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This episode of the IBC Podcast, brought to you by Dalet, features a conversation with Barrett Comiskey, who is the founder and CEO of Migo, a disruptive digital distribution service for emerging economies.Barrett discusses how his company is providing affordable access to premium video content in Indonesia for download over local WiFi hotspots for offline viewing on mobiles and tablets. The company has ambitious plans to expand across Asia, including most immediately in Indonesia and the Phi...

On Episode 15 of the IBC Podcast, Steve Reynolds, President of Imagine Communications, speaks about where the broadcast industry is headed in 2022 and beyond.Reynolds discusses how the challenges of the past two years led to a rapid acceleration of direct-to-consumer (DTC) and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services and have driven demand for video distributed by the cloud.Is Reynolds sounding the death knell for linear TV? Tune in to find out and get his perspective on: How remo...

Episode 14 of the IBC Podcast, supported by Imagine Communications, features a conversation between Malcolm Cowan, Head of Engineering and Technology, Broadcast and Media Services at NEP UK and John Mailhot, CTO, Networking & Infrastructure for Imagine Communications on UHD and HDR production. NEP has been using Imagine Communications’ SNP pure-IP media processing platform to support its UHD and HDR productions.Together, Cowan and Mailhot speak about the unique challenges of introduc...

Episode 13 of the IBC Podcast features interviews with Barbara Slater, BBC director of sport and the winner of the International Honour for Excellence and Hannes Ricklefs of BBC Research & Development, one of the authors of the Best Technical Paper. The IBC2021 International Honour for Excellence, IBC’s highest accolade, was presented to Barbara Slater, in recognition of her role as a pioneer for women in sports broadcasting worldwide.Barbara was appointed BBC Director of Sport in 20...

Episode 12 of the IBC Podcast features an introduction to the 2021 IBC Accelerator Media Innovation programme with Mark Smith and Muki Kulhan plus an interview with Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO, Reliance EntertainmentThe IBC Accelerator programme was set up to support the media and entertainment industry with a framework for a collaborative and project-based approach to solving challenges faced by the media and entertainment industry.Project leaders Mark Smith and Muki Kulhan speak about:Last ...

As part of IBC365's Crafting Content themed week, Mama Youth Project founder and chief executive Bob Clarke speaks about his efforts to make media a more inclusive industry.As well as speaking about his route into the industry, Bob talks about the origins of Mama Youth Project, including:Mama Youth's approach to equipping young people with the skills they need for a successful career in mediaThe benefit of employing people from a wide-range of backgroundsWhy terms like 'diversity' and '...