iSIZE Present Paper at this year’s SMPTE 2021 Annual Technical Conference

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iSIZE has been selected to present at this year’s SMPTE Annual Technical Conference (SMPTE 2021 ATC) starting Nov. 9 and running select days through Nov. 18. The conference will be a virtual event with technical paper presentations, SMPTE Storytellers, roundtables, and networking events. Yiannis Andreopoulos of iSIZE will be presenting a paper on the first day entitled “Toward Generalized Psychovisual Preprocessing For Video Encoding”. “Deep perceptual preprocessing has recently …

iSIZE Joins the Alliance for Open Media

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The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that iSIZE, a company with a codec-independent AI technology that reduces bandwidth use and improves the video experience, has joined the organization at the Promoter level. As a member of the Alliance, iSIZE will collaborate with AOMedia members, the leading internet and media technology companies, to advance open standards for media compression and delivery over …

iSIZE brings the latest iteration of its BitSave AI-powered technology to NAB 2021

iSIZE brings the latest iteration of its BitSave AI-powered technology to NAB 2021

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iSIZE is exhibiting as part of the Connected Media|IP at NAB 2021 and will show the latest version of BitSave, its fully artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology. This first-of-a-kind solution leverages deep perceptual optimization in order to optimize video quality, and it offers significant bitrate savings for all video encoding standards. ISIZE has also been selected to present a paper – …

iSIZE joins with BBC R&D and Queen Mary University of London to improve video streaming with new disruptive technology

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SEQUOIA, an R&D project partnership between iSIZE, the BBC R&D and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), has been awarded £700k from Innovate UK following a competitive grant submission, and a rigorous review and award process (<5% acceptance rate). Innovate UK is part of UKRI, the national funding agency investing in science and industrial research in the UK. SEQUOIA looks …

iSIZE presents a paper at CVPR, the world-leading computer vision and AI conference

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iSIZE is to present some elements of its ground-breaking technology at CVPR. CVPR is the premier computer vision conference and artificial intelligence worldwide, and features presentations from leading figures in industry and academia. It is organised by CVF, the Computer Society, a part of IEEE, and acceptance/rejection decisions are based on very rigorous peer review by leading experts. The 2021 …

iSIZE raises $6.3m in funding led by Octopus Ventures to tackle environmental impact of video streaming

iSIZE raises $6.3m in funding led by Octopus Ventures to tackle environmental impact of video streaming

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Investment will enable iSIZE to accelerate its traction and to continue strengthening its technical team and patent portfolio iSIZE has already secured licensing agreements with leading technology and streaming companies iSIZE today announces that it has raised a further $6.3 million in funding as it seeks to make streaming more environmentally friendly without reducing quality. The round was led by …

The Emergence of AI and Machine Learning in Creative Media 

The Emergence of AI and Machine Learning in Creative Media 

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In this webinar the Royal Television Society explored the impact that AI and Machine Learning (ML) is having on the creative media industry whether it be in pre-production, production, post or archiving. Yiannis Andreopoulos was part of a panel of experts with Panayota (Yota) Georgakopoulou, Yvonne Thomas and Rich Welsh to discuss the challenges the industry is facing and how AI/ …

iSIZE appoints Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development

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iSIZE Technologies has appointed Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development. Sherif brings 25 years of experience across video coding and digital media systems. He will lead global business development for iSIZE as video streaming companies increasingly turn to technology to improve the experience of their users. During his 12-years at Dolby Laboratories, Sherif held a global product management …

iSIZE Appoints Charles Conn as Advisor and Board Member

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Charles Conn will help drive business development and impact to enhance positioning for leading AI technology solutions company in video streaming iSIZE Technologies announces its appointment of Charles Conn as a new board member and advisor. Conn is a seasoned cross-sector leader, venture investor, technology entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Before iSIZE, Conn was CEO of a large UK venture firm, and continues …