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BBC Research & Development - exploring technology for the BBC's future. Also on Mastodon at https://t.co/7jdd3alT0E
London & Salford
Joined February 2010
Full details of everything we're doing at @IBCShow this week is here, with links to find out when, where and to read more! https://t.co/77fXyeDIsp
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As the media world looks ahead, BBC R&D is showcasing innovations shaping the future of broadcasting and production.
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16:30 @IBCShow IP Studio 2.0 — Live Production (Technical Papers Room) @BBCRD’s Peter Brightwell on @EBU_Tech's Dynamic Media Facility: the future of software-based live production. Session info - https://t.co/Eai4jO777n Read more -
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We are hard at work with the EBU and broadcast vendors on solutions for all-software broadcast facilities based on how clouds are built.
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15:30 @IBCShow Accelerator Showcase: Master Control Cloud (Future Tech Stage) @BBCRD’s Shyamalie Thilakawardana & the BBC’s Tom Everest reveal how the Master Control Room moves to the cloud. Details - https://t.co/F98jrDkP7A More -
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The Master Control Cloud project, part of the 2025 IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, aims to build a proof-of-concept system that reimagines the traditional broadcast master control room as...
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The @EBU_Tech Open Source Meetup (EBU Stand 10.D21) A lightning talk from @BBCRD’s James Sandford on the evolution of TAMS API – the open, interoperable, cloud-native API bridging live & file-based workflows. Event - https://t.co/vfPQEcA03F More: https://t.co/RBmpgwLPQZ
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14:15 @IBCShow – Fighting disinformation & disengagement: Staying relevant in the digital age (Conference Room 1) @BBCRD’s Antonia Kerle joins a vital panel on truth, trust & AI in news. Session info - https://t.co/Zh41nBuA3z More - https://t.co/TSF6NBsMhj
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10:30 @IBCShow - Multi-vendor software live media exchange (Future Tech Stage) As live broadcast workloads shift to virtualised and containerised software applications, we're exploring next-gen cloud based workflows Details: https://t.co/KOlUdxfPnJ More:
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We are hard at work with the EBU and broadcast vendors on solutions for all-software broadcast facilities based on how clouds are built.
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.@BBCRD awarded Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy https://t.co/C9rx1vEQVq
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The awards honour individuals, companies and organisations for developments in broadcast technology
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We’ve won a prestigious 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for our lasting impact on the industry! This award celebrates companies that have fundamentally changed the way we all experience TV. Read how our work touches your everyday life: https://t.co/QSmoDy0CGa
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From radio to TV to the internet… from DAB to HDR to AI… BBC R&D has been shaping how the world experiences media for nearly a century. You might never *see* our work directly, but you experience it every day. Now, we've been recognised with one of TV’s highest honours… 🏆
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We’ve won a prestigious 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for our lasting impact on the industry! This award celebrates companies that have fundamentally changed the way we all experience TV. Read how our work touches your everyday life: https://t.co/QSmoDy0CGa
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From radio to TV to the internet… from DAB to HDR to AI… BBC R&D has been shaping how the world experiences media for nearly a century. You might never *see* our work directly, but you experience it every day. Now, we've been recognised with one of TV’s highest honours… 🏆
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Congrats to our Phil Layton who's recognised as an @smpteconnect fellow!🎉 "For attaining an outstanding rank among engineers or executives in media & entertainment through their proficiency & contributions to the motion-picture, TV, or related industries" https://t.co/AwX5jkUJiq
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SMPTE announces 2025 honorees.
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You can listen and watch to Inside R&D: Innovation Explained on: 📺BBC R&D website: https://t.co/chCS2OokzB 🎧/📺Spotify: https://t.co/bOb5h0yGh4 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/gj22OOspyT 📺YouTube: https://t.co/4Q5LEOzkzE 🎧RSS feed:
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This podcast focuses on the future of technology in media, made by the BBC’s own Research & Development team and explains the innovation behind it.
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Artificial intelligence has been a focus of a couple of our early episodes: - Ep 1 covers generative AI and the creative opportunities and potential ethical issues. - Ep 3 discusses Large Language Models - what is an LLM, and how could they be used to enhance what the BBC does?
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Inside R&D: Innovation Explained is our new series of interviews with the R&D team, lifting the lid on technological changes that are affecting the media industry. The podcast is available on several platforms - all the links and episode details below 👇🎧
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Our new report - The Social Internet - highlights an emerging crisis for the giant social platforms. - toxic and polarised online environments, but enormous potential to transform our world in positive ways. https://t.co/95YlBFWX2T
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Report: An emerging crisis for the giant social platforms - toxic and polarised online environments, but enormous potential to transform our world in positive ways.
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The internet has become one of the most important spaces for social interaction we have ever seen, and the debate about its impact on all aspects of society is urgent and pressing. Our latest report looks at how social media and networks shape the environment the BBC operates in
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Oxygen 6.0 Beta 5 is now available 🎉 This update focuses on UI polish and reliability: Grid alignment icons, inline Text Link editing, CSS variables for opacity, plus multiple fixes across Classes and Components
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Firstly, we've just published a long-read on AI agents, their potential, and the problems. They can save time and effort, but come with issues of trust, control and privacy - read more: https://t.co/QxjrJQwPAX
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