Interviewing Alan Heim ACE (Network, All That Jazz) at the BFI for Editfest

http://americancinemaeditors.org/from-an-attendee/#

BBC Planning Live Ultra HD Broadcast of 2014 Commonwealth Games

THR
With the distribution of live Ultra HD World Cup matches on the point of being tested by several broadcasters later this week, the BBC has announced its intention to go one step further.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/bbc-planning-live-ultra-hd-714823

BBC trials IP Studio at Commonwealth Games with dramatic storytelling consequences

Sports Video Group

What would a live studio need if it worked directly on IP networks? That was the task BBC R&D set itself with a project that began in 2012 and which will hit a peak when it plays a central role in the world’s first live end-to-end IP production in Ultra HD to be conducted at the Commonwealth Games.

http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/bbc-trials-ip-studio-at-commonwealth-games-with-dramatic-storytelling-consequences/

Double Negative to merge with Prime Focus

Televisual

Double Negative md Alex Hope says the facility will expand into India, China and Canada following its merger with Prime Focus World, which is expected to close next week.

http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/Double-Negative-to-merge-with-Prime-Focus_nid-4384.html#.U6xG8HmNl6I.twitter

Double Negative exec talks post-merger expansion

Screen Daily

Prime Focus World makes “significant valuation” for the UK VFX house.

http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/double-negative-exec-talks-post-merger-expansion/5073579.article

VFX: a better working model

Broadcast

A mismatch between academic courses and skills require is inhibiting graduates

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/features/vfx-a-better-working-model/5073511.article

SMPTE: Immersive sound destined to be a novelty without standards

TVB Europe

As immersive audio platforms are rolled out to cinemas worldwide there are warnings that without a standard means of mixing them and playing them back the innovation could be stifled at birth.

http://www.tvbeurope.com/smpte-immersive-sound-destined-novelty-without-standards/

U.K. Agency Invests in VFX House to Create Virtual Reality Content

THR

Agency Drive aims to produce cinematic virtual reality content for Oculus Rift and Sony Project Morpheus, working with London's CherryCherry VFX.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/uk-agency-invests-vfx-house-714116

ScreenTech: Sound investments

Screen Daily

With the dust barely settled on digital switchover, exhibitors have begun investing in new audio technology to further differentiate their offer from home cinema.

http://www.screendaily.com/features/screentech-sound-investments/5073110.article

BBC ramps up Ultra HD trials

Broadcast

The BBC will achieve the world’s first live Ultra HD (4K) production over IP at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techfacils/bbc-ramps-up-ultra-hd-trials/5073537.article

The stick gets smart

CSI

Could dongles and other smart sticks amalgamate payTV and OTT in near perfect harmony? And how will this impact smart TVs? http://www.csimagazine.com/csi/search.php

360º video tested at Roland-Garros

TVB Europe

LiveSphere, the 360º broadcast video application under development in France, has been tested during the Roland-Garros tennis tournament.
http://www.tvbeurope.com/360o-video-tested-roland-garros/

Sony hopes SDI history repeats itself for IP

TVB Europe

Sony claims to have played a major role in bringing the industry the global broadcast signal transport SDI, standardised by SMPTE in 1989, and wants the industry to listen once more as it promotes its vision for video over IP.

http://www.tvbeurope.com/sony-hopes-sdi-history-repeats-ip/

All about connections

Digital Studio

SDI remains popular but fiber optic connections are increasing as the industry moves wholesale to video over IP in live studio and facility environments.

http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-7500-all-about-connections/

Going Live Over IP

Broadcast 

Broadcast Tech p27 Live outside broadcasting is still in its infancy but some firms are testing it out.
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techfacils/digital-edition-broadcast-tech/5072818.article?blocktitle=PRODUCTION-FEATURE&contentID=1169

Disruptive Cinema at the IBC Big Screen Experience

IBC As the audio visual experience in the living room becomes ever more immersive, can innovation entice audiences back to theatres? http://www.ibc.org/page.cfm/action=library/libID=2/libEntryID=232/listID=4

Making An Asset Out Of Archive

IBC

Content owners have traditionally archived material on the basis that it is a resource worth keeping in perpetuity, but this simplistic approach is no longer fit for purpose.  http://www.ibc.org/page.cfm/action=library/libID=2/libEntryID=231/listID=4

BBC Pioneers Live IP Production in Ultra HD: The Workflow

StreamingMedia

Building on a research trial during the World Cup, the BBC will use the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to trial what it calls the world's first live Ultra HD production and transmission entirely in IP.

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/BBC-Pioneers-Live-IP-Production-in-Ultra-HD-The-Workflow-97764.aspx

BBC Archive Project: Opening the vaults of history

Broadcast 

With a million hours of TV and radio content split over 4 million physical items, making the most of the BBC archive to ensure public access and to extract commercial value is a real challenge.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/features/bbc-archive-project-opening-the-vaults-of-history/5072513.article

BBC set to trial Ultra HD at World Cup

Sports Video Group 

In a series of closed trials, BBC R&D will work closely with strategic research partners Arqiva and BT, major consumer electronics vendors and technology providers to explore the delivery of live UHD content over broadcast and broadband networks.
http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/bbc-set-to-trial-ultra-hd-at-fifa-world-cup/

The true north is strong with AV

AV Magazine

While retail, hospitality and education are growth areas across Canada’s urban centres, the market is not simple to learn due to cultural differences in each province,

http://www.avinteractive.com/features/market-sectors/market-focus-true-north-strong-av-05-06-2014/

BBC Will Trial Live 4K IP and DTT Delivery With 3 World Cup Matches

StreamingMedia

In a closed research project, the BBC will deliver the FIFA final and two other matches in ultra-high definition. The project should pave the way for a 4K channel launch in the future.

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/BBC-Will-Trial-Live-4K-IP-and-DTT-Delivery-With-3-World-Cup-Matches-97442.aspx

BBC to trial 4K OB at World Cup

Broadcast

The BBC is to broadcast the World Cup final and two other matches in Ultra HD (4K) to several closed environments, as part of its ongoing experiments with the high-resolution format.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techfacils/bbc-to-trial-4k-ob-at-world-cup/5072786.article

U.K. Online Video Ad Market Will Be Worth £4.3 Billion in 2018

StreamingMedia 

A PricewaterhouseCoopers report says online video is the fastest growing ad market, and predicts strong growth in U.K. online advertising.

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/U.K.-Online-Video-Ad-Market-Will-Be-Worth-£4.3-Billion-in-2018-97432.aspx

Store it in the cloud

Digital Studio

Producers are becoming more reliant on the cloud to store and transfer assets although the industry is still learning how software as a utility can fundamentally change business and workflows.

http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-7433-store-it-in-the-cloud/1/print/