The Media Festival

Now in its 4th consecutive year, The Media Festival is an essential networking and information gathering opportunity for senior representatives from all sectors of the digital media business. The festival will take place in Manchester and includes an opening evening industry debate and party, followed by 2 days of informative and interactive conference sessions, including industry keynotes, panels discussions, workshops and strategic networking.

Discounted tickets!

For a 25% discount on tickets, please enter the VIP code: DIS-CHME-E102-25 when booking. Please click on the logo at the foot of this page for access to the Media Festival website and to book tickets.

More about The Media Festival…

The Conference sessions deliver expert insights into industry trends, winning media business models and the latest innovation from the cutting-edge of music, TV, film, games, mobile, tablets and online platforms. Based in Manchester, the conference is at the heart of the new UK media sector and a crystal ball for the development of the UK media landscape. It addresses both the creative opportunities and commercial challenges facing the digital content industries and facilitates new collaborations, drving the business of content creation and distribution forward.

Since its inception, the event has featured some of the most exciting names in media including:

Sky, Sony Music, BBC, Spotify, Channel 4, Google, Red Bull, Ogilvy, EMI, Lime Pictures, Disney, Comic Relief, Ragdoll, MCFC, Five, Blue State Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, and many more…

Expert speakers include:

Steve Ackerman, Managing Director, Somethin’ Else • Jamie Allsopp, Partner, Sparkler • Isabel Begg, Head Of Rights, Business Affairs & Partnerships, BBC North • Mark Bell, Commissioning Editor, Arts, BBC • Helen Boaden, Director, BBC News • Melvin Burgess, Author • James Burstall, CEO, Argonon • Carla Buzasi, Editor-in-chief, The Huffington Post UK, AOL • John Cassy, Director, Sky 3D • Michael Comish, CEO, Blinkbox • Jon Corner, MediaCityUK Director, The University Of Salford • Stuart Cosgrove, Director of Creative Diversity, Channel 4 • Matt Deegan, Creative Director, Folder Media • Susanna Dinnage, General Manager, Discovery Networks UK • Niall Duffy, Managing Director, Mediasmiths • Tracy Forsyth, Commissioning Editor, UKTV • Anthony Geffen, CEO, Atlantic Productions • Lee Hardman, Head, Conker Media & Director of Digital Media, Lime Pictures • Wil Harris, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Channelflip • Steve Hewlitt, Presenter, The Media Show, BBC Radio 4 • Patrick Hourihan, Head of UK Trade Research, Yahoo! • Jane Johnson, Director, Sky Living • Damian Kavanagh, Controller, CBBC • Ian MacKenzie, Media Project Manager, Creative Diversity, Channel 4 • James Kirkham, Managing Director, Holler • Elizabeth McIntyre, Head of Production & Development, Factual, Western Europe, The Discovery Channel • Rob McLeod, Head of Planning, Realise • Brian McNicoll, Managing Director, Dynamo Games • Simon Meek, Producer, Digital & Multiplatform, Tern • Neil Midgley, Media Journalist, The Daily Telegraph • John Mitchinson, Co-Founder & Publisher, Unbound • Roger Mosey, Director, London 2012, BBC • Justine Potter, CEO, Savvy Productions • Mark Rock, CEO, Audioboo • Peter Salmon, Director, BBC North • Steve Sharman, CTO, Mediasmiths • Jo Twist, Commissioning Editor, Education, Channel 4 • Jonathan Wall, Commissioner, BBC Radio 5 Live • Tom Weiss, CEO, TV Genius • Jan Younghusband, Commissioning Editor, Music & Events, BBC