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DVB-T2 widens reachFrank Herrmann, chairman DVB-TM-Hgroup, explains what T2Lite is all aboutand the new features offered.2

IBC Certified Training IBC is again offering its CertifiedTraining Programme on the latest postproduction software. There is anintensive two-day course, followed by ashort examination.Page 20

Super Hi-VisionExperience 7680x4320 progressivepicture resolution with NHK’s stunningdemonstration in the Future Zone.Page 30

Social standingJoanna Shields, vice president andmanaging director EMEA, Facebook,delivers her keynote address at 9:30.Page 10

Clouds with silver linings The conference session CloudComputing Comes of Age starts at11:00 this morning.Page 32

Technology budgets riseAnalysing capex budgets in Europecompared to the rest of the world. Page 38

Exhibitor listingComplete with stand numbers and floorplans for all 13 halls, plus outdoor areas.Page 43

Avid Technology

By Carolyn Giardina

The near-completion of a four-year, €4.5 million installation at Germanbroadcaster Westdeutscher Rund-funk (WDR) has been announced byAvid. The tapeless workflow instal-lation – based around Interplay production asset management sys-tem, ISIS shared storage and MediaComposers – was developed toenable journalists in WDR’s 10regional studios to centrally access,edit and play out its news and cur-rent affairs programming.

A regional studio in Aachen isthe 10th and final studio in NorthRhine-Westphalia (NRW) to beequipped with Avid systems to

produce news and current affairsprogramme content. It is expected togo live in early 2012.

“We have relied on our partnershipwith Avid since the beginning of our regional studio modernisation

programme in 2007,” said ReinholdW Vogt (pictured, right), chief depart-ment manager production NRW at theWDR broadcasting centre in Düssel-dorf. “We’ll have installed edit bayswith Media Composer at all 10regional studio locations by early2012. Thanks to Interplay, all journal-ists in our regional studios can accessand screen their material with the helpof Avid Assist. In addition, we areusing Airspeed as a playout system.”

Mainz-based systems integratorBFE has been commissioned to installhardware at all studio locations.

Avid CEO Gary Greenfield com-mented: “The result of our long-standing joint partnership since 2007means for the f irst time all WDRassets are now available to WDR’s 10regional sites across Germany –allowing them to truly reap the effi-ciency and revenue-making rewardsof a centralised, all-digital workflow.”7.J20

WDR completes news build-out

Conference Today

By Carolyn Giardina & Adrian Pennington

James Cameron and Vince Pace –co-founders of Cameron–PaceGroup – will debunk the belief thatseparate 2D and 3D productions arerequired, during a two-hour IBC session today that begins at 16:00 inthe auditorium and will include a39-minute preview of upcomingfeature Cirque Du Soleil in 3D.

“There is no business model thatmakes any sense for two separateproductions,” Cameron asserted. “Ijust don’t know how you support that financially. There is no technicalreason why you need to do that. Youwant the best sports directors toembrace the 3D tools and then maketheir own creative decision aboutwhether to have two separate linecuts or one that bridges both worlds.”

The Cameron–Pace model is tomerge 2D and 3D as a single produc-tion. Said Pace: “We want to raise thelevel of 3D production by deliveringa business model which elevates thequality and reduces the cost.”

CPG’s R&D efforts also involvethe development of production tech-nologies that are smaller, lighter,easier to use, and smarter throughthe use of automation.

“Most of the things that are controversial on the cinema side aregoing to be resolved on the broad-cast side,” Cameron suggested. “Ifthousands of people are shootingtens of thousands of hours of 3D,then cinema producers can’t say‘this is too hard’.”

As part of this effort the duoannounced the imminent launch ofCPG in the UK targeting live sportsproduction. “We are having tremen-dous success domestically servingup to 140 live 3D sports productions

to date based on the Shadow system(a CPG development that piggy-backs a 2D and 3D camera setup),”said Pace, noting that this includesthis week’s US Open Tennis Cham-pionship coverage. “We are nowintroducing that into the Europeanmarket – globalising the model. Wehave a g reat tes t bed with ESPN and CBS and now is the timeto migrate that same model into the UK.”

CPG aims to provide complete3D mobile units as well to supplyoutside broadcast providers with its technology.

On Monday Night at the BigScreen, IBC is present ing anextended trai ler of Cameron’sTitanic 3D which has already under-gone a digital remastering at 4K andis undergoing a $18 million 2D to 3D conversion for a theatr ical re-release next year. Also courtesyof Lightstorm Entertainment and

Twentieth Century Fox the audiencewill get a unique chance to see sometest clips that show the benefit ofcapturing and displaying 3D contentat higher frame rates.

Cameron, Pace urge 3D rethink

James Cameron at IBC2011: We want to raise the level of 3D production

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By Michael Crimp, CEO, IBC

Welcome to IBC2011. Over the nextfive days some 50,000 visitors andexhibitors will meet to do business,network, gain and share knowledgeand hopefully have some fun in thisvibrant city.

Regular visitors will note thatIBC is changing too. Our aim is toretain IBC’s relevance at the fore-front of the international electronicmedia itinerary and to keep addingmore and more value, no matteryour interest and goals.

For instance, we have deliber-ately sought to attract opinion form-ers from the whole spectrum of the

electronic media industry to debatethe issues that matter and set theagenda for the next 12 months.

A glance at the IBC2011 Confer-ence Programme reveals a ‘Who’s

Who’ of leaders from public serviceand subscription-based broadcasters,major film studios, social networkpioneers, the giants of IT and globaladvertising. They also include en -trepreneurs of venture capital andmavericks who have either defined agenre, such as Sir David Attenbor-ough, or who uniquely synthesisecreativity with technical innovation,like filmmaker James Cameron.

We are looking at how the IBCConnected World can demonstratethe consumer experience and tomake that core to IBC. We have alsointroduced The IBC Leaders’ Sum-mit, an exclusive event for Europe’ssenior broadcast players to mix with

some of the most talismanic figuresin world media.

This broadened scope has notdiverted our attention from theneeds of visitors whose central aimat IBC is to trade and communicate.To that end we encourage everyoneto participate in research we areconducting during and after theshow both online and face-to-face.

We want to know what your per-sonal experience is of Amsterdamand the RAI so that we can improveand benchmark that against otherexperiences and venues. We want tounderstand more closely why visi-tors attend and how they interactwith exhibitors.

Conversely we would like toknow more about whether IBCmeets the needs of exhibitors, howthey interact with visitors and then to try and match up those needsand experiences.

We realise that for small tomedium-sized companies in part -icular, IBC represents a sizeableinvestment so we want to see wherewe can continue to add value andwhere there are opportunities for usto negotiate collectively for them –on hotel rooms for example.

We have a business developmentagenda and a lot of that is focusedon the top tier of strategists and policy makers – but we are def i-nitely not losing sight of the fact thatcompanies have regular buying andselling interests and we aim todeliver the environment to meet andexceed their goals.

Trade, communicate and lead at IBC

Dear IBC Visitor,The City of Amsterdam is delightedto welcome you to IBC!

This week, the IBC exhibition andits agenda-setting conference willbring close to 50,000 industry profes-sionals from more than 130 countriesto our city. Change and innovation aretransforming the global media andentertainment industries. That is whyIBC attracts the most talented anddriven people from the worlds ofbroadcasting, ICT, consumer elec-tronics, research and technology.

We welcome you to our city – and

invite you to stay. With more than 2,200international companies, the Amster-dam Metropolitan Area is truly a globalbusiness hub. Our city also plays animportant role in the ICT sector andcreative media. You are warmly invitedto visit the Dutch Media Hub/amster-dam inbusiness stand in hall 9.A20 formore information about the area as anattractive home for your business.

I hope you will leave IBC withrenewed creativity, innovative spiritand business ideas for the future.Eberhard van der LaanMayor of Amsterdam

Welcome to IBC from the MayorConference Analysis

By Kate Bulkley

The impending battle in Europebetween online video powerhouseNetflix – which recently announcedits launch in Spain and the UK for2012 – and UK-based LoveFilm, isshaping up to be a landgrab, but theGroup Digital Officer of LoveFilm,Lesley MacKenzie, told IBC delegates yesterday that LoveFilm istaking a different approach to theHollywood studios. This and the

power of LoveFilm’s owner Amazongive it a big advantage, he said.

“Netflix came to the UK a fewyears ago and left. So I think it comesdown to who’s got the brand, who’s gotthe marketing and who’s got the reach,”said Mackenzie. “Netflix has been successful in America but it remains tobe seen if it will be in Europe.”

MacKenzie told the audience in theForum panel on Reaching the Con-sumer Across Multiplatforms thatLoveFilm has learned a lot from watch-ing Netflix, which is having disputeswith several studios over the licensingof current content, including withStarz, the maker of Spartacus. “Wehave the advantage of seeing Netflixgrow in the States and so for our busi-ness we are working hand-in-hand withthe studios,” said MacKenzie. “Wedon’t see ourselves as an OTT busi-ness, we are actually a broadcaster thatis just broadcasting in a different way.

“Studios are only comfortableworking with companies selling premium movies that are going tohave premium subscriptions,” said

Mac Kenzie. “They don’t like chang-ing the distribution windows andthey don’t want to change how theyget their money and they don’t wantto denigrate future windows. We arerespecting that.”

Getting content first is also impor-tant which is why MacKenzie haslined up a deal to put the Twilight vam -pire f ilms on LoveFilm in the UKbefore they are on a linear TV channel.

Helge Hoibraaten, CEO ofVimond, an online video serviceprovider part-funded by Norway’sTV2, said that TV2’s online video

service had taken 10 years to get to5% of TV2’s revenues, but in the last14 months that the number had doubled to 14%. “Other revenue hasincreased as well but not as fast asOTT,” he said.

Hoibraaten said he is a “believer inOTT” because of falling costs andincreasing capacity of broadband net-works as well as the audience desire forgreater freedom of choice, but the hur-dles are also big, including a nascentbusiness model, access to rights and thelack of a “great user experience”.

Anthony Rose, CTO of zeebox,added that the industry should bewareof setting standards like HbbTV, theEuropean connected TV standard thatcombines broadcast and broadband TVservices on connected TVs. “HbbTVhas some nice sensible things like abrowser but only the broadcaster cancontrol it. I think that combining a stan-dard with a power play for broadcastersis difficult because all the exciting innovation on user interfaces and otherthings will be happening on devicesdirectly connected to the internet.”

LoveFilm questions Netflix model

Conference Analysis

By Chris Forrester

“There are only so many live events,concerts and so forth that peoplewant to watch in 3D,” said Can Com-municate’s creative director DuncanHumphries, speaking at IBC’s LiveProduction session. Indeed, despitethe promise of next year’s LondonOlympic Games featuring 3D,

the overall impression of the pan-elists with regard to 3D was some-what downbeat.

Humphries, whose company han-dled the BBC’s Wimbledon tenniscoverage in 3D, said he was still tak-ing “20 calls a week” from producerslooking to cover a proposed event in3D, “but few come to realisation”.

The panel agreed that costs for3D OB production have not reduced,although Host Broadcast Service’s

Peter Angell said his wish is alwaysto invest whatever spare cash he hasinto improving the experience forviewers. “We need to f ind betterways to originate content in order to spend less on reversioning andadapting. 3D has to be about goodprogramming, not just technology.”

Outside Broadcast’s Timo Kochhas one OB unit fully equipped for3D, and another in build. “Last yearwe typically covered an event eachmonth in 3D. I have to say that 2011is much quieter.”

Darren Long, head of operationsat Sky Sports for the past 13 years,and responsible for about 110 OBevents per month (including HD),admitted that 3D remains a nichemarket, but “the public has to be edu-cated into what is available and thatthere are different ways of watchingproductions. These include live trans-missions to mobiles and tablets.”

Conference Analysis

By Chris Forrester

In one of the most eagerly anticipatedannouncements of the year in Euro-pean consumer electronics, LibertyGlobal’s CEO Mike Fries used IBC’sopening day Keynote to showcase itsimpressive new Horizon home mediagateway. The box integrates cable TV,web-based and personal content, anddistributes those choices throughout

the home and to portable devices.Fries told delegates that with Hori-

zon, the cable giant was “reinventingTV”. Horizon puts a computer at theheart of your digital home, making nav-igation simple, instant and seamless.

Fries explained that adding appsfor smart phones and tablets was pos-sible, and demonstrated the concept todelegates. Some 60 partners havealready signed up to develop new appsfor the system, and more are promised.

The core box comes from Sam-

sung, and is powered by the newIntel Atom Media Processor chip-set. Middleware comes from NDS,and Nagra provides encryption.

Challenging time for 3DTV

Liberty Global reinvents TV

Mike Fries: Horizon “puts a computerat the heart of your digital home”

Leslie MacKenzie, LoveFilm, said “we areworking hand-in-hand with the studios”

VIP Analysis

By Adrian Pennington

Good content will drive revenue,provided the monetisation of thatcontent is properly managed. Thatwas the message from leadingbroadcasters including MikeDarcey, CCO BSkyB during and

after the no-holds barred debate onThe Future Demands of Broadcastfeatured at the inaugural IBC Lead-ers’ Summit.

Leading the debate alongsideDarcey was Caroline Thompson,COO BBC. Both were in generalagreement about a positive futurefor broadcasting and urged delegatesto continue to produce great content,

provided there was a sound businessmodel in place.

“You have to al low contentproviders to come up with the mon-etisation strategy they think is best,”said Darcey. “I urge content ownersto think very carefully before put-ting content in places where it cancannibalise other revenue youalready have.”

The session was part of a two-day programme of candid andinsightful discussion for around 50of Europe’s most senior broadcastplayers led by some of the most tal-ismanic figures in world media.

The IBC Leaders’ Summit, withsupporting partners Deloitte, theCity of Amsterdam and AIB andsponsored by Sony and Microsoft,had one simple aim: to explore whatleaders of business in the industrymust do to keep pace with theirconsumers and set the agenda forfuture strategy.

Christian Bombrun, interimmanaging director, M6, said: “It isvaluable that there are so many lead-ers from the media industry gath-ered here. It is a great chance to

interact with them, to learn what ishappening in the US, Asia andEurope and to chat with peers aboutwhat is coming next.”

The initiative emerged fromIBC-conducted research, whichindicated that while visitors to IBCvalued a one-stop technology shopwith parallel conference, a funda-mental shift in buying decisionsalso needed to be taken in toaccount.

This shift, from best of breedtechnology towards the business ofbroadcasting, underscored the needfor organisations to understand theconsumer agenda and in particularhow they will engage with elec-tronic and social media.

“The Leaders’ Summit is IBC’sresponse,” explained IBC CEOMichael Crimp. “It raises burningquest ions about the changingnature of leadership in a mediabusiness. It is an opportunity forIBC to play a leading role in pro-viding the answers and for it tobecome involved with a new andincreasingly important part of theindustry.”

It is intended that delegates willtake away new knowledge and newcontacts to help set and address astrategic agenda for the future.“Ultimately IBC’s ambition is fordelegates to return to IBC and tomove the industry’s agenda forwardwhen they do,” added Crimp.

VIP speakers included Con-sumer Electronics Associationpresident Gary Shapiro; ChrisDed icoa t , p re s iden t , EMEA,Cisco; Rich Riley, senior vicepresident and managing directorEMEA, Yahoo!; William H Roedy,former chair and CEO for MTVNetworks International; Face-book’s VP and Managing Director,EMEA Joanna Shields; GiorgioStock, executive vice presidentand managing director, DisneyChanne l s EMEA; Michae lComish, CEO, Blinkbox; JolyonBarker, managing director, globaltechnology, media and telecommu-nications (TMT), Deloitte; Dr AbePeled, chairman NDS; and Roys-ton Seaward, partner in technologyand lead for digital transformationDeloitte.

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Frank debate drives IBC Leaders’ Summit

Conference Analysis

By Ann-Marie Corvin

Free-to-air broadcasters need to wakeup to the fact that they are now in thebusiness of managing decline,according to former Channel 4 Chair-man Luke Johnson at IBC’s openingkeynote, The Future of Broadcasting.

The serial entrepreneur – whomade his name buying and sellingPizza Express – argued that decliningad revenues and audiences meant thatfree-to-air ‘legacy’ broadcasters areoffering ‘bad value’ to their customers.

“Spot advertising is under threatas a business model,” he warned.

Johnson also pointed to the frag-mentation of audience viewing fig-ures, which he witnessed first-handwhile working for UK commercial

public service broadcaster Channel4. “When I joined eight years agowe would demand 3m or 4m peopleto deem a TV show a hit. Now theywould be happy with 2.5m – that’s amassive decline in a short period oftime.”

Fellow panell is t Will iam HRoedy, former chairman and chiefexecutive of MTV admitted thattimes were tough for broadcasters.“The days of the 30 second spotdays are numbered,” he said. “Thecommercial message now needs tobe integrated across all platforms.”

BBC Worldwide chief John Smith,however, argued that business hasnever been better and that this so-called world of threats was actually “aworld of opportunities”. As a case inpoint he pointed to the massive popu-larity of the BBC’s Top Gear Face-

book page, which now attracts 14mfans. Another BBCWW ventureincluded the July launch of theBBCWW’s Global iPlayer in 11 Euro-pean countries which has registered110,000 downloads in its first month.

Smith argued that making themost of new platforms has helpedturnover to rise from £600m to£1.2bn – with a dividend of £182mbeing returned to its pubic serviceparent last year.

Yet according to JohnsonBBCWW’s business model is ananomaly. “He’s not running a free-to-air broadcaster. He’s running thebrand of a £3 billion tax-subsidisedbroadcaster and that’s not a modelanyone else can possibly replicate.”

Johnson added that he would notbe prepared to invest any venture cap-ital through his company Risk Capital

Partners into broadcasting, althoughhe would not rule out buying a digitalbusiness “because that’s what youngerpeople are gravitating towards andwhere advertising will follow”.

Customers will revolt warns Johnson

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At the Summit yesterday: Jolyon Barker, Royston Seaward, Gary Shapiro, Andrew Neil,Caroline Thomson, Chris Dedicoat, Mike Darcey and William H Roedy

Luke Johnson: Spotadvertising is under threatas a business model

Adobe Systems

By Carolyn Giardina

Extending its reach into the profes-sional video space, Adobe hasacquired the assets of privately-owned Iridas for an undisclosed sum.

This includes Iridas Speed-Grade, a toolset for stereo 3D, Rawprocessing, colour grading and fin-

ishing. Adobe noted that Iridas offersnon-destructive tools for primaryand secondary colour correction thatare optimised for multi-core CPUand GPU performance, parallellingAdobe PremierePro and Adobe Mer-cury Playback Engine software.

“The ability to deal with HDRworkflows and also their stereoscopicpipeline; those are two areas where wewanted to accelerate our efforts and

Iridas fit,” Bill Roberts, Adobe’s direc-tor of video product management, toldThe IBC Daily. “We also saw a verybig shift in colour grading. It seemedlike a good time to bring the twoorganisations together to help us to gofaster and meet the needs of the pros.”

According to the Adobeannouncement, with the addition ofIridas technology, Adobe CreativeSuite Production Premium andAdobe Creative Suite Master Col-lection ‘are expected to gain a com-prehensive set of tools so videoeditors can manipulate colour and

light for any type of content, includ-ing professional film and television’.

On Adobe’s overall philosophy,Roberts said: “We think that the tasksof audio, effects, finishing, editingshould all have dedicated interfacesand the workflow should be simpleand seamless and lossless between theapplications. Historically that is whatwe have done and there should be nochange going forward as we start tointegrate this technology.” Robertsreported that with the deal, the entireIridas team would become Adobeemployees. 7.G27

Adobe acquires Iridas


EBU

By George Jarrett

The stories behind the live 1080p/50end-to-end signal chain demonstra-tion on the EBU exhibit are just asexciting as the images that suggest1080p/50 must become the standardfor world feed production, at theexpense of 1080i/25.

First, EBU intern Jens Fischerdeveloped the whole chain, under thedirection of Dr Hans Hoffmann, headof media fundamentals and produc-tion technology at the EBU TechnicalDepartment, and Professor Hedtke ofthe RheinMain University.

Indicating that his Master’s the-sis will be hugely deserved, and that

there is plenty of young talent in the wings around IBC, Fischer sug-gested a great take in terms of aspin-off application.

“We can use scalable video cod-ing for distributing 1080p/50 throughto the consumer. We broadcast thebase layer – this means 720p or 1080i– and that is our daily job,” he said.“We then put the rest of the bits toupgrade content to 1080p/50 over thebroadband network.”

The images used in the demon-stration come from an LDK 8001080p/50 studio camera sited atARD in Frankfurt. They are sent viasatel l i te and f ibre to the EBUexhibit. The 1080i/25 source wasproduced using a Snell AlchemistPh.D converter.

Both the chain signals are sent toGeneva with the video bit rate statsbeing AVC/H 264 encoded at38.5MBps. These signals wereuplinked via Eutelsat W3A (both at 24MHz). Here at the show thesignals can be seen on Dolby refer-ence monitors.

“Everything uses the same bitrate, the same set up, so there are notricks behind the wall,” said Fischer.“We are using a 38.5Mbps video bitrate, the same GoP size, the sameGoP length for everything.

“The target appl icat ion for1080p/50 is world feed production.Shooting natively you can create1080i/25 and 720p out of yoursource format,” he added. “You alsohave a cinema distribution format

because 1080p/50 is really close to2K at 48Hz. We can also put the best available quality through tomobile devices, and out throughstreaming devices.”

A companion element to the live1080p/50 chain is a pair of internetvideo codecs, allowing visitors tojudge quality levels for streamingapplications. The overall idea of this demonstration is to show anappreciable difference in perceived

image quality, and the value of thebest source for creating second-generation delivery.

“Every day currently, people areshooting with 1080i/25 as theirworld feed format. They cross convert the signal to 720p, so finallythe consumer receives the worst ofthe worst signals,” said Fischer.“1080p/50 means an end to un-sharp, moving pictures.”10.F20

Scalable video coding for distribution straight to the consumer

Target application for 1080p/50is the production of world feeds

Sony


Building on the theme of ‘Beyond HD’established earlier in the year, Sonycomes to IBC touting the realisation ofworkflows for 4K acquisition.

“At NAB we announced manyinnovations but IBC is the time whenthese become fully tangible with pricing, fuller specif ications and near-term availability,” said OlivierBovis, general manager for contentcreation for Sony ProfessionalEurope. “Our developments inOLED, digital 35mm, 3D and 4K are allabout extending the Beyond HD story.”

For example, Sony has priced its4K-ready F65 CineAlta camera at aless than expected list price of€38,000 when it ships in January2012. The first rental company inHollywood to take delivery of theproduct is Otto Nemenz Interna-tional. Munich and LA-based resellerBand Pro is also taking pre-orders.

Sony is to offer a packageincluding SR-R4 digital recorder,colour viewfinder, 256MB SRMem-ory Card and SR-PC4 high-speedtransfer unit for €75,000.

The SR-PC4 is an IBC launchfor which Sony has lined up a num-ber of third party partners includingAJA, Apple, Avid, ColorFront,

Filmlight, Fotokem, Assimilate andPixel Farm.

“4K is all about bringing a com-plete fully functional workflow tomarket, starting with the camera,from day one,” added Bovis. “Wewant to be perceived as a very seri-ous competitor in the digital cinema -tography domain.”

The introduction of the €27,000shoulder-mounted 3D camcorderPMW-TD300, of which rental housePresteigne Char ter is the f irst European customer, is intended to“democrat ise 3D” said Bovis .“There is a need for complimentaryproducts like this for shooting 3DTV and 3D live sports in particular,”he said. I t is being shown as aSteadicam unit with convergencecontrolled over an RF link.

In terms of OLED the companyhas launched the BVM-F series forsub-Grade One broadcast applica-tions. A 17-inch model is priced€11,000, a 25-inch at E14K andboth ship next month. “We have puta lot of pressure on OLED develop-ment to bring new models to mar-ket,” added Bovis.

An in teres t ing technologydemonstration on its stand is a diskarchive, which stacks 12 disks intoa cartridge with a 1.5TB data stor-age capacity. Hall 12

Realising the 4K workflow

Pixel Power

By Carolyn Giardina

Twenty LogoVision Clips unitsfrom Pixel Power are beingdeployed in the Sky Studios sus-tainable broadcasting facility. Sky,a long-term Pixel Power customer,has also purchased Pixel Power’sControl Toolbox that enablescustom ised user interfaces to becreated that control the playout of

graphics from the LogoVisions.The new Sky Studios facilities

contain eight studios in total withf ive operating at launch, 45 editsuites, multiple voiceover and post-production rooms with overallcapacity for nearly 1,400 staff.

Pixel Power’s LogoVision unitswill be used for Sky Sports interac-tive, including its Football First andMatch Choice offerings that cover the Barclays Premier League – andonscreen statistics. These multiple

channels of interactive sports contenteach require several forms of brand-ing as well as interactive onscreenmenus, which are provided by theLogoVision units.

LogoVision is a family of brand-ing and graphics playout devicesdesigned for 24/7 operation in atransmission environment. Skyalready uses multiple units of eachversion: LogoVision, LogoVisionClips and LogoVision 3D. 7.A31

Sky invests in Logovision systems

By Chris Forrester

Satellite operator SES used IBC tounveil its new logo, and told press andconference delegates that it was nowcarrying 5,905 channels and radio net-works and that more than 2,400 werebeing transmitted over Europe. SES isclaiming the world’s top spot forHDTV channels, with 1,071 now onair around the globe (216 over Europe).

Ferdinand Kayser, SES COO toldpress that SES was now transmittingto a record number of homes, some245m, spread across cable, DTH andIPTV, and via 43 DTH platforms.

The ‘new look’ SES brings theformer diverse and regionallyfocused operations of SES into amore streamlined structure with ‘astrong focus on emerging markets’.Kayser said demand for videocapacity remained strong, and by the

end of 2011 he expected to be carry -ing some 230 high-def channels.

He explained that SES would belaunching 10 new satellites by theend of 2014, the first of which wasa new craft (QuetzSat-1) to serve theMexican and Latino region whichlaunches in the next few days. SESmanagement also revealed a newmulti-year deal with Russia’s giantGazprom, which sees SES place asatellite to serve Russian viewers inwhat is a fast-growing market. 1.B51

New look and 6000channels for SES

Colorfront

By Carolyn Giardina

On-Set Live! – based on Colorfront’sOn-Set Dailies digital dailies sys-tem – is launching at Rorke Data’sstand. It offers realtime dual-streamprocessing for look management, aswell as colour grading.

Using live correction and analy-sis of streams from stereo camerarigs, On-Set Live! also aims to offercost and time savings on the set of3D product ions. The systemincludes dual-channel HD-SDIvideo inputs and outputs for 2D,

stereo 3D, or two-camera 2D cap-ture, with 3D LUT support, colourspace conversion, and calibration.

“Stereo production for 3D ismuch more costly on set because thesetup for each shot is more complexand can take a comparatively longtime, leaving much of the crew andthe cast waiting for the action to start.With On-Set Live!, stereo produc-tions can run at the same pace as 2Dshoots, ensuring that images leavethe set properly aligned and cor-rected, and saving the studio a lot oftime and budget in the process,” sug-gested Aron Jaszberenyi, managingdirector of Colorfront. 7.A10

Live digital correction

Jens Fischer: “Shootingnatively you can create1080i/25 and 720p outof your source format”

Olivier Bovis: “We haveput a lot of pressure onOED development”

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Grass Valley

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Leading Netherlands broadcast andfacilities company DutchView isbuilding two new 3D-ready, 3Gbpsoutside broadcast trucks designed tobe cleaner and greener.

The 12m 12-camera trucks, withdual expanding sides, will cost€2.3m (excluding cameras). The

company has also signed a five-yearexclusive vendor contract withGrass Valley for cameras, switchers,routers, and servers, which includesup to 70 cameras, with 24 LDK8000 Elite cameras already deliv-ered for the trucks.

“We’ve been a Grass Valley cus-tomer for many years,” saidDutchView CTO Dave Nijmeijers.“We have been working for years withGrass Valley switchers and routers,

and still think they are the best for dif-ferent types of programmes.”

The trucks will be f itted withGrass Valley’s latest Karerra 3Gbpsproduction switcher, plus a TrinixNXT router and Multiviewer.

They will have 62-channel StuderVista 9 audio consoles, plus Riedelwireless and wired intercom systems.DutchView is also using a RiedelMediorNet, which was deliveredrecently and used for the first time ata huge music festival, with four OBtrucks and three audio trucks cover-ing five stages. “It was a good expe-rience,” Nijmeijers affirmed.

For its monitor wall, it is installingPenta monitors and Sony OLED dis-plays for reference and grading,bought partly for their low-energy use.

The trucks will have low-emis-sion engines using a blend of LPGand gasoil, to reduce emissions byabout 30%. DutchView will gain afurther 30% saving on air condition-ing, using separate circuits forequipment and production staff(with heavy, sustainable, insulationbetween them). The company’scoachbuilder, D&MS, is making allfurniture from sustainable materials.

DutchView is currently movingto a fully tapeless workflow, record-ing to EVS or Avid servers. OE301/1.D11/1.E02

Green choices drive DutchView OBs

Going green: Nijmeijers is working with Grass Valley and others to make DutchViewmore sustainable,with its new OB trucks designed to be cleaner and greener

Getting ready for Rugby: The biggest sporting event ever to takeplace in New Zealand is the 2011 Rugby World Cup, which kicks offthis morning with a match between New Zealand and Tonga at EdenPark in Auckland. A total of 48 matches will be broadcast by SkyNetwork TV, all of them in HD with 5.1 surround sound, and the audiofacilities company OSB has standardised on Lawo digital mixingconsoles for all its OB operations. OSB’s fleet of four HD vehicles,supplemented by two flyaway units also equipped with Lawoconsoles, will cover the 12 venues for the RWC, roaming fromWhangarei in the north of the country to Invercargill in the south. Allof OSB’s vehicles are designed as stand-alone audio and videobroadcasting units. With technical specs that include up to 276inputs, 48 sub groups, 32 aux sends and 96 track buses, the mc

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consoles can be configured in hundreds of different ways. Pictured,OSB/Sky Senior Sound Op Ruawai Rakenna at the Lawo mc266during set up for Rugby World Cup 2011. 8.C71

ARRI

By David Fox

The new ARRI M40/AS40 daylightf ixture is designed to f ill the gapbetween the 1,800W M18 and the18kW ArriMax. The M40 is a lens-less system combining the advan-tages of a Fresnel and a PAR fixture.It is open face, very bright, andfocusable from 19-60°, producing acrisp, clear shadow, says the manu-facturer. By eliminating the need forspread lenses, it should speed upworkflows on set and reduce the riskof lost production time because ofglass breakage.

The same lamphead equippedwith a PAR reflector becomes theAS40, replacing the current ArriSun40/25. It is lighter than its predeces-sors, but has the same accessorydiameter so that existing lenses,barn doors and scr ims can bereused. The M40 and AS40 fixturescan be operated with 4kW and2.5kW metal halide lamps.

Both implement ARRI’s TrueBlue features, with two strong disc

brakes keeping the lamphead firmlyin place even if heavy accessories areused, while the electronics housing isspaced apart from the lamp housingto reduce temperatures and prolongcomponent lifetimes. The companysays the units are ruggedised andIP23 certif ied to withstand roughhandling and weather.

Other lights on show include theL-Series collection of focusable,LED-based lampheads, with a trueFresnel light field for film and tele-vision applications, and the newArriSun 18 Event light. 11.F21

Max packs mid-range punch

I-Movix/EVS

By David Fox

An ultra-slow motion system thatdelivers groundbreaking 250fps real-time continuous streaming has beendeveloped by I-Movix and EVS.This new offer compares to existingsuper slo-mo cameras that canachieve 150fps (for 50i broadcasts).

The X10 system can be used at25-250fps at 25p in continuousmode, and del ivers ul tra-slowmotion at up to 2,700fps in 1080ireplay mode – or 5,800 in 720p –with instant replay using an EVSLSM remote controller. The contin-uous streaming is possible thanks tointegration with the EVS XT3 pro-duction server under LSM control.

Laurent Renard, CEO of I-Movix,commented: “Our aim with the X10has been to develop a system that

delivers unmatchable performance ina package so flexible that broadcast-ers can use it in a variety of ways.This new product is clearly the resultof a technological development part-nership with EVS, designing market-leading broadcast live slow motionservers, and is a significant advance

on the current state of the art of livesports broadcasting.

“The combination of continuousstreaming at 10 times slower thanthe live action, with the alternativeof instant ultra-slow motion replaysat thousands of frames per second,makes this the most versatile solu-tion ever. The X10 will acceleratethe acceptance of ultra-slow motioninto the mainstream of broadcast-ing,” he added.

When used as a continuouslystreaming system, X10 providesalways-on slow motion, with the reas-surance that no action need ever bemissed. It uses the latest generationVision Research high-speed HD cam-era, a camera control unit, an opera-tional control panel, a slow-motionremote panel (for use in ultra-slowmotion replay mode), and can be usedby any broadcast crew without spe-cialist training. 11.E60/8.B90

Streaming slow motion breakthrough

Studer

By Paul Watson

A compact addition to the Vista 5M2 range of digital broadcast con-soles has been announced by Studer.The company – which is also intro-ducing a Compact Stagebox – saysthe Vista 5 M2 22 is orientatedtowards small broadcast studios, OBtruck and performing arts venues.

The new Vista is equipped withTFT metering, capable of displayingsignal levels from mono through to5.1 channels on each input. A con-figurable lower area can be used todisplay bus assignments, surroundimages or History Mode, where ascrolling audio waveform displayssignal anomalies and highlightsthem for up to 50 seconds, allowingengineers to identify where theevent occurred.

Metering for ‘layer 2’ signals canalso be viewed, and the Control Bayscreen can provide conf igurableuser pages with up to 40 meters.When the TFT bridge is fitted, theexternal GC screen becomes anintegral part of the chassis.

The Compact Stagebox offers ahigh density of I/O connections in4U. It is fully configurable, but isoffered with a standard configura-tion of 32 mic/line inputs and 16 line

outputs. It can also be equipped withan additional 16 mic/line input mod-ule instead of the output module toprovide 48 inputs or, alternatively, up

to three output modules toachieve 48 outputs.

The expansion slots forstandard Studer D21m I/Ocards may be used forinterfaces to most populardigital formats includingCobraNet, Ethersound,ADAT and SDI; a MADIrecording interface canalso be fitted. Connectionto the console is via Cat5

or optical fibre MADI, and it sharesthe same redundant MADI cablecapability as the larger 64mic/lineStagebox. 8.D60

On the horizon – a compact Vista

True Blue: The new Arri M40 open face,focusable light produces crisp shadow

Slow motion accelerated:Renard calls X10 “the most

versatile solution ever”

The Compact Stagebox offers a high density of I/Oconnections in 4U and is fully configurable

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In brief

Oslo base for BridgeBridge Technologies moved into newoffices in central Oslo on 1 September.The new base affords the companyexpanded accommodation for itsgrowing R&D team, a full live headendinstallation for continuous testing, andextensive facilities for the BridgeAcademy user and business partnertraining courses. This year, says BridgeTechnologies, has been a big year forthe company, with continuing strongsales performance and expandedpresence in many regional markets.1.A30

USB Wi-Fi chip for STBsThe CLR250 from Celeno is a 3x3 USBWi-Fi chip solution designed primarilyto bring wireless connectivity to set-topboxes. The CLR250 allows STBs towirelessly connect to broadbandgateways and central DVRs, and toreceive IPTV linear TV, video-on-demandprogrammes and OTT material, amongother content. Aimed at usersincluding satellite broadcasters andcable operators, the solution isdescribed as a perfect companion toCeleno’s CL1800 product family.3.A15F

Core functions for cost savingsDEV Systemtechnik is showcasing theCFP (Core Function Products) series,which is said to provide the high RFsignal transmission quality for whichthe company is known, but isdeliberately shorn of extra features. Bydropping features such as alarm andmonitoring ports, RF sensing andredundant power supplies, DEV says itis able to price the new product seriesat 70% less than the standardversions. 1.F34

Live wire in hall 3Broadcast-quality video-over-cellularsolutions provider LiveU is showcasinga variety of developments at IBC2011.Among the products being shown areportable solutions that can transmitvideo over multiple 4G, LTE, 3G, HSPA+,WiMAX and Wi-Fi cellular linkssimultaneously, with optimisation formaximum video quality based on theavailable network conditions. LiveU isalso exhibiting a new product line of HDand SD uplink solutions as well asdemonstrating 3D uplinking of 3G andhighlighting new developments for itsLU60 flagship product. 3.B43

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Social media is still a new phenom-enon, but one which is transformingthe way that everyone connects.Like a lot of new technologies itmay have started among young peo-ple, but it has rapidly spread acrossthe world.

Twitter has 200 million activeusers, and a much greater influencethrough the vast number of peoplewho read trending topics withouttweeting themselves. YouTube usersupload 13 hours of content toYouTube every minute of every day,and download 150 billion minutes amonth, the equivalent of four mil-lion television channels.

At the heart of the revolution isFacebook, which informed commen-tators think will reach one billionusers in 2012, an astounding numbergiven that the ITU estimates world-wide internet usage at two billionpeople. That is a mass audience farbeyond the dreams of broadcasters.

Social media is a leading topic atIBC this year, and it is only appro-priate that, to deliver the keynoteaddress , we welcome JoannaShields, vice president and manag-ing director EMEA, Facebook. No-one has a better perspective on theimportance of social networking, itsbusiness model and the commercialand creative impact it will have onthe world of communication. Thisplenary session is not to be missed:it starts at 9:30 in the Forum.

One of the enabling factors forsocial networking is the ready abil-ity to be connected all the time,through wireless devices like smart-phones and tablets. That puts a hugedemand on bandwidth, which inturn fuels the debate for the futureof the radio spectrum. As analogueswitch-off frees broadcast channels,should they be given back to broad-casters to allow for more HD free toair television, or should they be

offered to the telecoms industry toboost wireless bandwidth?

A select panel of experts will bediscussing the digital agenda in asecond plenary session – RadioSpectrum Policy: Can Broadcastand Telecoms Worlds Optimise theUse of a Scarce Resource? at 13:30in the Forum. Following this open-

ing address, a panel of senior exec-utives from telecoms, networks andbroadcast will pick up on the plansand debate the merits of a spectrumcompromise.

View these sessions and more atwww.ibc.org/conferenceprogrammeor on the Interactive Event Guidesplaced around the show.

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Harris

By Dick Hobbs

Having introduced its Selenio mediaconvergence platform earlier thisyear, Harris is using IBC to intro-duce an extended range of function-al i ty, designed to increase i tsapplications. The enhancementsinclude powerful codecs and formatconversion algorithms.

Selenio was designed for themulti-platform world, combining ina single, compact box backplane

routing for linear video and IP sig-nals. This allows it to take in con-tent in realtime or as a f ile, andoutput it to multiple different for-mats as required. The signal pro-cessing, which runs largely insoftware, allows users to build thefunctionality required – from a sim-ple proc amp to complex encodingand multiplexing.

As part of its policy of devel-oping software codecs for missionc r i t i ca l p rocesses , Har r i s i slaunching a new 10-bit H.264 con-tribution encoder for Selenio. As

well as minimising signal degrada-tion across multiple compressionand expansion cycles, the newcodec reduces latency to 250 mil-liseconds, allowing it to be used inlive links.

Harris says that the processingpower available in Selenio meansthat the 3Gbps contribution link isnow a practical proposition, withoutexpensive dedicated hardware. Italso allows other functionality to beincluded in the same unit for a one-box solution.

The IBC demonstration alsohighlights the simplicity of set-up.A web interface enables users tocreate signal paths through multipleprocesses by pulling on-screenbuilding blocks together. Doubleclicking on each box takes you tothe operational parameters for eachprocess. Engineers can set up mul-tiple applications to reside on a sin-gle Selenio, selecting the onesrequired at any time either from theweb in ter face or by a sys temautomation call.

The flexibility of the Seleniois illustrated by the launch cus-t o m e r, O m a n Te l , wh i c h h a si n s t a l l e d 5 7 S e l e n i o s a c r o s sOman for its new HD televisiondistribution network.7.G20/7.G23

New functionality for amulti-platform world

Harris has extended the scope of its Selenio platform

Grass Valley

By Ian McMurray

Grass Valley 3G Tr iax and 3GFibre now combine without con-verters in the new high perform-ance 3G Transm ission camerasystem. According to Grass Valley,3G Transmission is set to trans-form the OB business by allowingproduction companies to use fibreor triax – whichever is conven-ient – without compromising qual-ity or functionality.

The company is also demon-strating how users can combine pro-duction tools, device control andasset management into workflowsand user interfaces that preciselymatch their needs, based around apowerful Service Oriented Archi-tecture. This facility gives each userthe tools they need for each task,with seamless and stable intercon-nection across a broad network ofdevices from Grass Valley and othervendors supporting standard openarchitectures. 1.D11

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DVB-T2 is the most advanced terres-trial broadcasting standard. It coversall types of reception environments -stationary, portable and mobile. Now

DVB has introduced a new profile for the pop-ular standard called DVB-T2Lite. This newprofile has been optimised for mobile andportable reception.

Introducing the additional profile to thealready existing DVB-T2 base specificationwas foreseen from the beginning with theinclusion of the concept of Future ExtensionFrames (FEF). This mechanism allows, in atime division multiplex scheme, the carryingof different profiles in one RF channel. Bothprofiles can also be transmitted separately.

The DVB-T2Lite profile pares down DVB-T2 parameter settings for what is required formobile/portable reception. At the same time itadds new features that go towards achieving

improved performance when combined withDVB-T2 transmissions. The core element ofthe new profile is the excellent robustnessachieved with new Low-Density Parity-Check(LDPC) code rates, which are also used for allDVB second-generation standards.

Technical realisationTo date, network implementations of DVB-T2have addressed stationary receivers by adjust-ing the transmission mode to a very highthroughput with suff icient robustness forrooftop reception (e.g., 32k FFT size, 256-QAM constellation and code rate 2/3). Such aconfiguration leads to a net throughput of 40Mbps in an 8 MHz channel – perfectly suitedfor four to six HDTV services.

DVB-T2 uses Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs)for transporting content. PLPs can be individ-ually adjusted in terms of modulation, errorcontrol coding and time interleaving depth.Therefore by using Multiple PLPs within amultiplex, each service, or group of services,can enjoy its own specific robustness.

What does DVB-T2Lite add to the widerange of robustness levels feasible within thesame multiplex? T2Lite transmission framescan be provided with a different FFT size thanthose of the DVB-T2 frames. So, in combina-tion with the aforementioned configuration forstationary rooftop reception, mobile terminalscan be addressed with high robustness (andhigh resistance to Doppler), but lower through-put (e.g. 8k FFT, 16-QAM, code rate 1/2). Thesettings depend on how far T2Lite coverageshould reach as compared to the DVB-T2basetransmission in the same RF channel

As new features, the T2Lite profile addstwo LDPC code rates 2/5 and 1/3 as well as theenergy dispersal for pre-amble P2 symbols.

The basic principle for the selection of theDVB-T2 subset for T2Lite was to remove allparameter settings not required for mobile andportable reception environments. Consideringthe characteristics of mobile channels, onlythe short LDPC block size of 16kb needs to besupported.

Furthermore, FFT sizes 1k and 32k werenot adopted, and several code rates 4/5 and 5/6were removed entirely as well as rotated con-stellations. All together these changes result ina very efficient mode for mobile and portablebroadcast, where the complexity of thereceiver chips can be reduced by 50 per cent.

Lite implementationSince T2Lite deals with the addition of twolower code rates to DVB-T2 settings, the nextgeneration of DVB-T2 demodulators will sup-port T2Lite as well. On that basis, all futureDVB-T2 receivers will be able to receive and

reproduce DVB-T2 and T2Lite services. Sothe chicken-and-egg problem – usually a hur-dle for the introduction of a new technology –is minimised here. Related services can beoffered gradually and will address a receiverpopulation that is growing automatically.

The DVB has specified the T2Lite exten-sion for DVB-T2 in such a way that signifi-cant savings in terms of its silicon footprintare also enabled. In addition to shorter codewords (16 kbit), T2Lite limits the maximumservice data rates to 4 Mbps. These measuresenable the use of a less complex LDPCdecoder and a reduction of up to 50% in mem-ory size for the de-interleaving required forDVB-T2. The chip area required for a T2Litedemodulator is also about 50 per cent of thatfor a DVB-T2 demodulator size making it per-fect for small mobile devices. Power saving isenabled for both DVB-T2 and T2Lite throughthe use of Multiple PLPs and time slicing.

As far as T2Lite applications are con-cerned, mobile TV is, of course, the predom-inant one. Assuming that in a combinedDVB-T2/T2Lite multiplex some 10 to 20%of the transmission time is dedicated toT2Lite, the new extension is also fantasticfor radio services at home and on the move.With the settings mentioned above and 10%of the transmission time for T2Lite, 18 radioservices would occupy just 10% of thecapacity of a DVB-T2 channel or, alterna-tively, 20% of the capacity could carry sixmobile TV channels. In addition, there arenonlinear applications such as feeding theflash memory of the mobile device with con-tent that can be played out by the user, whenthey want.

The new T2 Lite profile addresses differ-ent reception environments in a very efficientway. This is possible in an integrated way onthe same RF channel. It is anticipated thatDVB-T2 modulators and demodulators withthe T2Lite profile will become available in2012. Furthermore, the option of T2Lite-onlytransmissions for related receivers with sig-nificantly reduced chip size and costs, will bevital where service providers put an emphasison addressing mobile/portable sets.The new edition of the DVB-T2 standard EN302 755 V1.3.1 is available as DVB Bluebook(A122) and expected to be published by ETSIin early 2012.

DVB-T2 widens reach with T2LiteThe DVB-T2 broacast transmission standard is off and running, and now DVB has introduceda new profile for mobile and portable reception called DVB-T2Lite. Frank Herrmann, chairmanDVB-TM-H group, explains what it is all about and the new features it offers

[T2Lite is a] very efficientmode for mobile and portablebroadcast, where thecomplexity of the receiverchips can be reduced by 50%

Frank Herrmann is project leaderDigital TV Projects, PanasonicR&D Centre, Germany

Cabletime

By Anne Morris

Fancy getting your hands on a new iPad?Leave your business card at the Cabletimebooth in Hall 13 and you could be the proudowner of an Apple tablet device if your card isdrawn on the final day of the show.

“Our focus at IBC is on new Evolutionenhancements, including support for CECStandard and for direct IR/IP/IR Routing fromscreen to head-end,” said Cabletime ManagingDirector Nick Bradford. “However, we wel-come all visitors on to our stand to take part inthe promotion.”

Cabletime is at IBC to showcase newenhancements to its MediaStar Evolutionrange of MPEG encoders, LAN-Casters, Dig-ital Media Decoders (DMDs) and MediaManager software.

According to Bradford, the new featuresbring greater functionality, improved per-formance and increased value to the Evolutionrange. They include full support for ConsumerElectronics Control on all MediaStar Evolu-tion 780 DMDs, and full drag-and-drop con-trol of all Evolution IPTV system hardwareand screens using the Evolution Media Man-ager enterprise software. 13.373

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With IBC2011 host once again towell over a thousand exhibitingcompanies, the temptation is to ask‘what crisis?’. Yet the recession thatbroke in 2008 had as devastating aneffect on the broadcast business ason any other, turning consistentgrowth into a huge drop in revenues.

The IABM, the body which rep-resents broadcasting manufacturersand service providers, charts theindustry through a number ofresearch projects and reports. It hasrecently published the fourth edition

of its definitive market sizing andvaluation report, which suggests that,while the corner has been turned, theforecast is that it will not be until2012 before the industry returns to its2008 valuation, helped by theinevitable boost to technology salesthat an Olympic Games and US pres-idential election always ensures.

Before the IBC Exhibition flooropens its doors, the IABM and IBCget together for a special conferencesession ‘Defining the New MediaSupply Industry’ to look at the cur-

rent state of the industry and itsprospects for returning to growth.Peter White, director general of theIABM, will present details from thelatest report, to put the market andits prospects into perspective.

This will be followed by a paneldiscussion featuring leaders from allsides of the industry. They will dis-cuss how the changing landscape ofthe media world will influencewhich technologies and solutionswill be required for a strong newfuture. This session starts at 08.00this morning in Room E102, and isfree to all IBC visitors. Exhibitors,in particular, are encouraged to bethere to contribute to the debate.

Defining the supply industry

Is 3D the saviourof the industry?

TV One

By Carolyn Giardina

The new C3-340 Series Coriomatrixfrom TV One is a firmware-basedvideo routing, switching and videoconversion platform. According toTV One, 16 AV universal moduleslots are available and the Corioma-trix automatically recognises themodules inserted as an input or out-put module.

There is no dedicated input oroutput slots when using 2-channelDVI-U or 3G-SDI modules. The plat-form can be configured with up to 64

x 64 input/output 3G-SDI/DVI-Uconnection combinations. AdditionalDVI-U or 3G-SDI modules can beadded in open slots without having tore-set the router. All AV modules arehot swappable and recognised forauto configuration.

The Coriomatrix also providesup-, down- and cross-conversionbetween a variety of analogue anddigital video formats through 3G-SDI. The modules selected deter-m ine which format wil l beaccommodated and the matrix size.Signal parameters of the incomingvideo may be adjusted.

The functions can be controlled

via serial connection using RS-232/422/485, USB or IP. Windowssoftware is provided.

The Coriomatrix also includesDigital Flicker Elimination circuitry,4:4:4 full bandwidth sampling rate,full bandwidth chroma, pixel levelmotion adaptive diagonal interpola-tion and noise reduction, and 3:2pull-down. 7.C27

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SIS Live

By Ian McMurray

Outside broadcast and satelliteuplink specialist SIS Live is pre-senting some new development.Enhancements include its uPak unitsbeing made available in a Ka, Kuand X band parabolic style antenna,and the RouteCase system offeredwith an optional multi-channel SDIaudio embedder/de-embedder.

Multi-band uPak is now avail-able with a 60cm parabolic styleantenna as well as the previously-issued flat plate antenna. This inte-

grated and compact, fully automatedVSAT terminal provides high-speeddata communications for internetconnectivity, video transmission andVPN connectivity, using its integraliDirect modem . Lightweight ,portable and weatherproof, uPak isMIL STD 810F-compliant, availablein X band, and offers a high gain formore throughput.

“During 2011, SIS Live hasstrived to push the boundaries in ourproduct development of both new,innovative ranges and enhancedwell-proven, market-leading sys-tems,” said David Meynell, manag-ing director, SIS Live. 1.C55

Onwards and uplinks!

Telestream

By Carolyn Giardina

London-based promotion and mediaproduction company Ellegy Ltd hasbeen using Telestream and Matroxtechnology to capture and streamlive web coverage of the Interna-tional GT Open car championshipraces in countries across Europe.The project saw Ellegy deployingMatrox Multi-Ingest video capturecard and Telestream Wirecast Prolive webcasting software.

Upon being named the officialadvertising agency for the Interna-tional GT Open earlier this year, Ell-egy decided to expand its mediaservices to include a live programme

dedicated specifically to web distri-bution. Ellegy is one of the f irstcompanies to deploy the integratedTelestream/Matrox system.

“We chose Matrox andTelestream because they f it ourApple hardware requirements and

because of their exceptional cus-tomer relationship programs whichenable us to instantly solve any tech-nical issue,” said Brian Lavio, CEOat Ellegy. “Our new web programallows us to provide more content,including live camera transmission

from the pit lane and live interviews.”The Matrox Multi-Ingest and

Telestream Wirecast technology wasused to stream live coverage at theMay event , Circui t de NeversMagny-Cours in France, the Circuitde Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium

in June, and the Red Bull Ring Cir-cuit in Austria in August.

It will also be used to streamcoverage of the Autodromo doAlgarve in Portugal later this month,among other events.Telestream, 7.D16; Matrox, 7.B29


Javier Lizuain,president, ProdysHas IBC come at a good timefor the electronic mediaindustry? Why?This is really a very exciting timefor our market niche, which isvideo contribution over IP. Theinternet has matured and itsperformance in terms of quality ofservice and bandwidth hasincreased dramatically in recenttimes, up to the point that it canbe used not only for distribution ofvideo but also for contribution.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in, or threats to,your market sector at thecurrent time?For video transmission over theinternet, the key developmentshave been the mechanisms andprotocols tolerant with thechanges in the availablebandwidth. So far, when a videotransmitted on the internet didn’tfind the necessary bandwidth, itshowed blocking and other veryrelevant artefacts on screen. Rightnow, using these new mechanismsand protocols, when a reduction inthe available bandwidth happens,the quality on the video alsodecreases but in a controlledmanner that still allows us to seethe image with proportionalquality, without artefacts.

Why should delegates visit yourstand at IBC?Because we are showing the stateof the art for video and audiocontribution on internet. We areshowing news contributiontechnology for broadcasting thathas been refined for years andthat is currently being used by themost important TV and radiostations worldwide.1B24

Q&A

Multi-Ingest and Wirecast Pro used for GT Open car races

As suppliers of technology for thevideo production and publishing busi-ness (what we fondly refer to asbroadcasting) we must embrace andrelish changes, new technologies andnew business methods. Standardschange and evolve according to a Dar-winian model. Some succeed andbecome established while others fail,

perhaps through technical flaws orperhaps it just was not their time.

As usual, at IBC we will havequestions about a host of new buzz-words and acronyms that we need tounderstand. Do these really signalthe ‘next big thing’ or are they anexperiment doomed to failure? Onlytime will tell.

Two of the hot topics this yearseem to be Multi Screen Video andOver the Top (OTT) delivery. Oftenthey appear in the same sentencesand are closely related, and thereare no clearly agreed definitions orusage standards. As always in ourindustry, definitions evolve out ofcommon usage.

Multi-screen video sounds simplebut is far from it. It refers to the objectiveof providing content that a viewer canwatch (or ‘consume’ in latest parlance)at any time, any place on any devicethey happen to be in front of or hold intheir hand. The technological implica-tions of this simple demand are enor-mous for broadcasters. No longer is it assimple as choosing a single video for-mat, or even choosing how to deliver HD.

The number of video-enableddevices is growing daily and they arefar from standardised. A broadcasterthat wants to be in the vanguard ofthis trend needs to prepare content tobe viewed on PC, Mac, phones galore,a growing number of tablet devices...oh and don’t forget TV sets.

Once you have worked out how toefficiently encode all of your contentinto all of the formats, sizes, rates andwrappers, then there is the questionof protecting it. DRM techniques – andthere are several to choose from –have a variety of implementationmethods and financial models.

Over the Top in contrast, seemsrather simpler for the broadcast industry.It is simply another delivery mechanism.Usually it refers to delivery of videousing IP networks that were installed forother purposes and services. Clearly it isthe preferred delivery route for mostmulti screen content, either live or VOD.The challenges of OTT seem to be morefor the ISP/CDN/telco to deal with, butthe content publisher (‘broadcaster’)and their chosen technology vendormust know how to work with the CDNsand telcos, how to package content anddeliver it to their systems such that itcan be used efficiently.

These two interlinked technologiesmay evolve and become a key part ofthe broadcasting business, or they mayflounder and fail. At this stage no-oneknows for sure. What we can be sure ofis that broadcasters and technologysuppliers must understand them, havea strategy for delivering them. 7.D16


As part of the IBC Production Vil-lage, the centrepiece of Hall 11,there is a programme of master-

classes , given by some of theexhibitors in and around the area.Called Inside Knowledge, the pro-

g ramme s tar ts today and runsthrough until Monday.

Each ses s ion wi l l be a 30m inu te p resen ta t ion , l eav ingplenty of time for questions andanswers to help everyone get to thebottom of the subject. Where prac-tical the speakers will use demon-strations and examples, makingfor a lively, practical and informa-tive session which is sure to add toyour knowledge.

The Inside Knowledge pro-gramme starts this afternoon withsessions focusing on stereoscopic3D production, led by 3ality Digitaland Meduza Systems. This pair ofclasses are sure to be very popular,so get your tickets early.

Over the coming days other con-tributors include Cinegy, EVS, For-bidden Technologies, Root6, TigerTechnology, Tightrope Media Sys-tems and Vidigo. Topics cover notjust acquisition but all the waythrough production to post. Checkout the programme in the IBC Pro-duction Village for full details.

The Inside Knowledge theatreis just one of the attractions in theIBC Production Village. Its centre-piece is the camera demonstrationarea, featuring a comprehensiveselection from all the leading man-ufacturers around a large studioset. This is a unique opportunityfor visitors to make direct, handson – eyes on – compar i sonsbetween camera types. There is nobetter way to determine preciselywhich camera meets your produc-tion needs.

Alongside the camera tests, thes tage i s a l so used by IBC TVNews for interviews and its dailylive webcasts. The programme isbased in the IBC Production Vil-lage, and its tapeless editing work-flow is on show.

The full Inside Knowledge pro-gramme can be viewed on the Inter-active Event Guides placed aroundthe show. Go to the reception at theIBC Production Village to book yourplace.

Get the Inside Knowledge

A unique opportunity to get your hands on camera kit in the Production Village

OpinionMulti-screen video: is it all OTT?Multi-screen and over the top delivery are all the rage but will theybecome integral or fail? Broadcasters must understand their growingrole, says George Boath, EAME director of sales, Telestream

George Boath: A hostof new buzz-words

Rymsa

By Paul Watson

IBC2011 exhibitor Rymsa is pioneer-ing the supply of elliptical/circularpolarisation UHF antenna systemsmaking use of its new family ofCPOL/EPOL panels. The AT15-245family is said to provide excellentscalloping features at the horizontalradiation patterns, within a 240MHzbandwidth. The range is designed tosatisfy the market requirements formobile DTV radio-electrical cover-age, and is also suitable to optimisecertain current digital and analogueservices.8.D16

New panelsfor UHFantennas

Today, it is the responsibility not only ofbroadcasters but also the industry builtaround TV advertising to make sure that

the necessary technology evolutiontakes place to ensure that TV remainsrelevant in a dynamic and rapidlychanging technology landscape.

One massive evolutionary develop-ment is the rise of Connected TV. Today,a new young generation of viewersexhibit very different patterns of mediaconsumption to their parents: they arehappy to use several screens (includingtheir laptop, smart phones and PDAs)in order to enhance their media experi-ence and stay connected – to theirpeer group and to the media itself.

The question is how does thebroadcast community respond to thisseismic change in viewing patterns?How do we use Connected TV torenew, and in many ways reinvent, TVviewing while maintaining a sustain-able economic business model?

Multi-screen media consumptionoffers broadcasters a new commercialopportunity – but only if they have thetools to enrich the online experienceand make it relevant to the broadcastproduct being watched. With ad rev-enues under pressure and with online

advertising and other outlets increas-ing in popularity, broadcasters neednew ways to sell targeted and relevantservices for the online advertising andsales market.

In the past, many people predictedthat the internet would kill linear TV,but in fact usage of both forms hasincreased. Rather than cannibalisationof the TV model, we are seeing growth.Organisations can’t ignore the newmedia models, but also they mustservice existing users.

Attempting to take advantage ofthis new ad model, some broadcastershave written apps designed specificallyfor particular television shows. Others

have leveraged new audio technologiesand custom apps to identify what aperson is watching and to provide rele-vant information. While theseapproaches tackle some key aspects ofenriching the viewing experience withonline content, they remain relativelycrude in their design and efficacy.

We need to focus on new mediasolutions to address the major oppor-tunities that exist today. To this end,Connected TV is a major developmentfocus within Snell. As a technologysolution provider – but also wider, asan industry – our job is to service ourcustomers with the tools and tech-nologies that allow them to preparetheir media for any particular distribu-tion channel at the right cost level.Part of our job is to prepare people forthe unpredictable.

We need a dialogue with our cus-tomers. In an uncertain world we needa combined view, sharing with our cus-tomers where this evolutionary processcould lead us, giving all parties time toprepare for what might be needed. Thisis a key focus for us at IBC and weinvite visitors to come to our stand andshare their views of a Connected TVWorld. By working together, we canforge a better future. 8.B68

As part of the opening day of theconference yesterday there were twokeynote sessions. Each served to setout the agenda for one of the hottopics in this year’s IBC Conference,

and were aimed at the whole IBCaudience: commercial, creative andtechnical.

At 09:30 the topic was simply,The Future of Broadcast ing.William H Roedy, former chairmanand CEO of MTV Networks Inter-national, was the architect of its suc-cessful diversif ication away fromthe core music video product andinto territories around the world. AsCEO of BBC Worldwide, JohnSm i th has to develop revenuestreams which offset the productionof some of the most highly valuedprogramming in the world.

They were joined in debate byLuke Johnson, founder and chairmanof Risk Capital Partners, who set outthe business case for investment inbroadcasting and its migration intonew delivery platforms. With thedilution of advertising revenues nowa reality, the panel discussed theirviews on the way the industry needs

to dwevelop if its business model isto be refreshed successfully.

One of most significant threats toconventional broadcasters comesfrom online services, and the adventof ‘connected televisions’ and multi-screening – using a tablet or laptopwhile watching broadcast television –only exacerbates the challenge.

Yesterday afternoon AndrewBarron, Michael Fries and Ferdi-nand Kayser – the CEOs of VirginMedia, Liberty Global and SESAstra respectively – brought theirexperiences to bear in the sessionCable and Satellite: Future Direc-t ions in a Hybrid World. Theyfocused on the positive benef itswhich can be gained by bringing inthe interactivity of a broadband con-nection allied to the conventionalbroadcast path.

The connected home is here: thepanel argued that embracing it isessential to deliver future audiencesand revenues. Download theIBC2011 Mobile App atwww.ibc.org/mobileapp to view theconference sessions taking placethroughout the rest of the show.


Setting the agenda

Making business rock: MTV’s formerchairman Bill Roedy keynotes

Connected TV can renew the businessWhat we need is aconnected view ofconnected TV, saysNeil Maycock, chiefarchitect, Snell

Opinion

Neil Maycock: A newcommercial opportunity

Tektronix

By Michael Burns

The compact but full-featuredWFM5200 waveform monitor andWVR5200 rasteriser are among theitems being shown by Tektronix.Weighing less than 3kg, the unitscan be tailored through softwareoptions to suit specif ic applica-tions such as video content pro-duc t ion , pos t p roduc t ion andbroadcast.

The WVR5200 waveform ras-teriser comes in a 1RU half-rack

short depth form factor, while theWFM5200 is in a 3RU half-rackshor t depth form factor, bothdesigned for space-constrained envi-ronments. The units support optionsto accept power from a 12 VDCsource or a 100-240 VAC converter.

Each product can monitor up tofour 3G-SDI signals simultane-ously. Tektronix claims that theseunits are the world’s smallest wave-form monitor and rasteriser withthis ability, making them suitablefor use in OB vans, studio controlrooms and post houses. 8.C75

Video testing gets smaller

The new Tektronix waveformmonitor and rasteriser unitsweigh less than 3kg each

220theibcdaily 09.09.2011

IBC is delighted to offer its Certi-f ied Training Programme on thelatest post production softwareplatforms. The courses are pro-duced on IBC’s behalf by Future

Media Concepts , which hasbrought to Amsterdam some of itsrenowned trainers to deliver thisunique programme.

The training is aimed at those

with some experience, who want tomove from expert to master. Thechance to share experiences withother users from around the world,through the knowledge of the trainer,is as valuable as the opportunity tolearn some new tips and tricks.

To get the most out of the train-ing on Apple and Avid platformsthere is an intensive two-day course,followed by a short examinationleading to certif ication which iswidely recognised in the industry.The first of these two-day coursesstarted yesterday, but the secondround starts tomorrow and there isstill time to join.

The Apple course looks at theelements that make up Final CutStudio, including Color and Motionas well as Final Cut Pro editing.Importantly, it also includes sessions

introducing Final Cut Pro X, thenew version launched earlier thisyear that claims to change the edit-ing paradigm.

The Avid course concentrates onthe practical requirements of editingin the real world, looking at how toachieve the best creative resultswithin a tight timescale. Part of theprogramme is given over to theadded functionality around MediaComposer: you have the chance todesign creative titles and learn aboutthe f iner points of compressionusing Sorenson Squeeze.

While many post productionprofessionals will want to take thetime for the two day course, wherespace is available you can buy tick-ets for individual sessions and enjoythe same, intensive, hands-ontuition. This is a great deal to get ajump start on a specific element of apackage: perhaps you need todevelop skills in motion graphics.The differences between ‘classic’

Final Cut Studio 7 and Final Cut ProX is sure to be a popular sessionwith visitors.

Tomor row the re i s a t h i rdstream , a day of workshops onAdobe Production Premium. Thisis a platform which is rapidlymoving into the professional realmso this course is very timely. Aswell as editing and related taskslike colour correction and titling,the sessions also look at how youcan use the benefits of tight inte-gration with After Effects andPhotoshop.

All the FMC courses in the IBCCertified Training Programme arehighly interactive so numbers arelimited. If you want to sign up, for aselection of sessions or a completetwo-day package, do it straight away.You can view the full programme onthe IBC Interactive Event Guidesaround the show or onl ine atwww.ibc.org/ibccertifiedtraining.Go to the Forum to register.

IBC Certified Training ProgrammeValuable opportunity tolearn new tips and tricks

PubliTronic

By Heather McLean

Broadcast industry integrated play-ou t p rov ider Publ iTron ic haslaunched the second generation ofits Nexus-avs (Advanced VideoSer ver) . The company i s a l soshowing Nexus-itvs, a new soft-ware-based al ternat ive that isdelivered on a lower cost modeland is specif ically devised forchannel playout with less complexfunctionality and performancerequirements.

The Nexus-avsR2 is a high-endplayout solution with integratedaudio, video and graphics capabili-ties for complete TV channel playoutand channel branding applications.The second generation offers morethan double the storage capacity andbandwidth – which is particularlybeneficial for handling multiple highbandwidth HD clip – and increased3D graphics capabilities.

Based on a standard IT frame,the Nexus-itvs is a new entry leveloffering that provides a very costefficient solution for less complexplayout requirements. It allows

broadcasters to select the level ofperformance and functionalityaccording to their individual needs.

Harold Vermeulen, founder andmanaging director of PubliTronic,commented: “The enhancements tothe Nexus-avs and launch ofNexus-itvs reflect our continuedwork to develop our systems, notonly in line with core technologyadvancements but also by adaptingaccording to market needs.”2.A49

Going Publi-c with second generation solution

Harold Vermeulen, founder andmanaging director of PubliTronic

TSL

By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe

Designed in response to operationalrequests, the new AVM-T-MixTouchmix from TSL is billed aunique concept in audio manage-ment and monitioring. In the 2Uform factor normally reserved formonitor ing and measurementdevices it adds a dual level, 10-channel digitally assignable mixer.

Up to 64 audio inputs can be cho-sen simultaneously from SDI, AESand analogue sources. Much of thecontrol uses a large 22:9 touchscreendisplay, which also provides dual bargraphs for the 10 channel inputs andmaster output. Channels can bedefined as mono, stereo or gangedtogether to provide LRC and 5.1inputs, which are automatically down-mixed inside the unit. A single rotary

control provides channel or masterlevel, and pan or stereo balance.

“We developed the Touchmix fora major broadcast project in the UK,which specified the operational capa-bilities when at the time there wasnothing on the market which coulddo it,” said Martin Dyster, businessdevelopment manager, audio. “Wetook that specification and developedit a little further, creating a productwhich we think will really excite themarket when they delve into what itcan do. The project which came upwith the idea has ordered more than80 Touchmixes. 10.B41

We havethe Touch

Up to 64 audio inputs can be chosensimultaneously from various analoguesources with the new AVM-T-Mix

Connected TV is emerging as a newdelivery platform for broadcasters andcontent owners but, with a plethora ofcompeting solutions and differing tech-nical standards on offer, it is frequentlyhard for broadcasters to decidebetween public standards and propri-etary CE manufacturers solutions.

Connected TV, or OTT (‘Over theTop’) or hybrid TV, enables delivery ofvideo content by both broadcast andinternet connections, usually over anun-managed public internet connec-tion, (whereas IPTV requires a man-aged IP network). Connected TV doesnot support internet browsing but

uses applications to support the TVremote control user interface.

Many broadcasters are already sup-porting public standards-based solu-tions such as MHEG-InteractionChannel (MHEG-IC) in the UK andHbbTV in Germany, France, Spain, etc.The BBC iPlayer is implemented on theFreeview HD and Freesat platforms inthe UK using MHEG-IC. In Germany,ARD, ZDF and other major broadcastersalready offer their ‘Mediatek’ catch-upTV services using HbbTV, and FranceTélévisions provided a comprehensiveHbbTV application for the 2011 RolandGarros tennis tournament.

But at the same time, broadcast-ers are being courted by the majorTV receiver manufacturers to imple-ment their Connected TV services onproprietary portals that are uniqueto each brand. Increasingly, CE man-ufacturers are negotiating dealsdirect with content owners to ‘differ-entiate’ their TV products from theircompetitors. Broadcasters have todecide whether to support (and thensustain) multiple connected TVimplementations. Most manufactur-ers are also supporting the publicstandards of HbbTV and MHEG-IC tosome extent.

At the time of writing, MHEG-ICis the most mature technology, witha complete standard, conformancetests available and no known IPR.HbbTV is less mature, with the stan-dard and conformance tests still indevelopment and as-yet undeter-mined licensing costs for IPR. How-ever, broadcasters across Europeare committing to HbbTV services,due in part to the relative ease ofapplication development in HTMLand Java Script but also with thesupport of Digital Europe and theEBU who ideally seek a commonpan-European standard.

The situation is equally complexworld-wide with, for example, Disney,ABC, CBS, HSN, and Showtime alloffering content through the YahooWidget platform, Comcast and TimeWarner Cable both working on Sam-sung TV Applications, Philips, Sony, LGand Panasonic all offering their ownportals and YouView in the UK, prom-ised for launch at the end of 2012.And I haven’t mentioned Google TV...

Content protection adds furthercomplexity with Ultraviolet, the newvideo streaming DRM standard sup-ported by many industry players, andKeychest from Apple and Disney, com-peting with established solutions fromthe broadcast CAS vendors. Clearly nosingle DRM is going to prevail, and theindustry is going to need to supportmultiple systems.

For broadcasters, implementing apublic standards-based Connected TVsolution, using either MHEG-IC orHbbTV offers a low-risk solution allow-ing them to offer consistent user expe-rience to viewers across multiplereceiver brands, and should also avoidfragmenting their audience andensure that they maximise reach oftheir Connected TV services.1.C31


Public standards for Connected TVThe Connected TV market is in danger of fragmentation due toconfusion over standards and proprietary solutions, argues Colin Prior, director of international sales, Strategy & Technology

Opinion

Colin Prior: Broadcastersacross Europe are committingto HbbTV services

ARRI

By David Fox

Following Alexa Software UpdatePacket 4.0, ARRI’s Alexa camerascan now apply user-defined looks tocustomise the rendering of videoimages for different applications andindividual preferences.

The new ARRI Look files enableDPs to preview images as they wantthem to appear in post and to embedthe metadata that defines the look inthe media.

Look f iles are different fromlook-up tables – which change onecolour space to another (eg from

Log C to video) – in being a purelycreative tool, used within the cam-era. They can be created by thecolourist or the DP, and allow mon-itors on set to give a better idea ofthe final look for each scene.

ARRI Look Creator, for MacOSX, is a free application (currentlyin beta) for creating Alexa Look filesbased on f ilm lab thinking, withprinter light settings. Look Files canalso be created using Pomfort’s Sil-verstack SET, with other developersplanning similar applications.

Creating looks based on ARRI-raw will be possible in a future soft-ware upgrade.11.F21

Defining a Look for Amsterdam: The new Arri Look Creator for Mac OS X

Alexa gets the look

Canon

By David Fox

The new KJ20x8.2B IRSD HD lensis the latest in Canon’s HDgc seriesof por table HD zoom lenses ,designed to be affordable for bothbroadcast ENG use and freelancecamera owners. The specificationincludes a built-in 2x extender – afeature usually seen on higher-endHD lenses – giving a generous rangeof focal lengths, from 8.2mm-164mm to 16.4mm-328mm.

The new launch also boasts anenhanced macro function that effec-tively reduces the minimum objectdistance (from the front of the lens)to just 10mm.

Although it is less expensive, theKJ20x8.2B uses the same noveloptical glass materials, coatings anddispersion glass as Canon’s flagshipHDxs series lenses. The lens hasminimised axial and lateral chro-

matic aberrations, coma aberrationsand geometric distortion. Thenew materials and multi-layer coat ingsreduce ghost-ing, flare andglare.

The lens issaid to benefitfrom the lat-est improve-ments inC a n o n ’ sAdvanced DriveUnit technology.This includes Shuttle Shot,which allows users to rapidly zoomback and forth between any twopositions. Users set specific zoompositions with a Memo push switch,which enables more reliable ShuttleShot set-up in the field.

The zoom can travel end-to-endin just one second – an improvementfrom previous models. New, fasternoise suppression on the servomotor

in the Advanced Drive Unit isdesigned to ensure quiet operation.

The new ADU has also beenergonomically redesigned with aribbed surface on the bottom of theDrive Unit for a firmer grip and bettercontrol. A new grip support allowsusers to securely grasp the ADU with-out inadvertently pressing the VTR orShuttle Shot buttons. 11.E50

20x HD ENG zoom lens priced to go

Macro economics:Canon’s new KJ20x8.2B

IRSD HD lens with 2xextender

DTG Testing

By Ian McMurray

Showcasing its full test and confor-

mance ecosystem for Connected TVdevices and applications at IBC isDTG Testing, which is a subsidiaryof UK digital TV industry associa-tion the Digital TV Group (DTG).Visitors to the stand can expect toreceive expert advice and informa-tion on D-Book 6.2.1 and D-Book 7

compliance for Freeview, FreeviewHD and Freesat receivers, the ‘digitaltick’ certification mark, and hybridbroadcast/broadband ‘Connected’devices and applications. DTG Test-ing’s latest developments include anautomated testing system and a digi-tal radio test facility. 5.A45

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Whether you are here for the con-ference or the exhibition, your firsttask must be to pick up your IBCbadge. The good news is that thesystem is set up to be very fast: theintention is to get you a badge andinto the event in 10 seconds.

When you registered, you willhave been sent an email containinga barcode. If you have it with yousimply scan it at any one of the sta-tions and your badge will be printed.

If you have not got your barcodesimply go to one of the computer

desks, f ind your registration thenprint out the badge. It may take afew seconds longer but you shouldstill be quickly on your way.

If you have not yet registeredyou can do it now. The best way isonline at www.ibc.org/register, butthere are computer workstations inthe registration area to allow you todo it onsite. The full range of badgesis still available, including Gold, Sil-ver and Bronze conference passes aswell as exhibition only entry. Youcan upgrade your pass in the confer-ence area, including to a Gold Passif you want to benefit from the fullVIP experience at any time duringthe show opening hours.

All IBC badges contain an RFIDchip, which as well as helpingexhibitors track leads means thatIBC gets completely accurate infor-mation on who attends. While othermajor exhibitions in the industry canonly offer vague estimates of atten-dance, IBC uses the latest in badgetechnology as part of its efforts toget visitor numbers precisely right.

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Ericsson

By Ian McMurray

The worldwide video-on-demandmarket is continuing to expand and isarguably set for its most explosive

phase as operators and content own-ers connect millions of devices andconsumers with unlimited on-demandassets. IBC exhibitor Ericsson saysthat it is creating the solutions thatwill enable the next generation of on-demand multi-screen services.

Making its debut at this event isEricsson’s Media Delivery Manage-ment System. Designed as a succes-sor to the OpenStream DigitalServices Platform, the Media Deliv-ery Management System is a new,purpose-built software platform

specifically designed for the chal-lenges in the next phase of servicedelivery. A scalable, fault-tolerantsystem, it includes a number ofenterprise management features forflexible and adaptable service intro-duction and management.

Specif ic features include:dynamic routing and asynchronousmessaging for quick and easy addi-tion of service and applications;high performance, document-ori-ented database for unlimited trans-actions; and an open architectureusing virtualisation and cloud com-puting for increased capacity anddisaster recovery.1.D61

Media delivery management system debuts

Wohler

By Michael Burns

The CD-2 from Wohler is one of arange of products to support cap-tions/subtitlesand ancillarydata manage-ment work-flows makingtheir debuts atIBC. A newcaption/subtitlevideo monitoradapter, theCD-2 provides an OSD-decodedcaptions/subtitles output that main-tains the original video format, aswell as a reclocked pass-throughvideo output.

Also provided is a captions/sub-titles present LED indicator on thefront panel for quick check of serv-

ice presence, while there is supportfor SD/HD content with automaticformat detection.

The CD-2 is available for bothWST /OP-47 (page) and CEA-608/CEA-708 (caption stream) stan-

dards, selectedthrough serialport via a PC-based graphicaluser interface.

Wohler isalso displayingthe upgradedand improvedHDCC Series

of captioning/subtitling products.These allow users to handle encod-ing, decoding, and monitoring ofCEA-608, CEA-708, WST and OP-47 captions/subtitles, as well asencoding and decoding of multipleGPI triggers.8.D56

Captioning solutions launch

Wohler has upgraded the HDCC line of closedcaption and subtitling products


Claus Menke, head of portfoliomanagementprofessional,SennheiserElectronic

Has IBC come at a good timefor the electronic mediaindustry? Why?The timing of IBC is perfect tostart into a very productive periodafter the summer season. ForSennheiser as a manufacturer ofprofessional audio solutions thisis a perfect time to introduce newproducts to the market as well astalk to our customers about theirrequirements.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in, or threats to,your market sector at thecurrent time?The key development is theconvergence of productionworkflows. Most equipment canbe controlled via some kind of

Ethernet connection from a singlecomputer. Audio I/O has beenstandardised for years and nowit’s time to also standardise bussystems, control data andinterfaces. I see initiatives likeAVB and Ravenna driving thisdevelopment and we are veryproud to support this.

Why should delegates visit yourstand at IBC?Visiting our booth is always agood opportunity to talk toproduct managers and developerswho created the products. So ifyou want to learn the storybehind the products come andsee us at IBC.8.D50

Q&ADRM Consortium

By David Davies

Three key DRM Consortium mem-bers will host Digital Radio Mondi-ale (DRM) events at this year’s IBC.

Transradio (event on 10 Septem-ber), Nautel (11 September) andFraunhofer IIS (12 September) willpresent updates on the latest marketdevelopments and demonstrate howDRM (DRM 30 and DRM+) candeliver multi-platform, rich, digitalcontent d i rec t to users . Newreceiver options will be on displayat the three stands, while there willalso be opportunities for visitors to

have their queries answered.DRM provides the complete AM

and FM solution, being a universal,open standard. The technology issaid to bring superior audio per-formance, with extra features suchas EPG, slideshow, Journalineadvanced text, emergency warningand TPEG delivering a wealth ofextra data and information.

In a successful year for DRM, anumber of trials have taken placearound the world both in high andlow power scenarios in the FM band,including in the UK, Sri Lanka,India, Germany and France. Transradio (8.D50), Nautel(8.C61), Fraunhofer IIS (8.D80)

New DRM receiver options

DRM Consortium member Nautelpresents new receiver options

Ceiton

By Heather McLean

After two years of development inLeipzig, Germany, Ceiton hasreleased version 5 of its workflowoptimisation and resource schedul-ing product, Web Workflow PPS. Apopular choice across the mediaindustry, users of Web WorkflowPPS range from larger Hollywoodstudios to smaller post facilities

and broadcasters of all sizes.According to Russ Walker,

Ceiton’s EVP sales americas, themain focus with version 5 – which is

on display here at IBC – was tomake usage for operators simplerand faster by extending existing webtechnologies, such as AJAX andWinLIKE, as well as introducingmore new features.

Version 5 provides new userinterface elements for the workflowengines, including inline editing indrag and drop trees, and extended useof AJAX for faster operations in anormal web browser. It also providessome improvements for browsers ontablets like Google Android, in orderto allow system usage on the go with-out requiring a notebook PC. 3.A60

Web Workflow PPS v5

Version 5 of Ceiton Workflow PPS


The intense debates in conference,the buzz of interest as thousands ofpeople throng the exhibition halls:IBC is always alive with excitement.But sometimes you may feel theneed to talk somewhere quiet.

You may be finalising a systemarchitecture with a lead integrator,agreeing contract terms with a leadvendor, signing up a new distributoror reseller, or talking through a newjob opportunity. These importantconversations need calm concentra-tion without bustle around you.

That is why the IBC Business

Lounge was created. It is an oasis ofcalm just a moment away from theheart of the exhibition: you will findit in the Holland Lounge on the firstfloor, near Halls 9, 10 and 11. Thereare tables and chairs for smallgroups to talk, and if you need extraprivacy you can book a privatemeeting room.

Coffee and snacks are availableand staff in the lounge can help withinternet access and office tasks suchas photocopying. The IBC BusinessLounge is available for all visitorsand is open during exhibition hours.

The Business Lounge

Clear your head andrecharge the mind

Sony


At NAB earlier this year, Sonyunveiled i ts much-anticipatedCineAlta camera prototype, the F65.At IBC, Sony is revealing more of itsstrategy for bringing the camera tomarket by showing how it fits into

the company’s broader 4K workflow. The camera will be available at

the end of the year through a groupof new and existing channel partnersas part of its 4K Alliance strategy.

Supporting Sony’s 4K workflowis a new SRMemory pack, whichtakes into account the need for var-ied card capacities and writingspeeds. Six separate cards will be

available for different applicationswith a colour scheme to provide dif-ferentiation.

To enable users to transfer all thememory from camera to computer,Sony also has a new range ofSRMaster products on show here.These address all the challenges ofdata wrangling, both on set and inpost production.

Sony says it is looking to providethe entire end-to-end 4K editingprocess, with the introduction ofSRMaster and SRMemory. Hall 12

4K mastering workflow

Vortex Communications

By David Fox

Until a few years ago, Vortex Com-munications manufactured the Script-Boy Wireless Timecode Clipboard. Itwas “well-liked and hundreds areprobably still in regular use,” saidVortex Director, Ian Prowse.

“Then the RoHS lead-free direc-tive came along, which meant thatour custom-produced LCD Displaywas no longer allowed to be used inthe product and the whole setup costfor a re-fabrication would have beenprohibitive.”

The original ScriptBoy used alicence-free wireless transmitterattached to the camera, which sent

timecode as it was recorded to the‘clipboard’, where it was displayed inrealtime, allowing users tohold the count whilemaking productionnotes.

Prowse added:“This year, we areintroducing a tablet/smartphone versionwhich is based on theoriginal concept butalso includes com-prehensive notes andpre-editing scriptfunctionality,”

The new i-Script-Boy works in a similarway to the legacy prod-uct, with extra features,but maintains the functionality with

which production teams may befamiliar. The Timecode Transmitteris now Wi-Fi, and sends informationfrom the camera to web-connecteddevices. Like the original, the time-

code display can bepaused, but the app alsoincludes Shot and Takebuttons to capture time-code automatically andstore in the Notes areafor later export to editingand logging systems.

The Notes Editorstores text from theNotePad and imagesfrom the DoodlePad sothat the final stored notesfile resemble those using

pen and paper. It will workwith any mobile device with aweb browser, as the transmittercontains its own website. 11.G11

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I think we would all agree there havebeen some challenges in the broadcastindustry in the last few years. We hadthe global economic recession, ofcourse, but we also had the multi-plat-form revolution which was significant toour industry. Broadcasters had toaddress multiple outputs like the web,mobiles, and tablets, while at the same

time seeing their advertising revenueschecked because of the other opportu-nities on those multiple outputs.

In turn, this has created a hugechange in the relationship betweenbuyers and sellers, and has put pres-sure on companies like Grass Valley.Some of the pressures are obvious;some, not so much.

There is, for instance, a changedexpectation around speed ofresponse. Once, even a simple editingfacility was a capital purchase: now itis a download, and can be operationalwithin minutes of identifying therequirement for it. Broadcasters needthat speed of response because theyhave to be agile to capture opportuni-ties as they present themselves.

So, as manufacturers we can nolonger quote extended lead times onproduct shipments. Our customersexpect to have support locally, withupdates and spares available in hoursrather than weeks.

But at the same time, there is the

widely reported shift from sellingproducts to selling solutions. A secondfeature of commoditisation is that youcan buy the basic technical buildingblocks from a number of manufactur-ers and they will all work: the decisionis made on how well they fit togetherand how best they suit the operationalrequirements.

Increasingly, requests for solutionsare being expressed in terms of out-comes, not technical functionality ofeach element. And because broadcast-ers and production companies are con-stantly changing their workflows to meetnew challenges and opportunities, thesolutions have to be equally agile,capable of rapid reconfiguration withoutputting capital investments at risk.

We see service oriented architec-tures as central to achieving this. To

the user it is a workflow layer that cancreate new processes quickly andeasily. Beneath it are the technicallayers, connected to the commonframework using simple adaptors,software plug-ins that provide thetranslation and connectivity.

If a third-party should change itsfunctionality – and all systems willinvolve equipment from multiple ven-dors working together – then it is onlythis simple adaptor that needs to beupdated.

To deliver systems based on out-comes, to provide guaranteed avail-ability in service level agreements, andall the other new ways of doing busi-ness in our changing industry meansthat the relationship between vendorand customer has to shift. As manu-facturers we can no longer be reactive,showing how good our point productsare and then waiting for orders.

We have to become trusted partners.Broadcasters and production companieshave to know that if they describe arequirement to us, we will deliver a pack-aged solution, using best of breed tech-nology from our catalogue and fromother manufacturers as appropriate,which will meet that requirement — withthe flexibility, reliability, and lifetime costof ownership they require. 1.D11


The statistics of Super Hi-Vision areremarkable. Picture resolution is

7680x4320, a t 60 progressiveframes a second. Audio is equallyimpressive, offering an immersive22 channels set at three heights, plustwo more sub-bass channels frontand rear.

The system has been developedby NHK (Japan Broadcasting Cor-poration) drawing on their ownresearch into what human percep-tion really needs to feel like it is partof a scene not looking at it on ascreen. A paper on this research isbeing given on Sunday morning,and was regarded as so importantthat it has won this year’s IBC Con-ference Award.

But nothing beats experiencingSuper Hi-Vision, and once againNHK has brought a demonstrationto IBC. It made its first appearance

here in 2006 when it was very mucha science project, and in 2008 IBCsaw the first ever international livebroadcasts.

This week the demonstrationvery much focuses on the practicalimplementat ions of Super Hi-Vision. Manufacturers who havejoined the project will be showinghow the signal can be compressed,stored and delivered.

Bu t a longs ide these ve r yimportant developments will be afull demonstration of the system.If you have not yet had a chance toexperience Super Hi-Vision thenmake it an IBC priority. If youhave seen it before you will notneed much encouragement to seeit again.

The Super Hi-Vision theatre andrelated demonstrations can be foundin the Future Zone, in the Park Foyernear Hall 8. Tickets for the theatreare free but demand is always high,so book early.

Super Hi-VisionMake a date to view SHV

Agile solutions, trusted partnersJeff Rosica, executive vice president, Grass Valley explains the pressures that the economic recession has had on both broadcasters and vendors

Opinion

Jeff Rosica: We canno longer be reactive

Netgem

By Ian McMurray

Outlining how it has extended thescope of its business model from theconnected TV to the connectedhome is at the heart of Netgem’sparticipation in this year’s IBC. Thecompany says that it is defining howpay TV operators can use its N-Cloud connected home solution tomeet user demand for easy to useand consistent multi-screen servicesin the home.

The N-Cloud hybrid approach issaid to offer service providers themeans to blend the best of broad-cast – alongside streaming of over thetop (OTT) and on-demand content

and services from the Cloud – whilepreserving the user’s privacy bymaintaining their own content withina home cloud. Netgem is outliningwhy it sees the intelligent set-top boxas the most cost-effective and scala-ble solution for a multi-screen envi-ronment, and is showcasing the typesof connected home experiences it canbring to its customers.

The company is also showing itsnew media server in act ion bydemonstrating its connected homeapplication for iPad, Android phonesand connected TV, alongside othervalue-added services designed tohelp operators take advantage ofconnected technologies to open upnew revenue streams. 4.B79

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Transmit-Route-Receive

With IBC 2011 upon us, the broadcastindustry is no less surprising now than ithas been in the last decade or so. Theconvergence of technology within ourown industry and the adoption of newtechnologies from broader fields suchas IT, continue to throw-up surprises andexciting possibilities. New interfaces andinnovative development partnershipscontinue to bring fresh ideas to the mar-ket, each with individual challenges andpitfalls that we all (both supplier andcustomer) know and love so well.

In the content archive and storagemanagement field, there are someinteresting technology developmentsthat will provide new opportunities forrevenue streams for all broadcast-centric organisations. As always, cus-tomers will define what is most

appropriate to their requirements, andIBC is a perfect opportunity for themto begin to discover how new tech-nologies will impact on and bring tan-gible benefits to their enterprises.

One of the current major interestpoints in archive management is theadvent of open systems, technologythat will allow archive material to befreely exchanged between systems ina vendor-independent content-exchange environment. However, dif-ferent approaches are being taken inthe implementation of archive systeminteroperability; some vendors arecontinuing to create new ‘standards’,while others approach the issue froma wider, technology-based viewpointthat operates under less restrictionsand across a wider framework.

It’s not as if there aren’t enoughstandards in broadcast already, andwhile most may have their place, theapplication of standardised ‘wrappers’

for content in order to make it trans-portable is surely not as efficient, orworkflow-friendly, as simply using atechnology that has transportabilitydesigned-in at a base level.

In addition, technology-basedsolutions are available more immedi-ately and do not have to undergo thelengthy ratification process of stan-dards-based solutions, which can takemany years to be ratified by organisa-tion bodies – and thereafter adoptedby all vendors.

There has already been wide-spread industry intent to adopt widerIT-based technology standards thatfacilitate this technology-based inter-change, such as the Linear Tape FileSystem (LTFS). This new technologyfrom the LTO Program (HP, IBM andQuantum) is already proven and pub-

lished, and is in use in the realworld, in the broadcast arena andacross the wider IT marketplace.We’re starting to see potential shiftsin emphasis with respect to mediaarchives with LTFS technology; thecontent portability that this technol-ogy offers means that for the firsttime, archive processes traditionallyviewed as end-of-cycle could nowbecome the first point of contact. Inessence, the archive may now beseen in terms of content acquisitionand transportation, rather than anafterthought.

These kind of broad IT standardsare what the industry needs, with aview to attracting new blood (forexample in the form of engineers etcfrom the IT sector). In time perhapsthis will create a better understand-ing of important factors like disasterrecovery, and will help our industryto realise that these solutionsshould not be an afterthought in anRFP – they should be thought-through strategy of utmost businessimportance. 7.15Ja

Open systems for archive management Adoption of IT standards are no afterthought but of utmostbusiness importance, says Howard Twine, product manager, SGL

Opinion

Howard Twine: customers will definewhat is most appropriate

The concept of the ‘cloud’ as thenext stage in our technological evo-lution has grown rapidly of late. Butwhat are the benefits of the cloud,and how can they be translated tothe very specif ic needs of mediacreation and delivery.

The term essentially means mov-ing some or all elements of process-ing and storing content from localdevices to a remote location, hostedby a specialist provider. Terms like‘software as a service’ and ‘commu-nications as a service’ are typical ofcloud applications.

The benef it is claimed to bearound business agility. It gives youthe chance to adapt your infrastruc-ture rapidly to changing demands,allowing your business model to fol-low the consumer landscape not bebound to a fixed platform.

But there are big questions overhow well that can be applied tobroadcast and media. Can cloudsolutions, and the network infra-structure providing the connectivity,cope with the traff ic volumes ofhigh resolution video? For manyapplications, from news to top endmovies, the ability to access contentfrom any location is a clear advan-tage – but only if that access is fastand reliable.

What about the security of thecontent? On the one hand, leaks andpiracy can have huge commercialimpact. On the other hand, the risk oflosing part of an irreplaceable archivewould also be potentially devastating.Is this another area where broadcastand IT engineers appear to be usingthe same words but meaning some-thing significantly different?

These questions and more areaddressed in the conference sessionCloud Computing Comes of Age at11:00 this morning in room E102.Taken from a business perspective,it tackles the practicalities behindthe hype. How can cloud computingchange your business, and will theimpact be all for the good? Howchallenging will it be to integrate thecloud with the rest of your opera-tional workflows? Is this a businessedge through flexibility and agility,or a technological solution in searchof a problem? Hear the argumentson all sides, and join in the debate.

View the full Conference Pro-gramme at www.ibc.org/conferen-ceprogramme. Alternat ivelydownload the IBC2011 Mobile Appat www.ibc.org/mobileapp to havethe programme to hand.

Passing cloudsCloud computingcomes of age

Agama Technologies

By Ian McMurray

TV quality assurance companyAgama Technologies has beenchosen by Swiss wholesaler Net-stream to provide Agama’s com-p l e t e end- to -end mon i to r ingsolution for its managed IPTV

service. The installation enablesfull control and understanding ofthe service quality from creationto consumption, supporting Net-stream in the efficient discovery ofproblems and SLA follow-upswith wholesale partners.

Since 2006, Netstream has actedas a wholesale provider of a man-aged IPTV service to the telecom-

munications industry in Switzer-land. With the technical IPTV solu-t ion from Nets t ream , te lecomoperators are given a tailored oppor-tunity to offer digital television serv-ices under their own brand.

In the latest stage of its develop-ment in this area, Netstream hasdeployed Agama’s DTV MonitoringSolution. “As a solution provider of

managed IPTV services, Netstreamhas essential SLAs to meet with theirconnected wholesale partners,” saidMikael Dahlg ren, CEO, AgamaTechnologies.

“The deployed Agama solutionwill support them in this, as well askeeping their service quality high andproblem discovery quick and eff i-cient. We are excited about this newinstallation in Switzerland, and hon-oured to become Netstream’s trustedservice quality assurance partner.” 4.A55

Wholesaler chooses monitoring solution

IPTV monitoring “solution will supportSLAs”, says Agama’s Mikael Dahlgren

Canon’s latest range ofprofessional video cameras.Set your own standard.Canon’s XF series of camcorders utilizes an MPEG-2recording codec with 4:2:2 colour sampling and a datarate of up to 50Mbps, capturing Full HD footage instunning detail.

The XF305 & XF300 combine a Canon L-series lens and 3 Full HD Canon CMOS sensors for broadcast-quality HDvideo stored on Compact Flash memory cards.

The XF105 & XF100 are compact, powerful and packed with features such as professional audio, 10x zoom Canon HD Video Lens and infrared recording, for exceptional versatility.

The innovative XA10 AVCHD camcorder packs Canon professional technology into an ultra-compact body.

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The phone rang and my customer andI ended up chatting about the ins andouts of content delivery to mobilehandheld devices. As broadcastersincrease service choices to cell phoneusers, they are searching for the bestway to deliver content in a reliable way.

Mobile handheld (M/H) requiressynchronous transmission of contentfrom multiple sites, commonly referredto as single frequency networks, orSFNs. This is different from typical cel-lular use, typically voice or data, whichentails communicating with one, singlecell tower.

The cellular system operates on apoint-to-point model. When a call ismade but then dropped, the phonenegotiates with the next cell site

before a call can be placed again.Streaming content for M/H needs

a different approach from voice anddata usage. Content can’t reasonablybe delivered individually to each hand-held device, so content is broadcast

instead. The broadcast model is wellsuited for covering a wide area and forproviding service to multiple viewerswhere the tower and the M/H do notneed a unique relationship. Multipletransmission sites create a wide area

with overlay and collectively thesesites create a network. Costs don’t goup when more viewers are added.

Multiple cellular sites must all betransmitting on the same frequencyand synchronous to each other inorder to work. Mobile handhelddevices must all be able to seam-lessly switch from one originating siteto another. An M/H device may evenbe receiving from two sites simultane-ously. This only works if all of the sig-nals are synchronous. One could takelicense and think of the ‘S’ in SFN as‘everything synchronous,’ or as ‘seam-

less’ coverage of a wide area.Since all signals in the SFN need

to be synchronous, we have developednew technology that provides regener-ative retiming and signal resynchroni-sation for DVB-ASI signal. All signalsin at each individual transmissionpoint or emission point can be lockedto a GPS reference, retimed and syn-chronised for optimum performance.The Avenue 4500 and 4445 modulesall support DVB-ASI signals and canbe used at each cell tower, transmitteror emission site to ensure the SFN isoperating as its best. 8.B91


To make your time here as produc-tive and enjoyable as possible, IBCworks closely with the city of Ams-terdam authorities and the RAI Cen-tre. One of the benef its of thisco-operation is that we can offer freetravel for all visitors from Thursday 8September to Tuesday 13 September.

Make sure you get your freeticket. If you do not have one yet,pick it up from an IBC Info Point.They will also be able to help withmaps and advice on how to getaround. The free passes cover allbuses, trams and sneltrams (metro)within the city boundaries – which

of course includes IBC – run byGVB, the Amsterdam transportauthority.

Tram route 4 and the IBC spe-cial route 11 both run from outsidethe RAI into the heart of the city,terminating at Centraal Station. Ifyour hotel is close to Centraal Sta-tion, or on the eastern side of theold town, then take sneltram route51, which leaves from the RAI sta-tion, just a couple of m inutes’walk away. The 51 reaches Cen-traal Station in under 15 minuteswith just a couple of stops on theway, and can often be less crowdedat peak times.

For major hotels which are notclose to the 4, 11 or 51 routes thereare IBC shuttle bus services. Checkwith an IBC Info Point for a map,timetable and guidance on how bestto get back to your hotel. There isalso a shuttle bus service from IBCto Schiphol airport, and you cancheck in here at the RAI for many ofthe major airlines.

Check the IBC Event Guides formore information or download theIBC2011 Mobile App atwww.ibc.org/mobileapp for theshuttle bus timetable.

Free travel from IBCBe sure to get

your IBC tram pass

Streaming content to mobileWhy SFNs are essential for streaming content to mobile handheld,according to Mondae Hott, director of sales, Ensemble Designs

Opinion

Mondae Hott: All signals in theSFN need to be synchronous

Integrated Microwave

Technologies

By Ian McMurray

IBC2011 sees the European marketlaunch of Nucomm Newscoder 4,new from Integrated MicrowaveTechnologies. The Newscoder 4 is acompact , low power, HD/SD,video/audio encoder with AESEncryption.

At only 3.7 cubic inches in size,Newscoder 4 is said to deliver

superior MPEG-4 H.264 SD andHD encoding, enabling broadcast-ers to transmit HD content eff i-ciently over the same infrastructureused to transmit standard def ini-tion content.

The Newscoder 4 input acceptse i the r a compos i t e (NTSC orPAL), SD-SDI or HD-SDI input.The encoder automatically detectsthe video input format, digitisesand passes it to a high perform-ance H.264/AVC MP@L4 videoencoder, where the video is com-pressed down to an extremely lowdata rate. The resulting output isan ASI transport stream.

In addition, the encoder has onestereo or two mono audio inputs andsupports both line level inputs andmicrophone level inputs. Each modesupports independent gain selectionranging from 12 dB of attenuationto +50 dB and embedded audio.

“The Newscoder 4 defines thenext level of video compression,”said Integrated Microwave Tech-nologies President Stephen Shpock. 1.D40

Encoder’s Euro launch

Newscoder 4 is a compact video/audioencoder with AES Encryption


In brief

Router configurationA new router control configurationtool from Snell, Centra Vite, isdesigned to offer fast set-up andimmediate router use as desired. Aweb control panel ensures out-of-the-box operation, while an externalsnapshot application saves the livestatus of all or a selection of routesand subsequently recalls thosesettings. Free with Snell routers,Centra Vite offers a straightforwardupgrade path to Snell’s Centrasystem-wide control and monitoringsystem without compromisingexisting user interfaces andfundamental operation.8.B68

Green transmittersThe Elite 100 GreenPowerTransmitter Line is a medium poweraddition to Thomson’senvironmentally-friendly GreenPowerseries. The Elite 100 GreenPower isdescribed as the optimal choice forlow CO2, low-OPEX operation ininitial digital deployments, or for theextension of coverage in tandemwith high-power Elite 1000GreenPower transmitters. From thesame family – and also on show atIBC – is the Elite 1000, whichfeatures 50 V LDMOS technology, anoutput power of up to 9.6 kW DVBper unit, and an energy consumptionsaving of up to 15 percent over theprevious Elite transmitter series. 5.A17

Standards-based solutionfor OTT service deliveryVideo Content Authority System(VCAS) 3 solutions are beingdisplayed by Verimatrix. VCAS forinternet TV – the standards-basedsolution for secure OTT servicedelivery – now supports what thecompany says is a dramaticallyexpanded range of client devicetypes. ViewRight Web integrationswith HTTP live Streaming (HLS)players now support smart(connected) TVs and OTT STBs,Android smartphones and tablets,as well as the PC/Mac andiPad/iPhone. Meanwhile, VCAS forDVB – the company’s recentlyacquired DVB conditional access(CA) technology – is now fullyintegrated with Verimatrix’s IP-basedcontent security.4.B54

BBC Academy

By Michael Burns

You can sample one of the BBC’smost popular High Definition train-ing courses here at IBC. The BBCAcademy is hosting short HDSMpresentations at 16:00 today, and at11:00 and 16:00 on both Saturdayand Sunday.

The full High Definition Stan-dards and Measurement (HDSM)course examines format differences,timing, installation, surround soundcoding and distribution, display sys-tems, and Up/Down conversion.

During the programme, lab-basedpracticals examine key areas toensure the attendees get the mostfrom the course.

“This represents a real landmarkin HD Engineering training,” saidAndy Wilson, head of the BBC Cen-tre of Technology. “The key to suc-cessful HD output is ensuring thatquality is measured and maintainedthroughout the production and dis-tribution chain.”

Staff from Arqiva, CNN, DRByen, Virgin Media, Sony andSiemens, among others , haveattended the four-day programme. 9.A38

Get up to speed with HD engineering training

Broadcast Pix

By Carolyn Giardina

The largest member of BroadcastPix’s family of integrated live videoproductions systems, Granite 6000,has debuted with an expanded 2M/E control panel. The new controlpanel has rows of 24 buttons forrapid access to more sources, as wellas two banks of device controls torun the built-in clip store, Harris orChyron CG, and control camerasand streamers.

“Granite 6000 is our new flag-

ship two M/E control panel for pro-ducers creating sophisticated showswith a lot of cameras,” said KenSwanton, president of Broadcast Pix.

The panel has 142 PixButtons,the patented Broadcast Pix inventionthat displays sources and file nameson the buttons. The new controlpanel also features a row of PixBut-tons for Fluent Macros, which com-bine switcher effects and files withone-button recall.

The Granite 6000 includes a pro-duction switcher and companionserver. The switcher supports up to22 SDI multidefinition inputs and

seven channels of clips, animations,and graphics.

Available this month, Granite

6000 can be purchased as a new sys-tem or as a panel upgrade to anyexisting Granite system. 7.B20

Orad

By Carolyn Giardina

A joint offering from Orad andIBIS, PowerPlay is a new systemdesigned to manage sports produc-tions from ingest through instanthighlight editing, to sports mediaasset management in a post environ-ment. The system is being show-cased on the Orad stand.

Aimed at giving sports broad-casters a fast turnaround withadvanced data management tools,PowerPlay is founded on two pri-mary building blocks.

Ingest, instant editing and play-out are based on PlayMaker, an 8-

channel instant replay sport replayserver. Then there is a media man-agement system based on IT tech-nologies.

The iFind Asset Core databaseunderpins the MAM system. Power-Play also supports archiving, restorefrom archive, clip transfer andsearch functions.

The new offering is available intwo ‘flavours’. PowerPlay Studio isa studio system for live editing ofmultiple game feeds, with realtimeaccess to MAM tools and videostorage. Alternatively, PowerPlayOB allows multiple OB trucks toingest, tag and deliver content to amain facility. 7.B27

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A fine ideaThe new dFINE headset rangefrom DPA is said to feature someradical updates on the design ofits existing 4066 and 4088models, which are widely used ininternational theatre, broadcastand conferences. dFINE, saysDPA, was launched in responseto market demand, and its namereflects the headset’s accurateaudio definition and soniccharacteristics. The company isalso showing microphones fromits Reference Standard family.8.D70

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By Joe Zaller, Devoncroft Partners

With the broadcast industry in Europeseemingly rebounding from the recession,one of the key questions at IBC is what’shappening to broadcast technology budgetstoday, and will they increase or decreaseover the next few years. To determine thestate of broadcast technology budgets inEurope, we asked a series of in-depth ques-tions to a global sample of broadcast tech-nology professionals as part of the 2011 BigBroadcast Survey (BBS).

The BBS, which is conducted annually byDevoncroft Partners, is the largest and mostcomprehensive study of the broadcast indus-

try. More than 8,000 people participated in the2011 BBS, including more than 4,000+ broad-cast professionals who provided detailedinformation about their budgets and technol-ogy spending plans.

Regional comparison of broadcast tech budgetsUsing data from the 2011 BBS, this articlecompares broadcast technology spendingaround the world and then focuses on what’snext for Europe, both in terms of how much isprojected to be spent, and in what areas.

As seen in the Figure 1, the growth ofbroadcast technology budgets in Asia look

set to outpace both Europe and the Ameri-cas in 2011-12. The Asian market was notas adversely impacted by the recession as

other regions, and it appears that its spend-ing is continuing to look good for this yearand next.

The Americas market, where broadcast-

ers primarily rely on advertising for themajority of their revenues, was deeplyimpacted by the recession. However, themarket in the Americas is bouncing backnicely, driven by a recovery in ad spendingin North America, and major expansion incertain Latin American countries, mostnotably Brazil.

The European market has more state andlicense fee funded broadcasters, so the reces-sion was not as deep in the region. The vastmajority of European research participantsreported that their budgets are either stable orgrowing. Less than 10 percent of respondentsindicated that their budgets will be decliningnext year.

Tech Budgets in EMEALooking specif ical ly at the market inEurope, we asked more than 3,000 broad-cast professionals from EMEA how theirbroadcast technology budgets are evolv-ing. By probing research par t icipantsabout the movement and velocity of theirbudgets over time, we get a good repre-

European broadcast technology budgets on the rise in 2011 - 2012This article reviews the state of broadcast technology capitalspending budgets in Europe versus the rest of the world andthen shows what broadcast technology buyers predict willhappen to their capital budgets in the future

Figure 1. Regional comparison of broadcasttechnology budgets in 2011-2


sentation of the state of technology spend-ing in Europe. Figure 2 shows the move-ment of broadcast technology budgets inEurope over a three-year period.

Using 2011 as the base year, we askedEuropean research participants about their2011 broadcast technology budgets in the

context of the previous year (2010), and alsoto predict how their budgets will move nextyear (2012).

So firstly, what’s the outlook for 2011?Overall 82% of respondents said theirbudgets for this year were either staying thesame or growing, with 51% saying theirbudgets would increase in 2011. This is amajor improvement from 2010 when just34% of respondents reported that theirb r o a d c a s t t e c h n o l og y b u d g e t s h a dincreased versus 2009, and 28% said their

budgets had declined versus 2009.The predicted outlook for 2012 looks

better still. 91% of European respondentspredict that their broadcast technologybudgets will stay the same or increase in2012. An impressive 64% of respondentspredict that their budgets will increase in2012 versus 2011. On an overall basis, thisis positive news for European broadcasttechnology spending.

Planned technology spending in EuropeWith broadcast technology budgets improv-ing in Europe, the obvious question at theIBC show is: how are broadcast profession-als in Europe planning to deploy theirbudgets? Technology spending in thebroadcast industry tends to be project-based. Projects might include internationalelections and sporting championships, tothe long-term planned capital upgrades ofbroadcast infrastructure and facilities.Thus, an understanding of the major proj-ects being implemented by broadcaster pro-fessionals around the world provides usefulinsight into the capital expenditure plans ofthe industry.

We presented broadcast professionals witha list of major projects and asked them to indi-cate which ones they are currently imple-ment ing or have planned/budgeted toimplement in the next year. Their responseswere then used to create the 2011 BBS Broad-cast Industry European Project Index, whichis shown in Figure 3.

By a wide margin European broadcasttechnology buyers indicated that the transi-

tion to HDTV operations is the major driverof technology spending this year, withupgrades to infrastructure and transmissionand distribution capabilities topping theranking. European broadcast professionalsalso plan to implement file-based and auto-mated workflows in mainstream operations

as well as in the archive. Other top projectsinclude launching new (presumably HDTV)channels, moving towards automated oper-ations, and upgrading newsroom operations.

In other words, broadcast professionals inEMEA are spending money on three things -the transition to HDTV operations; and onthose things that either save money throughincreased efficiency (e.g. asset managementand automation), or generate new revenuestreams (e.g. new channels).

In some cases, broadcasters are spending

big money on these projects. For examplethe average budget in EMEA for upgradinginfrastructure for HD/3Gbps operations isclose to $7m.

Traditionally, in the broadcast industry,major projects drive technology budgets,which in turn drive product purchase. But

there has to be money available to fund theprojects. It now appears that the industry isrecovering from recession and spending onbroadcast technology will also improve.This is good news for everyone here atIBC2011.

Joe Zaller is the founder and president ofDevoncroft Partners, which provides marketresearch and strategic consulting services to awide range of digital media clients. He can becontacted at [email protected]

Figure 2. 2010 Evolution of Broadcast TechnologyBudgets in Europe Figure 3. 2011 BBS Broadcast Industry European Project Index


Highly integrated and automatedplayout systems (channel-in-a-box)have been in existence for over adecade and have proved themselvessufficient for handling the playout ofbasic thematic channels – indeedthey have been an undoubted suc-cess in that field. However, there aretwo key aspects that currently avail-able integrated playout technologiesfail to address: the ability to gener-ate high-class graphics that areproven to significantly enhance thevalue of a channel’s brand; and theability to support any channel thatuses live content.

The initial driver for the firstchannel-in-a-box systems was toreduce cost by combining a numberof discrete pieces of functionality

into a single device. In some casesthe functionality was supported bythe integration of discrete hardware,in others by executing the functional-ity in software on standard ITservers.

A criticism of these early technolo-gies was that they lacked the sophisti-cation to support complexmultichannel systems, were not easilyscalable at reasonable cost and oneor more of the integrated features,such as automation or graphics, waslacking in some way.

More recent systems have tried tocombat scalability and complexity byoffering a client/server approachwhere certain features such as con-tent storage and automation can becentralised to avoid replication on a

per-channel basis. However, these arestill open to the criticism that otherfeatures, from graphics to switching,are far less developed.

Existing systems provide basicgraphics capabilities via off-the-shelf graphics and video I/O cards.Customers seeking to create moresophisticated branding over multiplechannels are frustrated at thesevere limitations placed on them.To meet the demands of complexchannel branding, customers cur-rently need to purchase a spe-cialised third-party system, whichpushes up the investment, takes upmore space, and creates two differ-ent and unnecessary workflows forgraphics. This contradicts the wholepoint of integrated technologies.

The lack of ability to support livecontent is also a fundamental draw-back: there are a large number ofchannels that incorporate live eventsthat until now have not been able tobenefit from an integrated playoutsolution.

Pixel Power’s ChannelMasteruniquely answers these limitationswith an architecture that providesbest-of-breed graphics – includingrealtime 3D elements and texturemapping – and the system reliabilityneeded to create a highly visiblechannel, while crucially minimising thecost and time of getting a new chan-nel to air.

Because ChannelMaster has abuilt-in master control switcher it’s anexcellent proposition for channels thatinclude live events. This is in markedcontrast to the systems on the marketthat are limited to only one videoinput, or lack a master control hard-ware panel with which a master con-trol operator would be familiar.

ChannelMaster has three livevideo inputs, but can also control anupstream router providing access to

an unlimited number of sources. It’salso capable of live transitionsbetween sources with preview –vital in a live environment as anybroadcaster knows. In short Chan-nelMaster delivers full mastery ofintegrated channel playout. Experi-ence on our stand.7.A31

Channel-in-a-box comes of ageThe limitations of integrated and automated playout systems havenow been addressed, declares James Gilbert, joint MD, Pixel Power

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Signiant technology is used to dis-tribute programmes to multiple play-out platforms and broadcasters,including Chellomedia, Encompass,Red Bee Media and ESPN.

“All of our clients have transmis-sion service level agreements thatmake it imperative for them toreceive their content on time,” saidDavide Maglio, director and partner,

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11.F02AIC/Xtore 7.J49AIRSTAR (Co-exhibiting with Matthews StudioEquipment) 11.G71AirTies Wireless Networks 5.B33AJA Video 7.F11Akamai Technologies 7.A14AKG Acoustics (Co-exhibiting with HarmanInternational/Studer) 8.D60ALBENTIA Systems (Co-exhibiting with BTESA –Broad Telecom) 8.B02Albiral Display Solutions 10.A42Albis Technologies 4.C71Albrecht Elektronik 10.A40Aldena Telecomunicazioni 8.E37Allegro 1.A46Alpermann+Velte 10.B48Alpha Networks 9.A12Alphatron Broadcast Electronics 11.B40Altech GDL (Co-exhibiting with Altech UEC) 4.B50 Altech MediaVerge (Co-exhibiting with Altech UEC)

4.B50Altech SetOne (Co-exhibiting with Altech UEC) 4.B50 Altech UEC 4.B50Altera 5.A15Altermedia 7.D02Alticast Corp 1.F50AmberFin 7.J15cAmbient Recording 8.A80AMD 7.H35Amino Communications 5.B40Amos – Spacecom 1.C65Amphenol Broadcast Solutions 9.B08Amplidata 6.A05Amptec (Co-exhibiting with DPA Microphones) 8.D70Amsterdam inbusiness (Co-exhibiting with Dutch Media Hub) 9.A20AnaCom 1.D91Andersson Technologies 7.A03Anet 9.B45Anevia 4.B66ANNOVA Systems 3.A31Anritsu 1.C95

ANT Group 8.E20ANT Software 4.C98Ant Systems 13.198Antik Technology 13.313Anton Bauer (Co-exhibiting with Vitec Group) 11.D61Apace Systems 7.K27APANTAC 7.K21Appear TV 1.C61APRICO Solutions 1.A81aARA – Antenna Research Associates (Co-exhibiting with Vialite by PPM) 1.F29ArabSat 1.C38Arbor Media 7.G15bArchion Technologies (Co-exhibiting with EMEA Gateway) 7.E06Ardis Technologies 7.J17ARET video and audio engineering OE201Argosy 10.D55Arion Technology 4.A71Arkivum 8.G44arqiva 1.B61ARRI 11.F21ARRIS 1.D41Artec Technologies 7.G35Artel Video Systems 2.A20ASC Signal Corporation 1.C51ASL Intercom 10.B31Aspera 7.G11Aspiro 13.223ASSIMILATE 7.H11Aston Group 2.A30eASTRA (SES ASTRA) 1.B51ASTRA Broadband Services (Co-exhibiting withASTRA (SES ASTRA)) 1.B51ASTRA Platform Services (Co-exhibiting withASTRA (SES ASTRA)) 1.B51Astro Strobel Kommunikationssysteme 3.C20ATEME 1.F70Atempo 7.J03ATG Broadcast (Co-exhibiting with Dan Technologies) 8.B51Atomos EMEA 6.C28eATOS – Siemens 9.C25Atos Origin 13.163ATS (Co-exhibiting with Enesys) 3.B20aATTO Technology 7.F41Audio AG – RME 8.A19Audio Developments 8.D97Audio Ltd 8.D96Audio-Technica 8.D78Aurora Lite Bank 9.B18Austin Insulators (Co-exhibiting with KintronicLabs) 8.E35Autocue 11.E51Autodesk 7.D25Autoscript 11.D61aAvanti Communications 1.A50Avateq Corp 4.C59Aveco 3.B56Avid 7.J20Avitech International Corporation 7.K30Aviwest 2.C21AVL Technologies 5.A49AVP Europa 10.E57AVT Audio Video Technologies 8.E91AWEX 10.D31AWOX 2.C33Axcera 10.F28Axel Technology 8.C62Axia Audio (Co-exhibiting with Telos System)

8.D29Axon Digital Design 10.A21/10.B21Ayecka Communication Systems 4.C51Azden Corp 8.D80Azure Shine International 6.A29c

BB&H Photo Video, Pro Audio 10.A01Band Pro Munich 11.F40Bangchen 13.382Barco Silex 9.A57Barix 3.A48Barrowa 1.B26Bazhou HongXingJieTu studio lighting equipment Co 11.F61bBBC Academy 9.A38BCE 7.J40Beat the Traffic 2.A10bebob 11.F54

BeeSmart 13.281Beijing Brightcast Co 11.G80Beijing Feiyashi Technology Development

11.F81Beijing Hualin Stone-tech 11.F79Beijing OSEE Digital Technology 10.F33Beijing Phylion Battery Co 11.A20Beijing Realmagic Technology Co 3.A52Beijing United Victory Co 11.D71Beillen Battery –JIADE Energy Technology 11.E80Bel Digital Audio 10.A30Belco 8.C60Belden 1.C21Belgium Satellite Services 1.A03BES and Media Products 10.C51BESAT Broadcasting Systems 9.C47 BETTERVIEW 3.A15aiBFE Studio und Medien Systeme 9.B25BHV Broadcast 10.F35Binocle 11.D70aBIRTV 10.A08Blackmagic Design 7.H20Black-Tek OE118BLANKOM Antennentechnik (Co-exhibiting with BLANKOM Digital) 1.F51BLANKOM Digital 1.F51BLT Italia 8.A68Blue Lucy Media 7.F04BlueArc Corporation 7.E10Bluebell Opticom 3.A68Bluefish444 7.J07BlueShape 11.A14Bluestreak Technology 13.123Bluetop Technology Co 5.C43BMS Broadcast Microwave Services Europe

1.A10BON ELECTRONICS, 11.D85Boris FX/Media 100 6.A03Boxx TV 11.C66BPL Business Media 13.211Bradley Engineering 11.C37BRAINSTORM MULTIMEDIA (Co-exhibiting with FOR-A UK) 2.B59Brexel 5.B15cBridge Technologies 1.A30BrightSign 3.C17Bristol Vfx (Co-exhibiting with Photon Beard) 11.C44British Kinematograph Sound & TelevisionSociety (BKSTS) 8.B99Broadcast Bionics 8.D73Broadcast Electronics 8.C91Broadcast International 13.362Broadcast Pix 7.B20Broadcast Solutions 5.C29/OE110Broadcast Traffic Systems 3.B25Broadcast Unifying Gears (Bug.tv) 7.B01Broadcom Corporation 2.C39Broadcom 8.B38hBroadpeak 2.C40bBroadtec 3.A15cBryant Unlimited 10.D15BSI 9.A46BTESA – Broad Telecom 8.B02Building4Media – Primestream 7.D21Bulcrypt 5.C46Burli – EuMediaNet 6.A26Büro Für Neues Fernsehen (Co-exhibiting withSeaChange) 1.C27Burton 8.G48BW Broadcast 8.E73

CC&C Technic Taiwan Co 5.C41Cabletime Limited – IPTV 13.373Cache-A Corporation (Co-exhibiting with GlobalDistribution) 7.G16Caldigit 7.B42Calibre UK 7.J43Calrec Audio 8.C58Camargus 9.D26Cambridge Research Systems 8.B38bCamera Motion Research 9.A55Canara Lighting & Sconce 11.E74Canare 11.B63Canford 9.C01Canon Europe 11.E50Carl Zeiss 11.D75Cartoni 11.C30Caspian One 4.A61hiCavena Image Products 2.A47

CB Electronics (Co-exhibiting with MSV) 8.A04CCBN2012 8.F56CEITON technologies 3.A60Celeno Communications 3.A15fCetel 3.A20Chambre De Commerce Et D’Industrie De Paris2.A30/2.B39/2.C40/3.B20/8.B30/8.D82/11.D70Channelot 3.A15kChellomedia (Co-exhibiting with Liberty Global Europe) 1.D39China Anhui Modern TV Technology Co 7.D03China Ruige 9.B06Christie 9.B30Christy Media Solutions –Broadcast Recruitment Specialists 6.C20Chrosziel 11.E65Chyron 7.D11Cine 60 10.D57Cine Power International 11.F11Cinegy 7.A30/7.A41Cineroid 11.A58CINE-TV broadcast systems 11.B12Cinevation (Co-exhibiting with DFT Digital FilmTechnology Munich) 7.E21Cintel International 7.B35Cisco Systems 13.197City of Hilversum (Co-exhibiting with Dutch Media Hub) 9.A20Civolution 2.C30Clear-Com 10.D29aCmotion 11.C40Cobalt Digital 8.A94Cobham 1.F41Codan Satcom 4.C75Code One 10.F38Cogent Technologies (Simtra) 4.A61gCognacq-Jay Image (Co-exhibiting with MEDIABROADCAST) 1.B79COGNIK 2.B39eColem Engineering 4.A61hiiColt Technology Services 3.C41Commonwealth Broadcasting Association

10.A03Communications Research Centre Canada

8.F49Communications Specialties 8.A15Comrex (Co-exhibiting with VortexCommunications) 11.G11COM-TECH High Freq and Broadcast 8.C74Comtech Telecommunications 1.F80Conax 1.D69Concurrent 4.B78Conducfil 8.E79Connected Home Academy 13.311Conspin Co 4.C50CONTENTUS (Co-exhibiting with EuropeanBroadcasting Union (EBU)) 10.F20Contentwise 13.332Convergent Design 7.A07Cooke Optics 11.D10Coolux 11.D66CoreELTechnologies 1.F96CoreTrust 13.421Coship Electronics Co 1.A74Cosmolight 11.C36Cotech 11.A54CP Cases 10.A44CPE Italia 8.B11CPI International 1.B41Craltech Electronica 9.B14Craze Productions 3.A15iCreative Network Design, Inc (Co-exhibiting with MSV) 8.A04CreNova Technology Co 5.B15bCryptoguard 3.C53Crystal Vision 2.B11CSE 2.C40cCSTB Russia 8.F57CTE Digital Broadcast 8.C38Cube-Tec International 8.D03Cubiware 5.C35CUK HING Industries (Hong Kong) 11.F61cCV Support 11.C84CYTAGlobal 5.B05

DD&R 8.C70D.I.P. Company 7.D01D4D INGENIERIA VISUAL 11.D70ciid’accord broadcasting solutions 9.A53Dalet Digital Media Systems 8.B77

Dan Technologies Group 8.B51Danmon Systems Group (Co-exhibiting withDan Technologies) 8.B51Darim Vision 7.C10Data Vision & Allied Vision Technologies 9.A50DataDirect Networks 7.C30Dataton 7.G12Datavideo Technologies Europe 7.D39DAVID Systems 7.F20Dawson OE120Dayang Technology Development 7.H39Dazmo 9.A34dB Broadcast 10.A28DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni 8.B16De Sisti Lighting 11.D50Decimator Design 7.B40Dedo Weigert Film 11.D31DEEP VISION 11.D70cDega Broadcast Systems 7.G07DekTec 2.A41Delec Audio und Videotechnik 10.D30Delta Meccanica 8.E36DELTACAST (Co-exhibiting with DELTACAST.TV)

10.D10DELTACAST.TV 10.D10DEV Systemtechnik 1.F34Deva Broadcast 8.D79Devlin Keyboards 6.C28bdevolo AG 13.273DEXEL Lighting 11.G74Dexin Digital Technology(Chengdu) Co 6.A29bDFT Digital Film Technology Munich 7.E21DHD 8.A50DiBcom 3.B51Digidia 8.A13Digigram 8.C51Digimetrics-DCA 7.A01Digisoft.TV 13.291Digispot System 8.E83DigiTAG (Co-exhibiting with EuropeanBroadcasting Union (EBU)) 10.F20Digital Instruments 8.A11Digital Nirvana 10.A12Digital Rapids 7.G41 / 13.293Digital Stream Technology 5.B15eDigital TV Group 5.A45Digital TV Labs 2.A18Dimetis 4.B77DirectOut 8.E02Discretix Technologies . 3.A15bDisk Archive Corporation 8.B38gDivX, now part of Rovi 5.A31DK-Technologies 8.E60DLNA 13.376Dmlite c. 9.A04DMT SyES 8.C49Dolby 2.B28Doremi Technologies 10.B10Doteck Digital Technologies 2.C27Double D Electronics 1.F58aDoughty Engineering 11.B61DPA Microphones 8.D70Draka 11.C31DSPECIALISTS 8.E69DTS 2.B50Duma Video 5.C39Dutch Media Hub 9.A20DVB 1.D81DVBControl 3.B50DVEO division of Computer Modules 2.A48DVLab 5.C07DVS Digital Video Systems 7.E25Dymo 3.C31Dynacore Technology Co 11.E70

Ee2v – Stellar 1.A78Eardatek 4.C67Easyrig 11.A10EBH Radio Software 8.A02EchoStar Europe 1.F76ECRIN Systems 5.C21Eddystone Broadcast 8.B38eEdgeware 4.B71Editshare 7.C21Eela Audio 8.E85Egatel 8.C16Egripment 11.A21EgyptSat 1.B91Elber 8.C11aElbit Systems Land and C4I 3.A15di

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Elecard 2.A28Electronics Research Inc (ERI) 8.E23Electrosys 8.C40Elemental Technologies 7.H37Elettronika 8.A35Elrom Studios 3.A15gELTI 8.A31Emcore 2.A24EMEA Gateway 7.E06Emotion Systems 6.A23aemotion3D 6.A01EMS Technical Personnel 1.B09Enco Systems 10.F26Encompass Digital Media 5.C33Enensys 3.B20aEnigma Systems 5.B21Ensemble Designs, 8.B91Enterprise Europe Network (Co-exhibiting with Dutch Media Hub) 9.A20EnterpriseData Technologies 4.C89Entone 13.266Entropic Communications 3.A41Envivio 1.D73EPAK 2.C35Ericsson 1.D61ESL (Co-exhibiting with Thrane & Thrane) OE202Espial 5.A18Etere 8.B89ETILUX (Co-exhibiting with AWEX) 10.D31ETL Systems 4.B84Etnatel Consorzio Export 5.C30ETRI 8.G31ETSI 2.C29Euro Light System (Co-exhibiting with Nila LEDLighting) 9.A19Euro Video System 10.F25European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 10.F20Eurotek 8.A59Eutelsat 1.D59/OE112Eversat 1.A52Evertz 1.A33/8.B40Evoxe – Newsroom 2.C59EVS 8.A96/8.B90Exir Broadcasting 8.D28Explorer Cases by GT Line 11.G76Exterity 13.335Extron Electronics 3.A51Eyeheight Limited 8.D92Ezako 8.B30c

FF&V LED Lighting 11.F70F.A.Bernhardt, FAB 2.A21Facilis Technology 7.D05Factum Electronics 8.B92Farmers Wife 9.A10FascinatE 8.G44Fast Forward Video 9.A16Fiberfox 11.G59FileCatalyst 7.H40Film and Digital Times (Co-exhibiting withTransvideo) 11.F31Film Gear – Eclalux 11.G48Filmfabriek 9.B43Filmlight 7.F31FIMS (Co-exhibiting with European BroadcastingUnion (EBU)) 10.F20Fischer Connectors 11.E21Flanders Scientific Inc (FSI) (Co-exhibiting withZunzheng Digital Video Co) 10.F22Floatcam 9.B51Flolight (co-exhibiting with Prompter People)

11.G75FLYING-CAM (Co-exhibiting with AWEX) 10.D31Focal Professional 8.B30iFOR-A UK 2.A51/2.B59/11.A70bForbidden Technologies 7.J15eFORTIS 5.B45Foxcom 5.C40France Broadcast 8.B30jFraunhofer Alliance Digital Cinema 8.B80 Fraunhofer FIRST (Co-exhibiting with FraunhoferAlliance Digital Cinema) 8.B80 Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (Co-exhibiting withFraunhofer Alliance Digital Cinema) 8.B80 Fraunhofer HHI (Co-exhibiting with FraunhoferAlliance Digital Cinema) 8.B80 Fraunhofer IIS (Co-exhibiting with Fraunhofer AllianceDigital Cinema) 8.B80 Front Porch Digital 7.C16FTTH Council Europe 5.A10

Fujinon (Europe) 11.C20Fujitsu 1.F90Funke Digital TV 3.C60Furukawa 11.D11Future Media Concepts 5.C08FX-Motion 11.D81

GG Technology Hitachi 7.D12aG&G Tape Check 10.A38Gazprom Space Systems 4.A95GB Labs 7.J15bGearhouse Broadcast 10.D46Gefei Tech Co 8.E05Gefen 7.B30Gekko Technology 11.D40Genarts 7.J15dGenelec 8.D61General Dynamics Mediaware 9.A06General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies 1.A41Gennum Corporation 9.A45Geolink Satellite Services (Co-exhibiting withCetel) 3.A20Gepco International/General Cable 9.B02Geritel Giomar 8.E29Ghielmetti 8.C77Giga Communications (Gigasat & Giga-Com)

1.C30/OE207/OE208Gigawave OE115Gilat Satcom 3.A15wGkWare 2.C51Glensound Electronics 8.E89Glidecam Industries 11.G45Global Crossing Genesis Solutions 13.297Global Distribution 7.G16Global Invacom 4.B75Global VSAT Forum 8.F58GlobalTT.com (GT&T) 1.F71GlobeCast 1.A29Globecomm 4.C74Glyph Production Technologies (Co-exhibitingwith Global Distribution) 7.G16GoPro 9.A36GOSPELL Digital Technology Co 5.B11aGrass Valley 1.D11/1.E02/OE301Gravity – Rock Solid Recommendations 13.413Green Wave Telecommunication 1.B90GreenPeak Technologies 1.F94Group 47 8.G49Guntermann & Drunck 4.B74Guramex 10.B20

HHaivision Network Video 13.451Hamlet 9.D10Hangzhou Xingfa Transmission Equipment Co

6.A29dHarman International/Studer 8.D60Harmonic 1.B20Harris Systems 7.G20HDI Dune Europe 13.200Headroom Broadcast 2.C57Hego Group 6.C19Hellas Sat Consortium 4.A80HHB Communications 8.D56Hi Tech Systems 10.A49Hiltron 4.B89Hispasat 4.C72Hitachi Data Systems (Co-exhibiting with HitachiKokusai Electric Europe) 11.F51Hitachi Kokusai Electric Europe 11.F51Hitron Technologies 5.B13HMS 8.C25Homecast 4.B81HoseoTelecom Co 3.B60HS-ART DIAMANT Film Restoration (Co-exhibit-ing with DFT Digital Film Technology Munich)7.E21HTTV 4.C60Huawei 13.111Huawei Symantec Technologies Co 9.B17Humax Co 4.B70Hyperion Video (Co-exhibiting with Tcube) 8.B30a

II Tech Electronic 5.B11gI.S.P.A. – Group 9.B20IABM 8.F50/8.F52/8.F54IBC Partnership Village 8.F51IBM 2.B31Icareus (Co-exhibiting with SysMedia) 3.B67IdeasUnlimited.TV 8.C97iDirect 5.B30

IDX Technology 11.C21IEEE Broadcast Technology Society 8.F51bIET – The Institution of Engineering andTechnology 8.F51cIGP 1.F58dIhlas News Agency 3.A40IHSE 7.B10ikan Corp 9.B47Ikegami Electronics (Europe) 11.A31Ikonoskop 11.C87Image Engineering 11.E16Image Systems 7.A28Image Video 8.A58Imagine Communications 3.A15jImagineer Systems 7.J47Imaqliq 13.372I-MOVIX 11.E60Impeq 3.B31Impire 2.C23INA – Institut National de l’Audiovisuel 9.A17IneoQuest 1.C39Infomedia Digital Technology Co 2.C53Inmarsat 2.A15Institut für Rundfunktechnik 10.F51Integral Systems 1.A01Intek Digital 5.B37INTEL 13.191Intelsat Corporation 1.C71Inter BEE 10.A02International Datacasting Corporation 1.C29Interra Systems 6.A15INTOPIX (Co-exhibiting with AWEX) 10.D31IntraTec 8.B38diioko (Co-exhibiting with KIT digital) 1.D71IP4.TV 13.442iPanel.TV 5.B11fIPE Products (Co-exhibiting with GlobalDistribution) 7.G16Ipgallery 3.A15eiphion (Co-exhibiting with Dutch Media Hub) 9.A20IPV 8.B59Irdeto 1.D51IRIS GATEWAY SATELLITE SERVICES LTD (Co-exhibiting with CYTAGlobal) 5.B05IRTE 8.D10Isilon Systems 7.H10ItalTelec 8.A21Itelsis 8.E19

JJ.L. Fisher 11.D51Jampro Antennas 8.B96JK Audio (Co-exhibiting with VortexCommunications) 11.G11JMR Electronics 7.F06JoeCo 8.A17Jos. Schneider Optische Werke (Co-exhibitingwith Schneider Optics) 11.A28Junger Audio - Studiotechnik 2.C49Justad.tv 3.A15oJutel 8.A24JVC Professional Europe 10.D41

KK5600 Lighting 11.B31Kabelkom . 8.E11Kaltura 3.A15aKantar Media – Audiences 4.C57KaonMedia 1.B16KATHREIN-Werke 8.C29KCEI 2.B39fKDDI 8.F48Kino Flo inc/Cirro lite (Europe) 11.D35Kinotehnik 11.F72KINOTON 6.A10Kintronic Labs 8.E35KIT digital Czech (Co-exhibiting with Visual Digital) 3.C35KIT digital 1.D71Klewel advanced webcasting solutions 4.C85Kobatt Benelux 11.C81Kontron 13.182Korea Digital Convergence Association (KODICA)

5.B15hKorea Pavilion 5.B07/5.B15Kramer Electronics 8.B81Kroma Telecom 10.A24Kronomav Sistemas (Co-exhibiting withMedialuso-Kronomav) OE204K-Tek 8.A72Kupo Grip 11.G69Kvant-Efir 8.E75

LLabwise 5.C20Lacie 8.D82bL’Aigle Paris 11.D86LARCAN 11.G70Lasergraphics 7.F01Latens 4.B60LAWO 8.C71Lectrosonics 8.A60LEMO Connectors 11.C41Levira (Co-exhibiting with MEDIA BROADCAST)

1.B79LGZ Broadcasting Tech (Co-exhibiting withBroadcast Solutions) OE110Libec Europe 11.B55LiberoVision (Co-exhibiting with Vizrt) 2.A31Liberty Global Europe 1.D39Lightequip 11.C74Lightstar (Beijing) Electronic Co 11.A38Linear Acoustic (Co-exhibiting with Telos System) 8.D29Lino Manfrotto & Co 11.F50Litepanels (Co-exhibiting with Vitec Group) 11.D61LiveU 3.A15x/3.B43Livewire Digital 4.A61bLMC 11.D70ciiiLMP Lux Media Plan 10.F21LogicKeyboard – BSP 7.F49Logiways 2.C40dLS telcom 8.E39L-S-B Broadcast Technologies 8.C20LSI 6.A27LSI Projects 11.D41aLTO Program 10.D42LUCI 7.A32Lumantek 2.C19Lund Halsey (Console Systems) 2.B10LUTEUS 2.A30dLynx Technik 8.E24LYTEK International 11.F73

MMagic Software 3.A15lMagix 8.A14MainConcept, now part of Rovi 5.A31Mandozzi 8.A48Mantrics 7.A09Mariner 13.275Mark Roberts Motion Control 11.G35Marquis Broadcast 2.A58Marquis Consulting (Co-exhibiting with MarquisBroadcast) 2.A58Marshall Electronics 11.D20Mart, JSC 8.B15Marvell Semiconductors 13.301Marvintech 7.K01eMasstech Group 8.B73Masterclock 10.A10MathEmbedded Consulting 4.A61hiiiMatrox Video Products Group 7.B29Matthews Studio Equipment 11.G71Mayah Communications 8.B94Maxon Computer 6.C10MBT 8.D82aMEDIA BROADCAST 1.B79Media Excel 13.353Media Links Systems 1.B11Media Logic 7.J18MEDIA360/DEBRIE 7.E30Media-Alliance 8.B71MediaGeniX 3.C59Mediaguru Consultants 10.F31Medialuso-Kronomav OE204Mediatec Group (Co-exhibiting with BroadcastSolutions GmbH) OE110mediatvcom 2.B39cMeduza 9.A40Megahertz Broadcast Systems (a Kit Digitalcompany) 11.F20MELTZER MOBILE 3.A15sMemnon Archiving Services (Co-exhibiting with STP) 8.C85Merging Technologies 6.C29MeteoGraphics 2.C48Metracom 2.A30bMICRODOLLY HOLLYWOOD 11.A40Microfilms 11.E61Microtech Gefell (Co-exhibiting with Schulze-Brakel Schaumstoffverarbeitungs) 8.D77Mic-W Audio 8.B09Mier Comunicaciones 8.E30MikroM 8.B95

Miller Camera Support 11.D30Mindspeed Technologies 10.F39Minerva 13.342Minexa 13.433miniCASTER 1.A80Minnetonka Audio Software 7.J01Mirada 5.B26Miranda Technologies 8.D41MiraVid 13.434MIS 6.B20MIT INC (Co-exhibiting with MSV) 8.A04MITEQ/MCL 1.A18MIT-xperts 3.A58mLogic (Co-exhibiting with Global Distribution)

7.G16Mobile Broadcast 3.B21Mobile Viewpoint-Triple IT 13.363Mode-AL 10.F30MOG – Technologies 7.G39Mole – Richardson Company 11.F35Monarch Innovative Technologies. 7.K41Mosart 5.C26MO-SYS 11.A41Motama 13.274Motorola 1.D31 /4.A75Movea 3.C11MSA Focus International 3.B40Mstar Semiconductor 3.A14MSV 8.A04MTF Services 11.C73M-Three Satcom 8.C11cMultidyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems 2.A54Murraypro Electronics 10.F23MUSCADE (Co-exhibiting with EuropeanBroadcasting Union (EBU)) 10.F20MWA Nova 7.J39Myat 8.E17

NNAB Show 7.A43nac Image Technology 9.A14Nagra Kudelski 1.C81Narda Test Solutions 5.B08National Instruments 8.D71Nativ 4.A61eNautel 8.C61Nautilus Studio 3.A26ND SatCom OE219NDS 1.A71NEC Corporation 8.E10Nediva (Co-exhibiting with CV Support) 11.C84 NEO TELECOMS 8.B30bNeotion 4.B53NET INSIGHT 1.B40Neta 3.A30Netgem 4.B79/4.C79NETIA (Co-exhibiting with Globecast) 1.A29Netris 4.C55NetroMedia 6.B22NetUP 13.383NEURO TV (Co-exhibiting with AWEX) 10.D31Neutrik 8.C94never.no 3.A36Nevion 8.B70Nevion (Co-exhibiting with Colt TechnologyServices) 3.C41Newland Communication 5.B11cNewtec 1.A49NewTek 7.K11NEXTO DI 11.G37Neyrinck (Co-exhibiting with MSV) 8.A04NHK 8.G01NICT 8.F39 /8.G30Nikon 11.A70aNila LED Lighting 9.A19Ningbo Eimage Studio Equipment 11.C75NKK Switches 8.A70No Tube 13.202NOA Audio Solutions 8.D91Nokia Qt 13.265Nokia Siemens Networks 13.225NorCom Information Technology OE215Nordija 13.271Norsat 1.F75Norwia 10.F34Novella SatComs 1.F58bNovelSat 3.A38Novel-SuperTV 4.B61Novotronik 1.A54NSA Telecom 3.A15pNTP Technology (Co-exhibiting with DanTechnologies) 8.B51

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OOASYS 8.B38dObject Matrix 6.C28aOconnor (Co-exhibiting with Vitec Group) 11.D61OCTOPUS Newsroom 2.B19OIPF (Co-exhibiting with Open IPTV Forum) 13.151OiV 5.B04Olympus 9.A35OMB Broadcast 8.C92Omega Digital Electronics 5.A16Omnia Audio (Co-exhibiting with Telos System)

8.D29Omnitek 6.A18Onair Media 8.B05OneSat 4.A61cONETASTIC (Co-exhibiting with Elber) 8.C11aOpen IPTV Forum 13.151Open Text 13.203Opentech 3.C10Opera Software 5.B47Opsomai 2.A30cOptical Cable Corporation 10.F29Optocore 9.A47Optoway Technology 8.A16Opvision Technology Co 8.A40Oracle 9.C15Orad Hi-Tec Systems 7.B27Orban Europe 8.D93Orca Interactive 2.B40/3.A15vORION TECHNOLOGY Co 5.B07bOticom Corporation 5.B15fOVERLINE – Systems 10.E59Oxygen DCT 10.B44

PP+S Technik 7.D07/11.E28Pace 1.B19Packet Ship Technologies 4.A61dPAG 11.E20Pals Electronics Co 4.A51Panasonic Marketing Europe 9.B42/9.C45/9.D40Pandora International 7.K01dPanther 11.D21Paywizard 13.185Peak Communications 1.B10Pebble Beach Systems 8.B58Peer TV 3.A15hPENKI KONTINENTAI GROUP 13.331Penta Studiotechnik 10.A41Percon 10.E51Pesa 10.A11Petrol Bags (Co-exhibiting with Vitec Group)

11.D61PGM Optical Fiber 1.D95Phabrix 8.E25Philips Home Control 1.A81Philips uWand Remote Touch (Co-exhibiting with Philips Home Control) 1.A81Phoenix7 3.C21Phonak Communications 8.E95Photon Beard 11.C44Photron 11.G25Pilat Media 3.A15q/ 3.B14PIPTV 4.A61hivPixel Power 7.A31Pixelmetrix Corporation 1.B28Plaber – HPRC Cases 9.A42PlayBox Technology 8.C30Playcast Media Systems 3.A15nPlisch 8.B37Plura Broadcast 8.C76PNY Technologies 7.J38Polecam 10.C49Polymedia (Co-exhibiting with KIT digital) 1.D71POND5 9.A01Portaprompt 8.A90Preco Broadcast Systems 8.E49Pre-Met 8.B38diiPreview GM System 8.B61Prime Focus Technologies 7.D20Primera Technology Europe 7.H09PrimeSense 3.A15z

Prism Sound 8.E98ProConsultant Informatique 2.B21Prodys 1.B24Professional Show 8.B31Professional Sound Corp 8.D95Profitt 7.A04Progira Radio Communication 8.D21Promax Electronica 8.B22Promise Technology 9.A33Prompter People 11.G75ProSat Solutions (Co-exhibiting with Broadcast Solutions) OE110ProTelevision Technologies 8.C48Province of Noord-Holland (Co-exhibiting with Dutch Media Hub) 9.A20Provys 2.B49PRO-X CO 11.G60Publitronic 2.A49

QQbit 8.A26QoE Systems 9.A05Qphonics 8.C05Quadrille 3.B20bQuadrus Technology 7.K31Quantel 7.A20Quantum 7.G30Qube Cinema 7.F45Quicklink Video Distribution Services 7.B13Quintech Electronics 4.C56QUOTIUM TECHNOLOGIES 2.B39gQvest Media (Co-exhibiting with Wellen+Noethen) 3.A35

RRabbit Labs 3.A22Radio Frequency Systems 8.B34Radiodar (Co-exhibiting with DVLab) 5.C07Radioscape 8.D90RaLex Solutions 8.D75RAMI 8.B30gRascular Technology 8.B38biRealNetworks 13.285Red Bee Media 1.A40Red Digital Cinema 9.B49Reelway Gmbh 13.232Remote Solution 3.A54Renesas Electronics Europe 1.B31Reply (Discovery Reply) 8.C90Research Concepts 1.F58cRfmondial (Co-exhibiting with Nautel) 8.C61RGB Networks 4.C78RGBlink 7.F05Riedel Communications 10.A31Rights Tracker (Co-exhibiting with StorerTV) 2.C41Rimage Europe 7.G15aRJS Electronics 6.C28dRO.VE.R Broadcast 8.C37Robycam/Movicom 9.B41Rockwell Collins Sweden (Co-exhibiting with SWE-DISH) 1.A31Rohde & Schwarz 8.D35Roland Systems Group 7.B17Roland Systems Group UK (Co-exhibiting withHHB Communications) 8.D56Romantis 4.C63Root6 Technology 7.C17Rorke Data 7.A10Roscolab 11.G21Rosenberger – OSI Fiber-Optics 11.C65Ross Video 9.B12/ 9.C20Rotolight 11.G73Rovi 5.A31RRsat Global Communications Network 1.A25RS2I 2.C40eRSComm 8.E15RT Software 2.B16RTI Group 6.A21RT-RK Computer Based Systems 5.A01RTS (Royal Television Society) 8.F51dRTS TELEX 10.D20RTW 8.E76Russian Satellite Communications Co 5.B20Ruwido Austria 1.F68RVR Elettronica 8.C28Rycote Microphone Windshields 8.A86Ryerson University 8.F41RYMSA 8.D16

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11.G11ScheduALL 1.D30Schill GmbH & Co 11.C61Schneider Optics 11.A28Schoeps Mikrofone 8.E90Schulze-Brakel Schaumstoffverarbeitungs

8.D77Sconce Exhibitions (Co-exhibiting with CanaraLighting & Sconce) 11.E74Scottish Development International 9.B16aScreen Plane (Co-exhibiting with Cmotion) 11.C40Screen Service Broadcasting Technologies

8.C41Screen Subtitling Systems 1.C49Screenkeys 8.A54SCTE 8.F51eSeaChange 1.C27SecureMedia 13.233SELECOM 8.B30hSelevision (Co-exhibiting with Gravity - Rock SolidRecommendations) 13.413Sematron 1.A62Sencore 1.C36Sennheiser Electronic 8.D50Service2Media 13.244Servicevision 11.B51SES (Co-exhibiting with ASTRA (SES ASTRA))

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5.B46Shively Labs 8.A18Shotoku Broadcast Systems 11.G30SI Media 8.B93Siano Mobile Silicon 3.A15uSichuan Changhong Network Technologies Co

6.A29eSichuan Jiuzhou Electric Group Co 3.C56Sichuan Video Electronic Co 5.B11hSielco 8.A12Sierra Video (Co-exhibiting with Kramer Electronics) 8.B81Sigma Designs 4.C59Signal 3G 3.A18Signiant 13.341Signum Bildtechnik 7.D31Sintec Media 2.B41Sinuta 4.C61SIRA Sistemi Radio 8.C31SIS LIVE 1.C55/OE205Sisvel Technology 13.106SJTek Co 5.B07cSkyDigita Co (Co-exhibiting with Rabbit Labs)

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4.C78SWIT Electronics Co 11.D60Switchcraft 9.C49SysMedia 3.B67Systembase 8.C03

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11.F61dTalia 4.A61fTangent Wave 7.B16TangoTec 3.A15tTata Communications 3.A61Tata Elxsi 1.F31TC Electronic (Co-exhibiting with HHBCommunications) 8.D56Tcube 8.B30aTDF (Co-exhibiting with MEDIA BROADCAST) 1.B79Teamcast 2.B51Technisat Digital 1.A44

Technocrane 11.B39TechnoTrend Goerler 1.A58Tedial 8.B41Tektronix 8.C75Teleca 13.315Telecast Fiber Systems/Belden 10.B39Telecommunications Technology Association(TTA) 5.B15gTeledyne Paradise Datacom 1.B22Teleidea 13.195Telemann Corporation 5.B07dTelemetrics 11.F45Telenor Satellite Broadcasting 1.A59Telesat 1.F56Telespazio 4.C88Teleste 5.C36Telestream 7.D16Teletest 11.D80Television Research Institute 5.C37Teliasonera International Carrier 3.C16TELIKOU TECHNOLOGIES CO 11.A56Telmaco 8.E45TELMEC BROADCASTING 8.B21Telos Systems 8.D29Telsat 8.C11bTemwell Corporation 6.A29aTeracue 13.423Teradek 9.A51Teranex Systems 10.D21Terrasat Communications 1.F81Texas Instruments 9.B19Thales Angenieux 11.F30The Associated Press/AP ENPS 7.D30The Bakery 9.A59The Foundry Visionmonger 7.B21The Israel Export & International CooperationInstitute 3.A15The Pixel Farm 6.C18TheLight 11.C71ThinkAnalytics 1.D93Thomson 5.A17Thomson Broadcast (Co-exhibiting with Thomson) 5.A17 Thomson Video Networks (Co-exhibiting withThomson) 5.A17 Thrane & Thrane OE202THX 7.K01bTieline Technology (Co-exhibiting with You/ComAudio) 8.E74Tiffen International 11.D36Tiger Technology 7.G05Tightrope Media Systems (Co-exhibiting with EMEA Gateway) 7.E06Tilta Technology Co 9.A03TiVo 13.283Tixel 7.A02TMD 2.C58Toner Cable Equipment UK 4.B91ToolsOnAir 7.H32TOUCHCAST (Co-exhibiting with AWEX) 10.D31TRANSRADIO SenderSysteme Berlin 8.D30Transtel Communication 7.K01aTransvideo 11.F31TRedess 8.C10Triada-TV 8.D31Triaxes Vision (Co-exhibiting with Elecard) 2.A28Tribune Media Services 13.276Trident Microsystems 1.F49Trilogy 10.A29Trinity (Co-exhibiting with Elecard) 2.A28Tripleplay Services Holdings 4.A61aTriVis Weather Graphix 3.A50True Lens Services 11.G65TSF.BE (Co-exhibiting with AWEX) 10.D31TSL 10.B41Turksat Satellite Com.Cable TV Operator 5.A21TV Genius 13.325TV ONE 7.C27TV Skyline Plazamedia 11.C80TVBEurope 11.F04TVINCI 3.A15dT-VIPS 1.B71TVLogic Co 10.B29TVU Networks 2.C28

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By Ian McMurray

DVB-T2 is estimated to be the trans-mission format of choice for 70% ofthe broadcast infrastructure currentlyunder construction, and DVB-T2networks are already coming on-airin most countries in Europe, Africaand the Middle East. In acknowl-edgement of these trends, BridgeTechnologies has launched what thecompany says is the industry’s firstcomplete solution for monitoringand analysing DVB-T2 transmission,with comprehensive support for theT2-MI stream format.

Part of the DVB-T2 specifica-tion, T2-MI is used for contributingstreams from the master head-end toregional sites in a highly efficientand controlled form. T2-MI pro-vides important advantages foroperators, especially in single fre-quency network (SFN) applications,where it ensures accuracy, allows allscheduling and allocation decisionsto be made at the central head-end,and lets each modulator in the net-work unambiguously create an iden-tical on-air signal. However, thecomplex T2-MI formatted streamsare structured in a way that madethem inaccessible to standard moni-toring systems until the introductionof the DVB-T2-MI option for theVB120 or VB220 Probes, accordingto Bridge Technologies.

Together with the new dual-input VB252 DVB-T2 RF interface,the system provides complete visi-bility and packet analysis of bothouter and T2-MI inner streams,together with accurate drift moni-toring for SFN networks, impulseresponse analysis, and high qualityMER measurement and level read-ings. With a system of probesincluding the VB252, operators canmonitor DVB-T2 transmissionsfrom the central head-end to trans-mission sites, with full analysis ofIP core transport (IP/FEC), SFNdrift monitoring on ASI and RF, T2-MI analysis of PLPs (physical layerpipes), and RF input for DVB-T/DVB-T2 monitoring.1.A30

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As our industry embraces multi-screenTV, and the concept of video on alldevices, it is critical to understandthat extending the video offering tothese new screens will not remain afundamental differentiator for long.Nor will it assure new revenues unlessit marks out an experience evolutionthat consumers can embrace andintegrate into their social and per-sonal lifestyles.

It is clear that the catalyst for suc-cess of video on any device is thecombination of compelling content,amazing new devices such as smart-

phones and tablets, and broadbandconnectivity everywhere. But mostimportantly it is the thread that inter-twines them with the social and per-sonal lives of the consumer that willsee multi-screen TV evolve into newways of consuming, sharing, and dis-covering content. This has never beenpossible before, nor will it be possibleto ignore afterwards.

As devices become connected, sodo consumers through everything theyown and do. The potential opportuni-ties are enormous, the threats arealso apparent for those that do not

adapt. There is no doubt that serviceproviders hold the ultimate key tounlocking consumer value in thedevices they own. The power of inter-connected social interaction, the sim-plification and aggregation of themost compelling content is in thehands of the service provider.

Yet, the future will be far fromexclusive. The world of universalbroadband access and connecteddevices is one that also allows con-tent to be found and consumed eas-ily and directly. Content owners willbenefit from this ability to delivercontent that consumers want, directlyto their devices.

Multi-screen TV should be aboutfar more than just making popular tel-evision and movies available in differ-ent places. It must give people accessto the content that is most importantto them – the content they own. Con-

sumers should be able to enjoy theirhome subscription services – includ-ing DVR, PVR, nPVR and catch-up –when they are not at home, and theirhome TV service provider is bestplaced to deliver this capability.

Service providers should looktowards developing a single systemthat can be responsible eventually fordelivering content to all screens – one

that is both platform agnostic andnetwork agnostic. It needs to be flexi-ble, extensible and centrally accessi-ble. While unifying the way servicesare managed physically, it must alsobe sensitive to the organisational real-ities within each individual TV serviceprovider. Traditionally, one group mightbe responsible for managing VOD ontelevision and another responsible formanaging on-demand services to theweb and mobile.

At IBC, we’ll be demonstrating ourcomplete and flexible multi-screen TVsolutions, which are based on pre-integrated products. We believe we areuniquely placed to help our customersto harness the greatest change to ourindustry for a long time. 1.D61

Connected approach to multi-screenThe connected multi-screen televisionopportunity and threat is far greater thanmany imagine, says Staffan Pehrson, VPand head of Solution Area TV, Ericsson

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Tedial

By Michael Burns

Increased integration to third-partysystems including t raff ic andautomation are among enhance-ments to the Ficus Business ProcessManager (BPM), which is being

demonstrated on the Tedial stand.Ficus is vendor- and hardware-inde-pendent, allowing broadcasters tocustomise the way information andcontent flows through the enterprise,basing it on commercial require-ments rather than technology.

For example, Ficus can be usedto manage and automate the way

that commercials and programmesare booked, placed, transferred andtransmitted, as well as controllingthe production or acquisition of con-tent. Broadcasters can establishrules by which all processes arefully automated and tracked fromcommission to final transmission.

The high-level integration allows

new workflows to be triggered usingsimple XML messaging, therebyallowing broadcasters to continue totake advantage of legacy systemswhen required. Tedial highlights thescalability of the solution, claimingthat Ficus’ grid computing system cansupport the management of over3,500 workflows a day. 8.B41

Trigger workflows with XML messaging

Manage commercial requirementswith Tedial’s Ficus BPM system

For decades the broadcast industryhas relied on a very dated and rela-tively simple metric to assess thevideo quality, the PSNR (Peak Signal toNoise ratio). This metric still proves tobe helpful to determine certain videoimpairments such as snow or stripes,etc., however it has proven to be inef-

fectual to assess major impairmentsoften caused by compression/enc-oding such as blurring, blocking andjerkiness, which can be detected onlyusing psycho-visual principles. Despitesuch ineffectiveness to assess videoquality for compressed/de-com-pressed video PSNR has continued to

be used, simply because there was noreliable metric which uses psycho-visual principals until now!

The traditional methodology to accu-rately measure matters such as videoquality is to use a statistically significantsample of subjects and measure a largenumber of clips subjectively, asking thesubjects to rate each clip between 1and 5 (bad to excellent=5). Using all thesubjects’ opinions the total generates aMean Opinion Score (MOS according toITU-R BT.500-8 or ITU-T P.910).

These are laborious, tedious andcostly test procedures that are highlyaccurate but very costly as well – onecould say that they are the gold stan-

dard for video quality assessment. Thesesubjective test procedures are indeedused to compare against, and it is thecorrelation to subjective scores that theITU workgroups use as the basis ofselecting any alternative method of test.

Recently (January 2011) the ITU-Treleased its recommendation J.341,which is the most recent video qualitytest recommendation and includespsycho-visual metrics to accuratelypredict the MOS. This recommendationis for a proprietary algorithm VQuadwhich came out ‘head and shoulders’above any of the 14 candidate algo-rithms including those from the leadingcompanies working in this field. TheJ.341 recommendation shows up to92% correlation with subjective scores.

There are tools available to accu-rately measure video quality for all

video formats; the first one on themarket is the Q-Master2 toolset fromQoE Systems showing at IBC. There area number of applications for this tech-nology and QoE Systems has devel-oped an initial set of tools bothsoftware only as well as a system solu-tion for immediate deployment. TheJ.341 uses the full reference method-ology and incorporates PSNR as oneof the many metrics accumulating intoMOS. This implies a closed system,however with a Real Time Referencefunction QoE has made an open solu-tion to easily deploy the tool to meas-ure any video source. 9.A05


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Ross Video

By Michael Burns

V10 software for the OverDriveautomated production control sys-tem has been released by RossVideo. The company is also high-lighting a new OverDrive feature,QuickTurn, which provides auto-mated web delivery.

OverDrive integrates with theSynergy SD, MD/X and Visionseries of production switchers,leveraging their control interfacesover video servers, VTRs, DDRs,audio mixers, robotic cameras,routers, still stores and more. Ver-

sion 10 of the software offers newfeatures including enhanced NRCSCG timing support, GlobalViewuser personality settings, and sup-port for control of all eight MLEs(multi-level effects) of the VisionOctane production server.

QuickTurn is a New MediaWorkflow (NMW) option for Over-Drive that enables news facilities toquickly place content from their lin-ear production directly to a webpage or streamed to a mobile device.

In other areas of its product port-folio, Ross Video is showing the lat-est enhancements to the XPression2D/3D CG and motion graphics sys-tems, including new workflow tools,

support for additional NLE andNRCS partners, and a new entry-level system.

The live graphics platform’s newworkflow tools cover all steps fromgraphics creation to playout. TheXPression Project Server is a col-laborative creation and media dis-tribution product that allows usersto share projects and move mediawithin a facility or across an entireenterprise. Ross has also joinedforces with asset management com-pany and openMAM partner, Medi-aBeacon, to provide t ight lyintegrated, closed-loop asset/ordermanagement for XPression. Addi-tionally, the XPression Remote

Sequencer gives operators the abil-ity to control an unlimited numberof XPression systems or channels ina MOS environment from a singlelocation.

Also new for IBC, the XPressionNLE plug-in for Grass Valley Auroraediting systems adds to XPression’sexisting support for Avid MediaComposer and Newscutter. 9.C20

Production control goes into OverDrive

Ross Video has released new softwarefor its OverDrive automated productioncontrol system

OpinionTrue video quality assessmentTrue broadcast video quality can and shouldbe measured according to the new ITU-TJ.341 recommendation, explains QoESystems President, Walter van Hooff

Walter van Hooff: A newtoolset is showing at IBC

Evertz

By Michael Burns

A new Switch Fabric and freshaccess modules are beingintroduced for ATP(Advanced Optical Trans-port Platform). The videotranspor t platform fromEvertz incorporates trans-port, compression, conver-sion and processing into oneunif ied platform for use onSonet/SDH, IP or dark f ibre net-works.

The Switch Fabric lies betweenthe Signal and Trunk Interface

modules and forms the heart of anATP node. It employs a completelynon-blocking architecture to routesignals between the user and thenetwork, providing full add, drop

and pass functionality at any nodeon the network. As a result, usershave the ability to support any con-ceivable unicast, multicast or broad-cast signal requirement.

In addition, new control andconf iguration software featuresare being introduced for the ATP,designed to provide greater flexi-b i l i t y and cos t s av ings when

designing converged net-works. With deploymentsin mission critical applica-tions, Evertz claims thatthe ATP is quickly becom-ing the platform of choicefor use in high availabil-ity, high reliability video,

audio and data transport applica-tions, with installs in Australia,New Zealand, Europe and NorthAmerica.8.B40

Modules for media transport platform

Evertz has expanded its ATP with a new switch fabric

Home and awayThe Whole Home Solution with Media Gateway and Media Player isamong the developments being showcased by Arris at IBC2011,writes Ian McMurray. The company is also spotlighting its Multi-screen On Demand and Advertising solutions, as well as theDOCSIS 3.0 high density products.Being able to access one’s information and entertainmentanywhere, anytime and across multiple screens is an increasinglydesired feature for subscribers, and delivering such a seamlessmulti-screen experience helps operators meet and exceed theircustomers’ evolving demands. Arris says it is demonstrating itscapability to address these requirements in the new Arris ‘DigitalHome’ at BoothLive, with the company showing how its solutionscan facilitate service provider content and feature distribution.Products being demoed include the Arris C4 CMTS with new 32D AnnexB/24D Annex A eXtended downstream Cable Access Module (XD CAM)and 24U CAM, and the Whole Home Solution with Media Gateway andMedia Player. 1.D41

Identify | Manage | Monetize

Without doubt, the last few years havebeen tough for all in the broadcastindustry – the global economic down-turn has affected us all and therequirement has been for consolida-tion, cost-cutting and increased effi-ciency. But this year we senserenewed optimism amongst our cus-tomer base – at NAB we met a largenumber of people and organisationsthat have a focus on investment andwe see this progressive attitude con-tinuing as we move into IBC.

Our market feedback indicatesthat the investment focus in Europe

is on driving through the migration toHD. However, the ways in whichbroadcasters, facilities and elec-tronic media organisations are look-ing to achieve the goal of HD varywidely. The debate, more than ever,is baseband versus broadband –which is best?

The simple answer to this questionis that today there is no ‘better’option – some customers look at thechallenge in terms of migrating theirbaseband video operations while oth-ers see tremendous opportunitiesoffered by the broadband world. With-

out doubt, trends such as the rise ofIPTV offer our customers a host of newopportunities: the challenge is how toexploit these new media options whileprotecting your existing and long-standing investments.

At Harris we continued to investin the research and development ofnew technologies throughout thelean years. As a result, now that ourcustomers are looking to reinvest intheir businesses, we can offer a richand elegant technology solutionfrom production, right through totransmission.

We continue to introduce prod-ucts, systems and platforms that offera new and radically different approachto broadcast challenges. A goodexample of this inventive spirit at Har-ris is Selenio, which makes its Euro-pean debut at IBC. We launched thisunique media convergence platform atthe start of the year and already wehave numerous customers worldwidethat are using Selenio in imaginativeand innovative ways.

At IBC, we will unveil new com-pression and networking features forSelenio that greatly augment its videocontribution capabilities and cementits reputation as a complete, single-box DVB-T/T2 video headend solution.

Whether it is Selenio, servers ortransmission systems, Harris has allthe technology building blocks thatour customers need to develop strongand vibrant business operations. Webelieve that IBC will represent animportant milestone: we feel well

positioned to respond to customers’needs and look forward to a busy timeon the show floor.

One final issue that has been rein-forced by the recent downturn is theperception from customers of theirneed for technology partners that pos-sess the financial strength and stabil-ity to provide long-term support totheir operations. In this respect, Harrisis rock solid: we represent one of themost secure, best financed broadcastmanufacturers and this is reflected inour recent performance results, whichsee double digit growth in many mar-kets including Europe.

Let’s hope that IBC2011 fulfils itspromise. We look forward to meetingvisitors on our stand.7.G20


Baseband versus broadbandOur platforms offer a radically different approach to broadcastchallenges, explains Mathias Eckert, VP, sales and services,Europe and Africa, Harris Broadcast Communications

Opinion

Mathias Eckert: Seleniomakes its European debut

here at IBC this week

Teradek

By Michael Burns

Two Teradex camera-mountable HD videoencoders are makingtheir IBC debuts. TheCube 150 and Cube 250encoders feature dualband (2.4/5.8 GHz)Wi-Fi, for improvedrange and video qual-ity in congestion envi-ronments.

The Cube 150 is aHD-SDI encoder,while the Cube 250offers HDMI encod-ing. Both feature anexternal USB port,a l lowing users tostream video over Wi-Fi at fixed locations,and can use anoptional 4G LTE USBmodem for on-the-gostream ing ( in sup-por ted coverageareas). The Cube encoders also fea-ture adjustable Mic level inputs withoptional AGC and compression.

Cube comes in a compact 7oz

form factor, uses 2.5W of DCpower and will mount onto acamera rig in via a rail sys-tem, cage, hotshoe, or camerabaseplate.

The device uses H.264High Profile (Level 4.1) videocompression and features abuilt-in scaler to convert from1080 to 720, 480 or 240 reso-

lutions. U s e r s

can choosea resolu-tion and atarget bit-rate basedon theavailabilityof IP band-width. Tof u r t h e re x t e n dbroadcastrange, theC u b eEncoderscan join an

infras t ruc-ture network byusing a wirelessrouter and stream

over a LAN or WAN. 9.A51

Camera-mountableencoders debut today

The Teradek Cubecamera-top HDvideo encoder

Civolution

By Heather McLean

VideoSync 2nd Screen – describedas a ‘companion device synchroni-sation solution’ – is being show-cased by media contentmanagement/monetisation specialistCivolution. The company is alsohighlighting important new featuresfor the Civolution Teletrax platform.

Teletrax Media Monitoring issaid to offer powerful media moni-toring through the combination ofwatermarking and f ingerprintingtechnology.

A number of new features arebeing launched at IBC, including:the global expansion of Civolution’sVideo Fingerprinting broadcastmonitoring network and clients;expanded coverage of regionalsports and news networks in the US;

watermarking plug-ins for leadingasset management systems to makeit easier for customers to integrateTeletrax media monitoring; and thelaunch of Civolution’s TransportableTranscoding Embedder.

Civolution also is demonstratingsome enhanced TV second screenapplications for the VideoSyncinteractive content synchronisationsolution and devices including theiPad and iPhone. 2.C30

Keeping ‘trax’ on monetised media

Plura Broadcast

By Michael Burns

Two 3G-ready broadcast field-test-ing monitors are being shown on thePlura Broadcast stand. They includethe PBM-207-3G Plura PrecisionBroadcast LCD Series, which fea-tures 3Gbps 1080P/60P input capa-bility and dual 3Gbps input display,as well as support for HD, SD-SDIdigital video formats and analoguevideo formats including RGB, com-ponent and composite.

The 7-inch Grade A LCD panelon the PRM-207-3G series is saidto offer a wide viewing angle, accu-rate colour reproduction and quality

picture consistency, along with afast response time for smooth videodisplay.

Display functions such as autocalibration, advanced waveform andvectorscope with line select are alsoon offer, says the manufacturer.Multiple monitors can be controlledby a centralised wall control system,able to connect different size moni-tors in any combination.

The 4.3-inch monitoring stationFTM-043-3G is another 3G-readyfield-testing monitor, this time fea-turing an audio and video test gen-erator. It offers a LCD screen andstereo speakers, which are capableof displaying and decoding digital(3Gbps, 1.5Gbps, 270Mbps) and

analogue video and audio signalssimultaneously. It has a compactsize, fitting a half 2RU frame, whichPlura suggests is ideal for applica-tions such as flypacks, TV truck I/O,backstage and booth kits. 8.C76

3G-ready monitoring solutions

The PBM-207-3G features a widescreen7-inch LCD with LED backlighting


Here at IBC to look into new mediaopportunities or the application ofIT to broadcast? Want to get a quickinsight into the topic from someonewho has already been there?

If so, the IBC Exhibition Busi-ness Briefings are for you. Part ofthe IBC Connected World, this is aprogramme of short presentationsby vendors of new technologies, orearly adopters of it. Informative notcommercial, they aim to outline theconsiderations you need to thinkabout to help you get up and run-ning on the topic, and each presen-ta t ion i s fo l lowed by a l ive lydebate.

The programme runs tomorrow,Sunday and Monday, in rooms G102and G103 above the IBC ConnectedWorld in Hall 13. To view the fullschedule for the Exhibition BusinessBriefings head to Hall 13 or search

one of the many IBC InteractiveEvent Guides placed around theshow where you can also downloadthe IBC2011 Mobile App for free,or check www.ibc.org/connected-world.

Vendors taking part in the IBCExhibition Business Briefings pro-gramme include Ericsson and IBM.Cisco – Platinum Sponsors of theIBC Connected World – are present-ing each day at noon. Expect stimu-lating thoughts on the way thatconnectivity in the home and the lat-est improvements in IT networkingare transforming the world of con-tent creation, management anddelivery.

The Exhibition Business Brief-ings sessions are open to all IBCattendees and offer a great opportu-nity to boost your knowledge andenter the debate.

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ATG Broadcast

By Paul Watson

Key members of the ATG Broadcastteam, including Managing DirectorGraham Day and Business Develop-ment Manager Jim Greaves, arehighlighting the company’s exten-sive range of systems integrationservices, which have recently beenemployed in several countries.

“We work closely with ourclients to ensure that the solutionsthey choose are capable of easyexpansion to accommodate addi-tional channels, future delivery stan-dards and the ever- increasingnumber of content-distributionoptions,” explained Day. “We havethe operational experience, technicalskills and commercial understand-ing required to ensure that theseprojects are achieved successfully,within budget and on schedule.”

Recently completed projectsinclude a f ive-camera productionstudio and file-based ingest systemfor Arab Radio & Television, Jed-dah, and a 13-channel playout sys-tem expansion for TV4 Sweden inStockholm. Meanwhile, in KualaLumpar, ATG Broadcast totallyrebuilt Astro’s All Asia BroadcastCentre (AABC), including HDinfrastructure. 8.B51

Ensemble Designs

By Michael Burns

Three new scan converters in theEnsemble Designs BrightEye Mittofamily are being showcased at IBCthis year. BrightEye Mitto Fiber,BrightEye Mitto HD and BrightEyeMitto Pro take video from a com-puter – such as Skype,YouTube,maps, or medical content – and con-ver t the material to SD, HD or

3Gbps serial digital video. All Mitto units accept VGA, DVI

and HDMI input signals from PCand Mac computers. Ensemble’s pro-prietary upconversion and filteringprocessing provides broadcast qual-ity video for use in high-end applica-tions, says the developer. A small partof the screen, such as a Skype win-dow, can be selected with a mouseand converted to full screen HD.

The new BrightEye Mitto 3GFiber has DVI, VGA or HDMI

inputs, and provides SD, HD or3Gbps SDI video outputs, as well asan optical SDI output. Completecontrol of audio levels, channel mix-

ing and audio delay is provided forthe analogue, AES and embeddedaudio inputs. The BrightEye Mitto3G Fiber can also be used withApple’s iPad and iPhone, enablingvideo from these devices to be con-verted to SDI.

The new BrightEye Mitto HDoutputs HD or SD SDI video andalso includes complete audio con-trols, while BrightEye Mitto Prohas a reduced feature set for cus-tomers who don’t need 3G or high-end audio controls. It outputs HDor SD SDI video.8.B91

TV4 expands

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We have long said that integratedplayout represents the future ofbroadcasting, and that conventionalplayout will eventually be replacedby software solutions distributedthrough IT platforms, but acceptanceof integrated playout has increaseddramatically throughout the industryin the past year.

No longer is integrated playoutseen merely as a cost-efficient alter-native to conventional playout sys-tems, instead there is now a generalunderstanding that integrated solu-tions are there to entirely replace tra-ditional technology. We have reacheda point where the question is ‘when?’,not ‘if?’, and at PubliTronic we suggestthe answer is within the next two tothree years.

Beyond this, it is unlikely that newinvestments will be made in traditionalsolutions. Unlike existing ‘channel in abox’ systems, which deliver limitedfunctionality as cheaply as possible,integrated playout is driven by capabil-ity. Its goal is to integrate asset man-agement, automation, playout,branding and associated broadcastfunctionality into one or more IT basedsystems in a way that is far easier andefficient for broadcasters to use. Costefficiency is a knock-on result ratherthan the goal from the outset.

Conventional workflow processes,whereby complex programming isassembled close to playout, are widelyrecognised as flawed. By abandoningthe conventional approach of makingtelevision in two or more disparate

steps, integrated playout holds the keyto radically simplifying and improvingcontent preparation and playout work-flow in SD, HD and now 3D channels.Acceptance of IT-based integratedplayout systems as superior in func-tionality and cost for both simple andhighly complex broadcasting require-ments is the crucial step in making anintegrated future reality.

The software environment is key tointegrated playout; where in the pastcompanies would have no choice butto buy a dedicated broadcast plat-form, nowadays standard IT technol-ogy is perfectly capable of deliveringthe necessary performance.

The IT hardware element of theplayout platform is fast becomingmerely the enabler – it is the develop-

ment of software and algorithmswhere the IP lies for suppliers like us,and what represents the real value forthe customer. However, while anentirely software-based playout indus-try is on its way, broadcast hardwaremay still offer specific functionalityrequired in some environments andwe mustn’t get ahead of ourselvesand neglect this demand.

At IBC, the market shift is reflectedin PubliTronic’s simultaneous launchof the second generation of ourNEXUS-avs (Advanced Video Server),together with NEXUS-itvs (IT basedVideo Server), a new software-basedalternative, delivered on a lower-costmodel, specifically for channel playoutwith less complex functionality andperformance requirements.

This double-launch reflects our con-tinued work to develop our systems, notonly in-line with core technologyadvancements but also by adaptingaccording to market needs. Software-

based integrated playout represents amore reliable, scalable and conceptu-ally superior infrastructure for deliveringbroadcast workflow. Its dominance isinevitable, and acceptance of this willhave a big influence on the playoutindustry. We’re ready – are you? 2.A49

Integrated playout: We’re ready – are you?The dominance of software-based integrated playout is inevitable,according to Harold Vermeulen, managing director, PubliTronic

Opinion

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Qube Cinema

By Carolyn Giardina

A new tool that enables the creationof Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs)

for film festivals and theatrical dis-tribution is being shown by QubeCinema. The QubeMaster Xportplug-in is compatible with AppleCompressor, and also works withCompressor 3.5.

“Rather than requir ing thewhole Final Cut Suite, anyonewith a Mac can now master theirdigital cinema content, regardlessof what editing application theyuse,” said Eric Bergez, director of

sales and marketing at Qube Cin-ema. “Compressor 4 is a greatapplication and we highly recom-mend it to our customers.

“Our goal is to empower thesmall post house or independentfilmmaker and provide them withthe tools to distribute their sto-ries,” he explained.

“The DCP format is quickly

becoming the standard for exhibi-tion and film festivals. With Com-pressor 4 and QubeMaster Xport,production companies, documen-tary makers, post production facil-ities and even f ilm students cannow master their own DCPs forthe cost of a couple of film prints,”Bergez continued.7.F45

Cost-effective DCP tool for Mac users

Wohler

By Michael Burns

The Presto video switcher makes16 3G/HD/SD-SDI video channelsreadily available for monitoringand straightforward switching.

Presto is a compact 1-RU unit thatdisplays video on 16 OLED screensthat are themselves buttons.

Pressing each button switchesthat input, both video and associ-ated audio, to a pair of re-clocked

outputs for downstream QC moni-toring and scopes for verification.An associated LED indicates thesignal cur rently selected to berouted to the output.

As well as the stand in Hall 8,

Wohler is also showcasing its videoand audio solutions in the newWohler Euro Van, which has con-cluded its multi-country Europeantour in Amsterdam. The Euro Van

is situated in the outside broadcast-ing area, stand OE225, and is avail-able for attendees to tour as well asfor private demonstrations.8.D56


Screen control for switching streams

As the screens on Wohler’s Presto are themselves buttons, it’s almost impossible toselect the wrong source by mistake

Ericsson

By Ian McMurray

In addition to announcing newproducts to enhance its portfolio,Ericsson says that it is using IBCto demonstrate its leadership inadvanced video compression, con-tent management and workflow,back office and delivery solutions,internet video caching and distri-bution. The company is also high-lighting its open suite of enablersfor creat ing unique consumerexperiences.

“Ericsson ConsumerLab researchpredicts that by 2020 there will be 50billion connected devices globally,”said Staffan Pehrson, vice-presidentand head of solution area TV, Erics-son. “Of these, more than 15 billionare expected to be video-enabled. Asthe number of connected devicescontinues to grow, significant newrevenue opportunities are openingup for the television industry. Ourrole at Ericsson is to help contentowners maximise the value of con-tent and enable platform operators tocreate the most compelling and dif-ferentiated consumer experiences. AtIBC, our TV and network experts[are] on hand to discuss how ournext generation solutions meet thechallenges and goals of today anddeliver a strong vision for the Net-worked Society of tomorrow.”1.D61

Content forconnectedsociety

Staffan Pehrson, VP and head of solutionarea TV, Ericsson

Andy Trott: Since I took over themanagement of Studer eight yearsago, the industry has gone throughseveral paradigm shifts. We’ve seenthe rapid transition from analogueworkflows to digital workflows, fromsimple stereo broadcasting to sur-round audio and the vast increase inchannel capacity and format controlrequired for that, and we’ve seen first

digital broadcasting and then HD and3D take over faster than anyone mayhave expected.

The number of free-to-air chan-nels has exploded, fuelling thedemand for AOIP and technology andinfrastructures, particularly distributedrouting systems have put strains onexisting installations to the pointwhere refurbishment and re-equip-

ping is becoming more and morecommon-place.

We are seeing tremendous growthin the Studer brand globally, and forthis reason I decided recently to per-suade Bruno Hochstrasser out of retire-ment. His experience in the broadcastmarket is unmatched in the industry, soI am extremely pleased to have himback as my General Manager.

Bruno Hochstrasser: I am soproud to be back at Studer. I believewe help our customers to meet thechallenges which Andy outlines in away that no other console manufac-turer has or can. With the financialbacking and core technologystrengths of Harman, we have beenable to develop cutting-edge productsand systems that ensure a future-proof investment for our clients.

For example, we’ve continuallyenhanced and developed our VistaSeries to cater for the latest workflowrequirements, including new opera-tions software to handle surroundchannels more effectively than ourcompetitors, introduced complemen-tary hardware such as the 3G SDIcard which allows de-embedding andre-embedding of up to 16 audio

channels per card within the console.We’ve developed more sophisticatedmonitoring and metering with uniquefeatures that really help the operator.

We specialise in user interfacedesign and own several patents thatenable us to deliver a much-enhancedexperience over our competitors – thewhole design workflow is just soimportant when working in a pres-sured environment.

We’ve developed more cost-effec-tive products to allow our customers awider choice of products to suit theirmulti-function applications. We continueto develop our OnAir range software tokeep pace with the way our customersneed to work. We’re expanding our inter-faces to the outside world to work withmore and more third party systems toprovide more tightly integrated systems,instead of looking inwards and onlyproviding proprietary solutions thatwon’t work with other systems. Andwe’re expanding our connectivityoptions with other systems as visitors toour booth at IBC will discover.Andy Trott: In short, we listen closelyto our customers, and we’ve moved tomeet their needs. Studer has been inexistence for over 60 years and we see abright future working with our esteemedclient base. I don’t believe anyone elsein our market can say that. 8.D60


Growing at the speed of soundStuder VP & General Manager, mixing, microphones andheadphones Andy Trott discusses the direction of digital audiomixing with General Manager Bruno Hochstrasser

Opinion

Andy Trott: the number of free-to-air channels has exploded

Logiways

By Heather McLean

Rick Smith – Logiways’ recently-appointed senior VP of sales andmarketing – has told The IBC Dailythat VoD revenues are set to explodein the next few years, according tovarious studies. He also predictedequally impressive growth in the lesswell-known push VoD sector, whichaddresses the majority of the globalpopulation without access to thebroadband or cable infrastructurerequired for streaming VoD services.

“Today’s VoD focus is on fibre-based operators, who face huge cap-ital investment to deliver acceptablequality of service,” said Smith.“Meanwhile, one-way satellite andDTT networks are reaching massivepopulations from single head-ends.

This brings substantial revenueopportunities for push VoD.

“The US experience suggests thataround 80% of paid streams consti-tute less than 20% of the availabletitles! That formula f its perfectlywith push VoD, as you can push andrevolve a couple of hundred hours ofcontent onto an average DVR in thehome in a typical monthly cycle. Theconsumer gets the very best of theVoD experience, while the infra-structure investment is fractional foran existing linear broadcaster.”

Smith – who joined Logiwayswith Jean-Philippe Plantevin, nowserving as CEO – also noted that byteaming with a GSM or 3G databack-channel, push VoD can easilyhandle subscription, transaction andPPV services, as well as light inter-net applications such as Twitter andFacebook. 2.C40D

Push VoD revenues are risingRohde & Schwarz

By Michael Burns

The Rohde & Schwarz SFC compactmodulator – a universal signalsource for testing broadcast receiversand components – makes its debuttoday. SFC can handle all establishedanalogue and digital broadcast stan-dards, including DVB-T2.

The R&S SFC is said to be cost-effective and energy-efficient, offer-ing the user a high-end signalgenerator for the price of a simplemodulator. It boasts a frequencyrange up to 3GHz and is designedfor integration into test systems.

The company says SFC makes iteasier for network operators andmanufacturers to switch over to thelatest digital TV generation.8.D35

Xytech

By Heather McLean

Facili ty management softwareprovider Xytech is highlighting itsrecent deal with AEG Digital Media,which is implementing MediaPulse.The LA-based, multi-platform mediaservices company selected Xytech’splatform to manage its facilityscheduling, teleport services andmedia fulfillment operations.

Determining that traditional,standalone facility management sys-tems were not appropriate to its 21stcentury business model, AEG Digi-tal Media turned to Xytech’s Medi-aPulse to manage its teleport andmedia fulfilment businesses.

Greg Dolan, executive vice-pres-ident at Xytech, commented: “Formore than 12 years, AEG DigitalMedia has del ivered the mostwatched and anticipated contentaround the world. They have anabsolutely amazing track record ininternet broadcasting and l ivestreaming media, and they perfectlyillustrate the modern workflow thatis the hallmark of a successfulmedia services company today.

“We are proud to be workingwith our colleagues at AEG DigitalMedia and see MediaPulse as theideal solution to support their variedbusiness lines. We look forward tothe next phase of project implemen-tation with them.” 3.C48

LA media services groupimplements MediaPulse

Rohde ahead

Even before you reach IBC you canstart planning your day with IBC TVNews. This special daily breakfastprogramme is on air every morningbetween 07:00 and 09:00, and isavailable in your hotel room.

The show is produced by a pro-fessional team, based in the IBCProduction Village in Hall 11.

Reporters and crews are out andabout around the exhibition andconference, capturing all that is new,controversial and exciting. The sto-ries are distilled into a concise 20minute programme, ideal for view-

ing between shower and breakfast topick up on the hot topics.

The breakfas t show is a lsoavai lable on the web, a twww.ibctvnews.com and on theIBC Info Channel, the digital sig-nage network around the RAI. Thewebsite also has extra stories andextended interviews with keyindustry f igures. And each day

there are two live web broadcasts,from the stage in the IBC Produc-tion Village, featuring interviewswith key personalities.

The lead sponsor of IBC TVNews this year is EVS, which is pro-viding the soft of tapeless, net-worked production system that abroadcast newsroom would use.Here it lets the crews create high

definition programming under thespecial pressure of working in avery busy exhibition.

You should find a card in yourhotel room telling you which chan-nel to use for IBC TV News. It isdistributed throughout the city oncable channel AT5, so wherever youare staying you can almost certainlywake up to IBC.


Start your day with IBC

IBC TV News anchor Rob Curlingconducts an interview

Motorola

By Ian McMurray

Methods by which service providerscan give greater access to more con-tent in more places constitute a keytheme of Motorola Mobil i ty’sappearance at IBC2011. Reflectingits desire to facilitate the delivery ofhigh quality multi-screen experi-ences and home connect ivi ty,Motorola is demonstrating how itstechnologies can drive more valuefrom content.

Demonst ra t ions includeMotorola’s latest set-tops and acces-sories, among them the MotorolaVIP1853, which features a ‘click-in’ DVR module for customerswanting to add/increase the DVRcapacity of their basic box. Thenthere i s Motorola Medios ,Motorola’s cloud-based softwarepla t form tha t a l lows serviceproviders to merge video contentwith social networking, games andweb-based content, and deliver itacross multiple devices anywhere inthe home and beyond.

Solutions for delivering videoaround the home are also on show,including the VAP2400 wirelessvideo bridge and Motorola Televa-tion, a cable TV device that workswith a Wi-Fi router to allow con-sumers to watch live TV on a con-nected IP device anywhere aroundthe home. 1.D31, 4.A75

Access tocontent inmore places

IBC2011 will present many challengesand opportunities for buyers in thebroadcast market environment. Thereis abundance of new technologiesavailable but the current economic sit-uation adds an enormous burden onbuyers who must consider longevity,product compatibility, and the cost ofchange. Conversion gear allowing ablend of seamless compatibilitybetween legacy analogue, prosumergrade A/V gear and next generationbroadcast A/V gear will be a key ele-ment for this year’s IBC buyers.

Despite the bad economic down-turn, the flow of new and disruptivetechnologies like 3D, fibre optic trans-ports, compression and digital media

conversion gear will take center stageat IBC. In a large part, these new tech-nologies are fuelled by the sideeffects of customer demand to haveimproved universal distribution andcontent management tools toenhance user experience anytime andanywhere.

Signal path management is clearlyone of the most critical parts of anybroadcast television system andtoday’s routers should have the abilityto auto-detect multi-format signals,convert from one signal format toanother, upscale and downscale sig-nals, embed audio, de-embed audio,transport over fibre or coax, accept 3Dsignals, and automatically detect any

failures and attempt immediate notifi-cation to the user.

Next generation routers and signalprocessing gear must match the waybuyers want to manage signal distribu-tion across a wide range of transportoptions. Advances in the delivery ofstreaming live and pre-recorded videohas allowed users to access mediacontent from a number of distributionmethods – the anytime and anywhereexperience – and this has played a piv-otal role in how content must berouted and distributed within televisionstations and communication centres.

Another key element to routertechnology is support for multiviewersand high resolution computer graphic

formats such as DVI and HDMI. Asrouting systems get larger and displaytechnology gets better – andcheaper – broadcast centres areincreasingly adopting larger multi-viewer displays. As a corollary,demand for simplified integrated com-puter graphics has also increased.Routers must deal with ASI, SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI and 3D Cinema whileseamlessly integrating computergraphics like VGA, DVI, HDMI, and Dis-playPort.

In addition to video, buyers mustalso deal with the increased complex-ity of audio. Routers must be able tosupport embedded audio, allow usersto de-embed, switch asynchronous

and synchronous, and manage multi-ple audio paths in formats such asDolby E, DTS, AES, and basic stereo ormono audio – all within a seamlessand unified distribution system.

To round out IBC2011 buyer’sexpectation for routers is the need forfull-scale system control and signalpath management system. Network-based control systems were once con-sidered upgrade options, but now thebuyer expects that all routing and con-trol features be network based.

Router control systems mustinclude a wide range of networkbased control panels as well and theability to make switches over abrowser-based interface. Touch paneland tablet devices such as the iPADare now seen as viable wireless con-trol panel in both large scale andsmall scale studios.10.A11


Nativ

By Ian McMurray

Content services company Nativ is helping tomake TV2’s ingest processes completely tapelessin the wake of a deal to roll-out the latest versionof the signature MioEverywhere platform to allof the Danish broadcaster’s channels.

Mio Everywhere – a total video logistics solu-tion that debuts its latest functionality today – hasapparently enabled TV2 to streamline processes,lower operating costs, and improve reporting by

automating and digitising its broadcast ingestworkflow. The newly-installed solution, whichhas commenced with the ingest of all TV2’sadvertising content, also integrates with thebroadcaster s transmission system, as well as itslegal and planning departments, for seamlessend-to-end file-based content management.

The new system also integrates TV2’s pro-duction partners using Mio Desktop Client, anapplication for remotely validating and transfer-ring large media files to the MioEverywhere plat-form. Once ingested, all validated content willautomatically go through TV2 s customised

workflow – which includes quality control, repur-posing, metadata management and approval before being pushed into the broadcaster’s trans-mission system for playout.

Nativ CEO Jon Folland commented: “Movingtowards tapeless is a monumental step for any majorbroadcaster and we’re really excited that TV2 haschosen the MioEverywhere platform to streamlinethat process. Today’s broadcasters and content own-ers face the challenge of getting their digital assetsorganised in order to quickly reach audiences on allplatforms and devices at a low cost, and MioEvery-where is allowing TV2 to do just that.” 4.A61e

Changing expectations in signal processingRouter and conversion gear must match the way broadcast video and audio buyers wantto manage signal distribution across a wide range of transport options, says Dan E Holland, vice president, product marketing, PESA

Opinion

Dan Holland: Signal pathmanagement is critical

Fujinon

By David Fox

Fujinon is drawing visitors’ atten-tion to a new HD motor drive lens,synchronisation unit, and wirelesscontroller for 3D and robotics at thisyear’s IBC. The XA4x7.5BMD-D3R/L motor drive HD zoom lenscomes in right and left lens versions,and features a F2.8 maximum aper-ture over its 7.5mm to 30mm focallength and minimum focus distanceof 450mm.

“For the size/weight these areunique to Fuj inon,” sa id PaulGoodwin, divisional head broad-

cast & CCTV products division,Pyser-SGI (Fujinon distributor forthe UK and Ireland). The 2/3-inchlenses feature “high precision opti-cal systems supplied in matchedlens pairs for correct 3D image ren-dit ion”. The compact size andweight (450g) are useful for 3Drigs in tight spaces, on jibs or forhandheld/Steadicam use.

Precision servos with anti-back-lash systems offer “high precisionsynchronous control over lens pairsusing just one set of pan bar controlsor RS232C serial (robotic) control,both of which are via the Fujinon3D Synchronisation Unit HJ-303A-08A. Thus when zooming/focusing

both lenses move in precisely thesame way to the same optical posi-tions. 16-bit encoder outputs areprovided from the synchronisationunit for feedback to 3D positioningcontrol and tracking systems,”explained Goodwin.

The 3D lenses can be remote-controlled using Fujinon’s new WL-325A wireless controller, whichworks up to about 100m, permittingone set of pan bar controls to beused for rigs on jibs or in remotelocations. This device can be usedwith any Fuj inon Digi PowerHD/SD lens or for 3D stereoscopicrigs using a matched pair of lenses.11.C20

‘Unique’ 3D lenses, controller and wireless system launch todayFujinon’s new XA4x7.5BMD-D3R/Llenses in a matched 3D pair

Phabrix

By Paul Watson

Launching here at IBC, the Rx 1000and Rx 500 rasterisers are new fromPhabrix. The rasterisers are basedupon the company’s Rx technology,which allows different broadcast testand measurement modules to be

added for a range of applications. A unique onboard digital control

screen controls the output of instru-ments to full HD resolution. Outputto a separate screen at full HD1920x1080 is also available via anHDMI connection. A separate SDIoutput allows a secondary output tobe routed through a studio.

The onboard screen enablesoperators to select different screen

views such as full, bi, tri and quad.Standard presets can also be acti-vated via one of the eight mem-ory/control buttons.

The Rx 1000 is a rackmount ras-teriser with up to eight simultaneousoutputs. The independent FPGAheart of each module is said to bepowerful enough to support simulta-neous display of instruments acrosseach module. With its four modules,

this works out to eight analysisinstruments with central control andreport logging – representing aworld first, according to Phabrix.

The Rx 500 is a half-rackmountunit able to accommodate a variety

of applications, from camera shadingin OB environments to studio editingsuites. It features two input slots withfour simultaneous outputs; all inputsare switchable and can be controlledindependently. 8.E25

Two new rasterisers revealed The new rasterisers are based on Rx technology

MioEverywhere logistics solution for TV2 Denmark

Ross Video

By Michael Burns

On a newly expanded IBC stand, RossVideo’s Vision Series high-end pro-duction switcher family is markingwhat is described as an industry firstwith the addition of selectable userlayouts for its internal MultiViewers.The company claims that Vision Mul-tiViewers offer tremendous flexibilityand cost-savings while dramaticallysimplifying control room design, inte-gration and cabling.

The Vision QMD and OctaneProduction Switchers have been fur-

ther enhanced with the addition ofthe new 8-keyer MultiDSK module,doubling the layering power of pro-gramme outputs. This new moduleis backward-compatible with exist-ing Vision switchers.

Ross Video is also highlighting thenew Carbonite mid-size switcherseries – which offers 1 & 2 MLE vari-ants with 16 or 24 inputs – and under-taking the European debut of compactswitcher CrossOver Solo. 9.C20


New features for production switchers

Ross Video’s Vision series of production switchers now support selectable user layouts for their internal MultiViewers

Get theViBE forpowerfulencodingThomson Video Networks

By Ian McMurray

The latest addition to the ThomsonVideo Networks range of MPEGbroadcast reference-grade encod-ing solutions is the ViBE EM4000multichannel HD encoder. Incor-porating what Thomson says is asubstantially more powerful evolu-tion of its Mustang compressionengine, the ViBE EM4000 is oneof multiple products being high-l igh ted by the company a tIBC2011.

The ViBE EM4000’s perform-ance is claimed to deliver significantoperational cost-savings throughbetter use of satellite or terrestrialbandwidth. This is achieved throughimproved motion estimation andenriched encoding logic.

With i t s HD performance,Thomson says that the ViBEEM4000 typically allows users toadd an extra channel to a transpon-der without reducing picture qual-ity, or opt for improved quality withthe same number of channels .Designed for evolution, the ViBEEM4000 supports future formatsincluding 1080p and 3D, and pro-vides cont inuous eff ic iencyimprovement through further devel-opment of the platform.

Scheduled to ship in the comingmonths, the ViBE EM4000 multi-channel HD encoder can bedeployed as a standalone encoder oras part of a head-end infrastructurewith multiplexers and a networkmanagement system. 5.A17

The new ViBE EM4000 from ThomsonVideo Networks features improvedmotion estimation

RGB Networks

By Ian McMurray

The connected and multi-screenedhome of tomorrow has been the real

focal point for the industry over thepast year, according to exhibitorRGB Networks. But questions lingeraround the topic of content moneti-sation as Video Service Providers(VSPs) struggle to reconcile the req-

uisite changes in infrastructure witha return on investment.

At IBC today, RGB Networks isdemonstrating how its solutionsenable VSPs to overcome this prob-lem – highlighting new technology

which is said to facilitate seamlessuser-targeting of advertising to mul-tiple screens. The company is alsoshowcasing a customer deploymentlive on stand so visitors can seefirst-hand the far-reaching capabili-ties of a multi-screen environment.

The company also is discussingthe latest trends in the connectedhome, including the advent of social

TV and the increased opportunitiesthis brings for the advertising indus-try, as well as the shift away fromthe STB market to IP-video basedservices. Also under discussion isthe latest addition to RGB s VideoMultiprocessing Gateway productline the VMG-8 and how this isfurther helping to facilitate TVEverywhere.

Visitors also have the opportunityto find out why robust multi-screentechnology is required to capitaliseon future events such as next year’sOlympic Games in London.4.C78


Real customer deployment on show

Hiltron

By Ian McMurray

In what is described as a major addi-tion to its product range, Hiltron hasunveiled the new HSACU SNG con-troller. It is said to be compatiblewith all leading motorised satellitenewsgathering antennas, and to pro-vide fully-automated satellite auto-acquisition.

“The HSACU serves two keyroles, being designed for integrationinto SNG trucks or for refurbish-ment of existing SNG antenna con-trol systems ,” said Hil t ron’smanaging director, Dr MichaelSchiestl. “Housed in a compactrack-mountable chassis, it provideseasy and efficient control of three-axis motorised antennas of up to 2.4metres diameter. Azimuth, elevationand polarisation control are per-formed entirely in software.”

Ful l control of the Hil t ronHSACU can be performed locally orfrom a remote IP browser. Localcontrol is achieved via front-panelpush-buttons and a coloured touch-panel graphic display. In IP remotecontrol mode, the entire system canbe controlled from wherever is con-venient to the SNG workflow. Fullyautomated acquisition of accessiblesatellites can be achieved within lessthan two minutes, according toHiltron. An internal DVB-S/S2tuner is provided for satellite verifi-cation.

Heading determination is per-formed using a GPS and/or a flux-gate compass. The HACU-DSNGincludes dual-axis compensation oftruck inclination. 4.B89

HSACU SNGcontrollerauto-acquiresnews satellites

Hiltron’s HSACU SNG controller is widelycompatible with leading antennas

The UK broadcast industry should bejustifiably proud that it leads the worldin providing an Audio Description serviceon a significant and growing percentageof programmes transmitted via digital TVplatforms. Audio Description is the provi-sion of a complementary narrative audioservice for people that have difficultlyviewing TV programmes – such as thosewho are blind or partially sighted.

Europe and the USA have been tri-alling AD services for a number ofyears, but the UK now has a matureand efficient infrastructure for support-ing TV channels that wish to offer thisadditional service to its customers. TheAD service can be accessed via DTTTVs and set-top boxes, or the Skysatellite service. Many TVs are nowsupplied with integrated AD decoding(you will notice an AD button on theremote control of an increasing num-ber of new TV’s sold in the UK).

The provision of an access servicesuch as AD or closed captioning can becontroversial, as it brings no direct addi-tional revenue for the broadcaster, andin tough economic times such as these,budgets are increasingly under scrutiny.AD implementation may be desirable,but typically only government mandatestend to drive an increase in the service.

Starfish began working on AD tech-nology with the BBC over 10 years ago,and our customers have helped usdevelop a specialised and fully featuredproduct range for creating, processingand delivering AD. The major providers ofAD services in the UK have increasinglysophisticated workflows to help with effi-ciency, and the quality of AD being pro-

duced is of an extremely high standard. We have sold systems in France

and Germany recently, and the Greekstate broadcaster ERT purchased acomplete Starfish AD system to offerthe service on its new digital channel.

At IBC this year we are demonstrat-ing our complete range of AD productsand expect to see a growing interestfrom European and US broadcasters.In the USA, the provision of an ADservice by major broadcasters has

recently been mandated by the USgovernment. (The service is known asVideo Description or VI in the USA.)

The availability and growth of the ADservice in the UK has been a quiet evolu-tion, and if you don’t have a friend orfamily member with impaired vision, youcan be excused for not even being awarethe service exists. However the evolutionof the service will continue and we

expect to be developing ever moresophisticated products to service thismarket. 2C18


UK Audio Description – a quiet evolutionThe availability andgrowth of AudioDescription servicesin the UK should bethe envy of the world,says PeterBlatchford, sales &marketing director,Starfish Technologies

Opinion

Peter Blatchford: Access serviceprovision can be controversial

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The facilities at the RAI make it agreat venue for IBC. Even better, itis located in one of the friendliest,most cosmopolitan and culturedcities in the world: Amsterdam. It isthe perfect combination for concen-trated work during the day and a lit-tle relaxation in the evenings.

Your IBC registration entitlesyou to free travel over the six days ofthe show on the buses, trams andsneltrams (metro) run by GVB, theAmsterdam transport authority. Ifyou have not yet done so, pick upyour ticket and map from an IBCInfo Point.

Then you are free to explore the

city. You are sure to find colleaguesin the cafes and bars of Rembrandt-splein, or the restaurants around Lei-dseplein. The whole city is compactand fascinating to explore. Take acanal cruise or rent a bike: you caneven combine the two with theCanal Bike for a pedalo tour of thecity. For the really energetic thereare nightly roller blade tours.

At the end of the evening youmay feel a taxi is the best way backto your hotel. They are available atmany ranks throughout the city, arelicensed by the city authorities andcharge a standard, metered fare ataround €1.50 a kilometre.

Enjoy Amsterdam

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Today’s broadcast infrastructures con-sist of a number of widely differenti-ated components, including the areasof audio and video technology, IT andtheir peripheries. On top of that,thanks to new distribution channelslike IPTV or mobile TV we have beenseeing an emergence of completelynew business models for broadcastersto interact with audiences.

For our company this means givingour customers thorough consulting –not only in terms of technology butequally as regards economic aspects.It is essential for broadcasters to keepan eye on technological progress aswell as market trends at all times. Forthis reason, we are constantly monitor-ing new developments and analysingthem not only from the economic per-spective but more importantly in termsof actual customer requirements.

In this close collaboration we areconstantly developing new and effi-cient workflows. The seamless systemintegration of AV and IT technologieshas become one of our most impor-tant tasks, especially in view of man-aging the enormous diversity ofinterfaces. In this context, it is verynecessary that we sensitise the IT and

broadcasting manufacturers from ourintegrator’s perspective to make theirrespective components compatible, toensure that more and more standardinterfaces are available down the line.

Such standards not only acceler-ate planning measures and also sub-sequent system integrations, they alsofacilitate the user’s handling of thesystems that are relevant for them –be it in a newsroom, signal processingor issues pertaining to data andlicence management.

However, it is generally agreed thatthe use of modern technologies andsoftware is becoming significantlymore complex due to the increasinglyshort development cycles. For thisreason, the customer becomesincreasingly dependent on compre-hensive services that extend farbeyond the planning and implementa-tion phases of system integration.

We reacted to this challenge veryearly on and developed the necessaryknow-how to support our customerswith a wide spectrum of services andsupport. These services include, forexample, internal training whichensures that new technologies andworkflows are supported.

A wise man once said, ‘If we stopimproving, at some point we will stopbeing any good at all’. This appliestoday more than ever to the numerousand highly diversified challenges weface every day in our business. Newtechnologies pave the way for innova-tive concepts and solutions, but at thesame time also raise a host of ques-tions that must be answered.

One of our future tasks will be cen-tralising data archives on an interna-tional level. Connecting them tointelligent media asset managementsystems will make it possible for inter-nationally operating broadcasters toaccess all the data they require morequickly and effectively in a media Cloud.And such developments are going tokeep on revolutionising the world ofbroadcasting, not only today but alsotomorrow. 3.A35

Answers to SI challenges OpinionSystem integration of AV and IT technologiesis essential, says Peter Nöthen, MD,Wellen+Nöthen Group and Qvest Media

Peter Nöthen: Standards accelerateplanning measures

In today’s ultra-competitive mediaenvironment, broadcasters and con-tent creators are faced with the ever-increasing challenge of having tosupport multiple formats and distribu-tion platforms while keeping costs toa minimum. With consumers now dic-tating when and where they want to

view content, it’s made all of our jobsthat much harder.

For our customers, this 24/7demand means having to figure outhow to efficiently convert basebandsignals to optical to allow them totravel farther, or simply transcode a1080i HD file to a HTML5 file for dis-

play on small portable devices. Andlet’s not forget the internet and stream-ing video, with its myriad of formatsand coding schemes. The more auto-matic the process is made, the better.

Amidst this entire deluge of signaltypes, we often lose site of the factthat that all of this content ends up in

front of our eyes. At the end of theday, it’s all just video.

We find that we are quicklybecoming a conversion as well as afibre transport company. This is neces-sitated by all these forms and for-mats, and not just video but audioand data as well. As we listen to ourcustomers, we develop transport prod-ucts with the conversion elementsbuilt in, forgoing little conversion widg-ets at every drop in order to save ourcustomers money and set up time.

For example, our DVI-6000 Singleand Dual Link, a long-haul fibre optictransport solution is ideal for keepingvideo and audio communicationssecure in command and control facili-ties. It has a DVI 1080p input but can

optically output a 3G HD-SDI, 1080psignal that can then be received by avariety of MultiDyne products, as wellas any SMPTE compliant 3G receiver.The reverse is also true; you canreceive a 3G signal and output DVI.

The fact that 1080p is now preva-lent in broadcast facilities using 3GHD-SDI as well as DVI (traditionally aProAV format), is clear evidence ofmarket convergence. This convergencehas blurred the lines that were oncebrick walls. We have to help customersbreak down those confusing acronymsand format types so they can supporttheir clients’ varying needs. Mostimportantly, our products do the con-version work, so customers don’t haveto think about it.

For video professionals, IBC offers aquintessential road map for navigatingthrough this alphabet soup of formats.With the advent of 3D, and soon 4K,production and display, things are onlygetting more complicated, not less.

Annual gatherings like IBC providethe platform to bring us all together forthe common good of helping broad-casters and video professionals dotheir job better, expending the leastamount of time and energy. When thathappens, we’re all successful.2.A54


Not just transport, conversion is kingAs a fibre transport company, we find we are quickly becoming aformat conversion company as well, says Frank Jachetta,managing director, MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems

Opinion

Frank Jachetta:Navigating through thealphabet soup of formats

Comrex

By David Fox

Voice-over-IP reduces phone costsand broadcasters can benefit fromthis with devices such as the newComrex STAC-VIP. The new solu-tion integrates legacy PSTN/POTSphone lines with VoIP technology todeliver a new way to manage tele-phone calls for talk shows, inter-views and contests.

Com rex is appear ing a tIBC2011 on the stand of VortexCommunications.

STAC-VIP can take traditionalPOTS calls, but also handles callsfrom HD Voice-capable phones andsmartphone apps as well as highquality calls from Skype users. Ithas STAC-IP Call Screening withCLI Caller Identification and CallLogging as standard, while its Caller

Management system integrates withVoIP PBX systems.

The familiar STAC Control Sur-face provides clear indication ofphone line and caller status. Con-nection to the 1U mainframe, likescreener control, is via IP, whichmeans that it can be located any-where with IP connectivity.

STAC VIP can process up to 12incoming VoIP calls on a single DSLline using telephone-grade G.729

audio compression, providing signif-icant cost savings. Traditional phonelines can be accommodated via VoIPGateway devices that provide con-version of POTS/PSTN, ISDN andT1/E1 telephone lines to a SIP com-patible VoIP trunk for connection tothe STAC-VIP Mainframe.

The new HD Voice standardsinclude high-quality audio codecssuch as G.722, Silk, Speex and vari-ants offering 7KHz audio (and better)instead of the 3.4kHz used by thetelecoms industry for more than 100years. STAC-VIP can accept wide-band calls from VoIP phones, smart-phones and soft codecs such as theComrex ARC, and negotiates to findthe highest quality codec supportedby a caller’s phone. This means thatcallers can sound like in-studioguests, making it useful for journal-ists or other programme contributors.11.G11

VIP treatment STACs up for VoIP

Comrex STAC-VIP makes it simple toscreen and select calls

Optocore

By Michael Burns

An evolution in the Optocore openplatform networking concept forthe transmission of audio, videoand data is being showcased atIBC2011.

With the ‘R’ series of interfacedevices, Optocore can now offer1024 input channels and unlimitedoutput channels within a distrib-uted matrix while giving the capa-bility to route MADI, AES/EBU,data and video over a 2Gbps fibreoptical ring.

Specific products in the Opto-

core range include the DD4MR-FXdevice, which is designed to func-tion as a digital interface whereverMADI por ts are required in anOptocore Optical or CAT5 Sanedigital network system.

Op tocore i s u s ing IBC todemonstrate that its technology –which was originally designed toprovide a simplif ied method ofdistributing audio within the proaudio arena – offers diverse bene-f i ts for different markets. Forexample, for live performance andbroadcast applications, the com-pany suggests that Optocore offersa simplif ied set-up and easieroperation. Within f ixed installa-tions, says Optocore, eliminationof the need to in s t a l l coppe rcabling means that clients can ben-ef it from economies of scale aswell as performance.9.A47

Networking evolution

Optocore’s new generation DD4MR dualMADI, video and data network device


David Hochner, CEO, SatLink Has IBC come at a good timefor the electronic mediaindustry? Why?SatLink’s strategic location andglobal infrastructure assistsbroadcasters, payTV and IPTVoperators reach Europe, Africa,Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Ourfull teleport capabilities in HD and3D transmission serve as agateway for delivering your contentto every corner of the world viaSatLink’s global satellite and fibrenetwork. With broadcasting anddata markets continuing to moveforward, our expanding serviceofferings ensure that clientsmaintain and enlarge their marketshares. IBC is our opportunity tomeet clients, current and potential,at one time and in one place.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in, or threats to,your market sector at thecurrent time?SatLink is among the world’sfastest growing teleports becauseour industry understandsexpertise, creativity andefficiency – all embedded in oursuperior service offerings. We areseeing further inroads of ourclients to HD and 3D and also toOTT markets. Taking advantage ofboth worlds, SatLink’s new iStreamsolution assists TV channelsdeliver broadcast quality video overthe internet in an easy, fast andreliable way and by using the latesttechnology we are able to createadditional value for them.

Why should delegates visit yourstand at IBC?SatLink is showing how ourcreativity provides clients, long-term partners, with cost-effective,cutting edge solutions. At IBC theywill meet a company providing highquality global TV distributionservices to reach DTH viewers;content management and playoutfacilities; production services, costeffective transmission services;and reliable content delivery viaour comprehensive infrastructure.They will see and understand whyTier-1 broadcasters such asThomson Reuters, Viacom brandsMTV & Nickelodeon, CNN, Daystarand others select SatLink for theirgateway to the world. 5A41

Q&APace

By Ian McMurray

The launch of a new hybrid DVRset-top box for Comcast has been

announced by Pace. The new STPoffers tru2way and IP capabilities,and is said to deliver an advancedpersonalised TV viewing experience.

The Pace set-top box platform isbeing used by Comcast in a market

trial of its next-generation XfinityTV service in Augusta, Georgia.This service allows customers tosearch and select from tens of thou-sands of TV shows and movies thatreflect their interests for a person-alised TV viewing experience.

“Comcast has a track record ofdelivering the unexpected and takingTV services to a whole new level,”

said Mike Pulli, president, PaceAmericas. “We are very proud thatComcast has chosen to partner withPace on this extraordinary project.”

The Pace set-top box features anarchitecture that leverages Com-cast’s hybrid fiber coax network andDOCSIS 3.0 to deliver the newguide and user experience.1.B19

New STB gets market trial

Danmon Systems Group (DSG)

By Michael Burns

A new IP-based television studio con-trol system has been launched at theDSG stand. Peter Thomsen, deputymanaging director of DSG, says that

the system “enables television broad-casters to establish highly efficientregional contribution studios withoutrequiring local operational staff tosupervise and operate them”.

The result, adds Thomsen, is“greater production flexibility with-out sending operating costs throughthe roof ”.

It is claimed that special atten-

tion has been made in the designof the system to ensure completelyfoolproof local operation. Basedon in t eg ra t ed pan- t i l t - zoomHD/SD cameras, it can be drivenfrom a standard internet browserin a network headquarters. Fea-tures include ful l camera andpedestal control, return monitoringand 60-inch height-adjustable

background display screens. Allcontrol data is carried securely viaintranet or VPN. Video signals canbe car ried on black f ibre or asJPEG2000 via IP.

“Nothing in the studio can berendered inoperative, even if theequipment is used by a distractedrepor ter or a f irs t- t ime studioguest,” explained Thomsen. “Theonly local user-adjustable elementof the entire regional studio is theearpiece volume level.”

Web-based control delivers max-

imum operational flexibility betweendifferent control rooms or gallerieswithout requiring installation ofadditional hardware. Sound qualityis achieved by using very high-grademicrophones and ultra-low-noisepre-amplifiers, plus an audio delayunit to maintain lip sync. 8.B51

With the advent of the professionalflat panel display, over the pastdecade, and its distribution in somany screen sizes ranges, perhapsthe most hotly debated issue has beenin the provision of a reliable categoryof master monitors to replace theaging, outmoded and rapidly failingbox-type master CRTs.

According to the findings of thelatest pro display report from DISConsulting Corporation called Pro-fessional Displays World 2011, themaster monitor part of the profes-

sional flat panel display market isf inally beginning to satisfy theneeds of demanding professionals,after a prolonged period of scepti-cism and complaints leveled at man-ufacturers’ early solutions.

Many broadcasters and otherprofessionals found that models pro-vided in the past years to be far fromsatisfactory and that opinion slowedthe acceptance of test grade qualitypanels amongst professionals.Instead, many chose to hang on totheir CRTs longer than they would

have liked, rather than sacrif icequality for price.

The DIS global study, conductedthis past winter and published inmid-June, focused on gathering onlyprofessional grade displays owner-ship, past purchases and purchaseplans information and excluded con-sumer and computer flat panels fromconsideration. The study also honedin on these by each of the mainscreen sizes in eight size ranges.

Among them was a broadeningsize range for master quality dis-

plays – those with under-scan andtest signal capabilities – that nowranges primarily from 17-inch(diagonal measure) to 27-inch andencompasses a wide number ofbrands. The 17-inch size is a rela-tively new one – certainly new to theflat panel master grade category –and has grown very popular thisyear. The previous normally soughtsize had been almost exclusively the24-26-inch range.

8% of all buyers of professionalflat panels have indicated plans topurchase one or more master qualityflat panel monitor in 2011, in the 17-26-inch range, making it one of thesingularly most active screen sizegroups within all pro flat panels, aswell as a significant sign of the suc-cess of panels as replacements forCRTs in the most difficult-to-pleasecategory of master grade.

Early failureWith so many t radi t ional lyentrenched master-grade CRTs, themove away to embrace utilisation offlat panels for this purpose was slow,as many end-users felt that the earlyexamples were lacking the quality,predictability and durability of theboxier forebears. There were alsoconcerns about how long the highestpriced panels would last, as flat pan-els generally have a reputation forearly failure and thereby muchshorter life spans than CRTs. Giventhe higher prices of these particularpanels, professionals have held backuntil very recently and continuedgrudgingly to use their aging CRTs.

Professionals, in particular, areintently interested in the exact specifi-cations and features of their flat pan-els and this is certainly most true inthose being depended upon for mis-sion-critical master grade uses. This isalso true as there are in the mastergrade monitors many more featuresthan in their presentation grade coun-

terparts (in the same size range). Master g rade models are

expected to have certain basic quali-f ications as well as performanceabilities. And, they are expected tobe more rugged, precise and depend-able than their presentation gradecounterparts. And, they are alsoexpected to contain waveform andvector-scope abilities as well astime-code displays and under-scan,multi-format inputs and HD/SDI,Composite, Component and YC inmost cases. 12-bit processing iscommon along with 10-bit drivers,wide colour gamut, LED back-light-ing and colour management abilities.

The ability to capture and storepre-sets is an essentially sought fac-tor as well in most such displays.Auto-black and auto-white as wellas various forms of auto-set-up cal-ibrations are commonly sought andoften found features as well.

This intensified interest in panelsand growing acceptance of mastergrade models has led recently to aincrease in manufacturers offeringmaster products as they have rushedto take advantage of the new foundgrowth.

Top of the range master pricestend to fall in the $25-30,000USDrange for a full-fledged (24-inch orlarger) panel and accommodate thefull HD (or in specialised cases 2K,4K or other resolutions this canescalate). Of course, not all mastermonitors cost that much money.Even in the 24-26-inch range, thereare companies with models that fallbelow $10,000USD and sometimesfar below that threshold.

The good news is that with somuch competition, in pro flat panelstoday, you can be a miser and stillown a master.Douglas I Sheer is CEO and ChiefAnalyst of DIS Consulting Corpora-t ion and may be reached [email protected].


Pros embrace master monitor panels

Percents of screen sizes amongst planned purchases in 2011

Initially, there was considerable resistance to the use of panels, generally,and master grade panels particularly. That resistance to professionalflatpanel display screens is now melting away. By Douglas I Sheer

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2011 has demonstrated that theindustry slowdown that many compa-

nies experienced and feared wouldcontinue is over. Even though Softronsales increased yearly by over 30%since the beginning of the downturn,there was always that prevailingindustry vibe that the world economywould continue to be a drag on ourindustry segment. However, we are ontarget to do even better this year thanin recent years.

The reason is simple, we are astrong player in our chosen marketsegment – Macintosh-based broad-casting applications. And this is tiedto our experience. At this year’s IBC,Softron Media Services will celebrate30 years of software development. Asone of the first international compa-nies to provide Apple Mac platform

solutions for broadcasters in radio,television and on the internet, we havehas earned a unique position.

This is why we maintain the loyaltyof our existing customer base and whynew users flock to us. New and oldusers alike acknowledge not only thestability and reliability of our productofferings but the vision that the com-pany’s management team transformsinto reality.

An example in this case is the newrelease of Softron’s OnTheAir Studiothat will be released with an entirelynew graphical user interface. Pat-terned on Softron’s OnTheAir Managerinterface for scheduling televisionbroadcasts using OnTheAir Node,OnTheAir Studio offers a calendar dis-

play to easily schedule short and longterm radio and internet radio shows.We envision its use in live event per-formances as well.

Since many radio broadcasters aremoving to live or internet TV, thisupgrade will provide an impetus tobegin a transition to those formats.Put another way, our radio users willbe instantly familiar with ouradvanced video scheduler, makingtheir transition to television and inter-net television a much easier one.

Another case in point has beenthe overwhelming acceptance of ourclient server playout applicationsincluding OnTheAir Node, OnTheAirLive and OnTheAir Manager. Weinvested quite a lot over the last twoyears in anticipation of the move toclient-server based playout. While weconstantly add new features, thisyear we are including multi-user

capabilities to allow different usersacross the local network, or acrossthe globe, to collaborate and orchange TV programming schedules. Anumber of our customers are workingin just this way.

Something brand new for us isOnTheAir Stream. We hope to do forweb and mobile device programmingwhat we did for cable and satellitebroadcasters – provide a usable andfriendly way to make realtime streamsand VOD available for the viewers ofSoftron programming applications.Today it is simply not enough to haveTV output from a Mac – you have todeliver that output to your customers’customers – and the importance ofstreaming with our products has takena position front and centre. 7.H01

Celebrating 30 years in a unique positionApple Mac based broadcasting applications are core to goodbusiness, says Daniel Tapie, CEO, Softron Media Services

Opinion

Daniel Tapie: We’re a strong playerin our chosen market segment

Opticomm-EMCORE

By Heather McLean

New from Opticomm-EMCORE isthe Optiva OTP-1DVI2A1SUDVI/HDMI/VGA/RGB, stereoaudio/SPDIF, serial data and USB

2.0 extender. The product is a solidsolution for transmitting the fullrange of realtime digital or analoguevideo with audio and serial datacapabilities over f ibre up to dis-tances as great as 49 miles.

With features such as videofo r ma t conve r s ion , s ca l ing ,

SPDIF/ analogue audio, breakoutaudio for HDMI, KVM and USB2.0 data, the OTP-1DVI2A1SU issuitable for professional audio-visual applications such as digitaltheatres, concerts, digital signage,video conferencing and similarapplications.

Both the transmitter and receiverare dual slot cards that can be usedas standalone devices or as part of alarger Optiva system. The OTP-1DVI2A1SU was designed to fit inthe Optiva dual slot desktop/wall-mount enclosure, 4- or 6-card 1RUchassis, or 16-card 3RU rack mountchassis. 2.A24

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The outlook for the broadcast and pro-duction industry is bright, driven by anever-increasing demand for high qual-ity, relevant content. Even in today’smulti-platform world where content isaccessible on a variety of devicesincluding tablets, smartphones, iPadsas well as throughout the home, desir-able content remains at the very heartof the viewing experience.

But content itself is undergoingsomething of a revolution – driven bythe propagation of 3D. 3DTV has,quite literally, added a whole newdimension to the way we watch TV, atthe same time acting as a catalyst forgrowth within the industry and creat-ing a wave of anticipation amongbroadcasters and consumers alike.

This positive change will help tosustain the health of the industry foryears to come. The broadcast commu-nity understands both the greatpotential that new types of contentoffer and the opportunities for growththat co-exist alongside. Correspond-ingly, there is a wealth of opportunityto create, distribute and commer-cialise fresh 3D content and to satisfy

the demand for a new type of TVexperience.

In this context, this year’s IBC sig-nals a time when 3D has reached alevel of acceptance that confirms itas a key player in the future of broad-cast. Its specific applications are stillbeing explored but we know for a factthat it is here to stay. We havealready witnessed 3D taking centre

stage at some high profile sportingevents – Six Nations Rugby and theFIFA World Cup for example havebeen captured in the third dimen-sion – and this year Panasonic’s end-to-end 3D solution and collaborationwith Eurosport provided live 3D cov-erage of the Roland Garros FrenchOpen to 17 countries. The successfuluptake of Eurosport’s 3D coverage by

operators Europe-wide testifies theattractiveness and huge potential oflive 3D sports programming.

With this backdrop, it’s clear thatappetite for 3D sports is on the rise.And it’s no longer the case that 3Dfilming is a costly exercise. At Pana-sonic, we have worked hard to deliverthe products and technology thatovercome the traditional challenges of3D. The broadcast quality 3D camerason the market today such as the AG-3DP1 offer the economic viability, flex-ibility, ease of use and high qualitythat will help to open up 3D to awider professional audience andrange of content applications.

As the 3D entertainment revolutiongathers pace around the world, thereis a need for companies to continueto focus on expanding their 3D prod-

uct line- up to cover the full range offilming and broadcast requirements.The industry also needs to recognisethe full potential in 3D and to realisethe opportunities that it brings. AsPanasonic continues to encouragemore users to create passionate togrow the industry, more professionalthird party partnerships will help tomake 3D more accessible, allowingthe industry to maximise its returnfrom 3D. Now is the time to capturethe 3D opportunity.9.C45/9.D40/9.B42


Capture the 3D opportunityIBC2011 signals a confirmation that 3D is a key player in thefuture of the broadcast and production industry, says ChristianSokcevic, director of Professional AV, Panasonic Europe

Opinion

Christian Sokcevic: A whole newdimension opens up

WISI Communications

By Ian McMurray

Showing solutions and headend sys-tems for high-performance cableand IPTV networks is WISI Com-munications. Highlights of the com-pany’s appearance include two newnext generation headend systems:Chameleon and Tangram.

The Chameleon headend solu-tion, it is claimed, can migrate toany application and make the vitaltransition between the analogue anddigital world, as well as betweenHFC and IP distribution platforms.

Modules can operate as receiver-decoder-analogue-modulator and beprogrammed to add IP streaming.They can operate as Edge-QAM orEdge-PAL as well as IP Gateways for

DVB-S/S2/T/C signals to feed abackbone and, at the same time, pro-duce four QAM or two COFDM out-puts for the local network. Additionalmodules linked via IP interfacesincrease the processing capacity ofthe system, giving the computingcapacity of bigger multiplexers,despite the low starting price.

The new Tangram system with itsDVB-IP gateway and Edge products(Edge-QAM, Edge-PAL and Edge-FM) is cost-optimised for acquisi-

tion/aggregation as well as modula-tor functions to receive, aggregate,transport (via IP) and re-modulatebroadcast TV into HFC and Fttxf ibre overlay networks. Tangramsupports various encoding standards,as well as high density re-multiplex-ing. The system is said to be ideal forIPTV contribution and end-to-endIPTV-based video for residentialcustomers in IP-only networks suchas xPON, P2P, xDSL and DOCSIS-based IPTV in HFC. 5.B25

Introducing next generation headend

Tangram is one of two new headend systems fromWISI Communications

Sail Labs

By Michael Burns

The Media Mining System fromSail Labs provides a new route formedia intelligence and media ana-lyt ics . Based on the Sai l Labsspeech recognition technology, theproduct creates metadata and keyinformat ion from mult imediasources in multiple languages.

The Media Mining Indexer com-ponent can process speech frommultiple sources in various formatsand produce annotated text output inreal t ime. The XML output isuploaded as input into diverse digi-tal asset management systems forsubsequent multimedia search andretrieval.

Technologies such as automatic

speech recognition (ASR), speakeridentification, named entity detec-tion, topic classification, and storysegmentation have been integratedin the system, and together producecomprehensively indexed text filesfrom the media stream input.

Ve r s ion 6 .0 o f t he Med iaMiner Indexer features enhance-ments such as online acousticadaptation, a SOAP Web-Serviceinterface and improved genderidentification (GID).

The Media Mining Server storesthe indexed audio data processed bythe Media Mining Indexer. Mean-while, a GUI, the Media MiningExplorer, allows search and retrievalof relevant information from a user’spreviously inaccessible multimediadatabase.8.E13

Media data mining


It is easy, when walking about IBC,to be gripped by the visual side ofour industry. Wall after wall of dis-plays featuring bright, vivid, highdefinition video rendered throughprojection technologies, large screenultra flat panels, 3D technologies,even holographic displays, all stealyour focus.

Yet the actual home entertainmentexperience would be nothing withoutsound. While video capabilities mayseek to steal the glory and limelight,studies have shown superior immer-sive sound greatly enhances the over-all consumer entertainmentexperience. The soundscape puts youinto the scene. Music builds moods

and accentuates the drama - dialogueis the centre of communication.

Consumers really get this. WithHD content becoming ubiquitous,consumers are demanding a betteraudio experience now more thanever. The more engaging the visualexperience, the more important itbecomes to have accuratelymatched, immersive audio in creatinga satisfying environment.

Currently the highest qualitysource of in-home entertainment con-tent is the Blu-ray disc format. DTS isthe leader in HD audio with 85% ofBlu-ray discs encoded with DTS-HD5.1 and DTS-HD master audio 7.1,which delivers superior sound qual-

ity – providing high fidelity and anexcellent dynamic range. With newadvances in audio codec solutionsconsumers can also enjoy broadcastand IP video with these advanced sur-round sound technologies on theirhome theatre systems.

DTS has further developed Neo:Xwhich provides a semi-sphericalsound field using an 11.1 or 9.2speaker configuration addingheight/wide speakers to create a nat-ural, immersive, spacious and lifelike3D surround soundscape.

Perhaps the biggest talking pointat IBC this year is the need toaddress multiple platforms. Contentmight be created once and then ver-

sioned for everything from the IMAXcinema screen to the mobile phone.This meets real consumer expecta-tions, and gives the content creatornew revenue opportunities, so it isclearly a vital issue. DTS’ Neural Sur-round provides a revolutionary newapproach to surround sound produc-tion and playback. It enables broad-casters and telcos to create anddeliver superior multi-channel sur-round sound using minimal band-width over stereo channels.

At DTS we have a scalable soundsolution, which extends from Neo:X11.1 for an immersive 3D audio expe-rience, DTS HD Master Audio for loss-less surround, to our DTS Neuraltechnology which delivers incrediblesurround sound over an absolutelystandard stereo infrastructure. WatchDTS Neural drive a jaw-dropping sur-round sound experience off youriPhone, it really does work!

Whether you are in conventionalbroadcast, IPTV, over the top internettelevision or radio, come along to theDTS stand, take a comfortable seatand enjoy some nice music. And

appreciate why, when it comes todelivering the quality of experiencethat will win and retain audiences,sound really does matter.2.B50

Soundscape puts you in the sceneThe home entertainment audiovisual reception experience wouldbe nothing without good sound quality, says Leonard Lloyd,managing director and regional vice president, DTS

Opinion

Leonard Lloyd: Perhaps the biggesttalking point at IBC is the need to

address multiple platforms

SeaChange International

By Ian McMurray

Melita is the Republic of Malta’sleading television operator, andSeaChange International is provid-

ing it with a fully integrated solutionof software, services and content tobring on-demand television toMelita’s user.

The company selected theSeaChange Express solution withthe SeaChange Adrenalin video

back off ice and SeaChange VODManaged Services.

Melita is also using a premiumcontent offering with service man-agement from SeaChange’s OnDemand Group.

Simon Montanaro, CTO ofMelita, commented: “Melita’s selec-tion of SeaChange as its partner forintegrated viewing solutions and on-

demand content ensures that Melitaremains in the vanguard for deliveryof premium video solutions andremains well positioned for the futureas internet and traditional broadcastsystems continue to converge.”

The SeaChange Adrenalin videoback office – which the company isdemonstrating at IBC – will providean end-to-end management and

delivery platform for Melita’s on-demand service. Adrenalin is basedon an open service-oriented archi-tecture to deliver a television expe-rience that scales to serve millionsof assets to any video device acrossmultiple network types, eitherdeployed in network or in a hostedmodel, as in this instance. 1.C27

Adrenalin rush for Melita

Integrated Microwave Technologies

By Ian McMurray

The Nucomm Messenger systembeing showcased by IntegratedMicrowave Technologies (IMT)enables broadband IP connectivitybetween an ENG/OB/SNG truck ornews bureau and the broadcast stu-dio. The Messenger system takesaccount of a variety of changes inbroadcast practice.

IMT points out that, with thedeployment of video editing sys-tems into remote vehicles or thebureau, the traditional workflow israpidly shifting. In the new work-flow, stories can be edited in thefield and delivered to the studio overalternative networks. With an IP net-work, provided by the Messengersystem, other applications can alsorun between the studio and the ENG

vehicle, such as tools for remotecueing or remote truck control.

The Nucomm Messenger can beused in either Opportunistic DataInsertion (ODI) mode or broadbandmode. In ODI mode, live video is

sent using the MPEG encoder,reducing the IP traffic to a rate inthe range of 100 Kbps to 1 Mbps.The ODI mode does this by replac-ing null packets within the MPEGtransport stream with IP packets. Inthe broadband mode, nearly theentire link is dedicated to IP traffic.The user either turns off the MPEGencoder or removes the video source

to the encoder, creating a transportstream nearly full of null packets. Inthis mode, the encapsulator

responds automat ical ly to thechanging network conditions.1.D40


Hassle-free transfer

Nucomm Messenger provides IP connectivity for a host of broadcast applications

Harris

By Dick Hobbs

To deliver workflow efficiencies,Harris is demonstrating strong inter-operability between its softwaresolutions. Long recognised for itsplayout automation products, at IBCthe emphasis is on links with assetmanagement, advertising sales andcontent scheduling systems, usingthe BXF protocol and other messag-ing layers.

Two automation products, theADC and the D-Series, are beingshown alongside Invenio digitalasset management, and BroadcastMaster, Landmark and Visionsales and scheduling systems. Har-ris claims that by integrating mul-tiple products it can deliver greaterease of use.

The architecture of the systemsmeans that some software modulesin one application can be called byanother application to simplify useroperations. For example, a schedulercould be notified at the time of plan-ning the transmission of a pro-gramme that the actual content isnot yet available. This can only beachieved by linking in realtime intothe asset management system.

Harris points out that it is theonly major vendor which can offerautomation, asset management,sales and scheduling without theneed to introduce third party prod-ucts. This, the company suggests, isthe route towards faster return oninvestment s ince i t a l lows thebroadcaster to add new servicesand distribution channels quicklyand easily.7.G20/7.G23

Joined-upthinking

Snell

By Michael Burns

Two enhanced approaches to modu-lar infrastructure are being show-

cased by Snell. They include thenew IQ3HB 3RU IQ Modular plat-form, which supports greater densi-ties and greater throughput in asingle space-saving frame.

The platform also accepts a full

complement of high-end processingmodules from current and next-gen-eration card types. An alternativemix of network interfaces can beproduced for different applicationssimply by fitting an alternative rear

module. All IQ modules can be fit-ted in the new frame, while new

IQ3HB frames can be seamlesslyadded to an existing RollCall net-work with current frames (IQ3H,IQ1H) and controllers.

Snell is also highlighting theopportunities offered by its IQModular 3G range of f ibre-opticinterfacing modules. These com-bine electrical-to-optical conver-s ion wi th c r i t i ca l p rocess ingfunctions such as video synchronis-ing, audio embedding and audiode-embedding. These single-slotsolutions provide users with analternative to copper infrastructureand enable them to work with bothcoax and f ibre in planning cost-effective HD expansion and 3Gbps(1080p) signal delivery. The fibresolutions can be fully integratedwith Snell’s Centra control andmonitoring platform for compre-hensive monitoring of signal status.8.B68


Modular approach offers alternatives

Snell’s new IQ3HB 3RUIQ Modular platform

Harmonic

By Ian McMurray

Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) –the official public broadcaster forDubai and a major satellite TVbroadcaster in the Middle East – isinstalling a Harmonic OmneonMediaGrid active storage system.The new purchase will serve as cen-tral storage for the broadcaster’sfirst-phase archive project.

Harmonic says that the OmneonMediaGrid system – supplied bylocal dealer and integrator TevidoLLC – will not only provide fast,convenient access to media, but alsoallow DMI to take a significant steptowards implementing fully f ile-based workflows.

“We needed a reliable nearlinestorage system capable of providingsustainable bandwidth that will bestsuppor t our present and futuremedia flow,” said Hassan Chahine,corporate technology and engineer-ing advisor at DMI. “This was animportant decision for us, and wethoroughly considered several pos-sible solutions before deciding toinvest in the Omneon MediaGridsystem. We’re confident that it willbring greater eff iciency to ourbroadcast workflows, in turn mak-ing it easier for us to expand ouroperations and achieve an evenwider viewer base.” 1.B20

DMI installingOmneonMediaGrid


The media business is undergoingrapid change, which is creatingdemanding challenges for today’s con-tent owners and broadcasters. Amongthese challenges are the partitioningof rights; the profusion of competingdigital media platforms such as socialmedia, online video as well as con-sumer-generated media; and conse-quently the emergence of multitaskaudiences, which have the dexterity toconsume media on television whilethey are texting on their mobile phoneor tweeting on their tablet device atthe same time.

As a result broadcasters areincreasingly caught in a balancingact between mobilising a mass audi-ence and catering to the particular

interests of viewers just to keep theirattention.

At EVS we have been attentive tothese changes and have sought toenhance the capabilities of existingtechnology as well as develop newcomplementary solutions that helpbroadcasters to increase contentvalue and facilitate the delivery ofmedia across multiple platforms. Dur-ing this year’s IBC show, EVS will pres-ent these new developments underone umbrella name calledSports360°.

Sports360° brings together allEVS solutions designed for the ulti-mate sports coverage. It guaranteesincreased content value with breath-taking live actions based on industry-

leading Slow-Motion and Ultra-Motionreplays in 2 or 3 dimensions, instantgraphic overlays for in-depth gameanalysis (also available in 3D) andadvanced highlights factory tools.

With descriptive metadata or sta-tistics associated to the content atthe roots of its creation, EVS produc-tion content management aims toguarantee immediate access toenriched media at any moment in theworkflow process, and for any pur-pose including archive managementand web streaming.

The growing use of IT in the broad-cast industry and the continuouschanges in today’s productionrequirements are at the top of EVS’attention. With a digital landscape

that is full of mixed media file for-mats from varying technology part-ners, it has become very cumbersometo exchange files, which negativelyinfluences workflow efficiency. At IBC,EVS will present a set of new solu-tions designed to streamline newsand production workflow operationsas well as facilitate media exchangefrom production to delivery in anybroadcast/IT environment.

The solutions include: increasedNLE systems integration with a newFinal Cut Pro plug-in to facilitate jobrequests and file exchange with EVSsystems, and referenced proxy mediaexchange with Avid editors; an IT-based ingest server for tape andarchive migration that supports newstandard codecs such as XDCAM andAVC-Intra; new media rewrapping andtransfer tool that guarantees full inter-operability of media files during anystep of a connected production work-flow; new Lynx API and MOS gatewayfor full interoperability with all types ofthird-party systems such as AvidiNews, ENPS and Annova; and aportable storage device for uncon-

nected live to post production mediaimport with a new streaming modulewhich allows live streaming of up to10 HD feeds at 100Mbps. 8.B90

Sport is a 360-degree operationBroadcasters are caught in a balancing act between mobilising a mass audience and catering to particular interests, says Nicolas Bourdon, marketing & communications director, EVS

Opinion

Nicolas Bourdon:Facilitating media exchange

Atomos

By Carolyn Giardina

Users of the Ninja ProRes HDMIcompact f ield recorder can nowreceive a free upgrade to AtomOS

2.0. The Ninja debuted a year ago atIBC, turning heads with its light-weight design (it weighs roughlyone pound) and list price of €795.

“Atomos is demonstrating itscomm i tment to users with yetanother free update,” said Jeromy

Young, CEO, Atomos. “With instanton-screen playback for immediatereview of footage, instant clip navi-gation and new timecode settings,the Ninja is now the ultimate recordand review tool while mobile duringproduction. It’s all about battery life,

quality and instant functionality atthe time you need it – this product isnow a truly portable deck in thepalm of your hand.”

AtomOS 2.0 includes new fea-tures for advanced playback (i.e.touchscreen scrub navigation),along with improved f ile-naming(i.e. sequential clip naming) andtimecode features (i.e. time of day

timecode for multicamera shoots). Young added: “We’ve listened

and responded to feedback. With2.0, we’ve proved the flexibility ofour custom AtomOS, adding valu-able features that are free for allAtomos customers. This processwill continue as we constantlyimprove the AtomOS platform.”6.C28e

Free upgrade for Ninja ProRes users

S4M

By Heather McLean

The Central Sales Order (CSO)module from broadcast manage-

ment and production systems spe-cialist S4M enables broadcasters tocentrally control cross-media salescampaigns. Existing and new salessystems for diverse platforms can becombined, while clients are able to

deal with joined advertising cam-paigns for TV, mobile devices, theinternet and more.

S4M is also highlighting theavailability of spot optimisationengine S4AdOpt as ‘software as a

service’. The module is said to enablebroadcasters to reduce the over-deliv-ery of manual GRP bookings.

Other developments under thespotlight include the S4M VideoProduction Management System(VPMS) and the availability of ver-sion 2.0 of studio production toolClipJockey.3.B26


Central control for cross-media sales Meaningfulmetadata Sony


More details have been releasedabout XM Pilot, the new metadatasystem from Sony. Compatible withXDCAM EX and XDCAM HD 422camcorders as well as the PMW-F3,XM Pilot uses a compact Wi-Fimodule or cable to stream proxy-quality video and audio as it is cap-tured to a dedicated app on a laptopor handheld device with a delay ofjust a few seconds.

The system has been trialled byTalkbackThames on BBC2 seriesEscape to the Country and isclaimed to have reduced loggingtime in post by several days.

Buttons representing metadatacategories appear in the app’s inter-face for as-live logging input. Data isthen returned wirelessly to the cam-corder and embedded in the MXFvideo file stored on the camcorder’soptical disk or solid state memory.This metadata can be referenced inthe MXF production workflow.

The proxy-resolution video andaudio with metadata can also berelayed back to a production officeusing the smartphone’s own mobiledata connection. This is particularlybeneficial to news crews, which canbe sent story slugs direct from thenewsroom for material to be rapidlyput on air, edited or ingested.

“Instead of writing pieces of cru-cial information such as timecode orstory name onto slips of paper in thefield, wouldn’t it be so much simplerif footage could be linked withmetadata at source?” asked SonyProduct Manager David Young.“The XM Pilot metadata manage-ment system does just this. Workingwith a range of smar tphones –including Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro,Android and Windows Mobilephones as well as iPhone, iPads andlaptops – a production assistant caninput data wirelessly and live.”

XM Pilot automatically capturestimecode, lens and camera data, butalso permits descriptive and storyplanning information. Producers canset templates at the outset of pro-duction which can then be filled inas the scene is being shot.

The new system is one of a newbreed of tools bringing metadatamanagement into production. A num-ber of lens manufacturers have addedsensors to capture essential positionalinformation which, when synced withthe pictures, can be of immediate on-set use by DPs or can speed up thecreation of VFX shots in post.

“People are waking up to meta-data because they are finally seeingit add value,” said David Peto, CEO,Aframe. “Many producers neversaw the point of it but when they seehow it can be used properly, meta-data can genuinely save and makethem money.” Hall 12


Dr Manfred Heinen,CEO, S4M –Solutions for Media

Has IBC come at a good timefor the electronic mediaindustry? Why? IBC is the number one Europeanmarket place for the electronicmedia industry. We meet the rightpeople and can show in what waysour software systems can helpbroadcasters. So yes, the time isright – if you want to approachcustomers actively, Amsterdam isthe place to be.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in your marketsector at the current time? S4M’s market sector is softwareand we focus on broadcastmanagement systems and mediaasset management. Forbroadcasters it becomes more andmore important to have easy yeteffective solutions that either help tocut costs or to increase revenues.For example automated spotoptimisation makes it possible toreduce the over delivery of ‘manual’GRP-bookings dramatically whilekeeping – and even improving –customer placement preferences. Orsimply said: using less airtimeopens up the opportunity togenerate additional revenue. Andthis functionality can be offered asSoftware as a Service (SaaS).

Why should delegates visit yourstand at IBC? S4M presents all the managementsoftware a broadcaster needs torun a TV station or network. At ourbooth visitors can findsophisticated solutions for ChannelManagement and air-time sales aswell as production planning andMAM. All of this combined withmost modern technology andimportant subjects like ServiceOriented Architecture and SaaS.And additionally you will be able tomeet a dedicated team; open-minded professionals who listen tocustomers and enjoy doing theirjob. A lot of reasons to comearound at our booth... 3.B26

Q&AWork Microwave

By Ian McMurray

The new generation DVB-S/S2modulator with multistream tech-

nology has been introduced by WorkMicrowave. The company is alsoshowcasing its enhanced IP-modemwith powerful user interface andadditional power supply for BUCs.

A live demonstration of the

company’s enhanced IP-modem andan interactive test-bench set-up arealso taking par t on the WorkMicrowave stand.

The company’s latest, new-gen-eration DVB-S/S2 modulator fea-tures multistream technology. Thehigh-speed modulator with up to sixmultistream inputs, 50-180MHz,and/or L-Band output (950-

2150MHz) is said to be suitable forf ixed satellite ground stations aswell as for SNG vehicles, fly-aways,or any other mobile or portableapplications. The product supportsDVB-S2 transmissions in variablecoding and modulation (VCM)mode to ensure the highest trans-mission throughput at all times. 4.B63

New DVB-S/S2 modulator

With the increasing number of sportschannels and the ever-increasingrequirement for HD coverage, outsidebroadcasting is expanding on severallevels. Viewers’ expectations havealso become higher. Consequently,broadcasters are continually trying tocapture more powerful and excitingshots by using unique tools like thevery high crane Spider Cam, extra

powerful zoom ratios and morerecently, Auto Focus.

For OB events, lenses and cam-eras are normally set up a day inadvance. To make working life easier,operators prefer lighter equipment forcarrying and setting up. Over a day’sshooting, it’s important to reduce iner-tia. So the preference is to operate afield lens with a shorter length.

At Canon we have been receivingan increasing number of requests anddemands for more powerful zoomratio lenses that weigh less, in a morecompact size. And while the tele sideused to be the most important fea-ture, this demand has been super-seded by considerations regardingsize, weight, wide angle and effectiveimage stabilisation.

Shots from a high crane are oftensubject to strong wind conditions,especially, in sports such as golf. Irecently watched live golf coverageand noticed how stable the shotswere from the high crane, which couldonly have been achieved with imagestabilisation. In fact, for the reallypowerful zoom field lenses, an effec-tive image stabilisation system isabsolutely critical.

It is always a challenge for lensmanufacturers to increase the zoomratio without increasing length andweight or sacrificing the optical qualityor iris speed. Yet we have continuallymanaged to achieve this over the years.

That’s despite challenges such aswider angles which require largerdiameter glass with consequentlymore weight gain. Ghosting needs tobe kept to a minimum and condensa-tion too, particularly where there is abig difference in temperature and highdaytime humidity.

Precise adjustment of the focus isanother essential that must be takencare of, especially for the slow motionimage. All of these are challenges thatCanon continually strives to overcomeand improve upon.

At IBC this year we shall belaunching a very important new fieldlens, based on an intensive researchand development programme com-bined with a major evaluation of thedemands and requirements of broad-casters. I think this lens answersmany, if not all, of these demands andI recommend if you are in the outsidebroadcast market to come and visitour stand for a demonstration andtalk to our sales and technical staff.11.E50


Meeting today’s OB lens challengesWhat kind of demands can lens manufacturers expect to see fromthe increasing number of sports TV outside broadcasters, asksKen Koyama, director, Canon Europa, Broadcast Division

Opinion

Ken Koyama: Launchinga new field lens at IBC


In brief

New 12-channel switcherThe latest addition to Datavideo’s lineof digital switchers, the Datavideo SE-2800 is a 12-channel 10-bitbroadcast quality digital video switcher.The input signals support both highand standard definition.The SE-2800 inputs can bereconfigured into HD-SDI, SD-SDI,CVBS and HDMI. The output issimultaneously HD and SD-SDI.Expected to ship in early 2012, the SE-2800 switcher offers 1920x1080HD quality, as well as featuresincluding two-channel DSK, logoinsertion, clock, countdown timer,two PIP displays and PC remote control.The switcher has a separate rack-mountable processing unit andcould, for example, be built into anoutside broadcast van.7.D39

Getting Flash graphicsIn cooperation with Adobe, VidiGo hasdeveloped a dedicated Flash Playerthat is part of a new version of VidiGoGraphics. The player allows users todesign their own interactive broadcastprojects based on Flash, which arethen rendered and output in realtime.“High end broadcast graphics can now be built on true open standards,”said Hans Krouwels, CEO of VidiGo.“The power of Adobe Creative Suite, in combination with VidiGo Graphics,will change the workflow ofprofessional broadcast graphics. Everybroadcaster can now tap into thealready available creative FlashCommunity to realise the mostadvanced graphics at substantiallower costs and in a minimum of time.”VidiGo is also featuring version 4.0 ofits VidiGo Live production system,while Netherlands-based Eyeworks isscheduled to demonstrate its use ofVidiGo Works 2.1 as a user case studyin the Production Village. 7.H30

Filters gain powerPeakPower+ filters and combiners thatcan safely sustain the very high peak power requirements of digitaltelevision (DTV) are on show today. The PeakPower+ filter range from RFSwas launched last year and nowfeatures a selection of five filters thatare said to satisfy every demand.The range now comprises the 500W, 1kW, 2.5kW and 5kW filters, plus anew 8-pole-filter. They feature acompact design that makes it easy tointegrate them into existing equipment,plus a very low insertion loss and thehighest power rating. RFS claims thatthis enables broadcasters toexperience fewer system shutdownsand increased revenue through thesafe addition and diversification ofdigital channels and services withintheir existing infrastructures. 8.B34

Telemetrics

By David Fox

The PT-RM-1 pan/tilt head fromTelemetrics offers 360° movement,a belt drive system for fast fluidmovement, and a wide range ofprog rammable fea tures for automatic operation. The newly-introduced product can also beadjusted manually.

The pan/tilt head allows motionthrough a sequence or motion recordplayback, and its variable operatingspeeds include a velocity range of0.005° to 90° per second, an accel-eration speed of up to 180° per sec-ond with 3.6 arc-sec accuracy, and astopping accuracy of ±15 arc-sec. It

is available with a slip ring option toallow continuous 360° rotation.

Multi-axis control includes pan,tilt, zoom, focus, track, Televator,dolly, iris and master pedestal. Up to255 pre-sets can be memorised,while the pre-set recall function fea-tures an on-the-fly time parameter toenable all axes to start and stopsimultaneously using pre-programmedacceleration parameters.

Robotics controls are via RS-232,RS-422 or 10/100 BaseT Ethernet.Control of the lens is analogue ordigital. Power is provided from a48v DC source, with a DC-DC con-verter providing the appropriate levels to power the pan/tilt head,camera, lens, optional teleprompterand other auxiliary robotic devices.

A serial camera control interface for most Sony, Panasonic, JVC,Ikegami and Hitachi cameras is available.

To assist in managingcables, the PT-RM-1offers provisionfor harnessingpower, serial/Ether-net control, video,genlock and promptervideo cables at the base of thepan/tilt unit. The tilt yoke provides adirect interface to the camera, lensand optional teleprompter to avoidtwisted cables when the unit isrotated. The PT-RM-1 may beinstalled upright or inverted and cansupport a dynamic load of up to16kg. 11.F45

Smarter, quieter, faster pan/tilt head

Freedom ofmovement:Telemetrics’ PT-RM-1pan/tilt head

Viewcast

By Anne Morris

Plug-and-play capabilities thatenable users to quickly capture andstream premium quality audio andvideo to IP and mobile networks inmultiple formats and at multiple bit-rates – all simultaneously – arebeing showcased by Viewcast at thisyear’s IBC.

Featured product the Niagara7550 offers a touch-control inter-face that streamlines and simplifiesopera t ion. A high-resolut ion

widescreen monitor on the frontpanel displays captured video, andmulti-segment LED meters and aheadphone connection are providedfor audio monitoring.

The Niagara 7550 accepts stan-dard or high definition video throughits SDI interface, and can switchbetween HD or SD sources withouthaving to re-initialise the system.

An SDI loop-out is also pro-vided to facilitate workflow. Audioinputs include analogue stereo (bal-anced and unbalanced), two chan-nels of AES/EBU, and eight stereopairs of embedded SDI audio.

The system also includes View-Cast SimulStream technology,which enables a single video sourceto generate several video streams at once, with each stream con -f igured differently for laptops, cell phones or mobile devices. Itallows simultaneous streaming

in many popular formats, such as Windows Media (Silverlight),Flash and H.264, including livestreaming to Apple iPhones and iPads. The Niagara 7550 alsosuppor ts 3GPP and 3GPP2 formobile applications.13.119

Viewcast Niagara 7550 offers a touch-control interface for streamlined operation

Plug-and-play for multiple screen formats

Access

By Anne Morris

Visitors to the IBC Access standwill be able to see why it is experi-encing increased t ract ion in the HbbTV (Hybrid BroadcastBroadband TV) browser market as

HbbTV widens its deployment basethroughout Europe. Access reportsthat shipments of set-top boxes and DTVs powered by its NetFrontBrowser DTV Profile HbbTV edi-tion continue to increase.

Access-powered HbbTV set-topboxes and DTVs are now availablein German retai l s tores, while

Access is also behind the f irstHbbTV service in France, withFrench broadcaster Normandie TVchoosing HyperPanel Lab’s HbbTVterrestrial set-top boxes powered by the Access HbbTV browser forits pilot services.

Vestel is the ODM for threemajor European TV brands that are

using Vestel’s HbbTV set-top boxesand iDTVs powered by the AccessNetFront Browser DTV Prof ileHbbTV edition.

STB middleware companies inEurope are also using Access’HbbTV browser as their browser ofchoice, including Cabot, S&T andLogiways. 13.115

HbbTV proponents outline their global ambitions

Datavideo’s SE-2800 switcher

Hamlet

By Michael Burns

The DigiScope DS900 is a newaddition to the test and quality con-trol market f rom Hamlet . Thelaunch follows the company’s moveto redevelop its digital modular testand measurement platform into amore compact form factor.

Consequently, four modules canbe packed into the half-width 1Ucabinet, performing multiple tests onfour independent signals. The mother -board includes a multi-view displayof associated parameters, putting thequad display on a DVI or XVGAmonitor for maximum flexibility.

Modules are available for ana-logue and digital inputs, SD/HD/3Gwith and without eye pattern testing,and a test signal generator withmeasurement inputs. Confidencemonitoring and audio demultiplex-ing is available on any input.

The uni t uses three touch-sensitive iScope displays, enablingone-touch movement of the tracesand cursors. Alternatively, it can becontrolled as part of a managedsystem over IP. The software in theprocessor platform and individualmodules can be updated onlinewhen required.

“Good signal management,especially in production areas, issti l l fundamental to broadcast

quality,” commented Steve Nunney,director of Hamlet. “Our customerstold us that they needed to be ableto have this monitoring constantlyavailable, so in the new DS900 we

have given them a practical, usableand affordable piece of equipmentwith precision and stability they canrely on.” 9.D10

Modular digital test and measurement more compactHamlet’s DigiScope DS900 isa modular system that can betailored to the requirement

Lowel Lighting

By David Fox

The f irst lights in the new LowelPrime LED range, the 200 and 400fixtures, will be available for deliv-ery after IBC. The new offers areclaimed to be brighter than similarlysized production LEDs, and alsooffer a wide 50°-beam angle, mak-ing their output easier to use.

Outputs are 4870 and 7095 Luxat 0.9m for the 200 and 400, res -pectively. The lights are compact at

44.9 x 38 x 8.9cm and 6kg for the200 and 63.3 x 38 x 8.9cm and7.9kg for the 400, both including theC clamp. The kits also include a gelframe and three safety cables.

All models are available in day-light or tungsten colour tempera-ture with a colour rendering indexof more than 91. Manual dimmingis included as well as DMX con-trol. All models run from 90-240vAC, a re qu ie t w i th f an le s s operation, and are available with ahanging C-clamp or for s tandmounting. Accessories include

barn doors, honeycomb grids andfront diffusers.11.D36


Oasys

By Michael Burns

Celebrating 20 years in the business,Oasys is unveiling some key newfeatures for its IT-based automatedplayout solutions. The company isalso showing a full playout solutionrunning on a laptop computer.

TimePlay is the first of the newfeatures for the automated playoutsolution. Using a unique combina-tion of automatic event refresh on aplaying event and time delay eventsynchronisation, a single operator

can perform different local insertionon multiple systems, insert streamsfrom multiple live sources, and cre-ate files on the fly for playout. Aswell as supporting Teletext and OpenSub-titles, the Oasys system nowsupports DVB and streaming out-puts, enabling users to play subtitlesdirectly out of the playout system.

Another new feature is AudioShuffling, which allows users tomove the audio tracks between out-puts depending on which languageis required for which output, eitherfrom a schedule, metadata or theQuicktime reference file.

Additional new features includemultiple live inputs with selectablesources and up to four picture-in-picture; customisable AS-RUN logs;Evoxe integration; and multiplechannels in one box, enablingclients on smaller budgets to havemore than one playlist running in asingle system.

Further enhancements to theOasys modular system include QTreference file playout and file man-agement; new file format support,including GFX f iles; and redun-dancy manager automation.8.B38d

Snell

By Michael Burns

A new way to monitor the integrityof content throughout the broad-cast infrastructure is being intro-duced in the form of the dedicatedQC Engine powered by Hyperion.Snell claims that this is the f irstt ime a b roadcas t moni to r ing

system will evaluate the content ofa video signal, rather than measurethe absolute technical properties ofthe signal.

This facility will, says the com-pany, allow broadcasters to realisemore sophisticated multichannelmonitoring and signif icant newprotec t ions when de l iver ing premium, high-value content .Additional features enable remotemoni tor ing over IP v ia v ideothumbnails, audio level meteringand metadata monitoring. It alsooffers content identification fromsource to output using ProgramIdentif ication (PID) and UMIDdata insertion, multiple detection

regions, and AFD detection andcomparison.

Other new products being show-cased by Snell include Kahuna 360,the multi-format (including 1080p)production switcher. The companysaid that the switcher breaks awayfrom the tradition of fixed M/Es andsupports many simultaneous pro-ductions from a single frame.

Snell is also providing a demo ofthe Morpheus/Screentoo ‘secondscreen’ application, which allowsmedia and broadcast organisationsto distribute and monetise theirbranded applications to iPad tabletsand other mobile platforms.8.B68

Sophisticated video content evaluation

Hyperion QC Engine offers a new way to monitor content integrity

Features aplenty for playout solutionsJVC

By David Fox

A new prototype 4K camera fromJVC uses the world’s f irst large-scale integration (LSI) chip forhigh-speed processing of high defi-nition video. This technology is setto be integral to the next generationof JVC camcorders.

The company’s first professional3D camcorder, the GY-HMZ1, fea-tures an integrated 3D twin-lensdesign, enabling simultaneousrecording of left and right images infull 1920 x 1080 resolution.

JVC is also highlighting a new32-inch 3D display for medical andbroadcast use, a 24-inch 3D produc-tion monitor and an upgraded IF-2D3D1 image processor, now withthe ability to control both positive

and negative parallax. Its DT-Vrange of professional productionmonitors has also been extended,with two new 17-inch and two new21-inch monitors.

For digital signage, the companyis demonstrating the latest versionof its TV-Tools software, whichincludes design, scheduling andplay-out tools for the creation and display of multi-media, multi-format presentations.10.D41

4K camera prototype

Full resolution 3D: JVC’s GY-HMZ1 camcorder

Primed to deliver brighter LEDs

Wide beam: The Lowel Prime LED 200and 400 models from Lowel Lighting

Exterity

By Anne Morris

The new AvediaPlayer Plugin andthe AvediaPlayer Viewer are beingdemonstrated by Exterity for thefirst time at IBC this week. The lat-est developments promise extrabenefits for the distribution of HDTV content across an organisa-tion’s IP network.

Exterity said these latest addi-tions to the AvediaPlayer PC playerproduct suite extend the level ofthird party application integration toinclude a range of popular digitalsignage solutions (AvediaPlayerPlugin), and Windows Media Playerand the Microsoft Office productsuite (AvediaPlayer Viewer).

The company added that theproducts offer organisations the benefit of live HD TV content fordissemination across their IP net-works – without the need for acostly additional distribution net-work just for AV content.

The AvediaPlayer Plugin allowsorganisations to use live TV andvideo feeds to implement engagingand customisable digital signage fordistributing visitor information andadvertising content across a building

or campus using the IP network. TheAvediaPlayer Viewer offers integra-tion capabilities supporting deliveryof live HD TV and video streams viaPC desktop applications.

“The AvediaPlayer Plugin andAvediaPlayer Viewer both directlyaddress the growing market expec-tat ion for HD content without the need for expensive networkinvestments,” said Colin Farquhar,CEO of Exterity “We are quicklybecoming a content-rich society,and organisat ions now regardaccessing video content in theworkplace as a necessity ratherthan a luxury.”

The AvediaPlayer Plugin andAvediaPlayer Viewer will both beavailable in early Q4 2011.13.335

Plug-in and play for HD TV

Exterity has boosted third-partyapplication integration with the latestadditions to the AvediaPlayer suite

Promise

By Michael Burns

Thunderbolt I/O technology in thePromise Pegasus line of hardwareRAID storage systems is set toprovide a high-speed performanceboost for rich media workflows.Pegasus is being demoed on thePromise stand as a four-bay orsix-bay RAID enclosure, support-ing seven RAID modes includingRAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10.

The Pegasus system featurestwo Thunderbolt Technologyports, an aluminium enclosure ina small form factor, and a smartfan for reduced system noise.

Intel’s Thunderbolt technol-ogy was specif ically designed

with video and audio applications inmind, offer ing inherent ly lowlatency and highly accurate timesynchronisation capabilities. With10 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidthper channel , i t s implif ies the

end-user experience by concurrentlysupporting data (PCI Express) anddisplay (DisplayPort) connectionsover a single cable.

The Promise stand is also fea-turing the new VTrak x30 RAID

sub-system, a scalable 8G FibreChannel storage sub-systemdesigned to provide round-the-clock enterprise-class availabil-i ty. Powered by In te l XeonC3500 Series processors andoptimised to work within a MacOS X environment, the VTrakx30 Series offers up to fourtimes more performance thanthe previous generation of theVTrak system, delivering up to5.5GBps for reads and 2.2GBpsfor writes. 9.A33

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Viewcast

By Anne Morris

The Osprey 260e and Osprey 460evideo capture cards from Viewcastare said to be ideally suited tobroadcasters, enterprises, govern-ments and OEM system integratorslooking for reliable solutions for awide range of applications. View-cast is exhibiting the cards at thisyear’s IBC.

Webcasting, live streaming, pod-cast ing, mobile TV, video ondemand and/or surveillance areamong the suggested applicationsfor the latest capture cards.

Both the Osprey 260e and 460eoptimise the PCI Express (PCIe)bus architecture to unleash thepower of modern multi-core PCengines with unfettered access to allPC resources. This capability meansmore power for the most demandingstreaming applications. They aredesigned to work with industry stan-dard media encoding applications,including Microsoft Expression

Encoder and Adobe Flash MediaLive Encoder. By adding Simul-Stream to either card, users canencode content in multiple formats,bit-rates and resolutions simultane-ously, from a single video source.

The Osprey 260e provides onechannel selectable between com-posite, component, or Y/C videoand balanced or unbalanced audioin a low profile form factor, suit-able for compact system enclo-sures. The Osprey 460e card isdesigned to simultaneously cap-ture four independent channels ofanalogue video and unbalancedstereo audio signals and processthem independently, minimisinginternal PC space requirements.The channel density offered by theOsprey 460e is said to dramati-cally reduce total system cost byincreasing the capture capacitywithin a single system.

The 460e A/V option also pro-vides additional video inputs andfour stereo balanced audio inputs tothe rear panel connectors. Theoptional video inputs include theselection of component or Y/C (S-Video) for each of the 4 channels or3 additional composite inputs for atotal of 16 switchable compositeinputs per card. 13.119

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Broadcast Sports Inc

By Michael Burns

Dave Remnant and Tony Valentinohave joined Broadcast Sports Inc(BSI) to lead its new UK off icelocated in Watford, Hertfordshire.Headquartered in Hanover, MD,USA, BSI supplies RF-over-fibre

systems, cameras and audio sys-tems for dry hire to productioncompanies for news, sports andother events throughout Europeand Asia.

Business development directorDave Remnant has almost 20 yearsof experience in the broadcast mediaand electronics manufacturingindustries in the UK, where he isbest known for his role as salesdirector with wireless camera sys-tems manufacturer Link Research.Engineering director Tony Valentinocomes to BSI with two decades’experience supplying wireless cam-era systems and services to theglobal broadcast market.

“We are very excited with theopportunities available in the Euro-pean and Asian markets. We arebuilding a great team in the Watfordoffice,” said Peter Larsson, generalmanager of BSI. “I am convincedthat with our people in place inEurope and the cutting edge tech-nology we can supply, we canundertake any project, anywhere inthe world and deliver a superior,competitive product.”9.A46

Tony Valentino has joined BSI to helplead its new UK office in Watford

The Watford way for BSI

Communications Specialties

By Michael Burns

The new Fiberlink FlexPOD is aconfigurable passive optical signaldistribution system for the creationof up to four different and inde-pendent optical coarse wave divisionmultiplexers (CWDM), wave divi-sion multiplers (WDM) and/or split-ters in 1RU. The system, saysCommunications Specialties, Inc(CSI), offers broadcast engineersunrivalled optical signal distributionflexibility.

FlexPOD can be configured witha CWDM to multiplex up to 16 opti-cal signals on a single f ibre, fourWDMs to multiplex eight signalsonto four fibres, four optical split-ters to split four input sources onto16 f ibres, or any combination ofCWDMs, WDMs and splitters.

CWDM and WDM signals canbe transmitted in any direction,while FlexPOD can be usedupstream, midstream or down-stream. CWDM options operatewith single mode fibre and WDMand Splitter options function withsingle mode or multimode f ibre.

FlexPOD requires no power to oper-ate and can be equipped with ST orLC connectors.

“Fiber l ink FlexPOD offersbroadcasters the ability to maximisetheir f ibre optic infrastructure bymultiplexing multiple signals in anydirection onto a single fibre opticcore,” said Paul Seiden, director ofSales for CSI. “Additionally, theycan split their sources into multipleoptical signals for point-to-multi-point signal distribution without theneed for multiple transmitters or dis-tribution amplifiers. Best of all, theycan do all of this with one customis-able unit; no need for multiplepieces of costly hardware-consum-ing rack real estate.” 8.A15

Mix and match for fibre

I-Movix

By David Fox

UK broadcast production and hirespecialist Editec now has the largestfleet of I-Movix SprintCam ultra-slow motion systems in Europe.

The announcement emerges in thewake of a recent purchase of multi-ple units.

“Since taking delivery of ourfirst SprintCam systems in 2008,we’ve used them in a wide range ofconditions and for events as variedas equestrian sports, athletics,

speedway and hip-hop dancing –all with great success,” said EditecMD Steve Cotterill.

“This latest order is a response tosharply rising demand as broadcast-ers have seen what SprintCam iscapable of. Technically the systemhas performed well – it is truly aplug-and-play device. Tally and fulltalkback facilities and dual outputs(live/replay) enable the camera to beused live at any time, and a seniorvision engineer was recently heardstating ‘this is the best picture qual-ity I have ever seen from a high-speed camera’.”

The latest addition to the Sprint-Cam range is the Phantom-poweredSprintCam Vvs HD, which canoperate a t f rame ra tes up to2,700fps in 1080i50 or up to5,800fps in 720p60 (more than 200times slower than live action), withinstant replay at native HD resolu-tion and image quality. 11.E60

Hire co increases SprintCam stock

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Free Shorts at the show: AtIBC AmberFin hasannounced the launch of afree, non-vendor specific,educational programmethat is delivered to youremail in-box, targeted atprofessionals working inthe broadcast andelectronic mediaindustries. Called Bruce’s

Shorts, the programme consists of a series of weekly video shortsand monthly in-depth webinars covering a range of industry topicsincluding: how to avoid the common mistakes when migrating fromtape-based to file-based workflows, to ‘the secrets of metadata’ and‘which is the best HD format for your facility’. The programme hasbeen developed and will be led by Bruce Devlin, AmberFin’s chieftechnology officer and co-author of the MXF specification. Devlinbrings 25 years of experience working at the leading edge of thebroadcast industry, working on standards committees, designingproducts and developing software algorithms that helporganisations create content effectively and efficiently.7.J15

Emmy win for AFD technology: The DVB, led by Peter Siebert(pictured), is being honored by the National Academy of TelevisionArts and Sciences as the recipient of a 2011 Technical/EngineeringAchievement Award. The Technology & Engineering Emmy Award isin recognition of DVB’s outstanding work in the PioneeringDevelopment and Deployment of Active Format DescriptionTechnology and System. It will be presented at the AwardsCeremony, which will be held on Thursday 12 January, 2012 as partof the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.Active Format Description (AFD) allows the broadcaster to controlhow images will be displayed on screens with different resolutionssuch as 16:9 or 4:3. AFD consists of a standard set of codesembedded in the MPEG video stream providing the necessaryinformation so that a receiver can present the content in theappropriate format and also identify the relevant area of interest tobe displayed.1.D81


Harris

By Dick Hobbs

“My mission is to grow the interna-tional business,” declared RichardScott, vice president of internationalsales and service at Harris. Regarding“the share in the market there is stillmuch for us to do,” he said. “Fore-casters are predicting growth in the broadcast and media market of 4-5% – we want double that.”

According to Scott, while Harristraditionally found the majority ofits business in its home market ofNorth America, in the last year thecompany has reversed that. Morethan half its business now comesfrom the rest of the world. “Our planis to push it to 6%, and even 70%,”he said.

The recently published IABM mar-ket valuation study suggests that themarket recovered by six per cent in2010. Harris’ latest f inancial yearended in June 2011 so reflects more of

the swing out of recession, but accord-ing to Scott, “Harris had an amazingyear. Measured across the entire busi-ness we grew more than 20%. Our four international markets – outsideNorth America – were all strong. Weachieved 115% of plan in Asia, and virtually the same in Latin America.”

Invited to consider how that success was achieved, he suggestedthat it came from systems sales inworkflow and automation. “Productcategories are becoming commodi-tised, and we end up competing onprice,” Scott said. “We are workingclosely with our channel partners,driving them harder, and supportingthem with demonstration stock, sup-port and training. We want them tofocus on product sales, where localsupport is important.”

He pointed to servers as an areawhere the company has enjoyed par-ticular success recently, adding thatHarris was “taking market sharefrom other leaders. And customerscome to us for servers, then see thatwe have the automation and assetmanagement too.”

Although Harris has used ‘onesolution’ as a marketing messagerecently, Scott was keen to empha-sise that he did not see the companyas a one-stop shop, and that strategicalliances were a useful way of working.

“We have a partnership with Sonyfor outside broadcast trucks, forexample,” he offered.

To ensure further growth, Harrishas to be seen as a global playerwith a real regional presence, Scottsaid. “We are putting support andservice into the regions. We havejust doubled our off ice space inDubai, for example, and we nowhave manufacturing facilities fortransmitters in Brazil, Russia andChina – near our big customers.”

With a global viewpoint, howimportant is a global event like IBC?“IBC is definitely the right venue,”Scott said, before wondering, “buthave we passed the sell-by date ofputting a complete set of products ona stand? I see IBC as giving us timewith our customers, time to sit downand talk about their projects. As anetworking environment, and as aplace to do business, it is still invalu-able. But we do make sure that all thesales guys arrive with full diaries.

“We have a limited marketingbudget like anyone else,” he con-cluded, adding “but IBC is importantand we will continue to support it.”7.G20/7.G23

EBU Research

By George Jarrett

The European Broadcasting Union(EBU) has teamed up with the researchcompany Futuresource Consulting to give public service broadcasting awindow on its trouble some future.

Announcing Project FairExchange, for which EBU memberswill provide company-specific dataon a confidential, aggregated basis,EBU technology and developmentdirector Lieven Vermaele told TheIBC Daily: “We continuously lookfor ways to help EBU Membersmake informed decisions aboutwhich technology roads to take. Itshould also help our membershipand the wider industry to understandwhere and how to make large invest-ments; how to manage costs; and,how to exploit opportunities such asopening up extra revenue streams.

“This is an ambitious project, andsomething of an experiment, but it’swell worth it. If it is successful, it canbecome a yearly event,” he added.

The project teams up the EBU’sinternal statistical informationteam with Futuresource. What arethe unknowns that Vermaele wantsto identify?

“We are looking for trends andtendencies. Where is their investmentgoing? Is it in ingest, high-end content production, post production,archiving, generic IT systems, cloudcomputing, streaming? What are theylooking for? What do they believewill be important? What are theirexperiences with vendors – good andbad? Issues should be unearthedwhich should lead to a better servicefrom vendors,” he said.

Can EBU members be trusted toshare the secret information required.And why not widen the research intocommercial broadcasting?

“At no time will company spe-cific information be revealed. Thisis the only way this could work,”said Vermaele. “Personally, I thinkit would be benef icial to includenon EBU Members in the survey,but this is something we will dis-cuss with our members and withFuturesource. Don’t forget that thiscould be just the first of many suc-cessive surveys.”

Project Fair Exchange is purelyan EBU initiative, but Vermaelepointed to a jointly run conferencewith SMPTE, set for Geneva in May.

“At this summit we will try toproject ahead to the next five, 10,and 15 years in the media markets,he said. “We plan to invite the bestand most accurate ‘gurus’ to help usidentify what media organisationswill look like in the future, andwhat the EBU should be doing toremain relevant.

“Figures l ike LeonardoChairiglioni have agreed to comeand pontif icate, so we are veryexcited about the outcome,” headded. If we have results from Project Fair Exchange which arestriking and relevant, we could present them at the summit.”

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AP

By Carolyn Giardina

The Associated Press is getting readyto begin a massive international roll-out that will involve switching over itsentire newsgathering, production anddistribution systems to HD. The com-pletion date for the project is set intime for the 2012 London Olympicsand the US presidential elections.

“We believe that 2012 will be thetipping point when a majority of inter-national TV news markets will wantpictures in high definition. The transi-tion to HD is part of the multimilliondollar transformation of AP’s videobusiness,” said Daisy Veerasingham,senior VP and business development& partner relations, EMEA and Asia,who will lead the upgrade effort.“This initiative is about expanding our global video coverage while

upgrading our newsgathering infra-structure. So as well as getting thestrong content AP is famous for, custo -mers will also now have choice abouthow they receive that news content.”

The plan includes upgrading cam-eras, and mobile and portable satellitesto HD; enhancing backhaul capabilitiesto handle HD signals, and implement-ing new editing and transmission tech-nology in its video news bureaux.

All AP video news bureaux willhandle HD, with key locations set toundergo significant upgrades. Thiswill include HD master control roomsin locations including London, NewYork and Washington.

The phased approach to the proj-ect begins with entertainment newsin November, followed by SNTV inJanuary. As part of the project, AP’svideo archive will be upgraded tohandle HD and file-based delivery.7.D30

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Richard Scott wants upto 70% of Harris’business to come fromnon-US markets

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