IFA 2016: BBC Blue Room Report

In this post, I am sharing a technology trends report I co-authored with Ahmed Razek following our visit to IFA Berlin 2016. If you are interested in the latest consumer electronics trends and their impact on digital media, you can read the full IFA 2016 technology report here.

The text below, which serves as an introduction to our findings, was originally published on the BBC Internet + Creativity blog. It highlights the innovation we tracked during the event.

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BBC Blue Room

Blue Room allows staff and guests from local communities the opportunity to see and try out the best new technology for audiences to consume, create and interact with content. Colin Warhurst and Ahmed Razek from the Blue Room in Salford recently attended a major technology trade event and report back on the new innovations on display.

IFA 2016 - Analysing Broadcast Technology Trends

The BBC Blue Room returned to the IFA (Europe’s largest Consumer Electronics & White Goods Trade Show) at the start of September, tasked with investigating the latest technology trends and deducing the potential impact these innovations will have on both broadcasters and audiences.

IFA takes place every year in Berlin and is a fantastic opportunity to gather insights into what major electronics manufacturers and innovative start-ups envision for the future of consumer tech. As such, Ahmed Razek and myself were sent as Blue Room Technologists, tasked with fighting through the oxymorons and technobabble in search of the real tech trends behind the noise.

After walking and talking our way through 29 halls worth of manufacturer exhibits and demos, we have put together a short report on what we believe were the main takeaway themes from IFA for 2016. We invite you to read our report at the link below:

http://www.blrm.io/ifa2016report

Original Article Source: BBC Internet + Creativity Blog