All Features – Page 47
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Industry TrendsAnalysis: USA 5G reassignment could be worth $30 billion to sat-operators
The clock is ticking for an agreement between the C-Band Alliance and the FCC over repurposing spectrum for 5G. But there are still some complications, writes Chris Forrester.
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Industry TrendsBlog: Turning talent on demand
The US streaming giants are growing revenues and eyeballs with a slate of multi-million dollar deals snapping up UK talent. Alana Foster examines the increasingly competitive market.
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Industry TrendsMGM Studios deploys groundbreaking media distribution technology
Legendary media group MGM has become one of the first major customers of the Eluvio Content Fabric, which bypasses the need for traditional CDNs.
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Industry TrendsSkill sets: Transitioning to data science and analytics
Are we ever going to plunge into being simply an IT industry? George Jarrett looks at the radical changes in skill sets needed as the industry transitions away from the linear broadcast model.
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Industry TrendsReach and relevance drives revenue
Audience loyalty has been the success to the longevity of Refinery29’s global reach; international president Kate Ward tells IBC365 about the triumphs of growing a digital brand beyond audience eyeballs.
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Industry TrendsEnthusiasm of 8K
At IBC2019 there were several announcements about the 8K future. Chris Forrester looks at some of the enthusiasm around 8K.
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Industry TrendsEvolution not revolution
While it was obvious that it’s evolution, rather than revolution, which took a front seat throughout Halls 10 and 11, it was just as clear that new technologies are leading the industry forward.
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Industry TrendsNew broadcasters: Zeitgeist of our time
Global digital media publishers are defining broadcasting with 80% of audiences opting for video, according to Vice and Refinery29 executives who discussed the power of harnessing platforms and chasing niche audiences.
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Industry TrendsEmbracing the journey to IP
At IBC2019, Halls 1, 4, 5 and 6 provided a fascinating insight into the state of the industry. It’s not just that it’s changing – it’s the pace of change that is startling, driven by the opportunity that IP offers.
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Industry TrendsContent Everywhere: Cloud, low-latency and 5G
Cloud and cloud transformation were among the dominant themes in Hall 14 at IBC2019, particularly as operators and service providers work out how to bridge the gap between broadcast and broadband.
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Industry TrendsBroadcasters look to optimise workflow costs as storage models evolve
Security, cost-efficiency and the sheer volume of content are becoming increasingly critical as customers adopt more varied storage patterns, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsPolitics live: Hansard of the airwaves or reality TV car crash?
The live broadcast of the UK’s Parliament is proving increasingly popular with British viewers as debates over Brexit and legal challenges intensify. Adrian Pennington looks at how Parliament is broadcast.
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Industry TrendsComment: Our pick of the best of IBC2019
With IBC2019 now behind us, the IBC365 editorial team – editor George Bevir, deputy editor James Pearce and staff writer Alana Foster – looks back at the highlights from this year’s show.
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Industry TrendsOTT tops the IBC2019 agenda
The impact of OTT services dominated discussions at IBC2019 with panels focussed on SVoD vs AVoD, niche content and how streaming is driving a golden era of creation.
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Industry TrendsDiversity: IBC2019 Sees it differently
Diversity was a key topic at the IBC2019 Lounge Talks as speakers looked at gender equality, LGBT representation and neurodiversity.
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Industry TrendsIP delivery and its role in the rise of multiscreen and hybrid services
Adopting a hybrid approach – whereby satellite and terrestrial IP networks are combined – is allowing an increasing number of broadcasters to respond flexibly to evolving market conditions, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsRTS Cambridge Convention 2019 round up
Trust, diversity and content investment are key priorities for leading TV executives from Netflix, Sky, UK, C4, ITV and BBC who spoke during the RTS Cambridge Convention last week.
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Industry TrendsStreaming, 8K and AR: How bringing production in-house will transform Rugby World Cup 2019
The Rugby World Cup has brought production in-house for the 2019 World Cup. As the tournament kicks off in Japan, Steve McCaskill finds out what innovations will feature at RWC2019.
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Industry TrendsDAB+: A new generation of efficient, cost-effective transmitters
The early noughties were supposed to witness a revolution in radio broadcasting. The introduction of DAB radio was likened to the digital revolution that has taken place in television with analogue TV making way for ever more sophisticated digital TV formats from standard to high definition, 4K and beyond.
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Industry TrendsBlockchain: Ushering the next generation of M&E
The media & entertainment industry is undergoing a shift with increasing number of viewers migrating from the ‘linear’ broadcast services to over-the-top (OTT) services including Netflix, HBO Go and Roku, which are based on subscription driven AOD (audio on demand) and VOD (video on demand) models.
