All articles by Michael Burns
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Daily NewsSeamless hybrid cloud access on the horizon from Elements
Major updates to the Elements platform were on show at IBC, as the company advances the concept of a centralised media platform giving access to high-performance, on-premise storage together with cloud storage.
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Full range of virtual solutions from Zero Density
Zero Density is showing off a comprehensive range of virtual solutions at its IBC stand, with enhancements to its software and hardware running both greenscreen cyclorama and a LED virtual production stage.
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Bring the power of blockchain to creators
Blockchain platform Eluvio has used IBC2022 to bring together content creators, service providers and early adopters to spread the word about how NFTs can empower the media business to find new routes to audiences and greater monetisation.
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Transmitter launched with sustainability in sights
The R&S®TH1 transmitter has been launched at IBC by Rohde & Schwarz, aiming to deliver new and more efficient traditional services in the streaming era.
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Prime Focus makes dynamic moves for production and post in Clear
Prime Focus Technologies has returned to IBC and, according to Ramki Sankaranarayanan, Founder and Global CEO, it has major announcements to share around its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software Clear.
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HTC Vive levels the playing field for virtual production
Aiming to make virtual production more accessible, HTC’s Vive Mars CamTrack is on show in Hall 8. It allows studios of all sizes to create professional-grade virtual production content more easily, flexibly and affordably than before.
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Funding boost for Multimodal AI indexing
AI and cloud media company Newsbridge has used IBC to announce that it has raised €7 million in a Series A funding round to continue its expansion to the US and hire top AI and media engineering talent to boost its R&D in AI-based indexing for media assets. Supernova Invest ...
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Class act for live AR and XR production
A streamlined, highly responsive, real-time broadcast graphics system from Italian CG software house ClassX is grabbing attention in Hall 7.
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Broadcast mixed reality system launched
Mo-Sys bMR (broadcast mixed reality), a new category of product that combines an LED content server with a MOS controlled on-air graphics system powered by Unreal Engine graphics, is being launched at IBC.
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NextLab and nPerf sign ‘as-a-service’ MOU
Korean test and measurement company NextLab has signed a memoriam of understanding (MOU) with global speed measurement company nPerf on the first day of IBC2022.
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Calrec Argo sets sail on fully modular voyage at IBC
Calrec has used IBC to launch a new approach to audio mixing, designed to keep pace with the changes broadcasters are experiencing in their production workflows. The two consoles unveiled at IBC, Argo Q and Argo S, represent a “flexible control philosophy that breaks the traditional geographic tie lines between ...
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Streamfile Core boost for remote production
Broadcast workflow developer Pronology is debuting an updated version of StreamFile Core Enterprise at the NDI Central Pavilion at Vizrt Group’s stand in Hall 7. The web-based tool receives IP video protocols and encodes them into editor-friendly formats such as ProRes, DNx, XDCam, H.264 and others.
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Industry Trends
How to get started in virtual production
There’s been a lot of talk about virtual production recently, which combines real-time CG assets delivered by a game engine such as Unity or Unreal Engine, with physical actors and sets. Most famously, The Mandalorian on Disney+ has used the technique to great effect, shooting scenes with a 270-degree LED ...
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Editors Assemble: Cutting Hawkeye as a collaborative team
With three directors and crushing deadlines to contend with on Marvel’s limited series about heroic archers, as well as a pandemic to boot, how did the three editors on Hawkeye manage to tell such an enthralling, cohesive story?
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Industry Trends
CTV and Telegenic rebrand as EMG
Consolidation of two historic live production providers signals EMG rebranding process in Europe is now complete, with further transformation and enhanced offerings to follow.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: Creating the world of Germinal
An ambitious retelling of the classic class-struggle story Germinal for French TV led to a studio set dunked in two metres of water, 10m flames shot in 12K and the resurrection of an iconic film stock.
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‘Skyrocketing’ interest leads to bold broadcast plans for Women’s Cricket World Cup
Currently taking place in New Zealand, the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup is the 12th edition of the tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and promises to offer more diverse, more informative and just more coverage than ever before.
