Author Archives: John Maxwell Hobbs

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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April 25

No Such Thing As A Magic Bullet

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My latest column is up at IBC356 – I discuss the endless search for a “magic bullet” that will solve all of broadcasting’s problems:  https://www.ibc.org/consumption/blog-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-magic-bullet/2784.article

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March 22

Shouldn’t we be having fun?

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My latest column is up at IBC365 https://www.ibc.org/production/blog-the-importance-of-fun/2737.article In it, I emphasise the importance of having fun in what we do.

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March 12

TV isn’t dead, it’s evolving

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My latest column over at IBC356 about the current state of TV in an historical context.  https://www.ibc.org/delivery/blog-tv-isnt-dead-its-evolving/2689.article

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February 06

Building a worse mousetrap

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Here’s my latest opinion piece at IBC365 on the way “good enough” is changing in the broadcast industry: https://www.ibc.org/production/blog-building-a-worse-mousetrap/2652.article

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