Production & Post
MomentsLab and LucidLink join forces to drive AI-powered production
The partnership aims to streamline production workflows combining AI capabilities with real-time collaboration tools
AI
Business
LiveU to acquire Actus Digital
The strategic acquisition aims to capitalise on the synergies between product portfolios, enhancing the ability of content creators and storytellers to generate more value...
Artificial Intelligence
Dimension launches AI-powered media production pipeline
Aiming to support filmmakers to deliver content faster and more efficiently, the studio has released a proof-of-concept animation to showcase the pipeline's capabilities
IP Migration
Cloud gazing
Three industry experts give TVBEurope their insights into unlocking the benefits of cloud migration
Production & Post
CoSTAR Screen Lab launches funding call for UK 5G projects
Two creative projects will receive awards of £35,000 aiming to boost innovation in 5G across the media and entertainment sector
Business
The Media League launches first-of-its-kind media tech consultancy service
The agency aims to bridge gaps in product strategy, development, and go-to-market programmes for media tech companies around the world
Live Production
EVS zooms in on replays
Extending the capabilities of LSM-VIA, the zoom capability aims to enhance game analysis and storytelling in premium live sports productions
Business
Adobe, Avid, AWS, Dolby join MovieLabs Industry Forum Leadership Council
The council will guide key focus areas to help grow a more secure, interoperable and effective media creation ecosystem, said the organisation
Media Consumption
Spanish, French and Italian associations agree to drive UHD adoption in Europe
The collaboration aims to promote widespread UHD rollout across the continent, positioning Europe as a global leader in audiovisual innovation
Media Delivery
Comcast launches global Cloud TV platform
The company aims to enable broadcasters and video service providers to deliver multi-platform TV, both broadcast and OTT, from the cloud via a managed...
Media Delivery
WSC Sports agrees AI-driven content delivery deal with Movistar Plus+
The collaboration will modernise Movistar's content delivery process across linear, web and social channels, as well as the brand's new OTT platform, Movistar Plus+
People
Santiago Solanas announced as new Dalet CEO
Following a 30 year career at technology firms including Sage, Oracle, Cisco, IBM and Microsoft, Santiago Solanas replaces departing CEO, Carl Farrell, who will...
Artificial Intelligence
Ted Sarandos: AI is a creators tool, not a creative tool
Speaking to the Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast, the Netflix co-CEO gave his thoughts on how AI will help create content, but not takeover...
Artificial Intelligence
Moving forward: Artificial intelligence will continue to drive change in 2024
From personalised broadcasting to automation and news production, AI is predicted to continue to dominate the media industry in 2024
IBC
The growing importance of lightweight productions and workflows
Steve Wind-Mozley, CMO, LiveU, on why simple, tried-and-tested solutions for lightweight, ground-to-cloud-to-crowd workflows has been a game changer
Features
Industry partnerships accelerate AI-augmented video streaming
Partnerships between video streaming ecosystem experts are key to fostering innovation, writes Alain Pellen, senior manager, OTT and IPTV solutions, at Harmonic
Artificial Intelligence
The trends of 2023: artificial intelligence
Grigory Mindlin, general manager for broadcast at disguise, says that the dawn of AI is bringing new sorts of discussions into the broadcast industry…...
Media Management
Formula cloud
As the Formula 1 season winds down towards its conclusion next month, TVBEurope recently caught up with F1's director of innovation and digital technology...
Business
TVBEurope October/November issue out now
The AI force has awakened within the M&E sector, and we continue our exploration into its current and potential applications, and the conversations around...
Technology
The R&D and product development landscape: LTN
Rick Young, SVP, head of global products at LTN, says that the company will use IBC to showcase why media companies need to embrace...
Technology
The Black Box approach to R&D
John Hickey, senior director of R&D and KVM systems at Black Box, offers his insight into the current R&D landscape, and where he sees...
Artificial Intelligence
Disney exploring use of artificial intelligence ‘across all its businesses’
According to reports, a special task force is looking at how the company could develop AI-based applications in house as well as work with...
Artificial Intelligence
Could artificial intelligence be the future of news production?
TVBEurope talks to Sky News' Tom Clarke about how the broadcaster used AI to create a news package, from writing the text to presenting...
Artificial Intelligence
Ofcom issues guidance to broadcasters on use of generative AI
The regulator has suggested broadcasters may need to adapt or develop their compliance processes to account for the potential risks involved in the use...
Artificial Intelligence
AI, David Bowie, and the next Steven Spielberg
Neil Maycock takes a look at how generative AI could impact the broadcasting industry, and why vendors should be starting to use the technology...
Media Management
Is Apple aiming to use AI for video compression?
The global tech giant has quietly acquired start-up WaveOne, which created artificial intelligence-based video compression software
Live Production
EBU: Artificial intelligence will drive the future of production
The European Broadcasting Union's head of strategy suggests AI will help to simplify the skills needed in production in the next few years
Production & Post
Render farm management system, AI-driven facial veiling tech among Sci-Tech Oscar winners
The annual awards recognise inventors and engineers who have advanced the art and science of motion pictures
Media Management
Quickplay, Vionlabs partner on AI-based metadata creation
The companies have integrated their technologies to increase viewer engagement and drive revenue
People
Meet the… head of marketing
Digital Nirvana's Suresh Babu allows us inside his daily routine and why he thinks marketing in the media and entertainment industry is a different...
Media Management
The challenge of low-latency
Stefan Lederer, CEO and co-founder at Bitmovin, looks at how live low-latency streaming remains a challenge, and how AV1 could be 2022's breakout star
Media Management
ITV switches to AI-based segmentation with PFT cloud solution
Changes manual process from 15-20 minutes to 3 minutes automatically
Media Delivery
AI technologies used to localise content for the Bob Ross Channel
Cinedigm is working with the AI-voice start-up Papercup to dub the entire catalogue of Bob Ross’s iconic painting show for linear AVoD and SVoD...
IBC
Industry collaboration is the root of all innovation
Mark Smith, innovation lead and advisor to IBC, gives TVBEurope an overview of this year's IBC Accelerator Media Innovation programme. All projects will be...
Media Management
AI is the next cloud: what next for artificial intelligence in media?
In an excerpt from TVBEurope's MediaTech Outlook, Richard Welsh, SVP innovation, Deluxe explores the role of AI in our industry
Production & Post
Points of view: Artificial intelligence
Hackthorn Innovation's Steve Sharman explains why AI is set to move up the value chain to increasingly help optimise and automate parts of production...
Media Management
NPO, RTL Nederland make AI pledge
Broadcasters pledge to adhere to ethical guidelines when using artificial intelligence
Business
ITV makes key appointments across data division
Four newly created positions have been filled as part of the broadcaster's drive to transform its data and AI strategy
Media Management
France Télévisions strengthens data and AI development for programme production
Broadcaster's DaAI department is monitoring and testing AI solutions as well as producing proofs of concepts to be able to incorporate the tools within France...
Production & Post
How AI can transform TV
Parham Azimi, CEO of iconik, explains how broadcasters and media organisations can use AI to give them a head-start on any upcoming industry changes.
Media Management
Autoscript gives on-air talent scroll control, InterDigital develops AI compression platform, and more
TVBEurope rounds up the latest products and solutions news from Autoscript, InterDigital, LTN Global and AWS Elemental
Production & Post
How BBC R&D used artificial intelligence to ‘watch’ Springwatch’s cameras
BBC R&D collaborated with the BBC Natural History Unit to test systems using AI technologies to help monitor some of the remote wildlife cameras