Bbc Research & Development
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BBC Research & Development - exploring technology for the BBC's future.
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On Sunday at IBC's conference, hear more about our thorough study of subjective comparisons of video compression performance with HEVC, AV1, and VVC - read more: https://bbc.in/2Cx6GSZ
Our paper on using Artificial Intelligence in live events coverage has won the Best Paper award at IBC 2018 and it will be presented on Sunday! Read more: https://bbc.in/2MsIy8t
Live TV streamed online is often many seconds behind the broadcast TV signal. We've been working on reducing that delay: https://bbc.in/2oJQCTR
Better quality content, delivered faster. This week at IBC we'll have more on our video coding research, HEVC, VVC, and delivering the highest possible quality to large audiences: https://bbc.in/2Cx6GSZ
At IBC 2018 we're showing our work on personalising TV broadcasts by dynamically inserting IP content - read more: https://bbc.in/2MYWF5A
Read how we used artificial intelligence and machine learning to create video montages for broadcast on BBC Four.
Public Service Broadcasting is for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial or government interests. Could the BBC support the online ambitions of public service organisations around the world?
Variable Fonts are the latest addition to the OpenType font format and change the way we make and use fonts on the desktop and web. How could they improve the experience we provide for our users?
R&D's Judy Parnall was recently elected as chair of the European Broadcasting Union - EBU Technical Committee, the first woman ever in the post. Find out more about the TC, its work on tech across production and distribution, and Judy's manifesto as head of the Committee:
We planned, delivered and wrote about the World Cup and Wimbledon in UHD HDR - here's final piece of the jigsaw:
Our summer Ultra HD trials are over - so how did things go, what was involved ... and what's next?
We're developing new story formats for news - can we make something new and better than the standard 800 word article? https://bbc.in/2NnU8h6
We're using continuous integration to build flexible, software-defined systems for future broadcast and media production centres:
Our new broadcasting platform gets it's first trial at the biggest event in England in 2018 for the Great Exhibition of the North 2018 and BBC Arts!
We've been showcasing the latest innovations in audio technology: https://bbc.in/2LRvd4N
Watch all 29 of BBC Sport's FIFA World Cup matches - via BBC iPlayer's best ever picture quality - from Friday. Find out how we helped make UHD and HDR possible: https://bbc.in/2LLXbPo
A 360 video experience unlocks the history at the birthplace of Television - Alexandra Palace.
"The HDR images ... are truly spectacular, and amongst the best I have ever seen"