Overview

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 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 is the only event that addresses both the creative opportunities and commercial challenges facing the digital content industries and that facilitates new collaborations and drives 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...

The Media Festival takes 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.