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Adrian Pennington
Adrian Pennington is a journalist, editor and commentator in the film and TV production space. He has produced and chaired conference sessions, co-written a book on stereoscopic 3D, edited several publications and is copywriter of marketing materials for the industry.
- Industry Trends
Paris 2024: Dynamic studios and multilingual reporting to deliver games to 47 markets
Scott Young, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports, Europe, explains how on-the-ground coverage and dynamic studio setups are key to delivering Paris 2024 in 19 languages.
- Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: The Acolyte goes old school to capture original Star Wars grit
The Acolyte looked to capture the handmade, analogue feel of the original Star Wars trilogy in a surprising departure from LED volumes.
- Industry Trends
Multi-format shoulder programming takes Centre Court at Wimbledon
As The Championships heads to its finals weekend, the host broadcast team reflects on providing expanded behind the scenes access, incorporating new drone footage and onboarding its first internet giant.
- Industry Trends
UK general election: Connectivity key to BBC’s blanket reporting
BBC News plans unprecedented coverage of election night with cameras at every single count, a focus on nations and regions, and transparency behind the scenes.
- Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: Glastonbury 2024
It’s the time of year when Britain goes midsummer mad for the festival of live music at Worthy Farm.
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Streamers look to AI to crack the codec code
Streamers are looking to AI to dramatically improve compression performance and reduce costs with London-based Deep Render claiming that its technology has cracked the code.
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Behind the Scenes: Supacell
Rapper and filmmaker Rapman tells IBC365 about making his sci-fi drama Supacell with Netflix, emulating Ryan Coogler and why “anything can happen in a Rapman show.”
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Streaming rights: live sports unite audiences in cultural moments worth fighting for
Joint ventures and consolidated services may be stealing the OTT headlines but live sports will be the next battleground as streamers look to shore up engagement and revenue. Adrian Pennington reports.
- Executive Interviews
SMPTE: Transparency and education the keys to managing AI
SMPTE President Renard T. Jenkins calls on artists, lawmakers and the tech community to educate themselves about AI and to do so in sync with each other or fear and misuse will fill the gap.
- Industry Trends
MPTS: British drama and production jobs under threat
At MPTS, speaker after speaker including the director of Mr Bates vs The Post Office voiced fears for the future of the UK TV industry.
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Behind the Scenes: Civil War
In Alex Garland’s action thriller cameras are a weapon of truth, writes Adrian Pennington.
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GenAI will generate more questions than answers
What are the limits for using GenAI in production and how capable is it of creating skilled and engaging content? IBC365 learns more about the recent findings from Pact’s AI working group.
- Industry Trends
NAB 2024: Show Review
A busy NAB showed above all that innovation in media and entertainment hasn’t slowed with exhibits on the show floor incorporating AI, prioritising net-zero and integrating with the cloud.
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Behind the Scenes: 3 Body Problem
The cinematographers behind Netflix sci-fi series explain why the sun was such an important element in the show’s VR game world and how they played the story’s fictional science straight down the line.