Innovation from the Lab
A session from WAN-IFRA's Global Alliance for Media Innovation (GAMI). Discover here the latest from the new "Report on Media Labs", a collaboration between GAMI, the Media Innovation Studio at UCLan, Ubilab at PUCRS university in Brazil, Norway’s NxtMedia innovation cluster and Stibo Accelerator based in Denmark.
Moderator
INJECT Project Coordinator, WAN-IFRA, France
Blockchain ripples media waters
Mats Nylund’s research team identified five areas where emerging blockchain technology and the interests of media companies intersect: intellectual property; micropayments; interaction based on smart contracts; individual marketing and customer integrity; content distribution platforms.
Intervenants
Programme Director, MA in Media Management, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Sports news innovation
Sport is a key driver for media innovation: Immersive and interactive experiences, big data, real time streaming, new forms of storytelling all influence and reach large audiences. It opens new opportunities and challenges for the industry. Results from the dedicated GAMI roundtable on Wednesday will summarise these perspectives, including new forms of relations between media and sports federations.
Intervenants
Director, EPFL+ECAL Lab, Switzerland
NewsThings: Internet of Things and News
IoT is an emergent sector, and some suggest the potential to be the next digital revolution. The NewsThings project seeks to understand how news and journalism could harness connected things to find new ways of connecting with people and conveying stories.
Intervenants
Lecturer and Researcher, Media Innovation Studio, University of Central Lancashire, UK