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News
UK PSBs valued by audiences despite decline in eyeballs
Ofcom has published a five-year review of public service broadcasting highlighting the drop in viewership with online failing to make up for live broadcast figures.
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Video
Tech Expert: Inside Codecs
Video: In this week’s Tech Expert, Ken McCann explains the importance of the role of codecs including HEVC, AV1 and VVC.
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Disney scientists use AI to enhance video compression
Computer scientists from the University of California, Irvine and Disney Research have demonstrated how deep learning can compete with classical codecs using AI-enhanced video compression.
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Visual Data acquires Digital Post Services
Multichannel media management company Visual Data Media Services has struck a deal to acquire Hollywood-based Digital Post Services.
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Industry Trends
Live graphics: Delivering differentiation
Ensuring that broadcast graphics remain effective and consistent is no small feat in the era of OTT services and Augmented Reality, writes David Davies.
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News
Film and TV sector launches initiative to tackle “mental health crisis”
The Film and TV Charity has launched a Mental Health Taskforce to tackle the mental health “crisis” in the UK film and television industry.
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DPP announces industry scores 2/5 for sustainability
The DPP has unveiled the first average score for participants in its Committed to Sustainability programme, which was launched last November to promote environmentally sustainable practices.
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Women’s mentoring group Rise opens 2020 programme
Rise, the advocate group for gender diversity within the broadcast manufacturing and services sector, has launched its third annual mentoring scheme.
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Mediaset’s shareholders approve Media For Europe
Mediaset España’s shareholders have approved amendments to the articles of association of the planned holding company that will house Mediaset’s merged Italian and Spanish arms.
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Video
Tech Expert: Inside AI
Video: In the third of a series of explainer videos, IABM’s Lorenzo Zanni details the technology behind, and applications of, artificial intelligence (AI).
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Executive Interviews
Grass 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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DPP predicts globalisation to impact M+E
The DPP has published its annual media industries predictions revealing the challenges and opportunities affecting media supply chain.
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Black Dragon Capital to acquire Belden’s Grass Valley
The entirety of Grass Valley will be acquired by a private equity firm led by former Avid CEO Louis Hernandez, with aims to accelerate the business into a cloud-based technology leader.
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Telestream founder to re-join as CEO
Dan Castles has returned to lead Telestream through its next phase of growth after being appointed as its new CEO.
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Industry Trends
Access services: More automation coming online to meet demands of OTT
As regulators move to raise expectations of access services in the era of streaming, broadcasters look set to benefit from continuing advances in automation, writes David Davies.
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News
IABM names Lisa Collins head of member engagement
IABM, the international association for Broadcast and Media technology, has appointed Lisa Collins to the new position of head of member engagement.
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News
Sohonet acquires Exchange
Sohonet has acquired US-based IT and communication services provider Sycamore Communication (Exchange).
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News
Industry simplifying UX is “game-changing,” says DPP
The DPP has identified important trends impacting the media and entertainment industry, with simplicity the key to success, according to a new report.
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News
SMPTE 2020 call for papers now open under new review procedure
SMPTE has opened up entries for technical manuscript proposals for the SMPTE 2020 conference.
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Industry Trends
Confronting TV’s mental health crisis
New research shows that people working in the industry experience much higher levels of mental ill-health than the wider population. Why is this – and what can be done about it? Tim Dams reports.