Challenges of the connected TV

This year's annual John Logie Baird IET lecture hosted by the IET Multimedia Network discusses Hybrid TV and TV Convergence.
This lecture is intended to capture the spirit and excitement of 2012 in the TV industry, from the launch of Youview, to L2012 and DSO. This year is a pivotal year in the UK for TV. However, the event will also look at the rapid growth and changes in TV around the world as well.
Jose Luis Vazquez will be covering the scenario of the challenges and progress on the standardisation regarding Interactive TV and specifically, Connected TV with a focus on HbbTV.

Jose has a Master in Business Administration (IESE) and Advanced Telecommunications Engineering Degree (UPM).He started his professional career in the field of interactive media; collaborating in the launch of Montejava, a pioneering company delivering web services in Spain. His interest in innovative projects continued while he was Network Information Systems Manager during the launch of the cable network Madritel (now Ono) and at Infoglobal where he was Manager in high-speed IP communications through satellite and LMDS.
He founded Fresh in 2000, which became leader in the Interactive Television sector in Spain in less than one year. In February 2008 Fresh became Mirada PLC (LSE:MIRA), which he his leading now. Mirada is a leading European provider of cross-platform interactive products with offices in London, Exeter, Madrid, Milan and Montevideo.
Jose is an authority on the Interactive Digital Media industry in the Hispanic markets, and he Chairs the Spanish Association for Interactive TV (AEDETI) since November 2009. AEDETI is the coordination link for the standardisation activities on Interactive TV in the Spanish Market.
Jose Luis has been married for thirteen years and has four children.