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Euromedia Editorial Calendar

January - February

AVoDs and FAST channels were real growth points in 2023 . In tough macroeconomic times , how has the overall TV ad market reacted to having so many more avails ? What has happened to ad volumes and to CPMs ? Has automated and targeting advertising reached anything near maturity ? Where are we headed with inventory control , targeted insertion , accessible and reliable metrics ?

March - April

2024 should be the year of multiple 5G deployments . What does this mean for TV providers ? Any device , anywhere has been the mantra , but how do the metrics actually look for consumption – drama , sports , news , games – is there a clear choice of device per genre ? Don ’ t we have all the speed we need ? What does 5G add ?

May - June

Is the debate over network neutrality over , everywhere ? Operators have gone on investing in fast nets even as they have been edged out of content provision . What are the trends in network infrastructure investment and what is the road ahead for access charging and access regulation ? The MENA market . Regional expert Chris Forrester brings his annual update on this complex but increasingly important market .

July - August

Who will control the Smart Home ? Will it be service providers using their broadband provision as their route to control of IoT services in the home ? Or will there be third party providers of plug and play super apps that will provide a control interface ? Or will the homeowner have the prospect of multiple apps from all the services they want to use ? What will be the balance between cloud provision and devices in the home ?

September - October

The world was unbundled by the arrival of global streamers and cord cutting . With consolidation looming in the SVoD sector , and ongoing frustration with content discovery , is it time for the operator aggregated bundle to make a return ? Would many content providers welcome re-bundling ? Euromedia magazine is 25 years-old in 2024 . Founded just before the Millennium by the late Paul Kagan , it was purchased in 2003 by Advanced Television . We ’ ll pick out the highlights from our first quarter century .

November - December

Annual Test & Monitor Survey . Test & Monitor is essential to consumer QoE and shielding the provider from avoidable Opex and Capex . What is the role of AI in test and monitor ; will it see a new era of ‘ self-diagnosis ’ and ‘ selfhealing ’?