I’m really excited to be giving one of the keynotes for this year’s conference of the International Associates of Broadcast Manufacturers on the 4th of December in London. I’m talking about how traditional broadcasters can adapt to a radically changing world. http://www.theiabm.org/events/iabm-2015-annual-conference/schedule.html
Tag Archives: Television
August
21
Netflix reaches 1.5m UK subscribers for its internet video service | Media | The Guardian
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
Netflix is now responsible for 30% of all internet traffic in the UK during peak viewing hours. Netflix reaches 1.5m UK subscribers for its internet video service | Media | The Guardian. Update: Either I misread the article originally, or it’s been changed, but the 30% figure refers to US Internet traffic, and not the […]
August
21
Netflix steals Weinstein movies away from Showtime — Tech News and Analysis
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
What do you call TV on the internet? “TV.” Netflix is playing in the same league as the cable channels. Netflix steals Weinstein movies away from Showtime — Tech News and Analysis.
August
08
BBC Academy – Technology – Out with the old, in with the new
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
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.
July
22
TV Foresees Its Future. Netflix Is There. – NYTimes.com
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
It’s not about the delivery mechanism, it’s about the shows! TV Foresees Its Future. Netflix Is There. – NYTimes.com.
October
10
The Future is Yesterday
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
This autumn, BBC Scotland, passed the fifth anniversary of the opening of our new facility at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. When we opened our doors, we were the most advanced broadcasting facility in Europe, and arguably the world. We had a full HD infrastructure, production was mostly file-based, and with the exception of live video, all our media […]
July
31
The end of TV or just the end of the aerial?
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
The House of Lords have proposed that Britain should move all TV services to the internet and free the airwaves for mobile services. On the surface, this looks like a bold statement, and in many ways it is, but it’s also a safe bet. The writing has been on the wall for a while now. […]
July
13
Cloud PVR spreads over Europe
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
Good article in Broadcast Engineering: Cloud PVR spreads over Europe. The “Cloud PVR” (Or DVR, if you’re in the US) is a bizarre sort of thing, designed to solve a legal problem, not a technological one. It boils down to this – if a distribution company such as a cable of satellite operator, as opposed […]
June
29
On YouTube, Amateur Is the New Pro – NYTimes.com
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
On YouTube, Amateur Is the New Pro – NYTimes.com. “A history of the entertainment business could be framed as a series of experts asking, “Who the hell wants to watch that?” When the answer is “more people than you think.” What you call TV on the internet? “TV.” There is the kernel of another story in […]
June
22
Cutting the cords – ALL of them
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
There are so many posts out now about the potential trend of “cutting the cord.” In other words, dropping cable and satellite service and relying on free to air television and internet streaming. Well, I’ve gone even further that that – I’ve even cut the cord to the rooftop aerial and am getting all my […]
