Interviews – Page 12
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Executive InterviewsInsight TV CEO Rian Bester on the UHD channel’s growth
Two years ago, in October 2015, Insight TV launched its all-UHD entertainment channel.
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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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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 InterviewsVR: passing fad or an opportunity for immersion?
If you think VR in TV and film is just another passing fad, Sol Rogers, CEO and founder of Rewind, would like to change your opinion.
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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 InterviewsCurt Behlmer: Black is the new black
Curt Behlmer and his team are responsible for advancing the possibilities of cinema sight and sound, ensuring that Dolby technologies, including Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision, fit into the industry’s content workflows.
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Executive InterviewsHigh frame rates will become the norm, says Ang Lee
Released in the US late last year, Iraq war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk broke new ground when it came to technical production, Oscar winning Director Ang Lee talks about his experience with the newest cinema technology
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Executive InterviewsLord Puttnam on the future of cinema and digital media
One of the UK’s most high profile cinema producers and cultural envoys discussed how British and European cinema must evolve, why cinema and media needs to retain its trusted status, what Brexit means for creative industries
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Executive InterviewsSir Martin Sorrell: There’s life in linear TV yet
Speaking just prior to his 2016 IBC Conference Keynote Sir Martin said the latest forecast from GroupM, WPP’s media investment management arm, shows that TV is pretty resilient in the face of the digital revolution.
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Executive InterviewsVevo's Erik Huggers on the evolution of online
Erik Huggers is CEO at music specialist Vevo. He delivered a keynote address at IBC2016.
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Executive InterviewsBroadcasters and telcos must work together, says Delport
Are traditional brands acting fast enough to compete with Google, Facebook and other big digital players? Dominique Delport thinks not.
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Executive InterviewsGoogle: we want to partner with broadcasters
Speaking at IBC 2016 Google’s MD Partner Business Solutions Benjamin Faes reflected on the company’s current and future plans in television in a dedicated conference session, ‘Google’s Plans in Television’.
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Executive InterviewsReal Housewives, the Kardashians, how NBC's Hendrik McDermott is keeping us up with reality TV
If you want to keep up with the Kardashians, not just with their latest TV adventure, but in any past episode and on social media too, then there’s a service just for you.
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Executive InterviewsBringing Netflix to a global audience through partners
It can sometimes be a challenge persuading partners to work with us. It was initially a strategic bet on both parts that we could be a real complimentary content service and not cannibalistic.
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Executive InterviewsIBM: Co-existence with OTT and rethinking the traditional media value chain
Broadcast TV as we know it has gone; for traditional organisations, this means digital reinvention that places the customer experience at its core is necessary.
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Executive InterviewsAlex Mahon: Playing games with reality
Media execs should look to the gaming industry and the success of games such as Pokemon Go to realise there’s a market for AR and VR content.
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Executive InterviewsCharlie Vogt: Creating an ecosystem built on value
Being directionally correct with predictions, overcoming culture shock, dealing with new realities
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Executive InterviewsDerek Bradley: Facing the future of motion capture
From Avatar to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, motion capture has enabled animation to become ever more lifelike and photo realistic. Now Disney Research is advancing this science with emotion capture, and systems that offer filmmakers continuous control of facial performance in live action motion pictures.
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Executive InterviewsNASA: Sharing content from the Space Station
The U.S.’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) makes its spectacular space imagery available through initiatives including a UHD public TV channel.
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Executive InterviewsWenbing Yao: Calling time on traditional broadcast
Huawei was at IBC2016 to talk about the transition to an IP-based production zone and to illustrate how new technologies can transform entire businesses and entire sectors, for the better.
