All Features articles – Page 33
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Enrique Rodriguez, Liberty Global
Liberty Global’s Enrique Rodriguez looks forward to a world of gigabit broadband, video with everything, and artificial intelligence that’s actually intelligent, he told delegates during the IBC conference last week.
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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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Executive InterviewsInterview: Perrine Bichet, Proximus
IBC2018 speaker Perrine Bichet on the importance of creating a content strategy for the culturally and linguistically diverse and her move from content-focussed Canal+ to telco Proximus.
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Executive InterviewsBreaking into banks for a living
Hacking banks is not a pastime you’d normally associate with a leading executive of a major telco. However, it’s part of the day job for Konstantinos Karagiannis at BT Americas.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Steve Youngwood
Accepting IBC’s 2018 International Honour for Excellence award on behalf of Sesame Street co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney, Sesame Workshop COO Steve Youngwood finds himself guided by timeless questions as the iconic organisation seeks to establish new shows and fresh content beyond the lasting success of its flagship.
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Industry TrendsRace to the finish line: AV1, H.264, HEVC, VP9 & VVC
IBC2018: The video industry will have to learn to juggle between AV1, H.264, HEVC and VP9 and future codecs like VVC. That’s the lesson from IBC where warring factions in the codec wars came to trade blows without landing a palpable hit.
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Industry TrendsIBC keynotes stress importance of partnerships
One of the recurring themes during the IBC2018 Conference was partnerships and the importance of striking deals to boost reach and the range of content that can be made available to viewers and consumers.
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Industry TrendsIBC grows in scope, reach and diversity
IBC2018: Positioned at the centre of the changing media, entertainment and technology industry, IBC has confirmed visitor attendance of 55,884, across the six day event.
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Industry TrendsGetting to grips with TV’s golden age
IBC2018: The state of scripted, the future of linear TV and the effectiveness of digital advertising were all topics of debate at a session devoted to debunking received wisdom in TV.
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Industry TrendsEndemol Shine embraces the AI revolution
IBC2018: One of the world’s biggest production companies is increasingly using artificial intelligence to power creativity and cut costs.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 Preview: Tuesday
IBC2018: The exhibition and the features areas not to miss on the last day of IBC2018.
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Industry TrendsAndroid TV and Roku catch IBC’s eye
IBC2018: In a session devoted to eye-catching innovation at IBC, Accedo’s Fredrik Andersson highlights Android TV and Roku as well as other ground breaking products.
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Industry TrendsMTGx calls for brands to play eSports
IBC2018: Advertisers as well as TV and the sports production industry should wake up to the huge potential of eSports says MTGx CEO Arnd Benninghoff.
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Industry TrendsArqiva launches blockchain trial
IBC2018: Broadcast infrastructure firm says trial is an opportunity for TV companies to experiment with the technology.
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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 TrendsEurosport looks to “service the superfans”
IBC2018: Broadcaster plans to develop a global lifestyle platform around golf, followings its acquisition of rights to the PGA Tour.
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Industry TrendsImpossible seeks start ups with ‘planet centric’ design ideas
IBC2018: Lily Cole and Kwame Ferreira’s business incubator looks to support technology companies focused on sustainability.
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Industry TrendsVirtual reality is set for lift off
IBC2018: The immersive market “will really start to grow next year”, says VR Industry Forum president Rob Koenen, pointing to creative and tech developments in the sector.
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Industry TrendsSky puts facial recognition tech to the test
IBC2018: Machine learning tool trialled during coverage of this year’s Royal Wedding can be used in live sports, awards and political events.
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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.
