What’s hot in OTT and direct to consumer at IBC2022

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UK broadcasters team to launch live TV streaming service Freely

2023-09-20T14:05:00Z By Staff writer

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have collaborated on the development of Freely, a new free TV service that will deliver live TV over broadband.

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Streaming homes in Western Europe set to overtake North America in 2024

2023-09-20T13:49:00Z By Staff writer

The number of households taking at least one subscription OTT service in Western Europe is set to surpass North America next year, with the UK and Germany driving much of the growth. 

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Pact Census: TV production revenues hit all time high in 2022

2023-09-20T13:43:00Z By Staff writer

TV sector revenues reached their highest ever levels in the UK in 2022, according to the annual 2023 Pact Census.

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IBC Accelerators: Authenticated Data Specification

2023-09-20T10:44:00Z

IBC2023: The Authenticated Data Specification defines a standardised data distribution package to ensure that, as programming is distributed and works its way through the entertainment landscape.

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IBC Accelerators: Connect & Produce Anywhere

2023-09-20T10:43:00Z

IBC2023: Detaching production teams from an event location brought us remote production. In this project, the aim was to detach software from hardware and deploy a distributed computing architecture between ground and cloud, exploring the benefits & challenges of such an approach. By dynamically moving live production media processing stages ...

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IBC Accelerators: Synthetic Humans for Entertainment & Accessibility

2023-09-20T10:42:00Z

IBC2023: The aim of this challenge was to present two different use cases based on synthetic humans: the first one is a theatre filled with the melodic tones of Maria Callas, and the second is a photorealistic sign language interpreter, to address accessibility. These two distinct use cases demonstrated how ...