The IBC Podcast

This episode of the IBC Podcast, brought to you by Dalet, features a conversation with Barrett Comiskey, who is the founder and CEO of Migo, a disruptive digital distribution service for emerging economies.Barrett discusses how his company is providing affordable access to premium video content in Indonesia for download over local WiFi hotspots for offline viewing on mobiles and ta

On Episode 15 of the IBC Podcast, Steve Reynolds, President of Imagine Communications, speaks about where the broadcast industry is headed in 2022 and beyond.Reynolds discusses how the challenges of the past two years led to a rapid acceleration of direct-to-consumer (DTC) and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services and have driven demand for video distributed by the cloud.I

Episode 14 of the IBC Podcast, supported by Imagine Communications, features a conversation between Malcolm Cowan, Head of Engineering and Technology, Broadcast and Media Services at NEP UK and John Mailhot, CTO, Networking & Infrastructure for Imagine Communications on UHD and HDR production. NEP has been using Imagine Communications’ SNP pure-IP media processing platform to

Episode 13 of the IBC Podcast features interviews with Barbara Slater, BBC director of sport and the winner of the International Honour for Excellence and Hannes Ricklefs of BBC Research & Development, one of the authors of the Best Technical Paper. The IBC2021 International Honour for Excellence, IBC’s highest accolade, was presented to Barbara Slater, in recognition of her

Episode 12 of the IBC Podcast features an introduction to the 2021 IBC Accelerator Media Innovation programme with Mark Smith and Muki Kulhan plus an interview with Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO, Reliance EntertainmentThe IBC Accelerator programme was set up to support the media and entertainment industry with a framework for a collaborative and project-based approach to solving chal

As part of IBC365's Crafting Content themed week, Mama Youth Project founder and chief executive Bob Clarke speaks about his efforts to make media a more inclusive industry.As well as speaking about his route into the industry, Bob talks about the origins of Mama Youth Project, including:Mama Youth's approach to equipping young people with the skills they need for a succe

As part of IBC365's Content Everywhere themed week, ScreenHits TV CEO Rose Adkins Hulse speaks about her ambitious plans for the streaming service and the importance of aggregation.Links:IBC365 Themed Week: Content Everywhere IBC365 webinarsScreenHits TV IBC2021IBC Content Everywhere 2021

Episode 9 features:Peter Cassidy, MonterosaCarrie Wootten, RiseJohn Honeycutt, IBC CouncilAs part of IBC365's themed week on the subject of 'Engaging Viewers', Peter Cassidy, of Monterosa talks about how broadcasters can boost viewer involvement in content and how that can be used to drive revenue. Carrie Wootten, managing director of Rise speaks about the group’s

Twickenham Studios managing director Cara Sheppard speaks about investment plans for the film and TV studios, the demand for studio space and shooting productions under covid restrictions.Professor Adam Beaumont, chief executive of aql explains how the telco will support the Live and Wild 5G for documentary filmmaking project.For daily news, features, interviews, webinars and white

This episode features:Chris Fetner, former Netflix exec and now executive director of the Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA), a body for companies that provide dubbing, subtitling and audio description services. Fetner speaks about the challenges faced by localisation firms, the origin of the EGA and how the trade body plans to raise the profile of localisation.Roger Cro