IBC to Include New Smart Media Technologies in its 2017 Papers Call LONDON - Thursday, January 5th 2017 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- IBC is delighted to announce that submissions for its prestigious Technical Papers and Posters have now opened. The technical papers will form the framework of new and exciting topics for the IBC2017 Conference and this year, in response to changes in the industry, the session producers are broadening the categories of submission to include smart technologies which support and process user-produced media and data. IBC’s ‘Advances in Technology’ sessions are well-known for their insightful exploration of new technologies and services across the entire media industry, and today the bounds of the industry are extending well beyond the traditional creation and distribution of audio-visual content. Increasingly, companies are exploring the potential of new concepts where users become the source of media or tracked data, and in return for access to this ... Read more »

PORTLAND, Ore. - Thursday, January 5th 2017 [ME NewsWire] News Highlights: DLNA has achieved its mission, changing how consumers live, work and play using products that work together seamlessly in the connected home. Organization will dissolve, and ongoing DLNA Certification activities will be managed by a newly formed professional services firm. (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®) today announced that the organization has fulfilled its mission and will dissolve as a non-profit trade association. Product certification services for the multimillion-unit DLNA ecosystem will continue to be provided through a newly formed professional services firm with all required DLNA test tools, infrastructure equipment and end-to-end certification expertise. “We are extremely proud of what the members and staff of DLNA have accomplished - creating the world’s largest connected-home product ecosystem with nearly 4 billion units certified across more than 25,000 device m ... Read more »