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Just Spee: ‘strength as a mass medium'


60 Seconds with – Just Spee, CEO, Endemol


As CEO of Endemol, Spee oversees a global business dedicated to creating, producing and exploiting on- screen entertainment in all genres, scripted and non- scripted, on all platforms, and watched by millions around the globe every day. Prior to becoming CEO in April 2012, Spee was Endemol’s CFO for a period of two years


What changes have you seen in the industry in the two years since you took over the reins at Endemol? One of the most striking things in the last two years has been the speed at which audiences have been adopting new technologies. The growth and impact of digital video, social media and online players such as Netflix has been particularly significant — and all are engaging audiences in new ways. We’re hearing less talk of the demise of traditional television. Its strength as a mass medium remains and that doesn’t look set to change for the foreseeable future.


Welcome to Curzon Home Cinema Easel TV By Monica Heck


Multi-screen video software company Easel TV will be giving live demonstrations of the new Curzon Home Cinema service at IBC2014 in Hall 14.


This service from Curzon delivers films into the living room at the same time they are released in the cinema. Easel TV will demonstrate the Curzon Home Cinema website and TV platform set-top box applications, which it designed and developed using its Suggested TV platform -- a


cloud-based software-as-a- service solution for multi-screen content delivery with a televisual user experience. PayWizard is providing the payment fulfilment service and Microsoft Azure is providing content processing, hosting and delivery.


Curzon Cinemas launched its new Curzon Home Cinema


Experience the Big Screen By Andy Stout


The IBC Big Screen Experience is one of the many facets of IBC that makes it truly unique, hosted as it is in the 1,700-seat Auditorium which, for the duration of the show, is kitted out with some of the most cutting edge cinema technology available. This year the kit list features


Christie 6P 2D and 3D laser projection and Dolby Atmos immersive audio. The Christie ‘6-Primary’ 4K laser projectors won’t enter mass production until next year, so this will be one of the first places to see


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one running and witness the additional luminance they bring to cinema projection, particularly in 3D. Dolby Atmos, meanwhile, uses up to 64 speakers to heighten the impact of any scene’s audio and allows sound designers to move the audio round an auditorium to create stunning aural effects. All this technology will be put to good use too. Not only is the IBC Big Screen Experience home to the vibrant and fast-paced IBC Awards Ceremony, which takes place on the Sunday evening and is free to attend


to all show attendees, but it is also home to the Disruptive Cinema strand of the Conference. Subjects to be covered include laser projection, immersive audio, the role of the second screen — if any! — in cinema, the wholesale digitalisation of digital cinema, and much more.


Add in the always-popular complimentary screenings, which are typically Hollywood blockbusters chosen to highlight the power and capabilities of the audio and projection systems, and what is promised to be a


How important would you say social media has become to the


development of television programming in general? Social media offers fantastic opportunities for innovation and is increasingly becoming an integral part of the


entertainment mix. That said, it’s still in relatively early days and I think most would agree we have yet to see its full potential for content creators and distributors.


What are the difficulties inherent in making truly transmedia programming? On the one hand the basic principles of great content are the same whatever platform it sits on. On the other hand, there are challenges and opportunities that can vary according to the type of content you are making.


Is there room for both traditional broadcast and OTT in the world’s living rooms, or does something have to give?


service to create a cutting-edge Video-on-Demand service in May, giving viewers access to the best cinema at home or on the move. The service is available on Freesat Freetime, Samsung Smart TV’s, tablets, PCs and mobile devices with a roll-out plan to hit the major devices and broadcast platforms over the coming year.


Bill Scott, chief operating and commercial officer, Easel TV said: "The service we have


The future of digital cinema is in your hands, eyes and ears


For now I believe there is room for both. But in the longer term I think those that fail to offer viewers content on demand and on multiple platforms will increasingly struggle to compete.


Do you think we have a truly global market for television formats nowadays, or is a degree of localisation still necessary?


Of course we have a global market but the fact remains that before a format can achieve international success it must first become a local hit. So our creatives in each territory always aim to develop ideas that will work for the broadcasters in that market. Endemol prides itself in the fact that if one of our shows takes off in one market, we can have it shared across our network and being pitched to broadcasters around the world within a week.


Just Spee is speaking at the IBC Leaders' Summit.


developed for Curzon Cinema illustrates how content owners can monetise their full catalogue of assets by making them available to consumers and helping them find content they would be interested in watching. Working with PayWizard and Microsoft Azure we have been able to develop an end-to-end service for Curzon to reach a wide audience.” 14.G14


‘significant’ keynote, and you have plenty of reasons to join


1,699 other people at the IBC Big Screen Experience.


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