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Securing the creative industries from cyberattacks
The devastating cyberattack that hit Sony Pictures Entertainment at the end of 2014 caused some consternation in the upper reaches of the UK government as well as in the boardrooms of companies in the creative industries. Then Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, who had sought to boost the appeal ...
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VR Industry Forum shows work at NAB 2017
Following its launch at CES in January this year, the Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) held an open meeting at NAB 2017 to share its work on attempts to speed up the adoption of VR.
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IABM partners with SAM to create industry glossary
Snell Advanced Media’s (SAM) Digital Fact Book has been used to create a new industry-wide glossary by the IABM.
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NAB 2017: Avid makes move to the cloud
Avid kicked off NAB with a customer and press event that focused on the company’s roll out of cloud-based apps and services.
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AVoD views driven by rising use of mobile devices
Mobile devices are driving viewership for global advertising video on demand services (AVoD), according to Ooyala’s latest report.
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Cloud computing and broadcasting
Broadcast specialists are increasingly offering cloud-based solutions for production and management while in delivery broadcasters are turning to the large web-scale cloud players. Cloud computing
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Consumers reveal why they cut TV services
Each quarter, TiVo seeks real consumer opinions to uncover key trends relevant to pay-TV providers, digital publishers and CE manufacturers.
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Chinese viewers more willing to pay for content
Chinese mobile video consumers spend more time watching videos on smartphones than other connected devices, including connected TVs and computers.
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High dynamic range: the different standards
Dolby and the BBC have led the development of two very different standards for creating an HDR image.
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UHD: the race for adoption
Viewers are adopting UHD displays in ever-increasing numbers as content creators promise a greater range of content. InsightTV: commissions UHD content
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IBC2017 Innovation Awards open
IBC introduces new categories in response to changing industry trends and dynamics.
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Making a return on IP investments
As the commercial pressures tighten on traditional and new media companies, finance directors want to know that investment will make a business more efficient and successful.
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A guide to 360-degree cameras
Producing virtual reality content for any of the many VR headsets now available is no longer a concept confined to gaming or the IBC Future Zone.
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BBC R&D demos second screen apps
BBC R&D has been working on second screen synchronisation technology that aims to ease navigation.
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Data centres: all you need to know
Competition is hotting up as the data centre sector sets its sights on the broadcast market.
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Cybersecurity in broadcasting
The threats are real and growing but cybersecurity is a reality to be managed not a battle to be won
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Moving production to the cloud
The immediate barriers to unfettered production in the cloud are bandwidth, the compression required to shrink bit rates, transport, discovery and security.
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Making the move to HDR
Advances in display technology have paved the way for the delivery and consumption of HDR TV.
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IoT and broadcasting: from standards to storytelling
The Internet of Things (IoT) holds enormous potential for many aspects of broadcasting, but only if standards can be agreed.
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The engineering skills shortage
In November 2014 I organised, on behalf of the IABM Educational Foundation and EBU, a conference in Geneva on the engineering skills shortage facing the electronic media industry.