The year ahead is guaranteed to be full of significant changes for the broadcast industry. The rapid rise of FAST channels, the maturity of cloud technology services, the rollout of IP-based systems, and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence assures that we’re all in for an exciting ride in the coming 12 months.
We spoke with Richard Waghorn the Director of Operations, Technology & Transformation at RTÉ, Adde Granberg the CTO of Swedish Television (SVT), and Roger Crothers the Head of Technology at BBC Wales to get a sense of their focus for 2024.
Primary goals
The three broadcasters are at different stages in their journeys toward next generation technologies, so their main goals for 2024 are very different....
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