The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organized the ITU Workshop on “The Future of Television for Europe”, which took place virtually on 19 November 2021. This event was collocated with the meeting of the
ITU-T Study Group 9 (Broadband Cable and TV), taking place virtually from 15-24 November 2021.
The aim of the workshop was to discuss the future of television for Europe with relevant stakeholders, covering regulatory and policy frameworks, emerging and convergent ICT Infrastructures and services, as well as user interfaces and accessibility issues. It also provided an opportunity to discuss TV-related regional and international standardization and to share best practices and case studies on TV implementations over various media as well as new TV services. The role of television as a reliable source of information and means to provide entertainment was also discussed, including how the television can help solve societal challenges introduced by the lockdown, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This workshop was organized as a follow up to the successful series of workshops and events on the future of TV, which have been organized in various regions of the world with the support of the three bureaus of the ITU: standardization (TSB), radiocommunication (BR) and development (BDT). The previous editions can be found below:
The event was also supported by the
ITU-T SG9 (Cable broadband and TV),
ITU-T SG16 (Multimedia),
ITU-R SG6 (Broadcasting service) as well as
ITU-D SG1 /Q2/1 (Strategies, policies, regulations and methods of migration and adoption of digital broadcasting and implementation of new services) and was an opportunity to bridge the requirements and needs of various countries with the standards community.
The event outcomes contributed to the workflow of respective ITU Study Groups, namely:
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ITU-T SG9: Broadband cable and TV
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ITU-T SG16: Multimedia
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ITU-R SG6: Broadcasting service
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ITU-D SG1: Enabling environment for the development of telecommunications/ICTs
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ITU-D SG2: ICT services and applications for the promotion of sustainable development
Participation was open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates, ITU Academia and to any individual from a country which is a member of the ITU and who wishes to contribute to the work. This includes individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation to the workshop was free of charge.
Registration to the event was mandatory.
Note:
Live captioning service and Sign Language interpretation (BSL) was provided for this event.
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