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Daily NewsPartner sessions to address key industry topics at IBC2023
In addition to hosting the IET John Logie Baird Lectures, which this year focus on scaling TV and audio codecs, the Partner Programme at IBC2023 will cover key topics including AI, sustainability, multi-cloud workflows and digital broadcast radio.
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Daily NewsTop tips for first-time visitors to IBC
If you’ve been to IBC before, you’ll know that it’s huge and there is a lot to explore. So, for those who are new to the IBC experience, the IBC Content Team has put together some top tips to help you take advantage of everything the show and conference has ...
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NewsFifth Season Cuts 12% of Workforce, Blames Strikes
US-based producer, financier and sales company Fifth Season – formerly known as Endeavor Content – is cutting 12% of its workforce as a result of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery to Launch CNN Max News Service
Warner Bros. Discovery is to incorporate live news programming for the first time into its streaming platform Max with the addition of CNN Max.
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NewsEurope’s Public Service Media Needs Support, says Ampere
Engagement with public service media (PSM) linear and video on demand services has fallen by 15% in Europe’s largest markets over the past six years, according to Ampere Analysis consumer research.
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NewsBanijay Launches AI Creative Fund
Super indie group Banijay has launched an AI Creative Fund which will provide development funding for its production companies to create formats using artificial intelligence and technology.
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NewsIMG Hires Brown and Rudge to Head Multi-sport Content
IMG has appointed Sally Brown and Steve Rudge as Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Multisport Content for its production business.
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NewsIBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Diversity and Inclusion finalists revealed
Three projects making an impact are to be judged at the IBC2023 Social Impact Awards, in the Diversity and Inclusion category.
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News‘Few Young People Know How to Find Creative Industry Work’, Says Study
Three quarters of young adults want to work in the UK’s creative industries but are deterred from entering the industry by a lack of knowledge about roles available as well as a perception that the industry is hard to get into.
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NewsCanal+ Takes Full Control of SPI International
France’s Canal+ has taken full ownership of SPI International, which is behind European channel brands including including FilmBox, Film1, Kino Polska and streamer Dizi.
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NewsFremantle Appoints Head of AI & Automation
Fremantle has appointed an SVP of AI & Automation to explore possible uses of artificial intelligence across its global business.
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NewsDisney, Amazon and Netflix: ‘The New Gatekeepers of Media”
The striking Writers Guild of America has called on regulators to increase their oversight of streamers, saying that three companies—Disney, Amazon, and Netflix—are “poised to be the new gatekeepers of media.”
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NewsArabic and Africa SVOD Subs to Boom
SVOD subscriptions in Arabic and African countries are expected to boom, according to Digital TV Research figures.
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NewsIBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Environment and Sustainability finalists revealed
Four projects from around the world were selected for the IBC2023 Social Impact Awards, in the Environment and Sustainability category.
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NewsDAZN strikes partnership deal with Canal+
France’s Canal+ Group has announced the arrival in France of the DAZN sports service as part of its sports offers as well as the distribution of the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel in the DAZN application.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA President Priya Dogra to depart
Priya Dogra, Warner Bos. Discovery’s President & Managing Director for EMEA, is to leave the company later this year.
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NewsHans Zimmer and Working Title bosses acquire BBC’s Maida Vale Studios
The BBC has sold its legendary Maida Vale recording studios to a partnership between Working Title Co-Chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, composer Hans Zimmer and music producer Steven Kofsky.
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Industry TrendsDelivering news to the social media generation
In episode one of the IBC’s Changemaker series of Podcasts, The News Movement’s co-founder and former BBC Editorial Director Kamal Ahmed spoke with Nadira Tudor to discuss the importance of journalism in a world dominated by social media.
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NewsDisney+ to launch ad-supported subscription plan in UK and Europe
Disney+ is to launch its ad-supported subscription plan in the UK and select European countries on 1 November.
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NewsAvid acquired by private equity firm STG for $1.4 billion
Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) has agreed to acquire Avid Technology in an all-cash transaction valuing Avid at approximately $1.4 billion, inclusive of debt.
