All articles by John Maxwell Hobbs – Page 3
-
Executive InterviewsCTO Series: David Kline, Viacom
David Kline, EVP and Chief Information Technology Officer, Viacom on responding to – and inspiring – change.
-
Executive Interviews
CTO Series: Bartek Gudowski, MTG
From building new playout centres to strengthening MTG’s triple play offering, Bartek Gudowski explains the priorities of a modern CTO and why cyber security is a global issue.
-
Executive Interviews
CTO Series: Paul Cheesbrough, 21st Century Fox
In the second instalment of our CTO Series, 21st Century Fox’s Paul Cheesbrough speaks about the challenges of delivering content to more platforms than ever before and explains why cyber security is his number one priority.
-
Industry Trends
Blog: The importance of fun
A focus on functionality, utility, and efficiency may have produced a long list of recent innovations, but are we exploring the creative potential in new technology?
-
Executive Interviews
CTO Series: In conversation with RTÉ’s Richard Waghorn
RTÉ’s Director of Transformation and Technology on adopting the cloud and the challenges faced by public service broadcasters.
-
Industry Trends
Blog: TV isn't dead, it's evolving
The way we shoot and deliver TV and film may have changed, but despite the constant cycle of change, cinema and TV is still in good health, says John Maxwell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
Blog: Building a worse mousetrap
“Good enough,” is not a phrase usually heard in the corridors of broadcasters unless it’s following the words “that’s not”, writes John Maxwell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
The battle for net neutrality
The concept of “net neutrality” has captivated the attention of the general public thanks in part to a decision in the US to scrap rules that prevent broadband providers charging to deliver certain content.
-
Industry Trends
I, for one, welcome our robot overlords
Artificial intelligence and machine learning has been hailed as the saviour of broadcasting, but is the technology being applied in the right way, asks John Maxwell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
Focusing on the core: the importance of outsourcing
The maturation of the broadcast industry and advances in technology have allowed media firms to concentrate on the essentials, writes John Maxwell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
Gauging success: The evolution of audience measurement
From telephone interviews to return path data from set-top boxes and tablets, the methods used to assess who is watching what have evolved with people’s viewing habits.
-
Industry Trends
How to make a success of the move to IP
Broadcasters must be bold and braced for failure if they want to make a success of the shift to IP, writes John Maxell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
IP: Have we made a terrible mistake?
IP has brought innovation to programme makers and viewers, but do the benefits outweigh concerns about the effort required to make a broadcast-ready network, asks regular IBC365 columnist John Maxwell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
Making the case for investment in an IP world
Making a solid business case to justify capex spend in broadcasting has always been a difficult undertaking, and the shift to IP has made even trickier, writes John Maxwell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
The CTO's roadmap: People and platforms
A slew of new technologies and a reduced refresh cycle has had a profound effect on Chief Technology Officers’ list of priorities.
-
Industry Trends
It’s not just engineers that need in-depth training
Advances in technology mean that operational staff need to know more – not less – about the tools used to create TV.
-
Industry Trends
Delivering the arts to new audiences
A range of technologies are enabling new methods of producing and distributing content to the cinema, TV and online.
-
Industry Trends
Technology v culture: The art of making and delivering TV
The IT industry’s ‘one best way’ approach isn’t always compatible with the media industry, writes John Maxwell Hobbs.
-
Industry Trends
Building the future: BBC Wales all-IP facility
BBC Wales is making the bold step of ditching traditional baseband transmission in its new headquarters which is currently being built in Central Square, Cardiff.
-
Industry Trends
What can broadcast learn from the music industry?
Advances in technology mean that broadcast engineers have an increasingly important role to play in aiding the creative process, says John Maxwell Hobbs.
- Previous Page
- Page1
- Page2
- Page3
- Next Page
