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Webinar: How to Launch OTT and FAST services
The lean-back experience still has a lot of power for consumers, an expert panel agreed on the recent IBC webinar, Launching OTT and FAST services. While FAST has seen considerable industry interest of late, the fact that viewers are turning into FAST channels in large numbers does not necessarily result ...
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Sports industry gathers to go OTT in Madrid
While rights-holding broadcasters are increasingly determined to ensure their linear sports output is available to their viewers via online channels, the sports industry is looking to OTT as a means of democratising coverage to engage fans and generate new revenue streams. The SportsPro OTT Summit, held in Madrid at the ...
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2023: What to Expect
”May you live in interesting times”, as the popular saying (or ancient curse, depending on your interpretation) goes, and certainly 2023 is set to be very interesting indeed. From the global financial outlook and its repercussions, to the accelerating pace of technological change, there’s plenty ahead to give food for ...
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IBC2022 International Honour for Excellence awarded to the BBC for their ‘special place in the broadcasting industry’
The IBC2022 International Honour for Excellence, IBC’s highest award, has been given to the BBC in its 100th year, recognising the organisation’s leadership as “the start of the whole media industry”.
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Markus Förderer: Perceiving The World in Anamorphic
Markus Förderer ASC, BVK, had just finished shooting Apple’s sci-fi thriller Constellation when he talked to George Jarrett about his career influences, his working practices, and what developments could boost his toolbox.
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Top 10 Trends of 2022: FAST, AI, Virtual production and more
There’s no arguing it, 2022 has seen quite a few ups and downs - the fact that the Collins Dictionary word of the year was ‘permacrisis’ says a lot. On the positive side though, a return to more normal social mixing post-pandemic has lifted spirits. We’ve seen the return of ...
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Broadcast access services take a step forward with live British Sign Language (BSL) translation
Recent advances in captioning and autocue technologies, spearheaded by companies including Red Bee Media, are allowing profoundly deaf translators to work on live news and sports content, reports David Davies.
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ROI generator: How to Convert Password Sharing into Subscriber Growth
The latest IBC webinar, titled ‘Converting Password Sharing into Subscriber Growth’, took a deep dive into the topic of password sharing, both from a prevalence point of view, and also from an enterprise perspective.
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5G NR: The Other Side of 5G
To the general public, 5G mobile networks are mainly a better version of 4G and 3G that gives faster download speeds with lower latency. Although this is true, it’s only part of the story, as John Maxwell Hobbs reports.
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UCI and WWE bring the Metaverse and Web3 video into mainstream sports
Next week, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports promises to harness Web3 technology to preview what it calls a “metaverse experience” around the London leg of the UCI Track Champions League.
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Content everywhere and the drive to be green
Sustainability and the green agenda are at the top of our minds these days, not least because of rising energy prices and concerns that environmental targets are not being met.
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The Future of Sports: A broadcast view
The 2022 Media and Entertainment Leader Summit revealed a glimpse into the future of sports broadcasting, with insights from DAZN Group, Eurovision Sport, Synamedia, LaLiga and Adeia, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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World Cup 2022: FIFA debut data innovations at World Cup Qatar
Players, teams and officials at the World Cup 2022 will benefit from AI driven analysis for offside checks, performance stats and a sensor in the match ball, reports Adrian Pennington
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Hybrid cloud operational models: Focus on service quality grows as ‘cloud fears’ lessen
While some media organisations are moving completely to the cloud, it appears that a judicious hybrid of on-premise and cloud-based infrastructure will be the preferred route for many broadcasters for some time to come, writes David Davies.