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The latest news and updates from the DPP.

News

Tomorrow's News

The DPP examines the business and technology models of future newsrooms.

News Tomorrow's News

Tomorrow's News Executive Dinner with Avid

18 October 2022

At this private executive dinner in London, we’ll discuss the key findings of the DPP’s Tomorrow's News series.

Exec Dinner Networking Tomorrow's News

IN PERSON

Tomorrow's News: Future-proofing your newsroom

14 September 2022

This webcast will summarise the key themes from the Tomorrow's News series.

News Tomorrow's News

ONLINE

Tomorrow's News: Future-proofing your newsroom

We brought together experts from DPP member organisations to explore the business and technology models of future newsrooms.

News Tomorrow's News

Making The News

12.09.2022

The third and final report in the DPP's Tomorrow's News series.

Tech Workflows News Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

MEMBERS

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

The News Business

02.09.2022

What does it take to make news and make money?

Workflows News Automation Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

MEMBERS

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

What's The News?

11.07.2022

What are the major trends in topical content consumption? How are consumers consuming news, what does this mean for content delivery, and how and why are news operations therefore likely to change?

News Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

MEMBERS

What's The News?

Broadcasting and editorial leaders from news and content organisations help set the scene for the DPP’s Tomorrow’s News work.

News Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

What's The News?

June 2022

This roundtable event sets the scene for the DPP’s Tomorrow’s News work.

News Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

ONLINE

News Organisations Collaborate Through the DPP

13.12.2019

For a number of years we have been working with news organisations to facilitate collaboration and information exchange.

Tech News Metadata

DPP002 Metadata Exchange for News

An implementation framework to enable exchange of a minimum metadata set between systems and news organisations.

Tech Recommendation News Metadata

Metadata for News Innovation Day

07.02.2019

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

Tech News Metadata Implementation

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

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

DPP agrees requirements for News Exchange

15.04.2016

The DPP and its News Exchange working group has been busy collaborating on the development of a minimum metadata specification for exchanging news content between UK Broadcasters and agencies.

Tech News Metadata Business Requirements

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

New roles for Harrison and de Pomerai at DPP

02.04.2024

The DPP has transferred the role of CEO from Mark Harrison to Rowan de Pomerai, with Mark Harrison now taking the role of Founder and Chief Content Officer.

DPP Update News

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

'Future Ready Media Organisations' shows artificial intelligence delivering value, despite underwhelming impact of some technology transformation initiatives

14.11.2023

12 media companies contributed to in-depth survey interviews to explore future preparedness. Discover which tech investments are leading to actual business benefits in 'Future Ready Media Organisations'?

Sustainability Transformation News Strategy

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

Metadata

Better data enables seamless exchange, simpler management, and enhanced discovery

IMF Tech AS-11 File Delivery AI News Metadata Implementation VOD

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

The rise of social and mobile represents a power shift to audience and platforms

11.07.2022

What's The News? found that current trends in mobile and social media - and the shifts towards these platforms - has dramatically changed how news is being consumed.

News Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

First 50 media companies make their pledge to sustainability

29.03.2022

50 media companies have officially joined the industry leading DPP Committed to Sustainability programme.

Sustainability DPP Update News

Overcoming the challenges of AI in Media

28.09.2020

Our AI in Media work brings together content providers and AI specialists. Find out how you can get involved!

Tech Cloud Workflows Opinion AI News Metadata

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

Technology

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

Tech

Technical Insight

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

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

Media organisations are totally focused on business effectiveness, finds DPP Leaders’ Briefing

04.12.2023

The keyword at the Leaders’ Briefing 2023 was AI, but the key theme was business effectiveness.

Insight Leaders' Briefing Operational Effectiveness

DPP at nxtDays 2023

Free downloads, available to attendees of the HPA Tech Retreat 2022

DPP Update

Photo highlights from the DPP Leaders' Briefing 2023

13.11.2023

The DPP's 8th annual Leaders' Briefing brought together senior executives from over 30 major media organisations, who shared exclusive intelligence about their priorities for the year ahead.

Networking Insight Leaders' Briefing Trends

Technical Insight copy

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

Broadpeak DPP Welcome

A welcome page for staff of Broadpeak

Media Supply Festival 2023 - Grace Boswood

At this years DPP Media Supply Festival CEO Mark Harrison sat down with Grace Boswood, Technology Director at Channel 4

Media Supply Festival 2023 - Mike Kralec

At this years DPP Media Supply Festival CEO Mark Harrison sat down with Mike Kralec, SVP, Chief Technology Officer at Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Media Supply Festival 2023 - Phil Wiser

At this years DPP Media Supply Festival DPP CTO Rowan de Pomerai spoke with Phil Wiser, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Paramount

Photo highlights from the DPP Media Supply Festival 2023

04.06.2023

The DPP's third Festival brought together content companies, cloud providers, integrators, and startups to explore the revolution in content preparation and delivery.

Tech Supply Chain Networking Insight Media Supply Festival Media Supply Chain

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

Join industry leaders at Media Supply Festival 2023 in New York

16.05.2023

The DPP Media Supply Festival 2023 from June 1-2 is the only industry event that brings together customers and suppliers to explore the latest in media supply chain technology and ideas.

Media Supply Festival

Contact

Get in touch with the DPP.

Job

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

It’s time for efficiency, say speakers at DPP Leaders’ Briefing

05.12.2022

This year’s event saw a significant strategic shift. After years of emphasis on building new direct to consumer services, the priority now is efficiency.

Workflows Research Leaders' Briefing Operational Effectiveness

DPP Leaders' Briefing 2022 brings together media and technology innovators

17.10.2022

The DPP Leaders' Briefing 2022 is an exclusive conference and networking opportunity bringing together content providers and media suppliers.

Leaders' Briefing

Downloads

Find all the DPP's downloadable technical documents and other assets.

DPP Tech Network: February

14 February 2022

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

Tech Tech Network

ONLINE

DPP Leaders' Briefing 2021 reveals workforce as top priority for media organisations

10.12.2021

The DPP Leaders' Briefing 2021 summary report presents an exclusive picture of where the media industry is heading.

Transformation Research Business Requirements Leaders' Briefing

DPP Tech Network: November

1 November 2021

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

Tech Tech Network

ONLINE

We've moved!

Sorry, you're trying to access our old website, digitalproductionpartnership.co.uk but all DPP content is now here on our new site, thedpp.com

New Website

DPP Tech Network: July

12 July 2021

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

Tech Tech Network

DPP Tech Network: April

26 April 2021

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

Tech Tech Network

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 Tech Network: January 2021

At this Tech Network update we discussed recent DPP technical insights, updates to DPP technical projects and projects on the roadmap for 2021.

Tech Tech Network

DPP Tech Network: January

18 January 2021

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

Tech Tech Network

One Minute DPP - January 2021

07.01.2021

Our annual predictions, Leaders’ Briefing on demand and everything DPP in under one minute.

DPP Update One Minute DPP

DPP Tech Leaders’ Briefing 2020 reveals the key priorities of major media organisations

10.12.2020

The purpose of the DPP Tech Leaders’ Briefing is to generate focused business intelligence, and this year didn’t disappoint. A unique picture of the business direction being set by leading decision makers is presented in the summary report.

Transformation Research Tech Leaders' Briefing Supply Chain Business Requirements

One Minute DPP - December 2020

03.12.2020

Tech Leaders’ Briefing - On Demand, and everything else DPP in under one minute!

DPP Update One Minute DPP

DPP Tech Leader's Briefing 2020 - Day Two

17 November 2020

Featuring content providers from the Sport and News communities.

Tech Leaders' Briefing

One Minute DPP - November 2020

05.11.2020

Countdown to the DPP Tech Leaders’ Briefing, catch up with Design for Tomorrow, and everything else DPP in under one minute!

DPP Update One Minute DPP

DPP launches its Tech Leaders’ Briefing 2020

02.10.2020

The only event at which senior technology and operations executives from leading media companies share their strategic priorities with the industry, taking place online 16-19 November 2020.

Transformation Tech Leaders' Briefing Supply Chain

One Minute DPP - October 2020

01.10.2020

The DPP Tech Leaders’ Briefing returns, more Design for Tomorrow, and another DPP Innovation Week, plus everything else DPP in under one minute!

DPP Update One Minute DPP

DPP Innovation Week: Audiences & Data

10.09.2020

The only thing more important than your content is your audience. Catch up on how to target, engage and analyse viewers from this DPP Innovation Week event.

Advertising Tech Cloud Distribution Metadata Supply Chain Web Event Video Innovation Week

One Minute DPP - Sept 2020

03.09.2020

How to make the cloud work for you, building back better with Key Design Principles, plus everything else DPP in 60 seconds

DPP Update One Minute DPP

One Minute DPP - Aug 2020

05.08.2020

The move to remote working, building back better and celebrating innovation, plus everything else DPP in 60 seconds

DPP Update One Minute DPP

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

One Minute DPP - Jul 2020

02.07.2020

Pitch new & exciting products to customers, start to Design for Tomorrow, discover new AI solutions and learn more about IMF for Ads, plus everything else DPP in under one minute!

DPP Update One Minute DPP

What are 77% of us looking forward to most?

22.06.2020

We reveal what you're all missing when working from home, and how you can maintain and build the networks that help you find new business opportunities and stay informed.

Transformation Research Opinion Supply Chain

One Minute DPP - Jun 2020

04.06.2020

Catch up with DPP events on demand, and get involved in some exciting new research and development projects

DPP Update One Minute DPP

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

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

One Minute DPP - May 2020

07.05.2020

Read our two latest reports on Supply Chain and supplying to VOD. And find out how the industry is coping in lockdown.

DPP Update One Minute DPP

One Minute DPP - April 2020

02.04.2020

Our COVID-19 webcast on demand, our 5th birthday, plus a new research project!

DPP Update One Minute DPP

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

How will the Coronavirus impact the work of the DPP?

13.03.2020

Like every other business, we’re having to rethink how the DPP will operate in the months ahead. Here are a few things we thought you might like to know.

DPP Update

One Minute DPP - March 2020

05.03.2020

A new look, a new website, and all the latest news in a monthly digest from the DPP

DPP Update One Minute DPP

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 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

How do you like your IMF in the morning?

27.09.2019

A report from the DPP’s IMF Breakfast Briefing at IBC 2019

Advertising IMF Tech Versioning Implementation

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

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

Why DPP technology work isn’t about technology

28.06.2019

Change is perhaps the only constant in our industry. And the landscape has certainly changed a lot in the last few decades.R

Tech Transformation Opinion Implementation

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

PBS to adopt AMWA AS-11 X9 specification

03.04.2019

The DPP, in collaboration with the NABA and AMWA, is delighted to announce the adoption of AMWA AS-11 X9: MXF Program Contribution – NABA DPP HD (AVC)

Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery Delivery Requirements

CES 2019 shows profound trends for media

17.01.2019

Today the DPP published its annual report on the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to its Member companies.

Cloud Predictions Transformation UHD Research AI

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 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

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 to develop Compliance Programme

06.03.2014

The DPP is working to create a Compliance Programme that will ensure manufacturers meet the AS-11 DPP standard.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Certification Implementation

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