All broadcasting articles – Page 5
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Industry TrendsDTG 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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IBC Digital 2021: Facial Recognition - Various facets of a powerful media tool
Facial recognition is one of today’s most controversial media technologies. In 2021, claims were that it can reliably recognise subjects wearing sunglasses or medical masks, and that it can even differentiate between identical twins. Not all of its many possibilities are sinister, however. In this session we shall see how ...
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Eurovision 2022 trials multi-site 5G broadcasts
The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will be delivered live to compatible mobile devices as part of the first European multi-site 5G Broadcast.
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IBC Digital 2021 Interview: BBC Sport’s Barbara Slater, winner of IBC 2021 International Honour for Excellence
Barbara Slater, BBC Director of Sport, was awarded the IBC 2021 International Honour for Excellence in recognition of her career in sports broadcasting and for leading the way in establishing women’s sport and bringing women to the fore in sports broadcasting. She talks about her career, achievements and goals for ...
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UK’s first social purpose streaming service launches
Together TV and Red Bee Media have launched a free-to-use streaming service to engage audiences and inspire positive social change.
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Daily News
LTN Global launches Arc and Lift
Media technology and video transport specialist LTN Global unveiled two new products that are designed to help media companies and broadcasters widen their reach.
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Industry Trends
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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Industry Trends
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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UK government to press ahead with Channel 4 privatisation
The UK government has decided to move ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4, it has been widely reported this week.
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RTS calls for entries for Young Technologist of the Year Award
The Royal Television Society is accepting entries from ambitious engineers and technologists who have recently embarked on a career in broadcast or related industries.
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Industry Trends
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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Lord Grade selected as Ofcom chair
Former BBC Chairman and Channel 4 Chief Executive Lord Grade has been named as the new chair of UK media regulator Ofcom.
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TalkTV unveils launch date and Piers Morgan show
News UK’s TalkTV is to launch on 25 April with a schedule featuring shows hosted by Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne.
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Industry Trends
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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Daily News
Telstra partners with Cinegy
Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) is expanding its broadcast and playout service offerings based on a platform from Cinegy GmbH, a provider of software technology for digital video processing, asset management, video compression and automation, and playout services.
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Daily News
Adding a personal touch
Amid overwhelming choice, the ability to provide a personalised experience can help broadcasters and content owners to differentiate their services. Indeed, as streaming services proliferate, companies should now focus on the customer experience, supported by data that allows them to engage contextually with each customer as a “segment of one”.
