Independent consultant and analyst working at the intersection of mobile, broadcast and broadband. Unfollowing here as people migrate. @ianvolans.bsky.social
St Albans, UK
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Would welcome your thoughts on this analysis of Andy Bunham's "end of neoliberalism" pitch @lewis_goodall @MichaelLCrick (@RichardJMurphy)
youtu.be/7pBgR1Mvyh4?si=B68a…
If I've heard him correctly, Robbins has said he didn't see the UKSV assessment but that FCDO would put mitigations in place for Mandelson. How can mitigations be put in place in day-to-day communication between FCDO and an ambassador if FCDO staff don't know nature of risks
First Content Everywhere panel of the day in Hall5 at #IBC2025. James Ahn, @doverunner_inc, Stephane David of @TiVo / Xperi and Jan Frelek of Backscreen discussing Strategic Imperatives for video service providers ably moderated by Ophelie Boucaud of @DataxisResearch
Content Everywhere stage programme still making a buzz on the last day of IBC2024. Panel looking at various AI use cases involving @xroadmedia @NoriginMedia, @Kaltura moderated by @awaltens #connectingthedots – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Attended the Grand Depart of Henley to Paris by Penny Farthing this morning. Bill and Matt raising funds for @macmillancancer .
#penny2paris
If you can, please back them at justgiving.com/fundraising/p…
ALT Bill Pollard leads Matt Richardson through Henley market at the start of #penny2paris
Is that chess on horseback? Interesting new format!
.@sunsetandvine have announced agreements with the @FEI_Global and @theworldchess #broadcast #production #equestrian #chess broadcastnow.co.uk/productio…
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Thousands of candidates, party activists and media assumed an autumn election.
They booked early summer trips, which they are now rushing to cancel.
Yearning to escape the campaign? Some alluring Mediterranean villas could suddenly be back on the market between now and early July
I've had the privilege of knowing @alanburkittgray for ~30 years. Looks like he, and his colleagues at Government Computing, were among the very first to flag issues with #Horizon. #PostOfficeScadal
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20 of the first 21 #FA Cup finals were played @surreycricket 's Oval cricket ground. For those attending @SVGEurope
#FutureSport the #Oval today, read about the mystery of the 2nd #FA Cup final - the final that got away.
sportinglandmarks.co.uk/john…
On the eve of the #RyderCup, a post from 2017 that combined speculation about the future of mobile from 2001 with background on the fascinating entrepreneur who was Sam Ryder.
The Ryder Cup: a time to look back at looking forward to the future of mobile volansconsulting.com/events/…
As a kid living in Belgium I witnessed the Last Post at the Menin Gate in Ieper/Ypres several times. Always immensely moving. Last night, the Last Post was sounded for the 33,000th time.
Video of the ceremony: youtube.com/watch?v=4QpOwuPl…
Watching the great youTube feed of the first morning's racing @HenleyRegatta. In 2019 I reported for @IBC365 on @sunsetandvine's streaming operation.
ibc.org/trends/how-henley-is…
Couldn't help thinking that the waterborne camera on umpire's launch Boadicea appeared to have a slight red cast compared to the cameras on this overcast morning.
Does @Roku know something about the state of the United Kingdom that the rest of us haven't spotted? #Coronation
ALT Header image in e-mail shot from Roku promoting the coronation of King Charles III with headline "Watch England's crowning event"