All Consumer Experience articles – Page 2
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NewsAndroid TV: Inside Google’s TV platform
IBC recently gathered a panel of experts in the pay-TV field, including set-top box (STB) manufacturers and Android TV integrators, to explore and discuss the opportunities for pay-TV operators offered by Google’s platform. The discussion provided valuable insight into a market in the throes of transformation.
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Industry TrendsWhy Quibi pulled the plug
Quibi launched its shortform streaming service amid great fanfare in April this year, but just six months later founders Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg have announced it is to close. So, what went wrong?
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Industry TrendsObject-based media: Exploring the user experience
BBC Research and Development has published a white paper, Object-Based Media - An Overview Of The User Experience, to coincide with IBC2020. Ann-Marie Corvin presents a summary of the study, followed by an exclusive Q&A with the paper’s lead author, Maxine Glancy, senior research scientist at BBC R&D.
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VideoChoose Tedial SMARTLIVE for Automated Storytelling
IBC SHOWCASE: What is SMARTLIVE and how does it improve sports production workflows with automated storytelling? Watch our video and find out more.
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Industry TrendsSet-top boxes: Further improvements for UIs, UHD and HDR
Increased support for Android TV is also a priority consideration for many developers of STB-related products and technologies.
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Executive InterviewsQ&A with Tang Wei, ZTE
With smart homes becoming more common, ZTE VP of Home Media Center Product Tang Wei speaks to IBC365 about what the Chinese vendor is doing in this space.
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Thought LeadershipThe outlook of home multimedia centre in a 5G Era
5G will have a huge impact on home entertainment by allowing consumers to have more personalised services, writes ZTE FM CTIO Lu Wei
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WhitepaperWhat’s New? Accedo Trend Report
IBC Showcase: This whitepaper explores 5G-powered features, interactive viewing, and the first wave of Covid-19 ramifications.
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NewsNews Roundup: Apple TV+ named least popular SVOD & DPP report on building back
24-28 August: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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WhitepaperShaping Post-Covid Resilience for the Premium Content, Pay-TV and Telco Businesses
IBC Showcase: This paper outlines how content and service providers can build a resilient Covid-19 response in regard to their business and their subscribers.
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NewsGoogle reportedly building streaming aggregator tool
Google is reportedly building an aggregator tool for streaming services within its Chrome web browser.
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Industry TrendsAre green shoots for cinemas in sight?
With most US cinemas still closed, major releases on hold and others going straight to digital, it’s a bleak time for cinema exhibitors. When is there likely to be any respite for them from the impact of Covid-19?
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VideoHiSilicon SmartHome, know you and know more
IBC Showcase: As a long-term partner of pay-TV operators, HiSilicon provides chips with media capabilities, visual capabilities, and complete connection capabilities represented by 8K+AI to meet customers’ diversified application requirements in smart home scenarios.
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NewsTeletubbies brought to life via AR
Classic kids TV characters from Teletubbies, In the Night Garden and Boy & Dragon are to be brought to life through augmented reality.
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Industry TrendsIBC2020 Accelerators: 5G centralised streaming for location-based VR
A new IBC Accelerator investigates the potential of a 5G centralised streaming model to enhance the user experience in location-based VR venues. Ian Volans investigates.
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Industry TrendsVR and esports: The growth of a plucky niche
Both esports and VR have seen growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what about VR esports? Thomas Ffiske investigates.
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NewsAltice’s BFMTV launches vertical mobile viewing solution
French news channel BFMTV has launched what it claims is the world’s first “Live Vertical” solution which automatically converts the horizontal frames of standard TV streams to a vertical format better suited to smartphones.
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Industry TrendsThe post-pandemic outlook for virtual reality
Despite failing to live up to early growth expectations, there are encouraging signs that the long term outlook for the virtual reality sector remains positive.
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Industry TrendsQuibi wins first court battle over Turnstyle technology
A US judge has denied an injunction that would have forced streaming platform Quibi to ditch its signature “Turnstyle” screen feature.
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NewsMobile operators to generate 170 million SVOD subs by 2025
Smartphone gross SVOD subscriptions for 138 countries will double between 2019 and 2025 to 170 million, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
