The popularity of OTT broadcasting is really helping to drive the growth of immersive content, and this presents both opportunities and challenges for the broadcast audio world. Mixing in immersive allows the audio engineer to create a sense of envelopment and realism like never before, but as channel count and mix complexity increases, the importance of neutral, uncoloured studio monitoring with precise imaging becomes even more important.
At Genelec we’ve long been involved with designing monitoring systems that are scalable from stereo to surround to immersive, so here we’ll examine some of the principles of immersive audio, and some of the considerations that audio professionals need to be aware of.
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In this week's episode, Neil speaks to Fernando Lopez Cisneros - business development professional and co-founder of Fernext. Fernando takes us through his start in the broadcasting industry, getting your business development strategy right and what he envisions for the future of the broadcasting industry.
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In this week's episode, we speak to Michael Crimp, CEO at the IBC - International Broadcasting Convention. Michael has pioneered the IBC through 10+ years of change and technological advancement, having just dealt with their most disruptive year yet - 2020. Neil and Michael discuss the future of the IBC Show, their virtual platforms and what Michael envisions for the future of the broadcasting industry.
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In this week's episode, we speak to Melissa Cogavin - Managing Editor at SCTE, the Society for Broadband Professionals. We hear about Melissa's impact within the Film and Cinema industries, where the SCTE is headed in 2021 and what Melissa envisions for the future of the broadcasting industry.
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In episode 21, Neil speaks to KC Lee - Founder & Managing Director at Amrick Solutions. This week's topic is all things 'over-the-top'; KC takes us on a detailed journey of a full end-to-end OTT implementation process for modern broadcasters. Learn some of the history behind OTT and why content security is still so important and what we can expect from the future of digital video.
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Welcome back to the season 1 finale of the In the Hub podcast! In this episode, we're flipping the format. Phillip Neighbour, Chief Operating Officer at PlayBox Technology UK, interviews Neil Thacker - host of the In the Hub podcast. We ask hot questions submitted by people in our industry, delving into Neil's fresh start in broadcasting and where he sees our industry going for the future.
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Welcome back to Episode 16 of the In the Hub Podcast! This week, we're speaking to Mark Vadik - Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Lawyer... the list goes on! Now, Mark is taking on broadcasting with the team at VPOD TV - a fresh new channel focusing on video podcasting content. We discuss Mark's career, why he and his team wanted to start VPOD and the incredible work behind starting a brand new TV Channel.
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We're back with episode 14 of the In the Hub Podcast, brought to you by PlayBox Technology UK! In this episode, we talk all things management with David Treadway - Chairman at iKO Media Group. David's proven career in a variety of high-level management positions makes for some great broadcast-based COVID-19 advice and some truly refreshing optimism.
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In the tenth episode of the In the Hub podcast, Neil speaks to
Bruce Devlin. Bruce is a key figure within the broadcast space, known universally for his work as co-author of the MXF specification and his Standards Vice President role within SMPTE. Neil and Bruce explore how Bruce got started in our industry, whether a one-size-fits-all format for media files is on the horizon and how Bruce envisions the future of broadcasting.
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