David Davies has been a freelance journalist and editor for two decades, specialising in broadcast, music, AV and green technologies. He is a regular contributor to IBC365, Installation and FEED, and a long-time writer for several content agencies, focusing on issues including media technology and sustainability. He has also written longer-form content, including technical white papers, for leading broadcast and audio manufacturers.
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With parts of the EU AI Act coming into force earlier this year, it’s a timely moment to assess the legal outlook for AI and the media. But is there a danger that, in some regards, it could already be a case of too little, too late?
Increasingly powerful analysis platforms, infrastructure optimisation, improved resource utilisation and new methods of compression are among the developments helping the streaming sector to reduce its environmental impact, writes David Davies.
The recently appointed CEO of the International Trade Association of Broadcast & Media Technology (IABM), Saleha Williams, has combined creative, commercial and technological interests in media throughout her career. As David Davies discovers, this means she is ideally placed to deliver “transformational change” at IABM.
Advances in GPU capability and algorithms are among the developments allowing ‘more to be done with less’ as virtual production technology and techniques continue to evolve, writes David Davies.
Forecasts from AVIXA offer strong growth predictions for the proAV industry until the end of the decade. David Davies finds out what’s driving the expansion, and what it tells about the ongoing convergence between broadcast and AV.
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During the past two years, the BBC has announced some of the most extensive cuts in its history, affecting nearly all of its production and creative departments. However, it’s the reductions to BBC News and the World Service that are arguably most concerning. David Davies reports.
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Connectivity optimisation, transcription services, and real-time customer support are among the areas of live production where the value of AI-based technologies is increasingly evident, writes David Davies.
Whilst the application of virtual production to big-budget tentpole productions will continue, the maturity of workflows and the development of more technical standards will enable the technology to be applied more widely, writes David Davies.
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As he retires from the IBC Board, former SCTE President Dr. Roger Blakeway discusses the origins of the collaboration between the two organisations, the development of the IBC organisation, and the show we recognise today.
Fresh from the success of this year’s Rise Awards, Sadie Groom, Rise Founder and CEO, discusses some of the winners, the evolution of the event, and the organisation’s plans for the future.
