Author Archives: John Maxwell Hobbs

April 20

IBC KICKSTARTS 2022 ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME AT THE IET

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IBC had it’s first in-person event for it’s Accelerator programme, and I was there to cover it: https://www.ibc.org/features/ibc-kickstarts-2022-accelerator-programme-at-the-iet/8436.article

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April 11

How Covid Forced Broadcasters to Go Remote in 2020

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I wrote an article for tvtech looking at the impact of Covid lockdowns on remote production workflows: https://www.tvtechnology.com/features/how-covid-forced-broadcasters-to-go-remote-in-2020

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April 11

MEDIA TECH START-UPS: NAVIGATING ACQUISITIONS

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What happens when a startup is acquired? Using frame.io as a case study for IBC: https://www.ibc.org/features/media-tech-start-ups-navigating-acquisitions/8433.article

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April 11

MEDIA TECH START-UPS: INCUBATION AND GROWTH

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Taking a look at the media technology startup ecosystem for IBC: https://www.ibc.org/features/media-tech-start-ups-incubation-and-growth/8426.article

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April 11

FLEXIBILITY, SCALABILITY AND COMPLEXITY: INSIDE BBC WALES’ ALL-IP CENTRAL SQUARE FACILITY

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I interviewed the people behind Central Square, BBC Wales’ new facility, to find out how things are going a year after launch: https://www.ibc.org/features/flexibility-scalability-and-complexity-inside-bbc-wales-all-ip-central-square-facility/8417.article

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April 11

GENDER DIVERSITY IN BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY: HOW ARE VENDORS AND ORGANISATIONS RESPONDING?

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The second of two articles for IBC about gender diversity in broadcasting https://www.ibc.org/features/gender-diversity-in-broadcast-technology-how-are-vendors-and-organisations-responding/8387.article

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April 11

IWD: GENDER DIVERSITY IN BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY: MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE

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Here’s an article I wrote for IBC365 about gender diversity in broadcasting: https://www.ibc.org/features/iwd-gender-diversity-in-broadcast-technology-more-needs-to-be-done/8371.article

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January 24

IP for Broadcast

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I recently produced a series of explainer videos for IBC. And, I presented one of them myself. Check it out here: Tech Expert: Inside IP

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July 10

Crossing the inflection point

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My latest column on the state of the media industry is up at IBC 365. I discuss how we’re the media industry is at an inflection point, one in which we have no clear view as to where we’ll end up, or who the winners will be. https://www.ibc.org/delivery/blog-crossing-the-inflection-point/2915.article

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June 01

Old dogs and new tricks

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My latest column is up at IBC365.  In the fresh connected world of IP, do years of experience in broadcast engineering still count, or should veteran technicians just hang up their SDI cables and retire? https://www.ibc.org/tech-advances/blog-teaching-old-dogs-new-tricks/2853.article

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