Articles by Adrian Pennington
Rhys McLachlan, ITV

Contextual advertising proves its worth

Automated contextual advertising uses AI to help brands fine-tune the contextual relevance of their addressable campaigns. IBC365 speaks with ITV’s Rhys McLachlan to discover how it’s making an impact.

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The company says some 13 billion images have been created using Firefly to date

Adobe unveils editing upgrades as Firefly labelled first GenAI video model “safe for commercial use”

Adobe says it has worked closely with professional video creators to advance the Firefly Video Model with a particular emphasis on generative editing, reports Adrian Pennington.

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NAB NY: ”VP makes content creation more easily available to those not in television broadcast”

NAB Show New York: US broadcasters tackle challenges of a shifting landscape

Local TV woes, Hurricane Milton and an existential threat to journalism all threatened to dampen the mood at NAB Show New York, but FAST and fan-fuelled TV offer hope.

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Framestore delivered the VFX that helped bring Barbie to life

Modelling intent: How evolution of AI will turbocharge creative capabilities

Framestore’s CTO Lincoln Wallen says the creative industries should acknowledge the art of math to craft new interactive AI-driven social experiences.

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Panelists at the Edinburgh TV Festival debating whether DEI departments should exist

Role models: responsibility for diversity goes beyond DEI departments

Miranda Wayland, CEO of Creative Diversity Network says the focus on individual DEI executives and departments misses the bigger picture. Adrian Pennington reports.

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Behind the Scenes: SFX and dynamic lighting merge worlds in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Tim Burton and Michael Keaton’s return to the fantasy horror comedy hit is lensed by Greek-Cypriot cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos. Adrian Pennington reports.

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Gary Oldman in Slow Horses

Behind the Scenes: Sharp editing gets the best from Slow Horses

The misfits of British intelligence return for a fourth outing with Robert Frost in the editor’s chair.

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Peter Siebert IEEE/BTS: ‘Now there’s a new kid on the block.”

“New kid on the block” looks to deliver on Mobile TV’s promise

In the two-part session titled “Mobile TV - Finally?”, Peter Siebert of IEEE BTS, Jordi Gimenez of 5G MAG and Thomas Stockhammer of Qualcomm explored the potential of 5G Broadcast technology in transforming media consumption.

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IBC2024: Unlock New Pathways to Monetisation with AI and the Cloud

Unlocking the power of live and archive using AI

AI is barely out of the box, but it is already being applied in action to super-scale fan engagement of sports. A leader in this regard is Olympic Broadcasting Services, which was able to leverage the tens of billions of data points collected across the Paris Games in real-time to serve highlights clips, reports and commentary dissected across viewers in more than 200 countries.

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IBC Conference preview – Day 3: The evolution of live sportscasting - it’s rocket science

Claire Wilkie, Founder and CEO of Limitless Broadcast, discusses the ingredients needed for a successful remote production and how “change happens”, whether everyone wants to get on board or not.

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