News – Page 53
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NewsJordan appointed NEP global CTO
NEP Group has appointed Andrew Jordan to the role of global chief technology officer (CTO).
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NewsSMPTE elects new president
EBU head of media fundamentals and production Hans Hoffman has been elected by the SMPTE membership to serve as president for the 2021-22 term.
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NewsIABM Annual and BaM Awards winners revealed
The IABM has revealed the winners of its IABM and BaM Awards, with honours bestowed in a host of categories that recognise excellence across the broadcast technology industry.
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NewsBBC scoops 19 RTS Craft & Design Awards
The Royal Television Society (RTS) revealed the winners of the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2020 via an online celebration last night.
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NewsRTS announces Craft & Design Awards nominations
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the nominations for its 2020 Craft & Design Awards, with the BBC leading the way with 46 nominations across its channels.
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NewsRise Awards recognise excellence in broadcast technology sector
Sandy Nasseri, chief executive and founder of MelroseINC was presented with the Woman of The Year Award at last night’s Rise Awards.
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NewsIBC SHOWCASE review: Gracenote explores the future of the TV experience
This decade has already brought with it major changes for video and entertainment, and that innovation shows no signs of slowing, according to an IBC SHOWCASE discussion.
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NewsSuper-aggregation and cloud-powered IPTV: A case study
With an increasing number of new entrants – and some failures – the pay-TV and OTT streaming markets are dynamic yet fragmented, while customer frustrations are rising. A timely online roundtable discussion on IBC365 makes for essential viewing for anyone interested in the IPTV and content sectors.
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NewsAndroid TV: Inside Google’s TV platform
IBC recently gathered a panel of experts in the pay-TV field, including set-top box (STB) manufacturers and Android TV integrators, to explore and discuss the opportunities for pay-TV operators offered by Google’s platform. The discussion provided valuable insight into a market in the throes of transformation.
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NewsIBC SHOWCASE review: Launching a pay-TV service with Comcast
In the latest IBC SHOWCASE session, Phil Miller, Director of Technology at Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS), shared his experience of launching a new pay-TV service, COSMOTE TV, with Greek telecoms provider OTE.
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NewsIBC SHOWCASE: VAST DATA simplifies storage with flexible, scalable solution
As Howard Marks, VAST DATA Technologist Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, explained at the start of the company’s IBC SHOWCASE session: “The problem that we’ve been facing – in the broadcast industry and without – has been that storage has forever been needlessly complicated.”
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NewsIBC SHOWCASE: Gracenote to debate next gen TV offerings
Gracenote will host an IBC SHOWCASE session at 3.30pm BST on Thursday 22 October entitled Transforming the TV Experience in the 2020s: What will the next generation of offerings deliver?
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NewsIBC SHOWCASE: How Comcast Technology is transforming TV with cloud services
Comcast Technology is hosting an IBC SHOWCASE session on the role of the cloud in shaping TV services.
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NewsIBC SHOWCASE preview: VAST Data to explore storage for demanding apps
VAST Data will host the first of IBC’s extended SHOWCASE sessions with an in-depth look at the storage solutions for today’s demanding applications.
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NewsThe IBC Podcast: SHOWCASE highlights
IBC365 editor George Bevir is joined by journalists James Pearce and Ann-Marie Corvin and IBC Accelerator project leaders Muki Kulhan and Mark Smith for a discussion about some of the highlights of IBC SHOWCASE, IBC’s virtual event that took place in September.
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NewsIBC SHOWCASE attracts 20,000 visitors
IBC has announced that its online event IBC SHOWCASE supported over 1,000 exhibitors and brought 20,000 attendees to virtual sessions in its inaugural week alone.
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NewsBBC DG Tim Davie: “We’re not trying to beat Netflix”
BBC won’t win by trying to beat global rivals on their terms, says director general Tim Davie in his first interview since taking over this month.
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NewsNews roundup: ViacomCBS to rebrand OTT and BritBox launches on Freesat
Viacom to rebrand OTT as Paramount+ ViacomCBS has unveiled plans to rebrand OTT service CBS Access as Paramount+, with the company unveiling plans for an international rollout next year. The name change, which will take place next year, aims to reflect the expanded content lineup that has joined the service ...
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NewsWFH workflows are here to stay, says Watchmen VFX facility
Working from home is trend that’s here to stay according to the IT boss at one of Scandinavia’s largest VFX and animation studios.
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NewsOut at the Edge: how ultra low-latency services are transforming entertainment
Execs from RedBee, AWS and Equinix unpacked Edge computing, its use cases and business models during the IBC SHOWCASE session, Journey To the Edge - Is the Media and Entertainment industry a leader or a follower?
