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Industry Trends
Roadmaps for restarting production
Recent weeks have seen a blizzard of Covid-19 shooting protocols published around the world, with each set of guidelines pored over by the industry to see when and how production might be able to restart.
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Industry Trends
IBC2020 Accelerators: Live Content Moderation
Al Jazeera, RTÉ, Reuters and AP have partnered on an IBC Accelerator which seeks to enable media organisations to protect the integrity of their content and brands while achieving significant efficiencies, writes Ian Volans.
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Industry Trends
Enriching content through metadata
As the need to optimise the use of new and archived content intensifies, so does the requirement for “deeper and richer” metadata geared towards the requirements of individual content creators and services, writes David Davies.
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Industry Trends
Industry moves: Deltatre, Disney and Euro Media Group
IBC365’s update on company appointments, resignations and restructures across the content and broadcast industry.
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News
Weekly News Roundup: Disney+ in Japan and HBO Max Launch
25-29 May: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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News
BBC launches Corona Bot to tackle Covid-19 questions
The BBC has launched a new online tool aimed at tackling questions about changes to the UK’s coronavirus restrictions.
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Industry Trends
IBC Accelerator: Usable VFX Archive
Storing 3D VFX assets in an accessible way will reduce the cost and complexity of re-using those assets, make them easier to share between contributors in a workflow, and increase efficiencies across the ecosystem. An IBC Accelerator project is aiming to tackle this.
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News
EBU issues guidance for HDR, unveils media team promotions
The European Broadcasting Union has published new documents that aims to help media professionals deal with misunderstandings that arise frequently around video signals and how to handle HDR in video production.
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Executive Interviews
The CTO interview: Dave Travis, Red Bee Media
As a managed services provider to the media industry, Red Bee offers broadcasters, media companies and content owners the opportunity to outsource flexibility and innovation. Chief product and technology officer Dave Travis tells IBC365 how the company is able to keep ahead of developments in the media landscape.
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Industry Trends
Managing mental health during a pandemic
The film and TV industry has been shuttered with freelancers and staff across the entire supply chain impacted by business decisions and company closures. During Mental Health Awareness week, Alana Foster investigates what support and initiatives are out there.
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News
IBC2020 cancelled due to Covid-19
IBC2020 cancelled amid coronavirus uncertainty and safety concerns Event was due to take place at the RAI in Amsterdam 11-14 September IBC CEO Michael Crimp: “IBC will continue to support the industry get back on track”
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Industry Trends
365 Playlist: Codecs
With 2020 predicted as crunch time for the “codec wars” IBC365 rounds up features on compression and codecs, from EVC and VVC to VC-6 and AV1.
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Industry Trends
JT-NM takes testing program virtual
Front-line vendors were due to conclude the third JT-NM Tested Program in Houston in March, but Covid-19 transformed the conversation on the project, writes George Jarrett.
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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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News
Warner Bros restructures management focusing on studio and post
Warner Bros Worldwide Studio Operations has unveiled a restructuring of its management in key roles.
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News
News Corp head hunts former CBS chief to drive UK video
Former CBS News president David Rhodes has been tapped for Rupert Murdoch’s UK news operation to drive video content.
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Industry Trends
Looking to the cloud during lockdown
Heightened demands on cloud storage and bandwidth pressures resulting from large-file transfer are the universal concerns for broadcasters as production shifts greatly in favour of working from home during lockdown, writes David Davies.
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News
ViacomCBS’s Bakish severs staff to drive integration
Since Viacom and CBS merged last December and during the “challenging” Covid-19 pandemic, CEO Bill Bakish has said streamlining its operations and managing costs remain a priority.
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News
EVS acquires Axon to drive its live solutions
EVS Broadcast Equipment has acquired broadcast network infrastructure specialist Axon to boost its live production solution portfolio.
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Webinar
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