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Press Release: Brainstorm celebrates 30 years in the business at IBC

Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, will exhibit at IBC for the 25 th time in the company’s 30 th Anniversary. Brainstorm is proud of this commitment with the industry that underlines how a company focused on innovation can continue to excel year after year in the dynamic and ever evolving broadcast market. Brainstorm will showcase its most advanced technologies, starting with a spectacular presentation in the main Virtual Production Theater, demonstrating the immense possibilities InfinitySet offers for creating virtual content of all kind. The main demo will display advanced, photorealistic augmented and mixed reality content in a highly visually engaging presentation, by using a combination of chroma sets and shaped LED videowalls , provided by Alfalite, the European LED manufacturer, and featuring real-time, seamless extra-render and set extension with color-matching 3D LUTs , in-context AR motion graphics , fully immersive...

Press Release: FOX Entertainment, Paramount, ITV, IMDb, Fabric, EIDR and Xperi Work Together to Launch Authenticated Data Specification (ADS) Accelerator Project at IBC 2023

Fabric , the leader in media and entertainment catalog management is collaborating with industry leaders IMDb, FOX Entertainment, Paramount, ITV, EIDR, and Xperi to solve one of the entertainment industry's most persistent challenges: the efficient management and delivery of accurate metadata for content.  The Authenticated Data Specification (ADS) Accelerator Project at IBC 2023  brings together major players across the media landscape to address this long-standing issue and pave the way for a new era of streamlined metadata management.   The primary goal of the ADS Accelerator Project is to establish a system of data governance that empowers content creators to maintain, update, and verify metadata, images, and usage rights associated with their products. By proposing workflows and processes to improve the accuracy and authenticity of metadata throughout the content supply chain, the project aims to enhance user experiences and elevate overall product quality.   “E...

Press Release: IMAX® BRINGS CUTTING-EDGE STREAM SMART™ TECHNOLOGY TO IBC

The First-Ever IBC Showcase Of IMAX’s Groundbreaking Streaming and Consumer Technology   in Amsterdam IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), an industry leader in entertainment technology, today announced it will attend the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam to showcase its next-generation streaming technology, Stream Smart ™ , as part of its expanding global technology platform strategy. Vikram Arumilli, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Streaming and Consumer Technology at IMAX, and Abdul Rehman,  Chief Product Officer , IMAX, will take the stage for a live press conference on September 15 th  at 1:00 – 1 :45 PM CET at Room F004. The duo will discuss the continued evolution of streaming technologies and their applications as a value-adding addition to the direct-to-consumer streaming and broadcast industry. The Company will also host demonstrations of innovative streaming technology Stream Smart ™ .   “We’re excited to showcase our Stream S...

Press Release: Game On: IBC Announces Extensive Esports Showcase to Bring the Latest in Gaming to the Broader Media Industry

IBC   announces that it is hosting a three-strand   esports   showcase that will offer a dedicated zone on the show floor, a series of presentations and panels in the   Showcase Theatre , and focused tech tours taking esports organisations to crucial production and delivery elements featured at the event. The esports offering at   IBC2023 , which takes place   15-18   September   in the   RAI Amsterdam , builds on the first venture by the show into the gaming space in 2019 when it ran an esports tournament for the entire media and entertainment industry as it converged on IBC. “We are thrilled to have esports back at IBC with a live showcase that will bring together the gaming industry with the broader M&E community,” said  IBC Director Steve  Connolly . “We are taking the gaming elements of the show to the next level, offering esports industry organisations the opportunity to engage more fully with potential media tech partners...

Press Release: Leading Fashion and Luxury Brands Embrace Virtual Production at Pier59 Studios in the First Months of its Virtual Production Studio Operation

Tom Ford, Fendi, Neiman Marcus, and DKNY Among Top Fashion Brands Adopting New Production Techniques in their Ad Production As the fashion world takes part in New York Fashion Week (NYFW), which is running from September 7th to September 13th, Pier59 Studios is excited to announce that major luxury and fashion brands have been utilizing its cutting-edge virtual production studio to shoot their ad campaigns throughout the summer. Installed earlier this year, Pier59 Studios boasts the world’s largest and most technologically advanced virtual production studio for fashion and advertising. Leading fashion brands such as Tom Ford, Neiman Marcus, Fendi, and DKNY have enthusiastically embraced this new era of production techniques; these luxury brands and others have used the virtual production facility at Pier59 Studios to shoot extraordinary advertising spots that will launch over the next few months. These esteemed brands have harnessed the photo-realistic lighting, shadows, and reflection...

Press Release: Mangomolo and Rotana Media Group Launch Arabic FAST Channels in the Middle East

Mangomolo, a world-leading full-service OTT video platform provider, and Rotana, an Arabic Media Conglomerate, have launched Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels to rapidly stream radio content for users across the Arab world. Mangomolo enables Rotana to deliver 24-hour streaming of three FAST radio channels offering Khaleeji music, Egyptian hits and others via the Fannbox app. Using Mangomolo, Rotana can automatically and conveniently compose linear radio channels and make them available to end users ensuring a high-quality audio experience.     Mangomolo provides Rotana with an end-to-end platform that supports the delivery of radio and visual radio channels, live events, and celebrity shoutouts and special occasions. The platform enables Rotana to deploy multiple monetisation models including, FAST channels, pay-per-view and a growing number of others. Mangomolo also supports user management, chat moderation and celebrity content management within a s...

Press Release: Mux to demonstrate how it scales to more than 30 million concurrent viewers for major streaming events

A showcase of Mux Data will show why it’s the industry-leading platform in enabling the best-possible quality of experience    San Francisco, September 5, 2023  – Mux, the leading provider of online video infrastructure is excited to announce that it’ll be exhibiting at IBC2023 in Amsterdam from 15-18 September, where it will be giving visitors insight into how they can better scale their workflows for major online streaming events.   Showcasing the Mux platform which comprises Mux Data, Mux Video, and Mux Player, the team onsite will be talking about why so many companies from TF1, Optus and RTBF to PBS, Paramount, Fox and Vimeo rely on Mux’s APIs to build the highest-quality video experiences at scale.   Understanding and monitoring what viewers are experiencing when watching video and pairing that with insights on issues you can address in real time is critical to a successful streaming event. Major broadcasters expect a reliable video monitoring system that ...