All articles by Tim Dams – Page 11
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Anna Chanduvi, Facebook
IWD: As Facebook’s lead for sports media partnerships across the EMEA region, Anna Chanduvi works with broadcasters, OTT platforms and digital publishers to help them drive engagement, subscriptions and monetization via Facebook and Instagram.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Michael Young, Reuters CTO
Reuters chief technology officer tells IBC365 how the international news organisation has had to adapt so its journalists can safely and remotely work during an unprecedented news year.
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Industry TrendsCase study: How ITN is phasing in flexible studio production
Having experimented with remote production for a number of years, ITN is now looking at enabling some editors, directors, PAs and other studio operational staff to work from home. IBC365 finds out more.
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Industry TrendsAnalysis: The state of the TV advertising market in 2020
TV advertising revenue plummeted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, prompting broadcasters to slash content budgets and review spending. Tim Dams examines the extent of the decline in ad spend and assesses the likely rate of recovery.
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Industry Trends2020 in review: Virtual reality gets real
The VR sector is now going through a much-needed period of readjustment after inflated early expectations about the technology.
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Executive InterviewsHow BMW is driving a digital in-car experience
As Android developer product lead at BMW, Balbir Blugan is a key part of the automotive manufacturers efforts to transform its cars into fully networked mobility devices.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Jigna Chandaria, BBC R&D
BBC R D lead research engineer Jigna Chandaria has led pioneering research into the environmental impact of the broadcasting industry. She hopes her findings – that set top boxes, TVs as well as routers are “the hotspots in the system” – could prompt change.
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Industry TrendsWho’s winning the streaming war?
Amid reports that Quibi could be considering a sale, IBC365 reports on the raft of new services and assesses which have thrived and those that have struggled – and weighs up their impact on the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and traditional broadcasters.
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NewsBBC DG Tim Davie: “We’re not trying to beat Netflix”
BBC won’t win by trying to beat global rivals on their terms, says director general Tim Davie in his first interview since taking over this month.
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Industry TrendsTim Davie makes his mark in first week as BBC director general
The new BBC director general has won plaudits during his first week in charge of the BBC
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Industry TrendsVivendi and Mediaset: the end of hostilities?
After a long-running feud, there are signs that Vivendi and Mediaset may soon resolve their differences. Does this mean that Mediaset’s ambition of creating a pan-European TV champion to counter US streaming giants might one day be realized?
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NewsEurosport rolls out mixed-reality Cube studio for US Open coverage
Eurosport is launching its innovative interactive mixed-reality studio Eurosport Cube for its coverage of the upcoming US Open from New York.
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NewsCoalition for Change forms to improve freelance working practices
Major broadcasters and TV industry bodies have signed up to take part in discussions about how to improve freelance working practices.
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NewsMactaggart Lecture: David Olusoga calls on TV industry to share power with BAME community
Historian, broadcaster and writer David Olusoga has warned the TV industry to share power with a marginalised Black, Asian, and minority ethnic community or risk losing the entire next generation of viewers, and face obscurity.
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NewsGoogle reportedly building streaming aggregator tool
Google is reportedly building an aggregator tool for streaming services within its Chrome web browser.
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Industry TrendsIs the film industry turning on to artificial intelligence?
The film industry has long been mistrustful of the idea that artificial intelligence could aid creativity, prizing taste and talent above technology. But, in the wake of coronavirus, could attitudes be changing?
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NewsGermany's Rise to open London VFX facility in September
German VFX firm Rise Visual Effects Studios is to open its first UK office in London in September.
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NewsStudio audiences return to Television Centre
Studio audiences have returned to BBC Studioworks’ Television Centre studio facility for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, albeit on a much smaller, socially distanced scale.
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NewsHorror SVOD Shudder launches in Australia and New Zealand
AMC Networks’ horror, thriller and suspense SVOD service Shudder has expanded into Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsViacomCBS mulls plan to rebrand streaming services Paramount+
ViacomCBS is considering a plan to rebrand its streaming services as Paramount+, according to a report in today’s Financial Times.
