Media Management
Report: New industry codec, likely H.267, could be standardised by end of the decade
It's thought the new codec could arrive at around the same time as 6G and WiFi 8
extended reality
Media Delivery
Evolve and elevate: the role of standards in bringing immersive video to a wider audience
Philippe Guillotel, director and head of the video lab’s metavideo group at InterDigital, comments on the crucial nature of standards in providing foundations for...
Live Production
Ateme, Skyrim.ai among first members of XR Sports Alliance
Gathering data from global deployments, XRSA will share knowledge across its membership, aiming to drive future developments
Metaverse
Opinion: transforming XR hype to reality in immersive technology
Philippe Guillotel, senior director of Metavideo Group, InterDigital, explains how the media industry is still firmly in the ‘slope of enlightenment’ when it comes...
Live Production
Live from the Brandenburg Gate: ROE delivers open air studio for BBC Euro 24 coverage
The outdoor studio's LED floor comprises virtual panels which align with actual panel seams, aiming to create an illusion of natural glass while working...
Media Delivery
Accedo teams up with HBS and Qualcomm for XR Sports Alliance
The alliance aims to boost innovation in XR technology, accelerating industry growth
Metaverse
Nokia makes world’s first immersive audio call, paving way to XR and metaverse applications
The IVAS codec technology enables live spatial audio across any connected devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets or PCs), enabling users to engage in real-life interaction...
Media Consumption
Virtual feelings: how haptic technology is creating immersive environments
Philippe Guillotel, senior director of metavideo group, InterDigital, explains how haptic technology could be the next big thing in watching everything from sport to...
Metaverse
Rohde & Schwarz heads to the metaverse
Company has partnered with Slalom to develop a concept to assess and measure the end-to-end quality of XR experiences that considers network, device, and...
Media Consumption
Report: Real-time data and on-screen graphics key to retaining Gen Z viewers
Over half (56%) of those aged 18-25 said they find it challenging to watch content from traditional broadcasters due to horizontal content not being...
Business
Accedo acquires extended reality solution provider eyecandylab
eyecandylab's flagship patented augmen.tv platform for XR applications as well as its Web3-based loyalty solution Watch&Earn will be integrated into Accedo’s software stack
Media Delivery
Nokia, DOCOMO, NTT implement AI and ML into 6G radio air interface
The companies have also utilised new sub-terahertz (sub-THz) spectrum, which would allow 6G networks to support the most bandwidth-intensive future use cases requiring multi-gigabit...
Media Management
Google opens Immersive Stream for XR to all Google Cloud customers
Immersive Stream for XR enables users to click a link or scan a QR code and immediately be transported to extended reality
Production & Post
Germany’s Plazamedia to open new XR LED studio
The new studio, named briX|woRk.studio, features a 120-square-metre L-shaped LED wall as its centerpiece,
Production & Post
What’s in store for the media tech industry in 2023: AR, VR, and the metaverse
Why the biggest battles of 2023 could be around the use of augmented reality, and 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC) could play a...
Production & Post
Pixotope partners with Unilumin on turnkey LED/XR solution for broadcast industry
Unilumin's LED volumes have been used on The X Factor and Sky TV’s sport studio
Media Management
InterDigital and Philips to develop video-based immersive codecs for XR
InterDigital will contribute expertise on immersive codecs, including Visual Volumetric Video (V3), Video-based Point Cloud Compression (V-PCC) and MPEG Immersive Video (MIV)
Production & Post
Virtual production company Pixotope expands European footprint
Pixotope said the new partnerships reflect the increased global demand for high-level, virtual production technology
Business
disguise expands metaverse plans with Meptik acquisition
disguise CEO Fernando Kufer says the acquisition of the creative studio will help it lead the next era in extended reality and metaverse experiences
Audio
New TV and film music platform launches ready for the metaverse
It will feature a curated gallery of Dolby Atmos as standard soundtracks and songs for cinema, TV, advertising, trailers, games, VR, AR and XR
Production & Post
French virtual production studio upgrades to extended reality
The combined FLEX/SMODE xR solution works as an additional server on top of the existing Unreal/nDisplay set-up
Production & Post
disguise helps create a virtual world for Camila Cabello
Elements created by xR and AR included plants, skies, graphics, animated cityscapes, fireflies and butterflies
Business
disguise accelerates remote collaboration with two acquisitions
Company has acquired both Mapping Matter and Previz, with plans to integrate both platforms into its own solution
Live Production
Discovery enhances the Cube for Tokyo 2020
Studio has been updated to include newly-released 3D Zoom software to allow viewers to see wider and more spectacular panoramic views of Cube locations
Live Production
France’s TF1 analyses Euro 2020 with extended reality
TF1 is using the technology to fully render virtual stadiums and immerse viewers in critical game action
Production & Post
disguise announces public release of its extended reality solution
disguise xR integrates with leading LED, real-time content and camera tracking technologies to power immersive virtual environments
Production & Post
Vizrt announces extended reality package for in-studio and outside broadcasts
New package provides "a range of capabilities allowing broadcasters to extend the visualisation of their stories to tell them better"
Production & Post
Ncam, disguise join forces to bring xR studios to broadcast
Technology enables users to visualise live AR, MR and xR, real-time CGI environments, set extensions and CGI elements directly in-camera using Ncam's real-time camera...
Production & Post
disguise opens new London xR stage
Company is also operating xR stages in Los Angeles and Hong Kong
Features
Going green screenless
Dan Meier visits visualisation specialist disguise to see extended reality in action