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Report reveals shifts in media technology buying decisions
The report, by Bubble Agency and Caretta Research, also found three-quarters of vendors and buyers are seeing the need to tighten belts
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TVBEurope’s September 2023 issue now available
The new issue focuses on remote production, the cloud, and takes a look at how artificial intelligence is generating a new approach to content...
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Meet the… business development manager
Ben Gunkel, business development manager, Verso Live, reveals how he got his start in the media industry by offering to work for free for...
Business
Grass Valley reports it doubled its earnings in the last year
As part of its update, Grass Valley revealed Jon Wilson is joining the company as chief operating officer from 1st October
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Polly Cochrane joins NFTS’ board of governors
According to the NFTS, Cochrane's extensive experience in marketing and communications will prove invaluable to the school as it looks to deliver a "step-change"...
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Are you being served? The changing customer-supplier relationship
TVBEurope columnist Neil Mayock looks at how the technology shift in the media industry to IT and software is also changing the supplier/customer relationship,...
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Merapar appoints new CEO
Alex Terpstra joins the company from previous roles with the likes of Civolution and Philips, and has a strong track record in building and...
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Bectu: 75 per cent of UK freelancers currently out of work
Nearly a quarter of the survey's 4,000 respondents said they do not see themselves working in the industry in the next five years
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Meet the… IBC innovation lead and council chair
From working with the likes of Queen, David Bowie and U2, to leading IBC's innovation programme, Mark Smith tells TVBEurope about his varied career,...
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NewTek no more: Vizrt announces single brand name
The company said it intends to extend its product portfolio and launch a new entry-level video production system for streamers and content creators, and...
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Best of Show Awards at IBC 2023 deadline extended
Awards celebrate the innovation and craft of the industry’s R&D teams by recognising some of the standout products and solutions on display in Amsterdam
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NEP Group announces passing of founder Tom Shelburne
Shelburne founded NEP Supershooters in 1987, leading it to become the world’s biggest mobile broadcast production company
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Drivers of change: The future of the industry
In the final part of TVBEurope's series of features considering the state of the media tech industry we look to the future, and ask...
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Deadline looms for Best of Show submissions
The awards celebrate the innovation and craft of the industry’s R&D teams by recognising some of the standout products and solutions on display in...
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Petition calls for UK government to give film and TV crews more support during Hollywood strikes
The petition says the on-going strikes have meant "work has disappeared for many freelance crew overnight" and they could have a long-term effect on...
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Former BBC director general ‘in talks to take over at CNN’
According to reports, Mark Thompson is one of the leading candidates to take on the top role at the news channel
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Meet the… head of global integrations
Bitmovin's Anuja Vagh details her career in the media industry, from running around Soho to working with customers who need expertise in the video...
Live Production
Second UK OB company enters administration
Televideo celebrated 47 years in the outside broadcast and production industry in 2023, with clients including the BBC, Sky Sports, Netflix, Channel 4, Channel...
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SMPTE announces 2023 honourees
The annual awards honour those contributions to media production and distribution by those whose work often goes unseen by the public
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TMT Insights announces media operations division, makes key appointments
The company has appointed AWS executives Brian Kenworthy as vice president of media operations and Chris McCarthy as vice president of media solutions
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UK’s Film and TV Charity sees 800 per cent rise in requests for financial aid
The Charity has announced a £500,000 increase in its financial budget in order to help it meet the requirements of workers across the industry...
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Report: Europe’s public service broadcasters need more government support to fight the streaming giants
Ampere said the competition from digital platforms and funding constraints caused by declining public TV revenue, budget cuts and austerity measures have limited PSM...
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Phillip Covell joins iGene Media as chief commercial officer
Covell's remit includes overseeing iGene’s international business affairs, as well as responsibility for the development of the London team, opportunities in the UK and...
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IBC announces NASA JPL creative technologist Marco Tempest as 2023 keynote speaker
Creative technologist and extended reality pioneer will deliver keynote session on Saturday 16 September, at 1pm
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Meet the… chief revenue officer
TVBEurope meets Kira Baca, chief revenue officer at Ateliere to find out more about her passion for the industry, and the profound impact its...
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Pixotope makes two senior appointments
The company has appointed Phil Ventre and Vivian Yu to "support the growing demand for virtual production in the broadcast and APAC markets"
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Drivers of change: professional development
The fourth part of our drivers of change feature series focuses on professional development, and how broadcast companies are directing their efforts to support,...
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Film and TV sector careers aspirational, but unrealistic say school leavers
New research from the Association of Accounting Technicians reveals more than half of school leavers are interested in pursuing a career in the TV...
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Recipients of 75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards announced
NAB, Riedel, Brompton Technology, SmallHD, and the ITU are among the winners of this year's awards
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Magna Systems signs Asia Pacific distribution partnership with Open Broadcast Systems
The agreement will see Magna selling Open Broadcast Systems’ full range of encoders and decoders which deliver low-latency broadcast services, running as apps on...
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HPA issues open letter of concern for survival of media creation supply chain
Members of the post production, creative, and creative technology communities face a critical moment as current work stoppages threaten the long-term viability of the...
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The importance of encouraging transparency and open dialogue in the media technology industry
Continuing TVBEurope's look at drivers of change in the media tech industry, Hannah Barnhardt, COO and co-founder of TMT Insights, explains why it's important...
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Meet the… software developer and co-founder
Emmy and Oscar-winner Mark Hills explains why coding is such a fundamental part of the media technology industry
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#GALSNGEAR launches hub to empower women in the media tech industry
The Tequity Hub embodies the equation tequity = skills + access + visibility, said the organisation, as well as providing a supportive community, said...
People
Andrew Georgiou appointed UK president and MD at Warner Bros Discovery
He will serve as head of Warner Bros Discovery’s media business in the UK and Ireland, as well as continuing to lead the sports...
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Leading with inclusion: How AWS is driving diversity in the media tech industry
Continuing TVBEurope's look at drivers of change in the media tech industry, Samira Bakhtiar, director of global media and entertainment, Amazon Web Services (AWS),...
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Tributes paid to TAG Video’s Peter Wharton
Wharton was a well-known member of the media tech community, and an active member of SMPTE
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STG to acquire Avid in all-cash deal worth $1.4 billion
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023 and will see Avid become a privately-head company
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Drivers of change in the media tech industry: Diversity
In the third part of our series of features looking at drivers of change in the media tech industry, TVBEurope hears how vendors are...
Business
Updated: Free webinar: Sustainability-as-a-Service in Media and Entertainment
A panel of industry stakeholders will debate the challenges faced by broadcasters when factoring sustainability into their buying decisions, and how it affects who...
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Warner Bros Discovery EMEA president steps down
Going forward, the EMEA leadership team will report directly to international president Gerhard Zeiler. Dogra's role will not be replaced
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Meet the… head of technical operations
Evolutions' Fiona Burton explains why she thinks the operations team is the engine room within any media production, and discusses why she believes in...