Create & Produce – Page 7
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Industry TrendsRace for Space: One Giant Leap for Entertainment
Firing William Shatner into space was just the curtain raiser to a new era of shooting stars in orbit, as the race for extra-terrestrial entertainment takes off, reports Adrian Pennington.
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Industry TrendsSustainability in broadcast: ‘Don’t let perfect get in the way of good’
Sustainability is undoubtedly one of the hot topics in broadcast and streaming, a fact that an expert panel navigated spectacularly with a robust and well-informed discussion, writes Mark Mayne.
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Industry TrendsFIFA World Cup Qatar 2022’s Record Live Streams Set Out Future of Fan Engagement
With more digitally native audiences craving new experiences and formats for sports, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has become a case study of how apps and streaming services can bring the type of mobility, flexibility, and engagement traditional TV could not, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Industry TrendsEnergy Efficiency: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Entertainment
Sustainability and environmental impact have become essential parts of business strategy across the media industry, but the devil is in the detail, reports Andrew Williams.
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Industry TrendsIWD2023: Gender, Ethnicity & Class Pay Gaps in TV and tech
The industry pay gap was the key topic at Wonder Women Live, an annual women’s networking event which champions diverse women who work in television and the creative industries, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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Industry TrendsIWD2023: Gender diversity in broadcast technology: forward momentum, but the pipeline needs work
In 2022, in honour of International Women’s Day, we looked at the state of gender diversity in broadcast technology. The consensus of the interviewees was that although the industry had made progress, there was more that needed to be done. One year on, we are revisiting the topic with a ...
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Industry TrendsMWC2023 Review: Netflix, 5G emergency broadcast, VR and 3D
The GSMA’s mobile and communications trade show Mobile World Congress was held once again in Barcelona this year. A showcase for all things related to mobile, telecoms and communication tech, news from the show can have a big impact on how content is distributed in the future, as well as ...
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Industry TrendsITV Academy: Lowering barriers and increasing skillsets
Direct accelerated training: ITV lays out its tactics for resolving the skills shortages that are handicapping production, with the launch of an ITV Academy that will merge new training plans with those that already exist. But not under one roof. George Jarrett talks to the director of this crucial long-term ...
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Industry TrendsIBC2023 Accelerators: Kickstarter Day highlights the value of collaboration
The IBC2023 Accelerators programme has got underway in earnest, following the annual ‘Kickstart’ day on Feb 8th. The event saw a select group of industry leaders come together to hear the ‘longlist’ of pitches for inclusion in the 2023 Accelerator programme, prefaced with introductory presentations and culminating in the Awards ...
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Industry TrendsAudience engagement: What broadcasters can learn from YouTube and Twitch
Online content distribution platforms like YouTube have caused massive shift in thinking, one that led some to prematurely predict the end of more traditional forms of broadcasting, writes Andrew Williams.
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Industry TrendsVirtual Production: A business case for better data use
The sharp ascendancy of virtual production has been a defining industry success story, but with issues around recruitment and the increasing pressure on efficient data management, there are many future challenges, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsISE2023 Show: Convergence of Broadcast, Film and AV Tech
The organisers of the ISE show in Barcelona this week couldn’t have wished for a more successful event, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Industry TrendsIBC2023 Accelerators preview: Where sporting innovation has no limits
The IBC2023 Accelerators programme has begun in earnest, with initial discussions around pitch proposals from a core team of key Champions and Participants beginning in December 2022 - including representative Champions from Microsoft, Warner Bros Discovery, BBC, Sky Sports, BT Sport and DAZN. The team has been developing ideas taking ...
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Industry TrendsMulti-codec and Multi CDN strategies dominate the IPTV business
Consumer viewing habits have swung strongly towards streamed content. A Digital Television Group gathering to contemplate The TV of Tomorrow Today focussed on the niggly problems streaming can suddenly shock engineers with, sustainability ambitions around IPTV, and the over populated Codec market, reports George Jarrett.
