News & Views

[:en]During the last BroadcastAsia, Johan Vanmarcke gave a short interview on virtual studio set up by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB). He shared is views about the key trends in the media industry... [:] [+]

Content may be king, but the viewer is definitely calling the shots, certainly now that the internet giants have endowed them with even greater power. This has pushed media companies to start re-inventing themselves. Putting their compelling content on the viewer-preferred digital, on demand or linear platforms, they are seeking to provide all means for the viewer to connect with their content and their brand.  [+]

On Wednesday 16 May trainer Willem had a full house for his Master Class on Reporting in WHATS'ON. During this basic training the participants discovered the vast WHATS'ON reporting capabilities. Communication and efficiency improve substantially when users have such easy acces to the data they need. [+]

The participants of the Master Class on LAVA (Brussels, 19 April) were poised on the edge of their seats as trainer Jelena showed them the ropes of the single toolset for planning content on both VoD and linear delivery platforms. They went through the workflow of scheduling stand-alone and catch-up transmissions, preparing the destination materials and finally publishing the content. LAVA is about having the best of both worlds, VoD and Linear, in a single toolset, as on-demand services and linear broadcasting dovetail in today's content-centric media world. [+]

[:en]Judging by the recent mergers, acquisitions and vertical integrations, there are more drivers behind the accelerated consolidation in the media market than increasing efficiencies: the scuffle for more leverage in negotiations over exhibition rights, for instance, or the struggle to secure content production or distribution channels ...[:es]Judging by the recent mergers, acquisitions and vertical integrations, there are more drivers behind the accelerated consolidation in the media market than increasing efficiencies: the scuffle for more leverage in negotiations over exhibition rights, for instance, or the struggle to secure content production or distribution channels ... [:] [+]