All Consume articles – Page 15
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Industry TrendsWhy optimising the playback experience is making a ‘massive difference’ to viewers
The more forward-looking streaming service providers are increasingly realising the importance of optimising the performance and capabilities of the video player, as VisualOn CEO Yang Cai tells David Davies.
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Industry TrendsSTB sector still affording ‘considerable scope for innovation’ despite signs of consolidation
The emergence of RDK-based STBs alongside Linux and Android TV solutions is among the trends in a market where sustainable production is also rising up the priority list, writes David Davies.
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Technical PapersIBC2021 Tech Papers: Orchestrated Devices - A vision of networked home entertainment
The subject of orchestrated devices is explored by Hiroki Endo in the paper ’IoT-based Media Framework for Public Service Media: Expansion of Current Digital Broadcasting Systems’ and by Kristian Hentschel in the paper ’Producing immersive and interactive audio content with orchestrated personal devices’ and in the supporting paper by Regina ...
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Technical PapersIBC2021 Tech Papers: Cutting Edge Technologies - A preview of some experimental concepts
The subject of cutting edge technologies is explored by Hannes Ricklefs in his paper ’Stronger together: Cross service media recommendations’ in Luca Vignaroli’s paper entitled ’The Itinerant Orchestra, a 5G, multi-camera, remote and distributed video production experiment’ and in Yuta Hagio’s paper, ’TV-watching Robot: Toward Enriching Media Experience and Activating ...
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Technical PapersIBC2021 Tech Papers: Facial Recognition - Various facets of a powerful media tool
The subject of facial recognition is explored by Dominic Rüfenacht in his paper ’Customized Facial Expression Analysis in Video’ and by Yuka Kaburagi in the paper ’Face Detector: A Real-time Face Recognition System for Live Broadcasting’.
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Industry TrendsHow Qualcomm is targeting the mobile metaverse
Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of chips for smartphones, is the latest company to make a play for the metaverse.
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NewsJack Dorsey steps down from Twitter
CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his role and chief technology officer Parag Agrawal will now lead the social media company.
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NewsIPTV to overtake cable within five years
The number of IPTV subscriber numbers will exceed cable TV in 2026, according to UK analysts Digital TV Research.
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NewsFacebook to create 10,000 metaverse jobs in the EU
Facebook is planning to create 10,000 jobs in the European Union over the next five years to help build the metaverse, which it describes as a set of virtual spaces where people can interact with others who aren’t in the same physical space as them.
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NewsSky launches all-in-one smart TV
Sky is launching a new smart television which it says will dramatically simplify the way customers watch TV by integrating hardware, software and content.
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Daily NewsDeltatre adds new functionality to Axis UX management tool
Deltatre has unveiled a new suite of sport-focused features and functionality within its UX management tool Axis to support leagues, teams and federations.
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NewsBT Sport picks AriSports as winner of Innovate21 competition
Digital prediction platform AriSports has named the winner of Innovate 21, BT Sport’s search for new sports broadcast experiences from entrepreneurs, creatives and start-ups.
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Industry TrendsIBC2021 Accelerators: 5G LBXR
With the phenomenal growth of esports and the dramatic improvements in AR and VR technologies in recent years, an Accelerator looking at the role of 5G in Location-Based entertainment experience in extended realities is a timely one.
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NewsIBC Podcast: An Introduction to the IBC 2021 Accelerator Media Innovation programme
Episode 12 of the IBC Podcast features an introduction to the 2021 IBC Accelerator Media Innovation programme with Mark Smith and Muki Kulhan plus an interview with Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO, Reliance Entertainment
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Industry TrendsSustainability Focus: Consumption matters
When it comes to M&E carbon emissions it isn’t just the activities of broadcasters and other streaming content providers that have an impact, it’s also about how we as viewers and consumers of that content behave.
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Thought LeadershipComment: Blurring the lines between TV and gaming
With TV audiences becoming increasingly familiar with the interactivity of gaming, those involved in creating and delivering scripted storytelling would be wise to provide shows that offer more immersive forms of engagement, writes Guy Gadney.
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