New York, December 3–4, 2025 – The global agenda is coming to Manhattan, and the media world is right in the middle of it. Reuters NEXT returns to New York this week, bringing together heavyweight names from politics, tech, finance and entertainment to debate one core question: what kind of future are we building?
For TV503 readers, this isn’t just another leadership summit. It’s a rare moment where streaming bosses, studio chiefs, tech innovators and policy-makers share the same stage – and where the decisions made in boardrooms meet the realities of audiences, platforms and content.
A Lineup That Blends Power and Pop Culture
This year’s speaker roster reads like a cross between the UN General Assembly and a Hollywood board meeting. Among the confirmed voices:
- António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia
- Naomi Gleit, Head of Product, Meta
- Pearlena Igbokwe, Chairman, Television Studios & Peacock Scripted, NBCUniversal
- Sarah Jessica Parker, executive producer, actor and entrepreneur
- Shari Redstone, Chair of Sipur Studios
- Ilario Corna, CIO & CTO, International Olympic Committee
- Joanne Crevoiserat, CEO of luxury group Tapestry
- Senior leaders from SAP, Cisco, Google, Charles Schwab, Moderna and more
Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni and a team of senior journalists will host and moderate, bringing a “live journalism” style to the stage – think tough interviews, not marketing speeches.
Six Big Themes – With Media Threaded Through All of Them
The official program is organized around six themes: Geopolitics, Economy & Markets, Banking & Finance, AI & Technology, Climate & Sustainability, and Business Leadership.
For the TV and streaming world, three of those tracks are especially relevant:
1. AI & Technology – The Future of Content Creation
With leaders from Cohere, Google, Meta and other tech giants on site, expect sharp questions on:
- How AI will be used in content development, localization and personalization
- What “accountable AI” means for creative industries and on-screen talent
- How platforms plan to manage misinformation, deepfakes and manipulated media
For anyone in TV or streaming, this is where the future of production pipelines and recommendation engines gets debated – openly.
2. Business Leadership – Surviving the Attention Wars
From broadcasters to streamers to social platforms, everyone is chasing the same thing: time and attention. Panels and interviews will touch on:
- How studios and platforms build trust in an era of fragmented audiences
- The balance between franchise IP, new voices and risk-taking
- Internal culture and leadership in media companies facing constant disruption
With executives from NBCUniversal, Sipur Studios and other content powerhouses in the building, the conversations around strategy, talent and brand will be ones to watch.
3. Economy & Markets – Streaming Meets the Bottom Line
As investors push for profits over pure subscriber growth, the summit’s finance-focused sessions should give clues about:
- How much patience Wall Street still has for big content spend
- Where advertising, AVOD and FAST channels fit into the next phase of streaming
- How macroeconomic uncertainty shapes programming, rights deals and M&A
What happens on stage in these sessions may not sound like “TV talk” at first – but decisions about interest rates, capital flows and regulation all ripple directly into content budgets and greenlight calls.
Why New York Matters
Hosting Reuters NEXT in New York feels symbolic. This is a city where global finance, media, advertising and culture collide every day.
In the same week, you could have:
- Tech leaders explaining new AI tools that will rewrite the content production playbook
- Global policy-makers debating rules that shape data, privacy and platform power
- Studio and streaming execs mapping out how to reach viewers who are increasingly hard to pin down
For TV503 readers, that overlap is the story: the future of television and streaming isn’t just being decided in LA writers’ rooms or platform war rooms – it’s being shaped in forums like this, where media sits alongside politics, tech and money.