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Executive Interviews
IBC Keynote: Prime Video backs AI to redefine intuitive streaming
Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios Technology’s Girish Bajaj shares the latest on a complete user experience redesign, from leveraging AI to improve search and personalisation, to nurturing growth in shoppable TV.
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IBC Conference: How AVOD is thriving while BVOD and SVOD feel the strain
Boasting 80 million active monthly users and 2.1% of total TV time in the US, David Salmon, EVP and MD of International at AVOD Tubi explains how the company has found success through an extensive, yet diverse library. George Jarrett reports.
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IBC Conference: Collaborating for the future of public service broadcast
Jonathan Thompson, CEO for Everyone TV, explains how the joint venture’s neutrality has helped get the latest iteration of a PSB streaming service off the ground and how its focus on the live experience acts as a “bridge into on-demand content”.
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IBC Conference: How Virgin is “reimagining the traditional TV format”
Curated local content, integration with the TV guide, and programmatic advertising are keys to Virgin MediaO2’s FAST strategy.
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IBC Conference: Andy Hood on how AI represents the “next step in creative technology”
Andy Hood, VP Emerging Technologies at WPP will participate in the Keynote Fireside Chat: ‘At the intersection of AI and creativity: Why the future lies in Human-Machine Collaboration’ at this year’s IBC Conference. The session will focus on the ways in which AI opens new possibilities for experimental creativity by ...
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Euro Meet Olympic qualifiers: upping production standards on a limited budget
Yann Figuet, Partner at FreeLens, explains how the production company deployed the latest tech from Blackmagic Design to up its game in the latest Euro Meet competition.
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Interview: Fiona Campbell – Social Listening and Winning Collaboration
Ahead of IBC2023, Michael Burns chats with Fiona Campbell, BBC’s Controller Youth Audience, BBC iPlayer and BBC Three, about what formats win over both teens and under-35s as well as how to cross-pollinate with gaming and social media to grab attention in a distracting world.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Akwasi Ansah: ’You can’t be what you can’t see’
Actor, musician, writer and broadcasting creative director – Akwasi Ansah is a true polymath. As part of IBC’s Changemakers programme, he will explore the inclusive creative vision that propels the broadcasting network he co-founded, Omroep ZWART, writes David Davies.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Anna Chanduvi, Facebook
IWD: As Facebook’s lead for sports media partnerships across the EMEA region, Anna Chanduvi works with broadcasters, OTT platforms and digital publishers to help them drive engagement, subscriptions and monetization via Facebook and Instagram.
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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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Interview: Inti De Ceukelaire on hacking broadcasters
Ethical hacking evangelist and public service broadcaster advocate Inti De Ceukelaire speaks to IBC365 on the importance of privacy, credible broadcasting and probing infrastructures for vulnerabilities.
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Doubling down at Dplay and wrangling the beast
From founding an OTT startup to strategic monetisation and localising content, SVP digital and general manager at Discovery’s Dplay Winradit Kolasastraseni tells IBC365 that content is king but customer experience is a top priority.
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Executive Interviews
EA and esports: building an in-house revenue feedback loop
As the world of esports streaks ahead, Joe Lynch of EA looks to maximise the storytelling and get the most out of in-house broadcasting.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Jessica d’Ardenne, DAZN
Driven by data and the customer experience, Jessica d’Ardenne is an innovative voice in the OTT space and in charge of attracting and retaining subscribers to sports streamer DAZN. Ahead of a session at IBC set to explore biases in the technology world, she reveals some secrets of success to ...
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Waking up to esports
Esports has burst into public consciousness in recent months thanks to a spate of stories about teenagers winning huge sums in competitions. Yet it’s still an unknown quantity to the general public. British Esports CEO Chester King aims to increase awareness and inspire future talent in the burgeoning market
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Interview: Dominique Delport, Vice Media
Young people experience both the best and the worst of the online world, says Vice Media’s Dominique Delport. Connecting with them requires a unique approach.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Dan Mangru, TheaterEars
Enabling individuals to enjoy content in their choice of language will give movie companies the edge in the battle for audience share, says TheaterEars CEO Dan Mangru.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Hiroshi Kawano, Sony
Hiroshi Kawano, new head of Sony’s professional business, reveals how broadcasters can produce more and better output for less investment, the potential of 5G, and why it pays to understand your customer’s customer.
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Executive Interviews
Seismic challenges for public broadcasters
EBU DG Noel Curran’s career in broadcasting has given him a firm grasp of politics, technology and economics. But with broadcasting changing dramatically, there are challenges ahead.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Tony Lorentzen, Nuance Communications
AI has the potential to make all of our lives easier and we see the beginnings of this already, says Nuance Communications Intelligent Engagement SVP omni-channel solutions & analytics Tony Lorentzen.