Analytics and forecasts from leading global experts, plus the surprising career turns of broadcast tech stars – all in the special issue of TFT 1957 | TV & Film Tech Magazine for IBC 2025.
Letter from the Editor. Monetizing Content in the Streaming Era: How AI, FAST, and Ad Models Shape the Future | Philip Grossman, Editor of TFT 1957 | TV & Film Tech Magazine, USA
Karen Chupka on the Future of NAB Show: Redefining Broadcast and Embracing Global Growth | Karen Chupka, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Global Connections and Events at NAB, USA
Inside GPB’s Transformation: Building Georgia’s Largest Broadcast Complex | Gocha Kumsiashvili, Director of Broadcasting and Production of the Georgian Public Broadcaster, Georgia
Andrey Obodnikov: From Family Business to Technological Leadership in Streaming | Andrey Obodnikov, Head of CDN & Encoding at TV3 Group, Latvia
Tom Bar Nachum: Inside Israel’s Broadcast Innovation | Tom Bar Nachum, Broadcast Producer at Sport 5 and Technical Supervisor at Ariel University, Israel
Bob Boster: Shaping Clear-Com’s Global Legacy Through Leadership and Vision | Bob Boster, President of Clear-Com, USA
Mohammad Ali Abbaspour: Sponixtech Is Disrupting Sports Broadcasting with Scalable, AI-based Solutions | Mohammad Ali Abbaspour, Founder and CEO of Sponixtech, Qatar
Simen K. Frostad: From Broadcast Pioneer to AI Skeptic – The Vision Behind Bridge Technologies | Simen K. Frostad, Chairman of Bridge Technologies, Norway
Artificial Intelligence Isn’t a Four-Letter Word… Or Is It? | Philip Grossman, Editor of TFT 1957 | TV & Film Tech Magazine, USA
From Anarchy to Cannes: How Real-Time Collaboration is Redefining Broadcast Production | Dennis Radeke, Senior Director, Global Agencies of LucidLink, USA
The Prompt is the New Portal: The End of the Traditional MAM | Tim Anderson, CEO & CTO of DigitalGlue and creative.space, USA
Monetization 2.0: How Technology Leaders Are Becoming Revenue Architects | Sarah Foss, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer of Audacy, Inc., USA
The Data Center Built for TV’s Next Chapter: PureNodal’s Immersion – Cooled, Multicast-Native Model | Larry Haley, CEO of Trilogy NextGen, USA
“SMPTE ST 2110 is Dead” And Other Lies Old Friends Are Telling You | Cassidy Phillips, Lead Solutions Architect for swXtch.io, USA
Oleg Mikhonosha: From OB Vans at “1+1” to International TOM and Launching His Own Company | Oleg Mikhonosha, Sound engineer, Technical Operation Manager (TOM), Ukraine
