All Content Acquisition articles – Page 9
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NewsTransforming creativity in the cloud
Moving to the cloud can involve a “leap of faith” but increased flexibility and improved security have enabled new ways of collaborating and creating content.
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NewsEx-Apple, Warner execs launch Media Musketeers indie
Former Apple and Warner Bros executives have partnered to launch a European production company focused on high-end TV and feature films.
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Industry TrendsThe cloud gets crowded
The cloud allows for revolutionary gains in speed, flexibility, and collaboration, with the industry on a fast track to deploying workflows with Google, Microsoft and Amazon. So it’s little wonder that NAB has been awash with new launches based on cloud technology.
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Industry TrendsMipTV: French TV embraces risk to stay relevant in digital era
A noticeable shift toward greater risk-taking and collaboration by French broadcasters was one of the big talking points at the MipTV programming market in Cannes.
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NewsSMPTE calls to students
Applications for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) annual student paper award and scholarship have opened.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Claire Hungate, Brave Bison
Changing the culture of production companies and breaking up the “boys club network” should be a top priority according to Brave Bison boss Claire Hungate.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Richard Halliwell, Atrium
A drama commissioning club for telcos, Atrium launched nearly two years ago with great fanfare and a mission to help regional telcos compete with global streamers for high-end drama projects. Tim Dams checks in on Atrium’s progress so far.
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Industry TrendsHome is where the art is: Immersive tech in film and TV
The 4K/UHD expectations of some leading streaming services mean that the home viewing experience could soon rival that encountered in commercial cinemas, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsAng Lee’s high frame rate Gemini Man “the future of cinema”
Oscar winning cinematographer Dion Beebe has described using ultra high frame rates to film Ang Lee’s sci-fi actioner Gemini Man, as part of the future of cinema.
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Industry TrendsIBC’s owners review 2018’s industry milestones
From the auction of Sky, to the rising interest in 5G and growing adoption of AI, IBC’s owners share their highlights and reflections of the last 12 months.
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Industry TrendsYour guide to Raw production
IBC365 takes an in-depth look at an increasingly popular choice for acquisition, with new methods trading cumbersome, data heavy workflows for virtually identical image fidelity but at lower data rates and file sizes.
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VideoVideo: The esports opportunity
Experts at the cutting edge of esports explore opportunity within the market, including content evolution and brand partnerships, whilst keeping a close eye on governance and regulation.
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Industry TrendsUp to the Task: Selling comedy to the world
Gameshow Taskmaster has been a standout hit for UKTV and is now entertaining audiences around the world. Creator Alex Horne and execs from UKTV and production company Avalon explain how the show was exported to 17 countries.
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Industry TrendsImmersive drives audio capture at IBC
There’s a huge amount of change taking place in the audio business, driven by the move towards immersive sound. Nowhere was this clearer than at this year’s IBC.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Andrew Dunne, BBC Studios
Andrew Dunne brought unique perspectives about high dynamic range and distribution to the IBC Big Screen session ‘HDR focus: Blue Planet II and The Grand Tour’. George Jarrett was able to dive deep and explore his point of view.
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Industry TrendsWatch: Peter Jackson brings colour to WW1
Grainy, black and white footage of World War One has been given the ultimate restoration treatment to startling effect in They Shall Not Grow Old.
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Industry TrendsNew voyage for Discovery
JB Perrette is totally changing the look and feel of Discovery Networks International.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Peter Smith, Antenna Group
Antenna Group is an Athens-based multinational broadcaster with a very strong presence in Greece (with its ANT1 free-to-air channel) as well as radio stations, and channels in Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Romania. Its media investments include broadband services, publishing, music labels, and even a credit card business. IBC365 speaks to ...
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Industry TrendsAPAC and MENA: Huge complications, but opportunities
IBC2018: India has eight versions of Big Brother, while young people are abandoning conventional TV in the Middle East… The challenges of operating in the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets were laid bare in two IBC panels.
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Industry TrendsWhy AI may never match craft skills in production
IBC2018: The strongest case for the use of AI production tools is in lower cost genres of television, says BBC AI Research Engineer Craig White.
