In the fireside chat, Carl discusses Telstra’s 2015 acquisition of Globecast Australia, the risk of designing a Broadcast operations Centre into a tier-4 data centre whilst moving a 24/7 Master Control Room, ensuring services weren’t disrupted, and security implications of joining a global telecommunications company. 5 years on, we look at managing the risk and benefits of business and infrastructure growth outside of Asia Pacific.
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In this session, hear how Discovery needed to deliver three linear channels to four affiliates in the APAC region, including geographically remote areas such as Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Since these locations fell outside of the satellite footprints that Discovery utilizes, an alternative distribution method needed to be explored. Although technically challenging, Discovery still wanted to deliver the channels in a cost-effective way.
Using its Network 1 solution, an internet-based platform for primary distribution of linear content, Cerberus was able to pick up the feeds and deliver the content into the network before delivering it to the most geographically convenient cloud region, depending on the location of each affiliate.
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We're back with episode 11 of the In the Hub podcast! In this episode, Neil speaks to Roger Thornton - Copy Cruncher at IABM, Chairman on the Exhibition Committee at IBC and long-time Marketing and PR professional in our industry. Roger recalls how he got started in broadcasting and media, gives his advice on communicating effectively as a company during COVID-19 and whether all publicity really is good publicity.
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The session looks at the challenges and opportunities in this new media ecosystem.
IABM’s Head of Insight and Analysis, Lorenzo Zanni, opens the event, sharing IABM’s latest research and analysis of the current state of Broadcast and Media, and how its future is likely to unfold over the coming months and years. This is then be followed by a panel of experts from the Broadcast and Media Industry who explore the challenges and opportunities that new technologies and business models will bring to the industry.
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Welcome back to the ninth episode of the In the Hub podcast. In this episode, Neil chats with Mike Ransome - a broadcast legend with 30 years of experience in the broadcast equipment hire and rental industry. Mike now heads up MCR Broadcast Hire as a Managing Director. Neil and Mike dig into the current landscape of the broadcast equipment rental industry, his experiences working with the Olympics and the World Cup, and Mike's vision for the future of our industry.
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In the fifth episode of the In the Hub podcast, Neil speaks to legendary broadcast and internet video consultant, Mark Johnson. You'll know Mark from his time as a host over at StudioTech TV on YouTube, and his extraordinary 30 year career within the IBM. Neil and Mark discuss how independent consultancy powers our industry, whether StudioTech TV will make a return and Mark's opinion on virtual events and conferences.
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With 20 years’ experience in interactive TV, Never.no has developed its cloud-based content management platform, Bee-On, to support broadcast and digital content providers, and advertisers, with the tools to deliver rich and captivating content - boosting views and increasing ad revenue. Bee-On’s robust Social Moderation Engine has full social media api access and Chrome browser integration, to find, filter and moderate audience-generated content - such as images, comments, and videos – and manages polls and competitions to create conversation and influence narrative for multi-platform content. The innovative feature-set also includes Real-Time cloud graphics rendering, with off-the-shelf and bespoke templates to publish broadcast-standard visuals, and features tools to create personalised dynamic advertising. In an era of cloud-based distributed production workflows, technology such as Bee-On has powered captivating content for TV Shows, Live events, Sports clubs and global brands, including SKY, ITV, Playstation, Wickes and many more.
What does the future hold for vendors? Find out from panel drawn from small, medium and large players, discussing the new challenges their customers are facing and how they are helping to solve them in these challenging times. We’ll also explore how vendors are having to transform themselves - new business models, new verticals, new challenges…
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BRINGING BROADCAST AND OTT TOGETHER. Hexaglobe Group provides End to End solutions for broadcasters, from premium playout automation to OTT middleware
The broadcast media industry is no stranger to drastic change that transforms the way content is developed, delivered and digested. Telstra Broadcast Services is committed to supporting the broadcast media and tech industries to deliver breaking news, sporting events and entertainment across all platforms. As we cannot meet our peers at the IBC Show 2020 in Amsterdam, we want to keep the industry moving and share our stories of customer support, technology advancements, including the additions to our global media networks from Europe to Asia, directly connecting two of the world’s biggest markets - India and China, our revelations in esports and gaming capabilities, project successes in major events, tours and international remote production, as well as views of a post-Covid-19 industry. Let’s talk.
