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Industry TrendsThe sale of BT Sport and the relationship between content and telcos
Despite huge investments, the track record of telcos in the content business is decidedly mixed. Does BT’s plan for a full or partial sale of its sports pay-TV business signal that telcos are rethinking the idea of investing in content?
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Industry Trends
Audio capture: Manufacturers focus on improving at home and socially distanced recording
Audio vendors have risen to the production challenges of Covid-19 with a flurry of new or updated solutions for recording in the field and at home, writes David Davies.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: Love & Anarchy
For the team behind Netflix show Love Anarchy, HDR with Dolby Vision gave the opportunity to explore the kind of textures and subtleties that “made all the difference”.
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Oscars nominations: Inside the cinematography category
IBC365 delves into the Best Cinematography category of the 2021 Oscar nominations.
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IBC SHOWCASE roundup: Sessions available on-demand
With IBC announcing plans to extend IBC SHOWCASE through the rest of the year, James Pearce rounds up some of the on-demand content available from the IBC SHOWCASE week
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Executive Interviews
Nevion’s Geir Bryn-Jensen: “We are very excited about the future of distributed production”
The CEO of virtualised media production solutions pioneer Nevion talks to David Davies about the rapid rise of decentralised production and the company’s hugely fruitful collaboration with Sony.
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News
Round up of IBC SHOWCASE week launches
IBC SHOWCASE has seen plenty of new products launched. Michael Burns rounds up some of the new tech unveiled at the virtual event
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Industry Trends
IBC2020 Accelerators: Virtual & Interactive Live Music Talent Show
An IBC Accelerator is exploring how the traditional talent show can be reinvented into a new music discovery format via real-time, multi-user virtual broadcasts, UGC interactivity and an ethical-AI backend, writes Ian Volans
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Vivendi and Mediaset: the end of hostilities?
After a long-running feud, there are signs that Vivendi and Mediaset may soon resolve their differences. Does this mean that Mediaset’s ambition of creating a pan-European TV champion to counter US streaming giants might one day be realized?
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Industry Trends
Is the film industry turning on to artificial intelligence?
The film industry has long been mistrustful of the idea that artificial intelligence could aid creativity, prizing taste and talent above technology. But, in the wake of coronavirus, could attitudes be changing?
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Artificial intelligence: A round-up of products with AI as a central function
AI and ML are now at the core of a growing number of products and tools in the broadcast and media industries. Anne Morris rounds up some of the latest launches which are leveraging these technologies.
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Making the grade with flexibility and function
With more and more platforms needing to be fed with fresh content, colourists require grading solutions that are easy to use and supportive of streamlined workflows, writes David Davies.
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Delivering UHD/HDR: Rising to the challenge of increasing demand
Providing broadcasters with the tools to deliver UHD/HDR content more efficiently across more platforms is now a universal top priority, writes David Davies.
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Dawn of the super aggregator
The TV business is on the verge of being taken over by super aggregators with pay-tv in pole positioned to lead and SVODs holding the balance of power.
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365 Playlist: Esports
Esports has seen a coronavirus boom, with more broadcasters turning to competitive gaming to fill in the gaps left by the cancellation of sporting events. IBC365 rounds up some of its coverage of the esports market.
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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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Industry Trends
Is XR the answer to delivering the new normal?
Are new age technologies the key to boosting economies and bolstering broadcasting for the future post lockdown? IBC365 looks at the current landscape with vendor announcements and shifts in technology adoption.
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News
M&A review: Facebook’s foray into India, Sky Studios & fuboTV Inc.
IBC365 looks back at some of the notable mergers and acquisitions of the past month within the media and technology industry.
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Industry Trends
IBC Accelerator Programme: Delivering television as objects
Responding to the myriad of complex digital transformation challenges facing today’s Media Entertainment industry, IBC has introduced the Accelerator Media Innovation Programme. Ian Volans looks at these projects.
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Streaming success: As-live action theatre in lockdown
Theatre has suffered more than most industries due to coronavirus. But with Disney set to air broadway megahit Hamilton on its OTT service, the UK’s National Theatre and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber are among novice streamers turning to OTT during Covid-19.
