All Features articles – Page 6
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Industry TrendsDelivering next gen catch-up services
Broadcasters are turning to VOD platforms to compete with the growing number of OTTs. During IBC365’s latest webinar a panel of experts examined how broadcasters can build platforms with limited budgets.
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Industry Trends5G: The space race
There’s set to be a boom in the number of satellites in our skies, as the likes of OneWeb, SpaceX and Project Kuiper compete to provide 5G connectivity in hard to reach areas. But who will win the 5G space race?
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Industry TrendsSpeaker smarts: Conversational AI and content delivery
Smart speakers and their AI controllers are revolutionising how we consume music and spoken word, but are broadcasters and platforms fully exploiting their capabilities for other content, such as video? And how can we trust what the AI offers us?
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Industry TrendsTaking the pulse of kids TV
There is more content for kids to watch than ever before. So why is the kids’ TV market still so challenging for producers and broadcasters? Tim Dams reports.
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Executive InterviewsGrass Valley’s Tim Shoulders on Black Dragon’s take over from Belden
Private equity firm Black Dragon led by a former Avid boss has acquired Grass Valley from Belden in a deal set to harness the company’s “responsible innovation” and foray into cloud and SaaS solutions.
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Industry TrendsWinning at OTT: Tech vs content
In the second part of the series looking at the trending OTT landscape, Alana Foster deep dives into the challenges of UX and the future of the streaming wars with industry experts.
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Industry TrendsSuper Bowl LIV ratings mount comeback for NFL ahead of rights negotiations
Super Bowl 2020 saw a slight increase in viewing figures for the American Football showpiece for the first time in four years – good news for the NFL ahead of another round of rights negotiations writes Ross Biddiscombe
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Executive InterviewsScoring OTT goals with sports broadcasting
Eleven Sports COO Anouk Mertens discusses ambitions to expand and innovate in both the delivery and production arms of the business.
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Industry TrendsSatellites: The $500 billion business
Chris Forrester examines the prospects for the next few years for satellite businesses.
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Industry TrendsBroadcasting the Six Nations: Behind the scenes of the TV production
From machine learning-driven analytics to 4K drone, the broadcast of the 2020 Six Nations rugby tournament will feature some innovative kit as well as some tried and trusted technology.
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Industry TrendsFox Sports gears up for 4K HDR broadcast at Super Bowl 2020
Super Bowl LIV will see Fox and its partners offer 4K HDR for the first time. But it won’t be shooting in native 4K. James Pearce investigates.
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Industry TrendsOTT: The future is in the eye of the consumer
In part one of a two-part series, Alana Foster looks at the OTT marketplace. With growing competition among services, will success be driven by content or technology?
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Industry TrendsImmersive audio: Bringing the noise
With 2020 promising to be a landmark year for Next Generation Audio (NGA), broadcasters are seeking solutions that can remain responsive to the still-evolving expectations surrounding immersive audio production, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsWill the 2020s be the AVOD decade?
While the 2010s were undoubtedly the decade of SVOD streamers, some believe that AVOD services will the big story of the 2020s. Tim Dams reports.
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Industry TrendsAnalysis: Sky to seal the Disney+ deal
An exclusive streaming deal between Sky and Disney is reportedly close to a conclusion, shaking up the UK direct-to-consumer OTT landscape. Alana Foster examines the potential impact.
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Industry Trends2020: The year of the OTT
2020 looks set to be the year of the OTT, with a number of new services coming to the US and Europe from some of the biggest content providers in the world. IBC365 looks at the platforms that will bring the second streaming revolution.
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Industry TrendsOTT to play a key role in sports growth
Broadcasters have played a key role in driving up sports revenues, but could the entrance of OTT providers prevent the sports bubble from bursting? James Pearce investigates.
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Executive InterviewsBehind the scenes: The Witcher
Fantasy drama The Witcher combines magic and mythos taken from Andrzej Sapkowski’s books and the well-known game series. Framestore, which worked on VFX for the Netflix show, tells IBC365 about building a new fantasy world.
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Industry TrendsPreview: IBC365’s OTT week
Will 2020 be the year of the OTT? IBC365 looks at the growing OTT market as part of next week’s OTT Week.
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Industry TrendsWho are the favourites for the BBC director general job?
With Tony Hall set to leave the BBC in the summer, IBC365 looks at who might replace him as director general and the challenges they may face.
