Create & Produce – Page 7
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London Tech Week 2022 round-up: Diversity and the Metaverse
It would have been a severe disappointment if London Tech Week 2022 hadn’t had the full complement of current tech buzzwords front and centre, but fortunately it delivered these as expected. Quantum computing, health tech, blockchain and AI all featured heavily, but there were plenty of more human high-notes too ...
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The future of content production: 5 top trends
XR, virtual production, AI storytelling and computer gaming all plug into the growing Metaverse.
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Immersive audio: consumer tech catches up with production potential
With consumers able to experience immersive audio more easily and cost-effectively than ever, demand for immersive content is continuing to accelerate writes David Davies.
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Sustainability in Live Production: The Premier League shoots for net zero
As part of IBC’s Accelerator Media Innovation Programme in 2021, a team of sports broadcasters, rights-owners and technology vendors delivered an English Premier League production workflow trial to support the goal of a net zero carbon future for live productions. The IBC Sustainable Live Production Accelerator was an investigation into ...
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How to get started in virtual production
There’s been a lot of talk about virtual production recently, which combines real-time CG assets delivered by a game engine such as Unity or Unreal Engine, with physical actors and sets. Most famously, The Mandalorian on Disney+ has used the technique to great effect, shooting scenes with a 270-degree LED ...
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ISE 2022 review: Pro-AV is back in the sunlight
Having been postponed from February, ISE was a long-awaited opportunity for the professional AV industry to meet face-to-face at a new venue in the Catalonian sunshine.
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DTG Summit 2022: Addressable TV and the Metaverse dominate broadcaster thinking
The post-pandemic return of the annual DTG Summit saw a number of futuristic comments wrapped in the warning that many coming technologies will fall between ‘The Cool and The Creepy’. Titled ‘Television Beyond Imagination’, the DTG Summit 2022 was purposely not streamed, so the speakers could be unrestrained in their ...
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ISE 2022: AV sector faces challenges but signs of rebound are clear
Integrated Systems Europe, the European trade show focused on professional AV, is scheduled for a physical presence in Barcelona from 10-13 May 2022. It will be the show’s debut at the Fira exhibition centre after outgrowing the RAI in Amsterdam.
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5G production: Vendors working to optimise network’s ‘higher bandwidth, lower latency’ capabilities
An emerging generation of solutions is set to make the most of 5G networks for production and contribution. David Davies speaks to three leading vendors about their latest 5G innovations and how they expect this dynamic area of the market to develop.
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IBC Kickstarts 2022 Accelerator Programme at the IET
IBC held its first in-person event for two years last week when the IBC Accelerator Kickstart Day took place at Savoy Place, the home of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and the original home of the BBC, on 7 April.
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Virtual production: Ten years of growth achieved in one?
With pandemic conditions contributing to demand, the widely shared view is that virtual production is taking off much quicker than expected. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t plenty of work to be done in ensuring the industry has the necessary skillsets and facilities.
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Media tech start-ups: Incubation and growth
It’s easy to think of the media technology space as being made up of a handful of large players. But for every Sony, Avid and Grass Valley, there are independent, innovative start-ups changing the landscape.
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Work-life balance prioritised by post
A new focus on flexible working arrangements post-pandemic should see productivity gains all round.
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Flexibility, scalability and complexity: Inside BBC Wales’ all-IP Central Square facility
The 15 July 2019 marked BBC Wales’ inaugural live transmission from Central Square, its new headquarters in the heart of Cardiff, by Announcer/Director Tim Cooper. Shortly after that, the first radio broadcast went out on 25 July. By September of 2020, TV news programmes including Wales Today and Newyddion had ...
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New industry group helping ‘colleagues, families and friends’ in Ukraine
With backing from broadcast vendors and integrators, Support for Ukraine Media Professionals is already identifying employment opportunities for refugees and assisting those still in the war-hit country.
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New Grass Valley CEO Andrew Cross on the content revolution, the cloud and IP adoption
With the pandemic providing a catalyst for change in many areas of production, newly appointed Grass Valley CEO Andrew Cross hails a “hugely exciting time” in the history of M&E.