All IBC2017 articles – Page 6
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Thought Leadership
Latest 3GPP release is a boost for broadcasters
Release 14 of the 3GPP mobile specification is a landmark update for the broadcast industry, writes Darko Ratkaj.
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Industry Trends
Consumer UX needs to be ‘slick, fast and simple’
IBC2017: The TV consumer experience must provide users with more personalisation while allowing the provider editorial control and work seamlessly over a range of devices, according to a panel at IBC.
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Executive Interviews
The Startup Movement
IBC2017: Digital startups are creating a dynamic and innovative ecosystem to strengthen and challenge traditional business models.
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Industry Trends
HD HDR has the wow factor
There are now more than 50 commercial Ultra HD services worldwide, but for many broadcasters, moving to UHD is a more distant aspiration.
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Video
Video: Internet co-founder Vint Cerf
IBC2017: In a specially-recorded video for IBC2017 internet co-founder Vint Cerf shares his thoughts on the evolution of the internet.
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Industry Trends
SMPTE approves ST 2110 standards suite for IP
SMPTE has announced at IBC the approval of the first standards within SMPTE ST 2110, the standards suite for carrying content over internet protocol (IP).
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Industry Trends
BBC’s Atomised News targets young viewers
IBC2017: BBC R&D is looking to engage a generation of Snapchat-addicted viewers with a technology that breaks news stories down, taking them on non-linear journeys aimed at deepening their understanding of important stories.
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Industry Trends
IBC Show preview: Tuesday
IBC2017: The exhibition and the features areas not to miss on the last day of IBC2017.
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Industry Trends
Want engagement and content discovery? Try bots
Message bots not only deliver huge engagement and discovery potential today, but once allied with voice will become even more potent.
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Industry Trends
5G set to drive higher engagement
NBC has said that it is excited about the potential of 5G to offer its sports fans a better user experience over mobile.
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Industry Trends
In pictures: IBC Innovation Awards
Industry excellence and thoughtful design were recognised at the IBC Innovation Awards at the RAI Auditorium on Sunday evening.
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Industry Trends
Industry advances towards IP adoption
Industry leaders hail “huge progress” made by vendors and standards bodies working towards IP adoption
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Thought Leadership
Drones: a saturated market?
Drones have become as much of a mainstream accessory product as tripods or batteries, writes Douglas I. Sheer.
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Industry Trends
Future TV: More livestreams, more premium
Mobile dominates online video today, according to experts, but livestreaming and premium set to be flavours of the future.
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Industry Trends
News broadcasters urged: Don’t sign your death warrant
IBC2017: Ignoring the opportunities and flexibility of mobile could mean that broadcasters risk signing their own death warrant. This was the message from IBC’s ‘Live is Dead: Long live Live’ session, where the panellists were unanimous in urging broadcasters, not just in news, but right across the entertainment spectrum, to ...
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Industry Trends
Fox’s Sullivan: “Disruption in television is perfectly natural”
Brian Sullivan, President/COO, Digital Consumer Group, Fox Networks told IBC delegates that disruption in TV is perfectly natural.
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Industry Trends
Content pipeline and delivery issues hold up UHD roll out
There’s no doubt that the roll out of UHD services has been slower than the adoption of HD. IBC held a conference session on UHD to allow senior figures from Sky, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Netflix, Ericsson and Molinare to air the reasons why.
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Industry Trends
IBC2017 Awards: Winners revealed
IBC2017: Industry excellence was recognised at the IBC Awards, The International Honour For Excellence, awarded to Dolby Laboratories for 50 years of audio innovation.
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Industry Trends
New ways to compete with Netflix
It might be thought that Netflix and Amazon Video are the only kids in town as far as OTT is concerned, but there are interesting variations in how some smaller operators are competing.
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Industry Trends
VoD: How hard can it be?
IBC2017: A high-calibre panel was asked by moderator Mike Grant (founder/CEO at Caru Ventures) to say who was making money out of VOD, and how hard was it to set up a service?