Articles by Adrian Pennington
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.

Read more
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.

Read more
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.

Read more

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.

Read more
(L-R): Francois Lavoir and moderator Renard Jenkins, President, SMPTE

IBC Conference: Keeping AI honest

IBC2024: In the session titled ‘Can AI be regulated? What public policy can(‘t) do to address AI risks’, speakers Renard Jenkins, President of SMPTE, and Francois Lavoir, Senior EU Policy Advisor for the EBU, debated some of the responses to the new risks created by the rapid development of AI and how issues like the proliferation of AI-powered disinformation have been testing the limits of what the law can accomplish.

Read more
Omdia will show that by 2029, 44% of people will have both pay-TV and SVOD

IBC Conference preview: Uncovering the truth behind macro trends in the media industry

The media and entertainment market is set to exceed $1tn in 2024, driven by the explosive growth in streaming video, but how many people really understand the dynamics behind the trend? IBC365 speaks with Omdia’s Maria Rua Aguete to learn more.

Read more
From left to right. Max Signorelli, Omdia; Anshul Kapoor, Google Cloud; Vijay Sajja, Evergent; Phil Wiser, Paramount

Streamers push to profitability

Desperate to find a balance between profitability and growth media companies are throwing business models at the wall, a trio of leading execs told the IBC Conference.

Read more
Phil Wiser, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Paramount Global

IBC Keynote preview - Paramount CTO Phil Wiser: “Content creation is our bedrock”

The media landscape is changing in dramatic ways. Paramount CTO Phil Wiser says the transition to digital can be managed astutely with the right blend of technology, business and, crucially, of content.

Read more
The inaugural World Skills Café at IBC yesterday

Skills and diversity front and centre at IBC2024

IBC has hosted the first dedicated global forum for knowledge-sharing to secure the long-term future of the industry with diverse media, technical and engineering talent.

Read more

IBC Keynote: Prime Video backs AI to redefine intuitive streaming

Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios Technology’s Girish Bajaj shares the latest on a complete user experience redesign, from leveraging AI to improve search and personalisation, to nurturing growth in shoppable TV.

Read more