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Industry Trends
IBC2023 Accelerators: Kickstarter Day highlights the value of collaboration
The IBC2023 Accelerators programme has got underway in earnest, following the annual ‘Kickstart’ day on Feb 8th. The event saw a select group of industry leaders come together to hear the ‘longlist’ of pitches for inclusion in the 2023 Accelerator programme, prefaced with introductory presentations and culminating in the Awards ...
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Audience engagement: What broadcasters can learn from YouTube and Twitch
Online content distribution platforms like YouTube have caused massive shift in thinking, one that led some to prematurely predict the end of more traditional forms of broadcasting, writes Andrew Williams.
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Virtual Production: A business case for better data use
The sharp ascendancy of virtual production has been a defining industry success story, but with issues around recruitment and the increasing pressure on efficient data management, there are many future challenges, writes David Davies.
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ISE2023 Show: Convergence of Broadcast, Film and AV Tech
The organisers of the ISE show in Barcelona this week couldn’t have wished for a more successful event, writes Adrian Pennington.
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IBC2023 Accelerators preview: Where sporting innovation has no limits
The IBC2023 Accelerators programme has begun in earnest, with initial discussions around pitch proposals from a core team of key Champions and Participants beginning in December 2022 - including representative Champions from Microsoft, Warner Bros Discovery, BBC, Sky Sports, BT Sport and DAZN. The team has been developing ideas taking ...
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Multi-codec and Multi CDN strategies dominate the IPTV business
Consumer viewing habits have swung strongly towards streamed content. A Digital Television Group gathering to contemplate The TV of Tomorrow Today focussed on the niggly problems streaming can suddenly shock engineers with, sustainability ambitions around IPTV, and the over populated Codec market, reports George Jarrett.
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Oscars 2023: A look at Best Cinematography Nominees
The Oscars 2023 nominees for Best Cinematography have been announced, Adrian Pennington takes a deeper dive into the details behind the headlines.
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Oscars 2023: A look at Best VFX Nominees
The Oscars 2023 nominees for Best VFX have been announced, Adrian Pennington takes a deeper dive into the details behind the headlines.
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Oscars 2023: A look at the Best Editing Nominees
The Oscars 2023 nominees for film editing have been announced, Adrian Pennington takes a deeper dive into the details behind the headlines.
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Cloud, AI, FAST and more: a look ahead to 2023
January is only just coming to an end, but anticipation is already building for the next IBC, which as usual will take place at the Amsterdam RAI in September. In the meantime, Content Everywhere companies are polishing their crystal balls and making predictions about what might lie ahead for the ...
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Best of CES 2023: Tech trends to keep an eye on
CES2023 may have come and gone, but it has - as usual - left a considerable amount of food for thought. From the downright weird, such as Withings urine-scanning smart toilets, Smart bird feeders and L’Oreal’s robot lipstick applicator, to a slew of new EV launches and some serious TV ...
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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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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.