How Technology and Global Distribution Has Ushered in The New Age of Storytelling [caption id="attachment_54030" align="alignleft" width="150"] By Brad Soroca, Chief Marketing Officer, Deluxe[/caption] It is no secret the media and entertainment marketplace finds itself in the midst of the most tumultuous time in its history. Headlines blare of mergers we thought we would never see, growth rates of young companies continue to defy expectations, and business models remain in a constant state of flux. Technology has democratized content distribution, creating a whole new set of challenges, along with a multitude of opportunity. Those who succeed in this marketplace will be those that can not only create great content but create agile business models founded on data with the ability to quickly scale. What has become clear is that there is no longer a clear delineation between content creator and distributor. The industry leaders, or those who seem to be in the position to lead, can be grouped into three types: 1. Distributors with large install bases of users; 2. Creators with unique and valuable content and IP that attracts large, loyal audiences; and 3. OTTs, or “the new creators”, that have transferred their customer reach from a different business...
BaM™ Product Highlight: Amagi
Over the last three years, broadcast industry trends are signaling a few important directives for TV networks.
- The rise of individualism is creating an unprecedented demand for multi-screen content consumption
- The millennial generation’s attitude of ‘here and now’ is pushing the innovation boundaries in content discovery and delivery
- The changing audience loyalty is further impacting subscription and advertising revenues
BaM™ Product Highlight – Prime Focus Technologies
Across the United States and around the world, the number of viewing options for both conventional television and cinema programming continues to expand and diversify. Along with new viewing options, consumers have come to expect programming to include enhanced features such as subtitles to accommodate the hard of hearing, or people looking to view programs without audio in a noise-sensitive or noisy environment, as well as viewers watching content in a foreign language
BaM™ Product Highlight – Tedial Smartlive
With over 18 years’ experience,Tedial has earned an impeccable reputation as a MAM visionary and innovator. Tedial provides international broadcasters and global media companies with an intelligently engineered platform that enables users to take full advantage of file-based workflows, cloud computing and other technologies such as IMF and AI with maximum benefits and minimum risk.
BaM™ Product Highlight – NEP Australia
In late 2017, NEP Australia, the country’s leading provider of outside broadcast and studio solutions, delivered the world’s first live-to-air, uncompressed HD remote production using SMPTE 2110 through NEP’s new permanent centralised production facility, The Andrews Hub. Under the direction of technology director and 25-year industry veteran Marc Segar, NEP used state-of-the-art, all-IP (internet protocol) facilities to allow NEP’s engineers, cameramen and talent producers to broadcast a Hyundai A-League match from Brisbane while all production staff, including the director, vision switcher, audio director, graphics and replay operators, worked from the Andrews Hub Sydney control room, 932km away.
AUDIOVISUAL BIT 2018 – OVERVIEW
[caption id="attachment_53783" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Source- IFEMA (Audiovisual BIT)[/caption] From the 8th to the 10th of May 2018, Audiovisual BIT 2018 show was celebrated in Madrid gathering leading manufacturers, distributors and service companies related to both what has been traditionally considered as the broadcast, the film industry and the new media production and distribution contents. This trade show gathers professionals in broadcast and audiovisual technology industries in an event where innovation plays the main role. Nowadays is the only Broadcast-centric trade show in the Spanish market and is celebrated every other year. [bctt tweet="Audiovisual BIT has boosted this year a more complete cycle of conferences with speakers of greater status than in previous editions covering topics such as Production Trends and New Business Models - Audiovisual BIT Case Study"] [caption id="attachment_53784" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: VSN[/caption] However, this trade show has been experiencing less attendance in the last years. That is why the organization is working in new ways to attract more professionals and relevant people to this event. Therefore, Audiovisual BIT has boosted this year a more complete cycle of conferences with speakers of greater status than in previous editions covering topics such as Production Trends and New Business Models, “The...
IABM Update…
This article originally appeared in the IABM Journal, Issue 105, and can be viewed here ABU’s Digital Broadcasting Symposium Kuala Lumpur, 4 March 2018 [caption id="attachment_53657" align="alignleft" width="150"] Andrew Jones, Head of Training, IABM[/caption] Overview The ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2018 opened in Kuala Lumpur on 4 March, with the concurrent exhibition – with 52 media companies participating with booths – running 6-8 March. About 50% of the exhibitors were IABM members. The 2018 conference theme was ‘Enhancing Multiplatform Content’ and the exhibition layout was revised this year, something that seemed beneficial both in increasing footfall and enhancing useful conversations around the booths. Though he undertook much of the local planning, IABM APAC Director, Peter Bruce, was representing IABM at Convergence India, so IABM Head of Training, Andrew Jones, attended to run the IABM booth as well as presenting four IABM Masterclass sessions, speaking on ‘Packets for Pictures: Live IP-based Production’ at the conference and contributing to a panel chaired by Ideal Systems’ Fintan Mc Kiernan. IABM also worked with our Singapore-based training partner AV8 on the High Dynamic Range masterclass complementing the SMPTE ST 2110 and live IP standards content. These were small components of the ABU-DBS conference, which...
Creative collaboration: the way forward
By now it is well-known that moving media and entertainment operations to the cloud – all or in part – can yield big benefits in terms of cost, accessibility, and scalability, but there’s another big reason the cloud is so great: It’s the perfect environment for collaboration.
IABM members speak – PBTEU clients’ growing needs such as training and 24-hour support, accommodating pricing models and educational versions.
PBT EU is a global systems integrator and solutions- provider for the broadcast industry offering first-rate solutions to local partners and customers. Armed with long-term industry experience, combined with service excellence, PBT is supplier of choice to multiple television stations, media organisations, production companies, post-production studios and teleports such as STN, Kinopolska, Telia Eesti, Doli Media Studio, IT Pros and HD Media to name but a few.
Autoscript – 30 years of continued success
Autoscript – 30 years of continued success This article originally appeared in the IABM Journal, issue 105 which is available to view online here Autoscript has been in business for more than 30 years now; in that time a lot of vendors in broadcast and media have come, shone brightly for a short time, and then disappeared. Can you let us into the secrets of Autoscript’s continued success? We believe success comes from the ability to listen to customers and develop products that fit their needs, and that has been our driving force from the beginning. In addition to equipment sales, we operate a full-service hire department for any type of shoot, which puts us in even closer proximity to our customers and their real- world requirements. That direct and immediate relationship with end-users gives us fast and accurate feedback. Also, our status as a Vitec Group brand gives us the global perspective of a company with offices in six locations around the world. This enables us to draw on the experience of engineers in other Vitec brands such as Vinten, some of whom have been designing broadcast products for 30-plus years. Through these relationships, we can ensure that Autoscript products...
