Media Management
Signiant awarded patent, MediaKind’s Aquila On-Demand delivers rapid asset processing, and more
TVBEurope rounds up the latest product and tech news from Signiant, MediaKind and Dejero
Machine Learning
Media Delivery
Amazon adds new media analysis features to Rekognition Video
Allow users to execute workflows such as content preparation and ad insertion, and add ‘binge-markers’ to content at scale in the Cloud
Business
BBC begins hunt for partners in major digital overhaul
BBC is looking for suppliers to provide bespoke digital services and solutions
Media Management
DPP and Digital Catapult launch AI initiative
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has announced the launch of the AI in Media Challenge initiative, designed to “enable the next generation of media...
Media Delivery
How do broadcasters engage with viewers at a time of national importance?
By Ian Sharpe, CEO, Promethean
Technology
Interra Systems adds ML-based captioning
Automatically reports inaccuracies in captions and audio
TVBEverywhere
AWS to convert live data into rugby insights
Six Nations introduces new real-time stats for 2020 Championship
Live Production
Bundesliga scores with AWS for insight into every live broadcast
Bundesliga will use AWS artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics, compute, database, and storage services
Technology
3SS, Media Distillery and XroadMedia make linear-on-demand a reality
New platform collects and curates assets and assembles them in a tailored, linear experience
Technology
LaLiga showcases latest technology innovations
Includes tool that uses modelling of all LaLiga stadiums and the effects of lighting at all hours of the day
Business
AI and machine learning will have the biggest impact on the media technology industry
Part of TVBEurope's State of the Market webinar
Media Management
How can AI simplify broadcast production?
Simon Forrest, principal technology analyst at Futuresource Consulting, discusses the impact of machine learning
Media Delivery
FIBA, Atrium Sports partner for basketball live streaming
The Basketball World Cup begins on 31st August
Features
How artificial intelligence gave new life to old Apollo footage
Apollo’s New Moon executive producer Thomas Lucas discusses the process of upscaling NASA images to 4K
Business
Amazon to recruit more UK-based technology staff
Looking for more engineers, data scientists, Cloud and machine learning experts
Features
Why AI can be too much of a good thing for media organisations
Stuart Almond, head of Intelligent Media Services at Sony Professional Solutions Europe, considers the responsible deployment of AI in the M&E sector
News
Technology
3SS, Media Distillery join forces for AI-based personalisation platform
Combines Media Distillery’s machine learning technology with 3SS’ 3READY front end and UI/UX solution
Business
Free webinar: Tracking the Trends from the 2019 NAB Show
Free webinar will review some of the most important media technologies and new products showcased at the NAB Show
Business
STATS, Perform partner for AI deployment in sport
Transaction expected to close in second half of 2019
Technology
AWS provides in-depth insight into the Six Nations
AWS analytics, machine learning, and deep learning services will provide technology behind the live broadcast of on-screen match data and statistics
Features
Every cloud-based production has a fully scalable lining
By Jim O'Neill, principal analyst, Ooyala
Technology
F1 taps AWS for cloud capabilities and machine learning
Will use a number of AWS services to enhance its race strategies, data tracking systems, and digital broadcasts
Technology
Over 50 per cent of M&E organisations will invest in 4K, UHD, HDR etc in the coming year
Figure part of SMPTE's 2018 Innovation and Technology in Media and Entertainment Survey
Business
MediaTech 360: Better insights, greater transparency
Final sessions will take a look into 2020
Business
MediaTech 360: Let’s get personal
Next generation of user interaction, data and artificial intelligence will be discussed on day two
Data Centre
Tech companies contribute to biggest ever UK brand growth
Sky is the most innovative brand in the UK, while Vodafone is the most valuable
Technology
Facial-recognition app draws Olympics’ attention
App provides athlete profiles to users who hold their smartphones to focus on particular athletes' faces on television
Features
Who’s Who: Employing AI for the Royal Wedding
Keith Wymbs, CMO of AWS Elemental, explains how Sky News will use cloud-based machine learning and media services to name guests as they enter...
Production & Post
Sky employs machine learning for Royal Wedding
Broadcaster pairs with Amazon Web Services to enrich live-streamed video content with facts about the attendees
Technology
Amagi employs machine learning for new content preparation service
Tornado allows content owners to scale their operations, accelerate broadcast workflows, generate new revenues and reduce operational costs
Technology
Dalet brings AI to the newsroom with new Content Discovery module
Smart assistant for journalists boosts usage of content, fosters collaboration and augments editorial workflows
Content
ZOO Digital employs facial recognition to make content secure
Feature works similarly to rotoscoping, obscuring everything on screen except actors' faces
TVBEverywhere
Hot or not? Avoiding another 3D
Day Two of the inaugural MediaTech 360 Summit is in full swing