September 21

FLX

“Imagine Dylan on a laptop meeting Tom Waits uptown. You get the picture.” Sushil K Dade, the Soup Dragons, Future Pilot A.K.A. “grit-flecked, diesel stained reveries” Jennifer Kelly, Dusted Magazine The FLX EP from Flux Brothers, a Trans-Atlantic collaboration between David Azarch and John Maxwell Hobbs with guest artists Spiros Soukis and Lauren Dyer Amazeen […]

September 21

THE DISH IS NOT DEAD: WHY THE FUTURE OF TV DELIVERY IS HYBRID

Some big changes ahead for the delivery of television. Read my analysis at IBC365.

September 21

FRAMES: AUTOMATING THE ARCHIVE END-TO-END

My startup, Streamline, was involved in the FRAMES accelerator at IBC this year. https://www.ibc.org/content-management/features/ibc-accelerator-agentic-automation-for-the-archive/22794

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