Alana Foster
Alana Foster is a journalist at IBC365 covering the global broadcasting, media and entertainment industry. She reports for the IBC Daily and Insight Magazine and is passionate about the production, craft and technological advances in the media and entertainment industry. With a Bachelor of Communication: Media and Culture and a Masters of Arts: Journalism from the University of South Australia, she has worked across the IBC conference and exhibition and has prior experience in online, print and radio in Australia.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Gaël Seydoux, InterDigital
Could immersive media technologies such as volumetric video, photogrammetry and 3D experiences be the future for the media and entertainment industry? Alana Foster speaks with InterDigital’s Gaël Seydoux.
- Industry Trends
Managing mental health during a pandemic
The film and TV industry has been shuttered with freelancers and staff across the entire supply chain impacted by business decisions and company closures. During Mental Health Awareness week, Alana Foster investigates what support and initiatives are out there.
- News
Australia’s Foxtel seals HBO Max multi-year deal
WarnerMedia and Australian pay-TV service Foxtel have announced a new content partnership which has been described as a “major new multi-year licensing agreement.”
- Industry Trends
Is XR the answer to delivering the new normal?
Are new age technologies the key to boosting economies and bolstering broadcasting for the future post lockdown? IBC365 looks at the current landscape with vendor announcements and shifts in technology adoption.
- Industry Trends
Streaming success: As-live action theatre in lockdown
Theatre has suffered more than most industries due to coronavirus. But with Disney set to air broadway megahit Hamilton on its OTT service, the UK’s National Theatre and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber are among novice streamers turning to OTT during Covid-19.
- News
HPA forms Industry Recovery Task Force
The Hollywood Professional Association has formed a recovery effort to support the sustainable resumption of the production and post production industry service sector amid Covid-19 lockdown.
- News
Warner Bros restructures management focusing on studio and post
Warner Bros Worldwide Studio Operations has unveiled a restructuring of its management in key roles.
- Industry Trends
365 playlist: News broadcasting
To celebrate World Press Day, IBC365 rounds up features on freedom of the press, contingency broadcasting and dangers of front-line reporting as broadcasters look to mitigate fake news and misinformation.
- News
News Corp head hunts former CBS chief to drive UK video
Former CBS News president David Rhodes has been tapped for Rupert Murdoch’s UK news operation to drive video content.
- Industry Trends
Quibi aims uppercut at heavyweight Netflix
Is Quibi equipped to take on and challenge the likes of Netflix, YouTube and Hulu? The $1 billion investment has been touted by its founders as a category-defining pay-TV service, but will it stand the test of time?
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ViacomCBS’s Bakish severs staff to drive integration
Since Viacom and CBS merged last December and during the “challenging” Covid-19 pandemic, CEO Bill Bakish has said streamlining its operations and managing costs remain a priority.
- News
EVS acquires Axon to drive its live solutions
EVS Broadcast Equipment has acquired broadcast network infrastructure specialist Axon to boost its live production solution portfolio.
- News
Distributor DRG rebrands as NENT Studios UK
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has announced a business reorganisation to focus on premium drama as it rebrands London-based distribution business DRG to NENT Studios UK.
- News
BBC announces major mental health push across broadcasting
BBC’s television, radio and children’s programming will pivot as it focusses on Mental Health Awareness Week next month curating content throughout May to help audiences struggling “during these extraordinary circumstances.”
- News
BBC looks to save a further £125m
The BBC needs to find a further £125 million savings this year, according to outgoing director general Tony Hall, who confirmed senior staff will take a salary freeze until August 2021.
- News
WarnerMedia snaps up Dutch tech firm to drive streaming
AT&T owned WarnerMedia has acquired Dutch technology group The Widget Company ahead of its launch of HBO Max streaming service next month.
- Industry Trends
Esports scores as live sports shrinks
As stadiums remain empty and sporting matches are postponed, esports is filling the void with fans turning from traditional sports to gaming. Alana Foster looks at the market and the movement from broadcasters and vendors.
- News
Oscars set to recognise streaming films due to lockdown
For the first time in history, movies that have debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Academy Awards, as Covid-19 has restricted global premiers.
- Industry Trends
365 playlist: Post production and VFX
Post production and VFX are constantly evolving areas of media production - with no exception during the Covid-19 pandemic. IBC365 looks at how the industry is priming new workflows and remotely post producing.
- News
YouTube expands US fact checking initiative
YouTube is launching fact checking panels in the US with the aim of raising authoritative sources of information across the site following similar successes in Brazil and India.
