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OBS boss hails early cloud adoption
Yiannis Exarchos, the CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), has told IBC Digital that producing the host coverage for this year’s Tokyo Games was “the most challenging but also most rewarding” operation in the organisation’s history.
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IBC Podcast: Imagine Communications & NEP on unified UHD production
Episode 14 of the IBC Podcast, supported by Imagine Communications, features a conversation between Malcolm Cowan, Head of Engineering and Technology, Broadcast and Media Services at NEP UK and John Mailhot, CTO, Networking & Infrastructure for Imagine Communications on UHD and HDR production.
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IBC Digital: Industry-leading interviews on-demand
Watch IBC’s keynotes on-demand on IBC Digital, including insight into HBO Max’s launch with Johannes Larcher.
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Discovery elbows in on sale of BT Sport
Discovery is in talks to partner with BT Sports in deal that could derail the sale of the UK telco’s TV network to sports streaming service DAZN.
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New TV and film studio RD Studios is to open in April 2022, based in Park Royal in West London
The 45,000ft² of space will include five fully sound-proofed stages, alongside hair, makeup and wardrobe facilities, on-site catering, green rooms and lighting and camera hire.
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Milk co-founder Will Cohen to step down
Will Cohen, CEO and co-founder of VFX studio Milk, is to step down after eight years leading the Milk team to explore new opportunities.
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IBC Daily digital edition: 6th December
Read the digital edition of the IBC Daily, packed with the latest product launches, exhibitor updates and information about IBC’s content programme. The 20th December issue is available here
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IBC Digital to host keynotes from Netflix, Discovery, Starz, HBO Max and OBS execs
The schedule of keynotes that will be published on IBC Digital has been announced, with Discovery’s James Gibbons the first industry leader to share his industry insight with the IBC community.
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Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter
CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his role and chief technology officer Parag Agrawal will now lead the social media company.
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Netflix snaps up Munich-based Scanline VFX
Netflix is to acquire visual effects firm Scanline VFX, whose credits include Stranger Things 3, Game of Thrones and Godzilla vs Kong.
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Disney to raise content spend to $33 billion
The Walt Disney Co. is to increase its spend on content to $33 billion for the 2022 financial year.
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Arena TV hit by fraud allegations
The administrators of collapsed Arena Television are reportedly suing its former directors amid allegations of fraud at the collapsed OB firm.
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IABM announces shortlisted entries for 2021 BaM Awards and Annual IABM Awards
The IABM has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2021 edition of both its Annual IABM Awards and BaM Awards, the latter again being rolled into a single event this year rather than the previous two editions which would normally have taken place at NAB Show Las Vegas and IBC.
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On-demand: IBC’s Live and Remote Production Workflow Tour
The latest in live and remote production is the focus of this Workflow Tour led by key live production, OB and remote production technology users and suppliers. The tour is available on-demand on IBC Digital.
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On-demand: IBC’s Content Distribution Workflow Tour
Streaming, video-on-demand, and the challenges of delivering a great direct-to-consumer experience will be the focus of this Workflow Tour led by key technology users and suppliers, which is available on-demand on IBC Digital.
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On-demand: IBC’s Content Supply Chain Workflow Tour
The content supply chain, and efficiently preparing, managing and storing media for broadcast, digital platforms and distribution is the focus of this Workflow Tour led by key technology users and suppliers.
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On-demand: IBC’s Creative Production Workflow Tour
The cutting-edge tech that is enabling every aspect of the creative production process is the focus of this Workflow Tour led by key studio and post-production technology users and suppliers. The tour is available to watch on-demand on IBC Digital.
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Interview: BBC Research & Development’s Hannes Ricklefs
The IBC2021 Award for Best Technical Paper was presented to a large team from BBC Research & Development, for their contribution Stronger together: cross-service media recommendations. One of the authors, Hannes Ricklefs speaks to IBC Digital in this exclusive interview.
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Interview: BBC Sport’s Barbara Slater
Watch this interview with BBC Director of Sport Barbara Slater, who received the IBC2021 International Honour for Excellence.
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IBC Podcast: BBC Sport’s Barbara Slater and BBC R&D’s Hannes Ricklefs
Episode 13 of the IBC Podcast features interviews with Barbara Slater, BBC director of sport and the winner of the International Honour for Excellence and Hannes Ricklefs of BBC Research & Development, one of the authors of the Best Technical Paper.