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MediaGeniX to take UKTV “beyond 2016”
Dave, one of ten UKTV linear channels, has been part and parcel of the UK broadcast setup ever since its Freeview relaunch in 2007....
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Will the IoT change how we watch TV?
There has been much discussion of late about the imminent arrival of a new class of internet citizen - the Things. The Internet of...
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Encoding in the cloud
Nowadays, cloud is the fashionable topic, a powerful and significant trend that is deeply transforming our infrastructures and IT approach. Everybody seems to be...
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Bringing down the paywall
UKTV’s move of Home to Freeview recognises the growth opportunities of free-to-air (FTA). Arqiva’s Mike Finchen, director of digital terrestrial television, considers the
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Live IP: The live debate
Audiences were able to see the workings of complete IP-based yesterday morning, with the Live IP debate broadcast across the web directly from the...
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People on the move – February
A monthly round-up of appointments in the media and broadcast industry. The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has appointed its board, as well...
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CABSAT 2016 interview
TVBEurope caught up with exhibitions director Andrew Pert, to find out more about the 22nd edition of the show. Entertainment and media spend in...
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2016: Smart OTT is the new normal
Living in an on-demand world, a simple swipe of one’s mobile phone or a few clicks of the mouse can now bring consumers a...
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An introduction: IP and Precision Time Protocol
Why would we want to move to using IP when SDI has served us so well for decades? The most commonly quoted reasoning is...
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As VoD hots up, how can providers stand out?
The OTT sector is in rude health. According to German research firm Statista, in October 2015, Netflix alone boasted 67 million paid subscribers in...
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High Dynamic Range video – software is the solution
Today, there is much debate about High Dynamic Range (HDR) as a means to improve video image quality in Ultra HD. The challenge is...
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OTT video services: Four questions to consider
With a third of UK broadband households now subscribing to at least one internet-delivered TV service, streaming services are growing steadily. The rise of...
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People on the move – January
A monthly round-up of movements in the broadcast industry. The ever-expanding telecoms and media company Altice has added three more to its team. Régis...
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TV 2030: What’s the long-term future of television?
Fifteen years ago, changes in TV were largely driven by broadcasters. They told people what they wanted, and they wanted it. Today consumers are...
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Content discovery: The importance of going global
Just how important is ’being global’? Of course, generating scale economies and gathering international insights is important, but in media, does having a global...
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Surrounded by sports
It’s been documented in books, TV shows, and Hollywood movies, and it is a prominent aspect of cultures past and present. Our abundant enthusiasm...
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People on the move – December
A monthly round-up of appointments in the broadcast and media industry. Artel Video Systems has appointed David Traverse as vice president of finance and
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Rising from nothing
From its purpose built studios in Kensington, the channel produces five hours of news, arts and entertainment programing every day, which is targeted at...
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Three potential pitfalls in the move from broadcast to OTT
According to Informa, revenue from pure OTT services is estimated to grow to $37 billion by 2017 and, while the growth curve is steep,...
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Cross border portability next for European Commission
The European Commission has announced the next phase of its digital single market strategy. Following recent consultations on the AudioVisual media services and cable...
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4K World Summit 2015
4K, UHD, 3840x2160; technology, deployment, cost; consumers, creators, content; the hopes, the reality. These were just some of the topics covered and contested at...
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People on the move – November
A monthly round-up of appointments in the broadcast and media industries. Cinegy has appointed (pictured), to the role of strategic alliance manager. She comes...
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EVS wins Live Sports Broadcast TVBAward
EVS picked up the Live Sports Broadcast award in the Live Production category at this year's TVBAwards. Sebastien Verlaine, marketing manager EMEA, accepted the...
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Great Scott!
The second annual TVBAwards saw the spotlight shine brightly on the career of Adrian Scott, the hugely admired and widely respected industry veteran who...
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Providers get personal with dynamic ad insertion
With most broadcasters now offering ever more advanced live streaming services, it is clear that such platforms are here to stay. For many, the...
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Avid at Atlantis
On the facade of the modern building which is home to its HQ and offices on the banks of the Seine in the Parisian...
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pearl.tv celebrates 4K first with ToolsOnAir
Billing itself as the first teleshopping network for men, since 2012 pearl.tv has been bringing viewers a range of tech, computer and audio/video products....
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A new model for news delivery
CNN delivers news and information through its basic cable and satellite television channels, numerous affiliates and its website. News never stops and the amount
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VIDEO: TVBAwards 2015
Guests were caught on camera arriving at the Bloomsbury Ballroom dressed to impress, and the results are now available for all to see
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Content storage and delivery: Solving infrastructure issues
Unlike standard enterprises, whether you are providing hybrid storage solutions or distributing applications, videos, or images, or creating a networked DVR infrastructure to
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MAM Leaders Series Blog: Viljar Mee, ERR
The TVBEurope MAM Leaders’ Series, in association with Avid, is an exclusive thought leadership initiative comprising a series of roundtables, interviews and regular blogs
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Project Uno: how collaboration is reshaping the TV industry
Television has undergone the biggest of transformations, from black and white to colour, from analogue to digital and now to content everywhere via multiscreen....
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People on the move – October
A monthly round-up of appointments and movements in the broadcast industry
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Return to OZ: streaming media and the new creative class
During the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to the early 1960s, the ‘Big Five’ motion picture studios hired creative professionals under...
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The new golden ageof television
Elisabetta Romano has recently become head of TV and media at Ericsson. She spoke to TVBEurope about competition in the industry, her ten years...
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Virtual reality: A new creative medium?
K7 Media projects director Phil Birchenall searches for the meaning of ‘life’ in virtual reality
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People on the move – September
A monthly round-up of appointments and movements in the broadcast industry
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Global pay-TV market to exceed one billion by 2017
The global pay-TV market is projected to grow from more than 900 million subscribers in 2014 to 1.21 billion by 2022, while Europe will...
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European Commission investigates copyright laws
The European Commission has launched a consultation on the Satellite and Cable Directive to assess whether European rules outlining where and how satellite broadcasters...
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Optimising the streaming media experience with IP Intelligence
By 2019, global subscriptions to over the top (OTT) TV services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will reach 333 million and ad spend...
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Brightcove: IBC predictions
Brightcove’s Luke Gaydon takes us through his predictions of the future trends and topics are likely to be top of mind at this year’s...
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Making the switch from baseband to IP
The future of broadcasting is in IP. But how can broadcasters make a smooth and cost effective transition without disrupting workflows?
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