STOCKHOLM—I had the pleasure of being part of the 2016 NAB Show Super Session“4K, UHD, HDR and More: The Future of Video.” In a very large conference room completely full of attendees, my co-panelists and I—under the astute direction of TV Technology’s Deborah McAdams—talked about a ... Read More
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Jun2016
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Jun2016
The DTG’s chief technology officer Simon Gauntlett has been appointed chair of the UK Section of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE).
He has taken over from Sky chief engineer Chris Johns.
Gauntlett said: “I’m delighted that my colleagues in SMPTE have ... Read More
27
Jun2016
Sherlock colourist Kevin Horsewood has left Blue 2.0 in order to join Soho rivals Technicolor.
The RTS Craft Award winning grader, whose other TV credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Inside No.9, Merlin and Poirot, will take up the role of senior colourist from the end ... Read More
27
Jun2016
The BBC has pledged its support to the HbbTV standard for interactive TV.
As part of the move, the BBC will remove the legacy MHEG requirement from its ‘BBC Interactive HTML application’ specification.
It is now working with industry partners to align other specifications such ... Read More
26
Jun2016
The Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards 2016 have opened for entries with an extension to the Director category which will now recognise achievement in three genres.
The RTS said that due to the large number of entries received last year the Director category ... Read More
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Jun2016
Belgian manufacturer EVS has been named as a technical partner for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which acts as the governing body for the sport.
The accreditation means EVS can use the title Technical Partner of FIBA Equipment and Venue Centre. It follows the introduction of ... Read More
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Jun2016
Wazee Digital will be able to offer content management and distribution services via its Wazee Digital Core platform after agreeing a deal with Visual Data Media Services.
Under the partnership, Visual Data Media Services will provide video encoding, quality control and digital package creation, and then ... Read More
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Jun2016
NUREMBURG, GERMANY—Today’s post-production professionals have many questions they must ask themselves before accepting a job: Can I process the production file format to ingest the content and additional metadata into my tool chain? How many different workflows do I have to implement to create the manifold delivery formats ... Read More