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DPP010 File based programme delivery - Guidance for production and post-production

This document provides guidance for the production and post-production of High Definition (HD) programmes. It is focused on the needs of UK broadcasters.

Tech File Delivery HD

DPP Live Production Exchange

An introduction to DPP Live Production Exchange (LPX)

DPP Live Production Exchange (LPX) Hackathon

4 March 2024, London

An event for news agencies, broadcasters, content platforms, and technology vendors to work together in teams to build innovative solutions that utilise the DPP Live Production Exchange (LPX) framework and to provide feedback on how we can improve it.

Tech

IN PERSON

Next Gen Production Network: Is This The Next Nonlinear Revolution?

In this special webcast, hosted by the DPP Next Gen Production Network and the Avid Community Association, we brought together experts to explore whether the editing process has fundamentally changed.

Next Gen Production Virtual Production Video Editing

Next Gen Production Network: Is This The Next Nonlinear Revolution?

10 March 2022

In this special webcast, hosted by the DPP Next Gen Production Network and the Avid Community Association, we bring together experts to explore whether the editing process has fundamentally changed.

Next Gen Production Virtual Production Video Editing

ONLINE

‘This is the year sustainability went into production’, says the DPP’s new CES report

17.01.2022

CES 2022: What consumer trends mean for the media industry unwraps the trends from this year’s exhibition and compares them against 13 years of previous CES analysis.

Tech Cloud Predictions Sustainability Research

Next Gen Production Network: Transforming Audio

At this event we explored audio production in an age where consumers now expect high quality sound to go with their high quality pictures.

Production Next Gen Production Webinar

Next Gen Production Network - Transforming Audio

7 December 2021

This special webcast will explore how an appetite for innovation is impacting the way audio is produced.

Production Next Gen Production Webinar

ONLINE

Cloud Post Production

We brought together experts to explore the different phases of post production, and the different cloud-based tools that can be used in each.

Tech Cloud Webinar The Cloud For Media Post Production

The Cloud for Media - Post Production

21 October 2021

The second webcast in our series, 'The Cloud for Media', will explore the different phases of post production, and the different cloud-based tools that can be used in each.

Tech Cloud Webinar The Cloud For Media Post Production

ONLINE

Next Gen Production Network: Who Needs Virtual Production?

We brought together producers and virtual production experts to ask when virtual production should be used, what it costs, and how to get the best from it.

Production Next Gen Production Virtual Production

Next Gen Production Network: What is Virtual Production?

In this webcast we explored the different types of virtual production, the main features of each approach, the benefits and challenges, as well as the future of virtual production.

Production Next Gen Production Virtual Production

Cloud Post Production

18.10.2021

Delve into the different phases of post production, and the different cloud-based tools that can be used in each.

Workflows Research Insight The Cloud For Media Post Production

MEMBERS

Cloud Post Production Summary

18.10.2021

Delve into the different phases of post production, and the different cloud-based tools that can be used in each.

Workflows Research Insight The Cloud For Media Post Production

Next Gen Production Network - Who Needs Virtual Production?

15 October 2021

The second session in this two-part guide to shooting in virtual environments will explore when virtual production should be used, what it costs, and how to get the best from it.

Production Next Gen Production Virtual Production

ONLINE

Next Gen Production Network - What is Virtual Production?

14 October 2021

The first session in this two-part guide to shooting in virtual environments will explain the different types of virtual production, how they work, the benefits, and the challenges.

Production Next Gen Production Virtual Production

ONLINE

Live Remote Production

In this webcast we uncovered the best practices in delivering live productions remotely – both for low cost and premium events.

Production Webinar Going Live and Remote

Live Remote Production

8 April 2021

Based on input from a range of industry experts, we uncover the best practices in delivering live productions remotely – both for low cost and premium events.

Production Webinar Going Live and Remote

Live Remote Production

08.04.2021

Explore the brand new agreed definitions of live remote production models, and discover which will dominate in the long term.

Tech Cloud Production Research Live Going Live and Remote

MEMBERS

DPP research reveals five key models of live remote production

08.04.2021

Live Remote Production defines, for the first time anywhere, five architectural models for producing live content. The report then examines the benefits of each model, identifying which will become dominant.

Tech Cloud Production Research Live Going Live and Remote

DPP launches Live and Remote Production research project

10.03.2021

Going Live & Remote is a major research project exploring the recent explosion in the creation of live content by distributed work teams

Tech Cloud Transformation Production Workflows Research Live Insight Going Live and Remote

Next Gen Production Network

2 March 2021

After a year that saw a dramatic shift to remote working, we explore what it means to manage in-house editing remotely.

Transformation Production Next Gen Production

Next Gen Production Network

At this event we explored how the pandemic has impacted in-house editing, and what it means to establish a long term solution.

Transformation Production Next Gen Production

EBU Production Technology Seminar 2021

26-28 Jan

The EBU's annual Production Technology Seminar focuses on recent and future developments in media production technology.

Tech Transformation Workflows External

Next Gen Production Network

1 December 2020

In a year that's seen a dramatic shift to remote working, we explore what it means to run in-house production remotely.

Transformation Production Next Gen Production

DPP Innovation Week: Remote Production - Prerecorded

07.09.2020

From cloud-based studios to remote editing, discover what’s new and exciting in the world of remote production tools by rewatching this DPP Innovation Week event.

Tech Cloud Production Workflows AI Web Event Video Innovation Week

DPP Innovation Week: Remote Production - Live

07.09.2020

The first DPP Innovation Week event featured new and innovative remote production tools specifically designed for Live Production environments.

Tech Cloud Production Live Connectivity Web Event Video Innovation Week

Remote Production - Prerecorded

1 September 2020

From cloud-based studios to remote editing, discover what’s new and exciting in the world of remote production tools at this DPP Innovation Week event.

Tech Cloud Production Workflows AI Networking Innovation Week

Remote Production - Live

1 September 2020

The first DPP Innovation Week event will feature new and innovative remote production tools specifically designed for Live Production environments.

Tech Cloud Production Live Connectivity Networking Innovation Week

Remote Production - Live

1 September 2020

The first DPP Innovation Week event will feature new and innovative remote production tools specifically designed for Live Production environments.

Tech Cloud Production Live Connectivity Networking Innovation Week

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

MEMBERS

DPP launches new report showcasing cloud-led production

06.02.2020

The DPP has today released a groundbreaking new report exploring how production companies are now using the cloud as a key production tool.

Tech Production Research

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

MEMBERS

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

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

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

Suppliers are helping customers to cut costs, says DPP report

26.09.2024

The DPP has published its analysis of IBC 2024, and found media technology suppliers are responding to their customers’ need to reduce costs.

Production News Insight IBC Innovation

IBC 2024: Demand vs Supply

26.09.2024

The new IBC 2024: Demand vs Supply report evaluates how well the market is responding to the needs of customers in the media and entertainment industry.

Production News Insight IBC Innovation

MEMBERS

IBC 2024: Demand vs Supply (Complimentary copy)

26.09.2024

The new IBC 2024: Demand vs Supply report evaluates how well the market is responding to the needs of customers in the media and entertainment industry.

Production News Insight IBC Innovation

Media Supply Festival 2023

The 2023 festival brought together over 200 leaders from the customer and vendor communities to explore the strategies and technologies that are powering today's content supply chain.

Cloud Production Distribution Software Media Supply Festival

Media Supply Festival 2023

1-2 June 2023, New York

Join the DPP in person in New York for the only industry event that brings together customers and suppliers to explore the latest in media supply chain technology and ideas.

Cloud Production Distribution Software Media Supply Festival

IN PERSON

Media Supply Festival 2022

At the Festival, over 160 customers and suppliers were brought together to explore the transformation of media supply processes.

Cloud Production Distribution Software Media Supply Festival

Media Supply Festival 2022

18-19 May 2022

Join the DPP in person in Dulles, USA for the only industry event that brings together customers and suppliers to explore the latest in media supply chain technology and ideas.

Cloud Production Distribution Software Media Supply Festival

IN PERSON

The media industry is determined to reset for the future despite setbacks, DPP members predict

07.02.2022

How will the media industry grow and adapt to rapid change and colossal demand for content in turbulent economic conditions? Find out in the DPP 2022 Predictions.

Predictions Sustainability Transformation Workflows Research Virtual Production

The DPP 2022 Predictions

07.02.2022

In 2022, our experts say that the media industry is determined to grow despite setbacks. Find out what the other key predictions are.

Predictions Sustainability Transformation Workflows Research Virtual Production

Going Live and Remote

This special series of work explores both the business and technical aspects of going live and remote, bringing together insight, case-studies, and market trends.

Production Webinar Going Live and Remote

Working Live

In this webcast we explored the characteristics of the new live working environment.

Production Webinar Going Live and Remote

Working Live

20 July 2021

After a sudden change in ways of working around live outside broadcasts, new content creators are establishing their own ways of working to produce live content. So what are the characteristics of the new live working environment?

Production Webinar Going Live and Remote

Working Live

19.07.2021

Explore how recent developments that have revolutionised live production, including the coronavirus pandemic, have impacted workforces.

Transformation Production Workflows Research Live Insight Going Live and Remote

MEMBERS

Live content transformation requires a dramatically different workforce, says the DPP

19.07.2021

Working Live reveals how recent developments that have revolutionised live production, including the coronavirus pandemic, have impacted workforces.

Transformation Production Workflows Research Live Insight Going Live and Remote

The Business of Live

In this webcast we explored the market for live content - from live streamed sport, to esports, to special events on games platforms.

Production Webinar Going Live and Remote

The Business of Live

8 July 2021

We gather industry experts to delve into the market for live content – from live streamed sport, to esports, to special events on games platforms.

Production Webinar Going Live and Remote

EBU Network Technology Seminar 2021

15-16 June 2021

The EBU's annual rendezvous for experts dealing with IP-based media production infrastructure, IT networks and storage solutions for broadcast media content.

Tech Production IP External Webinar

DPP Innovation Week - Day 4

15 April 2021

On Day 4 our supplier sessions cover Media Processing and Content Enrichment. The CEO of Bitmovin, Stefan Lederer, joins us, plus end users tell us what they need.

Tech Cloud Production Metadata Networking Innovation Week

DPP Innovation Week - Day 3

14 April 2021

Day 3 sees our suppliers delving into AI & Analysis, and Monitoring & Metrics. We've also got Chris Johnson, CEO at Convergent Risks, and more issues to solve from our end users.

Tech Cloud Production Metadata Networking Innovation Week

DPP Innovation Week - Day 2

13 April 2021

On Day 2 our supplier pitches are all about Cloud & Infrastructure. Plus there's a CEO session with Brightcove, and your first opportunity to Meet the Customers.

Tech Cloud Production Networking Innovation Week

DPP Innovation Week - Day 1

12 April 2021

Day 1 will feature supplier pitches for Production and Post Production tools. Plus you'll hear from Signiant CEO, Margaret Craig and special guests.

Tech Cloud Production Networking Innovation Week

DPP Innovation Week 2021

Discover new and exciting products and services, understand the market and form partnerships. DPP Innovation Week features supplier pitches, CEO sessions and opportunities to meet the customers.

Tech Cloud Production Networking Innovation Week Metadata Workflows Distribution

DPP enables unique innovation engagement between suppliers and customers

16.03.2021

Discover new business engagements with DPP Innovation Week, and take part in the first-ever research into effective innovation in the media industry with Making Innovation Pay.

Tech Cloud Production Workflows Research Distribution Supply Chain Networking Innovation Week

Once Upon an Acquisition: The Argonon, Nemorin (and DPP) story

17.12.2020

How a chance meeting helped two DPP member companies create exciting new business opportunities.

Transformation Production Opinion Networking Membership

Content Creation: Producing Ingenuity

20.10.2020

Replay this Design for Tomorrow webcast exploring how the highest risk part of the industry, Production, can survive the trauma of 2020 and be ready for next time.

File Delivery Transformation Production Research Supply Chain Business Requirements Web Event Video Design for Tomorrow

Content Creation: Producing ingenuity

15 October 2020

2020 has been traumatic for production. How can the highest risk part of the industry be ready for next time? Find out at this special Design for Tomorrow webcast.

File Delivery Transformation Production Research Supply Chain Business Requirements Webinar Design for Tomorrow

Content creation has been changed forever by the events of 2020, says new DPP report

14.10.2020

This Design for Tomorrow report explores how the events of 2020 have impacted the world of production, and how companies will now need to set up for success in the future.

Transformation Production Research Next Gen Production Design for Tomorrow

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

MEMBERS

DPP Innovation Week to kickstart new business relationships

29.07.2020

DPP Innovation Week is an opportunity for DPP members to showcase their latest innovations, and for technology users to learn about what's new, without needing to do hours of research.

Tech Cloud Production Workflows DPP Update Supply Chain Networking Innovation Week

Unique DPP research project documents the stress and uncertainty of lockdown

21.07.2020

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic the story commonly told is that the media industry moved to remote working quickly and well; and this is true. But no-one has reported what happened next - until now...

Cloud Transformation Production Workflows Research Supply Chain Connectivity

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

MEMBERS

Unlocking creativity in crisis

22.05.2020

Catch up on how productions are surviving and thriving in lockdown with this video of our online event.

Production Workflows Next Gen Production Video Web Event Video

Unlocking Creativity in Crisis

14 May 2020

We explore how productions are surviving and thriving in lockdown

Production Workflows Next Gen Production Webinar

DPP Auxiliary Image Sequence

This white paper describes how DPP006 (Auxiliary Image Sequence) can enhance the Interoperable Master Format to enable compositing workflows.

IMF Tech Production Workflows Versioning

DPP005 IMF Operational Guidance

This Guidance document helps adopters to make sense of IMF standards, specifications and terminology, and understand their impact on workflows.

IMF Tech Production Workflows Versioning Guidance

Members

Metadata Exchange for News Infographic

A one-page explainer highlighting the key benefits that have been mapped to the Planning, Acquire & Finish, and Delivery stages of framework

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Delivery 5b

An example file showing a complex Delivery Structure from the output of a Newsrooom MAM system at the Delivery stage where clips have unique rights/restrictions.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Delivery 5a

An example file showing a simple Delivery Structure from the output of a Newsrooom MAM system at the Delivery stage.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 4b

An example file showing the output of a local field edit in the Acquire & Finish stage, with an in-field edit comtaining clips originating from multiple sources.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 4a

An example package made up of clips from multiple sources at the Acquire & Finish stage. One clip is original, one copied from another device, and one from a new device.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 3b

An example file showing the output of a capture device in the Acquire & Finish stage with an internal edit on the camera.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 3a

An example file showing the output of a local field edit in the Acquire & Finish stage with an in-field edit and clips originating from the same source

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 2b

An example file showing the output at a capture device during the Acquire & Finish stage with two short clips that are stored as a contiguous file.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 2a

An example file showing the output at a capture device during the Acquire & Finish stage with two recorded clips, one with a keyframe.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Planning 1b

An example file showing the output of a Newsroom planning system at the Planning stage. The story has been assigned to be sent to 1 capture device.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Planning 1a

An example file showing the output of a Newsroom planning system at the Planning stage. The story has been assigned to 2 devices both receiving the same metadata.

Tech Production News Metadata

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

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

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.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

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

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

Metadata Exchange for News Benefits Overview

This document looks at the benefits across the entire workflow of using a common set of metadata for exchanging news content.

Production Workflows News Metadata Business Benefits

DPP helps accelerate industry move to UHD

27.01.2016

The DPP has today announced a technical standard for the delivery of Ultra High Definition (UHD) programmes.

Tech DPP At Home Production Workflows UHD Implementation

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

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

DPP Executive Summit 2024

19 November 2024, London

The Executive Summit is a closed, invitation-only event for speakers at the 2024 Leaders’ Briefing featuring selected executives from the content provider community.

Tech Networking Leaders' Briefing

IN PERSON

DPP publishes version 7.0 of the AS-11 programme delivery documents

13.11.2024

The DPP has launched today the version 7.0 of the AS-11 programme delivery documents to support broadcasters and content providers delivering HD programmes.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery HD

Case Study: Limecraft’s Commitment to Sustainability and Industry Impact

25.10.2024

As an active participant in the DPP Committed to Sustainability programme, Limecraft has demonstrated its dedication to making a meaningful environmental impact.

Sustainability

Photo highlights from the DPP Espresso Summit 2024

23.09.2024

At this special event, in partnership with Signiant, we hosted a breakfast alongside high quality networking and five short, sharp thought leadership sessions.

Networking Insight

Media companies challenge technology providers to improve cyber security posture, DPP research shows

09.09.2024

DPP research The State of Media Technology Security 2024 explores how content providers and industry technology providers are responding to growing cyber threat.

Security

Cyber security

Promoting cyber security best practice in the media industry

Tech Security Certification

The Shifting Landscape of Sustainability in Media Technology

02.05.2024

Kristan Bullett, CEO of Humans Not Robots, on how technology suppliers and buyers can adopt sustainable practices and to contribute to shaping the industry's future

Sustainability

European Broadcaster Summit shows convergence of broadcast into an IT and software world

11.04.2024

DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2024 summary report shows how media companies and suppliers are looking to approach key industry challenges.

Cloud Transformation IP AI DPP European Broadcaster Summit

DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2024

11.04.2024

A summary report outlining the key insights that emerged from the European Broadcaster Summit 2024.

Insight Workshop DPP European Broadcaster Summit Collaboration

MEMBERS

Photo highlights from the DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2024

27.03.2024

The DPP's third European Broadcaster Summit brought together senior executives from major European content providers and their supplier community to explore common challenges.

Networking Insight Workshop DPP European Broadcaster Summit

DPP LPX Hackathon Presentations

A recording of the DPP LPX hackathon session held on Monday 4th March, 2024

Tech

DPP European Broadcaster Summit brings continent's leading media and technology companies to Munich

21.02.2024

More than 20 leading European media organisations from 14 countries will participate in the third European Broadcaster Summit, where they will share key messages with industry partners.

DPP European Broadcaster Summit

Recommendations & Guidance

Find all of the DPP's technology projects and updates here.

Tech

Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Learn how the DPP manages your information.

Privacy

DPP appoints Jess Goode as Head of Member Engagement

16.01.2024

Jess will work directly with the executive team to lead the DPP’s member success programme, helping member companies to get the most out of the DPP’s activities.

DPP Update News

Five things managers and leaders need to know about Hybrid Working in the Media Industry

14.11.2023

The DPP explored Hybrid Working in the Media Industry in an in-depth research report; here are five things that managers need to know about the impact on an organisation's work and workforce.

News Hybrid Working

DPP Sustainability Knowledge Exchange 2023

18th October - 16:00 BST

Join the DPP for this exclusive online Sustainability Knowledge Exchange, where experts from major broadcasters and leading media technology suppliers will provide updates about their sustainability plans, share ideas about upcoming initiatives, and explain how they are working towards reducing their environmental impact.

Sustainability Networking Workshop

ONLINE

Hybrid work enhances wellbeing and morale at the expense of company culture and engagement, reveals new DPP research

10.10.2023

The research explores the state of hybrid working in the media industry post pandemic by surveying 80 media and technology companies and gathering information from three workshop sessions with more than 50 subject matter experts.

Workflows Research Survey Operational Effectiveness Hybrid Working

Hybrid Working in the Media Industry

09.10.2023

Where has the media sector settled in its post-pandemic recovery? Read DPP's hybrid working report to find out.

Workflows Research Survey Operational Effectiveness Hybrid Working

MEMBERS

Hybrid Working in the Media Industry - Are We Equipped?

This video on demand sets the scene for DPP's Hybrid Working research project.

Workflows Research Insight Survey Hybrid Working

Hybrid Working

18 September 2023

This video on demand sets the scene for DPP's Hybrid Working research project.

Workflows Research Insight Survey Hybrid Working

ONLINE

Why aren't we talking more about the strikes?

24.08.2023

The writers' and actors' strikes in the States have brought production to a halt again. So how can one part of the media industry be so apparently unconcerned?

Opinion News

Artificial intelligence now a foundational technology for media

29.06.2023

At the Media Supply Festival 2023, industry leaders discussed how artificial intelligence was becoming a foundational technology for content providers and tech suppliers.

Tech AI Media Supply Festival Broadcasters Vendors

Supply chain transformation comes from optimising key business processes rather than technology

14.06.2023

This report summarises 45 insights that came from our 15 sessions at the DPP Media Supply Festival 2023 in New York. The annual event takes the temperature on the strategies and technologies that are powering the content supply chain.

Transformation Supply Chain Insight Media Supply Festival Media Supply Chain

The DPP reveals how supply is meeting demand at NAB2023

10.05.2023

For the first time, the DPP has published a unique market assessment from the NAB show.

Cloud Workflows AI Insight FAST NAB

Demand vs Supply: What's the score? (NAB 2023)

10.05.2023

How well are technology suppliers meeting the demands of their customers in the media industry? For the first time, the DPP has reported from the NAB show.

Cloud Workflows AI Insight FAST NAB

MEMBERS

European broadcasters and vendors are evolving closer relationships, finds the DPP

19.04.2023

New for this year, this post event report provides a summary of 18 key design principles that were agreed at the European Broadcaster Summit 2023.

Insight Workshop DPP European Broadcaster Summit Key Design Principles

Photo highlights from the DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2023

04.04.2023

The DPP's second exclusive conference event brought together broadcasters from across Europe to share and discuss key messages with their supplier community.

Networking Insight Workshop DPP European Broadcaster Summit

DPP European Broadcaster Summit returning to Berlin in 2023 to facilitate engagement and develop Key Design Principles

17.02.2023

The DPP European Broadcaster Summit 2023 in Berlin will promote understanding and engagement between media companies and suppliers.

DPP European Broadcaster Summit

‘Future standards process must be more agile’, says the DPP’s new standards report

18.10.2022

The DPP sets out to discover the right balance of standardisation to meet the needs of the modern media industry.

Insight Standards Interoperability

The DPP becomes an independent organisation

03.10.2022

Building on its success as a membership organisation, the DPP has announced plans to become fully self-sufficient.

DPP Update News

News organisations must adopt a pragmatic story centric approach to keep up

12.09.2022

More than any other content type, news is experiencing disruption in formats and outputs. In Making The News, experts were brought together to examine the technology and workflow changes necessary to keep up.

Tech Workflows News Tomorrow's News

Diversification of revenue streams is the only way commercial news providers will survive

02.09.2022

The News Business brings together experts from across the news space to investigate what it really takes to both make news and make money.

News Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

DPP Tech Network: June

20 June 2022

DPP members meet to hear the latest updates from DPP technical projects, and participate in discussion around them.

Tech Tech Network

ONLINE

Calls for media companies and supply chain to rehearse collective cyber response

27.04.2022

Expert contributors to Cyber Security Secrets call for collective effort to mitigate cyber incident which could impact multiple organisations.

Security

The Cloud for Media

This special series of work explores the reality of media in the cloud today, and sheds light on the challenges that remain.

Tech Cloud Transformation Distribution AI Supply Chain The Cloud For Media

European broadcasters look for strategic relationships to help enable transformation

11.04.2022

At the DPP European Broadcaster Summit, broadcasters from across Europe came together to share and discuss key messages with their supplier community. This report provides a summary of the themes that emerged.

DPP European Broadcaster Summit

Sustainability seeds sewn into DPP's trends, predictions and leadership work

08.04.2022

Going green has been a central theme from broadcasters and media suppliers in the DPP's latest events and insight reports.

Sustainability

Cyber Security Secrets shows how expert practitioners are tackling cyber threat

15.03.2022

Expert practitioners advise on how you can protect your organisation from cyber threats.

Security Research Insight

CES 2022: Every cloud has to have an edge

15.02.2022

Edge technology is improving to keep pace with innovation by cloud hyperscalers, as devices and services drive consumer technology growth.

Cloud Sustainability

The Cloud for Media Summary

Access the key takeaways from each report in this special series of work that explores the reality of media in the cloud today, and sheds light on the challenges that remain.

Tech Cloud Transformation Distribution AI Supply Chain The Cloud For Media

Rise Awards 2021

18 November 2021

A celebration of the outstanding talent, skills, expertise and achievements of exceptional women across the broadcast technology and services sectors.

External Leaders' Briefing

IN PERSON

The DPP partners with Convergent for its Committed to Security Programme

03.11.2021

The DPP announces the launch of a new partnership to enhance and grow the DPP Committed to Security Programme.

Tech Security Implementation

The Cloud for Media - Streaming at Scale

28 October 2021

The final webcast in our series, 'The Cloud for Media', examines the different elements of a large scale streaming solution, from video delivery to subscriber management and user experience.

Tech Cloud Webinar The Cloud For Media Streaming

ONLINE

Cloud adoption disrupts established relationships in the media industry, reveals new DPP insight

27.10.2021

The Cloud for Media series explores the present reality of media in the cloud, and sheds light on the challenges that remain.

Research Insight The Cloud For Media

The Cloud for Media - Playout

26 October 2021

The third 'The Cloud for Media' webcast will bring together experts to look into the different use cases for playout and why media companies are moving it into the cloud.

Tech Cloud Webinar The Cloud For Media Playout

ONLINE

The Cloud for Media - Automating Media

19 October 2021

The first in our four 'The Cloud for Media' webcasts focuses on automation, from the deployment and potential of automation to how it's enabling the direct to consumer revolution.

Tech Cloud Webinar Automation The Cloud For Media

ONLINE

Streaming at Scale

18.10.2021

Examine the different elements of a large scale streaming solution, from video delivery to subscriber management and user experience.

Workflows Research Insight The Cloud For Media Streaming

MEMBERS

Cloud Playout

18.10.2021

Investigate the different use cases for playout and why media companies are moving it into the cloud.

Workflows Research Insight The Cloud For Media Playout

MEMBERS

Automating Media

18.10.2021

Explore the deployment and potential of automation, and how it's enabling the direct to consumer revolution.

Workflows Research AI Insight Automation The Cloud For Media

MEMBERS

DPP and SMPTE publish major updates to IMF documentation

04.08.2021

The DPP has collaborated with SMPTE® on the publication of a new pair of SMPTE Recommended Disclosure Documents resulting in adoption by the BBC this summer.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

Live content is the ultimate direct to consumer product, says DPP report

01.07.2021

The Business of Live explores what an explosion of live content means for the professional media industry and how it has become the ultimate direct to consumer product.

Tech Cloud Research Live Insight Going Live and Remote

DPP Innovation Week - Day 5

16 April 2021

On the last day of DPP Innovation Week we'll cover Media Workflows and Distribution plus the final Meet the Customers session.

Tech Cloud Workflows Distribution Networking Innovation Week

Scaling in ML/AI media workflows

01.04.2021

Adlede's Johanna Björklund tells us how good training data and access to networks like the DPP helps scale AI solutions

Tech AI

A peek inside the Machine Intelligence Garage

18.03.2021

Cognizant's Peter Elvidge reflects on the recent Machine Intelligence Garage event with the DPP and Digital Catapult

Tech AI

DPP Leaders' Network: Workforce 2021: delivering on diversity & inclusion

25 February 2021

We explore how the media industry can deliver on it’s promises on diversity and inclusion.

Leaders' Network

Rise Awards 2020

17 November 2020

Come and celebrate the outstanding talent, skills, expertise and achievements of exceptional women across the broadcast technology and services sectors!

Tech Leaders' Briefing External Webinar

RTS London: 2020 Vision: A view from the DPP

11 November 2020

At this special RTS event the DPP will reflect on the key milestones of the last decade, and the probable trends for the next.

Predictions Transformation DPP Update External Webinar

Better TV for Everyone with Addressable Advertising and IMF

04.11.2020

IMF for Advertising increases speed and efficiency, and decreases storage requirements. Find out how you can get involved in live tests of real ads from creative agencies to demonstrate these benefits.

Advertising IMF Tech Workflows Versioning Opinion Implementation

Content Preparation: Building the Agile Media Factory

28.09.2020

This webcast explored the key supply chain processes of content receipt, and preparation for distribution and archive.

File Delivery Transformation Versioning Research Supply Chain Business Requirements Web Event Video Design for Tomorrow

DPP identifies key success factors for an agile media factory

15.09.2020

Content Preparation, the second report in our Design for Tomorrow series, identifies the key success factors for the design of content preparation operations in an unpredictable media market.

Tech Transformation Research Supply Chain Design for Tomorrow

DPP Innovation Week: Live IP Video

10.09.2020

Solve the many complex challenges involved in exchanging content over IP, by catching up with this DPP Innovation Week event.

Tech Cloud Distribution IP Metadata Live Connectivity Web Event Video Innovation Week

Live IP Video

4 September 2020

This DPP Innovation Week event is all about exchanging content over IP, and the tools and services that can help you to solve the many complex challenges in this area.

Tech Cloud Distribution IP Metadata Live Connectivity Networking Innovation Week

AI In Media Challenge

30.07.2020

At the DPP AI in Media Challenge we heard pitches from the startup and tech community about AI solutions to real business problems expressed by content providers.

Tech AI Web Event Video

AI in Media Challenge - Technology Briefing

29.07.2020

Ahead of the AI in Media Challenge we held an exclusive event for the solution providers taking part in the Challenge. Find out what they discussed here.

Tech AI Web Event Video

DPP launches major project to support media industry recovery

03.07.2020

Design for Tomorrow, our next major research project, will be an in-depth look at the key principles that will increase resilience and growth in the post Coronavirus media economy.

Transformation Research Supply Chain Design for Tomorrow

DPP Committed to Security Programme Updates

15.06.2020

We've reviewed & updated the DPP Committed to Security programme checklists and guidance

Tech Security Certification DPP Update Guidance

Looking Beyond Lockdown: Will we recognise ourselves?

14.05.2020

What topics was the media industry discussing before the Coronavirus pandemic? And how relevant will they look when we emerge from lockdown?

Predictions Transformation Opinion Supply Chain

Cybersecurity and Content Protection Summit 2020

12 May 2020

Mark Harrison and Abdul Hakim join this CDSA event to discuss setting the standards and systems for remote access, and content security vs. information security

Security External Webinar

Lockdown: it’s emotional

24.04.2020

Early findings from DPP research show the human face of the crisis.

Transformation Opinion

Will companies with next generation supply chains have a competitive advantage?

17.04.2020

Our Next Gen Supply Chain report explores how some major content companies have adopted software defined, cloud led supply chains - and asks what this approach could mean for the media industry more widely

Tech Cloud Workflows Supply Chain

How is coronavirus impacting the media industry?

30.03.2020

Watch our webcast, in which broadcasters, production companies and vendors shared their knowledge and experience regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the media industry.

Tech Transformation Supply Chain Video Web Event Video

Will COVID-19 change the way we work - forever?

27.03.2020

When the pandemic ends, will businesses simply return to the way they worked before? Or will our working practices have been changed forever?

Tech Transformation Research Supply Chain

How Coronavirus is impacting the media industry

26 March 2020

A live webcast from the DPP and the IABM, bringing together broadcasters, production companies and vendors to share their knowledge and experience regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the media industry.

Public Webinar

How is the industry using the Committed to Security Programme?

10.03.2020

So far 42 member companies have completed the checklists for production, broadcast, or both. But how are they putting their results into action?

Security Opinion

Why we’re proud to only score 2 out of 5 on the DPP Committed to Sustainability Programme

30.01.2020

Last year, at our flagship Tech Leaders’ Briefing conference, we launched the DPP Committed to Sustainability Programme.

Sustainability Certification DPP Update

DPP adds auxiliary track for sign-interpretation to IMF

04.12.2019

The DPP has today released two documents that extend the functionality of the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) through the development of an Auxiliary Image Sequence Plug-in.

IMF Tech Versioning Recommendation

DPP launches industry-wide sustainability initiative

14.11.2019

The DPP today launched a major new initiative to promote environmentally sustainable practices among suppliers and content providers.

Tech Sustainability Certification

Tech Leaders' Briefing 2019

13 & 14 November 2019

The DPP Tech Leaders’ Briefing is the pre-eminent business intelligence event for the media industry.

The DPP in 2020: helping to build intelligent businesses

23.10.2019

How will smart media companies make their business decisions in 2020? How will a broadcaster’s CTO decide which new technology areas are worthy of their team’s attention?

Opinion Tech Leaders' Briefing IP Supply Chain

Will IMF replace AMWA AS-11?

30.08.2019

The DPP is famous for making the transition to file-based delivery a reality, by developing a family of specifications built on AMWA AS-11.

IMF Tech AS-11 File Delivery Versioning

DPP and NABA launch IMF Application Constraint DPP (JPEG2000) published by SMPTE

23.08.2019

The DPP in collaboration with NABA has today announced the publication of the second SMPTE Technical Specification (TSP) for the IMF for broadcast and online use cases.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

IMF in the cloud with AWS

02.08.2019

“It’s time to start”. If you’ve ever been to a Blue Man Concert, you know the significance of this statement.

IMF Tech Cloud Versioning

NABA and the DPP pave the way for J2K

19.07.2019

The introduction of the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) within the media industry has brought a revolution to media workflow processes for film and television.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

DPP guidance makes IMF implementation easier

17.07.2019

The DPP has today released four documents to support the industry’s deployment of IMF for Broadcast & Online.

IMF Tech Versioning Recommendation Implementation Guidance

Supplement for HDR

This document provides guidance on the technical and operational practices used during the production of HDR programmes.

Tech File Delivery UHD

Unlocking Opportunities with IMF for Advertising

07.06.2019

TV and Online advertising have started to converge over the last few years. What does this mean for TV ad sales and operations teams?

Advertising IMF Tech Workflows Versioning

The DPP reveals the greatest risks to a full IP future

06.06.2019

The DPP today released an important new report which looks at the challenges posed by the transition to full IP distribution of content to consumers.

Tech DPP At Home Distribution IP

IMF For Real

11.04.2019

Bright and early on Tuesday morning, a dedicated group of enthusiastic DPP members turned out at our NAB breakfast briefing.

IMF Tech Versioning Implementation

Metadata for News Innovation Day

07.02.2019

Watch the summary from the DPP's Metadata for News Innovation Day.

Tech News Metadata Implementation

DPP launches AMWA AS-11 X1 UHD specification

23.10.2018

The DPP has today announced the release of a new technical specification to support broadcasters delivering (UHD) programmes

Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery UHD

Broadcasters support DPP Security mark

12.09.2018

We’re delighted to announce that 30 suppliers have now been awarded the DPP Committed to Security marka

Tech Security

DPP and SMPTE launch IMF specification

16.08.2018

The DPP has announced the release of a new technical specification to support the mastering and international exchange of content

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

DPP launches news metadata guidance

22.05.2018

The DPP has announced the release of a new implementation guide: DPP Metadata Exchange for News.

Tech Recommendation News Metadata

The Future of Media & Entertainment

17.05.2018

When no one knows how everything works, everyone needs someone who understands something.

Transformation Opinion

DPP opens Committed to Security Programme to all

16.10.2017

The DPP has extended its Committed to Security Programme to the whole media industry – including companies which are not Members of the DPP.

Tech Security Certification

DPP Launches Committed to Security Programme

15.09.2017

The DPP today announced the launch of an important new programme designed to help suppliers demonstrate their commitment to best security practice.

Tech Security Certification

DPP & SMPTE will fast-track IMF for broadcast

13.07.2017

The DPP today announced that it will partner with SMPTE to develop a specification for a new version of the IMF.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

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

DPP Announces Tech Standards for HD Commercials

13.01.2016

The DPP has today announced Common Technical Delivery Standards for High Definition Commercials/Sponsorship and Promotions/Presentation material.

Advertising Tech Delivery Requirements

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

Major Change for the DPP

26.03.2015

The DPP has today announced it will become a new entity, Digital Production Partnership Ltd (DPP Ltd), from 1 April.

Transformation DPP Update

Why 1st October Delivered More Than Just Files

01.10.2014

The DPP was founded on a simple premise: broadcasters are the ones best placed to make digital easier.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Transformation Implementation

DPP Launches Quality Control Guidelines

13.03.2014

The DPP has released a set of standardised UK Quality Control Requirements

Tech File Delivery QC

DPP Unveils UK File-based Delivery Date

14.09.2013

The DPP has announced today, in a dedicated DPP session at IBC, that UK broadcasters BBC, ITV and Channel 4 will move to file-based programme delivery from 1 October 2014.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Transformation Implementation

DPP Launches Live Technical Standards

04.10.2012

The DPP has today unveiled its Technical Standards for delivery of Live Television programmes.

Tech Distribution Delivery Requirements Live

First DPP File-Based UK Delivery: Emmerdale

27.09.2012

Emmerdale becomes the first British television production to adopt the DPP’s new Technical and Metadata Standards for file-based programme delivery.

AS-11 File Delivery Metadata Implementation

DPP Announces File-Based Technical Standards

26.01.2012

The DPP has unveiled its new Technical and Metadata Standards for File-Based Programme Delivery in the UK.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Metadata Delivery Requirements

DPP Unveils UK's First Common Delivery Stds

10.03.2011

The DPP has today unveiled common technical standards for tape delivery of HD and SD TV programmes to all major UK broadcasters.

Tech Delivery Requirements

UK Broadcasters Announce Partnership

27.01.2011

The UK’s major public service broadcasters have signed up to the Digital Production Partnership (DPP).

Transformation DPP Update