Articles by Adrian Pennington
Ben Tatta: “AI will comprehend the context, access the relevant data, perform the necessary analysis, and provide insights or execute the desired actions.”

AI’s evolution in the ad space

AI has the potential to automate point tasks in the existing ad management chain and even to transform the entire way media is transacted.

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Sean Baker and DP Drew Daniels on the set of Anora

Behind the Scenes: Anora

Semi-improvised, guerrilla-style filmmaking brings gritty realism to Sean Baker’s beleaguered love story.

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Rhys McLachlan, ITV

Contextual advertising proves its worth

Automated contextual advertising uses AI to help brands fine-tune the contextual relevance of their addressable campaigns. IBC365 speaks with ITV’s Rhys McLachlan to discover how it’s making an impact.

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The company says some 13 billion images have been created using Firefly to date

Adobe unveils editing upgrades as Firefly labelled first GenAI video model “safe for commercial use”

Adobe says it has worked closely with professional video creators to advance the Firefly Video Model with a particular emphasis on generative editing, reports Adrian Pennington.

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NAB NY: ”VP makes content creation more easily available to those not in television broadcast”

NAB Show New York: US broadcasters tackle challenges of a shifting landscape

Local TV woes, Hurricane Milton and an existential threat to journalism all threatened to dampen the mood at NAB Show New York, but FAST and fan-fuelled TV offer hope.

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Framestore delivered the VFX that helped bring Barbie to life

Modelling intent: How evolution of AI will turbocharge creative capabilities

Framestore’s CTO Lincoln Wallen says the creative industries should acknowledge the art of math to craft new interactive AI-driven social experiences.

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Panelists at the Edinburgh TV Festival debating whether DEI departments should exist

Role models: responsibility for diversity goes beyond DEI departments

Miranda Wayland, CEO of Creative Diversity Network says the focus on individual DEI executives and departments misses the bigger picture. Adrian Pennington reports.

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Behind the Scenes: SFX and dynamic lighting merge worlds in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Tim Burton and Michael Keaton’s return to the fantasy horror comedy hit is lensed by Greek-Cypriot cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos. Adrian Pennington reports.

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Gary Oldman in Slow Horses

Behind the Scenes: Sharp editing gets the best from Slow Horses

The misfits of British intelligence return for a fourth outing with Robert Frost in the editor’s chair.

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Peter Siebert IEEE/BTS: ‘Now there’s a new kid on the block.”

“New kid on the block” looks to deliver on Mobile TV’s promise

In the two-part session titled “Mobile TV - Finally?”, Peter Siebert of IEEE BTS, Jordi Gimenez of 5G MAG and Thomas Stockhammer of Qualcomm explored the potential of 5G Broadcast technology in transforming media consumption.

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