All Connected TV & Devices articles
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Jigna Chandaria, BBC R&D
BBC R D lead research engineer Jigna Chandaria has led pioneering research into the environmental impact of the broadcasting industry. She hopes her findings – that set top boxes, TVs as well as routers are “the hotspots in the system” – could prompt change.
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Executive Interviews
Q&A with Tang Wei, ZTE
With smart homes becoming more common, ZTE VP of Home Media Center Product Tang Wei speaks to IBC365 about what the Chinese vendor is doing in this space.
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Thought Leadership
The outlook of home multimedia centre in a 5G Era
5G will have a huge impact on home entertainment by allowing consumers to have more personalised services, writes ZTE FM CTIO Lu Wei
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News
News Roundup: Apple TV+ named least popular SVOD & DPP report on building back
24-28 August: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Webinar
Android TV: Inside Google’s TV platform
Catch up on demand to explore the options for operators and broadcasters who operate or plan to launch Android TV-based services.
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Video
HiSilicon SmartHome, know you and know more
IBC Showcase: As a long-term partner of pay-TV operators, HiSilicon provides chips with media capabilities, visual capabilities, and complete connection capabilities represented by 8K+AI to meet customers’ diversified application requirements in smart home scenarios.
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Whitepaper
Thematic Services: The future of OTT?
IBC Showcase: This whitepaper explores how thematic OTT services stack up and how they can compete in a world of giants.
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News
Trump puts timer on TikTok takeover talks
President Donald Trump says any purchase of TikTok’s US unit by an American firm must be completed by a 15 September deadline, with the US government taking a cut from the deal.
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News
Teletubbies brought to life via AR
Classic kids TV characters from Teletubbies, In the Night Garden and Boy Dragon are to be brought to life through augmented reality.
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Industry Trends
IBC2020 Accelerators: 5G centralised streaming for location-based VR
A new IBC Accelerator investigates the potential of a 5G centralised streaming model to enhance the user experience in location-based VR venues. Ian Volans investigates.
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News
Altice’s BFMTV launches vertical mobile viewing solution
French news channel BFMTV has launched what it claims is the world’s first “Live Vertical” solution which automatically converts the horizontal frames of standard TV streams to a vertical format better suited to smartphones.
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Video
Moso PD 65W GaN
IBC Showcase: Moso PD 65W GaN is a USB Type-C, USB Power Delivery 3.0 output port multifunctional charger.
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News
Connected TV viewership rises in key European markets
Connected TV viewership has grown to reach 50% of households in Europe’s five biggest markets, according to a new report from video advertising platform SpotX.
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Industry Trends
Quibi wins first court battle over Turnstyle technology
A US judge has denied an injunction that would have forced streaming platform Quibi to ditch its signature “Turnstyle” screen feature.
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News
Disney+ to become the exclusive home of Disney Channels in the UK
The Walt Disney Company is closing its kids channels in the UK after negotiations over carriage agreements with pay-TV platforms Sky and Virgin Media ended without a deal.
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News
Weekly News Roundup: Technicolor files for Chapter 15 and Nent launches Finnish OTT
22-26 June: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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News
UK internet use surges to record levels during lockdown
UK adults are now spending more than a quarter of their waking day online, with services such as TikTok and Zoom seeing unprecedented growth during lockdown, according to regulator Ofcom.
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News
SRG to launch new OTT platform
Swiss broadcaster SRG has unveiled plans to launch a new on-demand streaming platform offering multilingual content nationwide.
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News
BBC begins beta testing on voice assistant Beeb
The BBC has moved to beta testing for its new voice assistant, Beeb, with a new male voice aimed at distinguishing it from rivals such as Amazon’s Alexa.
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News
TiVo and Xperi form new company after merger completion
TiVo and Xperi have formed a new media technology and IP licensing company after they completed a $3 billion merger earlier this week.
