January 22

BROADCASTING IN 2024: SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON PRODUCTION AND PLATFORMS

Here’s a recent article I wrote for IBC looking at the trends in broadcast technology over the past year. https://www.ibc.org/distribution-consumption/features/broadcasting-in-2024-spotlighted-production-and-platforms/21539

September 03

Where are the Creators?

Music Tech UK asked me to contribute an opinion piece for their blog. You can find it on their site https://musictechnology.uk/where-are-the-creators/ along with a lot of other interesting stuff. Where are the Creators? By John Maxwell Hobbs, CEO, Streamline Media Over the past year, I’ve attended a number of music panels focussed on everything from […]

September 03

Streamline Podcast – Tim Boggs

My startup Streamline Media Limited has launched a podcast. We’ll be talking to a wide variety of people in the creative industries about their work. The second episode features Tim Boggs. Listen to episode 2 with Tim Boggs Timothy Boggs is an award winning filmmaker, Artist and songwriter who lives and works in Los Angeles. […]

September 03

Streamline Podcast – Eric Liljestrand

My startup Streamline Media Limited has launched a podcast. We’ll be talking to a wide variety of people in the creative industries about their work. The first episode features my old friend Eric Liljestrand. Listen to episode 1 with Eric Liljestrand Eric Liljestrand is a guitarist, producer and engineer based in Los Angeles. He began […]

January 11

INTERVIEW: DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF ON AI IN MEDIA

My interview with Professor of Media Theory Douglas Rushkoff where he talks AI myths, legends and hard truths: https://www.ibc.org/interviews/interview-douglas-rushkoff-on-ai-in-media/9709.article

January 11

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MYTHS AND REALITIES

While discussions around the ethics of AI are raging in boardrooms across the globe, there are still many misconceptions about the technology.   Here’s an article I wrote for IBC to help make sense of this complex topic. https://www.ibc.org/features/artificial-intelligence-myths-and-realities/9700.article

January 11

INTERVIEW: DR ALEX CONNOCK ON AI – ‘AN EXPLOSION OF CREATIVITY’

I recently interviewed Dr. Alex Connock about AI and creativity for IBC https://www.ibc.org/interviews/interview-dr-alex-connock-on-ai-an-explosion-of-creativity/9755.article

January 11

AI AND ETHICS: THE DEFINING POINT OF CONTENT CREATION

In the past few weeks, the news has been filled with one dramatic story after the other about AI. However, in a significant shift, rather than being about the technology itself, these stories have been about the people creating AI and those affected by it. Here’s an article I wrote for IBC on the subject. […]

May 02

GENERATIVE AI IN BROADCASTING: A RISING TIDE

For a rational perspective on the state of AI minus all the “killer robot” hype, read my interview with Sam Bogoch, looking at the history of AI, and where we are now. https://www.ibc.org/generative-ai-in-broadcasting-a-rising-tide/9546.article

December 14

Outside Broadcast CTOs

I’ve just interviewed six CTOs leading major Outside Broadcast companies for the publication SVG Europe. They’ve all had to overcome signification challenges to their industry during the Covid lockdowns, and they’ve all come out the other side with strong insights into the present and future of broadcasting. Read them here.