All articles by Michael Burns
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Industry TrendsHow We Built It: Centroid’s performance capture facility
A new performance capture facility in the heart of Soho means that visual storytellers will be able to combine visual effects and virtual production with world class video and audio post production.
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Industry Trends
CDNs: Building a better video experience
Western European premium content owners plan to greatly accelerate their content distribution (CDN) workflows by 2022. With CDNs set to be the top media technology in the minds of enterprises, get prepared, and learn from the experiences of a panel of experts.
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Industry Trends
How MovieLabs aims to empower the creative process with software-defined workflows
Software-defined workflows are a practical way to develop reusable components and to automate aspects of the workflow that are currently manual. How can this be applied to the highly creative film and TV industry? To find out, Michael Burns explores a new white paper from MovieLabs.
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Industry Trends
Addressable ads: Delivering a personalised viewing experience
Addressable advertising is huge, promising greater engagement with viewers and therefore healthier return for advertisers than other forms of marketing, but it can still be rather mysterious for the uninitiated. Guided by a panel of experts, this webinar will help you explore the benefits, and the challenges, of addressable advertising, ...
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News
Super-aggregation and cloud-powered IPTV: A case study
With an increasing number of new entrants – and some failures – the pay-TV and OTT streaming markets are dynamic yet fragmented, while customer frustrations are rising. A timely online roundtable discussion on IBC365 makes for essential viewing for anyone interested in the IPTV and content sectors.
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Android TV: Inside Google’s TV platform
IBC recently gathered a panel of experts in the pay-TV field, including set-top box (STB) manufacturers and Android TV integrators, to explore and discuss the opportunities for pay-TV operators offered by Google’s platform. The discussion provided valuable insight into a market in the throes of transformation.
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Industry Trends
Arrow aims for AI innovation to break lockdown logjam
The restrictions around filming this year have severely impacted the business of making television. Companies like Arrow International Media have been deploying AI solutions to not only tackle lockdown limitations but also benefit the business beyond COVID-19.
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Industry Trends
Broadcasters keep dancing to the tune of social media
In a world filled with content it’s more important than ever for broadcasters to keep viewers engaged. A tried and tested to way to do this is through having a presence on social media. But how are broadcasters keeping up with the rapid pace?
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Industry Trends
Streamers strike tech balance for top quality experience
With the vast increase in OTT and streaming services supplying a ‘captive’ audience during lockdown, and new streamers investing fortunes in the market this year, the battle for eyeballs is fierce. One of the deciding factors in this struggle is quality, but how do D2C services make sure that, whatever ...
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Daily News
MediaScouting Broadcast and News Insight make for easier content analysis
DataScouting has released the new version of its MediaScouting Broadcast platform, claiming to have made it more intelligent, easy to use, efficient and reliable.
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Daily News
BBright and Technicolor enable easy HDR live production and playout
BBright, a specialist in advanced media processing and technologies, has been working with Technicolor to integrate Technicolor’s HDR technologies into its playout and live production solutions.
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Daily News
Limelight adds serverless computing to edge platform
Limelight Networks has expanded its edge capabilities by launching EdgeFunctions, a new serverless compute service which allows developers to tap into the power of the company’s global network and gives them the flexibility to deploy and run their own code.
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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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Daily News
Intelligent media monitoring platform from DataScouting takes 360° view
DataScouting, which develops and designs intelligent software solutions for media monitoring, has unveiled its MediaScouting suite to cover ‘360° media monitoring’, minimising the time and effort needed to search and find actionable information in broadcast, online, social and print media.
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Daily News
Limelight Networks offers resource for developers and answers for consuming questions
Limelight Networks has introduced Developer Central, a resource centre that provides developers with tools to easily manage, monitor, and integrate Limelight services.
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Executive Interviews
IBC365 Tech Leaders: Eric Robertson, Digital Domain
During three decades of experience, Eric Robertson has supervised and produced visual effects for over 150 feature films and episodic TV series. Now he tells IBC365 how Digital Domain is developing its virtual production and other hot-topic tech tools in tune with today’s challenging times.
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Industry Trends
How We Built It: The Famous Group thrills Baltimore Ravens fans with mixed reality mascot
Creative agency The Famous Group caused an AR sensation when it sent a giant-sized raven swooping around a stadium during an American football game. Michael Burns looks at how it worked with The Future Group and its cross-reality content production tool Pixotope to bring the mascot to life.
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Industry Trends
How We Built It: ATP tennis goes virtual with IMG Arena
Tennis has spent months suspended but IMG Arena has been using licensed assets to create the first-ever officially branded virtual tennis product, based on the ATP Masters 1000 series. Michael Burns took to the court to find out how it was developed.
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Industry Trends
How We Built It: The BBFC’s journey towards cloud-based compliance
The BBFC is moving into a new realm of film classification, content tagging and client support for the screen industries, in the biggest technology transformation the organisation has seen. Michael Burns finds out how the whole project came together.
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Industry Trends
How We Built It: Timeline TV makes light work of remote production
Timeline TV is no stranger to innovation, but by adapting kit from Blackmagic Design and Apple, it has created broadcast quality lightweight workflows for remote production. Michael Burns finds out what its R D team developed and how it has paid off in these socially distanced times.
