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Content Creation

14.10.2020

Essential reading for production companies and their suppliers. Do you have the resilience and ingenuity to succeed in an uncertain future?

Transformation Production Research Next Gen Production Design for Tomorrow

Burrito or Bust: Is understanding value now the key to success?

06.10.2020

Explore some fundamental questions about the media industry’s ability to align its cost base with the value of what it makes.

Tech Transformation Research Opinion Supply Chain DPP Exclusive

Libraries and Archives

29.09.2020

Managing Media Inventory, the third report in our Design for Tomorrow series, identifies the key success factors for the design of future facing content collections and repositories.

Transformation Workflows Research Metadata Supply Chain Design for Tomorrow

Content Preparation

15.09.2020

Discover the six key success factors for the design of content preparation operations in an unpredictable media market in Building the Agile Media Factory, the second report in our Design for Tomorrow series.

Tech Transformation Research Supply Chain Design for Tomorrow

Key Design Principles

25.08.2020

Discover the five Key Design Principles for any organisation determined to build back better from the turmoil of 2020, and equip your company to succeed, even when the future is unknown.

Transformation Research Design for Tomorrow

The Cloud for Media

17.08.2020

An authoritative guide to migrating media organisations to the cloud, outlining the steps required to effect a move to the cloud & providing practical advice for success.

Tech Cloud Transformation Research Supply Chain Implementation

Will Covid-19 Change The Way We Work?

21.07.2020

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the media industry moved to remote working quickly and well. But what happened next? We uncover a rollercoaster of anxiety and uncertainty in this special report.

Cloud Transformation Production Workflows Research Supply Chain Connectivity

Home Truths No.20 - Ways of Working: Views from a Crisis

20.05.2020

Why doesn’t remote working feel the same as flexible working? What kinds of workplaces do we need now, and in the future? And how can we do more, not less?

DPP At Home Research

Supplying the VOD Revolution

30.04.2020

An extensive piece of research into the global supply of content to VOD platforms, identifying pain points and exploring formats and standards. What practical steps can be taken to reduce complexity and enhance efficiency in this vital artery of our industry?

Tech File Delivery Workflows Versioning Research Distribution Supply Chain Implementation

Next Gen Supply Chain

16.04.2020

Will companies with next generation supply chains have a competitive advantage? We explore what major content companies adopting software defined, cloud led supply chains could mean for the media industry.

Cloud Transformation Research Supply Chain

Next Gen Production

06.02.2020

From a small digital agency to a Hollywood studio, how are production companies using the cloud as a key production tool? And are they gaining a competitive advantage?

Cloud Production Research

Home Truths No.19 - 2020 Predictions

04.02.2020

How is globalisation creating opportunities, and challenges, in the media supply chain? Plus more 2020 predictions from DPP members

DPP At Home Predictions Transformation

Delivering the IP Future

30.01.2020

Which technologies will enable the media and entertainment industry to deliver an all-IP future for content distribution?

Transformation IP

CES 2020

16.01.2020

How do trends from the world’s most famous technology show affect the media and entertainment industry, and how have they changed over the last decade?

Predictions Transformation

Tech Leaders' Briefing 2019

17.12.2019

Grow your business with actionable business intelligence from 32 major customers - broadcasters, content platforms and social and technology giants

Cloud Predictions Transformation Research

Business Benefits of IMF for Advertising

06.09.2019

How will component-based workflows bring efficiencies across the advertising supply chain and unlock new commercial opportunities using IMF?

Advertising Transformation Versioning

Home Truths No.18 – The Localisation Challenge

01.09.2019

How do the relationships between media companies around the localisation and versioning processes required for international distribution need to change?

DPP At Home Cloud File Delivery Transformation Workflows Versioning

Do Brands Hold the Key to the Future of Content?

30.07.2019

Content funding models are being disrupted. Who’s calling the shots? Creators, advertisers, consumers – or all three?

Advertising Predictions Transformation

Home Truths No.17 – Preparing for a post broadcast world

06.06.2019

What are the challenges posed by the transition to full IP distribution of content to consumers? How can we ensure smooth delivery of a fully IP future?

DPP At Home Transformation Workflows IP

Survey Report: Blindsided

27.02.2019

Are you in danger of missing highly disruptive trends? Find out what new trends in technology, global media markets and consumer behaviours mean for media

Predictions Transformation Research

Home Truths No.16 The DPP 2019 Predictions

31.01.2019

Which 8 key themes will dominate the media industry in 2019? Find out what DPP members predict, and what we got right, and wrong, in 2018

DPP At Home Transformation Workflows AI

CES 2019

17.01.2019

Discover the trends from CES 2019 that will have profound implications for media companies, in the context of a decade’s worth of CES trend data

Cloud Predictions Transformation UHD Research AI

Home Truths No.15 AI For Real

08.01.2019

How is AI being applied in the media and where does future potential lie? Where is the real business value and what are the opportunities?

DPP At Home Transformation Workflows AI

Home Truths No.14 Communicating Security

18.12.2018

Who’s the weakest link in the chain? Find out why only by listening to the ‘customer’ can security experts really understand how to minimise risk.

DPP At Home Transformation Security

Technology Leaders' Briefing 2018

04.12.2018

Actionable business intelligence from 17 major technology customers - broadcasters, platforms and technology giants. Their top 3 priorities revealed.

Transformation Research

Meet The IMF Pioneers

16.10.2018

How are some of the world’s biggest broadcasters implementing IMF for Broadcast & Online in their workflows?

File Delivery Transformation Workflows Versioning

Home Truths No.13 The Future of Video Advertising

08.10.2018

What are the challenges to the advertising model as both advertising & video move online &, increasingly, to mobile? Will a whole new model emerge?

Advertising DPP At Home Transformation

The Production Business

12.07.2018

The first ever survey of how production companies produce, completed by 57 production companies of all sizes and kinds

Transformation Production Research

Home Truths No.12 Building The Media Cloud

06.06.2018

What would it take to create ideal cloud environments for media? We explore the requirements for building the media industry cloud

DPP At Home Cloud Transformation Workflows

The Business Benefits of IMF

10.04.2018

This guide helps influencers and decision makers from content supply companies understand the financial and operational benefits of adopting IMF

Tech File Delivery Transformation Workflows Versioning

Survey Report: Why we get trends wrong

26.02.2018

Do media professionals have blind spots when it comes to the technologies they believe really matter? More effective technology trend analysis.

Predictions Transformation Research

Home Truths No.11 The DPP 2018 Predictions

06.02.2018

In 2017 we drew up the first ever DPP predictions. It's time to find out what we got right, what we got wrong, and the next big things for 2018

DPP At Home Predictions Transformation

Survey Report: CES 2018

18.01.2018

Unique insight into the world’s most famous technology show by analysing not only the show itself, but how it relates to previous CES events

Predictions Research

Meet the UK Broadcasters 2017

27.11.2017

We explore the three current key priorities of each of the CTOs from the major UK broadcasters; and their specific messages to the supplier community

Transformation

Survey Report: Are we fit for Cyber War?

22.11.2017

Are you proactive in establishing good security practice? Experts discuss the maturity of security thinking in the media sector

Transformation Security Research

A Producer's Guide to File Delivery

05.10.2017

Guidance on the end-to-end file delivery process from file creation (AS-11) and metadata insertion through to QC and delivery

File Delivery Production Workflows

Home Truths No.10 Automation

28.09.2017

What happens when the media industry is no longer in control of the future of media? And where will machine learning and AI take the industry next?

DPP At Home Cloud Transformation Connectivity

10 Things You Need to Know About Going Live Online

24.08.2017

Which online platforms do professional content producers need to consider? How to get set up and deliver your content effectively online

Cloud Production Workflows IP 10 Things

Home Truths No.9 Building the New Supply Chain

04.07.2017

How does supply chain thinking apply to media companies? What does the new media supply chain look like? And what are the key principles?

DPP At Home Transformation

Meet The… Online Pioneers

20.06.2017

Facebook, Fulwell 73 and Silverback Films reveal the new creative processes behind their creation of the best premium content for online distribution

Transformation Production

Home Truths No.8 - The Need For Speed

10.05.2017

How will businesses transform in the next 5 years? And how could the very shape of the industry be disrupted?

DPP At Home Transformation

Survey Report: The Business Benefits of IP Production

28.03.2017

The first ever assessment of where companies can expect to see the greatest ROI from committing to IP-based production

Cloud Transformation Production Research IP

Survey Report: Connectivity Supply to Production

14.03.2017

Identify the kind of connectivity provision appropriate to your production campany’s needs, with an indication of costs and type of service

Production Research Connectivity

Home Truths No.7 The DPP 2017 Predictions

07.02.2017

The first ever DPP 2017 Predictions, drawn up in consultation with subject matter experts from the whole media supply chain

DPP At Home Production

Survey Report: CES 2017

19.01.2017

Unique insight into the world’s most famous technology show. We analyse not only the show itself, but how it relates to previous CES events.

Predictions Research

Survey Report: Decoding CES

19.01.2017

What were the most significant trends from CES over the last 7 years? And what do they tell us about the future of technology and the media?

Predictions Research

Meet The… Rising Stars

17.01.2017

Find out about the ways in which new DPP member start-up companies are busy disrupting existing business models

Cloud Predictions Transformation

10 Things You Need to Know About Location Workflows

06.12.2016

What are the roles, activities and technologies that give everyone the best chance of managing the pressures of location working successfully?

Cloud Production Workflows UHD Connectivity 10 Things

Meet The… UK Broadcasters 2016

02.11.2016

What types of relationships do broadcasters want as they migrate away from a hardware-centric operation to a software and cloud-driven world?

Transformation Security

Home Truths No.6: Could Content Data Make You Rich?

26.10.2016

What are the opportunities for efficiency and revenue that could come from making better use of data collected throughout the content creation chain?

DPP At Home

Survey Report: New Content Creators

17.10.2016

The first ever qualitative research into the operational models of new content creators and their suppliers

Production Research

Home Truths No.5 Putting Trust in the Cloud

23.09.2016

What does it takes to build trust in new, cloud-based services? How do you mitigate the impact of security breaches – and in the process improve your business operations?

DPP At Home Cloud Connectivity

10 Things You Need to Know About Cyber Security

01.08.2016

What are the cyber security challenges faced by productions, and where do they come from? Practical tips on how to protect your content.

Security 10 Things

Survey Report: Connectivity & Production

14.06.2016

How do production companies use connectivity? What do they spend? What quality do they get? And what role could connectivity could have in their future?

Production Security Connectivity

Home Truths No.4 VR- Who Needs It?

10.05.2016

What will be the impact of immersive technologies? DPP members believe it wil be on the creation of experiences - particularly for VR and 360° Video

DPP At Home VR

DPP Guide to UHD Production Workflows

26.01.2016

What are the key considerations when producing UHD content? Productions teams can learn about current industry best practice, enabling a proactive approach

Production Workflows UHD

Home Truths No.3 UHD - For Real

25.01.2016

Major change is never about technology; it’s about users. So what will drive take-up of UHD? And what do producers and consumers really want from it?

DPP At Home Predictions UHD

DPP Guide to Digital Archiving

27.10.2015

"Which media should I store & where? How will I know it’s safe? How long should I keep it & how will I find it again? How much will it cost me?"

Production Workflows

Home Truths No.2 Trust Me - I'm A File

26.10.2015

How can content be guaranteed safe in a new world of file-based working? How can sellers reduce anxiety and deliver the benefits of new technologies?

DPP At Home Security

10 Things You Need to Know About Connectivity

04.08.2015

An introductory guide to the basics of connectivity and how the particular requirements of our industry translate into services you might consume.

Connectivity 10 Things

10 Things You Need to Know About Ultra High Definition

31.07.2015

What is UHD? What do the technical terms mean? And how it will affect TV production? Designed for the non-techical reader

UHD 10 Things

Home Truths No.1 Reaching Nirvana - Over IP

13.07.2015

Do we know what IP production and broadcast really mean? Where are we on the technology journey? And what exactly are the business benefits?

DPP At Home IP Connectivity

File Delivery: The Story So Far

17.05.2015

What made the DPP’s implementation of file delivery in the UK, on 1st October 2014, such an extraordinary example of pan-industry collaboration?

File Delivery Transformation Production Workflows

10 Things You Need to Know About Digital Storage

13.09.2014

Where and how could you store your new digital content? And how can you make it safe, retrievable and affordable for the long term?

File Delivery Transformation Production Workflows 10 Things

The Creative Revolution

01.05.2013

"How are digital technologies changing creativity? Is the partnership between creativity and technology being strained by change – or invigorated?"

Transformation Production

The Coming Storm?

01.03.2013

How are cloud technologies and processed being applied to broadcast technologies and key media business areas?

Cloud Transformation Production

The Bloodless Revolution

01.05.2012

Practical tips for anyone delivering an end-to-end digital production. Plus, a checklist to help ensure the smoothest route through the production jungle.

Production Workflows

The Reluctant Revolution

01.09.2011

What are the barriers to end-to-end digital for production? And how could changes in the market, technology and processes tear those barriers down?

Transformation Production