KBS (President Park Jang-beom) has completed an "AI TV studio" (hereinafter "AI studio") based on PTZ cameras to digitally transform the broadcasting production environment and is starting full-scale operations.
KBS last year declared the "first year of AI broadcasting" and expressed its intention to secure the survival and technological leadership of public broadcasting in the rapidly changing media environment.
▲ introduction of a "smart production system" with AI technology
The AI studio built this time is characterized by organically consolidating remotely controlled PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras and AI automation solutions. The AI system improves studio work efficiency by applying auto-tracking technology that automatically adjusts camera angles by recognizing performers' positions and movements in real time. In particular, because up to eight small PTZ cameras can be operated simultaneously, space utilization is higher than in existing studios. Production convenience was also secured by using an AI smart prompter that automatically scrolls text to match the speaker's speaking speed.
▲ enhancing production efficiency and creativity by automating repetitive tasks
The AI studio provides a work environment in which production staff can focus more on content planning and creative composition by automating repetitive tasks. Accordingly, it is expected to contribute to high-quality broadcasting as a public broadcaster through groundbreaking and creative compositions, planning, and filming techniques.
▲ accelerating content-centered digital transformation
KBS plans to expand the application of AI production techniques to various programs such as news, talk shows and education based on the know-how accumulated through operating the AI studio. It will also continue to lead innovation in the broadcasting production field by actively adopting AI and ICT technologies going forward.
With the completion of the AI studio, KBS is also promoting development that encompasses hardware and software. Through this, it plans to build an STT (speak to text)-based automatic control system for broadcasting equipment and develop an "AI beauty touch" solution that corrects performers' video quality in real time to provide viewers with a higher-quality visual experience. It is also reviewing the development of AI lighting design and control technology.
KBS Production Technology Bureau said it expects the AI studio to be a bridgehead toward an intelligent production environment centered on data, beyond simple automation. It also emphasized that it will take the lead in successfully completing follow-up tasks to pioneer new production technologies as a national key broadcaster under the Broadcasting Act and raise the production competitiveness of public broadcasting.
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