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Egal, ob Dexter, Dune, NCIS oder The Boys: Ein Blick auf die Serienpläne der Streaming-Dienste und US-TV-Sender enthüllt einen unerwarteten Serientrend. Immer mehr erfolgreiche Filme und Serien erhalten bald Vorgeschichten in Form von Prequel-Serien. Sollten sich Serienfans darüber freuen? Oder erwartet uns einer der schlimmsten TV-Trends? Esther und Max geben euch in dieser Folge einen Überblick über 14 (!) Prequel-Serien, die uns demnächst bei Amazon, HBO und Co. erwarten. Um ein Urteil über Sinn und Unsinn dieses neuen Trends zu fällen, blicken wir auf positive und negative Serienbeispiele aus der Vergangenheit zurück. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Warum sprechen wir über Prequel-Serien? 00:07:15 - Warum kommen so viele Prequel-Serien? 00:12:30 - 3 schlechte Prequel-Serien 00:25:30 - 3 gute Prequel-Serien 00:52:20 - Ausblick: 14 kommende Prequel-Serien *** Dieser Podcast wird gesponsert von MagentaTV – dem TV- und Streaming-Angebot der Telekom. Abonniere und bewerte Streamgestöber bei der Podcast-App deines Vertrauens! Wenn du mit deiner Meinung im Podcast landen willst, schick uns eine Sprachnachricht oder einen Kommentar per Mail an podcast@moviepilot.de.

The TV and streaming landscape has undergone rapid changes in the past 12 months and there are significant trends taking hold. Fiscal restraint, cost-cutting and maximising ROI have been key themes as businesses respond to increased challenges and competition. On this special episode of Inside Content, Jack Davison, EVP at 3Vision is joined by CEO Toby Russell and Analyst Jed Ayloff to discuss our recent 2024 TV Industry Trends & Predictions Report which collates global feedback from senior media executives to provide data-driven predictions and insights into major areas affecting the TV industry. Together they consider the report's key findings and discuss some of the stand-out topics for players in the TV industry, including SVOD growth, Free and Pay TV innovation, content windowing and production trends, bundling and partnerships as well as the future of peak TV.

In this week's podcast, we discuss what makes a perfect TV and the use cases end users have when it comes to choosing the correct TV for them. Plus, what do we think the big trends of 2024 will be when it comes to TVs, displays and calibration?

Greg and James Flippin talk about TV Trends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discussed how the costs of streaming subscriptions and internet access combined are now exceeding cable TV prices, posing challenges for both industries. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/729 #Streaming #Broadcast #Cord-Cutting Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discussed how the costs of streaming subscriptions and internet access combined are now exceeding cable TV prices, posing challenges for both industries. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/729 #Streaming #Broadcast #Cord-Cutting Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Derry Girls and the King's Christmas Speech were the big winners, but overall fewer of us are watching live TV. James Stinson from Ofcom talked to Frank about TV trends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a week where: Ray Liotta dies aged 67. Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men. Legendary post-war jockey Lester Piggott dies aged 86. Tory MPs once again mull triggering a confidence vote for Boris Johnson. It's the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. In the 1st of two TV segments: (8:47) With Stranger Things back for one last hurrah and many more shows going down the nostalgia route, is it time to chill on the nostalgia-bait yet?In the 1st of two Music segments: (21:43) It's not just TV that's milking the nostalgia cow, mainstream UK Rap is now doing it, begging the question why it's the new trend. In the 2nd TV segment: (37:59) Several notable artists have been lamenting on their socials about their label demanding more engagement from them. Is this just a cloaked label move or a genuine call for help?Finally, in the 2nd TV segment: (54:10) In the next step in the slow death of the BBC, CBBC will soon cease to be on TV and will be housed exclusively online. We saw this with BBC Three, and look how that went...Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.comTwitter: @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordWebsite: www.the5thelement.org.uk/5epnIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHighChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence

At the start of TV Talk's new season, Pete and Dominic discuss the 2022 TV trends, including crime dramas and tech meltdowns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

USFL TV Ratings for Sunday SOLID! Attendance "LOOKS" TERRIBLE On TV & TRENDS on Social Media!

Final March 2022 episode of the program all about TV. Our guests: Entertainment journalist Randee Dawn, author of the forthcoming novel Tune In Tomorrow, and Video Advertisng Bureau president Sean Cunningham.

WARR Media presents our new series Fandemonium, where we engage in conversations about the topics and issues in pop culture that we are most passionate about and must break down. In this episode we throw our cowls, capes and utility belts on and get ready to go Bat-crazy as the latest version of the Dark Knight hits theatres. Zack Quaintance of Comicsbookcase.com comes on to talk about Batman's place in society and why he's the most dependent and depended-on super hero in Hollywood. Plus, we get into what's going on with Bats on the printed page with a look into current Batman comics along with some other hot series of the moment. And if that wasn't enough, Chicago's King of Geeks, Elliott Serrano, also stops by to give his thoughts on Batman and the big series and movie adaptations from the comic and sci-fi world that should take over 2022. Subscribe to WARR on Anchor and on YouTube and follow WARR for all the latest on our movement and stay tuned for upcoming episodes and specials from your guys. Weareregalradio.com provides the best independent coverage of sports and culture -- feel free to share our content and rate us well here or wherever else you find our podcasts. Thanks for listening. twitter.com/warrmedia facebook.com/regalradio1 instagram.com/warrmedia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/warrmedia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/warrmedia/support

This week the big news is that we're finally getting to talk about Robert Pattinson as The Batman, but we've also got a bunch of ripped-from-the-headlines type true-crime...ish(?) shows premiering that we want to round up, and there are some fantastic Oscar nominated movies from last year landing on subscription streaming platforms that you are going to want to know about. More from Bruce Miller: 'Killing Eve' has profound effect on actors Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh (Feb 27, 2022) DVD REVIEW: 'Belfast' looms as emotional favorite for Best Picture (Feb 27, 2022) Peter Dinklage shines in a 'Cyrano' that doesn't always sing (Feb 26, 2022) In Theaters: The Batman (official site) Streaming: Joe Vs. Carole (March 3; Peacock) The Dropout (3-Ep Ltd Series Premiere March 3; HULU) Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty (March 6; HBO Max) Drive My Car (March 2; HBO/Max) West Side Story (March 2; HBO/Max) Benedetta (March 4; HULU) And, as promised, here's a link to the twitter thread of Guillermo del Toro dissecting a sequence from West Side Story: https://twitter.com/RealGDT/status/1497625522041352192 Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, an entertainment reporter for multiple decades who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal, Jared McNett, a reporter for the Sioux City Journal, and Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee Enterprises. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Scott Meyer, Director of Marketing with Innovative Systems, stops by to discuss the latest trends and viewership stats for TV providers in Rural America. This episode was recorded live at the NTCA Fall Conference in Nashville. If you would like a copy of the reports discussed in this podcast episode, please email that request to Scott Meyer at scottm@innovsys.com.

The push to get bigger screen sizes into consumers' homes has been a big boon for the laser TV (and projector) market. And as more consumers looked to boost their at-home entertainment experience recently, that trend has only accelerated. We sat down with Ken Welty, director of laser TV for Hisense USA, to dive deeper into the space.

Bruce Walker has always been passionate about TV technology, going back to his time working in independent retail. Today, he gets to talk about display advancements as the Product Evangelist for TCL. Bruce dives into new and upcoming product, TV trends and more.

Charlie sits down for an insightful conversation with renown social psychologist Dr. Rich Luker. The best part? This episode centers on YOU! For decades Dr. Luker has studied sports fans and what makes them tick. His creations include the original ESPN Sports Poll, and countless studies across societal trends. As we come out of this evil, global pandemic, Charlie presses Dr. Luker on how this time period will change sports fanatics both now and into the future. Is the golden age for the teams and leagues we love over? Dr. Luker's data shares an alarming story.

In this episode our EVP Jack Davison & Senior Manager Liam Costello discuss the results of our 2021 Trends Survey, where we collected industry expert views on the most important and dynamic sectors including Direct to Consumer services, SVOD, Drama Production, Licensing, Free TV Broadcaster innovation and AVOD.

Craetor of The Weekly Watch Orlaith Condon has hunted down some fabulous televisual delights for the coming week!

Acxiom SVP John Baudino and Dani Benowitz, president of U.S. for MAGNA Global, take a quick look back at 2020 before they discuss what we can expect for linear and non-linear TV trends in 2021. In a year of unexpected twists and turns, the average consumer spent five more hours a day engaged with media. From streaming services to Tik Tok influencers, content is king and FOMO is real!

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Writer and television journalist Michael Grebb returns to discuss “Five Big Trends Writers Should Know About” including a new take on "peak TV," the death of the television season and the fact that almost everything in the industry is motivated by CYA.

In the last 10 years, real estate has become a hot subject for reality TV. These programs can be fun to watch, but they tend to miss the mark as far as accurately portraying the real estate process goes.  There are four main trends that appear often in reality TV, but should never transcend the screen and show up in reality:  1. Tacky staging. Making strategic upgrades can greatly boost your home’s value, but scraping the bottom of the barrel to complete these upgrades will have the opposite effect. Buyers love stainless steel appliances, for example, but this doesn’t mean you can go out and buy the cheapest stainless steel refrigerator out there and expect it to help your home sell.  2. Cheap execution. Do-it-yourself projects look great on TV because they’re being done by professionals. If just anyone tried to replicate these projects without professional help, you can be sure the results would be less than stellar.  “Do-it-yourself projects look great on tv because they’re being done by professionals.” 3. Distasteful paint jobs. Your home should appeal to as many buyers as possible. So even if you absolutely love your bright orange walls, they may make it difficult for you to bring in offers. It’s best to stick to clean, neutral color palettes. 4. Unfinished projects. It’s common on reality TV to see a totally renovated bathroom in the same home as a kitchen that’s straight from the 70s. This may offer good entertainment value, but having a half-finished home in real life will cost you dearly as a seller. If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you soon. 

Zach and Sarah talk recent television news, including average age of viewers; plus, Starbucks looks to attract afternoon customers. Episode guest Jessica Best of Barkley chats about design with a big "D" and little "d," her company's 4/20 campaign for Wingstop and more. View the Wingstop commercial here: https://bit.ly/2qR9OR9

INTRO: 0:23 #MaxFunDrive Brent’s Birthday   BEYOND THE HEADLINES: 8:49   Tony Robbins and #MeToo MIT’s Mind Reader   TV TRENDS 37:06   The Simpson’s Apu Response Roseanne Redux Wrestlemania 34 (w/ Open Mike Eagle)   POLITICS STORY OF THE WEEK: 1:16:41   Michael Cohen Arrested   TIDBITS: 1:26:14   Paul Ryan TJ MIller Billy Mitchell Trump Tower Auschwitz Poll   WI-FIVE OF THE WEEK: 1:42:34   OUTRO: 1:44:29

Die Medien-Woche Ausgabe 22 vom 11. Januar 2018 Während Christian Meier urlaubt, spricht Stefan Winterbauer mit dem MEEDIA- TV- und Daten-Experten Jens Schröder über die TV-Bilanz 2018 und die TV-Trends 2018. http://meedia.de/2018/01/03/tv-bilanz-2017-unter-50-jaehrige-schauen-immer-weniger-rtl-prosieben-und-sat-1-verlieren-massiv/

This is Episode 71 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 5, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Netflix to Raise Prices For Two of Three Tiers of Service TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2RW Source Link at Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/10/05/netflix-raising-prices-again/ 2. Amazon is Moving Further up the Logistics Value Chain with Sellers TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2So Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/amazon-is-said-to-test-own-delivery-service-to-rival-fedex-ups 3. Harman Kardon’s Cortana Speaker Launches This Month at $200 TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Sx Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16430698/harman-kardon-cortana-speaker-microsoft-store-price 4. Microsoft Launches Mobile Edge Browser and Launcher for Android to Bridge Ecosystems TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2SF Source Link at : https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16428658/microsoft-edge-ios-android-previewhttps://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16428686/microsoft-launcher-android-launcher-features 5. Instagram Offers Cross-Posting of Stories to Facebook TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2ST Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/04/instaface/ 6. Google Adds Filters for Site Owners to Block Racy, Spammy Ads TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2SY Source Link at Axios: https://www.axios.com/google-will-now-let-publishers-block-spammy-ads-2492931149.html 7. Uber London Officially had Around $50m in Revenue in 2016, Uber Europe $1.6bn TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2T5 Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/uber-s-revenue-climbed-to-49-million-in-london-before-ban 8. Facebook Tests Providing Additional Context for Articles in News Feed TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Ta Source Link at Facebook: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/10/news-feed-fyi-new-test-to-provide-context-about-articles/ 9. Broadcast Live TV Viewing During Fall Premiere Week Drops Again TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Tl Source Link at LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-ratings-premiere-week-20171004-story.html 10. YouTube Licenses Red Originals to Third Parties to Generate Additional Revenue TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Tq Source Link at Variety: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/nine-youtube-red-originals-rolling-off-exclusive-status-to-be-distributed-by-gs-1202580940/ Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Chips and Cameras: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chip-makers-are-adding-brains-alongside-cameras-eyes-1507114801 Facebook Fights Back: https://www.axios.com/facebook-fights-back-2492993953.html JPMorgan on Amazon in Advertising: http://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgans-cmo-lemkau-on-says-amazon-as-advertising-platform-2017-10 SoftBank Money: https://www.theinformation.com/softbank-money-comes-at-high-cost?shared=aff689ea39136636 FX Head on TV Trends: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fx-chief-john-landgrafs-memo-silicon-valley-brands-matter-television-guest-column-1045082 I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

Highlights from NAB 2016 Faithful listener and long time contributor to the show Ed Stouffer graciously agreed to be our “man on the street” - or “man on the convention show floor” if you prefer, at this year's NAB Show in Las Vegas. The show just wrapped up, running from April 16-21. For those who aren't familiar, NAB is the National Association of Broadcasters and the NAB Show is their annual gathering to see, learn about and talk about all the latest innovations in audio and video production, broadcasting and distribution. TV Trends – some of my views from NAB 2016 show Edward Stouffer 4K going wide and deep in the broadcast market with a big push to consumers building. This has several components, so I will try to describe them, and what they mean. Original Content. Several presentations talked about 35mm motion picture film stock having a native resolution right about 4K. Decent prints can be scanned with minimal cleanup. Older prints will take some work, just like what happened when HD versions of older material were released. As for new material, there was a general consensus that most mainstream content is moving to 4K capture or is already there. In many cases, the editing is either downconverted to HD or that is the export In the Canon “mega-booth” – which spanned 2 levels and had amateur, pro-am and professional cameras on display - they showed excerpts from several 4K movies shot partially or entirely in 4K, along with some TV episodes, such as “Homeland.” Distribution. The net is that while broadcasts are not 4K today, 4K streaming via Amazon and Netflix will have more options as less work in the future is required when the original material is in better shape. As for fixed media, the UltraHD BluRay players have cracked the $500 price point, with the Samsung generating a lot of interest at $399. Christmas 2015, they were $5,000, so the start toward commodity is rapidly coming. Manufacturers I talked with showing the under-$500 players said they generally expect a $250 UHD BluRay player for Christmas 2016. Also, the manufacturers expected that most of the UHD BluRay players will support 4K clients for Netflix & other services, so consumers will also use them as streaming devices for 4K. Broadcast. The chicken's egg has hatched! ATSC 3.0 is the new specification and it includes support for 4K broadcasts, including HDR, 24-channel audio, etc. I talked briefly with a technical director for a major US network and they are actively looking for a pilot at one affiliate this year. As I understand the spec – not close to being a SME by any measure – it takes the equivalent of 2 HD digital channels for one broadcast, depending upon compression used. (The folks in the ATSC booth said twice that it only needed a single digital channel…using the prototype CODECs and laboratory environments.) The network I was talking with said their pilot will likely be an affiliate who has unused spectrum or who multicasts some additional channels who would be willing to interrupt that for the test period. To that end, I saw an LG TV set at the show with the first ATSC 3.0 chipset included. I read through the press briefings a bit and it looks like all major manufacturers announced either future models or lines with ATSC 3.0 shipping by Christmas. Versions of 4K. HDR displays were everywhere. “Ultra HD Premium” was being promoted - as well as HDR branding - which includes HDR, WCG and other requirements for improved black levels and luminance. I asked Sony, Samsung and others about when we could see HDR for HD TVs, and as I expected, they seemed reluctant to talk about it, with one telling me it might hurt 4K sales. One manufacturer said it could cost between 25%-50% for “true HDR” on an UltraHD set. I asked what that meant, and he said that it really required the correct display, software and enough on-board CPU. To that end, he said some “lower tier” brands would say they offer HDR, but to look at their displays beside a top-tier manufacturer and there would be a big difference. I guess one test is to look at the new Vizio 50” 4K TV with HDR and see how that stacks up.  As much will be lost as made There are a lot of big – and costly – bets being made on the future path and as some are against one another, they cannot possibly all succeed. I saw multiple DRM systems being advertised. While some use the same encryption standard, they are incompatible with each other, as things like key distribution infrastructures are sold as a whole system. One prediction I heard from an architect at a major encoding vendor was that “Netflix was the next MySpace.” Think about that for a moment: when is the last time you used MySpace? I asked for more and he said to compare what happened to HD-DVD. He said it was the better format, was cheaper to produce media, but when Sony flexed its muscle on content, it lost. So, he said, if one or more studios either raise prices on content to Netflix or deny it altogether in favor of any company, Netflix can get starved out. Private Copy cDVR cannot stand Private copy – having your own copy of a recorded show stored in the cloud - gets very expensive very fast. In Europe, shared copy is widely used. It allows a single copy to be recorded, with pointers to each customer who indicated the desire to “record” that content. You can cache shared copy. The technology to splice ads into playback of a DVR recording is already here, so a provider could either restore the original ads, insert new ones or do a hybrid per market, per customer. Now it's a matter of the carriers/MSOs to stand up as a group and say they cannot afford to install exabytes of storage in support of private copy, as the US content owners are against shared copy generally. Ericsson estimates that each 100,000 customers using Cloud DVR require about 33 Petabytes of storage. Line between TVs and Projectors continues to blue I watched Leyard's 31' wide 8K TV and wanted to take it home. It was made of 64 panels, meticulously assembled. Not to be outdone, a new generation of short throw projectors is out, which allows them to be 2' from the front of the screen and still do a 100” image. Also rear-projection versions of them exist. Epson has said they hope to get this down to 1', which is getting close to putting a projector inside a closet or small recess behind the screen, rather than 5-8' today.   3D still a novelty, sort of One manufacturer was showing a 50” 3D no glasses TV. If you sat just right, 2 rows of 3 folks in the demo, it did look pretty good. If you did not, it looked distorted and made me dizzy. There has been at least one of these at every CES for the last few years, and while there's a lot of consumer interest, going beyond the prototype has been the challenge. Sharp also showed a model, but didn't give many details on price or availability. Since their business has essentially been sold, it's unclear what the future of R&D is on items like this. I also looked at the Nokia Ozo demo, which is a 360 degree camera (16 cameras on a sphere) designed to pair with VR goggles. I looked through a pair of Oculus Rift and was able to watch the live concert being held outside and noticed the soundstage moved around as I turned my head. The camera has a pretty high bitrate, so likely a high bandwidth satellite application, or it will light up the fiber to your home. I also watched a higher-resolution movie where I went 40km up in a weather balloon with full 360 degree view and it was outstanding. For gaming and special events I could see wearing the goggles is compelling. For continual TV viewing, I think the “no glasses” TV is the only option, but they have to fix the viewing angle and price point.   Bit Rates Seesaw When you try to take into account where bitrates are going, it is very much like a seesaw. Sony had this gorgeous display of compressed 4K sources being played. They said this was 4K with HDR at under 10 Mb/s using HEVC encoding. When I asked, they admitted this was multi-pass processed, and yes, this was not suitable for live TV. I further asked about what HDR was doing, and their answer was “well, if the source material gets bigger, then the output will too.”  To which I asked if the improvements in HEVC were offset by the HDR movement and they simply smiled at me. If 4K VOD goes there, it would be a big improvement for that, at least.   So what of 8K? Commercial tests start in Japan on August 1 with the Olympics, with NHK expecting full deployment by 2018. NHK was showing a prototype camera, TV and projector. Besides the Leyard uber-tron, I spent some time looking at the 85” NHK OLED protype with a live feed and it looked pretty darn good. I pressed for a price target, but got nothing in return, except that it could be “millions of yen.” If it follows some of the early OLED and 4K, I predict a $100K entry price. I also sat through an 8K recording of a symphony with the NHK 8K projector, using 22.2 channel sound. While it was not the most dynamic content, the audio was good and 15' from the screen, we could see the conductor's individual hair and scratches in the wood stands. Ikegami, not to be outdone, was showing both an 8K handheld and an 8K studio camera they said was in production. Canon showed 2 8K prototype studio cameras. This was my one disappointment with Canon: their 8K demo content was disappointing, not looking much better than 4K demos they showed. For the US market, it looks like 8K will appear in large venues and in digital theaters. Sony said they were working on 8K cinema systems with theaters now, and they believed this would become the new standard within 18 months for new installs and upgrades. With commercial large-venue 4K projectors starting around $125K today, this will not come cheap. NHK also had a demo 8K streaming and believes they can get it down to 33 Mb/s by commercial launch.  Drones Drones were also in the house. In fact, they were a good part of an entire pavilion. Also, there were some spread throughout the main venues. These went from the smaller, entry-level products to big ones that looked like they belonged to SkyNet. I asked about the price on one of the bigger ones – 6' across, 8 rotors and a full-on commercial 4K camera cradled by it. The response I got was that it was “price upon request.” I said, “OK, I'm requesting the price.” The guy rolled his eyes at me and said $26,000 plus shipping. I asked further why 26K, and he pointed and said, “See that camera and lens? That's $150K and 11 pounds sitting there, and we don't want our drone to drop it or crash. We hand assemble and test each component, including making sure that this will autobalance if one of the rotors fails.” OK, a $26,000 for a $150,000 camera – I guess I get it. There was also this crazy off-road vehicle with caterpillar treads and a 360 degree arm with a camera mount. I asked what this beast cost, and the answer was, “up to $325,000, if you want the armored version.” OK, an armored version. I had to ask. He said, “If you're out in a place such as Afghanistan and are filming and this thing comes over the ridge, it can look like an assault vehicle to the locals. They often shoot first and ask questions later. We can only protect the camera so much since it needs a lens opening, but if you lose the vehicle, you certainly lose the camera.” A few more manufacturer notes Black Magic couldn't be missed, even if you wanted to. They had large display ads and a good-sized booth by the doors. Much closer to what I could afford, their 4K cameras started at $1,300 and they had a number of companion products, including an SD card replicator they said would “change 4K distribution.” I had to ask: how, exactly. They said this 1RU unit would create 24 duplicates for 4K, so if you shot a wedding at 4K, you could give the guests an SD card when they left. …Now I'm not sure about the listeners, but most of my video needs editing, so I don't think I'd shoot video and pass it out right away…. I admired one of their displays of their slightly more expensive camera as it looked fabulous – but then the guy next to me, who was professional cinematographer, said, “Look closer at the display – that's the Dolby at $40K each. My bad takes look pretty good on that…!” Epilogue I ended up going last-minute, and I do wish I had more than 48 hours to prepare. But after sore feet from walking the massive displays, I also wish I had a bunch of discretionary money to buy some of the items on display. CES may be more appropriate for the average end-customer, but the NAB show sures gives some insight into what is coming and exposes the production side of film and video. I did get to meet and listen to some directors, editors and broadcast engineers talk about their side of the business. 21 years ago, I attended the Western Cable Show and remember going to the launch party for The History Channel. The show was all about coax versus satellite, large systems versus small systems, and who owned which sports content. Last week, looked very different: it was all about new advances in digital TV, mobile video, the continued decline of filmed productions…. I don't think it will take anything close to 21 more years to see dramatic changes, and a redefinition of what a “broadcaster” is.  

c't uplink meldet sich aus Berlin – von der IFA, dem derzeitigen internationalen Epizentrum der Technikwelt und Nerdkosmos. Zu diskutieren gab es all die neuen Gadgets und Display-Neuheiten. Hannes Czerulla und Jan-Keno Janssen wundern sich über die schiere Masse an Smartphones und Tablets, die auf der "Fernsehermesse" vorgestellt werden. Außerdem: Allgemeines Kopfschütteln über die Marketing-Schummeleien vieler Hersteller: So bewirbt Sony sein 800-Euro-Handy Xperia Z5 Premium als "4K-Smartphone"; die heise-Mannschaft auf der IFA stellte jedoch fest, dass die installierte Systemsoftware gar keine 4K-Auflösung unterstützt. Über die neuen TV-Trends berichtet Ulrike Kuhlmann -- und über die zwischen cool und kitschig oszillierende neue Ambilux-Technik von Philips, die die Farben und Konturen des aktuellen TV-Bild mit Picobeamern auf die Rückwand des Fernsehers projiziert. Recht begeistert zeigt sich Achim Barczok von der neuen Samsung-Smartwatch Gear S2 mit dem Betriebssystem Tizen. Außerdem im Uplink-Programm: Werbung für diverse Virtual-Reality-Pappbrillen aus dem Hause Heise. Mit dabei: Jan-Keno Janssen (jkj, @elektroelvis), Hannes Czerulla (hcz, @Hannibal4885), Ulrike Kuhlmann (uk), Achim Barczok (acb, @achim) Die c't 20/15 gibt's am Kiosk, im heise shop und digital in der c't-App für iOS und Android. Alle früheren Episoden unseres Podcasts gibt es im Blog unter: blog.ct.de/ctuplink

c't uplink meldet sich aus Berlin – von der IFA, dem derzeitigen internationalen Epizentrum der Technikwelt und Nerdkosmos. Zu diskutieren gab es all die neuen Gadgets und Display-Neuheiten. Hannes Czerulla und Jan-Keno Janssen wundern sich über die schiere Masse an Smartphones und Tablets, die auf der "Fernsehermesse" vorgestellt werden. Außerdem: Allgemeines Kopfschütteln über die Marketing-Schummeleien vieler Hersteller: So bewirbt Sony sein 800-Euro-Handy Xperia Z5 Premium als "4K-Smartphone"; die heise-Mannschaft auf der IFA stellte jedoch fest, dass die installierte Systemsoftware gar keine 4K-Auflösung unterstützt. Über die neuen TV-Trends berichtet Ulrike Kuhlmann -- und über die zwischen cool und kitschig oszillierende neue Ambilux-Technik von Philips, die die Farben und Konturen des aktuellen TV-Bild mit Picobeamern auf die Rückwand des Fernsehers projiziert. Recht begeistert zeigt sich Achim Barczok von der neuen Samsung-Smartwatch Gear S2 mit dem Betriebssystem Tizen. Außerdem im Uplink-Programm: Werbung für diverse Virtual-Reality-Pappbrillen aus dem Hause Heise. Mit dabei: Jan-Keno Janssen (jkj, @elektroelvis), Hannes Czerulla (hcz, @Hannibal4885), Ulrike Kuhlmann (uk), Achim Barczok (acb, @achim) Die c't 20/15 gibt's am Kiosk, im heise shop und digital in der c't-App für iOS und Android. Alle früheren Episoden unseres Podcasts gibt es im Blog unter: blog.ct.de/ctuplink

c't uplink meldet sich aus Berlin – von der IFA, dem derzeitigen internationalen Epizentrum der Technikwelt und Nerdkosmos. Zu diskutieren gab es all die neuen Gadgets und Display-Neuheiten. Hannes Czerulla und Jan-Keno Janssen wundern sich über die schiere Masse an Smartphones und Tablets, die auf der "Fernsehermesse" vorgestellt werden. Außerdem: Allgemeines Kopfschütteln über die Marketing-Schummeleien vieler Hersteller: So bewirbt Sony sein 800-Euro-Handy Xperia Z5 Premium als "4K-Smartphone"; die heise-Mannschaft auf der IFA stellte jedoch fest, dass die installierte Systemsoftware gar keine 4K-Auflösung unterstützt. Über die neuen TV-Trends berichtet Ulrike Kuhlmann -- und über die zwischen cool und kitschig oszillierende neue Ambilux-Technik von Philips, die die Farben und Konturen des aktuellen TV-Bild mit Picobeamern auf die Rückwand des Fernsehers projiziert. Recht begeistert zeigt sich Achim Barczok von der neuen Samsung-Smartwatch Gear S2 mit dem Betriebssystem Tizen. Außerdem im Uplink-Programm: Werbung für diverse Virtual-Reality-Pappbrillen aus dem Hause Heise. Mit dabei: Jan-Keno Janssen (jkj, @elektroelvis), Hannes Czerulla (hcz, @Hannibal4885), Ulrike Kuhlmann (uk), Achim Barczok (acb, @achim) Die c't 20/15 gibt's am Kiosk, im heise shop und digital in der c't-App für iOS und Android. Alle früheren Episoden unseres Podcasts gibt es im Blog unter: blog.ct.de/ctuplink

Die Fernsehwelt blickt in die USA: Nach den diesjährigen Upfronts diskutieren Manuel Weis und Fabian Riedner die aktuellen TV-Trends in den Staaten. Wir besprechen den Wandel von The CW ebenso wie das Komplett-Makeover von NBC. Wie gut ist der Plan von FOX nicht nur «24» zurückzubringen, sondern 2014 auch auf weitere Eventserien zu setzen? Das und mehr im Upfronts-Special des Quotenmeter.de-TV-Podcasts.

Writer/journalist Michael Grebb discusses the current tastes and trends of the cable and broadcast networks.