Broadcast partner
Channel 5 was launched as Britain's fifth and final terrestrial broadcaster on March 31 1997. In July 2005 the channel became wholly owned by long standing shareholder RTL, Europe's largest broadcaster. Currently well over 30 million UK viewers watch FIVE any given week tuning in for programming as diverse as the CSI franchise, Extraordinary People, live UEFA Cup Football, House, Home & Away and Paul Merton in India, as well as the channel's award-winning children's strand, Milkshake!
2008 saw the arrival of the hit Australian soap Neighbours, and a revamped and relaunched Five News fronted by Natasha Kaplinsky.
IPTV stream sponsor
The Open IPTV Forum brings together network operators, content providers, service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers and home and network infrastructure providers. The members of the Forum are working together on the development of open standards because they recognise that combining the expertise of all involved will help to streamline and accelerate deployments of IPTV technologies. Their aim is to take the next generation of IPTV into a mass market service and maximise the benefits of IPTV for consumers as well as the industry. For further information about the Forum: visit www.openiptvforum.org
Interactive session sponsor
Nedstat
The Nedstat products and services enable you to improve the effectiveness and profitability of your online communication and business. Nedstat makes website analytics simple and straightforward for its users. Our products are easy to use, reports are clear, access to reports is fast and the service and support are personal and of high quality. Nedstat is headquartered in Amsterdam and has offices in Antwerp, Frankfurt, London, Madrid and Paris. Local people staff all offices and the Nedstat products, documentation and training are offered in local languages.
For information on sponsorship opportunities at the summit please contact Dan Collins, conference and events sponsorship manager on 020 7131 7517 or email dan.collins@guardian.co.uk
Marketing partners
Screen Digest is the pre-eminent firm of industry analysts that has been covering global media markets for over 30 years. For further information, visit www.screendigest.com
NMA - the UK's only weekly magazine covering the business of interactive media and online marketing; essential reading for anyone using interactive media to communicate with their customers. For more information, visit www.nma.co.uk
