Executives from Apple, HBS and Google highlighted important new innovations during the Gamechangers in Media session at IBC2024.
IBC’s three-day conference programme signed off in style as executives from Apple, Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and Google provided insights into their latest ‘game-changing’ industry developments.
Josh Tidsbury, Senior Manager, Technology Evangelism at Apple, provided a run-down of the ‘game-changing’ nature of the company’s latest must-have (for those not on a budget) gadget, the Apple Vision Pro headset...
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