Opinion

Producing more with less – with IP it’s really possible

Imagine Communications' Cassidy Phillips argues that IP systems built on COTS hardware and SMPTE ST 2110 standard are not a science project

Media Delivery

The metaverse and the forgotten value of video

Guy Parry-Williams, founder of Imedia8, takes a look at the value of video and immersive technology in helping companies reach a bigger audience

Opinion

The new challenges in OTT

iWedia's Jérôme Vial takes a look at the OTT landscape

Media Management

Enabling secure content collaboration for remote M&E workflows

David Phillips, principal architect, M&E solutions at Cloudian writes that having a secure, cost-effective storage solution that lets employees access tools, applications and media...

Media Delivery

Next-gen compression: the key to quality, sustainable OTT

Rémi Beaudouin, VP marketing, ATEME, explains how to stand out from the crowd

Media Management

Maximising media assets with a state-of-the-art MAM solution

Dave Clack, CEO of Square Box Systems, looks at the importance of effective asset management

Opinion

2018 storage strategies: Five trends to watch

Matt Starr, CTO, Spectra Logic, looks forward to some of the key trends likely to affect the media and entertainment industries in 2018

Live Production

Remotely possible

Philip Stevens offers his predictions for remote production in 2018

Media Management

Making the most of the cloud

Cantemo's Parham Azimi looks at hybrid solutions and getting the best out of your set up

Media Management

Preparing for a future of cloud-based storage

Cloud-based storage will continue to gain momentum as the media industry looks toward efficient, reliable, and scalable cloud-powered workflows, says Aspera’s VP marketing, Richard...

Media Consumption

Voice search: increasing adoption and engagement

TiVo's Charles Dawes looks at education, personalisation and integration of voice-activated services

Opinion

The Golden Age of television

Sky's Gary Davey looks at the threats and the opportunities of the British television industry

Media Delivery

Fighting piracy: What are broadcasters’ best weapons?

Nick Fitzgerald, chairman at TV2U, discusses how broadcasters need to take a new approach to combat this ongoing challenge

Media Management

Solving the workflow puzzle

Glookast CTO Felipe Santos looks at formulating the best possible solutions that address the pain points experienced by media enterprises

Opinion

Putting a stop to Kodi piracy

GeoGuard's David Briggs looks the prevalence of Kodi throughout 2017, and how we can protect our content in the future

Opinion

Innovation in an ever-changing landscape

TSL Systems MD Jeremy Rees looks optimising lifetime asset value and rapid integrations

Opinion

Embrace transformation to enable business growth

Can outsourcing and business transformation help media companies enable business growth?

Opinion

How machine learning will reinvent broadcast

The media and entertainment industry could see a pivotal shift in its day-to-day operations

Opinion

Voice-activated AI is the future – but only in the right context

Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli talks automated voice services, Amazon Alexa and new technology

Opinion

The need for speed

Ooyala's Phil Eade looks at the trends driving change in broadcast

Opinion

The future of OTT streaming

Gert Rieder, CEO, Falcon Media House, looks at how to overcome some of the challenges preventing content providers and producers embracing the latest innovations

Opinion

An old idea will turn media upside down

Mark Harrison, DPP managing director, addresses supply chain thinking

Opinion

The off-shore OTT opportunity

Mark Blair, vice president, EMEA, Brightcove, looks at how to determine the right distribution model for going OTT overseas

Opinion

Why captioning can’t be fully automated

You may have heard the headlines – “We’ve reached human parity” (Microsoft, 16th October) as they reach an accuracy of over 94 per cent;...

Opinion

The Premier League piracy problem

NAGRA's Christopher Schouten looks at the on-going problem of illegal streaming

Opinion

What next for 4K?

Nevion's Olivier Suard looks at the future of 4K and it's potential impact on broadcasters

Opinion

Collaboration enables transformation

Can the industry adopt more collaborative, viewer-centric approaches across linear, OTT and VOD services?

Opinion

The promise of voice control

Today consumers are increasingly comfortable using voice commands to control some devices. The next phase of development is bringing control to a multiplicity of...

Opinion

Getting broadcasters on board with IP

Most live broadcast contribution and production continues to be performed in a traditional fashion, with existing workflows based for example around satellite and SDI

Opinion

What’s next for the online video revolution?

In 2005, Liberty Global published a whitepaper on ‘The Digital Video Consumer’ which reported that 95 per cent of video content viewing in Europe...

Opinion

How technology will make waves in Hollywood in 2017

Huge changes are taking place in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, and this year the impact of the digital revolution has been even...

Opinion

Snapchat – here today, gone tomorrow?

Dan Whitehead, head of drama and digital, K7 Media, identifies "the real battleground" in social media and video

Opinion

Targeted ads monetisation will drive mobile TV and video future

Traditional TV commercials target massive segments of the audiences. However, OTT TV format, unlike its predecessors, includes redistribution of the video content by request...

Opinion

Exploring the future of live audio production: Part I

With exciting developments surrounding immersive and personalised audio, and the continuing implementation of remote production techniques, 2017 is shaping up to be a hugely...