2018's most-read articles

2019-01-03T13:06:00+00:00

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From to the use of VR at the Winter Olympics, find out which articles were the most-read in 2018.

Production

They Shall Not Grow Old

Production: Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old

Source: Imperial War Museum

From the restoration of Peter Jackson’s WWI epic They Shall Not Grow Old to behind the scenes of Love Island and the impact of AI, holograms and Brexit on the media industry, a diverse range of subjects peppered our most popular Production articles of 2018.

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Management

Fox exec: Paul Cheesbrough spoke to IBC365 in March

Management: 21C Fox CTO Paul Cheesbrough spoke to IBC365 in March

The battle for codecs intensified with articles on the subject dominating the most-read content management articles along with pieces on cyber security and interviews with 21st Century Fox and Al Jazeera executives.

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Delivery

5G: Trialled at PyeongChang Winter Olympics in January 2018

Delivery: 5G was trialled at PyeongChang Winter Olympics in January 2018

The fight against FAANG, the rise of niche OTT disruptors and the potential of 5G were among the most-read Delivery articles in 2018.

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Consumption

Consumption: The TV set triumphed at the World Cup

A futuristic holographic phone from Red, the Premier League rights battle, voice control to enhance UX and personalisation were the hottest topics covered in the most popular articles.

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Tech Advances

Tech advances: Bitcoin and blockchain were hot topics in 2018

AI was a hot topic throughout 2018 from transforming productions to global adoption and disruption; blockchain, light field technology and 8K dominated the trends in tech advances.

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