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MultiChoice to leverage AI, Mixed Reality, other technologies in changing audience experiences

MultiChoice to leverage AI, Mixed Reality, other technologies in changing audience experiences

by | Mar 4, 2020 | General, Microsoft South Africa

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MultiChoice Group is rethinking its business strategies in a rapidly changing industry. The company is using Microsoft technologies in its digital transformation journey to adapt and deliver content. Using technologies such as artificial intelligence(AI), mixed reality(MR), big data analytics and cognitive services to become agile and innovative.

In partnership with Microsoft South Africa, the company has been streamlining its business to change audience experiences. From migrating tape libraries to the Azure cloud to optimizing operations. One such instance is streaming the 2018 FIFA world cup in 4K to its subscribers using the Azure platform. Another is, being able to dub and subtitle content for different markets. Something that Brad Eliot, Group Chief Information Officer at MultiChoice says will be impossible and inefficient.

Multichoice will launch automated highlights packages for its sports channels using Microsoft Azure. Producing near real-time highlights for in live broadcast and social media.

“We produce a lot of our own local content and there’s a drive to see if we can use speech recognition to dub and subtitle that content. With the volume of media assets, we have literally thousands and thousands of hours of content. So doing this in a non-automated fashion would just be impossible and inefficient.”

Multichoice is currently using Microsoft solutions like Azure, Office 365, Dynamics 365 and security services. With Microsoft Azure acting as a test and production platform for the company. Alkis Flemetakis, Account Director – Enterprise Commercial at Microsoft Corporation shares Azure is a key platform on their journey to the cloud.

“They are continuously assessing the environment and over the last four years, have created prototypes and MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) on the Microsoft cloud platform. Currently, MultiChoice are looking at migrating significant IT workloads to Azure, and using AI and machine learning to develop innovative solutions for their customers.”

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Windows 10 Media Briefing Live Webcast Details

Windows 10 Media Briefing Live Webcast Details

by | Jan 15, 2015 | General, Windows

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Microsoft in December 2014 sent out an open Windows 10 invitation to the public to join an event scheduled for Wednesday, January 21st 2015 at the Redmond campus and dubbed The next chapter via live webcast. The event will be used to highlight features and the new direction of the Windows OS.

The Windows 10 Media Briefing Live Webcast Details have been made available as promised in a blog post. The post  shared;

” We’re getting close to our Windows 10 media briefing next week and as promised – I’ve got the details for you on where to watch the live webcast.

The live webcast will start once the event starts at 9am (PST)[ 5PM GMT] and you’ll be able to watch it here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows10story.

An on-demand version will be available shortly after the event at the same link. We’re pretty excited about this event and to be able to talk about what’s next for Windows 10.

You’ll hear directly from senior leaders from the Operating Systems Group including Terry Myerson, Joe Belfiore and Phil Spencer as well as our CEO Satya Nadella! ”

Join the webcast and get to know what Microsoft hasn’t revealed from the insider version yet and will showcase next in Windows 10. We’ll do well to bring you all the updates from the event afterwards.

 

Source : Blogging Windows