NAB 2025 Wrap-Up & Announcements | Industry in Crisis? | with Michael Cioni – CineD Focus Check Ep59

by Felix TappeinerApril 10^th, 2025

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Live from NAB 2025 in Las Vegas, with special guest Michael Cioni. Nino and Johnnie are recapping the show and trying to identify this year’s trends. They also discuss the different approaches of camera manufacturers and wonder if a new platform for narrative video content might be just around the corner. Stick around until the end and enjoy!

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Chapters & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

00:00 – Intro

01:02 – Is this NAB changing? Question to Michael Cioni

06:26 – How could NAB develop in the future?

10:03 – Content consumption is higher than ever – so why is the industry struggling?

15:08 – Michael’s prediction of a new category of content between streaming platforms and YouTube

20:12 – What happened to Vimeo?

23:01 – What’s the trend at this year’s NAB?

29:15 – How Chinese manufacturers are getting so good at manufacturing

34:12 – Why California is such a good spot for software developers

39:24 – What is repatriation?

43:29 – Michael explains the idea behind his latest startup and how innovation is happening

46:28 – The different approaches of camera manufacturers

49:12 – Will RED’s bottom-up approach frustrate the existing user base?

53:34 – Why are major players becoming more open and allowing others to integrate their technology (e.g., Apple ProRes on Windows)?

55:46 – How will the camera of the future look?

We hope you enjoyed this episode!

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