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November/December 2009
Issue no 290
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Welcome
to the eighth edition of Digital TV Europe’s Euro
50, our annual survey of the views of 50 of
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Europe’s leaders in the world of broadband and pay-TV.
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As usual our list encompasses a wide range of job titles, from technology
specialists to CEOs. This year we asked for you, our readers, to nominate the
Editor Stuart Thomson
individuals you believed were most deserving of recognition across five
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broad categories: content executives, industry leaders, marketers, new media
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innovators and technology leaders.
Deputy Editor Graham Pomphrey
The 2009 Euro 50 once again bridges the worlds of cable, DTH satellite and IPTV network
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 5293 operators, broadcasters and technology companies. And as is usually the case, while their back-
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grounds and the nature of their work may vary hugely, they share a passion and commitment
to deliver the best the industry has to offer, whether that means quality content, great customer
Contributing Editors
Stewart Clarke, Julia Glotz
service or leading-edge technical innovation.
Given the events of the last year, which saw the global economy teetering on the edge of the
Contributors abyss, followed by a prolonged and painful worldwide recession (one that has hit emerging
Angela Balakrishnan, Kate Bulkley, Salma
economies particularly severely) and continued economic and financial turbulence, the leaders
Conway, Nick Flaherty, Andy Fry, Farah Jifri,
of the pay-TV and broadband business have had to draw on their strengths in order to navigate
Peter White
through the storm towards the hopefully calmer waters that await in 2010. In this year’s edi-
Correspondents
tion of the Euro 50, our industry leaders reflect on lessons learned from the crisis, identify some
France: Julien Alliot; Germany: Dieter of the highlights of the last year and outline their plans for 2010.
Brockmeyer; Italy: Branislav Pekic; Portugal:
At last year’s Euro 50 reception in London, we gave special recognition for his lifetime’s con-
Nuno Cintra Torres; Spain: David Del Valle
tribution to the industry to Marty Pompadur, the former executive vice-president of News Corp
Advertisement Director Katrina Coyne
and chairman of News Corp Europe and now an independent consultant.
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This year, the eighth edition of the Euro 50 coincides with the inauguration of a new event that
will become one of the fixtures of the industry calendar.
International Sales Manager
This year, for the first time, one individual from each of our five categories, selected by a panel
Patricia Arescy
of judges made up of leading analysts and editors from Informa Telecoms & Media, will be hon-
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oured at the inaugural Digital TV Europe Awards, to be held at the end of the first day of the
Art Director Matthew Humberstone
Digital TV World Summit in London on November 17. In addition, two special awards will be
made: a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of a career that has made a major contri-
Publisher Lydia Blackwood
bution to the pay-TV and broadband industry; and a special Digital TV Europe Award, recognis-
ing an outstanding achievement or contribution to the industry. ●
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