All GDPR articles
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News
Tech giants urge US to adopt GDPR laws
Cisco has joined Apple, Microsoft and IBM in urging the US to follow in the footsteps of the European Union by formalising GDPR-like regulations.
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News
Google fined £44m for GDPR breach
French watchdog has found Google in violation of “transparency, information and consent,” the first milestone fine under Europe’s strict global data protection regulation (GDPR).
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Industry Trends
Weekly news round-up: EU sets new VOD quota & £10m VR storytelling fund
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry Trends
IBC2018 Tech Talks: Growing your audience
Read technical papers from Viaccess-Orca, Ruwido and NHK and watch their IBC2018 Tech Talks presentations for insights into the use of AI for navigation, changing viewer behaviour and the bridging of broadcast and internet services.
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Technical Papers
Implementing AI-aided content distribution strategies in the GDPR era
AI has been used to make predictions and analyse data, the recent explosion in volume, variety, and velocity of viewership data collected from multiple connected devices is turning TV into a new frontier for predictive algorithms.
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Thought Leadership
Edge is the new cloud: Who will own the edge?
As a founder of SoftLayer (now IBM Cloud) I had the opportunity to be at the forefront of the cloud era since before anyone really knew what the ‘cloud’ was, writes StackPath CEO & Chairman Lance Crosby.
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Executive Interviews
Keeping 4 secure
A broadcaster’s cyber strategy needs to be robust when faced with challenges but Channel 4’s Brian Brackenborough appears to have most of the bases covered.
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Industry Trends
Weekly news round-up: Facebook Watch goes global & Apple invests in AR startup
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Mary Keane-Dawson, Truth Data Cloud
In the wake of Cambridge Analytica and a growing number of serious corporate data misuse scandals, Mary Keane-Dawson is one of a growing number of voices arguing for a revolution in way that personal data is mined, processed and traded in advertising.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Melody Hildebrandt, 21st Century Fox
From board games to board rooms, the rise of Melody Hildebrandt to Global Chief Information Security Officer at 21st Century Fox has come at a time of great change and heightened risk in the media landscape.
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Industry Trends
Having a vision to tackle the hackers
As the world gets ever more connected and still more vulnerabilities open up, how can broadcasters and suppliers work together to prepare for and combat threats?
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Industry Trends
Weekly news round-up: Netflix premium trial & EU rejects copyright law
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry Trends
Cloud competition building around broadcast
Competing cloud computing platforms are seeking to exploit what each sees as its key differentiator for the broadcast space.
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Industry Trends
Q&A: Ethical hacker, Tony Gee
Disconnected, disillusioned or indifferent to cyber warfare? IBC365 speaks to Tony Gee about ethical hacking and how broadcasters can defend against cyber security attacks.
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Industry Trends
Piracy didn’t fade, it just got cleverer
Galvanised into action the media industry can claim some success in reducing incidents of illegal streaming. But the threat remains high as pirates turn to more sophisticated methods of attack.
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Industry Trends
Weekly news round-up: Obamas sign Netflix deal & 5G standard finalised
Your guide to what’s happening this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry Trends
Shaping the future together: NBCU, Havas & Endemol Shine join IBC2018
Leading media executives from NBC Universal, Havas Group and Endemol Shine will deliver exclusive insight into the changing media landscape.
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Industry Trends
Broadcasters unite to sell pan-European ad packages
TV Fights Back: The European Broadcaster Exchange is the first significant move by leading European commercial broadcasters against Google and Facebook’s dominance in the online advertising market.
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Industry Trends
Getting set for GDPR
Channel 4 is renewing its Viewer Promise, while broadcasters in Germany are joining forces to create a universal log-in – but is either enough to accommodate the EU’s stringent new data protection laws?
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Industry Trends
The investment landscape for media tech firms
In 2018 in western economies there is an estimated $1 trillion of private funds looking for a home, and much of that money is looking for a berth in media technology companies.