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NewsUK Entertainment Report: DVDs still relevant and 21m without SVOD
The UK home entertainment market will be worth £5 billion by 2025, according to a new report from trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and DEGI: Digital Entertainment Group International.
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Banijay chairman joins bidders for French broadcaster M6
Banijay chairman Stephane Courbit and a group of investors have bid for France’s M6 Group following the broadcaster’s failed merger with rival French network TF1.
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UK regulator Ofcom to probe cloud, messenger and smart-device markets
Ofcom is to examine the position of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the UK’s £15 billion cloud services market, saying that it wants to ensure that digital communications markets are working well for people and businesses in the UK.
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BFI sets out 10 year strategy plan for UK film
The British Film Institute (BFI) has published Screen Culture 2033, its new 10-year strategy outlining its approach to funding and championing film.
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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM opens studios and offers 40% production rebate
NEOM, the flagship business and tourist region taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, has formally opened NEOM Media Village and Bajdah Desert Studios, which together comprise the country’s largest sound stages and film production support facilities.
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Banijay launches first company branded FAST channel
Distributor Banijay Rights has launched its first ever-dedicated Banijay-branded general entertainment FAST channel, Horizons: Powered By Banijay.
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Paramount Global explores folding Showtime into Paramount+
Paramount Global is reportedly considering discontinuing its Showtime streaming service and shifting its content into Paramount+ in a bid to streamline the company’s offerings amid a crowd of competitors, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires 100% of AVOD streaming platform Joyn
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group is to acquire the remaining 50% of the shares in local streaming platform Joyn, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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IBC2022 Day 3 Recap: A successful show, Accelerator highlights
Day 3 of IBC2022 didn’t let up with sessions across Changemakers, Showcase Theatre, Content Everywhere and the Innovation Stage. There’s a very real sense of positivity.
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The IBC Daily 2022: Day 4
Highlights today include Paul Machliss, ACE, in conversation with Carolyn Giardina, and Soho Media Club’s thoughts on how to make tech more accessible. We speak to the team behind the Next Generation News Studio and Volumetric Video for Broadcasting, Metaverse Production and RT3D Assets Accelerator Projects. In addition, Clinton Jones, ...
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IBC2022 Highlights: All the news, products and insight from the RAI Amsterdam
Discover the news, interviews and reaction from IBC2022 (9-12th September 2022), as the M&E industry gathered together for the first time since 2019.
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IBC2022 Day 2 Recap: Nonny de la Pena, Metaverse, Disney AI
Here’s what happened on Day 2 of IBC2022, as the IBC Conference continued and speakers talked about subjects ranging from AI to the Metaverse.
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The IBC Daily 2022: Day 3
One highlight in today’s issue is Nonny de la Peña, Journalist, Filmmaker, Virtual & Augmented Reality pioneer & Founder, Emblematic Group, who delivered a keynote on What’s Next - How immersive tech will create new narratives and transform entertainment. We also step into the metaverse with Lewis Smithingham, Senior Vice ...
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IABM: Deliberating the future of MediaTech
The first conference session of IBC2022 saw IABM CEO Peter White take to the Forum stage to present the company’s 2022 State of the Industry Report.
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AWS and Filmlight showcase Colour in the Cloud workflow
VFX and editing has been possible in the cloud for a while, but colour correction presents a series of unique challenges that may just have been cracked by AWS.
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AI transforming movie production at Disney – with more to come
Artificial intelligence is already transforming the way movies are produced and will do so even more in the future, Markus Gross, Chief Scientist at The Walt Disney Studios, told the IBC Conference yesterday.
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The IBC Daily 2022: Day 2
In today’s issue, Dave Duvall, Chief Information Officer at Warner Bros. Discovery, shares the company’s tech journey, and Markus Gross, Chief Scientist at The Walt Disney Studios, talks about the disruptive nature of AI. We have interviews with the IET’s David Short and the RTS’ Teresa Wise, and we take ...
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What is the future of linear TV?
Linear channels will continue to exist in years to come but will increasingly be delivered by streaming platforms, a Future of Linear IBC Conference session concluded yesterday.
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Piano and UKTV discuss building a data-informed culture
A strong data-informed culture drives decision-making across UKTV’s entire ecosystem, allowing them to deliver better user experiences that increase revenue.
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MovieLabs identifies 5 key trends impacting media creation
Real progress is being made by teams, vendors and partners in implementing the MovieLabs 2030 vision and mitigating these problems.
