John Maxwell Hobbs

As well as being a music producer and composer, John Maxwell Hobbs is CEO of music tech startup Streamline, media consultant and the former Head of Technology at BBC Scotland.

Articles by John Maxwell Hobbs

Merging Sky and NBCUniversal: Engineering culture and collaboration across continents

Integrating the engineering teams from three broadcast giants taught Mansoor Fazil, Director of Global Platform Engineering at Sky that international merging meant acknowledging cultural differences and staying ahead of consumer habits. Fazil spoke to IBC365 to share insights into Sky's cloud-first, hybrid approach and its focus on emerging technologies which will create expansion – at scale and even further afield geographically – to meet their future goals.

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The Evolution of Live Production: Where are we on the transformational IP journey?

Moderated by IBC’s Mark Smith, the ‘The Evolution of Live Production: Where are we on the transformational IP journey?’ session brought together leaders Abi Hemingway, COO of Jackshoot; Claire Wilkie, Limitless Broadcast’s CEO; Clive Santamaria, ITV’s Chief Architect; and Ian Wagdin, Senior Technology Transfer Manager at the BBC to discuss how IP technology is transforming live production.

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