Consume – Page 6
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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 Trends365 Playlist: OTT
2020 may be the year of the OTT, but despite new launches, the market remains challenging for content providers. As part of our OTT week, IBC365 rounds up features and interviews on the OTT market.
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Industry TrendsBreaking the window
The theatrical window is under threat with streamers capitalising on cinema closure. Will it ever be replaced? Adrian Pennington investigates.
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Industry TrendsWild time for natural history TV
Demand for natural history programming is booming amid climate concerns and interest from streaming platforms.
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Industry TrendsCinema tech: Saving the big screen
While side-wall projection and immersive audio are bringing fresh dimensions to the cinema experience, 3D looks like it might have peaked (again). With movie theatres currently closed around the world, David Davies considers the emerging technologies that could help encourage cinemagoers to return post-lockdown.
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Industry TrendsIs XR the answer to delivering the new normal?
Are new age technologies the key to boosting economies and bolstering broadcasting for the future post lockdown? IBC365 looks at the current landscape with vendor announcements and shifts in technology adoption.
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Industry TrendsIBC Accelerator Programme: Delivering television as objects
Responding to the myriad of complex digital transformation challenges facing today’s Media & Entertainment industry, IBC has introduced the Accelerator Media Innovation Programme. Ian Volans looks at these projects.
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Industry TrendsEsports scores as live sports shrinks
As stadiums remain empty and sporting matches are postponed, esports is filling the void with fans turning from traditional sports to gaming. Alana Foster looks at the market and the movement from broadcasters and vendors.
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Industry TrendsAudience interaction in the coronavirus era
The coronavirus crisis is sparking a wave of innovative ideas in the entertainment sector as shows look for ways to carry on interacting with viewers.
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Industry TrendsGiving a voice to TV
The trend is towards support for both built-in and third-party voice assistants as manufacturers work to accommodate more flexible living patterns, writes David Davies
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Industry TrendsVR: The future of live content?
With households under lockdown, many consumers are looking at new ways of engaging content. But can live VR content take up the mantle? Or will challenges around live VR production prevent this. Tom Ffiske investigates.
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Industry TrendsPlaying to a captive audience
With most international sporting events delayed or cancelled due to coronavirus, could people turn to esports to get their sporting fix? Adrian Pennington investigates.
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Industry TrendsCollaborate to stop the pirates
Piracy continues to be a major challenge for media and broadcast organisations, with the shift to IP presenting new opportunities for pirates. How can the industry safeguard content distribution in an OTT world?
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Industry TrendsThe Internet of Things: A progress report
Does the IoT herald a ‘slow revolution’ for content creation and other professional applications, or is 5G the catalyst for accelerated activity? Security remains an abiding concern, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsThe future of TV is aggregation
2020 will see the launch of more subscription video services than ever before. With consumers tired of managing multiple subscriptions, is the future of pay TV in aggregation?
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Industry TrendsSky takes the fight to streamer rivals
Broadcaster’s lavish programming showcase this week was designed to send a message that it is serious about taking on rivals like Netflix and Disney+.
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Industry TrendsSpeaker smarts: Conversational AI and content delivery
Smart speakers and their AI controllers are revolutionising how we consume music and spoken word, but are broadcasters and platforms fully exploiting their capabilities for other content, such as video? And how can we trust what the AI offers us?
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Industry TrendsTaking the pulse of kids TV
There is more content for kids to watch than ever before. So why is the kids’ TV market still so challenging for producers and broadcasters? Tim Dams reports.
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Industry TrendsWinning at OTT: Tech vs content
In the second part of the series looking at the trending OTT landscape, Alana Foster deep dives into the challenges of UX and the future of the streaming wars with industry experts.
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Industry TrendsOTT: The future is in the eye of the consumer
In part one of a two-part series, Alana Foster looks at the OTT marketplace. With growing competition among services, will success be driven by content or technology?
