Full Name
Judy Parnall
Job Title
Head of Standards & Industry
Company
BBC
Speaker Bio
Judy is a passionate advocate of all things media and its positive power for audiences.
As Head of Standards & Industry in the BBC Research & Development, Judy coordinates on the strategy for the influencing industry and government for media technology innovation, including the BBC’s input to standards and industry bodies across production, broadcast and other media spheres.
Judy has worked in the BBC for a number of years in both R&D and the corporate strategy areas. Her research interests have centred on the interaction of people with technology and services across all media.
Judy has sat on the EBU’s Technical Committee since 2015 and chaired it since June 2018
As Head of Standards & Industry in the BBC Research & Development, Judy coordinates on the strategy for the influencing industry and government for media technology innovation, including the BBC’s input to standards and industry bodies across production, broadcast and other media spheres.
Judy has worked in the BBC for a number of years in both R&D and the corporate strategy areas. Her research interests have centred on the interaction of people with technology and services across all media.
Judy has sat on the EBU’s Technical Committee since 2015 and chaired it since June 2018
Speaking At
TTC 2021 Speaker Type
Roundtable
Topic and Description
Roundtable Topic: What will be the future of media technology, and do you really want to know?
Description: The evolution of media technology is inevitable and unstoppable, but is it also unknowable? In 2020, an international think tank of representatives of media research and development groups, the EBU Broadcast Technology Futures group, tried to answer that question. They formed conclusions about tomorrow’s user experience, production, and delivery to the user – drawing on what is happening in their laboratories. The session will be your chance to hear their conclusions, find where to get their report…and to agree or disagree with their conclusions. The session with be led by Judy Parnall BBC/Chair of the EBU Technical Committee, and Dr Hans Hoffmann, who chairs the Broadcast Technology Futures Group.
Description: The evolution of media technology is inevitable and unstoppable, but is it also unknowable? In 2020, an international think tank of representatives of media research and development groups, the EBU Broadcast Technology Futures group, tried to answer that question. They formed conclusions about tomorrow’s user experience, production, and delivery to the user – drawing on what is happening in their laboratories. The session will be your chance to hear their conclusions, find where to get their report…and to agree or disagree with their conclusions. The session with be led by Judy Parnall BBC/Chair of the EBU Technical Committee, and Dr Hans Hoffmann, who chairs the Broadcast Technology Futures Group.
