With the industry’s return to RAI for the first IBC since 2019, the IET Media Technology Network ran their ‘John Logie Baird Lecture’ series at IBC2022. They have run the JLB Lecture’s for many years at the IET HQ at Savoy Place with the purpose of their sessions being to reflect on the state of the TV and Broadcast industry, look at the important trends shaping the industry and offer an understanding of what to expect from these industries in the next five years. With COVID having changed the industry in profound ways, the IET’s three-part sessions gave unique insights into the present and future state of these industries.
IET Sessions
The John Logie Baird Lecture - The State of the TV Business and the next 5 years
VOD coming to IBC365 soon
5G, ATSC3.0, OTT/SVOD, LIVE sports, virtual production, smart audience engagement and enhanced business models…the pace of evolution in the past three years was breath-taking. The industry now requires new thinking to stay connected to the audience. The panel discussed what strategies are working right now as well as initiatives and ideas to improve the television experience in the next five years.
Speakers:
- Alan McLennan, CEP/Media, Head of M&E Americas, Atos (moderator)
- Del Parks, President of Technology, Sinclair Broadcasting
- Simon Crownshaw, Worldwide Strategy Director Media &Entertainment, Microsoft
- Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, Zee Media
The John Logie Baird Lecture - The State of Video Technology and the next 5 years
VOD coming to IBC365 soon
VR, 8K, 4K, 3D, HDR, Codecs, Broadcast and Streaming …. the history of video technology has hits, misses and slow burns but innovation has been a constant. We have seen the rapid move to IP across all areas, but what can we expect for the next five years? What is the next big thing and what will disappear? Will UHD succeed despite slow adoption by broadcasters? Will broadcast itself survive? How are we going to manage the evolution of video codecs and is there such a thing as sufficient compression?
Speakers:
- Ian Nock, Founder Fairmile West Consulting (moderator)
- Maria Ingold, Global VP Solution Engineering, Synamedia
- Ranjeet Kaur, Associate Director of Products and Services, DTG
- Xavier Leclercq, VP Business Development, Broadpeak
The John Logie Baird Lecture - The State of Audio Technology and the next 5 years
Innovation in audio for television and film has often had a strong lead over video technology. This session looked at the latest movements in audio, the sticking points and how this might change in the near future. What factors are holding back Next Generation Audio adoption? What are the limits on live audio production and post-production in the cloud? How would Object Based Media adoption throughout the whole value chain affect audio workflows?
Speakers:
- Rosanna Prada, IET (moderator)
- Leading industry figures to be announced.