SVT - Meeting consumers' demands for OTT video services in Sweden

Jens Köpsén, Development Manager at SVTi / SVT, will be speaking at this year’s Nordic Media Summit, addressing the topic of how the Swedish public service provider are meeting consumers’ demands for OTT video services in Sweden.

Many would claim that broadcasters are the new challengers to VOD services such as HBO, ViaPlay and Netflix. But at the same time, their partners and content providers, giving VOD services access to their content. What are SVT plans and ambitions for the future of OTT video services in Sweden, how are they adapting to the growing needs and demands from their consumers, will they compete with commercial broadcasters? These are just some of the questions addressed at Nordic Media Summit in Copenhagen, September 26th.

Sveriges Television (SVT) is the Swedish public service television company with the widest range of programming of all TV companies in Sweden. Their ambition is that everyone will find something truly relevant in their offering. Something to learn from, or be inspired and amused by.

Jens and SVT are joining in on a list of high profiled speakers from the industry of online video and OTT video services in the Nordics and beyond. The temperature will be hot and the debate even hotter when speakers from NRK, SVT, YLE Media, Fox International channels, YouSee, VOD professionals, Ostmodern, Sky Deutschland and more take on the debate of the evolution of OTT – what’s next!

About Jens Köpsén Jens Köpsén is responsible for the functionality and streaming video delivery on the web, VOD and live at svtplay.se and svt.se. He has procured and implemented a new CDN including site acceleration and making it possible to deliver more video at higher quality. During 2013 ha was responsible for introducing SVT's linear channels on the web. SVT delivers 12 PB monthly of video and has approx 4 million unique browsers a week of which 40% is mobile.

Jens also worked with different projects enabling SVT to broadcast HD-TV. Previously Jens worked as a Product Manager within the telecom industry and before that, different positions within the graphics media industry. Jens is a graduate of the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

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Secure your seat today and join in on the debate where we look further into the presence and future of the OTT video and TV Everywhere business in the Nordics and beyond.

About Nordic Media Summit Nordic Media Summit is an international one-day conference, providing delegates with an insight into the use of online video in Scandinavia, international trends, showcase of OTT and TV Everywhere solutions, impact of social media, trends, online video monetizing and comes with ample opportunities to network with the leading voices of the industry worldwide. It has become the most recognized networking events within the industry in the Nordics and beyond. See the video from Nordic Media Summit 2012 here