Media Delivery
DTG: Sports streaming latency sees some improvements in 2024
The DTG's report found significant progress in comparison with last year, but indicated some challenges remain
Paris 2024
Live Production
Media Links and intoPIX announce JPEG XS collaboration
Supported by SMTE 2110, cloud compatible JPEG XS technology is suited to 4K, UHD and HDR workflows
Media Delivery
Seville summit looks at future of 4K HDR in Europe
Key themes will include the automation of content, implementation of virtual assistants and analysis of consumption patterns offered by artificial intelligence
Business
TVBEurope September 2024 issue out now
The latest issue includes features on Formula One, Deadpool & Wolverine, remote production, the Olympics, diversity, greenhushing and more
Media Consumption
Paris Paralympics on track to break audience records
Channel 4 said 7.2 million people watched its first day coverage, with a peak of 1.6 million tuning in to watch Tulley Kearney's gold-winning...
Live Production
When failure is not an option: The technology powering coverage of the Summer Games
As viewers tune in once again to watch athletes competing for medals in Paris, TVBEurope hears from three technology vendors who are helping broadcasters...
Media Management
Inside the nerve centre of France Télévisions’ Paris 2024 coverage
The broadcaster is employing technology throughout its Paris HQ, including 11 high-performance servers
Live Production
LiveU delivers more than 70,000 hours of coverage from Paris 2024
The company's IP-video technology played a key role in reducing the need for heavy equipment to be transported during Paris 2024
Adtech
Yospace stitches 4 billion ads into Olympic live streams
Key highlights included the Men's and Women's 100m finals, which saw surges in viewership both before and after the events
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion: AI in broadcast and media production workflows
Simon Clarke, CTO at Telestream, on the evolution of AI in the media and entertainment landscape
Live Production
Alibaba Cloud enhancing coverage at Paris 2024 and beyond
Cloud-based and AI-driven innovations aimed to enhance viewer experiences and help meet sustainability targets
Media Consumption
Paris 2024 ‘on track to reach half the world’s population’
Broadcast and digital figues for the Games "are going through the roof" said IOC President Thomas Bach
Media Consumption
Warner Bros Discovery’s Olympics coverage hits one billion streaming minutes after two days
Eurosport's average linear audiences have also increased compared to Tokyo 2020, up 98 per cent so far
Media Management
Alibaba, OBS partner on AI-fueled OBS Cloud 3.0 for Paris 2024
OBS Live Cloud has become the main method of remote distribution to Media Rights-Holders (MRHs) for the first time in the history of the...
Media Delivery
‘Localisation is our superpower’: How WBD Sports is delivering the Olympics to Europe
TVBEurope catches up with WBD Sport's Scott Young to hear how the broadcaster is using its streaming services to bring the Olympics to more...
Media Delivery
A new era of broadcasting at the Olympic Games
Writing exclusively for TVBEurope, Digital TV Group CTO Alex Buchan details a 5G Broadcast demo by TDF in the run-up to the Games
Media Consumption
How will we watch the Olympics in 2032?
From VR headsets to volumetric video, the Video Labs team at InterDigital give us some insight into how we might watch (and produce) the...
Audio
Bringing the ‘wow’ factor to the sound of Paris 2024
John Schur, president, solutions group at Telos Alliance, explains why sound is just as important as video when covering a major sporting event
Artificial Intelligence
OBS, AI and Paris 2024
TVBEurope’s Matthew Corrigan sits down with Sotiris Salamouris, chief technology officer at OBS and Intel’s EMEA chief technology officer, Jean-Laurent Philippe, to hear about...
Sustainability
Opinion: Could this year’s ‘Summer of Sport’ be the greenest yet?
Matthew Williams-Neale, VP of marketing, Appear, explains how broadcasters' efforts are ensuring the excitement of live sports can be enjoyed sustainably, setting a new...
Media Delivery
Medal alerts, multi-audio feeds, 3,800 hours of live coverage: WBD reveals streaming plans for Paris 2024
The broadcaster will deliver 3,800 hours of live content, covering every event – peaking at 54 simultaneous live streams - across Max and discovery+
Live Production
Pedalling in Paris: France Télévisions cargo bikes deliver Olympic coverage
The bikes aim to beat congestion allowing mobile video news teams to move around Paris
Media Consumption
Channel 4 undertakes ‘significant technology and operational work’ to make Paralympics more accessible
Advertising with subtitles will be supported across linear Channel 4 television around Paralympics coverage as well on its streaming platform
Business
TVBEurope July/August issue available to download
The latest issue of TVBEurope includes everything from Doctor Who to Baby Reindeer, The Fall Guy to Paris 2024, and a preview of IBC...
Live Production
Haivision rides Olympic wave with France Télévisions’ 5G Paris 2024 surfing coverage
Haivision’s private 5G video transmission ecosystem will deliver coverage of the event from Tahiti
Live Production
Orange details ‘highly complex’ operation behind Olympics’ live feeds
For the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, almost 500 cameras will be used (compared to the usual 60)
Media Consumption
Warner Bros Discovery to stream Paris 2024 Opening and Closing ceremonies in HDR
The broadcaster has revealed a number of innovations aiming to enable flexibility for viewers watching the Olympics on Max and discovery+
Artificial Intelligence
NBCUniversal to use AI host for Olympic highlights
Personalised recaps will provide fans with their own highlights package, narrated by the AI recreation
Live Production
OBS to use smartphones to capture video of Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony
The high-quality HDR footage will be shared and streamed via a private 5G network powered by Orange which will install more than a dozen...
Live Production
Opinion: overcoming Olympic hurdles with technology
As Paris counts down to the 2024 Olympics, Stephane Guez, co-founder and principal, Dalet, explains how technological innovation will deliver an engaging experience
Media Consumption
Virtual feelings: how haptic technology is creating immersive environments
Philippe Guillotel, senior director of metavideo group, InterDigital, explains how haptic technology could be the next big thing in watching everything from sport to...
Artificial Intelligence
OBS tests AI-enhanced multi-camera replay service ahead of Paris 2024 deployment
During Paris 2024, the AI-enabled replay system will be implemented at 12 competition venues for events such as beach volleyball, tennis, judo and rugby
Media Consumption
Channel 4 to offer 18 concurrent streams of Paralympics via YouTube
Channel 4 will be covering all the action from the Games, as well as the Opening and Closing ceremonies, from its remote production centre...
Media Delivery
WBD’s Max launches in Europe
WBD is aiming to increase the number of European countries in which its service is available to 25 by July
Business
TVBEurope May/June 2024 issue out now
Our latest issue hears from France Télévisions about their plans for Paris 2024, we also celebrate the winners of our NAB 2024 Best of...
Live Production
A year in live HDR production
John Mailhot, senior vice president, product management at Imagine Communications, gives an insight into how HDR is impacting live production today, as well as...
Live Production
How French TV will follow the Flamme Olympique on its journey to Paris
France Télévisions Romuald Rat talks to TVBEurope about its plans to broadcast the Olympic Torch Relay via a 100 per cent cloud-based and 5G/Starlink...
Artificial Intelligence
OBS concern over Olympic AI deepfakes
OBS had teamed up with Chinese retail company and Olympic sponsor, Alibaba, to use AI for 360-degree assisted replays
Live Production
Intel outlines 8K live OTT broadcast workflow delivery for Paris 2024
This edition of the Olympics will be the first to showcase a pathway for the future of low-latency, 8K resolution live streaming
Live Production
Panasonic to provide 150 cameras, 31 switchers for Paris 2024
Panasonic will also be supplying PTZ cameras in 29 press rooms across the Games
Media Delivery
WBD to resume Max rollout across Europe
The move comes ahead of this year's Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, with WBD aiming to make every live moment of the event available...
Media Consumption
NBCUniversal’s Peacock to offer ‘multiview’ option during Paris 2024
Peacock Discovery Multiview will offer an what it says is an industry-first, enhanced four-view experience, with real-time on-screen descriptions from NBCU’s Olympic experts