Overcoming ad aversion
January 16th, 2020
Audiences are willing to watch advertising, but you have to choose your moment
Interactive video
November 7th, 2019
Wirewax describes itself as a creative video technology, which manifests itself primarily as an interactive video studio where its customers can upload videos and...
Why Tangent Studios rendered Next Gen in...
June 18th, 2019
Tangent Studios harnessed the power of cloud rendering to tackle the size and scope of animated feature, Next Gen
Remote editing is here
June 14th, 2019
Editing and collaborating from anywhere with anyone? Yes! We learned more at Dalet Pulse, which kick-started its worldwide tour in London
Taking content to the cleaners
December 11th, 2019
Content moderation jobs are awful. But is AI the solution to the internet’s trash problem?
Your robot is a racist: The trouble with...
November 8th, 2019
Machine learning is only as smart as the humans training it. Given human fallibility, what does our AI-augmented future look like?
Synthesia: deep fakes get respectable
October 28th, 2019
A new start-up is aiming to put AI-driven video production into the hands of creators
Welcome to Media 4.0
April 9th, 2019
AI, cloud computing and big data are converging to create a new age of hyperpersonalised content.
Viewing the viewers: Deep data collectio...
April 15th, 2019
A German start-up is measuring everything from skin temperature to eye tracking to understand what makes viewers tick – and what keeps them coming...
Spellcasters & shoutcasters: esports aud...
April 3rd, 2020
Esports is becoming big business for audio providers, as well as offering the opportunity for innovative, highly integrated productions
Sound and vision
February 10th, 2020
It promises a personalised, ambient sound-space in perfect sync with visual storytelling. But just how does this still-experimental audio tech work?
What you hear is what you get
January 16th, 2020
Sonic Presence has developed a recording solution that gives creatives a point-and-shoot way to capture immersive, spatial audio
Start-up: Salsa Sound, United Kingdom, 2...
March 21st, 2019
It was during a trial with Chelsea Football Club that Salsa co-founders Dr Rob Oldfield and Dr Ben Shirley began to appreciate the complexities...
Cloud-based editing enables ‘edit &...
September 5th, 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...
Instant Channels In The Cloud
April 11th, 2019
The ability to create a new channel within minutes rather than months remains a pipe dream, but Telestream might have found the answer with...
Content everywhere means piracy everywhe...
March 22nd, 2020
As rights holders work to reach more platforms with more content than ever, a multi-pronged approach to security is essential
Fighting the silent war on video piracy
August 22nd, 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...
Keeping the pirates at bay
October 24th, 2018
It’s predicted that $52 billion in revenue will be lost to content piracy by the year 2022. The solution isn’t just technology – it’s...
Concrete jungle, where dreams are made
February 14th, 2020
The Brit School gets a new TV studio, kitted out with the latest Blackmagic gear to take students from home-made to high-end
Employees prefer video learning
January 17th, 2020
Fortuitously timed to coincide with FEED’s enterprise video special, Kaltura has published its survey of how companies are approaching video
Access to success for the next generatio...
October 18th, 2019
Discover how the VFX community has created a multifaceted resource for training the next generation of digital artists
Raising the Mary Rose
March 20th, 2019
The Mary Rose sank 500 years ago. Students at University of Portsmouth made it sail again
University esports: E-jocks on campus
October 1st, 2020
University esports is becoming a new, thrilling addition to intercollegiate competition. Will it become big business too?
Berlin's Freaks 4U Gaming is a one-stop ...
April 6th, 2020
Despite the popular belief that esports started in a few fateful gamers’ basements, the tournament operators who now sell out arenas were largely conceived...
Spellcasters & shoutcasters: esports aud...
April 3rd, 2020
Esports is becoming big business for audio providers, as well as offering the opportunity for innovative, highly integrated productions
How mixed reality can create immersive e...
March 25th, 2020
New mixed reality technologies turned the HP Omen Challenge 2019 into the ultimate immersive experience for CS:GO fans
Run for your life stream
March 17th, 2020
RL streaming is booming - it's becoming a great way for businesses to boost engagement and for people to share common interests
TriCaster Mini: Streaming in minutes
February 16th, 2020
NewTek has just released an updated NDI-based hardware solution for new broadcasters
Virtual sets get real
November 14th, 2019
We have seen an explosion of virtual set technologies. Once reserved for top-tier broadcasters, video magic is now becoming available to anyone
Power struggle: How green is streaming v...
October 23rd, 2019
The streaming video ecosystem is less green than we all suppose. And it's going to get worse very quickly.
Manchester's fight to preserve nightlife
June 24th, 2020
A new streaming model called United We Stream is doing what it can to save Manchester's nightlife culture in the wake of Covid-19
Start-up: Rippla, UK, 2017
November 13th, 2019
Rippla’s aim is to bring concert streaming away from computers and mobile phones and back into the venues
Start-up: Melodrive, Germany, 2017
October 18th, 2019
Two years on from raising a seed-funding round to develop its AI-powered generative music technology, Melodrive is revising both its business strategy and product...
Start-up: Amper Music, US, 2014
October 17th, 2019
Face the music: Drew Silverstein is the co-founder of Amper Music, an AI that composes, produces and performs music
Teeny-tiny tough storage
January 17th, 2020
Microsoft and Warner Bros have collaborated to successfully store and retrieve the 1978 Superman movie on a piece of quartz glass that is roughly...
Al Jazeera’s step to the cloud
July 25th, 2019
The broadcaster is revamping its newsroom technology – and the cloud is at the centre of it.
On the scene: the tech behind live weath...
July 24th, 2019
Whether it’s tornadoes, floods or fires, extreme weather is being tracked in real time by journalists using bonded cellular technology
A Rex named Sue: How Atlantic Production...
April 11th, 2019
Atlantic Production is an innovator in natural history documentaries. Its most recent brings the world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex to life
Round table: Linear TV strikes back
August 18th, 2020
Linear TV isn't dead. In fact, it may just be getting started. We talk to our experts about innovating in the world of lean-back,...
Video at home: the stream dream
August 5th, 2020
Video for children has gotten better during the coronavirus lockdown. Can we keep it up?
Getting kids' content right
July 15th, 2020
When every platform is desperately competing for eyeballs, how do you put kids’ wellbeing first?
Move over for BitMovio
December 12th, 2019
BitMovio is a new experiment in blockchain-enabled, gamified viewing. Stand aside AVOD and SVOD, here comes game-VOD
Fighting disinformation: Taming the trol...
August 10th, 2020
From coronavirus consipiracies to fascistic rhetoric, disinformation is going global with the help of social platforms. How much of it can democracy withstand?
What broadcasters need to know about Tik...
June 25th, 2020
TikTok is the social media playground du jour, but the social app could also be big business for broadcasters
Fake followers and rotten reviews
October 28th, 2019
Buying likes and followers has become a common strategy for boosting social media accounts. Is it time to get honest about the influencer inflation?
Managing the influencers: what goes into...
July 24th, 2019
OP Talent represents some of the world’s top YouTubers. It’s founder tells us it takes more than a webcam and a smile to become...
Vendée Globe: Drama on the high seas
January 8th, 2021
The Vendée Globe around the world solo race is the Mount Everest of sailing competitions. It also makes for amazing sports drama in a...
Sports focus: tech ready for Tokyo
March 27th, 2020
The broadcast of the Olympics is itself an Olympian feat – and one that gets more complex and impressive with each passing Games
BT Sport uses latest tech to turn fans h...
November 29th, 2019
How BT Sport is leading the way in media tech innovation with experiments in live VR and 360 part of its DNA...
AI and football make a beautiful game
November 12th, 2019
The IBM Player can help sports teams improve, enhancing the viewer experience through added content. We find out how it all began
Start-up: Pulse Labs, US, 2017
August 1st, 2020
Meet the company harnessing the power of AI for improved voice assistant technology
Start-up: MyBuddy.AI, Russia/US, 2017
July 22nd, 2020
There’s a new language tutor for kids in town that is positioning itself as an accessible ‘virtual’ alternative to costly human tutors
Start-up: M2A Media, UK, 2016
June 25th, 2020
Meet M2A Media, a start-up offering cloud-based services and solutions for delivering live capture and VOD workflow
Start-up: Brand Advance, UK, 2017
June 25th, 2020
Christopher Kenna (centre) was inspired by his personal experiences to launch a diversity-driven media platform
Wellbeing: Shooting for zero
January 8th, 2021
No one can say now they don’t know how to make a production sustainable. Bafta’s Screen New Deal report gives clear instructions on how...
Riding on the sun
February 12th, 2020
As over 50 solar-powered cars whizzed through the Australian Outback, a wide-reaching moveable LAN streamed the epic event live to the other side of...
Power struggle: How green is streaming v...
October 23rd, 2019
The streaming video ecosystem is less green than we all suppose. And it's going to get worse very quickly.
On the scene: the tech behind live weath...
July 24th, 2019
Whether it’s tornadoes, floods or fires, extreme weather is being tracked in real time by journalists using bonded cellular technology
Finding the VR mindset: Sky's Britannia
February 28th, 2020
Head of Sky's VR team, Kim-Leigh Pontin, reveals the future of virtual reality content and how an immersive experience was built around Sky's Roman Empire...
Immotion has announced VR installations ...
January 15th, 2020
Immotion has announced it has signed contracts in the past week with the London Eye, a further four aquariums and with its first European...
Virtual sets get real
November 14th, 2019
We have seen an explosion of virtual set technologies. Once reserved for top-tier broadcasters, video magic is now becoming available to anyone
All the feels: will haptic technology al...
July 10th, 2019
Haptic technology offers the ability to feel things in the digital realm. It has the potential to change how we experience content – and...
