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UHD takes off for UMG
Completing the first stage of a global strategy to equip the world leader in music-based entertainment with advanced video production capabilities, ATG Danmon UK...
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SMPTE 2110 points VRT to the promised land of IP
Used for four interview elements per day by the IBC TV News, the VRT Live IP studio has been a focal point for the...
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Blackmagic acquires Fairlight, Ultimatte
Blackmagic Design has entered the audio business and is extending its reach in the broadcast, commercial and feature film businesses via the acquisitions of...
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IBC brings together the IP history makers
Never, in 49 IBC shows, have we seen the like. The move from analogue to digital was immense, but the eradication of the serial...
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Sir Martin Sorrell: “Privatise C4; Trump could win”
Sir Martin Sorrell, delivering IBC’s ‘Global View’ Keynote in his position as CEO of creative giant WPP, gave a barnstorming speech and explained WPP’s...
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Fresh investment for global growth
Gravity Media Group (GMG), the owner of worldwide broadcast services specialists Gearhouse Broadcast and Hyperactive Broadcast, has secured a substantial investment to fund future...
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IABM stats are as unnerving as the IP transition
At the IABM breakfast event the base for discussion was set by CEO Peter White, caretaker of the broadcast industry’s vital organs. The first...
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NHK reveals plans for ultra-thin 8K displays
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has unveiled plans to develop a new ‘ultra-thin’ OLED-based 8K display technology at IBC. The broadcaster is showing a 1mm-thick...
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“Broadcasters must scale up”
Forming vertical partnerships with social media platforms and joining forces with other broadcasters to create scale will be strategies that broadcasters adopt to compete...
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TV brands and their future plans
“We believe many mobile operators are on the cusp of becoming fully-fledged TV platforms,” said James Currell, the COO of Viacom for the UK,...
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ImmediaTV acquired for IP product line growth
In a deal struck late Thursday night in Amsterdam, Cobalt Digital has announced its acquisition of ImmediaTV, a Silicon Valley company focused on IP-centric...
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Avid graphics deal
NEP Group worked with design firm DD8 to implement Avid graphics systems as part of a broadcast production infrastructure for Seven Network’s coverage of...
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Proximus football launches IP remote production
Belgium’s Proximus has announced the successful launch of IP remote production for live broadcasts of the Proximus Football League in Belgium. To realise the...
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BBC NI goes live with new DSNG vans
A new DSNG vehicle for BBC Northern Ireland being shown at IBC is one of 37 supplied by Megahertz over the last two years...
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Ericsson: “5G will definitely be disruptive”
Ulf Ewaldsson, VP and group CTO at Ericsson, is a firm believer in the benefits that 5G wireless technology will offer. However, along with...
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Cord-cutting rockets as millennials opt for DIY bundling
Up to ten per cent of households have now ditched their subscription TV packages in favour of SVoD services such as Netflix, new research...
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UEFA Euro match is testbed for 4K
Aperi and Barco Silex have partnered to provide native IP live remote production in 4K. Aperi, a provider of software-based real-time IP media processing...
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Configurable IP audio console
A new IP audio broadcast console that claims to take control surface configuration to a new level is being debuted. Wheatstone said its LXE...
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Curzon Home Cinema: boosting revenues via OTT
Phil Mordecai, director, Curzon Home Cinema, told IBC delegates at Thursday’s ‘Bricks and Clicks’ session that the cinema chain was enjoying a growing success...
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Acquisitions for replay and IP capability
As reported in The IBC Daily yesterday, Coveloz Technologies and Abekas have been acquired by Ross Video, as the company attempts to improve its...
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Connecting the live, and more
Under the theme ‘Connecting the Live,’ EVS made a series of announcements on Thursday that reflect the company’s role in multiple ongoing industry transitions....
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Work on LTO-8 is underway
The LTO Program, a consortium to develop and make available LTO as an open format, which was formed by technology provider companies Hewlett Packard...
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dock10, Avid partnership
Avid has selected dock10, a leading media services provider, to become its first Cloud Managed Services Partner. Per the agreement, dock10, which provides platform,...
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Going global
Global Media Network, a professional media contribution solution that enables broadcasters and content developers to take their content global, has been unveiled by Telstra...
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AI key in future of sports broadcasting
Looking to the future and how to get viewers even more engaged with sports broadcasting, the executive vice president and CTO of Major League...
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Amsterdam welcomes IBC
Dear IBC Visitor, The City of Amsterdam is delighted to welcome you to IBC2016! This week, the IBC Exhibition and its agenda-setting conference will...
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Eutelsat takes stake in V-Nova
Eutelsat and V-Nova used IBC to announce a commercial partnership. Eutelsat is taking a “minority” stake in V-Nova and its cornerstone product, the Perseus...
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Cronk hails seminal event
At the point of foundation AIMS had three members. It now has 54 and it is playing a huge role in supporting the IBC...
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“The 50-year party is over”
Dominique Delport, global MD at Havas Media and chairman of Vivendi’s content division, told IBC delegates at the show’s opening session that the mass-marketing...
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Coveloz and Abekas acquired
Ross Video has announced two acquisitions here at IBC. On Thursday evening the company stated it has purchased both Coveloz Technologies, a company offering...
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Sanguine Sony looks to IP workflows
Sony agrees that interoperability is a key element of the IP discussions, but it wants to move away from sole concentration and get the...
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Ericsson partners with IT giants
Yesterday saw two major announcements from Ericsson. In the first, the company said that it would be partnering with Google to extend the reach...
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Google: “We want to help broadcasters”
The message to broadcasters is clear: Google wants to help them adapt to the biggest revolution they have had to face, according to Ben...
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GV and Cisco form partnership
With IP production taking off, Grass Valley and Cisco have cemented their relationship to offer customers complete, integrated broadcast network systems. Some, such as...
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Setting the standard for the next 20 years
The progress towards the day SDI finally dies and IP dominates was put into perspective yesterday by EBU director of technology Simon Fell, when...
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Isle of Man backs new TV venture
The Isle of Man (IoM) is solidly backing a new media initiative to welcome broadcast channels to the low tax island. Satellite operator SES...
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NewTek unveils production system for IP video
The NewTek IP Series, a software-driven, expandable, modular video production system, was unveiled at IBC. It’s designed for IP video while also fully backwards compatible...
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Without technology, stories cannot be told
With talent shortages being one of the big issues of IBC, it will be interesting to see how the new Production Technology MA course...
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Small robotic head offers big ad-Vantage over PTZ
A new compact robotic head that is claimed to be the first to be truly camera agnostic has been launched by Vinten. The new...
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LyricX 2.0 unwrapped
Version 2.0 of ChyronHego’s LyricX graphics creation and playout system is at IBC. “With LyricX 2.0, we’ve broadened the platform and amped its performance...
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4K-ready streamer debuted
A live TV network streamer and PVR system for the home that supports 4K and uses no internet bandwidth is on show at IBC....
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Pickup EnGo for SIMple cellular roaming
The latest version of Dejero’s compact Live+ EnGo mobile transmitter offers simplified connectivity options and updated roaming packages. It encodes IP video and bonds...