The IET Media Technical Network covers the engineering and technology involved in entertainment content production, processing, delivery and consumption over whatever media, be it streaming, broadcast, cable, fibre or wireless. Our industry covers a long chain of media delivery from the studio or location to streaming sticks and TVs. In between, there are editing systems, broadcast systems such as DVB, ATSC and DMB/DAB, streaming technologies such as DASH/HSL/MoQ, content security systems and much more. Of course, technology is moving fast and one of our jobs is to even ask what “media technology” is and what it includes.
You can find out more about the network and follow what we are doing via our LinkedIn page, including the range of events and engagements where Media TN members are engaged.
You can find the listings for our events at the IET Events page.
For IBC 2026 we are focused on the Future of Television, inspired by the Government Green Paper which is consulting on the close down of the DTT Broadcast Platforms in the UK, and moving our Public Service Broadcasting to a fully streamed approach in 2034 or 2044 (depending on the consultation). There are many opportunities and challenges in such an endeavour and we are bringing together many industry experts to discuss these opportunities and challenges in full across 5 hours of sessions that are open to any visitor to IBC in Amsterdam. You can find out more about the events between 11th and 13th September at IBC on this link (on LinkedIn).
We also produce blogs and a variety of video content series of video tutorials on our YouTube channel
If you work in Media technology and are interested in giving back to the industry and society, why not volunteer? We are seeking new members of the executive committee all the time, and are specifically interested in international members outside of the UK, just email mediatn@ietvolunteer.org to apply with more information about yourself including a CV/Resume or LinkedIn profile link.
Of course volunteering can be broader than this TN, and if you are interested in learning more and/or applying then do so via this link.
Executive Team
Chair:
Ian Nock
Vice Chair:
Stephen Stewart
Committee Members:
Adam Hewes
Allan McLennan
Amal Punchihewa
Gary Finnerty
Graham Turner
Mark Fannon
Rupert Brun
Russell Trafford-Jones
Sean Jones
Simon Gauntlett
Ted Laverty
Tia Shenton
Tharaka Mohotty
Community Manager:
Tori Rooke
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Contact us
Get in touch with us by emailing mediatn@ietvolunteer.org.