All articles by David Davies – Page 11
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Daily News
Aperi hails new funding
Virtualised media production company Aperi is showcasing its latest innovations at IBC2019 in the wake of securing more than $10m in additional funding.
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Daily News
Amagi opens massive broadcast monitoring facility
A new broadcast monitoring facility in New Delhi, India, has been opened by Amagi.
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AI initiative for Swiss sports leagues
Body Copy: AI sports production technology specialist Pixellot and live sports production leader NEP Switzerland (part of the NEP Group) have confirmed a new partnership to bring AI production technology to multiple Swiss sports leagues.
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France Télévisions commits to Scisys newsroom system
Scisys Media Solutions has been discussing the details of its recently announced deal with France Télévisions at IBC2019.
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Videomenthe enhances collaborative media system
Media processing specialist Videomenthe is using IBC2019 to present the latest features included in V6 of its Eolementhe collaborative media toolbox.
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Griip and LiveU extend partnership
Griiip and LiveU have revealed details of an extended partnership revolving around the integration of complementary racing content solutions for broadcasters and streaming services.
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Industry Trends
Lenses and the quest for character in changing times for film
Growing demand for large format lenses that enable rich video depiction using a shallow depth of field is among the trends affecting a highly competitive sector of equipment manufacturing, writes David Davies.
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Industry Trends
New adventures in AR
Broadcasting and film are giving rise to an ever-greater number and diversity of AR experiences. But as David Davies discovers, it could be a few years yet before AR realises its phenomenal commercial potential.
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Industry Trends
Making the grade: How colourists are meeting the challenge of HDR
The increasing prevalence of HDR and the need to cater to additional platforms is adding to colourists’ already-substantial workloads. David Davies finds out how vendors are helping them rise to the challenge and previews some new system features.
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Broadcast codecs and the challenges of the streaming era
David Davies examines some of the new-generation codecs that are emerging to meet this demand.
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Information overload: The growing expectations of MAM systems
Broadcasters are dealing with greater volumes and types of content all the time – meaning ‘shopping lists’ for media asset management systems are becoming increasingly precise
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Industry Trends
Small, mobile, intelligent: the evolution of broadcast microphones
Alongside audio quality and RF spectrum efficiency, the call for more discreet form factors is driving the design of broadcast microphones – especially in this era of increasingly high-resolution TV, writes David Davies.
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Driving viewer engagement with virtual sets and AR graphics
From AR to the use of gaming engines, producers of live sports coverage increasingly have an armoury of new methods with which to present information and maintain viewer interest. A trio of the leading technology providers speak about their latest innovations.
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Industry Trends
Combining satellite and OTT to deliver the next generation of services
An ever-escalating number of services and the high bandwidth requirements of UHD are among the developments driving the use of satellite to deliver OTT content, discovers David Davies.
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NGA and new delivery: defining audio post workflows
The call to deliver content in more formats, the continued rise of immersive and object-based audio, and the prospect of further loudness recommendations are among the issues making fresh demands on the tools used audio post.
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Industry Trends
BBC completes groundbreaking ViLoR local radio project
Five years after the first few installations took place, the BBC has signed off on its new centralised virtual local radio infrastructure. David Davies finds out more from lead project manager Geoff Woolf.
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Industry Trends
New lessons in localisation
The growth in OTT platforms has boosted demand for the localisation and regionalisation of content. And the cloud is proving to be a terrific enabler, writes David Davies.
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Industry Trends
Live streaming: The latest solutions
From Facebook to Twitch to YouTube, cleverly integrated production solutions and lower price-points are making high-quality live streaming accessible to those who want to share content across a vast array of platforms.
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Camera roundup: Focus on smaller, smarter and more flexible
Although support for 4K/UHD production is steadily growing in importance, value for money, general functionality and flexibility remain priority concerns for users.
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Industry Trends
Piracy: How broadcasters are confronting the threat
Streaming piracy poses arguably the greatest threat – in both economic and technological terms – confronting broadcasters today. David Davies finds out how vendors are helping their customers to stay one step ahead of the pirates.