Advanced Television

Linius: Internet targeting on the TV

CEO Chris Richardson tells us about the Linius solution, offered with partners Digisoft, that allows Internet style advertising targeting on TV. He says operators have the data available, what’s needed is a production and workflow solution using what Linius calls ‘video virtualisation.’ [bitsontherun bLXi470m-hLYU43gg]

October 23, 2016

Penthouse: in UHD, VR adult TV leads the way again

Kelly Holland, CEO of Penthouse Global Media, talks to Advanced Television at MipCom about Penthouse TV’s commitment to 4K UHD, looks ahead to it’s plans for streaming TV, and says it will shoot and broadcast in Virtual Reality as soon as the platforms are able to deliver it effectively. [bitsontherun AefexJcX-hLYU43gg]

October 20, 2016

Escapade: UHD and VR takes us a mile up a mountain

Ed Kellie of Escapade Productions tells us he plans to use UHD and VR to make Steve Backshall’s 1 mile vertical climb for Comic Relief a truly immersive – and terrifying – experience.   [bitsontherun 2KkdtXEJ-hLYU43gg]

October 19, 2016

HDR: a DoP sees the light

Martin Dohrn DoP Terramater Factual Studies says shooting in 4K UHD HDR changes the way you look at the light and how you can use it.     [bitsontherun U9zRxDBL-hLYU43gg]

October 19, 2016

Camp Zambia: hundred of hours of UHD natural history

Vanessa Case and Andrew Jackson of Blue Ant and Plimsoll, relate their experience of capturing hundreds of hours of 4k UHD natural history in their grand, two-year, Camp Zambia production.   [bitsontherun YgAuCLhl-hLYU43gg]

October 19, 2016

Museum Channel: ‘Innovation in our DNA’

Nela Pavlouskova of the Museum Channel says innovation is its DNA as it now provides a 4K UHD linear service having pioneered in both HD and 3D. [bitsontherun 6qvy7Ya7-hLYU43gg]

October 18, 2016

NHK News ‘4K is a transport challenge’

Masashi Yoshino of NHK News talks about the rewards of shooting news in 4K UHD but also the challenges of transporting data at a rate that can be 6x real time. [bitsontherun BLjBxB2s-hLYU43gg]

October 18, 2016

Massive and IBM Cloud Video deliver video platform

Massive Interactive announced that it has teamed up with IBM Cloud Video to provide a solution that simplifies video logistics management for streaming services while streamlining the ability to provide high-quality, diverse content and tailored customer experiences across multiple devices. The Massive AXIS platform provides customizable video apps along with an intuitive drag and drop […]

September 8, 2016Colin Mann @ IBC

Testing times for audience measurement

By Larry Gerbrandt Digital has been a decidedly mixed blessing for the television industry. Digital compression has led to the creation of hundreds of new channels, HDTV, IPTV, streaming media (from YouTube to Netflix), video-on-demand and digital video recorders. It has also made television viewing measurement a nightmare. While much of the recent growth in […]

December 22, 2015

Hard lessons for OTT dealmakers

Larry Gerbrandt offers expert advice to anyone planning an OTT channel launch. Is there anyone who isn’t starting an online video channel for the OTT market? Having just wrapped up a consulting gig assisting a client to develop an economic and programming model for a start-up Over-The-Top online channel, some of the lessons (and battle […]

April 16, 2015