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NewsLord Grade selected as Ofcom chair
Former BBC Chairman and Channel 4 Chief Executive Lord Grade has been named as the new chair of UK media regulator Ofcom.
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NewsBritBox UK MD Will Harrison to depart
Will Harrison, Managing Director of BritBox UK, is to step down from his role ahead of the launch of new streaming service ITVX.
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NewsApple TV+ snaps up first sports rights
Streamer Apple TV+ has bought its first set of sports rights, picking up a package of Major League Baseball (MLB) rights in nine territories including the US, UK and Japan.
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NewsSMPTE opens call for papers for 2022 annual technical conference
Technical paper proposals can now be submitted for SMPTE’s Media Technology Summit, formerly the Annual Technical Conference. SMPTE is also accepting proposals for participation in the Storytellers series.
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NewsEntertainment and tech firms pull out of Russia
Netflix and Avid have become the latest entertainment companies to stop doing business in Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Industry TrendsMWC22: Enter the era of super connectivity
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was an understandably low-key affair that showcased 5G gains, 6G plans and metaversian visions of the future.
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Industry TrendsOn-demand delivery: ad technologies evolving in line with content services
Streaming and media companies are not lacking in options when it comes to finding flexible vendor solutions that can optimise the delivery of ads for on-demand services.
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Thought LeadershipComment: time to Rise and shine
As Rise 2021 draws to a close, Kat Savage writes her fourth article for IBC365 and reflects on what being a part of the mentoring programme has meant for her and the progress she has made over the past six months.
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NewsBBC Three returns to broadcast TV
BBC Three returns as a broadcast channel this week – nearly six years after it moved online.
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NewsDawn Airey named interim chair of Channel 4
Broadcasting veteran Dawn Airey has been appointed as Channel 4’s interim chair, replacing Charles Gurassa who departs on 27 January 2022.
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NewsMicrosoft on cloud, data, AI, and gaming technology transform the media value chain
IBC Digital continues to host discussions and presentations, with a presentation from Microsoft on the role of the cloud, data, AI and gaming tech.
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NewsUK government freezes BBC licence fee, plans review of funding model
The UK government has frozen the BBC licence fee for two years and is to embark on a major review of how the public service broadcaster is funded.
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Industry TrendsMaking the DVB Project an internet centric organisation
Native IP takes the DVB to the front line of video delivery, in the process giving the satellite companies a new commercial imperative. And using DVB-I as a service layer on top of 5G technologies is a second milestone, writes George Jarrett
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NewsNetflix’s Tauzia on the importance of partnerships
Netflix’s VP of partner solutions tells IBC Digital how partnerships are key to growing the subscriber base of the streaming giant
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Industry TrendsSmart TV app development focused on speed and consistency of experience
‘Discoverability’ and platform compatibility are among the other primary drivers of app development for the still fast-growing smart TV market.
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NewsPresentations and papers: All of this year’s Technical Papers
This week on IBC Digital the focus has been on the theme of Innovation, with the 2021 Technical Papers forming a key part of the content published on the platform. This article contains overviews and links to all of the video presentations and papers.
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Industry Trends2021 in review: Platforms and broadcasters
WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery, AVOD in the media mix, service surfing and C4’s uncertain future blurred the business lines in 2021.
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Technical PapersIBC2021 Tech Papers: Advances in Video Coding
The topic of video coding is addressed by host of papers including ’AI based saliency-aware video coding’ by Sebastien Pelurson, ’Mastering Quantization is key for video compression’ by Julien Le Tanou and supporting papers titled ’AI-based media coding and beyond’, ’The (Non)sense of Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Video Encoding’ and ...
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Thought LeadershipFinding your inner cheerleader
In her third article for IBC365, Discovery lead transmission operator Kat Savage writes about three of the Rise mentoring programme sessions that have improved her confidence and boosted her mental wellbeing.
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Technical PapersIBC2021 Tech Papers: 5G - Delivering on the Promise
The subject of 5G for media is explored by Assunta De Vita in her paper ’5G Broadcast and New Radio: perspectives for media delivery’, by Ben Bendre and Sharath Prasad in their paper ’Creating transformational media solutions using 5G edge computing’ and the topic is examined further in the supporting ...
