All articles by Ann-Marie Corvin
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Industry TrendsObject-based media: Exploring the user experience
BBC Research and Development has published a white paper, Object-Based Media - An Overview Of The User Experience, to coincide with IBC2020. Ann-Marie Corvin presents a summary of the study, followed by an exclusive Q&A with the paper’s lead author, Maxine Glancy, senior research scientist at BBC R&D.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Ted Schilowitz, Paramount Pictures
Paramount’s resident futurist talks AR and VR, branching narratives, volumetric video and how the pandemic has helped accelerate new ways of working.
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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?
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NewsEuro Media unveils IP-based remote production platform
Euro Media Group has lifted the lid on its new modular IP-based remote production system diPloy, which had been set to make its debut in Japan this summer.
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NewsNext gen personalisation engines must deliver with “the speed of thought”
Broadcasters and OTT providers will need personalisation engines that move “with the speed of thought” if they want to add value and prevent churn, according to experts from Firstlight Media and ThinkAnalytics.
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News‘Treat pirates like competitors’ FIFA tells sports broadcasters
Sports TV outfits need to up their game as video pirating grows in sophistication and becomes smarter at adopting to the latest consumer trends, executives from FIFA and Synamedia have warned.
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NewsUS Studios: Covid accelerates cloud-use, but standards needed
Hollywood’s technology leaders have called for tighter common standards around interoperability, metadata and security for cloud-based workflows as they accelerate during the pandemic.
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NewsRoyalty-free Codecs: FANGS remain bullish on AV1 uptake
Despite mounting pressure from the patent pools, the Alliance for Open Media’s top tech firm members are predicting widespread deployment of its royalty-free next-gen codec AV1 “within the next couple of years”
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NewsIntel: Robust networks and partnerships through ecosystem key to volumetric production
Intel has been making strides to increase its volumetric capture and delivery capabilities, according to an IBC SHOWCASE session.
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Industry TrendsCovering injustice safely
Hostile police, unpredictable crowds and the looming threat of coronavirus have made coverage of the US protests challenging to capture. Ann-Marie Corvin spoke to several news organisations about their coverage strategies.
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Industry TrendsDriving audiences back to the big screen
In the wake of coronavirus, drive-in cinemas are undergoing a renaissance across Europe, but what are the best screen and audio options and can events organisers ever recoup the outlay on the tech investments involved?
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Industry TrendsRemote working: Delivering news during lockdown
A news anchor, a post production director and two broadcast support teams take a deep dive into their remote working practices in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Industry TrendsNiche broadcasting: Celtic language collaboration
Collaboration between Celtic broadcasters combined with a slew of new funding pots has led to a new wave of high-quality indigenous language content with international ambition. Ann-Marie Corvin Reports.
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Industry TrendsAddressable advertising: Who’s doing what, and why
Addressable advertising is attracting new businesses of all sizes to the TV space and enabling the likes of Sky and RTL to compete with digital giants. But in the battle to secure a healthy share of digital ad revenues, rival players must partner up, while some regions face legal and ...
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Industry TrendsCall of duty
Social media firms report that the use of AI and digital fingerprinting to screen harmful content has led to an increase in its removal as they double down in their efforts to make sites safer – but are they doing enough or will the duty of care soon become a ...
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NewsBroadcasters encouraged to tackle esports opportunity
IBC2019: With its rapidly expanding fanbase of young, digital-first viewers, esports is a sector the broadcaster industry should invest in while they still can, according to Prosieben’s eSports head, Henrik Nyhuis.
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NewsRecruit with neurodiversity in mind, says Microsoft
IBC2019: Diversity of thought in the media and tech fields is becoming increasingly valued according to Monday’s session on neurodiversity – but employers need to reassess their work practices if they want to benefit.
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NewsCracking the African market: Dice, slice and then price your content
IBC2019: How do you crack the burgeoning Sub Saharan African TV market? By making it accessible and affordable, according to Clare Kandola, chief executive of content consultancy the Vidya Collective.
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NewsHollywood takes cloud-based leap of faith
IBC2019: At the IBC Conference session, ‘Hollywood’s vision for the future of production in 2030’, session, tech bosses from the big studios gathered to discuss MovieLabs’ whitepaper aimed at rethinking production workflows.
