Media Life

I went to a conference recently that was meant to focus on the intersection of media and telecoms. The list of speakers was full of A-list names from the top of telecom organisations so I was looking forward to it. After a coupe of hours of listening though, it was very clear that the conference should have added a question mark at the end of its title. The so-called “convergence” was not apparent. Telcos spoke their own language, which few media people could relate to. The elephant in the room was the fine line separating a telco from becoming a broadcaster or a “dumb” pipe and neither side was comfortable with either scenario. We still have a long way to go to understand each other’s priorities and drivers.