The origin of scarcity was the impact of the pandemic, which drove increasing demand for some resources (components, talent, energy, etc.) while disrupting their supply. This scarcity has been recently exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine, which has further strained global supply chains and pushed up inflation. This is a risk to all businesses, including media tech suppliers.
MediaTech Radar: NAB Show 2022 Trends
MediaTech Radar is a bi-weekly newsletter put together by IABM’s Head of Knowledge Lorenzo Zanni. It focuses on a spotlight topic in MediaTech and reflects on a series of past, present, and future business developments in the industry. In this edition, our spotlight topic is NAB Show 2022 Trends.
‘Stan’s Scoop’ – Technology Partnerships are the Key to Success
IABM research clearly shows that end-users more and more are partnering with suppliers to both transform their offerings and keep on the forward moving side of the technology curve. This also goes for suppler to supplier partnering, although this has been the status quo for decades within our industry.
Supply Chain Disruption Poll Results
Between 2021 and 2022, a global shortage of hardware components hit various technology sectors, including media tech. In April 2021, we measured the impact of this shortage, finding that 85% of media tech suppliers had moderate or severe issues with sourcing hardware components. In February 2022, we reassessed the impact of this shortage on the media tech industry with another poll, whose results are presented in this report.
Digital Acceleration in Broadcasting
Digital acceleration is impacting every market and company in the world, and the Broadcasting industry is being particularly impacted. This industry is needing to adapt in two different ways at once: not just the way in which consumers discover and access the products and services but the actual media products themselves are becoming digital. This near-constant evolution and transformation is causing real disruption, whilst also welcoming a multitude of new opportunities.
In Conversation with MEDIAGENIX
In this IABM TV interview, Ivan Verbesselt (Chief Product and Marketing Officer, MEDIAGENIX) discusses collaborative workflows and Lean Content Supply Chains.
The future of media is unplugged: how digital transformation can prepare media brands for a new reality
There is no doubt media convergence is happening. Audiences for linear television and media are decreasing slowly, and we expect a collapse in the near future as audiences shift rapidly from traditional to connected media. Using radio as an example, in the UK recent data from RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research) shows a dramatic 40% drop in listening hours by 14-19 year olds.
In Conversation with Deltacast
In this IABM TV interview, Christian Dutilleux (CEO, Deltacast) discusses the components shortage and its impacts on the broadcast industry.
In Conversation with iOMedia Group
In this IABM TV interview, John O'Loan (CEO, iOMedia Group) gives an overview of iOMedia Group and where they fit in the broadcast & media value chain. John also discusses the technological & culture changes seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Content Chain Trends – Content Management & Support
This report focuses on identifying the most important investment drivers in Manage and Support derived from a mixture of sources, including survey data on technology priorities, company announcements, and financial data.
