Tech Feed
FEED Staff - October 3, 2019
Dalet is using data to create better experiences for viewers – and helping viewers create better experiences for themselves
Gerhard Lang - September 9, 2019
Software-defined visual storytelling promises a content creation world of greater flexibility and service to customers
John Maxwell Hobbs - September 5, 2019
Forbidden Technologies was doing cloud-based video editing before most companies thought it was possible. The company’s new incarnation, Blackbird, aims to takes its pioneering technology mainstream
FEED Staff - August 15, 2019
The potential for AI to revolutionise broadcasters’ real-time production and use of archive materials is only starting to become clear. Dalet’s new AI solution is delivering new flexibility and efficiency to those workflows
FEED Staff - July 22, 2019
Video piracy is predicted to cost $52bn in lost revenue by 2022. Content creators and technology providers need to fight more effectively than ever before Words by David Davies In …
Chelsea Fearnley - July 17, 2019
Films at 59 recently switched its storage system to address the rising demand for 4K natural history programmes Bristol, UK, known by British millennials as the backdrop for angsty teen …
Adrian Pennington - July 11, 2019
Mobile Viewpoint’s AI-driven production solution makes broadcasting possible for any sport, anywhere.
Sam Scott-Smith - June 16, 2019
DropKey’s Studio in a Bag is a new green screen/chromakey solution that aims to turn your iPhone into a complete TV studio
FEED Staff - May 20, 2019
As LG OLED TV slows and reports surface of screen burn on in-store display models, we investigate this pesky phenomenon and if a solution can be found
Matt Pluck - April 15, 2019
We look at how live editing platform, Wildmoka, uses the cloud and AI to design powerful solutions for creating and publishing clips across digital platforms
Laura Jeacocke - April 15, 2019
Aria Inthavong streamed his life for one week straight, but this encounter with digital tech made for a more emotional experience than he bargained for
Neal Romanek - April 11, 2019
Atlantic Production is an innovator in natural history documentaries. Its most recent brings the world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex to life
Content Focus
FEED Staff - October 11, 2019
Digital learning company Cengage is using AWS tools to deliver the highest quality educational video to students, no matter which device they’re using
Neal Romanek - October 4, 2019
Esports is supposed to be the sport of the future… so why aren’t there any female pros?
FEED Staff - October 3, 2019
Beyond media organisations, Dalet is now able to serve corporate brands, telcos, sports teams and leagues with the Ooyala Flex Media Platform
Neal Romanek - September 10, 2019
Did you join us at IBC show in Amsterdam for the fifth annual 4K 4Charity Fun Run? FEED was an official sponsor of this year’s event, and all of the funds raised …
FEED Staff - September 2, 2019
NASCAR is using AWS tools to put fans behind the wheel of some of America’s fastest race cars
FEED Staff - September 2, 2019
DAZN is using cloud services to boost its ability to serve a rapidly growing fan base and to innovate even better services
FEED Staff - August 15, 2019
The potential for AI to revolutionise broadcasters’ real-time production and use of archive materials is only starting to become clear. Dalet’s new AI solution is delivering new flexibility and efficiency to those workflows
FEED Staff - August 12, 2019
Graham Digital was an early adopter of digital tools for TV. Last year, the company presented a musical celebration of the life of Aretha Franklin using a fully cloud-based infrastructure
FEED Staff - August 12, 2019
Since it started in 2014, more than 10,000 people have supported the 4K 4Charity Fun Run Series, raising more than $1 million for non-profits focused on advancing equity in the …
FEED Staff - August 7, 2019
Zixi’s software platform fends off pirates with top content management tools
Neal Romanek - August 6, 2019
Esports is real sports. The real question is what is real?
FEED Staff - August 5, 2019
VUALTO helps broadcasters and content owners navigate solutions for content protection with robust solutions around DRM
Start-Up Alley
Ann-Marie Corvin - June 5, 2019
Based on a mix of deep tech and content curation, PlayGiga’s cloud-based ‘Netflix for gaming’ service is set to disrupt the video gaming industry
Ann-Marie Corvin - May 15, 2019
Founders of Videntifier, Herwig Lejsek and Friðrik Ásmundsson, developed their software over a decade ago, in collaboration with Reykjavík University
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 24, 2019
For Dr Sepi Chakaveh, a data science lecturer at the University of Oxford, Pixsellar is an accumulation of all her web streaming and AI research, compressed into a handful of technologies
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 10, 2019
Glue aims to improve conference calls by using VR avatars to represent body language and non-verbal communication
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 10, 2019
Back in 2013, Biarritz-based skate fans Romain Violleau and Rémi Chasles found themselves frustrated by what a fiddly task it was to isolate and share YouTube moments of their favourite skateboarders performing tricks.
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 10, 2019
iKast uses blockchain to offer an independent rights management marketplace, complete with verification.
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 9, 2019
The idea for Showtag came to founder Ewald Bos almost eight years ago as he attempted to track down a pair of sunglasses that a character had worn in the …
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 8, 2019
Belarus is now home to more than a hundred tech start-ups, which were galvanised recently by a decree from the country’s five-term President, Alexander Lukashenko, who promised its IT industry …
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 8, 2019
Frustrated with the number of steps he needed to take to use an online TV voting app, Kaius Meskanen started to sketch more user-friendly screens while he was waiting for a connecting flight out of Istanbul airport.
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 8, 2019
Milan-based Metaliquid was spun out of Italian consultancy Metreta, which collects data by combining IT deep learning with artificial intelligence across a number of different markets.
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 4, 2019
From the SoCal coast, a new kind of company has emerged that fuses content creation with app development and live video streaming.
Ann-Marie Corvin - April 4, 2019
Paul Bojarski came up with the basic principles for co-viewing technology, Watch Together, while heading up MTV’s ad operations in Buenos Aires.
Genius Interviews
FEED Staff - October 8, 2019
Sabina Hemmi is co-founder and CEO of Elo Entertainment, the company behind gaming data sites Dotabuff, Overbuff, Fortbuff, Artibuff and Trackdota. She talks to FEED about being a tech entrepreneur, the beauty of data and negotiating sexism in the games industry
FEED Staff - July 29, 2019
The Weather Company’s editor in chief and global head of video, Greg Gilderman, and executive editor of Weather.com, Kevin Hayes, on providing climate information through video, podcasting and raw data
FEED Staff - July 8, 2019
We continue the exploration of our round table content management scenario with an in-depth analysis from one of the world’s top film archivists.
FEED Staff - June 18, 2019
Brian Scheil’s production company started during the early days of streaming. A firm believer in LiveU streaming technology, he is now called on to stream live content in high-profile and data-challenged environments
FEED Staff - May 16, 2019
Nonny de la Peña has been called the ‘godmother of VR’. She talks to FEED about the power of VR to transmit real life experiences and ways of making VR creation more accessible
FEED Staff - April 9, 2019
Stephen McConnachie, BFI’s head of data and digital preservation, talks to FEED about building an archive, open source formats and digitising 100,000 titles in five years
FEED Staff - April 9, 2019
Digital Creativity Labs at the University of York is a centre for studying the impact and possibilities of the rapidly growing genre of esports. Dr Florian Block leads the team and believes esports can unlock a whole new world of data analytics and content production
FEED Staff - April 8, 2019
FEED talks to Aaron Matthews, Bafta’s head of industry sustainability, about saving the planet through the Albert Consortium, one episode at a time
FEED Staff - April 1, 2019
Tech companies rise and fall, but Ross Video has been a steady presence in the broadcast industry for decades. We talk to CEO David Ross about how his company has gone from strength to strength in a famously fickle business.
FEED Staff - March 25, 2019
Entering its second century, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) had adapted to an all-digital world. SMPTE executive director Barbara Lange is leading the industry’s most venerable standards body into the brave new world.
FEED Staff - March 21, 2019
Boundless Mind co-founders Dr. Dalton Combs and Ramsay Brown know how your brain works. Their company (previously Dopamine Labs) has created an artificial intelligence platform that helps apps, games and interfaces to …
Neal Romanek - March 21, 2019
This month we talk with Richard Berger, the new CEO of MovieLabs.