a viewer-controlled channel that focuses on broadcasting user-generated content.
Gavin Newman
Deputy Head of Interactive, Trouble TV
Gavin is the driving force behind Trouble Homegrown, Flextech's high profile user-generated content initiative that launched in April '06.
Tim Morgan
Commercial Director, Mint Digital
Tim Morgan is responsible for Buried Alive, Mint Digital’s award-winning BBC Content 360 proposition. He will be showcasing BloomBox.
The buzz about user-generated TV
“We’re going to look for opportunities for user-generated content everywhere we can.”Mark Thompson, Director General, BBC
“Why would anyone who’s a professional content maker fear user-generated content? In the end, it makes you better at your job, which is to give the advert-watching public what they want.”Mark Burnett, Chief Executive, Mark Burnett Productions
