The cover story for the latest issue of EBU tech-i magazine marks the successful outcome for broadcasters of the recent ITU World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai. Of most significance for EBU Members was the decision to retain the lower UHF band for broadcasting until at least 2031. The EBU brought a strong team and strong messages to WRC-23 – a feature on pages 10–11 of the magazine outlines the main outcomes and describes how the EBU team prepared for this key event that takes place every four years.
EBU Director of Technology & Innovation Antonio Arcidiacono, in his editorial on page 3, argues that public service media organizations should be proactive in embracing AI technologies to enhance their essential guiding role in society:
"Big companies and private investors are putting massive amounts of money into developing this new world; it is only by combining the forces of medium-sized and small players that we can have a fighting chance to defend our culture and quality of life. We need to privilege all the native human advantages, combining the physical and digital worlds, leveraging technologies to stay in the lead, building our future together."
Elsewhere in tech-i 59
- Warmest of reactions to AI-generated subtitles at VRT – The Belgian broadcaster leveraged EuroVOX for groundbreaking live test
- Putting data at the heart of successful PSM strategies – How (meta)data is handled at three EBU Members
- Finding the right loudness formula for cinematic content – A new supplement to the highly regarded EBU R 128 series
- How NRK took the initiative on HDR production and distribution – The Norwegian broadcaster has been building workflows and enthusiasm around high dynamic range
- Lessons learned from building your own live broadcast encoder – Sweden’s SVT took the bold decision to build using open, shared elements
- Tools and test materials for Next Generation Audio – There’s an ever-expanding range of tools available for NGA
- Sustainability Matters: Content-dependent power-saving models for HDR displays – Experimental findings from BBC R&D
- In my opinion: Getting closer to viewers: production will be distribution – Adde Grandberg, CTO of SVT, sets out his vision for Production 2.0
- Partner Profile: CDN Alliance – Chair Mark de Jong explains why the new alliance was created
- Back to the future: SVOD platforms adopt linear broadcast strategies – Insights from the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service
- In the spotlight: Tatjana Mladenovic – Lead Data Manager at the BBC Archives Technology & Systems Department
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