The move to IP is reshaping television. The technology decisions we make now will define the future UK TV experience for all audiences.
With the Government’s White Paper expected to set out its timeline decisions for the future of TV distribution ahead of January’s event, and a BBC Charter White Paper also anticipated, FutureTech 2027 comes at a critical moment for the industry.
Whatever the timetable, this must be more than a technology transition. It must create a sustainable, inclusive foundation for UK television. Built not just for what is possible today, but with the agility and ambition to unlock innovations we cannot yet imagine.
Policy direction must become concrete investment plans, technical requirements and television services that work at national scale. The industry needs to understand what to prioritise, which dependencies could slow delivery and where a common approach will drive the results needed.
FutureTech 2027 puts those challenges, and the opportunities they create, at the centre of the conversation. Across infrastructure, operating models and viewer experience, it will examine what the transition demands, what IP makes possible and what needs to happen next.
Combining the ambition of universality, the agility to embrace new possibilities and the technical rigour to deliver at scale, together we will turn complex challenges into practical solutions, accelerate innovation and unlock new opportunities. Building the foundations for a thriving UK television industry.
If you design, build, deliver or operate television, these decisions belong on your roadmap. Join the people working through them, challenge the assumptions and help shape the industry’s next steps.
Three connected themes:
The experience: Reinventing TV for everyone
Smarter discovery, meaningful prominence, seamless personalisation, universal access and brilliant experiences..
The infrastructure: Delivering the transition
Capacity, resilience, devices, rigour and readiness.
The operating model: Making IP television work
Investment, transition costs, IP advertising, connected workflows and AI agents.
January 19th 2027 | Help shape the television we build next.
