All articles by Dick Hobbs – Page 2
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Industry TrendsLeaders’ Summit: Analyse and adapt
IBC2017: The Leaders’ Summit, IBC’s behind-closed-doors conference for CEOs, had its sights set firmly on the future.
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Industry TrendsIBC show celebrates 50 years
IBC2017: Among the guests at a reception to mark IBC’s 50th anniversary were two very special guests.
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Industry TrendsLeaders look to the future
The Leaders’ Summit, IBC’s behind-closed-doors conference for CEOs, has its sights set firmly on the future.
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Industry TrendsWhat 5G could mean for broadcast
With many broadcast vendors supporting 5G tests and trials, the nascent technology could lead to much more than faster mobile internet browsing.
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Industry TrendsObituary: Adrian Scott
Many in the broadcast and media industry, in all parts of the world, will be saddened at the death of Adrian Scott, writes Dick Hobbs.
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Industry TrendsInvisible assets: managing content in the cloud
The cloud promises flexibility but are concerns about price a barrier to adoption?
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Industry TrendsMaking OTT pay
As OTT content grows in popularity, the challenge is to adopt models and tools that provide revenue in keeping – or outpacing – traditional delivery methods.
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Industry TrendsCyber security: developing secure best practices
Amid all the excitement surrounding the rapid transition to software-based, IP-connected media infrastructures, analysts are now raising a note of caution.
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Industry TrendsNew colours from old: converting assets to HDR
The technology to support end-to-end production of high dynamic range (HDR) and wide colour gamut (WCG) content is now proven and readily available.
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Industry TrendsNAB vendors state the case for HDR
In the search for the next big thing after HD, first came 4K. It was a simple concept to grasp: four times as many pixels must give a much better picture, surely?
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Executive InterviewsRichard Friedel: “We’ve always had change, but this is exceptional”
With the media industry undergoing such enormous change it is essential that broadcasters know who their customers are and what they want, says Fox’s Richard Friedel.
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Industry TrendsCreating convincing virtual sets with gaming render engines
Barbie’s video blogs are probably not on your YouTube favourites list, but they are part of an important trend which is rapidly snowballing: the use of gaming render engines to create broadcast and online material, quickly and very cost-effectively.
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Industry TrendsSmall is beautiful: the increasing importance of microservices
Broadcasters and media organisations’ desire for greater agility to launch new channels and platforms has fuelled demand for pay-by-the-minute services.
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Industry TrendsIP interoperability at NAB: the debate continues
Following the lead of IBC in 2016, the recent NAB exhibition included a demonstration of IP interoperability. Once again, more than 30 vendors showed streams passing seamlessly between different products.
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Executive InterviewsMichelle Munson: interoperability is critical
Michelle Munson is that very rare breed: CEO of a major company who not only understands the product, she actually invented it.
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Executive InterviewsShane Peros: Managing the data
Google is the flag carrier for the new, connected world, but it has some encouraging words for broadcasters.
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Executive InterviewsThe view from South America with Liliana Nakonechnyj
South American broadcasting is facing similar disruptions to the global market, but the challenges have a local flavour.
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Industry TrendsBroadcast and media market valued at $50 billion
The broadcast and media market is currently worth just over $50 billion a year, according to the latest research from IABM DC.
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Industry TrendsMaking a return on IP investments
As the commercial pressures tighten on traditional and new media companies, finance directors want to know that investment will make a business more efficient and successful.
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Industry TrendsThe engineering skills shortage
In November 2014 I organised, on behalf of the IABM Educational Foundation and EBU, a conference in Geneva on the engineering skills shortage facing the electronic media industry.
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