The pandemic has pushed the world to digitalise almost all industries – from the use of digital video solutions replicating a retail purchase, to remote production within the entertainment sector. In this blog Dhaval Ponda, Global Head, Media and Entertainment Services, Tata Communications, discusses the changing landscape of the sports and entertainment industry and the tech-enabled exciting times that lie ahead.
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We are joined by Andreas Eriksson, Head of Telstra Broadcast Services to hear more about their recent acquisition of MediaCloud and how this will help them to expand their global broadcast operations.
Andreas also tells us about the benefits that this will bring to the wider industry and both companies customer base.
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Cloud computing is a flexible, responsive, and scalable way of delivering IT. Now that the cloud is mainstream and here to stay, M&E professionals would be wise to get to know how it works, what their options are for adopting it, and what the pros and cons are of the various approaches to deploying and using it.
- How to best leverage the cloud for your IT needs
- The benefits of cloud adoption for media and entertainment
- Why it’s critical to secure cloud operations with hyper scalable solutions
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Calculations of current and projected losses due to online video piracy keep going up. While pirate business models vary widely, the most successful ones revolve around websites that aggregate stolen video into legitimate-looking service offerings of on-demand and live content, mimicking a legal OTT or IPTV service provider. In this article we cover common forms of piracy and how professional video pirates find success. We also look at the crowded pool of amateur thieves that engage in illegal viewing through credential sharing and other means.
It has never been more important to not only understand the global trends of online video theft, but to determine the risks your content is facing and, most important of all, what can be done about it.
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We are joined by Matt Robbins and Simon Tillyer from KitPlus the upcoming KitPlus Show taking place on Tuesday 6 July.
We hear what changes have been made to the show format along with a tour of the venue to see how COVID guidelines have been taken into account to ensure that the event is safe and within the current rules with outside space, social distancing and more.
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The media landscape looks vastly different than it did only five years ago. “Media” is no longer solely the realm of production studios and television stations. Social networks, gaming sites, and user-generated content platforms are media companies. Internet service providers and technology giants are also foraying into the music and video space. E-learning services, faith groups, local newspapers and even fitness companies now use video more than ever to reach wider audiences.
At the same time, consumers’ idea of media has drastically changed. In a recent Lumen survey, nearly 90% of European consumers considered “television” as any video they watched on their devices. 65% of them already subscribed to two or more streaming services.
As video and technology merge, the face of media is changing; development teams are agile, software and cloud computing have replaced hardware-based workflows, and black-box technologies have fallen out of favor. Media companies need solutions that are adapted to new challenges and new ways of working.
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Signiant sat down with Ariel Gordon, founder and CEO, to discuss Cinema Máquina’s use of Signiant’s Media Shuttle, their experience working through the pandemic, and Mexico’s impact on the global market.
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The stage was set for 8K long before COVID-19 changed our world in 2020. In fact, 8K televisions were unveiled in 2019 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). While the pandemic may have slowed the transition to 8K, it also has generated more interest and increased demand for high-definition resolution options. The pandemic has also altered how content is captured, leading to cloud-based and remote production that is already using 8K technology for background and exterior shots, as well as smart cropping. We expect to see the demand for 8K accelerate as we emerge from the long shadow of COVID-19.
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Studio Network Solutions has created a new ShareBrowser workflow integration plugin for DaVinci Resolve, giving video editors powerful media management tools within the Resolve workspace. This blog post details the EVO video production server workflow with DaVinci Resolve, the advantages of using the ShareBrowser media asset manager for DaVinci Resolve, and more effective tools for Resolve editing teams.
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