All articles by Adrian Pennington
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Eddie Hamilton - Cutting, Cruise and Posting Kit Kats
Every film editor has a different story about how they worked their way up to the cutting room hot seat but all will invariably share a passion for big screen storytelling, a willingness to work very hard for years (often for very little money), a positive enjoyment of working alone ...
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Daily News
Tata Elxsi leverages cloud and AI to deliver proactive Quality of Experience and Operations for operators
At IBC, Tata Elxsi will be showcasing the QoEtient tool for proactive QoE analysis for streaming services, as well as iCX, a secure SaaS solution for monitoring and managing customer-premises equipment (STBs and gateways) at scale.
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Custom data visualisations made simple with TAG
At IBC, TAG will be demonstrating how users can now create custom dashboard visualisations to suit their exact requirements.
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Daily News
IMAX makes official IBC debut
Set to make its first official appearance at IBC, IMAX says it is accelerating its expansion into the streaming and consumer device space. It will be showing a suite of products “that take IMAX visual quality beyond the theatre and into streamed and broadcast video playback on consumer electronic devices”.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Katy Bolan: ‘We are all in this together’
As a stand-up comedian Katy Bolan once opened for Jerry Seinfeld but the focus of her professional career as Sustainability Lead at Google TV is no laughing matter - Adrian Pennington reports.
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Daily News
Samsung to wow with IVC LEDs
A centrepiece of Samsung’s IBC exhibit will be the IVC series of LEDs which allows virtual production studios to create ultra-large LED walls, such as Samsung’s dedicated display, The Wall.
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Daily News
Brompton to show new LED processing tech for VP and more
TrueLight is a new LED processing technology for panels with extra emitters, such as RGBW, and benefits situations where panels are used as a lighting source, such as in a virtual production volume. The system, which builds on Brompton’s Dynamic Calibration technology, is also useful for where LED panels light ...
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Daily News
Cloud DVR makes debut on Ateme stand
Claimed to be the world’s first such deployment, Ateme’s Cloud DVR is a service that allows viewers on an IPTV or OTT network to record selected content for later viewing. A buffer allows users to pause during a live stream, replay or start over, with potentially unlimited recording and access.
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Agama offers video observability in cloud encoding
Analytics and monitoring specialist Agama is inviting IBC visitors to see how to achieve a holistic overview of video services in a cloud encoding workflow.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Leah Hooper Rosa - Seeing the bigger picture
Leah Hooper Rosa, who leads WBD’s streaming business in EMEA, is tasked not only with operations and growth for existing streaming services HBO Max and discovery+, but also planning for the roll out of Max from early 2024. She spoke to Adrian Pennington.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: One Piece
The bestselling manga series of all time has been made into one of the most expensive live action series ever, reports Adrian Pennington.
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Daily News
INFiLED to showcase first flat and curved virtual studio solution
Traditional virtual productions use flat display panels to build the studio background, which are interconnected under an angle to create a curve. These columns create edges (lines) that are very noticeable on camera. To avoid or minimise them involves making postproduction adjustments or running real-time solutions which entail an extra ...
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Daily News
Launch channels with SaaS and confidence with evertz.io
Broadcasters can create new channels and monetise content across a variety of platforms using evertz.io, a new Software as a Service (SaaS). The system uses ‘hyper-scalable serverless microservices’ which the company says helps channel owners reduce time to market and avoid the costs and learning curves associated with using cloud-native ...
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Daily News
BT M&B’s ‘coding and mux’ platform now available
Having successfully proved virtualised encoding and multiplexing for a complex, multi-region UK terrestrial television system, BT Media and Broadcast (BT M&B) says its software-based platform is now available for delivery of terrestrial and satellite television.
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Swisscom offers 5G private network in a box
A 5G private network provided and configured by telco Swisscom is able to provide event organisers with a user-friendly and professional solution for wireless networks at events.
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Experience live 5G production with b<>com at IBC
For the first time at any trade show, French innovation centre bcom will be presenting a live 5G demo of the deployment of *Dome*, a private network solution for broadcasters.
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Qstech offers TV studio with swift assembly
A versatile TV studio solution able to provide multiple options, including background screen, creative screens and more, will be on show from Qstech.
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Daily News
MediaKind’s one-click MK/IO ready to stream
MK/IO, a complete streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure, will be unveiled at IBC.
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Daily News
All-IP ‘multi-gig’ workflows demoed by Macnica
At IBC, Macnica will be demonstrating how its M2S media streaming software development kit can interface with Unity and Unreal Engine through a native plug-in. The media and entertainment industry has increasingly adopted these game engines for live production and high-bandwidth video workflows.