All Features – Page 12
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Industry TrendsIWD2023: Gender diversity in broadcast technology: forward momentum, but the pipeline needs work
In 2022, in honour of International Women’s Day, we looked at the state of gender diversity in broadcast technology. The consensus of the interviewees was that although the industry had made progress, there was more that needed to be done. One year on, we are revisiting the topic with a ...
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Industry TrendsMWC2023 Review: Netflix, 5G emergency broadcast, VR and 3D
The GSMA’s mobile and communications trade show Mobile World Congress was held once again in Barcelona this year. A showcase for all things related to mobile, telecoms and communication tech, news from the show can have a big impact on how content is distributed in the future, as well as ...
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Industry TrendsMWC2023: Netflix preaches cooperation not confrontation
Data debate between mobile operators and content creators/rights owners takes another step as Netflix uses MWC2023 keynote to lay out the media industry perspective, writes Adrian Pennington. Additional reporting and photography by Andrew Williams.
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Industry TrendsITV Academy: Lowering barriers and increasing skillsets
Direct accelerated training: ITV lays out its tactics for resolving the skills shortages that are handicapping production, with the launch of an ITV Academy that will merge new training plans with those that already exist. But not under one roof. George Jarrett talks to the director of this crucial long-term ...
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Industry TrendsMWC 2023 Preview: 5G, Sustainability and revenue models
As the telecoms industry convenes in Barcelona for the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), it has more than a few headaches to resolve, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Industry TrendsIBC365 Editorial calendar 2023
Throughout 2023, IBC will continue to provide the content and technology industry with insight into the important trends, issues and technology developments.
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Industry TrendsSVOD and the new business models – a tale of diversification
The last 12 months have been a wake-up call for subscription-based video providers, some of which saw significant leaps in interest and user base over the first months of the pandemic. However, the segment faces significant disruption, according to an expert panel, which will require dynamic adjustment to business models, ...
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Industry TrendsGenerative AI and sustainability: Vital, but at a price
Featuring four of the 30 experts who helped the DPP compile its ‘free to all’ annual predictions report, the webinar titled The Year Ahead in Media was a great taster event marked by the use of key 2023 lingo like ‘actionable insights’. DPP CEO Mark Harrison, led the event, reports ...
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Industry TrendsIBC2023 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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Industry TrendsAudience 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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Industry TrendsVirtual 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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Industry TrendsIf TikTok is killed off, how long will short form video live?
As unlikely as it may seem, the noose is tightening around Chinese-owned social media phenomenon TikTok. Were it to be banned outright, what impact would this have on the short form video creator community? Adrian Pennington investigates…
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Industry TrendsISE2023 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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Industry TrendsIBC2023 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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Industry TrendsAV1 ‘Gaining Ground’ in the Codec Wars
While it has been just over four years since its initial release, AV1 is maturing rapidly and beginning to see accelerated adoption, according to an expert panel, reports Mark Mayne.
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