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Coopetition: The New Catalyst for Media-Tech Growth
The media-tech landscape is consolidating fast. Broadcasters, streaming services, and content owners are all racing to deliver seamless experiences across linear, OTT, FAST, and social channels. But in a world where innovation outpaces integration, the companies creating the future aren’t those building the biggest tech stacks, but they’re the ones connecting them. The real differentiator lies in interoperability and coopetition.
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Global superpowers sign agreement on AI safety at Bletchley Park
The world’s first international summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, held in the UK, saw the signing of the landmark ‘Bletchley Declaration’ on AI safety by 29 governments. AI Safety Summit and the Bletchley Declaration On 1-2 November 2023, the UK hosted the world’s first ‘AI Safety Summit’ at Bletchley Park. The summit was attended by representatives of international governments and leading multinational technology companies, as well as industry experts.
Seasonality in sports monetization can be overcome
Monetization is a key driver in today’s media industry, where content creators can choose the monetization model that best suits their business. Sports broadcasters are no exception to this. However, the nature of sports delivery is different in that it has been driven by seasonality: From yearly events to individual games, sports broadcasters have had to contend with the time constraints of live content, which also limit monetization.
The Attraction of Cloud-Based Archiving to Broadcasters
Cloud-based archiving is revolutionizing broadcasters’ approach to content. Through archiving, they can leverage their content libraries in much better ways to grow audience loyalty and reduce content spending all at once. By providing a new level of flexibility for broadcasters to add metadata in the cloud, new links can be created between library content and originals, keeping viewers watching long after the credits have rolled on the latest box set.
Remote Production: The Jewel in the Creative Collaboration Crown
The broadcast industry has changed at an extraordinary pace. Both the underlying technology and consumers' viewing habits have evolved into a complex and varied market. Broadcast news has been no exception, from both the production level and the end result for viewers. To empower production teams to maximize efficiency, media companies have reorganized their operations to drive collaboration with remote production at the heart of it.
The Top 3 Trends That Will Define Broadcasting In ’23
Last year, we started to see what “normal” might feel like going forward. Even with some challenges of the pandemic abating, the new operating environment has not returned to what it was pre-pandemic, and most of the industry does not see a complete return to the old ways of working.
How Gaming Creates Opportunities for Learning That Endures - EdSurge News
Mimi Ito is a cultural anthropologist and learning scientist at UC Irvine. She’s been sharing her observations with EdSurge readers for nearly a decade now, reflecting on young people’s interest-driven and playful engagements as they relate to education. Recently, we were fortunate to speak with her at length on the topic of game-based learning. Here, she comments on the history of gaming in education, its limitations and its potential—when done well—as a conduit for deep connections with learners.
A Serious Look at Game-Based Learning - EdSurge News
“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. Now the Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer at Games for Change, Shapiro stands at the vanguard of a movement to both normalize and prioritize game-based instruction in schools.
Advantages of Using Instrumentation in Injection Molding—A Medtech Makers Q&A - RJG, Inc.
“Molding is an instrumental process for the manufacture of critical components for medical devices. An overwhelming amount of healthcare products have plastic within them. Yet, the injection molding process has largely been performed as an artform rather than a scientific one. A number of companies have been working for years to change that. “There are a variety of technologies that can help put data and science into the molding process.
This Program Is Empowering the Next Generation of Computational Thinkers - EdSurge News
In 2015, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust set out to develop a computational thinking (CT) and coding education initiative of world-class standard, based on up-to-date teaching tools and proven pedagogy.
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Why This Mid-Sized North Carolina District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement - EdSurge News
Caldwell County Schools is a mid-sized public school district in northwestern North Carolina. Dr. Katrina McEllen, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Program Services, oversees curriculum for a student population of about 10,500.
Why This Large Illinois District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement - EdSurge News
Spread across more than 40 individual buildings, Rockford Public Schools is the third largest school district in Illinois. As Educational Technology Director for the entire district, Susan Uram is responsible for ensuring that roughly 28,000 students and their teachers have access to the most impactful learning technology available.
Why This Small New York District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement - EdSurge News Original
On a Native American reservation in the southwest corner of New York state sits Salamanca City Central School District. Marcy Brown is the Director of Technology for the small district, tasked with the procurement of all educational software and hardware for a group of roughly 1,400 students and 300 faculty members. In her 16 years with SCCSD, Brown has held four different positions, beginning as a self-described “tech savvy” earth science teacher.
Why the Pandemic Forces Administrators to Rethink Attendance — and Interoperability - EdSurge News
When COVID-19 forced the mass closure of schools across the U.S. during the early months of 2020, we all wondered how—or if—students would continue to learn amid the turbulence. Seemingly overnight, educators, parents and edtech companies churned out crisis plans for remote instruction in hopes of carrying on, at the very least, until summer break. Concerns over the long-term negative impacts of poor attendance are not new, but the pandemic casts a different light on the issue.
How Introducing AI Across the Curriculum May Address Key Equity Concerns - EdSurge News
“It should be fun to work with artificial intelligence tools,” says Nancye Blair Black, Project Lead for AI Explorations and Their Practical Use in School Environments. We want all students to have an equitable opportunity to succeed. It’s a simple credo but one that belies both a deep passion for computational thinking and an urgent desire to see this project succeed in its primary objective: to cultivate a broad and diverse group of future AI users and developers.
Why Teachers Need Interoperability — Whether They Know It or Not - EdSurge News
Imagine a world in which a teacher begins the school year with a comprehensive personal profile of each student in her class—a report that incorporates insights on academic performance, social-emotional development, behavior, attendance and a host of related data. Without having to conduct numerous assessments and informal interviews throughout the opening weeks, she can actually “know” her students before they arrive in her classroom and meet them where they are on day one.
The Case for Updating Campus Mail Centers in the Era of Global E-Commerce - EdSurge News
Institutions of higher learning are known for their commitment to longstanding traditions. In fact, many colleges and universities stake their reputations upon this very idea. Yet, there are times when holding fast to systemic traditions can make an institution outdated or inefficient. There are times when holding fast to systemic traditions can make an institution outdated or inefficient.
The Attitude of Gratitude - EdSurge News
The job hunt can be discouraging at times, to say the very least. In the flurry of searches, applications, phone screens, on-site interviews and the interminable wait for callbacks, it’s easy to feel like an anonymous face amid a sea of candidates. It’s perfectly natural to get frustrated when things don’t work out as you’d hoped. But even when you don’t land the job, there’s almost always something of value to be taken away from each one of these experiences.
This Edtech Business Competition Is a Win for the Education Ecosystem - EdSurge News
On October 7, seven talented edtech entrepreneurs will take center stage at the final event of the 2019 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). Each finalist hopes to impress the expert judges with a winning pitch as they vie for a share of more than $120,000 in cash and prizes. It’s been a long journey for these seven entrepreneurs, who entered the competition—along with hundreds of others—last February. Building a business is hard.
What’s Your Edtech Business Plan Worth? - EdSurge News
For the past decade, the most esteemed business plan competition for edtech entrepreneurs has been held by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and sponsored by Milken Family Foundation. The 2019 competition opens January 8 and will accept applications until February 13. Even better, this year, the program aims to crank up the value that it provides to entrepreneurs. We’re definitely upping how we support entrepreneurs for our tenth competition.
How Do You Factor Social-Emotional Wellbeing Into Your Personalized Learning Plans? - EdSurge News
As we’ve already mentioned, personalized learning should not and cannot be purely centered on technology. At Fusion 2018, we want to bridge the gap between theory and practice. This means not simply examining technology’s role in education, but exploring what learning sciences, community development and social-emotional research can teach us about the holistic picture of personalized learning.
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