The latest issue of our quarterly magazine tech-i celebrates the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which France Télévisions will use as a springboard for a whole range of technology advances.
Innovation projects that will benefit from an Olympics-driven acceleration include the 5G and cloud-based coverage of the torch relay, live IP-based production of coverage of the Games themselves, AI-based speech-to-text and translation, and the nationwide roll-out of UHD-HDR and Next Generation Audio on digital terrestrial television. On pages 10–11 of the magazine, Skander Ben Attia (Head of Engineering) and Romuald Rat (Head of Technological Innovations) provide an overview of the main projects.
In his editorial (p.3), Antonio Arcidiacono, EBU Director of Technology & Innovation, draws parallels between some of the challenges facing the European Union and those faced by public service media. Quoting a recent speech by Mario Draghi, he emphasizes the need for collaboration across the EBU membership. Mr. Draghi's words about the provision of public goods could apply equally to PSM organizations aiming to compete with global media players:
“Where there are investments from which we all benefit, but no country can carry out alone, there is a powerful case for us to act together – otherwise we will underdeliver relative to our needs.”
Elsewhere in tech-i 60
- T&I Award 2024: and the nominees are… – Discover those in the running to be honoured at the TA in Naples
- A convenient alternative to the ‘GPT-for-all’ approach – How smaller, adapted models can outperform huge proprietary solutions
- All content, for everyone, everywhere: a core challenge for PSM, past, present and future – As Rai hosts the Technical Assembly, its CTO Stefano Ciccotti shares current priorities
- How the C2PA media provenance standard can increase trust – BBC is among the first to roll out new tools to empower audiences
- Vulnerability management – a culture shift for the broadcast industry – The importance of a proactive approach and open communication
- Agreeing on a common Playbook for radio’s future in cars – Finding alignment on what needs to be done to safeguard radio’s prominence
- Sustainability Matters: Energy consumption – measure first, then improve – Reviewing a though-provoking panel session at the EBU Sustainability Summit
- In my opinion: Mining and refining data to discover the unknown – TRT’s Kazim Pektaş on using AI tools to better serve PSM audiences
- Partner Profile: International Press Telecommunications Council – How IPTC brings provenance standards to the media industry
- Sharing and learning on transformation challenges – Insights from the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service
- In the Spotlight: Régine Carpentier – Change Manager at RTBF and co-chair of EBU New Builders