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
Alliance for Open Media ‘kickstarts’ video innovation with AV1 release
Codec delivers cross-platform, 4K UHD or higher online video, royalty-free
Magix unveils first foray into virtual reality software
Photostory Premium VR lets users create virtual tours and presentations from photos and videos
nc+ selects Axon to deliver Poland’s first 4K sports broadcast
Roll-out of the service kicked off with a live broadcast of the Champions League football match between Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur
VR and AR shipments returning to growth in 2018
New IDC report anticipates the market growing by 48.5 per cent year-on-year in 2018 to 12.4 million units
TVU, Panasonic launch new camera/IP management and delivery integration
Panasonic cameras can communicate with TVU transceivers and grid
Globecast launches event-based IP-over-satellite platform
Platform developed in partnership with California-based CBTV
Tedial marries AI to MAMs for sport production
SMARTLIVE will be showcased at the NAB Show
La Liga teams up with Mediapro to provide VAR tech from next season
A centre for VAR’s video operations has been installed in Madrid’s Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas
NEP UK creates first Super-Slow live camera
Uses 4K equipment from Grass Valley and Vislink
ZOO Digital employs facial recognition to make content secure
Feature works similarly to rotoscoping, obscuring everything on screen except actors' faces
Tellyo announces new on-demand solution
Aimed at organisations who require a platform on an "as and when" basis
Wazee Digital and BASE Media Cloud drive Formula E content
Companies combine their cloud-based services for new solution
HEVC Advance eliminates content fees on streaming
Aims to further accelerate HEVC adoption
Canal Digital employs Conax to secure new 4K service
Marks first delivery of Conax Lynx separation technology to protect content from "pirate in the box" attacks
Apple’s video service to include “surprise technology angle”
Apple SVP Eddy Cue was speaking at SXSW
VideosFujifilm installs 22 4K HDR lenses at Television Centre
Lenses will be used in conjunction with 4K cameras, screens and switchers
BT unveils the ‘future of mobile streaming’ during Champions League match
Showcased High Definition HDR live broadcast direct to mobile
Eutelsat to launch low earth orbit satellite designed for IoT
IoT specialist Sigfox to partner with Eutelsat for data analysis
Disney, Accenture partner on initiative for next-gen video tech
StudioLAB will look into future of entertainment experiences through emerging technologies
Net Insight launches next-generation Nimbra Terabit media platform
Nimbra 1060 facilitates broadcasters demand on high quality live content
DVB explores OTT TV
DVB-I will focus on commercial requirements for standalone linear TV over broadband
Bauer Media launches Alexa Skills for entire radio portfolio
National brands Absolute, Magic and KISS to launch first
Canal Digital offering “game changing” next-gen TV experience
OnePlace is built on Google's Android TV open ecosystem
SMPTE and DPP collaborate on first SMPTE specification
First draft focuses on use of Interoperable Master Format
Amazon launches hands-free Fire TV voice control
Devices can now be paired with Amazon Echo
HbbTV Association publishes new core specification to support HDR, HFR and NGA
2.0.2 has been under development since October 2017
Agence France-Presse selects MX1 for secure newsfeed transmission
MX1 360 solution removes "significant bottleneck" in AFP operations
NAGRA unveils top five pay-TV trends
Business transformation, user experience, anti-piracy, analytics and evolving business models top the list for 2018
EditShare’s Quales solution gets AS-11 DPP certification
Automatic quality control and file verification solution will adhere to key UK file delivery guidelines
Viewers will be able to watch sport as live-streamed holograms ‘within five years’
Magic Leap CEO makes bold prediction
Tektronix announces interoperability with AWS Elemental
Covers AWS Elemental MediaLive, AWS Elemental MediaConvert and AWS Elemental MediaPackage
Limelight Networks launches new DRM to simplify content security
New solution allows distributors to control what end users can do with video and audio streams
ITV employs Trickbox TV’s fly-away for Trump exclusive
Company's OB kit used in Davos
Accessing South Africa’s production talent
Production expertise in South Africa is at an all-time high - and the elephants actors are really talented. Phil Rhodes talks to one recent...