The International Broadcasting Convention is currently being held in Amsterdam but the name of the event is increasingly inaccurate. There’s not so much talk about broadcasting anymore. There is lots of talk about content, content production and content monetization. Monetization or should I say, search for money… There’s a whole exhibition hall (Hall 14) dubbed…
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NAB 2017: The year of Wide Color Gamut?
We have been talking about it for more than a decade but now it’s possible to have a complete ecosystem to produce and display it. Walking around the show floor today it was easy to see solutions from many vendors. The problem with the color gamut used in TV and video production is that the…
TV5 Monde hacking: First but not last
By now I am sure you heard about “TV5 Monde” TV networks being hacked and put off the air. While there has been quite a few media web site being hacked, this was the first time that the traditional satellite based linear TV was putted down. Having built and operated TV networks and having developed…
Miranda becomes Grass Valley
Just in time for NAB 2014, Belden did announce that both of their professional video manufacturers Miranda and Grass Valley will be known as the “New Grass Valley”. The new merged organisation will retain the Miranda purple but the Grass Valley name. This was to be expected as it makes sense to keep the better…
Quantel acquires Snell
In a not so surprising move, Quantel did announced the acquisition of Snell today. In a news release, the company is of course very upbeat about it qualifying it of a “new force in media technology”. Well, I am not sure I’ll be that quick to say that. Is combining two companies that have a…
All Head Hunters are Parasites?
I am beginning a new blog series today about jobs, work and the technology sector. I published an blog entry last year call So…I am overqualified which generated significant reactions and that inspired me do this series. I have been the hiring manager for well over 100 positions in my 30 year career. With an average…
Statement from 3D: The report of my death was an exaggeration
Yes, it’s true, many have been reporting the death of 3D in the last few months but in a rare public statement 3D has reprise the famous Mark Twain quote applying it for it’s own case! But lets talk a bit about it for a second. I have been a bit silent on this blog…
IBC: Many still skeptical about 3DTV
Now that IBC 2012 is history, I was reflecting on the perception that industry members have of 3DTV. While some people are strong believers (and have strong economic interest like James Cameron) there still a lot that don’t see the benefits. For instance at the London Olympics, the director of BBC sports was clearly not…
Travel Day
The sky was grey over New Jersey this morning but it was not a big issue since the plane quickly left Newark airport (apparently it DOES happen some time) and we met the blue sky soon. This is travel day, IBC 2012 for me begins on Thursday with the conference program so I have to…
3DTV: The Olympics were no “Avatar”
Almost a year ago Panasonic hosted a large press event to tell the press how great was 3DTV and how the 2012 London’s Olympics would be it’s “Avatar”. Now that the Olympics are done, I see no parallels at all! The event was held one night during the IBC 2011 (International Broadcasting Convention) in Amsterdam…