Tag Archives: technology

January 11

INTERVIEW: DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF ON AI IN MEDIA

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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

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January 11

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MYTHS AND REALITIES

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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

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January 11

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

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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

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January 11

AI AND ETHICS: THE DEFINING POINT OF CONTENT CREATION

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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. […]

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December 14

Outside Broadcast CTOs

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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.

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September 29

Helping Bands Play to the Crowd, Long Before the Show – NYTimes.com

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Only 15 shows booked so far, but an interesting idea – sort of the Air BnB of concert booking.  If this could be combined with the new trend in concerts in private homes, it could get really interesting. Helping Bands Play to the Crowd, Long Before the Show – NYTimes.com.

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August 08

BBC Academy – Technology – Out with the old, in with the new

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I’ve written an article for the BBC Academy looking at the dramatic changes we’re experience in broadcast technology. Check it out here: BBC Academy – Technology – Out with the old, in with the new.

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July 22

Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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Tom Yorke is right about the problem of funding new artists, but he’s got the wrong enemy in his sights.  Spotify is not a cheapskate record label, it’s a generous radio network. More on this in a bit. Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music | Technology | guardian.co.uk.

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October 11

To the Spoils Goes the Victor (now, the hard work begins)

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In my last post, I only half-jokingly asked, “What do you do when you’ve won the revolution?” The answer to that is, “get working.” A revolution overturns the old order. Most revolutions fail because they’ve only focussed on the negative, with the only goal being the elimination of that negative. Once that’s accomplished, for most […]

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This is coming from a scholarly publication perspective, but the problems the author describes are almost identical to what we’re facing in broadcasting. In a nutshell, we are generating data at a rate faster than Moore’s Law can keep up with. Unless that rate changes, it’s just going to keep getting more expensive to store […]

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