Trends – Page 29
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Industry TrendsSustainability Focus: The call for a sustainable film industry
If you are a filmmaker, TV producer or media professional trying to fight the huge threat of climate change, take heart. The European Audiovisual Observatory recently gathered a wealth of concerned voices and policy makers together in an online conference to see how co-operation could help tackle this urgent issue. ...
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Industry TrendsUHD adoption: A question of perception?
With the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament and Summer Olympics both natively captured in 4K, many may have expected a surge in UHD coverage. But six years after the launch of the first 4K channels is the broadcast industry lacking in enthusiasm for UHD?
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Industry TrendsMo-Sys launches VP Pro XR media server
Mo-Sys has unveiled the VP Pro XR, a multi-node media server solution for LED volumes to meet the demands of final pixel XR production for film and TV.
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Industry TrendsNBC Olympics selects EVS production servers for its Tokyo Games coverage
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected EVS XT-VIA production servers for its coverage of the Tokyo Olympic Games, which are due to take place from 23 July – 8 August.
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Industry TrendsSustainability Focus: A paradigm shift for vendors
How are vendors and manufacturers making sure their products and services support broadcasters, platforms and content creators in their efforts to make broadcast and film a more sustainable operation? Michael Burns finds those who serve the media industry are ready for climate action.
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Industry TrendsUEFA goes remote at scale for Euro 2020
UEFA Euro 2020 was always going to be a logistical exercise given the tournament’s pan-continent, 51-match, 4-week schedule, but nothing will surely be as tricky as this edition, which was delayed by a year.
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Industry TrendsBehind the Scenes: In The Heights
Cinematographer Alice Brooks and production designer Nelson Coates capture a colourful Latino vibe for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upper west side story.
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Industry TrendsBehind the Scenes: Intergalactic
The VFX team behind Sky Original science-fiction Intergalactic drew on nail varnish, quantum mechanics and the odd ‘space chick’ for the design of key sequences.
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Industry TrendsShooting Radio 1’s Big Weekend
With the likes of Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, AJ Tracey and Ann-Marie taking to the stage for Radio 1’s Big Weekend, the challenges of capturing their performances amid coronavirus restrictions also presented new opportunities for the production team.
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Industry TrendsIndy 500: Blackouts and embracing broadcast innovation
The sporting spotlight on this weekend’s Indianapolis 500 is more intense than ever. Not only will the race be the largest spectator event since Covid-19 struck last spring, but also the 105th running of one of the world’s most iconic motor sports events has again raised the issue of the ...
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Industry TrendsBT Sport goes remote from Porto for UEFA Champions League final
Amid Covid-related travel restrictions and uncertainty, the Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea will provide BT Sport with the perfect opportunity to showcase its ongoing adoption of remote production.
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Industry TrendsAnalysis: What the WarnerMedia and Discovery merger means for the media industry
Will the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery give it the scale to compete globally? Kate Bulkely considers what impact it will have on the media landscape and how competitors will react.
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Industry TrendsMaking sense of metadata in the new world of content
The huge demand for content on the ever-increasing array of platforms and services is being matched by an increasing reliance on the use of metadata by broadcasters and content producers to help them find, manage and monetise their content.
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Industry TrendsReview & approval: Remote working boosts demand for seamless content review solutions
A new generation of platforms is helping teams to share content and provide feedback more easily in this phase of greatly increased remote working, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsIP environments: The need for effective orchestration increases as production infrastructures remain complex
With broadcasters at various stages of the migration to IP and the widespread occurrence of hybrid environments, it’s not surprising that advanced orchestration tools are much in demand, writes David Davies.
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Industry TrendsLocal content hits home for SVODs
After years of cost squeezing, major efforts are underway to increase the volume and quality of content localisation.
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Industry TrendsMeeting accessibility targets in a fast-moving world
Broadcasters go above and beyond to ensure that they schedule enough programmes with subtitling, audio description and signing to exceed the targets of regulators. But how do they cope under the pressure of an audience constantly seeking news and new live experiences?
