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.
Category Archives: Production
How Covid Forced Broadcasters to Go Remote in 2020
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
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
IP for Broadcast
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
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
Crossing the inflection point
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
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
Old dogs and new tricks
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
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
No Such Thing As A Magic Bullet
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
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
Building a worse mousetrap
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
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
AI and the media industry
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
My latest column is up at IBC365. I give my views on the increasing hype around the potential for AI in media. https://www.ibc.org/tech-advances/i-for-one-welcome-our-robot-overlords/2625.article
Outsourcing and the broadcast industry
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
My latest opinion piece is up at IBC365. I give my views on outsourcing and the broadcasting industry. https://www.ibc.org/content-management/focusing-on-the-core-the-importance-of-outsourcing/2582.article
Just Because Your Cat Has Kittens in the Oven, That Don’t Make ’em Biscuits
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
Here’s my latest opinion piece for IBC 365, covering the clash of cultures between IT and broadcasting: https://www.ibc.org/delivery/technology-v-culture-the-art-of-making-and-delivering-tv/2064.article?_ga=2.228132957.138508793.1499935580-421349024.1491219481
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