BBC R and D

BBC to trial creating and delivering object-based media at scale

Project will include developing AI-powered techniques to allow audio and video to be separated into objects and create metadata describing a scene

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Trial enables viewers to turn phones, tablets and laptops into extra speakers in order to surround themselves in the sounds of the game

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Monster uses the listener’s connected devices to create the experience, rather than the listener being plugged in via headphones.

How the BBC's R&D team developed open source machine-learning framework network YOLO (You Only Look Once) for Autumnwatch.

Research found that the devices in viewers' homes used more energy in total than in the BBC's distribution chain

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

BBC Together has been developed by the broadcaster's R&D team and is available on BBC Taster

Uses the viewer's mood, personal preferences and the choices they make to personalise the experience

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'Narrative Balancer' helps viewers turn up speech and reduce other sounds

BBC R&D looking at innovation that will offer viewers a more personal service