All Features articles – Page 29
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Industry TrendsDAZN: The Netflix of sports?
Just two years old, DAZN has spent hundreds of millions acquiring sports rights in a bid to win subscribers to its subscription streaming service. But will its big spending ways pay off? Ross Biddiscombe profiles the OTT platform that’s disrupting the sports broadcasting industry.
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Executive InterviewsCraft leaders: John Mathieson, Cinematographer
The craft of cinematography is at risk in this era of digitally shot films, warns Oscar-nominated DoP John Mathieson, whose latest films include Mary Queen of Scots and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu.
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Industry TrendsA game-changing revolution
It’s rare when something can be truly said to represent a revolutionary approach to filmmaking. Attendees of a jaw-dropping Big Screen session at IBC2018 got to see for themselves how game technology is fundamentally changing the way films are made.
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Executive InterviewsDigital pitch
Ralph Rivera was a star in the IBC2018 Sports Track headliner ‘How Eurosport is driving digital to attract new audiences’, and like many people around the show his driving desire is to see broadcast and digital converge.
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Industry TrendsSpecial effects: Keeping it real
Far from being killed off by digital, practical special effects are routinely used to heighten the effectiveness of scenes and emotional beats in a way impossible in a computer.
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Industry TrendsHow Serie A went OTT with IMG
IMG’s entry into the OTT marketplace with its new Serie A service has ramped up the battle for sports audiences on digital platforms after a couple of years of cautious rights buying by the likes of Amazon and Facebook.
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Industry TrendsWeekly news round-up: Trump's spectrum strategy & Saudi pirates targeted
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry TrendsDrone racing: Filming a new kind of sports story
Drones are not only smaller than Formula 1 cars, they’re quicker too. Aurora Media Worldwide’s coverage of the DR1 drone-racing league has given the production team the chance to help shape the sport from the ground up.
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Executive InterviewsCyber security should be ‘top priority’ for media companies
Cyber security expert Scott Borg tells IBC365 that the media industry is in “dire straits” if cyber policies and defences aren’t given the highest level of priority.
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Industry TrendsAmplifying the sound of silence
Audio is key to bringing natural history stories to life, say filmmakers who have used Dolby Atmos to enhance their films.
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Executive InterviewsBlockchain: The beer necessities
Despite the light-hearted company name of Space Beers, co-founder Maurice Schutte is very serious about filmmaking and utilising blockchain to help him do so. IBC365 spoke to Schutte to discover more…
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Executive InterviewsTrailblazing blockchain solutions
The Swiss company SingularDTV is one of the world’s leaders in developing blockchain applications for creative industries. IBC365 spoke to its co-founder Kim Jackson to go ‘under the hood’ of what blockchain is all about.
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Industry TrendsDriving immersive audio forward at Sky
Sky is one of a handful of global broadcasters taking a prominent role in evolving the use of Dolby Atmos in live events, Andy Stout reports.
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Executive InterviewsCraft Leaders: Robert Richardson, Cinematographer
Three-time Oscar winning DoP Robert Richardson reflects on a career that has spanned 30 years, working with directors such as Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone – and working in formats ranging from digital 3D to ultra-wide 70mm.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Harry Miller, Editor
How many people does it take to cut a Hollywood feature film? More than one, in the case of The Predator, Editor Harry Miller tells IBC365.
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Industry TrendsWeekly news round-up: Google faces gender pay gap action & Netflix borrows $2bn more
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry TrendsFrom pay-per-view to VR: Where live music meets the future
A raft of new technology is enabling people to watch their favourite artists in many different ways – and all from the comfort of their own homes.
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Industry TrendsBroadcast audio builds trust in fake news era
DAB is coming into its own as media format for advertisers at a time of concerns about fake news and ad fraud in the online space.
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Industry TrendsPlazamedia blazes IP trail
In consciously opting against a hybrid solution for its new broadcast centre, German sports producer Plazamedia has created a modern, future-proof system as SMPTE 2110 approaches.
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Industry TrendsSMPTE announces new mission
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) revealed its new strategic plan at its Annual General Membership meeting yesterday in Los Angeles.
