It is generally acknowledged that the better the quality of audio experience, the more enjoyable the pictures and the more likely viewers are to enjoy watching a programme.
The TV market needs to evolve not just to smooth the complexities of app development but also because the TV itself may no longer be needed to deliver services to the TV screen.
IBC today announces a new broadcast technology event, IBC London Technology Booster, which takes place at Dexter House on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 June 2013. The conference focuses on the two most disruptive technologies currently impacting upon the market – Cloud Services and Connected Content.
The speed and relative equanimity with which the UK's cross-broadcaster initiative Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has cracked the file-barrier is arguably the envy of other countries. It's no coincidence that its official documentation is titled 'The Bloodless Revolution'.
Call for entries for IBC2013 Innovation Awards opens.
IBC has once again launched the search for the most innovative applications of technology in electronic media and entertainment. Call for entries are now open for the IBC2013 Innovation Awards, which celebrate the best of collaboration and technology.
Cloud-based technology promises to cut costs by facilitating greater flexibility, scalability and collaboration among users, but equipment manufacturers still face an uphill task persuading many broadcasters to break from decades of operational methodology.
Journalists working in a mobile environment or drawing raw content from the rising tide of social and online media, risk being swamped if the workflows are not joined up.
The near-term viability of Ultra-HD broadcasting came to the fore at IBC2012 but ultimately demand will be driven by the consumer appetite for large panel displays.
