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In brief

World-first ear receiverPhonak is presenting invisity, claimed tobe the world’s smallest in-ear RF receiverand also the first ever wireless one of itskind. Invisity’s miniature earpiece sitsinvisibly inside the ear canal and weighsjust 1.5g, making it very suitable forpresenters and performers who requireclear audio prompts. It offers totalfreedom of movement and isergonomically designed for daylongwearer comfort. Two different invisityearpieces are available to suit users whorequire either one or moreprogrammable frequencies. When one isrequired, invisity Flex is the best choice,with a single frequency and two volumesettings (max. 108dB); and for extendeduse, the four-frequency invisity 4-channel – which features the same twovolume settings and maximum dB –allows quick and easy flick between pre-programmed frequencies via remotecontrol. The invisity Programming Unitallows the user to reprogram invisityfrequencies and the invisity remotecontrol. Invisity can be used with aPhonak transmitter such as a TX-300V orinspiro, and one transmitter can be usedwith an unlimited number of receivers. 8.E95

Lenses from widest to closestAbakus has designed an Ultra HighDefinition Wide Angle Lens suitable foruse with NHK’s Super Hi-Visioncamera. The PL-mount lens covers180° and, according to Abakus’ MD DrKen Pollitt, has “very controlleddistortion for such a wide angle. It isten times better than the standard B4-mount lens.” It is said to be perfect forall-encompassing stadium shots andwill be available in December for about£15,000. Its new XL Borescope, withPL mount, is suitable for movie modelwork. It can focus as close as the frontglass. It will come with five lenses (10,14, 20, 28 and 40mm), and options of90° and 45° bends. Usefully, for sucha long lens, the focus and iris controlsare at the back. It will become availablein March and cost at least £40,000.11.G29

Zoom, zoom, zoomFujinon is showing a prototype of itsnew HA19x7.4 lens, the first ENG lenswith three zoom elements, whichenables it to be more than 5cm shorterthan Fujinon’s previous 22x7.3. It alsooffers increased optical quality thanksto two aspheric lenses in the frontelements. Ideal for drama production,it will be available late this year, and willalso come in a mini box studio version.11.C20

Vectorscope monitorMarshall has a new auto-stereoscopic7-inch 3D monitor that allows users toview stereoscopic pictures withoutglasses. The 1600x600 pixel OR-70-3Dcan input separate or combined rightand left images, and show waveformand/or vectorscope for both eyes.There is an optional remote for flickingbetween 3D and either eye view, and toselect different markers or show acheck box mode to see if the two eyesare aligned. It will be available nextmonth for about $7,000. 11.D20

Conference Analysis

By Ann-Marie Corvin

TV advertising is more robust thanever according to global ad chiefMainardo de Nardis, but commer-cial players must use new platformsand devices to get brand messagesout there and to drive viewers backto the primary screen.

The OMD Worldwide CEO toldIBC delegates at Monday’s keynote,The Challenges for Adver tiserFunded Broadcasting, that TV wasstill the primary driver with globalad spend rising by 10.6% to $503billion last year. He added that tele-

vision accounted for a 41% share oftotal advertising so far in 2011.

However, as fellow panellist andmedia commentator Steve Hewlettpointed out, TV has not grown inquantum terms since 2006 and it wasquestionable as to whether it wouldever increase in real terms again.

De Nardis admitted TV wasbecoming “more vulnerable” andthe industry needed to scope outmore cross-screen opportunities.

“The launch of the iPad andother connected devices has led tothe rise of social TV and this haschanged the way we enjoy the TVexperience. TV is moving outsidethe box. We’ve gone from the

‘when’ and ‘where’ viewers con-sume content to a new era of ‘how’.”

OMD research showed that 27% ofactive viewers follow TV shows onFacebook, while 5% blog about theirfavourite shows. It was up to commer-cial TV players, he argued, “to turnpotentially competitive platforms intoan added value investment”.

Programming will be integratedmore closely, he predicted, to exploitsecond screen opportunities. “Takea cookery show you might bewatching on your iPad. You can pullup the menu, click on the ingredi-ents and devise a shopping list toorder from an online grocer.”

However, as TV races to exploitmultiplatform opportunities NickThexton, senior VP of NDS’ adver-tising solutions division warned thatarchaic ad measurement systemswere getting worse as channel frag-mentation continued. Thexton alsosaid that while mature markets wereagonising over the impact of digital,

“it could be the new BRIC countriesthat could become the ad leaders.

In 2011 the Indian ad market wasworth $5.3 billion (a 21.6% growth)while the Chinese market was worth$28.1 billion (a 20.4%) growth. “Indiahas reached a real turning point withmobile technology with 500 millionmobile phone owners – 40% of whichhave smart phones,” Thexton said.

TV is robust but must look to second screen

Conference Analysis

By George Jarrett

One of the main sub plots of an IBCdominated by spectrum greed hasbeen the promise of image richnesswith 4K, but the subject first cameto IBC in 1998 in a master classgiven by Rob Hummel, now presi-dent of Group 47.

Looking back at what he sawthen, and rating what he sees now,Hummel said: “We were trying toshow why it is so important to startin 4K. The important thing now isnot to get hung up on Ks.

“It is all about image quality.Film at 4K is 2048 line pairs ofactual resolving power and peoplemake the mistake of counting photosites. They get 4096 and claim it’s4K, when it is impossible for somecameras to come close to resolvingwhat film does. That’s what sepa-rates the men from the boys.”

SMPTE President Peter Ludejoined the discussion. “4K is alreadyon the surface in cinema, and it isheading that way for the consumer,”he said.

“There are no standards for pro-ducing 3D in 4K. How quickly thathappens depends on market accept-ance. There is a debate right nowthat asks, should we do 3D in higherframe rates, should we do 3D in 4K,or should we do both?”

Andy Maltz, AMPAS scienceand technology council director sug-gested, “4K becomes important onthe acquisition side when you have4K and 8K displays – not just in thehome but in cinema. If all you areputting into the archive is HD at lessthan 2K, what are you going to puton 4K and 8K displays?”

Brian Lenz, new technologydirector at BSkyB looked at thecoming two years. “4K will not befor launching, but for a lot moreexploration. It is not the next 3D inthat time frame, but I think we willgo to 4K in the long-term.” BBCR&D leaf engineer Justin Mitchellwarned: “In order to have 4K youneed to have higher frame rates, oth-erwise you just get motion blur whenanything moves.”

4K remains emergent

AJA Video Systems

By Carolyn Giardina

Io XT, AJA’s f irst Thunderbolt-enabled professional video I/Odevice, has been unveiled at IBC. Inaddition to a range of supported cap-ture and playback formats, Io XT isdesigned to unify disparate formats

via its 10-bit hardware up/down/crossconversion capability.

“With Io XT, Thunderbol t -enabled storage and a new Mac-Book Pro you can achieveunparalleled performance, includ-ing HD uncompressed,” said NickRashby, president, AJA Video Sys-tems. “AJA Io XT is a powerhouseI/O device for professional post-

production, and with its Thunder-bolt ‘daisy-chaining’ connectivity,it maximises what Thunderbolt hasto offer.

“It really delivers on the promiseof Thunderbolt with its simplicity,”Rashby added. “This will be thefirst of many Thunderbolt-enabledproducts from [AJA].”

Earlier this year, the new I/Odevice was previewed as a technol-ogy demonstration under the code-name Phaser. Io XT availability is

planned for the last quarter of theyear with a list price of $1,495.7.F11

Thunderbolt support for Io XT Io XT: ‘apowerhouse’

EchoStar

By Ian McMurray

Take Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) andmarry it with a 1,500 DMIPS (Dhry-stone millions of instructions per sec-ond) processor purpose-built for TVapplications, and you have the basis ofthe newly-announced HDX-200 IPset-top box from EchoStar.

“Basing the HDX-200 on theAndroid operating system enables it totake advantage of the huge develop-ment effort that is creating an enor-mous infrastructure of applicationsand capabilities,” said Gary Stephen-son, product manager, IPTV at

EchoStar, “while the powerful proces-sor ensures a fluid, fast user interfaceexperience.

“Android also provides enormousflexibility to service providers interms of the degree to which the set-top box is locked down. It can be a‘walled garden’ on the one hand, orit can be – to the degree the providerwishes – configurable by the user,”Stephenson added. 1.F76

New STB is Android-basedMultiDyne

By Fergal Ringrose

MultiDyne Video & Fibre OpticSystems is introducing a new lineof 3G/HD/SDI/ASI -to- opticalfibre converters that facilitate theautomatic conversion and trans-port of SDI, HD-SDI, and 3GbpsSDI signals over distances up to10 km using readily-available,fibre optic cable.

The high quality HD-3000-IIproducts leverage new OLEDtechnology and a menu-driven sys-tems for control and conf igura-t ion , t o c rea t e cu t t i ng edge

products that are ideal for imageprocessing and display of singleand multiple signals from adjacentand remote locations for broad-cast, professional video and gov-ernment applications.

Consisting of six new modules,the new HD-3000-II family pro-vides customers with a choice ofLC, ST, FC or SC connectors ,depending on the converter modelselected. MultiDyne’s HD-3000-IIconverters are compliant with allSMPTE specif ications and arehoused in a rugged enclousure thatstands up to daily production, bothin the studio and in the field.2.A54

Ideal image processing

Mainardo de Nardis: TV wasbecoming “more vulnerable”

Rob Hummel: “Theimportant thing now isnot to get hung up on Ks”

HDX-200 TV-centric silicon

Playcast

By Heather McLean

Next generation Cloud-based gam-ing provider for cable and IPTVoperators Playcast has suggestedthat TV operators faced with thechallenge of increasing average rev-enue per user (ARPU) should use asubscription gaming model.

“The biggest challenge for oper-ators today is gaining ARPU,”claimed Guy de Beer, CEO at Play-cast. He said rolling out new boxesand services is a very complexmethod of raising more ARPU inthis competitive, saturated market.

“This is to the point where videofor operators, whether they are cableor telco, is a very sticky service butnot necessarily a profitable one initself,” de Beer said. “Getting actualmargins out of video is increasinglydifficult. There are few services thatget meaningful ARPU and that alsoreach a high penetration of users.

“Operators have had gamingapplications for a decade now, butthey’re not the sort of games thatusers want to play,” said de Beer.“Video games mean big money; theUK market for video games alone is$2 billion per year, while the gameCall of Duty Black Ops madearound $1 billion in just under aweek when it was released lastNovember, making it the fastest-selling media product ever. Thatdwarfs what Avatar did.”

Gamers spend a fortune on theirpassion, de Beer pointed out, andoperators can use Playcast’s serviceto take a slice of that revenue. Heclaimed that the average gamer willbuy 12 games per year, at a cost of£35 per game, amounting to £420.“With our Cloud-based service,combining our software with ourlicensing agreements from gamingpublishers, we take that £420 downto £5 per month on a subscriptionbasis via the TV provider,” de Beersaid. “That’s something that evenhard core gamers will consider, andfor those more casual gamers who

can’t afford to buy many games peryear or all the kit, we bring the priceper entertainment hour from $5 perhour, down to just a few cents, likePay TV. Our product has genuineARPU and wide attraction,” he con-cluded. 3.A15n

Gamers boost TV ARPU

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Syper updateAt IBC this year, TeamCast hasannounced a new software version forits DVB-S/S2 demodulator, calledSyper, enabling it to support SNMP andweb browser control. The newlyreleased S110 software is alreadyavailable and provides the capability tocontrol the demodulator either bySNMP or an embedded web browser.This new release allows theintroduction of Syper in an automaticcontrol environment thanks to SNMP.Remote monitoring and control throughSNMP and HTTP is now availablewithout any additional cost. 2.B51

New BNC connectors Making its European debut at IBC is arange of Brilliance High Definition BNCconnectors from Belden. Designed foruse with Belden Brilliance Coax cables,the new connectors are said to deliverthe exceptional performance andreliability required by the professionalbroadcast and professionalaudio/video markets. The connectorsalso provide better than -20dB return loss performance through4.5GHz, exceeding the SMPTEspecification requirements. The newrange comprises one-piece BNCcompression connectors with anoptional patented locking feature;optimised three-piece BNC crimpconnectors; and connector tools forboth one-piece and three-piececonnectors. Belden’s HD Brilliance one-piece BNC compression connectordesign eliminates the pin, collar andconnector as separate components,thereby – according to the company –providing faster, easier installation. Intests, Belden said that installation tookabout half the time to secure the one-piece connector design versustraditional three-piece connectors. Inaddition, the one-piece connectors aresaid to provide excellent holding strengthand weather resistance. 1.C21

TotalGuide for CETechnologies designed to enhance thedigital consumer entertainmentexperience in Europe are beingexhibited by Rovi Corporation.Innovations on display includeMainConcept SDK version 9, whichenables developers to take advantageof the latest codec and network-streaming technologies for the creationof new entertainment products.Rovi is also highlighting TotalCode – anew line of encoding solutionsdesigned to help post facilities,broadcasters, cable operators anddigital storefront operators tostreamline product and delivery – andits Entertainment Store technology fordeployment of OTT video services.TotalGuide for CE, meanwhile, unifiessearch, discovery andrecommendations to provideconsumers with one destination wherethey can access content seamlesslyfrom broadband and broadcastservices. The company is alsocollaborating with a number of othertechnology providers on demos at theRovi booth, which include DivX PlusStreaming ported to a Broadcomplatform, and a deployment ofTotalGuide and ANT Galio Platform.5.A31

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Rotolight

By David Fox

Rotolight’s new AlphaNova series ofenergy-efficient flood lights has aunique colour matching ability thatwill allow users to set its colour viaan iPhone and match the colourtemperature seen by the phone’scamera. This would be useful where DoPs need to match the light on a

character shot in a greenscreen studio to the light on location.

The Magic Eye app also providesremote control over all three ANovavariants, including the €999 ANova

One 5600K and 3200K lights, butthe colour matching works with the€1,145 bi-colour (2800K to 6900K)ANova Two.

It takes the ambient light colour and level “and transmits that via Wi-Fito the light, which accurately replicatesthat colour of sampled light”, saidRotolight’s International Sales Director,Rod Aaron Gammons. It also allowsinstant recall of previous settings.

The 38W lights are claimed to bethe equivalent of 1kWTungsten. They output noheat, run from a V-Lockcamera battery for twodays on full power, andcan be linked together toform one large array.

Although not availableuntil the end of the year,Rotolight took orders

for 100 units in the f irst three days of IBC, with the potential ofanother 1,000 in the pipeline, saidthe manufacturer.11.G73

Orders for Magic AlphaNova

Conference Analysis

“When you plan a conference sixmonths out, you have a degree ofnervousness that the themes will stillbe relevant. So I am really pleased thatour international group of advisors onthe conference commit tee haveabsolutely hit the bull’s eye this year.”

So said Michael Lumley whochairs the conference committee,ref lect ing on the resounding success of this year. At a time ofdramatic change, the debates havefocused on the key issues – cre-ative, commercial and technical –that are driving the transformation.

Lumley pointed to the strandslooking at connected television

and social media. Joanna Shieldsof Facebook gave the conventionkeynote, emphasising that shecame not to conquer but to befriends with broadcasters.

“What was satisfying was thequeue of people wanting to talk to herat the end of the session,” Lumleyrevealed. “They all wanted to talkserious business with her. As shemoved on from the keynote to hernext session, she was followed by acrowd of broadcasters who all wantedto engage with her, to drive forwardthe dialogue with social media.

“That is the real benef it ofIBC, a benef it which I think isunique,” he continued. “The IBCConference is set up as a place to

do business , a p lace for rea l networking. It is very much aqualitative measure, but I rate theconference programme with an‘index of interact ivi ty’ – thegroupings of people at the end ofeach session engaging with thespeakers and with each other.

“On that basis, the 2011 con-ference has been hugely success-ful, session after session.”

Has the IBC Conference movedaway from its roots as a place todiscuss technology in favour ofbusiness? “As conference chair Icertainly wanted to build sessionsthat attract policy makers andstrategists,” Lumley replied. “Butequal ly impor tant – and st i l l

hugely relevant to a strong coreaudience in R&D as well as opera-tions – is the technology stream.

“IBC is still seen as the place toreveal the latest research, becausewe provide the time and the struc-ture to discuss ideas in detail.”

With the IBC2011 Conferencenearing its conclusion, what willbe the hot topics for 2012? “Oncethe dust settles we will start ourcrystal ball gazing for 2012,” Lum-ley explained. “I have no idea whatthe hot topics will be: everything is moving so fast at the momentthat any predictions made todaycould be turned on their head bynext September.

“What is certain is that IBCwill deliver world class speakerson the most relevant topics, in aprofessional atmosphere whichpromotes interaction and debate.”

Taking the pulse of the industry

Band Pro

By David Fox

The clean lines of the new Weiss-cam T-1 HD camera are built aroundthree concepts: “Pure, fast anduncompressed. The idea is to sim-plify down to what you need,” saidSeth Emmons, Weisscam marketingmanager at the stand of its distribu-tor, Band Pro, yesterday.

The new camera has one button(on, off and record) and a touchscreen for record speed (1-350fps),shutter (exposure), ISO and colourtemperature. It has a 2/3-inch sensor,B-mount lens, and records uncom-pressed 12-bit or 10-bit HD inter-nally to 4GB memory (for shorthigh-speed sequences) or via a4x3Gbps HD-SDI connection thatalso carries power and comms to T-Rec, its recorder, which uses 1-4TB T-Pak solid-state packs.

There will also be a 4K S35-sensorversion taking PL-mount lenses,which will be otherwise the same,except that users can crop to 2K andthen go to 700fps.

The T-1 will be available earlynext year and probably cost€30,000-€35,000.11.F40

T-1 is pure and uncompressed

Weiss designed the compact,uncompressed T-1 for his own use

Gammons with the AlphaNovas

Merging Technologies

By Paul Watson

Merging Technologies has launchedHorus, its new 24-mic pre A-D/D-Ainterface, which also provides ana-logue/AES/MADI interconnectiv-

ity. Horus comes in two models:192kHz, which is standard, and apremium model, which can beinserted into two 192kHz boards,depending on the user’s needs.

It can be deployed as a standalone24 analogue mic/line I/O, and audiocan be converted into a MADI or AES

stream, then converted back to MADIin 24 analogue outputs. When inRavenna mode, it can interconnect anentire facility using just a RJ45 con-nector; it becomes a node on a net-work, which can be instantly called tobe an input or output, or a combina-tion of both.

“Horus is an incredibly powerfulstagebox and FOH receiver, and is avery powerful tool for the live andevents industry,” explained JohanWadsten, product manager at Merg-ing Technologies. “When you mix itup with our partner products, Pyra-mix and Ovation, the world opensup – you can do live recording withPyramix on the Ravenna network,for example.”

Wadsten says the Ravennaorganisation has been developed toaddress the growing need for a moreprofessional, low latency, node-based audio solution that integratesbetween products.

“Transmission is one thing, butthe ability to tell every other deviceon the network what you are able todo and what feature sets you canbring to a workflow – that’s thereally important thing,” Wadstenadded. “And the signal-to-noiseratio of the D-A at full scale is -123dB; so much better than any-thing else out there , and at acompetitive price point.”6.C29

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Megahertz/KIT digital

By David Fox

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation isgoing HD with a new DSNG vehi-cle and 12-camera 12m OB truckwith expanding sides from Mega-hertz/KIT digital.

The €700,000 four-wheel driveSprinter DSNG van will have atriax camera and a wireless cam-era, but f ive VTRs, all differentSony and Panasonic formats, toprovide recording and playback forother broadcasters.

“We are buying th i s t r uckbecause Cyprus will take over theEU Presidency in the second halfof 2012, and will offer broadcastfacilities for all broadcasters visit-ing us,” explained ChrysanthosHadjioannou, CyBC’s directortechnical services.

CyBC is also buying roboticcameras for the conference centre,HMI lights, camera stabilisation andvarious MCR equipment, which willgo out to tender, but given the leadtimes it had to buy the trucks first.

Reliability was the key aspectfor Project Engineer Yioula Kyria-

cou. “Everything is fully redun-dant,” with dual paths for RF, plusexternal power, a generator and anuninterruptible power supply. “Thatis not on everything, but it can keepus on air.”

It has dual Ericsson encoders,upconverters and Xicom 400Wamplifiers, feeding an Advent 1.8mKu-band dish – bigger than usual forEurope, but it has to cover Eutelsat,Hellas Sat II and other satellites rep-resenting Europe and North Africa.

The uplink can handle HD andSD, in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4, andin 4:2:0 and 4:2:2. “It is a particu-

larly flexible, well-specified pro-duction/uplink vehicle,” said SteveBurgess, technical director, Mega-hertz/KIT digital. “It’s got every-thing you’d ever want on a truck.”

“The challenge was to build asystem that could do a lot, but keepit simple to use,” added Kyriacou.The €3.3 million OB truck willuse 12 Grass Valley LDK 4000cameras, a Ross vision mixer,Evertz router and glue, a StuderVista 9 audio console and EVSXT3 servers. The talkback systemis currently being decided on.11.F20

Cyprus Broadcasting goes HD with DSNG and OB

Litepanels

By David Fox

Litepanels has three new lights atIBC: Croma, an on-camera bi-colour LED; Sola 4, the latest in itsSola Fresnel range; and Hilio, a highoutput fixture.

Croma is a variable colour 9Wlamp, from daylight (5600K) totungsten (3200K). It runs on six AAbatteries, giving at least 90 minutes’usage, as well as mains or a DVadapter plate to take Sony, Canon orPanasonic DV battery packs. It willbe available in November at a costof about €500.

The 5600K Sola 4 has a 4-inchFresnel lens that is fully focusablefrom 70° flood to 10° spot. “It’s theworld’s smallest fully dimmableLED Fresnel, outputting the equiva-lent of about 250W from a 30Wlamp,” said Stuart Russell, Litepan-els’ marketing manager. It will costabout €1,200 and will also be avail-able in November.

The 125W Hilio has an array of72 1W LEDs, and throws its 5600Klight over a distance of about 7m –longer than other LED f ixtures,without over driving the LEDs(which drastically shortens their lifeand causes overheating) – and isclaimed to be the equivalent of a

650W HMI. It will have manual orremote DMX dimming and weigh5.9kg. 11.D61

LED light choice extended

Ikegami

By David Fox

Ikegami is planning to enter thelarge sensor camera market with abroadcast camera designed forlower-cost drama production whereshallow depth of field is desired.

The HDS-F90 camcorder willuse a single 4K 4/3-inch CMOSsensor and take PL-Mount lenses. Itwill use Ikegami’s GFCAM solid-state recording system, offering Iframe only recording at 100Mbps,MPEG-2 (4:2:2).

Whether it gets the f inal goahead depends on visitors responseat IBC, but “reaction has beengood. There has been an awful lotof interest,” said Mark Capstick,general manager, Ikegami Electron-ics UK. I t would cos t about€25,000 including viewfinder andcamera plate, making it very com-petitive. It is being shown withIkegami’s la tes t colour LCD960x540 viewfinder (available nowfor €4,400).

The new HD Unicam (HDK-97A) will be its top-of-the-line 3G-SDI 1080/50p HD studio camera. Itis a dockable camera, with fibre ortriax outputs (wireless and recorderbacks likely in future), 16-bit A/D,and three new progressive AIT CCDsensors. It outputs 1080/50p (or60p) 4:2:2 or 1080/50i (60i) 4:4:4.11.A31

Dramatic entrance forlarge sensor camera

Horus uses IBC for A-D networking

DTS, Digital Rapids

By Carolyn Giardina

Representing the companies’ firsttools to support the Digital Enter-tainment Content Ecosystem’semerging UltraViolet, the DTSMediaPlayer is using UltraVioletCommon File Format files createdwith upcoming version 2.0 of theDigital Rapids Transcode Managerautomated transcoding software.

Additionally, Transcode Man-ager 2.0 will feature encoding andmultiplexing of a range of profilesof the DTS-HD codec, from losslessDTS-HD Master Audio to low bit-rate DTS Express.

Both products support UltraVi-olet CFF files, furthering DECE’sgoal of developing a digital rightsmanagement system that empow-

ers consumers to use multiple con-tent services and device brandsinterchangeably.

“From mobile phones and tabletsto PCs and connected TVs, multi-screen viewing and the increasingvolume of digital content are drivingfundamental shifts in the way mediais distributed and consumed,” com-mented Brick Eksten, president ofDigital Rapids.

“We’re committed to enablingour customers with systems thatprovide the flexibility, quality andefficiency needed to capitalise onthese shifts. UltraViolet will play acrucial role in unlocking the poten-tial of multi-screen media consump-t ion, and we’re exci ted to becontinuing our successful partner-ship with DTS by working togetherin support of the standard.”DTS, 2.B50; Digital Rapids, 7.G41

Vantastic: Kyriacou, Burgess andHadjioannou in CyBC’s new DSNG vehicle

Glowing example: Russell with(clockwise from top left) the Sola 4, Hilio and Croma

Support for UltraViolet

Seeing sensor: Mark Capstick withIkegami’s HDS-F90 camcorder

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Loudness metering for mc2

Lawo is presenting at IBC a string of newproducts and features, including theV4.14 SW release for mc2 consoles withloudness metering; and the mc266 MK IIwith extra faders option surface. Lawo is also revealling its sapphireconsole overbridge for the first time,along with a new version of touchscreensoftware VisTool, which has beenvisually and technically upgraded. Also on display is a new sapphiremaster card that can technically handlethe expanded requirements. Based onthis master card, a new Nova19 matrixhas been displayed with new softwarerelease 4.0 which supports all its new modules and contains furtherfeature developments. 10.D57

New products speak volumesGlensound Electronics has introducedseveral new single unit commentaryboxes and HD mobile telephones. Thefully digital Glensound Talent Box (withAES I/O option) gives each commentatortheir own control unit; which Ethernetlink allows an engineer to remotelycontrol incoming audio levels, which is afirst for a single unit box. Glensound’sCMBus allows multiple Talent Boxes toconnect, accommodating up to 30commentators; and has three talkbackcircuits and five external source inputsfor monitoring. The Coin GT-013 is theworld’s first dedicated commentary andintercom unit, which Glensounddesigned alongside leading commentarysystem designer RTS/Telex. Glensoundprovided the commentary interface andRTS/Telex intercom interface. Thespecification includes a single usercommentary system, a high-spec micinput, three-source headphonemonitoring and three direct accessintercom channels. Each intercomchannel is able to be configured for anysource on the matrix. Glensound is alsoshowing a range of mobile phones forbroadcast, which allow integration of3.5kHz 2G and 7kH 3G (via GlensoundHD Voice) telephone calls into thebroadcast chain. 8.E89

Sun shines on MeteoGraphics, the broadcast divisionof Europe’s largest private weatherservice MeteoGroup, is presenting newproduct developments including videointegration for WeatherPresenter andMeteoEarth weather visualisation andpresentation systems. Videos fromcorrespondents or viewers can now bestored in WeatherPresenter andMeteoEarth and launched by presenters.A Bing Maps plug-in allows the generationof high-resolution maps with the ability tozoom to street level. Global and localweather events can therefore be sharedquickly and clearly across the world.MeteoGraphics is showcasing thesenew functions on its IBC stand today.Images captured by a camera at thestand can be viewed live in MeteoEarth.Further new functions include data-driven wave effects on seas andoceans as well as new interactiveitems such as symbols indicatingareas threatened by forest fires andgraphics that contain several weather parameters. 2.C48

Jünger Audio

By Heather McLean

It was announced at IBC2011 thatJünger Audio and Merging Tech-nologies have signed a technologypartnership that will see JüngerAudio’s Level Magic loudness con-trol solution incorporated intoMerging’s new MXFix batch-processing wrap tool.

The combination of Merging’sMXF metadata conformity wrap-ping, Final Check loudness analysis,Surcode Dolby E decoding andencoding plug-ins with Jünger’sLevel Magic provides a powerful all-in-one media compliance batch pro-cessing wrap tool, say the developers.

Jünger Audio has achievednotable success with a range ofhardware units offering Level Magicas one of the processes. These incor-porate ATSC, ITU and EBU R128

recommendations on loudness, andhave already been adopted by broad-casters such as Discovery Channel,MediaCorp, Canal +, Astro andRTL. The addition of Level Magicto MXFix is the f irst time it has

been offered as part of a suite ofsoftware options.

Peter Poers, managing director atJünger Audio, stated: “Here, real-time technology is meeting f ilebased technology r ight in the

middle. We are delighted to be inpartnership with Merging Technolo-gies because this one-stop process ispopular with some broadcasters, andit is important to have Level Magicas part of the process, integratedinto the network and working fasterthan realtime. Our 20-plus years ofexpertise in dynamic processing andMerging’s similar experience insoftware and server development, isan ideal combination.”

Commented Claude Cellier,Merging’s CEO: “When we werelooking to add control as the nextstep after our Final Check Loudnessanalyser, Jünger Audio’s LevelMagic was real ly the obviouschoice. Whether content is comingfrom realtime processes on Jünger’shardware, or our file-based system,it will produce the same results.”

Cellier added: “We each havevery different sets of competence,with very little overlap, so we endedup immediately falling in love andhave come to this reciprocalarrangement. We could each dowhat the other does, but to developit in our own right might take years,so the obvious choice was to mergeour respective technologies.”2.C49

Jünger Audio and MergingTechnologies merge technologies

EVS

By David Fox

Control of the second screen is a hottopic at IBC, and EVS is demonstrat-ing an integrated approach that makesit simpler for broadcasters to selectand send content to the cloud and forviewers to access it on their iPad orsmartphone. C-Cast (for cloud-cast)augments EVS’ multi-camera OBrecording, enabling operators to selectkey action and put clips on the Cloud,with associated metadata.

It is an open system, so broad-casters can put their own web inter-face on C-Cast. In the initial betatest with Channel 9, Australia, rugbyviewers could see player profiles,watch replays, and select differentcamera angles by clicking on a mapof the stadium showing all the cam-era positions. “It gives the viewerthe ability to become a real activeplayer in the broadcast ,” said

Nicolas Bourdon, EVS marketing &communications director (right).

As 70% of iPad users alreadywatch TV with it on their knees,Bourdon suggested that “for broad-casters to keep their attention, theyhave to have the ability to provideextra content, instead of losing themto other internet sites”.

Operators can create fully synchronised multi-camera links to

content on an XT server that is avail-able to viewers within two minutes,and the viewer’s device could alsodisplay news around the event andprovide a quick link to social media,to discuss the event as it happens.

“Basically we are creating an envi-ronment where you have more choicein terms of content and additionalinformation and interaction with otherpeople through Facebook or Twitter,”said Sébastien Verlaine (left), EVSmarketing manager, EMEA.

It will be released in October and ispart of EVS’ Sport 360 concept, givingbroadcasters the tools to enhance liveproduction with everything from ultraslow motion to enhanced metadata.Bourdon says that C-Cast will play abig part in the Olympics, where heexpects OBS and rights holders tohave about 600 EVS servers in operation, and where making contentquickly and easily available online will be particularly important.8.B90

Atomos

By Carolyn Giardina

Pocket sized, battery-powered Con-nect converters have been unveiled atthe stand of Atomos. In addition, thecompany – maker of the Ninja andSamurai portable field recorder, mon-itor and playback/playout devices –has reported during IBC that Samuraiwill support the Avid DNxHD codec.

The new compact Connect con-verters connect HD-SDI to HDMI(Connect S2H) or HD-SDI to

HDMI (Connect H2S). They removepulldown where necessary, andinclude an inbuilt test pattern andaudio tone generation.

Available next quarter for €249,the converter offers a dual battery –one internal and one external – system,which incorporates Atomos’ patent-pending Continuous Power system.The company reported that Connectoffers up to 32 hours continuous oper-ation from one external battery, and the ability to swap batteries on-the-flythanks to an internal power cell. ACpower options are also available.

“With Connect, we’ve designedtwo products that are not only out-standing format converters, but theyremove pulldown, supply test patternsand audio tones, and have multiplepower options including dual battery,which means you’ll never be withouta working product, whatever happens.These really are the ultimate tools forvideo production and infrastructure.”said Jeromy Young, CEO and co-founder of Atomos.

The Avid DNxHD codec will beavailable late this year, priced at €99for any Samurai user.

Claude Cellier, Merging Technologiesand Peter Poers, Jünger Audio

Parting the clouds over viewer retention

NewTek

By Carolyn Giardina

New TriCaster software providesthe ability for HD TriCaster sys-tems from NewTek to work directlywith video and audio from anyApple AirPlay-enabled device orapplication. With wireless supportfor two s imul taneous AirPlaysources , devices such as an iPad, iPod, iPhone and Mac canserve as direct inputs to the Tri -Caster system.

In addition to support for AppleAirPlay apps, the new TriCasterRev. 3 software update is aimed atoffers a more harmonised userworkflow across the product line,refinements to the multi-view mon-itor capabilities, enhanced audiofunct ions , and suppor t for a l lNewTek control surfaces.

“We cons tan t ly re f ine andimprove the TriCaster user experi-ence. And with this new update wemake it even easier and more intu-itive for live video producers todeliver top-notch programming,”sa id Andrew Cross , NewTek CTO. “Now, wi th suppor t fo rApple AirPlay included with all of our HD systems, anyone with aniOS device can wirelessly transmitmedia d i rec t ly to a Tr iCas te r input. Our approach ensures thatwe work with al l appl icat ions that support Apple AirPlay proto-cols, so that content from any newapp is immediately accessible to TriCaster.”7.K11

TriCaster getsApple support

Compact converters go anywhere

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Flashlink multiplexerprovides building block Nevion has introduced the Flashlinkmodule – a building block in thecompany’s optical network videoservices solution. This multiplexer,installed at each node of an opticalring or other network configuration, iscapable of adding, dropping orpassing signals that move flexiblythrough the network. Nevion is alsointroducing single-channel, H.264contribution-quality, 4:2:2 and 4:2:0,8- and 10-bit codecs with ASI and IPnetwork interfaces. The company hasalso announced enhancements toVideoIPath, the video servicesmanagement platform that wasintroduced at NAB 2011. VideoIPathnow includes an MVPN controlinfrastructure, a network topologymodelling capability, and anapplication for equipment inventorymanagement.8.B70

DVD-N: the business caseOn the company’s IBC stand,Edgeware is discussing the businesscase for a distributed video deliverynetwork and its effect on both CAPEXand OPEX in the broader context ofnetwork infrastructure. Taking in theestimated growth of video traffic, costof expansion of network equipment,backhaul and other network-relatedcosts and revenue opportunitiesassociated with ‘operator CDN’wholesale services, Edgeware isdemonstrating what the companysays are the benefits of a properlyarchitected video delivery networkbased on examples and analysis.4.B71

Gaze tracking eye control ETRI, Korea’s Electronics andTelecommunications ResearchInstitute, is presenting gaze-trackingtechnology aimed at a faster andmore intuitive control interface forIPTV. The technology, shown as a workin progress in the Future Zone, isbased on the fact that a viewer looksat the TV screen before the handlingof functions such as volume andchannel control. The technology isclaimed to be unique because it isdesigned for gaze-tracking on a large-screen TV at a distance. In addition,the user’s eye is captured by a remotegaze-tracking camera which does notrequire the user to wear any device. 8.G31

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Even though i t is the last day,IBC’s free workshop programmesin the Production Village and thepost production area continue witha full schedule.

These one hour sessions haveproved popu la r t h roughou tIBC2011, not just because they arepacked with useful and relevantfacts, but because they are deliv-ered with wit and style by theexcellent presenters. The sessionsare informal but informative, withthe chance to see and try as well aslisten.

The workshops in the ProductionVillage, in Hall 9, are targeted atthree levels of interest: foundation,for those who need to refresh theirthinking; advanced who want todevelop specific skills; and in depth,small group sessions focusing onpractical hands on tuition.

Today’s programme covers cam-era work, including camcorder set-tings and DSLRs; lighting; andputting together a complete produc-tion kit on a budget. It also includesAlan Roberts’ fascinating session‘Things we forgot we knew’ – a look

back at the basics of early film cam-era shooting and why they are rele-vant today.

Over in Hall 7 today’s workshopsare presented by Vidigo on graphics,Stryme on distributed systems man-agement, Projection/design on thelatest viewing systems, Black-magic Design on its creative andres tora t ion tools , and Digi ta lRapids on content encoding formultiple platforms.

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Last chance for free hands-on tuition

The satellite services industry contin-ues to be very dynamic; businessopportunities are increasingly growingon both sides of the industry; in tele-com, and in broadcasting.

On the telecom side, Africa stillrepresents a great focus of satelliteoperators. In spite of the developinginfrastructure and increasing fibrepenetration through marine cables,

satellites still represent a corner-stone in major telecom applicationsi.e. GSM backhauling and internetbackbone.

Moreover, demand on broadbandservices and internet connectivitycontinues to be a major driver forsatellite operators to expand theirfleet, accompanied by better fleetoptimisation and pricing, and hence,introduction of new supporting tech-nologies like Ka-band act as a majorstep to achieve those goals.

Arabsat-5C, Arabsat’s new satel-lite that was scheduled to belaunched during IBC, was built onthose two premises including 40transponders in C-band, a payloaddirected to Africa, and 8 Gb Ka-pay-load for broadband services in the

Middle East for military, educationand commercial purposes.

On the broadcasting side, MENAregion is flourishing with FTA TVchannels, the number of channelsexceeding 600. The trend toward HDis progressing slowly but surely andmore than 30 HD channels are nowavailable in the region. Arabsattakes pride in having more than90% of the FTA HD channels in themarket on its 26° East hotspot.More than 10 FTA HD channels arescheduled to be launched on Arab-sat before the end of this year.

Video contribution services aregrowing rapidly, demand on newsexchange and events delivery is driv-ing satellite operators to dedicateadditional capacities for this purpose.

All in all, the satellite servicesindustry is experiencing healthy timesthat are expected to continue in thenear future. 1.C38

OpinionHealthy times for satelliteAfrica represents agreat focus ofsatellite operators,says Nabil Shanti,VP and CCO, Arabsat

Nabil Shanti: The MENA region isflourishing, with 600-plus channels

Gearhouse Broadcast

By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe

Gearhouse Broadcast is using itsappearance at IBC to highlight itsexpertise in systems implementa-tion, from consultancy to projectmanagement, planning, design,engineering, installation, commis-sioning, training and after-sales sup-port. UEF, M-Net, Al Jazeera andAstro are among the broadcastorganisations to have selected Gear-house Broadcast as their systemsintegrator of choice.

Operating globally with officesin the UK, Australia, USA, Qatarand India, Gearhouse Broadcast

works with international broadcast-ers and rights’ holders, productionand post production companies, out-

side broadcast companies, studiosand freelancers.

The systems integration divisionprovides clients with complete solu-tions for a variety of broadcast sys-tem requirements. Current projectsinclude the building of two HD OBtrucks for a European broadcasterand an HD studio upgrade for a UK-based global producer and distribu-tor of televised sporting events.

The project solutions divisiondelivers temporary broadcast facili-ties at major international televisedevents, while the equipment rentaldivision stocks the latest broadcastequipment for daily, weekly andlong-term rentals. 10.D46

Geared towards systems integration

Pro-X

By David Fox

Pro-X has developed a new low-latency, uncompressed HD wirelesscamera system for live, realtimeviewing of video by a director andcrew on field monitors.

The new XW-HDU02 HD wire-less t ransm i ss ion sys tem i sdesigned to work with any standardENG broadcast camera, and has alatency of less than one millisec-ond. The trade-off is range, with atransmission distance or about 150metres in open space or 30 metresthrough walls.

The images are completelyuncompressed, in HD, with embed-ded sound, and are encrypted forsecur i ty. The uni t has HDMIinput/output and automaticallydetects HD-SDI and SD-SDI video.

The wireless transmission usesMIMO (multiple-input and multi-ple-output) and OFDM technolo-gies, operating between the 5.1GHzand 5.8GHz bands. The compacttransmitter, with no visible antenna,uses uni-cast and multi-cast modesfor recept ion on up to fourreceivers simultaneously.11.G60

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Pixelmetrix

By Ian McMurray

Australia’s largest regional televi-sion broadcaster, WIN Television,recently chose the Pixelmetrix DVS-tation-Mini2 DVB-T fully-featuredmonitoring probe to monitor DVB-T services at WIN transmission sitesacross Australia. The Pixelmetrixequipment was suppl ied andinstalled by local distributor Techtel.

According to Pixelmetrix, the

DVStation-Mini2 DVB-T systemswill provide unparalleled visibilityinto the quality of service reachingWIN’s network-wide audience.

The DVStation-Mini DVB-Toffers high quali ty DVB-T RFmeasurements and in-depth TSanalysis, providing WIN with 24/7operational monitoring and assur-ance of the quality and continuity oftheir DVB-T services. The systemwill also generate video thumbnailsfor H.264 video streams in both SDand HD.

Greg Lederhose, transmissionbroadcast director at WIN Corpora-tion, commented: “Pixelmetrixwere prepared to listen to our spe-cific requirements, even offering toadapt their product to provide theresults we needed. Their flexibility,coupled with a product that is easy-to-use and which offered us all themonitoring features we needed, wasultimately what lead us to this deci-sion. Pixelmetrix delivered theirsystems promptly and have done anexcellent job.” 1.B28

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Quantel

By Carolyn Giardina

Brussels-based film-effects facilityACE recently upgraded its QuanteliQ system, including installation ofversion 5 software. ACE’s upgradediQ is at the heart of a workflow thatincludes Autodesk Maya, Foundry’sNuke compositing system, a Coloriscolour-grading station and addi-tional PC-based systems.

Stefan Ryken, managing directorof ACE, commented: “The new v5software and Quantel-configuredPC will al low us to ingest andprocess 2K material and all RAWformats including Alexa, Red andPhantom in realtime, which is a def-inite advantage for us, providing

directors and colour graders with thekind of fast workflow they need.”

ACE has enjoyed a long associa-tion with Quantel. Indeed, Rykensaid that the brand “hasn’t just beena technical choice for us, but a keybusiness driver to enable us to diver-sify into new areas in our relativelysmall market”. Looking forward,“we’re also seriously looking at a3D Pablo as stereoscopic productionis beginning to emerge in Belgium”.

Martin Mulligan, Quantel salesand marketing director, summed up:“In a relatively small market, [ACE]has achieved a level of quality thatputs them in the same league asleading facilities in Europe’s biggestcountries. Their upgrade will enablethem to develop business in newareas of the market.” 7.A20

ACE upgrades its iQ

Petrol Bags

By David Fox

Petrol Bags has a new camera bag forusers of video-enabled DSLR cam-eras. Based on its popu-lar Dr Petrol models,the new Dr DSLRCamera Bag is apractical design inblack 900D andballistic nylonfabrics, andeven featuresi n t e r n a llighting.

I n s p i r e dby the tradi-tional doctor’sbag, this semi-rigid equipmentbag is designed tohold a video-enabled DSLR cameraand accessories comfortablyand securely. A hinged, extra-wide opening provides fast, easyaccess, says the manufacturer.

The interior is contoured to fit aDSLR cam-era with the

lens mounted. Removable internaldividers help secure contents andcreate pockets for storing a matte-box, camera plate, follow focus,camera light, viewfinder, cables,spare lenses, etc. Contents are sur-

rounded and cushioned bysoft padded red fabric.An LED lighting sys-tem illuminates the

inter ior, makingcontents easier to

find. Twin brack-

ets on the bot-tom of the bagallow quickconnection toP e t r o l ’ sSnaplock wheel

and trolley sys-tem . Addit ional

features include lam-inate panels for extra

protection, ergonomicneoprene shoulder strap, a flashmemory card mini pouch (holds

up to four cards), and dual-directioneasy-glide zippers. The Dr DSLRCamera Bag (PD443) is priced at

€210 (£180).11.D61Open wide: Petrol’s new Dr DSLR Camera Bag

Dr examines a novelcase for DSLR camerasHitachi

By David Fox

Hitachi is showing its latest 3GbpsHD 1080p broadcast camera sys-tem, based on the SK-HD1200 cam-era , with var iants for 3x s lowmotion, PoV, wireless, fibre, triax,and solid-state recording.

Several versions were shown atNAB, but i t isthe SK-HD1500-3xslow motionversion thathas beenlaunched atIBC this year.

The systemoffers native 1080/150iand 50p (or 720/150P), andhas three 2.3Mpixel 2/3-inchIT-CCDs, with 6Gbps transmissionover SMPTE standard optical fibre.Its light sensitivity is F10 at 2000lux in normal speed mode, but dropsto F7 at 2000 lux at 150fps. Simi-larly, signal to noise goes from atypical -60dB at 50fps to -54dB at150fps.

The CU-HD1500 camera controlunit offers selectable HD output(HD-SDI) – 1080/150i, 1080/100i,

1080/50i, 720/150p, 720/100p,720/50p – using s ingle l inkSMPTE245 or dual link, and SDoutput (D1) of 480i/60, 575i/50.Power consumption should be 60W,without the viewfinder, and camera

head weighs2.2kg (or twice that with the fibreadapter).

The DK-H200 is a box-type ver-sion of the SK-HD1200 that is use-ful for graphics, point of view orremote applications. The headweighs 1.5kg and can be fitted witha fibre output.11.F51

One camera, three speedsand multiple interfaces

150 fps:Hitachi’s newSK-HD1500slow motioncamera

Deltacast

By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe

Deltacast is presenting new productsand features for the professionaldigital video market, including threelow-prof ile HD SDI input cards.Delta-hd-elp 10, Delta-hd-elp 20and Delta-hd-elp 40 are suitable for1U-server OEM applications – pre-viously only possible with the Delta-asi and sdi family.

The Delta-hd-e 04 completes thehd family, which contains 13 cardswith up to four I/O capability on thesame video card, allowing develop-ers to design higher-performing andmore economical solutions for avariety of OEM professional videoapplications, says Deltacast.

Meanwhile, the Delta-3G-e-key22 is the latest addition to the Delta-key range of realtime keyer videocards developed to create OEMapplications such as Full 1080pkeyer, video overlay, character gen-erator and graphical animation. It isbased on the latest 3G SDI technol-ogy (SMPTE 424M) used in theDelta-3G family. 10.D10

Delta boostsOEMs’ video

Chrosziel

By David Fox

Chrosziel’s Aladin Mk II is an eight-channel lens remote control, offering

3D control capability and versatility.Features include a modular handsetand a small receiver that controls upto eight motors, which it calibratesautomatically. More advanced set-ups can take advantage of the

receiver’s display, which means thatthere is no need for an extra monitor.

For S3D shooting, the Aladin MkII is claimed to be the only systemcurrently able to operate focus, zoomand aperture on both camera lenses

as well as control angles and distancebetween cameras simultaneously,thanks to having eight channels.

The system can control andpower the internal motors of digitalCanon and Fujinon lenses, with noexternal motors required for zoom,focus and iris, and no extra powersupply. Communication and powerrun through the serial auxiliary port

of the control box, which makes lifeeasier and is more cost-effective,especially when using a Steadicam.

An RF spectrum analyser canhelp identify sources of wirelessinterference and pick the best trans-mission channel at any particularlocation. If there is interference on all16 channels, the user need only attacha cable using the BNC connector anda standard Video-BNC line.

Chrosziel is also developing anoption to record timecode and meta-data for post production. 11.E65

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New remote offers 3D control capability

Lens control genie: Chrosziel’s newAladin Mk II has eight channels

Fuelling theIP furnaceHaivision

By Anne Morris

Haivision is showcasing its newViper compact, integrated appliancefor multistream content at IBC2011.As well as capturing, streaming,reviewing, distributing and publish-ing multistream content, the Vipercan effectively off-load the record-ing from a facility’s Furnace IPvideo system.

For clients that have large IPvideo recording requirements, estab-lishing large central recording sys-tems and assuring the ability torecord any endpoint at any time maybe impractical due to server or net-work capacity. Recording at theedge and publishing to a centralvideo-on-demand system eliminatessuch dependencies.

Combining Viper endpoints witha central Furnace IP video systemprovides a solution for large medical,educational and enterprise mediasystems, giving the flexibility tostream or record rich media eventsanywhere, anytime. The Viper can bemanaged by the operator, initiatingstreaming channels and publishingrecording data, or can be centrallymanaged through the Furnace’sadministrative interfaces. 13.451

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Gefen

By Carolyn Giardina

Gefen is highlighting two new Gefen-PRO scalers that are designed to givebroadcasters the ability to integrateconsumer audio/video equipmentwith professional 3GSDI devices.

Using the GefenPRO HDMI to3GSDI scaler, an HDMI sourcefrom devices including Blu-rayplayers and gaming consoles can beoutput in the 3GSDI format. Con-

tent from consumer devices maytherefore be viewed on a profes-sional display with video scaling inHD resolutions up to 1080p or 2K.

Professional broadcast equip-ment-sourced mater ia l can be

viewed and scaled on a consumerdisplay equipped with HDMI usingthe GefenPRO 3GSDI to HDMIScaler. Images may be scaled invideo resolutions up to 1080p or 2K.

Both scalers come in a rackmount enclosure with a built-inpower supply, RS-232 connectivityand IR control.7.B30

Integration-friendly scalers

GefenPRO HDMI to 3GSDI is one of two new broadcast scalers

Shotoku

By David Fox

Shotoku Broadcast Systems hasintroduced a new manual two-stagepneumatic pedestal and a perfectcounter-balance pan and tilt head. Itwill also show ease-of-use enhance-ments on its robotic products.

The new TP200 two-stagepedestal will take a maximum pay-load of more than 80kg and supportsa wide-range of camera configura-tions. It has been designed for sta-bility and operational flexibility. Aone-step foot brake and single-action cable guard enable precisemovements and control for fast andeasy positioning.

The SX300 perfect counter-bal-ance pan-and-tilt head is designed tosupport por table cameras withviewfinders and prompters, and hasa maximum payload of 38kg. Itsmount can be either flat base or150mm ball.

Shotoku is also showing updatesfor a number of other products: TR-Ttouch control system, which nowincludes HD/SDI support and anadvanced 16:9 acoustic-pulse touchscreen; the TRP-100 Robotic Pedestal;and the Orchestra Camera Manage-ment System for legislative and con-ference automation. 11.G30

Pneumaticpedestal hasa new head

On balance: Shotoku’s new TP200pedestal fitted with the SX300 head

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Future Zone

By Adrian Pennington

Visitors to the Future Zone will beable to browse a range of conceptsand prototypes from broadcast labsand university R&D departmentsthat have yet to become commercialproducts.

Incorporating the New Technol-ogy Campus, the Future Zoneincludes exhibits from 20 researchinstitutions, including a demonstra-tion of the latest advances for ultra-HD format Super Hi-Vision (SHV).

“The popularity of NHK’s SHVfrom past shows led us to set aside aspecific area dedicated to works inprogress,” explained IBC CEOMichael Crimp. “None of these arepresented as workable products butas visionary technology that will

hopefully make people re-thinkwhat is possible.”

NHK is debuting a SHV pro-gramme production system includ-ing an eight-channel video switcherand slow motion equipment for liveproduction.

Other R&D highlights include: asocial TV app which analyses onlineopinions about broadcast pro-grammes and displays on mobiledevices from KDDI R&D Labs; ameans of controlling a TV by track-ing the user’s own gaze from Korea’sElectronics and Telecommunica-tions Research Institute (ETRI); anda Multi-Sensory Interaction Systemwhich combines audio visual withtactile and olfactory sensations. Inthis last-named demonstration fromJapan’s NICT (National Institute ofInformation and CommunicationsTechnology), users can interactively

experience the tactile sense of soft3D virtual balloons and break themwith an explosive sound and smell.

The University of Warwick andits spin-out company goHDR aremaking the first demonstration ofthe High Dynamic Range (HDR)

compression system for capturingand displaying details in all forms oflighting which, it is claimed, will‘bring a revolution in imagingequivalent in impact to the changefrom black and white to colour’.Hall 8

Tomorrow’s world today

High Dynamic Rangecapture to display system

Teletest

By David Fox

Costing under €10,000, Teletest’sBinorig is claimed to be ‘the world’smost affordable, fully motorisedbroadcast S3D camera rig’.

Designed for use with camerassuch as Sony’s HDC-P1 or PMW-EX3 and the Red One, the Binorig,claims Teletest Managing DirectorNick Rose, is as good as rigs thatcost four or five times as much. Thef irs t batch of 10 Binorigs hasalready sold out, with a secondbatch expected in October.

“The production of S3D contenthas been stifled due to the prohibi-tive cost and complexity of S3Dcamera rigs,” Rose said.

There is also a remote controlunit for the Binorig that costs just€1,000 (where rival units can cost€10,000 or more).

“Teletest has spent over twoyears and hundreds of thousandsof pounds developing the afford-able and easy-to-use Binorig,which produces stunning results,”said Rose. “We designed a com-plete package, contained in twoeasy-to-manage flight-cases, forstereographers or for cameramenwith little experience in shootingS3D,” he explained.

Cameras are mounted ontoTeletest’s Teleplates, which in turn

can be rapidly mounted onto the rigusing the quick release system.

“Using Teletest’s new S3D LCDmonitor, the Cyclops-HD, setting upthe Binorig takes only a few min-utes,” Rose added.

At 1,500nits, the Cyclops-HD isclaimed to be ‘the world’s brightestbroadcast LCD’. The S3D version,at €1,999, allows the input of twocameras on a mirror or side-by-siderig. The 3D card has been newlyupgraded with extra functions addedto meet requests from the monitor’sfirst users.

S3D set-up can be achievedquickly using the grey differencescreen; the S3D image can then beviewed with anaglyph glasses.11.D80

World’s most affordable 3D rig launches

Cheaper by design: Teletest’s Nick Rosedemonstrates the new Binorig

Mode-AL

By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe

Mode-AL has introduced a newrange of soundproofed 19-inch rackenclosures at IBC2011. The ECSrange of cabinets includes good ven-tilation and cable access whileachieving 36dB acoustic suppres-sion across the audible range.

“The requirement for rackedequipment in noise-sensitive areashas been around a long time, notjust in broadcast but in recordingstudios, Telepresence, boardroomsand conference centres ,” saidDavid Lees, managing director ofMode-AL.

“We have been delivering frontof house rack cabinets for years,and now in response to requestsfrom many customers we haveadded a high degree of noise isola-tion,” Lees explained.

The cabinets, which are availablein a choice of f inishes to suit thedécor of the installation, featuresmoked glass doors front and rear,which are lockable and close to air-tight gaskets to prevent sound spill.The side panels are lined with a highdensity polyurethane foam to pro-vide excellent sound absorption, anda high mass barrier to extend theattenuation down to lower frequencyranges. 10.F30

Keeping thenoise down

NetUP

By Anne Morris

Russian IPTV headend manufac-turer NetUP is now supportingclient devices based on the Androidoperating system and is showcasingthis development at IBC2011.

Android is currently best knownas a mobile OS for smartphones andtablets, but the OS is now beingused in IP set-top boxes.

IP set- top boxes based onAndroid provide a wide range ofoptions: graphics acceleration, mul-titasking and plenty of differentapplications for installation.

The NetUP IPTV applicationwill allow Android-based devices togain access to live TV channels, TVon demand and time-shifted TV,electronic programme guides(EPG), video on demand, and otherinteractive features. 13.383

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Bridge Technologies

By Ian McMurray

New from Bridge Technologies arewhat the company describes asmajor advances in OTT serviceanalysis and the world’s first DVB-T2 MI solution.

DVB-T2 is the system used in70% of the contribution infrastruc-

ture currently under construction,and in many recent deployments inthe EMEA region. Bridge Technolo-gies says that it has solved the com-plex monitoring challenge posed bythe DVB-T2-MI format, noting thatT2-MI monitoring is now availableas an option across the range ofVideoBridge probes.

The VB252 monitoring probefor DVB-T2 networks is also on

display. The dual-input VB252 pro-vides external GPS lock for accu-ra te dr i f t moni tor ing for SFNnetworks, high-quality MER meas-

urement and level readings. Suit-able for monitoring at transmittersites and field locations for qualityvalidation, the VB252 is availablefrom Q4 2011.

Being demonstrated alongsidethe VB252 is the VB262 DualQAM/VSB input opt ion card,

which Bridge describes as the solu-tion for complete monitoring inDVB-C or hybrid DVB-C/IP net-works, and which now has built-inspectrum analytics capability foradvanced RF analysis. Up to fourindependent RF inputs can beanalysed in one 1U chassis. 1.A30

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‘World’s first’ DVB-T2-MI solution

The new VB252 DVB-T2monitor joins VB262

A free two-part conference sessionthis morning suggests that someissues facing the industry may be toohot to handle. The debate is organ-ised by the European BroadcastingUnion, moderated by the EBU’sDavid Wood, and hosted by IBC.

In the first session, incendiaryquestions to be answered include isthere hope for a common hybridbroadcast/broadband system, thefuture of digital radio, and why do

we need a 3D television broadcastsystem now? After a break for somewell-deserved coffee the spotlightwill fall on file-based productionand the construction of an inte-grated programme bank, and howfar we are from 1080p 50/60 main-stream production.

Broadcasters and EBU officialswill pose the questions and lead-ing manufacturers , inc ludingGrass Valley, Panasonic, Sony and

Technicolor will be on the plat-form to respond. The audiencewill be encouraged to join in thedebate, too.

At the end of the morning theEBU’s Technical Director, LievenVermaele, will wrap up the debateand indeed wrap up IBC with a lookat the issues, and the answers, thatthe industry will be pondering in thecoming months and years.

Despite the session title, theseissues simply cannot be ignored.‘Don’t touch these issues: they’retoo hot’ starts at 9:30 in the Forum:all IBC visitors are welcome.

Too hot to handle

Satellite links are not the first thingsthat come to mind when you settledown to relax of an evening in frontof a television. Unless it happens tobe mid-winter and what my Englishcolleagues call ‘the wrong kind ofsnow’ has accumulated between thedish and the feedhorn, requiring anascent with a suitable tool to clearthe stuff away.

At Hiltron, our entire operation iscentred on satellite communicationsboth as a manufacturer and systemsintegrator. Why both? Because somecomponents of systems we designsimply were not available from othersources or were not up to the stan-dards we required. In theseinstances, we develop our own.

Satellite communication is a crucialelement of today’s broadcast industry.Digital satellite newsgathering is oneexample, enabling an outside broad-cast crew to establish and maintainhigh quality and highly secure point-to-point communication with their net-work’s headquarters from practicallyanywhere on the globe. Reporters oper-ating far from the infrastructure takenfor granted in developed countries sim-ilarly depend on satellite telephony toensure that they can file video andaudio back to base without needing torely on wired communication.

The latest addition to Hiltron’srange of own-design own-manufactureproducts is the HACU-DSNG controller

which makes its maiden appearance atIBC2011. Compatible with all leadingmotorised digital satellite newsgather-ing antennas, it provides fully-auto-mated satellite auto-acquisition.

The HACU-DSNG serves two keyroles, being designed for integrationinto DSNG trucks or for refurbish-ment of existing SNG antenna controlsystems. Housed in a compact 2 RU19 inch chassis, it provides easy andefficient control of three-axismotorised antennas of up to 2.4metres diameter. Azimuth, elevationand polarisation control are per-formed entirely in software.

Full control of the HACU-DSNGcan be performed locally or from aremote IP browser. Local control isachieved via front-panel pushbuttonsand a coloured touch-panel graphicdisplay. In IP remote control mode,the entire system can be controlledfrom wherever is convenient to theDSNG operational workflow.

Fully automated acquisition ofaccessible satellites can be achievedwithin less than two minutes. Aninternal DVB-S/S2 tuner is providedfor satellite verification. Headingdetermination is performed using afluxgate and/or GPS compass. TheHACU-DSNG includes dual-axis com-pensation of truck inclination. It iscompatible with resolvers, poten-tiometers, inclinometers and direct-current drive-motors.

IBC2011 is the logical venue forthis latest addition to our productrange not least because we will beexhibiting in the same hall as manyof our most important clients. Withthe London Olympics now less than11 months away, demand fordependable high-quality outsidebroadcast links looks set to increasesubstantially. Add to that rising audi-ence expectations in a world of 2Dand 3D high-definition broadcastingand it is evident that DSNG has ahealthy future. Will IP links replacesatellite communication? Absolutelynot. The two platforms are closelyintertwined and look set to remain solong into the future. 8.B51

Michael Schiestl: IBC is the logicalvenue to launch satellite controller

Satellite remains the crucial linkOur entire operation is centred on satellitecommunications both as a manufacturerand as a systems integrator, explains Michael Schiestl, managing director, Hiltron

Opinion

Image Systems

By Carolyn Giardina

The new Image Systems – formedearlier this year when Digital Visionacquired Image Systems in a dealvalued at €5 million – is showing avariety of DI and restoration work-flows. Products featured in theworkflows include the Golden Eyefilm scanners, Nucoda colour grad-ing and f inishing systems, andPhoenix image restoration andrepackaging software.

Nucoda 2011.2 sof twareincludes: 64-bit support, with an eyetoward large format digital camerasand image manipulation at 4K;updated features for Avid and AppleFinal Cut editorial workflows,including Avid 4:4:4 codec andProRes support; support for RedEpic and Arri Alexa, taking advan-tage of the Nucoda HDR toolset and

OpenEXR workflows; and newstereoscopic fix tools.

Image Systems is also showcas-ing its Precision grading panel withfive high-resolution touch screenswith menu navigation and toolsetcontrol.

Making its European launch atIBC, Golden Eye III is Image Sys-tems’ high-resolution Golden Eyefilm scanner for DI and high-endrestoration, which is being demoedas part of a workflow with NucodaFilm Master and Phoenix Finishsoftware.

Phoenix 2011.2 software aimedat restoration, re-mastering andrepackaging includes 64-bit supportand an integrated DVO toolset. Inconjunction with the Phoenix soft-ware, the Golden Eye Archiver hasbeen developed specifically to pro-vide a more affordable, multi-formatfilm scanning option for high vol-ume archive facilities. 7.A28

Image Systems’ Golden EyeIII is a high-res film scannerfor DI and restoration

Focus on DI, restoration

Envivio

By Ian McMurray

Envivio is demonstrating an archi-tecture that is built on three pillars:Envivio 4Caster C4 multi-screenencoder/transcoder, the EnvivioGenesis universal mezzanine formatand the Envivio Halo NetworkMedia Processor. .

The Envivio 4Caster C4 multi-screen encoder/ t ranscoder is ,according to the company, the onlysoftware-based, multi-profile encod-ing solution in the industry that

simultaneously delivers traditionalbroadcast television services tomobile and internet-enableddevices, as well as traditional televi-sion services, using a single plat-form and a single head-end.

The Envivio Genesis is a unified,broadcast standards-based mezza-nine format that supports multiplestreams simultaneously. .

The Envivio Halo NetworkMedia Processor (NMP) is said tobe the first solution of its kind thatenables packaging, encryption anddistribution of video streams at theedge of the network. 1.D73

Built on three pillars

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10 LiveDefinition 3.A15ci2020 3D MEDIA 8.G3527M Technologies 3.C302Connect-IT (Co-exhibiting with Thrane &Thrane)

OE2022WCOM 8.E783ality Digital 9.B404Mod Technology 13.193

AA & C 11.C60Aastrolight 11.G61Aaton 11.D39AB on Air 3.A15mAbakus 11.G29ABE Elettronica 8.D23Abel DRM Systems 1.A76Abilis Systems (Co-exhibiting with Nagra Kudelski) 1.C81Accedo Broadband 4.C81ACCESS 13.115Accusys 6.A24Ace Marketing 5.B11/6.A29/11.F61Acetel Co 5.B15dAcorde 5.C49Acrosentec Co 10.F24Actia Sodielec 8.E41Active Circle 2.C40aActive Storage (Co-exhibiting with Global Distribution) 7.G16Actus 4.A91Acz Group 6.C22ADB Lighting Technologies 11.A34Adder Technology 7.B33Adobe Systems 7.G27Adtec Digital 1.D01Advanced Broadcast Components 8.A30Advanced Digital Broadcast – ADB 5.B48Advantech Wireless 1.A11AEQ 8.C55Aeta Audio Systems 8.B30fAF Electronics 4.C53Agama Technologies 4.A55Agilent Technologies 2.A50AIB (Association for International Broadcasting)

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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NTSI 2.B39bNTT Corporation/NTT Advanced TechnologyCorporation/NTT Electronics Corporation 2.C50Nucomm/RF Central 1.D40Numedia 3.B55NVIDIA (Co-exhibiting with PNY Technologies)

7.J38NWIEE 4.C83NyeTec 2.C31

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

SS Net Media 5.B15aS&T (Strategy & Technology) 1.C31

S3 Group 3.B23S3 Satcom 1.A99S4M – Solutions for Media 3.B26Sachtler (Co-exhibiting with Vitec Group) 11.D61SAD 7.A12SADiE 8.E96Sagemcom 1.F40SAIL LABS Technology 8.E13SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP 8.C80Sam Woo Electronics Co 8.E97/11.G33Samim Rayaneh Co 8.B18Samsung Electronics 1.D35San Solutions 7.G01Sanken/VDB 8.C01SAPEC 1.F21Sat-comm Broadcast OE101Satlink Communications 5.A41SatService 1.F47SAV (Co-exhibiting with Vortex Communications)

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))

1.B51SES WORLD SKIES (Co-exhibiting with ASTRA (SES ASTRA)) 1.B51Sezmi 13.231SGI 9.A08SGL 7.J15aSGO 6.A11SGT 2.A30aShantou Nanguang Photographic Equipment Co

11.E10Shenzhen Advanced Video Info-Tech Co (AVIT)

5.B11eShenZhen Geniatech 5.B11bShenzhen MTC 3.A55Shenzhen Ourstone Electronics 5.B11dShenzhen Skyworth Digital Techonlogy Co

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)

3.A22Skyline Communications 1.A21Skyware Global 5.C11Slik Corporation 11.A30SmarDTV (Co-exhibiting with Nagra Kudelski) 1.C81Smart AV 10.F32

SMART electronic 3.A24Smart TV Pavillion 13.192Smartclip 13.412SmartJog (Co-exhibiting with MEDIA BROADCAST)

1.B79SmartLabs/In-Line 13.181SMiT 1.F86SMK EUROPE 1.C90SMPTE 8.F51fSMT Electronic Technology 3.A19SnapStream 6.A06Snell 8.B68/13.381Soft at Home 5.A11SOFT VALLEE 8.B30kSoftel 1.A27Softlab – NSK 7.A05SoftNI Corporation 1.A39Softron Media Services 7.H01Solarflare 9.A30Solaris Mobile (Co-exhibiting with ASTRA (SES ASTRA)) 1.B51Solectrix 11.G72Solid State Logic 8.D83Sondor/Marquise Tech 7.K25Sonic Solutions, now part of Rovi 5.A31Sonifex 8.E61Sonnet Technologies 7.G03sono Studiotechnik 8.C81Sony Professional Europe 12.A10Sorenson Media 6.A02Sound Devices 8.E72SOUND4 8.B30eSoundfield 8.A84SPB Software 13.424Spectra Logic 7.K36Spinner 8.B27SPX Communication 8.E93Square Box Systems 7.F07ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor systems) 1.F55St.Petersburg State University of Film andTelevision (Co-exhibiting with D.I.P Co) 7.D01Stardom 7.G09Starfish Technologies 2.C18Starline Computer 7.H05Step2e Broadcast 5.A03Stereolabs 11.D70bStereoscopic Technologies 9.D20Stergen High-Tech (Co-exhibiting with Vizrt) 2.A31Stirlitz Media (Co-exhibiting with BroadcastElectronics) 8.C91STMicroelectronics 1.F36Stordis 7.A16StorerTV 2.C41STP 8.C85Stream Labs 7.G47Streambox 5.C45Streamit 8.A74STRYME 7.C28Studio Network Solutions 7.A08Studio Technologies/E and E Exports 9.A48Studiotech 8.A20Suitcase TV . 2.C10/2.C15Sumavision Technologies Co 1.C11Surface Heating Systems (Kirkcaldy) 1.F59SVC4QoE project 8.F40SVP Broadcast Microwave 1.C93SWE-DISH by Rockwell Collins 1.A31Swedish Microwave AB 1.A91Swisscom (Co-exhibiting with RGB Networks)

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

TTac System (Co-exhibiting with MSV) 8.A04TAG V.S. (Co-exhibiting with AyeckaCommunication Systems) 4.C51Taiyang Movie and Television Equipment Co

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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Screen Subtitling Systems

By Ian McMurray

Businesses with tightly-managedprocesses and eff icient project

workflows tend to benefit from acompetitive edge over those that areless well-structured. Accordingly,Screen Subtitling Systems reportsincreased interest in its TranslationManager product as customers look

for ways to improve productivity. “Customers are under the same

kind of financial pressures as any-one else in business and are expect-ing more for less and with tighterturnaround times,” said Screen’s

sales and marketing director, GaryGlover. “It appears that the transla-tion and subtitling sector is no dif-ferent and unless processes arestream l ined and made moreresilient, some companies may losenew business tenders or even exist-ing clients.”

It is evident, says the company,that larger-sized firms have man-

aged growth through investment inbespoke project management andtracking solutions, but the costsinvolved in development can be pro-hibitive for some smaller subtitlingand translation companies.

Translation Manager was intro-duced to Screen’s software suite as acomplementary solution and is saidto address a need in the overall sub-titling and translation workflow –but, says the company, it now lookslike it may be surfacing as an essen-tial application.

“Simple and effective workflowmanagement is clearly a major bene-fit of Translation Manager,” observedGlover. “But for smaller businesses,it’s the ability to accurately quote andinvoice for jobs and dramaticallysimplify how suppliers are paid that’sattracting interest, because of theobvious financial benefits.

“Translation Manager can givemid-ranged subtitling and translationcompanies a very real competitiveadvantage without the cost of a pro-hibitively expensive bespoke system.” 1.C49

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Access

By Anne Morris

Access is demonstrating its DLNA(Digital Living Network Alliance)and HbbTV (Hybrid BroadcastBroadband TV) solutions with tele-visions, set-top boxes, mobilephones, tablets and cameras.

Access is showcasing its newlyDLNA certif ied NetFront LivingConnect solution, which allows usersto seamlessly access, play and controldigital media from any DLNA certi-fied device on a home WiFi network.

In addition, the company isdemonstrating its NetFront Browserfor HbbTV, a platform-independentHbbTV software solution.

Access is also showing its BBCiPlayer solution: a modular, compactand platform-independent applicationthat delivers advanced technologieswhile speeding time-to-market andreducing development costs. 13.115

Spotlight onstandards

By George Jarrett

Digital Dividend

Bernard Pauchon is convinced thatthe right solution for spectrum man-agement l ies in coopera t ionbetween different networks. Aschairman of Broadcast NetworksEurope (BNE), Pauchon appraiseswhat triggered the first digital divi-dend of a probable two.

“The first relates to the re-farm-ing of the UHF spectrum made pos-sible by the digitisation of TVbroadcasting,” he says. “It made itpossible to use about six times lessspectrum when compared to ana-logue transmission.

“But to make it successful, thatrequires the vast majority of con-sumers to invest in digital receivers.The number of channels has multi-plied by at least four. In addition

HDTV means extra spectrum con-sumption. However, HD has thebenefit of the better compressionefficiency given by MPEG-4, andthere is the better modulation givenby DVB-T2.

“Even with these additionalneeds within broadcasting, it hasbeen possible to make available theupper part of the UHF band (over792MHz) to the broadband industry,and this precisely is the digital divi-dend,” he says.

Pauchon believes a second divi-dend is not realistically achievablebefore 2020. Asked to make a casefor EBU type broadcasters, andfrom his own BNE standpoint, hesays: “First, DTT business is a com-bination of public services, com-mercial services, and payTV. Therelative weight of these three cate-gories varies quite signif icantlyamong different countries in the

world, and even in Western Europe.So not only EBU type broadcastershave to be considered.

“BNE members are offeringservices for all these different cate-gories of broadcasting services, butmost of us also offer important serv-ices to telecom operators too.

“The request by some parties fora further digital dividend, typically inthe 700MHz band, comes from theexponential growth of mobile broad-band data traffic, and some vendorswould wish to have more spectrumfor LTE to cope with this fact.”

But reality is different, Pauchoninsists. “Most of the traffic increaseis due to TV and video content, but ithas to be noted that TV is subscrip-tion based. Although being an excel-lently designed system, LTE is farfrom being the right tool, in terms ofspectrum optimisation, quality ofservice, and economical efficiency.

“The right solution is coopera-tion, which could include Wi-Fi in5GHz band, as promoted by Cisco,L Band as promoted by Qualcomm,or DVB NGH, hopefully developedin cooperation with 3GPP. The mostefficient tool must be used in eachspecific service case.”

He insists that ‘spectrum com-promise’ is not the right depiction.

“Optimisation of spectrum man-agement, taking into account techni-cal, economical and social aspectswill be the right approach,” he says.“This should be the purpose of theRadio Spectrum Policy Programmethat EU institutions plan to set up.IBC2012 will be the perfect time fordebating the issues that are key tothe future of content delivery.”

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Optimisation not compromiseCooperation between networks will help to successfully achieve the goal of the EU’s Digital Agenda, as far as wireless services are concerned

Bernard Pauchon: IBC2012 will be the perfect time for debating the issues that arekey to the future of content delivery – not least in spectrum management

Business has been brisk at NTPTechnology where we have recentlycompleted contracts for large-scaledigital audio routing systems andultra high quality analogue to digitalaudio converters.

The 625 MADI router we launchedat IBC2010 is now in full productionand enables a 2048x2028 matrix tobe configured in just eight interfacecards. The router is operated andsupervised via TCP/IP and UDP usingour RCS controller, which is an inte-gral part of the router system hard-ware. The 625 MADI can also beaccessed via NTP Visual Matrix Con-trol client software.

Spanish state broadcaster RadioNacional de España recently ordered15 NTP 625 digital audio routing sys-tems for installation across itsregional studios. This followed theinstallation of an 11-frame system atthe network’s Madrid headquarters.Three-frame systems were installed atthe largest regional centres, plus sin-gle-frame systems to handle smallersections of the network.

The existing installation at RNEMadrid is operated via an NTP 635-300 controller running a version 3.0QNX-based core, which offers main-and-redundant database support andfast TCP/IP control. The regional ver-

sions are controlled in the same wayand provide full support for the NTP715 multiplex consoles widely usedby RNE.

32 digital audio routing systemshave been delivered to China RadioInternational (CRI), the external voiceof the People’s Republic of China. Thislatest order includes two NTP Penta625 MADI and 30 Penta 725 systemswere installed this summer at CRI’sBeijing headquarters. One of thePenta 625 MADI routers together witheight of the Penta 725 routers is con-figured as the main core system. Thesecond 625 and a further eight 725

routers form a secondary or redun-dant core. Both these systems arelocated in a machine room close tothe master control room. CRI’s head-quarters building has 15 floors, eachwith four studios. A Penta 725 islocated on each of the other 14floors, serving as an input and outputnode. The new routers will replace anexisting NTP 625-100D 128-squareaudio matrix which has performed reli-ably for many years.

Benny Andersson’s Riksmixn-ingsverket (RMV) recording studiochose NTP DAD AX24 ultra-high-qual-ity analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue converters for its newlycompleted premises on the Stock-holm waterfront. Four NTP AX24 sys-tems have been delivered. Eachincorporates a PHD interface for AvidPro Tools and is being used in con-junction with a 64 channel Neve8068 analogue mixing console.

DAD AX24 analogue to digital con-verters have also been chosen forinstallation at the prestigious newHelsinki Music Centre in Finland.Scheduled to open just a few daysbefore the start of IBC2011, theHelsinki Music Centre incorporates a1,700-seat concert hall and ultra-mod-ern recording facility. Located in theheart of the city, adjacent to theHouses of Parliament, the venue will bethe new home of the Helsinki Philhar-monic Orchestra, the Finnish RadioSymphony Orchestra and the SibeliusAcademy.

The message we are getting is thataudio quality matters. It will mattereven more as digital delivery plat-forms outgrow their current preoccu-pation with highly compressed fileformats.8.B51

Audio quality leads to new ordersIBC2011 comesduring a busy andsuccessful year, saysMikael Vest, salesdirector, NTPTechnology

Opinion

Mikael Vest: Large-scale contracts havebeen completed across the globe

For many years IBC has been seenas one of the leading forums for dig-ital cinema. The creative, technicaland commercial issues are debatedhere, in a range of sessions andacross the show floor.

The European Digital CinemaForum (EDCF) has consistentlyworked with IBC, getting closelyinvolved in a number of conferencesessions. It regularly presents aTuesday morning open meeting andthis year is no exception.

D-cinema continues to roll outacross Europe. Audiences like theconsistent quality of presentationand the growing roster of stereo-scopic 3D films, and theatres aref inding new revenue streams inshowing alternative content fromsport to opera.

The EDCF meeting bringstogether a number of influential fig-ures to lead the debate. KommerKleijn of IMAGO, the European Fed-

eration of Cinematographers, givesthe creative perspective: SiegfriedFoessel of the Fraunhofer Institutelooks at the latest technologicaldevelopments; and David Hancocksenior analyst, Screen Digest, has acommercial overview of progress.

They are joined on the platformby vendors Barco, Doremi, TI andXDC, along with CJ Flynn, manag-ing director, D-Cinema ComplianceGroup. Representatives of theEDCF’s organising body completethe panel for what is intentionally abroadly-based session. Anyone withan involvement or interest in D-cin-ema will find something of value.

As par t of the Added Valuestream , today’s meeting, titledReview of Progress in D-Cinema isopen to all IBC visitors, and pro-vides a natural conclusion to the d-cinema programme which has beenrunning throughout IBC2011. Itstarts at 10:00 in Room E102.

Tracking the very latestdevelopments in D-cinema

D-cinema alternative contentincludes Wimbledon in 3D (image courtesy of Can Communicate)

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Volicon

By Carolyn Giardina

Volicon is highl ight ing threeObserver technologies at IBC:Observer TS (transport stream) log-ging system, Observer loudnessmonitoring and Observer Mobile.

Volicon’s Observer video moni-toring and logging system has 400customers in over 40 countries,recording 6,000 channels world-wide. “Now more than ever, compa-nies need comprehensive, reliableand effective monitoring tools tohelp them maintain quality of serv-ice, meet compliance goals, andrepurpose and monetise their valu-able content,” said Mike Asebrook,Volicon’s senior director of product

marketing. “At IBC, we’re showingseveral products on a variety of plat-forms that are helping our cus-tomers bui ld a future-prooffoundation for quality and compli-ance. One example is the loudnessmonitoring features within theObserver that lay the groundworkfor compliance with new andemerging loudness regulations.”

To that end, Volicon says i taimed to develop a tool to enableTV stations and networks to monitorthe loudness of their broadcasts inrealtime to comply with regulationsand improve the overall user listen-ing experience for viewers. Usingoverlay controls within its web-based interface, loudness monitor-ing is integrated into the Observersystem to provide continuous meas-

urements identifying programmeloudness and true-peak signal levels.

Making its European debut, theObserver TS logging system isdeveloped to give broadcasters, net-works and cable operators the abil-ity to handle MPEG-2 and MPEG-4transport streams natively over theWAN with a low-res proxy, retain-ing the content and associated meta-

data within the stream. According toVolicon, this new interface comple-ments the existing Observer Enter-pr ise analogue, SD-SDI andHD-SDI systems.

Finally, Observer Mobile is a Web-based interface that supports H.264 onApple iOS devices using the SafariWeb browser with native support foriPad and iPhone devices. 7.J16

Under close observation

Observer TS is making its European debut at IBC

Orca Interactive

By Heather McLean

Orca Interactive, provider of IPTVmiddleware and content discoverysolutions, is showcasing a person-alised TV experience through itsnew TV Everywhere offering.

This fully fledged, ready-to-

deploy solution comprises a num-ber of key building blocks whichcombine to secure and personalisethe TV Everywhere experience.The solution is being demonstratedon the company’s stand through anew suite of companion deviceapplications.

The applications are a part of arange of offerings being demon-

strated at the show. Orca and its par-ent company, Viaccess, are featuringinteractive stands that emphasiselive user profile-specif ic contentdiscovery and recommendationsthrough the new apps suite.

Harnessing Orca’s RiGHTv andCOMPASS, as well as Viaccess’Flexible Rights Management, theseapps create a highly personaliseduser experience for consumer pro-files, says Orca. 2.B40

Personal TV dreams come true at IBC

The new Orca iPad app

Miller Camera Support

By David Fox

Miller Camera Support’s Compassrange of f luid heads has beenextended with the release of the newCompass 12 system packages.

The launches are said to offer‘premium camera support with opti-mal professional performance in cost-effective systems package pricing’.The Compass 12’s design offers awide payload range, selectable panand tilt drag settings, and illuminatedbubble level in a compact, lightweight75mm ball levelling fluid head.

The Miller range now includesthe Compass 12, Compass 15, Com-pass 20 and the 100mm ball-basedCompass 25 fluid heads.

The Compass models use thesame fluid drag system componentsas the Arrow range. This results insoft take-offs, stable pan/tilt movesand smooth stops, as well as settingsof distinct levels of drag resistance.

The 75mm fluid heads can takepayloads of between 2-10kg for theCompass 12 and Compass 15 mod-els, and 2-12kg for Compass 20. The100mm Compass 25 has a selectable4-14kg payload range. 11.D30

Consultingthe Compass

Sencore

By Ian McMurray

Signal transmission technology devel-oper Sencore is highlighting solutionsthat enable the efficient distribution ofmultiple SD and HD video services,as well as approaches to system mon-itoring and signal analysis – alldesigned for seamless interoperabilityand ease of integration.

The company is offering a vari-ety of product demonstrations at its

stand, including what it describes asthe latest technological advances intranscoding, transrating, contentdelivery networks and video-on-demand services, along with the useof bandwidth-saving DVB-S2 andH.264 standards in news gatheringand distribution.

Among the products on show isthe TXS 3453 transcoder, whichSencore says delivers multiple chan-nels of high-performance, reliabletranscoding and transrating in ahigh-density 1RU chassis. With con-figurable transcoding engines andversatile multichannel input/outputarchitecture, the TXS 3453 can per-form MPEG2 to H.264 and H.264to MPEG2 SD and HD transcoding,as well as transrating of MPEG2 orH.264 streams, at what is claimed tobe an unbeatable cost per channel.

Key features include a compres-sion engine supporting H.264 andMPEG2 codecs with user-selectableadvanced video pref i l ters andencoding settings, and MPEGoIPand ASI input and output support.The TXS 3453 offers up to 16 chan-nels of transcoding or transratingalong with dual power supplies in a1RU platform. 1.C36

Egripment

By David Fox

Egripment’s main focus at IBC is onvirtual reality, using full camera stu-dio automation and its lightweight

ProTraveller crane.A fully encoded package for vir-

tual studios or augmented realityproduction is now available for sev-eral Egripment cranes, including theTDT System and the 305/306remote heads. There are alsooptional encoders for use on trackdollies. To date, the encoding pack-age has been certified for renderingengines from Vizrt, Neuro TV, Orad,Brainstorm and Ventuz; other ven-dors could also be implemented. Thepackage is claimed to deliver “highquality, precise and reliable craneoperation in a much more affordableprice range than other systems cur-rently available in this market”.

Egripment now offers a fully

integrated camera studio automa-tion system, capable of meeting thereliability requirements of chan-nels that broadcast 24/7, with ahighly redundant system architec-ture requiring minimal mainte-nance. All of the systems can becontrolled from a joystick or atouch screen as well through acomplex automation system. All ofthe cameras deliver absolute track-ing data for VR studio use.

ProTraveller, meanwhile, is a37.4kg jib/crane system for compactcameras, such as DSLRs or CanonXF305 type camcorders, supportinga maximum weight of 10kg. It isclaimed to offer a very smooth, high-quality crane movement. 11.A21

Pixel Power

By Carolyn Giardina

The ChannelMaster playout systemfrom Pixel Power has been designedto combine the functions of videoserver, graphics engine, branding,

audio voiceover, open subtitling andmaster control switcher.

The system is integrated into asingle 3RU chassis for single- ordual-channel playout depending onconfiguration.

ChannelMaster can be controlledby Pixel Power’s automation and

management system, Gallium, andis also capable of integration withexisting automation and asset man-agement systems by way of an openXML protocol.

James Gilbert, joint MD of PixelPower said: “Other integrated play-out systems compromise in manyareas and are usually locked to a spe-cific automation system; our goalwith ChannelMaster is to deliveruncompromised video quality, best-of-breed graphics and support forlive events with an optimum mix ofsoftware and hardware whilst beingautomation system agnostic throughan open XML protocol.

“As channel identity and brandingbecomes increasingly important in acrowded EPG, the graphics workflowand feature set is evermore crucial forchannels that want to stay ahead ofthe competition,” Gilbert explained.7.A31

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Regis Le RouxCEO, EnensysTechnologies

Has IBC come at a good timefor the electronic mediaindustry? Why?IBC comes really just at the rightmoment where manufacturers canshowcase their latest technologiesand electronic media companiescan pick up the latest informationto prepare next year’s budget inaccordance. From the beginning,Enensys participates to IBC asexhibitor to introduce its cutting-edge broadcast grade productsand its test and monitoring tools.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in, or threats to,your market sector at thecurrent time?Definitely, DVB-T2 has taken offsince the first launch in the UK atthe end of 2009. Enensys hasinvested in the technology since1997 and provided the world’sfirst DVB-T2 modulator to Arqiva inearly 1998. After the successfullaunch in the UK, Sweden, Finlandand Italy, Enensys keeps onhelping operators to migrate, orstart DVB-T2 services by deliveringDVB-T2 gateways and modulators.

Why should delegates visit yourstand at IBC?At this year’s IBC, Enensys isdemonstrating its comprehensiveDVB-T2 solution, which supportsregional TV service broadcastingover SFN, using the innovativeT2Edge product. We haveunveiled IPGuard, the world’s firstautomatic IP switch forredundancy between two MPEG-2 TS/IP streams. We areshowcasing the market leaderRF-T2 analyser, Referee-T2, andthe T2-MI stream analyser andplayer, DiviDual T2-MI.3.B20a

Q&A

Effective distribution formultiple SD/HD services

No-compromise integrated playout

Gallium is Pixel Power’s automation and management system for ChannelMaster

Augmenting reality with camera control

Virtually ready: Egripment’s new fullcamera studio automation system

The TXS 3453 delivers high performance transcoding and transrating

Softel

By Ian McMurray

Softel is showcasing subtitling andcaptioning solutions optimised forthose pursuing next-generationworkflows, transitioning to tapelessoperation, upgrading multi-platformdelivery, rolling out multi-languagefeeds, or focusing on 3D.

The company says that its rangeof solutions offers full support forall major formats in multi-language,multi-platform operation across anynumber of channels.

On show at IBC is Softel’s Auto-mated Subtitling and CaptioningControl Centre, ScheduleSmart.Described as a sophisticated work-flow technology that uses propri-etary heuristics and algorithms to

determine the optimum point in theworkflow at which to bind subtitles,captions and ancillary data to con-tent, ScheduleSmart is said to intro-duce unparalleled flexibility insubtitling workflows by automati-cally assessing whether there is timeto ingest data to media servers or adigital asset management (DAM)system. If the system determinesthat early or late binding is not pos-sible, live systems are automaticallydirected to perform the bind at timeof air. 1.A27

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Hi Tech Systems

By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe

Hi Tech Systems is demonstratingthe Avita live production control

system. Avita is a ‘unique’ hybridcontrol system designed to easilyand quickly capture, edit and playout media from multiple sources.

The newly launched system usesthe latest touch-screen technology

and modular hardware panels toallow multiple users access to multi-ple server ports over a network. Thecore of the system is the Avitaengine, providing video clip man-agement tools with shared databases,

multiple playlists and enhancedsearch facilities. Avita may be sup-plied as a software-only system, canbe fully driven by a touch-screen,and features gesture control of thevarious system applications. Alter-

natively, Avita can be supplied as asystem of hardware consoles andmix-and-match control modules,enabling a panel to be constructed tosuit the operational requirements ofa particular workflow.

The system is expandable andhas software extensions such as aMOS interface, multiple server portcontrol from one panel, scheduledplay and record, a remote tablet PCinterface for studio floor recall ofrecordings, logging and highlightsapplications, tape archive ingest,and automated playout.

Tom Favell, Hi Tech’s managingdirector, said: “Avita takes Hi Tech’scontrol expertise right to the heart ofproduction workflow, providingfinancial and operational benefits toour customers. Clips can be createdand recorded instantly just by press-ing the record button, thereby sav-ing vital seconds from the incomingsource; an efficient alternative totraditional controllers.” 10.A49

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IndustriallabellingsolutionsDymo

By Heather McLean

Dymo, the manufacturer of hand-held labelling machines, is show-casing its Rhino industrial range.Rhino labelling tools offer labellingsolutions for applications in data-com, IT, pro-AV and other indus-trial environments.

The PC-connectible Rhino 6000is billed as the ultimate tool forindustrial labelling and is said toprovide a multitude of advanced fea-tures to make the user’s job easier.Powered by optional rechargeablelithium-ion batteries, the handheldRhino 6000 lets users prepare andprint labels on site or at a desk. Fea-tures such as intuitive Hot Keys areintended to make high-end, demand-ing installation jobs easier.

Using thermal transfer printingtechnology, Dymo-printed labels aresaid to withstand moisture, heat, sol-vents, oil, dirt, chemicals and UVrays without smearing, fading orpeeling. 3.C31

Avita engine drives fast control for live production

Avita is a hybrid control system forcapture, editing and playout of mediafrom multiple sources

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Catch-up TV and video-on-demandare fast becoming required comple-ments to the traditional TV experience,with consumers increasingly expectingnothing less than the ability to accesscontent on any device, over any net-work, at any time. As a result, opera-tors need to bear the cost ofdelivering the high-quality servicesconsumers want, without eating intotheir profit.

However, many operators in Europedon’t have the infrastructures or the

balance sheets to cope with this explo-sion in demand, and are struggling withthe challenge of how to monetise con-tent in the connected home in waysthat expand and complement whatthey are doing today.

As ever, the challenge is how todeliver these services while at the sametime avoiding the well-documentedcosts associated with offering on-demand services to a mass audienceand a growing number of device types.Fundamentally, operators needadvanced ad insertion capabilities tostay ahead, as they must deploy seam-less personalised services to meet theneeds of customers, while deliveringhighly targeted advertisements to gener-ate revenues from advertisers across allvideo screens.

For many years, US cable opera-tors have augmented their revenueswith local and zoned ad insertion,enabling them to offer subscribersadditional services, such as VOD, free-of-charge or at a reduced rate. And oflate, targeting has become more gran-ular, allowing for addressability downto the individual home. In contrast,targeted advertising has always beenmore of an idea than a reality inEurope — however, this looks set tochange.

Over the next two years, targetedadvertising will become a focal point forthe European video service industry, asproviders fight to offer consumers themost cost-competitive option. Europeanoperators also have the added chal-

lenge of their customers’ reluctance topay extra for any on-demand content orTV Everywhere. This means they urgentlyneed to find new revenue streams ifthey’re going to cover the cost of upgrad-ing their networks to support large scaledeployments of both on-demand andlinear content delivered to TVs, PCs,tablets and other mobile devices. Thiswill undoubtedly be a key driver in theshift towards deployment of full adinsertion ecosystems for multiscreen IPenvironments.

For operators the answer lies withadaptive streaming, which allows forthe segmentation of content into smallchunks of different sizes for flexibledelivery. This means operators have allthe advantages associated with inter-net advertising, but over video deliverynetwork infrastructure. This essentiallygives operators simpler, cheaper andmore scalable ad insertion than offeredby traditional methods, while allowingtargeting at granular levels down toindividual devices and subscribers.Using adaptive streaming ad insertion,operators can therefore take charge ofand monetise content in a way theywere unable to before.

As operators in Europe acceleratethe rollout of TV Everywhere multiscreenservices, the investment in new IP infra-structure means they must look beyondthe traditional ad insertion capabilities,towards this new ‘hyper-targeting’ adap-tive streaming method, in order to mon-etise content and off-set costs. 4.C78

The future of targeted advertising As operators roll out multiscreen services they must look beyondtraditional ad insertion capabilities, argues Ramin Farassat, VP,product marketing & business development, RGB Networks

Opinion

Strategy & Technology

By Ian McMurray

S&T (Strategy & Technology) –which specialises in the provision ofdigital interactive TV solutionsusing public standards – is demon-strating a digital TV receiver clientsoftware product at IBC2011. Red-Key3 enables the integration of theNetFront Browser from ACCESSwith HbbTV signalling and S&T’sDSM-CC client.

The company is also showcas-ing the S&T Player, an MHEGapplication for Video on Demandservices for both MHEG-IC andCI+ Connected TV platforms, withflexible back-off ice integrationusing S&T’s Mediator.

Also on show is RedKey2. ThisMHEG-5 middleware engine offersa modular architecture and sup-

ports all of the current internationalprofiles of the MHEG interactiveTV standard, as well as the CI+browser. It is joined by TSBroad-caster 2, the second generation ofS&T’s DSM-CC Object Carouselproduct for DVB (MHEG-5,HbbTV and MHP), OCAP/tru2wayand ETV platforms.

The demonstration line-up iscompleted by: TSMonitor for auto-matic monitoring of MHEG andETV interactive applications usingscr ip ted tes t -cases on v i r tua lrece ivers r unning on a rack-mounted server ; MHEG EPG,which is described as a completeMHEG-5 platform EPG includingPVR integration for both Pay TVand Freeview operators; andMHEG Presenter, a general-pur-pose publishing application forMHEG-5 platforms.1.C31

Technology solutions fordigital interactive TV

S&T Player with back-office integration is an MHEG application for VoD services

Ramin Farassat: operatorscan monetise content

Broadcast Networks

By David Davies

Visitors to IBC have the chance totake a guided tour of systems integra-tion specialist Broadcast Networks’new ‘go anywhere’ live productionvehicle: a custom-built Land RoverDiscovery with Sony Media Back-bone HDXchange server.

The latest collaboration betweenBroadcast Networks and Sony isdesigned to help meet the demandfor small, durable live productionvehicles that can be deployedquickly with minimal crew – in thiscase, one or two people.

Sony Media Backbone HDX-change offers a collaborative net-work-editing environment wherematerial can be ingested, stored

and edited ‘on the fly’. Once theevent has been recorded, the datacan be taken to the broadcaster’sfacility and transferred onto themain post production server forfinal editing and transmission.

Broadcas t Networks’ ‘ l iveingest’ solution features MediaBackbone HDXchange containedwithin a Land Rover Discovery 4.The rear interior has been stripped

and fitted witha sliding cus-tom-built rack(for ease of useand servicing)and features a5KVA 240Vgenerator.

The newBroadcast Net-works live pro-duction vehicleis on show atthe Sony stand.12.A10

Live: now anyway, anyhow, anywhere

IBC visitors have the opportunity to see Broadcast Networks’new ‘go anywhere’ live production vehicle

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Trilogy Communications

By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe

Digital intercom and Master Refer-ence Generator specialist TrilogyCommunications has launched itsinnovative ‘Intercom Anywhere’concept for Gemini.

The move extends its IP capabil-ity to a range of Gemini compatiblepanels, as well as developing fullyfeatured intercom access from wire-less devices including laptops,tablets and smartphones.

Each Gemini matrix is able todirectly support up to 32 traditionaland IP connected intercom panels,in addition to other IP equipmentsuch as SIP-enabled phones andradios. Gemini is set upon a dual-redundant ring of audio traff ic

flowing over industry standardCat5 or fibre infrastructure, offer-ing absolute resilience in the event

of a failure. Gemini’s IP credentialsare further enhanced with its band-width management capabilities,

allowing accommodation of vari-able network conditions.

Gemini matrices are scalable andcan be linked to form a network of256x256 ports, offering uncom-pressed programme quality audiocommunications. The Gemini inter-com system is fully non-blocking,allowing any combination of sourcesincluding programme audio to bemixed and routed to any destination.

Also launched at this IBC isWatchdog, a highly configurableChangeover Unit that extends thecapability of its Mentor XL MasterReference Generator. Mentor XLboasts a specif ication including:multi-format operation within anyanalogue, SD or HD environment;3G/1080p Test Patterns; SNMP;remote browser based configurationand recall of all timing and test sig-nal parameters; LTC/VITC; NTPfunctionality, and integration ofGPS synchronisation.10.A29

Intercom anywhere with Gemini

The Gemini intercom system is fully non-blocking, allowing any combination of

sources including programme audio to bemixed and routed to any destination

Aspiro TV

By Anne Morris

Aspiro TV is introducing a technol-ogy to its TV and video streamingservice platform that allows its cus-tomers to augment the video byadding contextual web-based interac-

tive content and services to the video.By adding an augmented layer

on top, or at the side, of the videolayer, Aspiro TV will allow thirdparties to add any feature to the liveTV or video broadcast by reusingtheir existing web services.

Typical e lements would beadding sound or graphics to thevideo according to the nature of thedisplayed video content, allowing,for instance, sports scores on TV

during a match, contextual betting,promotions, realtime voting or rec-ommended items.

User authentication and billingwill be automatic, allowing users tointeract in realtime without leaving thevideo view or making additional log-ins. The use of HTML also enablesimmediate portability across a numberof platforms, including smartphones,tablets, web browsers, open set-topboxes and connected TVs. 13.223

Video gets interactive layerIt’s TV, Jim,but not aswe know it

NovelSat

By Heather McLean

NovelSat is showcasing its NS3third generation satellite communi-cation technology. NS3 is designedto upgrade the DVB-S2. NS3increases satellite bandwidth by20% to 55% over current DVB-S2and DVB-S standards respectively,for 36MHz transponders, and up to78% for 72MHz transponders.

Using its NS3 technology, Novel-Sat is expanding the capacity of thesatellite broadband spectrum, a utilityused by the massive installed baseinfrastructure of satellites. With itsthird generation NS3 technology,NovelSat says that it meets the criticalneed across multiple market segmentsfor expanded broadband capacity forwireless transmissions. 3.A38

Bandwidthexpansion

NovelSat is presenting its latestdevelopments in satellite comms

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In brief

Convergence highlightedGlobeCast and Netia – which are co-exhibiting at IBC – are highlightingsolutions geared towards theconvergence between thebroadcasting and telecommunicationssectors. In particular, their standhighlights the ability of broadcastersto ingest content locally, manage theirmedia, and play out content in severalregions of the world.The main tool for this is Netia’s newand improved Content ManagementSystem, which allows customers tostreamline all of their productionprocesses through easy-to-manageworkflows and task automation. Userscan now manage all of the processeswithin the production environment fromediting through post production anddistribution with one unique interface.1.A29

Vimond Media SolutionsVimond Media Solutions is showingnew enhancements and additions tothe Vimond OTT platform, includingConnected TV, a new solution for liveand video-on-demand streaming totemplate-driven portals on connectedTVs and Blu-ray players. Also new is3D adaptive streaming, which providesa solution for live and VoD streaming in3D to web and connected TV.New integration with GoogleWidevine is also being highlighted.This development enablesmultiplatform DRM and adaptivestreaming on multiple devices,including connected TVs.2.A31

New HDMI convertersLynx Technik is debuting two newyellobrik HDMI to SDI converters: theCHD 1812 and CHD 1802. The newunits convert HDMI video intobroadcast quality SDI video,supporting SD, HD and 3G-SDI as wellas 3D video formats. The CHD 1812 includes an integratedframe synchroniser and is a fully-featured HDMI-to-SDI converter withtwo electrical SDI outputs as well asan optional fibre optic output. Audioin the HDMI signal is embedded intothe SDI output and the two externalanalogue audio inputs can beembedded into any AES channel. The CHD 1802 is the lower-costversion, with reduced functionality,suited to HDMI-to-SDI conversionapplications that don’t require a framesynchroniser or analogue audio inputs. 8.E24

Dimetis/Media LinksMedia Links and Dimetis recentlyissued details of a strategic alliancebetween the two companies. Therelationship, they say, facilitates theuse of their complementary strengthsand expertise to offer unified video anddata delivery solutions to the broadcastand network service provider markets.While Media Links operates in the fieldof advanced transport of video, audioand data over multi-service networks,Dimetis offers solutions includingflagship product BOSS LINK Manager,enabling the unification of networkmanagement across broadcast andtelecom equipment.4.B77/1.B11

Stereoscopic 3D television hasrightly been a hot topic throughoutIBC this year. But, as with anybroadcast format, the job is not doneuntil it is delivered into the home.Can our cable infrastructures beadapted for the task?

Each year the Benelux chapterof the SCTE holds an open techni-cal symposium at IBC, and invitesall visitors to join in the debate.This year the focus is on the trans-port issues which stereoscopic con-tent ra ise for CATV and f ibrenetworks.

From Hollywood and from spe-cialist television producers the con-tent is there, so cable engineershave to solve the issues and deliverthe quality of experience whichsubscribers demand.

Today’s solutions involve com-pressing the two streams of stereo-

scopic 3D into a single HD channel.If 3D becomes as popular as somepredict, inevitably there will be callsfor full HD resolution for each eye,and maybe even 1080p. Can cableinfrastructures support this?

The morning is chaired by Henkde Goede, consultant with GMSBV. It includes presentations from anumber of global vendors, includ-ing ADB, BigBand Networks, CiscoSystems and Entropic. The formatof the symposium encourages alively debate, so expect the techni-cal solutions proposed to be chal-lenged and probed.

The SCTE offers a warm wel-come to all IBC visitors to attendthis symposium as part of the AddedValue stream session 3D and Cable:technical challenges and businessopportunities. This starts at 10:00 inthe Emerald Room.

Delivering 3D to the home

The format of the symposiumencourages a lively debate

Anton/Bauer

By David Fox

Anton/Bauer is demonstrating thecapabilities of its advanced GoldMount System with new powerpacks for the Arri Alexa, SonyPMW-F3, Panasonic AG-AF100/AF101 and DSLRs.

New Gold Mount options willinclude: the QR-HotSwap-AR forArri’s Alexa digital camera system;the QR-Locaster for the Ar r iLocaster light; the QRC-Dual-PT

for the Sony PMW-F3 camera; theQR-C80P for the Panasonic AG-HMC80 professional AVCCAM HDshoulder-mount camcorder; and theQRC-VBG for the PanasonicAF100/AF101 series HD.

Also new is the QR-DSLR forCanon’s EOS 5D Mark II, 7D and60D digital SLR cameras, whichwill run monitors, lights, transmit-

ters and other accessories not possi-ble with a standard OEM battery. Ituses the Logic Series batteries andcan mount to most third-party sup-port rigs, such as Redrock Micro,Zacuto, Genus and Cinevate. It canalso be configured in a pouch packfor handheld production.

“The key to our success andfoundation of all of our technologybegins with the Gold Mount Sys-tem,” said Shin Minowa, VP of mar-keting and business development.“At IBC, we are showcasing manynew and existing Gold Mount solu-tions – the most secure mountingsystem available for professionals.The last thing Anton/Bauer GoldMount users will have to worryabout is a power failure because of abad battery connection when shoot-ing on location.”

The Gold Mount is forward-compatible to allow for new cellchemistries as they develop, allow-ing today’s battery to perform seam-lessly on a charger purchased 10years ago with only a s implefirmware upgrade. Central to theGold Mount’s performance are threesolid mechanical connections thatlock into place, providing securecontact, with self-cleaning gold-plated pins rated for high current. Itincludes an InterActive ViewfinderFuel Gauge communicating directlywith the camera’s viewfinder.11.D61

Gold Mount power comesto Alexa, F3 and AF101

Gold standard: Anton/Bauer’s GoldMount is claimed to be the industry’smost widely used battery mount

SGO

By Carolyn Giardina

SGO is showcasing its flagshipMistika DI system and product fam-ily, including Mistika Live and Mist-ika On-Set, at IBC2011.

The Mistika toolset supports res-olutions including 4K and 5K,stereo 3D images, as well as real-time native Red, ARRI, SI-2K andother data workflows, according toSGO. It is also designed to integratetimeline-based editing, conforming,compositing, colour-grading andimage restoration tools.

A key Mistika feature isEqualeyes, a recently launched auto-mated stereoscopic image-matching

tool. Equaleyes provides an automaticassessment of the geometric errorsbetween left and right images, usingproprietary image recognition tech-nology. This assessment then gener-ates settings to correct not justpositional, rotational and scale differ-ences, but also keystoning challenges.

Mistika also features a two-stepcolour-matching algorithm. The firstis designed to colour-match themajority of stereo 3D shots by creat-ing an overall colour grade to matchone eye to the other. SGO explainedthat the second step, where needed, isdeveloped to execute a pixel-by-pixelmatch in order to repair stereo oddi-ties such as polarised light that cre-ates spot-differences in texturesbetween images. 6.A11

Mistika flies with monsters

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (photo courtesy of Atlantic Productions)

Dalet

By Michael Burns

Dalet Digital Media Systems isshowcasing Dalet Enterprise Edi-tion, its Media Asset Management(MAM) platform, and other tech-nology solutions. Dalet EnterpriseEdition offers end-to-end mediamanagement, a workflow engineand multiple integration paths tounify disparate systems.

The open platform solution can

be integrated with a wide range ofnon-linear editors, including Avid,Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe Pre-m iere Pro. Graphics , archive,automation and other systems canalso be integrated using a variety ofmethods, including with SOA com-pliant tools like Web Services APIs.The company claims that, togetherwith Dalet Brio server technology,Dalet Enterprise Edition providesflexible management of contentacross multiple production, distribu-tion and business systems.

Users can access tools to ingest,edit, script, schedule, playout anddistribute their audio, video and mul-timedia from their desktops – allfrom the same interface, saidStephane Schlayen, chief operatingofficer, Dalet. The MAM layer withcross-system metadata management,customised reports and workflowengine delivers genuine businessbenefits. Productivity is improved,information is consolidated, assetsgain value, and distribution to newmedia platforms is easier.

On the showfloor, IBC visitorsare able to see complete demonstra-tions of Dalet MAM-driven work-flows and productivity tools. 8.B77

MAM centralised control

Production and editing tools such asMediaCutter are fully integrated in DaletEnterprise Edition

By David Fox

Working together, Draka and Fis-cher Connectors promise to push

the limits of 3G Triax HD connec-tivity even further at IBC, with aclaimed 50% improvement sincelast year.

Draka Communications, whichis now a par t of the Prysm ianGroup, is building on its relation-ship with Swiss manufacturer Fis-cher Connectors for Triax cableconnectivity solutions that can

extend the lifecycle of Triax inter-connected HDTV equipment.

The companies will demonstratethat Triax continues to prove its ver-satility by breaking new records for3G transmission lengths.

“Especially for major sports out-side broadcasts, we see Triax reaf-firming its position as a trusted andreliable solution,” said Oli Hentschel,

Draka’s product manager and studiobroadcast specialist. “With a muchcloser eye on capital expenditure thanbefore, broadcasters can get the bestof both worlds with Triax by max-imising their investments while deliv-ering full HD and 3Gbps capabilities.”

Longer cable transmission dis-tances – as determined by the syn-ergy between cable and connectors -constitute an important parameterfor broadcasters, especially forsports events in large-scale venues.11.C31 (Draka)/11.E21 (Fischer)

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NOA Audio Solutions

By Paul Watson

NOA Audio Solutions is showcasingadvances in all three of its productlines: Job Database, mediARC andIngestLine.

NOA Job Database V3.0 is nowavailable on the Windows 7 plat-form. It supports MSSQL 2008 andintroduces new redirection parame-ters to enable cross-hierarchy work-flows. A large number of workflowscan now be imported and exporteddirectly from NOA’s online Wiki andleads to full flexibility when apply-ing new workflows.

NOA mediARC 1.6 provides anumber of upgrades. The audio andmedia archive management systemnow includes fuzzy search algo-rithms, advanced sorting options,file attachment management overthe internet, sharing of search defi-nit ions, a complete API to themetadata content, and enhancedactive directory user replication forlarge institutions.

NOA IngestLine has undergonea number of improvements includ-ing new expert profiles, better seg-menta t ion poss ib i l i t i es forpre-imported track-based mediaand products for video manage-ment. Due to its tight interface toJob Database and mediARC, thesystem now benefits from a num-ber of updates, designed specif i-cally to elim inate the need formanual response in the case oferror notifications.8.D91

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Sony scores Qatar dealAt IBC, Qatar TV announced that SonyProfessional Solutions MEA has beenawarded a deal, worth approximately US $13 million, to supply and integratethree full HD studios in their premises inQatar. The studios will be designed tobe 3G ready with Sony’s high end HDC-1500 fibre cameras, MVS-7000switchers and OLED technology monitors.Samer Younes, consultant engineering,TV support and developmentcommittee, said they had selectedSony based on the company’s widerange of quality products and expertisein integrating similar projects.The project is expected to becompleted in November 2011.Hall 12

New presentation toolsA full range of AccuWeather’sbroadcast products is displayed onBrainstorm’s stand, where thecompany has set up a large pod. Thenew AccuWeather Video Blogger is asocial media tool for broadcasters. Itauthors content for all social mediaplatforms – web, mobile, Facebook,Twitter, and more.The portable VideoBlogger can be used from any locationwith Wi-Fi. Through proprietarysoftware and an integrated web cam,talent can record, annotate, anddiscuss daily events or breakingstories, and engage audiences incommentary and conversation. It alsoimports HD and SD video, images,Skype and other AV content. Theapplication’s graphics tools make iteasy to include a station’s branding,says the developer. 2.B59

10-4 good buddyDescribed as the first software suitethat supports the company’sDistributed Video Delivery Network (D-VDN) strategy for network operators,Edgeware has announced Convoy VDN.Edgeware’s D-VDN is a unifiedframework for video delivery, providingwhat the company says is a simple andhighly scalable platform to deliver nextgeneration video services with thehighest Quality of Experience (QoE) toany screen, independent of theunderlying network infrastructure. D-VDN connects the cloud and thesubscriber, allowing operators tomonetise this connection.As part of the company’s D-VDN,Edgeware says that the new Convoy VDNmakes it simple for operators toimplement advanced video services tosubscribers, ensuring the highestpossible QoE, while providing integratedwholesale CDN video delivery andmanagement capabilities. This ispossible by offering QoE as adifferentiated service back to thecontent provider to create new revenuegenerating opportunities. It is, accordingto Edgeware, the ideal solution foroperators to tap into new revenuestreams that were once reserved forCDN providers. As a result, operatorscan reduce opex by up to 80%, achievingsignificantly faster ROI. Convoy VDNintegrates core functions, such asrequest routing, content gateway andreporting, with highly distributedEdgeware video server based assetpropagation, statistics managementand pre-processing. 4.B71

Conference Analysis

Chris Forrester

Traditional broadcasters may not likeit but there are plenty of heavyweightplayers looking to tempt viewersaway from regular network TV. Typi-cal is Spencer Stephens, SVP SonyPictures Entertainment, who told IBCdelegates that services like his own‘Crackle’ OTT are increasinglyimportant in the marketplace.

“We have a lot of content, andUltraViolet is one of our initiatives thatpermits the sharing of content amongstdevices in and around the home.Crackle has movies, TV shows andshort-form content on it. We startedout with a site, and then partnered withSony Electronics to place it on theirBravia sets and Blu-ray players and ithas since gone to Google TV. We arenow migrating it to iPads and similartablets. It might well disturb broad-casters but we feel there’s room for it.”

Another high-profile supplier isSimon Morris, CMO at UK’s Love-Film, which claims 1.5 million mem-bers. Now controlled by Amazon, itis present in the UK, Germany andthe Nordic region, and streams a bun-dled hybrid offer of content includingsome 4,700 movies to subscribers on

console devices like PS3s as well asinternet-connected TVs.

Morris says it is vital to focus onthe consumer. “The game-changer forus was the introduction of the UK’siPlayer. This put a massive adrenalinshot into the concept and lifted con-sumer responses, and people got intothe habit of consuming content with-out buying packaged media and nolonger accepting that linear networkbroadcasting is the only way.”

Stephens said Sony is increasinglylicensing its content to these newplayers. “There are many of them outthere, and I see [OTT] as being dis-ruptive to the old broadcasting model.It may be a 10-year cycle that we areat the beginning of, but I see it as hav-ing a major impact.”

Linear broadcastingis not the only way

Mark Roberts

By David Fox

The new AimTrack tracking systemfrom Mark Roberts Motion Controlis designed for location and studiopresenter tracking. It includes ahigh-speed precision pan tilt head,with an advanced image processingsystem and a touch-screen interface,in a portable unit.

It allows users to easily select onscreen which person, or face, orobject to follow, and the pan/tilthead (an SFH-50 head is beingshown at IBC) will automaticallytrack and ensure that it remains centred on it.

A reporter or presenter could con-duct interviews while moving aroundwithout the need for a camera operator.The system could be told to track ahand-held microphone and as it ispassed from person to person it willremain in frame, or it could be used totrack a horse as it moves around a stable,or be used in dangerous environmentsby war correspondents to make reportswithout needing to risk additional lives.

Besides tracking the object, theexact position of the head and objectis output in realtime via serial orUDP/Ethernet connections for inte-grating with virtual studio applica-tions, or for the on-set addition offoreground or background graphics.11.G35

Donald Sievewright,EMEA Sales Manager –Video Products Group, MatroxHas IBC come at a good timefor the electronic mediaindustry? Why?Yes, because technology continuesto drive significant change in themedia industry. It is now commonto see web and computer sourcedmaterial on our TVs as part ofmainstream programming, forexample Skype and Google Earthin news. Also, traditional field-footage (often news or sport) is

increasingly being delivered to thebroadcaster electronically ratherthan as a physical asset.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in, or threatsto, your market sector at thecurrent time?Lower-cost, broadcast quality scan-conversion is enabling web-basedcontent and video to be delivered inSDI format in a cost-effective way,thus allowing more creativity forbroadcasters and more engagingcontent for viewers. Low-cost, high-quality/speed mobile H.264encoding is revolutionising newsgathering and delivering contentfaster and with more detail thanever before – again, offering a morecompelling viewer experience.

Why should delegates visityour stand at IBC?Matrox is demonstrating our award-winning ConvertDVI familyof DVI to broadcast-quality video scan-converters which allow cost-effective delivery of web-basedmaterial (Skype, Google Earth,YouTube or web-pages) asbroadcast-quality video. Alsodemonstrated is the Matrox MAXportable H.264 encodingsolutions that have driven manychanges in field-based news-gathering by allowing efficientdelivery of assets to facilities viaregular DSL FTP processes.7.B29

Lemo

By David Fox

Lemo’s new HD Z-Link is a com-pact digital optic link that turns anycamcorder into a broadcast systemcamera. “It has dual 1.5Gbps HD-SDI channels, which allow us to run3D or connect two cameras ,”explained Phil Longhurst, Lemo’sfibre optic R&D manager.

Z-Link can carry 3Gbps for 1080p,genlock cameras to each other, and hastwo return video channels, plus sixstereo audio channels for surroundsound, as well as HDMI and Ethernetports. It also allows the use of an RCPin an OB truck to control the cameravia the serial data port. There is a lockable, highly configurable controlpanel on the side. “It is very user-friendly to configure,” Longhurst said.

There is a slimline power packthat can take power from an OB vanfor the Z-Link, camera, prompter and other systems. It can also be battery-powered.

Lemo hopes to deliver Z-Link inDecember, but “there has beentremendous interest at the show,” anddemo prototypes are going out to several broadcasters, such as BBCScotland. The full system will cost€11,500, but there will also be a basicsystem (with 1080p, HD down con-verter, 3D, dual-link HD-SDI, and sev-eral control features) for €7,500.11.C41

Camcorder can convert

SIS Live/Gigawave

By David Fox

The America’s Cup is one of the mostcomplex events to cover for broad-cast, with multiple cameras on boardthe yachts, which are racing offshore,making it a challenge to provide livelinks and remote control.

SIS Live has a three-year contractto provide broadcast services and tech -no logy for the Cup, and has designedall the agile, remote-controlled cam-era systems built into the racingyachts (four per catamaran, pluscameras on chase boats), as well as awaterproof surround-sound micro-phone.This content has to be broughtback to the fly-away control room onshore using H.264, from distances ofabout 7-8km, for which it brought inGigawave. When the Cup was coveredin SD it used a helicopter for the links,which limited transmission in heavy

weather, which can provide the mostexciting racing, so links had to be direct.

The system designed for the eventused transmitters and receivers withultra-low delay encoding, employingtwo video channels (one for preview,the other for the on-air signal), plusremote camera control.

“I don’t think anyone has everprovided this amount of cameras andRF scale for an event on the water,”said David Meynell, SIS Live’s MD. 1.C55, OE205/OE115

Shipshape challenge

Q&AThe missing optical link: Longhurstdemonstrates Lemo’s HD Z-Link

Spencer Stevens:Sees OTT as having

a major impact

Water and distance were just twoproblems David Meynell had to overcomefor the America’s Cup

AimTrack automatic head

Clipster gainsextendedsupport: Version4.3 of Clipsterhas debuted atIBC, with newkey featuresaimed at file-based workflows,writes CarolynGiardina. Thisincludesmezzanine formatmastering for IMF workflows with extended JPEG2000 support. The InteroperableMaster Format, or IMF, is a proposed mezzanine format that is the subject of aSMPTE Working Group that aims to standardise IMF. Clipster’s batchlist functionenables independent and automated processing of DCI, IMF and other distributionjobs. DVS says that with the Clipster, users can also record directly and losslesslyinto JPEG2000 file sequences. Clipster now enables high-speed processing of Rawfiles from digital cameras such as ARRI Alexa and Red Epic. For stereo work, newcapabilites included integrated STAN (Stereoscopic Analyzer) software. Also in thenew version, DCI mastering capabilities now include stereo productions. With thenew version, DVS has increased the number of codecs supported in Clipster toinclude AVC-Intra Class 200 which is part of Panasonic’s AVC-Ultra codec group.DVS is also previewing future support for new codecs including Pro Res.7.E25

TTransmitter ooffers 550% eenergy ssaving: The Futhura Plus has been announced by ThomsonBroadcast, writes Ian McMurray. Described as an ultra-efficient, high power televisiontransmitter, the Futhura Plus is said to offer broadcasters substantial energy savings, witha 50% improvement in efficiency over current standard transmitters on the market. Withits innovative drain modulation technology, the environmentally friendly Futhura Plus isclaimed to be a major advance toward meeting lower energy consumption targets in thebroadcast industry. For use in initial deployments or for extending existing digitalnetworks, the UHF wideband Futhura Plus offers high-power capability suitable for HDTVand 3D services, with up to 35-percent transmitter efficiency and market-leading powerdensity of up to 12.6kW OFDM. Equipped for all OFDM standards in the UHF frequencyband, the Futhura Plus features Thomson’s latest software enhancements for the exciters,and a range of passive components including RF filters and new RF channel combiners.“The Futhura Plus is the most advanced and efficient energy-saving transmitter availableto broadcasters today,” said Nicolas Dallery, president of Thomson Broadcast. 5.A17

Anton/Bauer

By David Fox

From testing, packaging and recy-cl ing to t ra ining personnel ,Anton/Bauer has made a significantinvestment in lithium-ion safety, sothat broadcast battery users cantravel with confidence.

“What we’re trying to do is beproactive,” said Katherine Finn,Anton/Bauer’s manager, complianceand regulations. Governments havetightened regulations for carryingbatteries by air, with a wide range ofdifferent international regulations.“We strive to meet the strictestrequirements.”

Well-designed Li-ion batterieshave built-in safety mechanisms,

such as the honeycomb cell design,where each battery cell is self-con-

tained, preventing damaged cellsfrom affecting adjacent cells.

Li-ion batteries regarded as ‘dan-gerous goods’ are those over 160 Watthours. Between 101Wh and 160Whthey sometimes incur carry-on andcheck-in luggage limitations, which iswhy Anton/Bauer’s batteries are soldwith compliable packaging andinspected to UN standards – whetherclassified as dangerous goods or not.

“We understand the importance oftravel for many of our customers whoshoot on-location,” added ShinMinowa, VP of marketing and busi-ness development. “We offer theutmost safeguards so they need notworry.” This means training staff tohandle dangerous goods, factory cer-tification four times a year, certifica-tion and destruction testing of cellsand batteries, and custom boxes forcarrying Li-ion products. 11.D61

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Conference Analysis

By Ann-Marie Corvin

Internet radio may be a sexy proposi-tion for the high-end car manufacturerbut technologists have warned thatcost is still a huge barrier to take-up.

Speaking at the session DigitalRadio – the Technologies, the Con-sumers and the Future, QuentinHoward, CTO of UK forces serviceprovider BFBS, pointed out that forboth consumers and broadcastersIP-based radio was “prohibitivelyexpensive” and that “no one seemsto want to sort the problem out”.

Howard added that since thenumber of delivery platforms andservices has increased, transmissioncosts have risen three-fold and thathidden costs to the consumer ofradio over IP were “a real worry”especially via mobile.

“You can consume 500MB inabout 20 hours of radio. People arebeing hit with very high bills. And ifyou’re roaming and listening to radiothen you might as well forget it.”

Lindsay Cornell, principal systemsarchitect at the BBC, said a recentArqiva study looked at the possibilityof setting up a car radio service via a3G or 4G mobile operator.

The study concluded that to pro-vide a quality service would requiremultiple cells and sites creating anexpensive network that would costlisteners anything up to £300 to lis-ten to the car radio for half an houron their way to work.

With internet radio shareaccounting for only 3.2% of all lis-tening hours in the UK, Cornelladded that, “it is not currently eco-nomic for broadcasters to delivermass content by internet and it does-n’t seem to be the way that peoplewant to consume it”.

This has not deter red somemanufacturers from creating IP-

based products and Betram Hock,head of development, broadcastreceiver at BMW Germany toldIBC delegates of BMW’s newentertainment system that inte-

grates DAB+, FM and IP-basedservices into its interface and canseamlessly switch from one plat-form to the other without a loss inquality of service.

Internet radio ‘prohibitively expensive’Hidden costs to the consumer of radio over IP are a ‘real worry’

Bertram Hock: BMW’snew system integrates

DAB+, FM and IP-based services

Dangerous Li-ions tamed for travellers

Shin Minowa: Travel regulations meanbatteries can be dangerous goods

Riedel

By David Davies

The emergence of AVB (Audio/Video Bridging) has been one ofthe defining technological devel-opments of pro-AV during the lastfew years. Now, Riedel Communi-cations has announced the cre-ation of a suite of AVB productsfor the Artist digital matrix inter-com platform.

Promoted and supported by theAVnu Alliance – of which Riedel is

a member – AVB facilitates thetransportation of AES3/EBU audioin realtime with guaranteed band-

width and quality of service (Qos),via IP-based LAN.

The Riedel AVB products includethe AVB-108 G2 card, a regular Artistclient card to be used inside the Artistmainframe that can convert eightArtist matrix ports into AVB – andvice versa. The Connect AVB PanelInterface is a small external unit forconverting an AES signal into AVBand vice versa, and is designed toconnect one Artist control panel inone or two-channel mode to the inter-com matrix through IP-based LAN.Finally, the Connect AVBx8 – ‘the bigbrother’ of the Connect AVB – con-verts eight AES signals to AVB andvice versa. 10A31

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Mobile device headaches curedBroadcasters are struggling to managethe process of getting content correctlyformatted and out to the multitude ofdifferent mobile devices now in use byconsumers, said an industry punditfrom Vizrt. Petter Ole Jakobsen, VizrtCTO, said the biggest headache forbroadcasters is how to manage theplethora of mobile devices, such assmartphones and tablets, which nowalso need to be served with content.“This problem isn’t a surprising one; it’s abig change for broadcasters, having to gofrom one line to many,” said Jakobsen.“At the moment, broadcasters have toset up separate production lines for eachdifferent device type, but you can’t staff-up to make it work; you need to fixthe workflow to make it economical. “We realised we have all the skills weneed in-house to make this situationbetter, from video to graphics andtranscoding to handheld devices, so wecreated a plug-in, the Viz Media Engine(VME) which is now commerciallyavailable here at IBC, and is to go live withcustomers soon,” Jakobsen continued. Jakobsen said VME will change thesituation for broadcasters caught in theCatch 22 tail-chaser of needing to serveprogramming to mobile devices, but nothaving the time and resources to do it.“Programmes will actually look good onyour iPhone now,” explained Jakobsen.“Yet most people don’t realise there isnow an easy way to distribute and formatvideo and graphics to all these differentscreens; they don’t have an easy way tosolve the problem, other than addingpeople, which is just not going to happen. “Everybody has to do this, so if someoneshows it’s possible, everyone else will inno way be happy with what they have,”Jakobsen concluded. “It’s ok ifeverybody looks bad, but if one personmakes it work, the level of the playingfield has to change very quickly.”2.A31

Version 4.1 focuses on end-to-end qualityVersion 4.1 of the Agama DTV MonitoringSolution for IPTV, cable, broadcast and OTToperators has been announced duringIBC. The Monitoring Solution is describedas a complete solution for continuousrealtime monitoring and qualityassurance of all forms of video delivery. The system allows operators to maintaincontrol and understanding of the servicequality distribution throughout theirdeployments with rapidly visible effectson operations bottom-line, such asreduced time-to-fix, avoidance ofneedless truck rolls, and increased end-customer satisfaction. “Our existingproduct line already covers the OTT head-end, offline verification of on-demand content, as well as embeddedmonitoring clients for multi-screenscenarios and devices like set-top boxes,residential gateways, PCs and tablets,”said Johan Görsjö, director of ProductManagement at Agama. “With v4.1 weextend our offering to complete end-to-end support for video assurance in theOTT environment as well, by presentingadditional components for adaptivebitrate streaming confidence monitoringand CDN monitoring.”4.A55

DVB

By George Jarrett

BBC R&D started a test trial toassess DVB-T2 Lite on the day thestandard was approved, and here atthe show it repeats what it has cur-rently in West London in terms oflive transmission and modulation.

“The T2 base is intended fortransmission to roof-top aerials,with lots of directional gain, and thatwould display several HD services,”said project director Justin Mitchell.“But mobile is intended to be muchmore robust and work on hand-helddevices in the street and off it.

“In terms of delivering T2 Liteservices there are lots of ways ofconfiguring it. What we chose to dofor the trial is to say the normal UKmode is about 40Mbps and reduce

that down to 33Mbps for the base,”Mitchell continued. “This probablycosts you one HD service. Next weused the 7Mbps to get 1Mb ofmobile service, and the reason it is

7:1 is that the mobile service needsto be more robust.”

The BBC team uses QPSK andcode rate half whereas the base service uses 256-QAM, rate two

thirds. What can broadcasters expectT2 Lite to offer?

“Potentially it might enable youto start transmissions of a mobileservice using your existing infra-structure without having to build outan ent i re new network,” saidMitchell. “There would be a signif-icant cost saving.

“But part of the technical trial is to assess how many fill-in trans-mitters you would need to close the gap,” he added. “You would not cover the whole country with mobile services with our exist-ing network.”

Asked what applications T2-Lite is good for, Mitchell said:“Transmission to hand-held devicesis probably the main one, but therecould be devices in the car, thehome, and tablet devices in officesthat people want to reach.”

In the stand demo, BBC R&Dshow they can car ry both the base service and four pictures ofmobile service.1.D81

BBC-Lite in West London

By Chris Forrester

Dr Abe Peled was recently promoted toexecutive chairman at NDS, and usedhis annual IBC press lunch to introducehis new CEO Dave Habiger. Peled said2011 was proving to be a very importantyear for the TV distribution business.

“Topics like OTT seeming to bemaking headlines everywhere.

“We have been talking for manyyears about how pay-TV operatorswill embrace broadband and use itto link their set-top boxes to hybridconnections, and in the processexpanding consumer choice andoptions. It is becoming the realityand has been endorsed by suchtechno logy luminaries as the BBCsaying that hybrid is the way to go.

“Combined with this is the pro-liferation of mobile devices,” Peledcontinued. “What’s particularlyexciting for us is the chance to seesome real interactivity come into thehome. In the past people have beenreluctant to press a button and moveaway from the picture on screen.These new devices make it veryeasy to draw down extra informationwhile leaving the main set alone.

“But in my view, whether contentis delivered over-the-top, or by telepa-thy, is not a big question,” Peled con-sidered. “What is important is what’savailable, and how users identify it.Let’s be clear: the only thing the stu-dios like is money, and they want toknow whether there’s money in OTT.

“If they can get an extra $1 bytelling Comcast or DirecTV that theycan add this show or that film to the

library then that’s what they’ll do,”said Peled. “Our customers tell us thatonce they have a broadband connec-tion to the box then they can buy thesesame Library Rights because they’llthen have a delivery mechanism.

“The pay-TV business is drivenby the ‘three Cs’: Choice, Conven-ience”. And Quality! So OTT is allabout expanding consumer choice,having everything from oneprovider, on one input on the TV,”concluded Peled.

NDS’ Peled speaks his mind

Peter Sellar, broadcast technicalmanager at Freesat and RTS YoungTechnologist of the year, shares hisperceptions and observations froma first ever visit to IBC.

“As a first time visitor to IBC,my overriding impression of theshow is that it’s big – big in terms ofsize, ideas and possibilities. Theamount of technology and innova-tion on offer is astonishing but what becomes quite apparent almostimmediately is that everyone, wherever they are in the broadcastchain, is working to make multi-screen happen. As a result it’simpossible not to appreciate thatmultiscreen delivery is a main driverfor exhibitors in every hall.

“The key challenge as far as Ican see is to ensure that the righttype of content finds its way on to

the right screen. With multiscreenbeing an accepted opportunity forcontent owners, service providersand platforms, the industry needs toensure that it is offered up in a waythat will sustain the business modelsbeing designed around it. Beingaware of how well the delivery com-plements the content it displays is adeciding factor in multiscreen’s suc-cess, and IBC demonstrates that weare now witness to a growing under-standing in the industry that multi-screen must be viewed holistically.

“For example, companion-typedevices such as the iPad or iPhonecan be used effectively to supportvideo with metadata or with adver-tising that balances TV content, not

necessarily as the destination forthat content. But as platforms try tosurface content in as many ways aspossible, what strikes me is thathowever you do it, multiscreenneeds to be a fluid, natural experi-ence that is easy to use and thatgives people what they want in thebest possible way. Let’s call it intel-ligent discoverability.

“The other technology that has given me food for thought isSuper High Def inition (SHD)where incredible image quality andaround 20 channels of audio reallyinvolve you in what is going on anddelivering on the ambition of audience inclusivity. The issue forSHD is going to be bandwidth, andI fear that we are some way awayfrom finding a solution to this con-straint – but it’s inspiring to seewhat can be achieved.”

IBC 2011: First time impressions

The pay-TV business is driven by the ‘three Cs’

Peled’s OTT one-linersSuccess or failure for...Apple TV? “Failure”YouView? “Will be a failure”NetFlix? “They can’t supply X-Factor to 30 million viewers”SeeSaw “Never heard of it”Google TV “Failure”Microsoft TV? “Watched by a few unfortunate people”Hulu? “They keep losing content”

OTT is all about explanding consumerchoice for Dr Abe Peled (right) and NDS colleague Dave Habiger

The ‘big’ time: Peter Sellaris wowed by IBC2011

Justin Mitchell: “Mobile is intended to bemuch more robust and work on hand-held devices in the street and off it”

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In brief

November in TokyoThe 2011 edition of professionalaudio, video and communicationsevent Inter BEE will take place at theMakuhari Messe, Tokyo, between 16and 18 November. Organised by Jeita,the Japan Electronics and InformationTechnology Industries Association,Inter BEE attracted 824 exhibitors (vs816 in 2009) and a grand total of31,567 visitors – 962 of which werefrom overseas markets – to its 2010edition. Inter BEE also incorporatesextensive content forum and tutorialsessions, with topics to be addressedthis year including loudness, S3Dfundamentals, high-quality digitalvideo content, microphone principlesand applications, and MXF (MaterialExchange Format) basics. For moreinformation and updates, see theInter BEE website at www.inter-bee.com.10.A02

SaaS production toolS4Production, which is available as anenterprise product, can now be used asa hosted solution. It ensures acomplete overview at any stage of theproduction cycle, says the developer. The system supports the productionprocess, from first inquiry to final offer,and from scheduling, productionplanning and implementation, to billingfor the entire project. The SaaS productis aimed at companies that havetraditionally used Microsoft Excel tomanage their production workflow, butwho now require a more sophisticatedsystem without the significantacquisition cost and ongoingmaintenance requirements of anenterprise level product. Andreas Jung,broadcast management systemsdirector of strategic development atS4M, stated: “Smaller productioncompanies liked but couldn’t affordthese big systems, and we didn’t wantto strip the product down to offer thema version with less functionality, so wedecided to start a rental model. “Weare now launching this project here atIBC. It’s a new market segment thatwe’re entering; we’ve never done SaaSbefore, so it will be interesting to seewhat will happen in the next year interms of what we see in growth.”3.B26

SGT partners AntidotSGT has announced a new partnershipwith Antidot for the integration of asemantic search solution in its contentmanagement software suite Veda andMediaflow. As from 1 January 2012,future versions of Veda and Mediaflow,the latter gained by SGT via itsacquisition of Vivesta in February thisyear, will allow the use of semanticsearch in all the product functions. “Our customers’ need is to handle agreater amount of content, and theirstaff is used to the semantic searchengines offered on the highestperforming e-commerce websites,”said Guillaume d’Azemar deFabragues, chairman of SGT. “Vivestaand Antidot provides us with a simpleand efficient solution so that each ofour customers can set search adaptedto their needs, their usage, and theirthesaurus.”2.A30a

Conference Analysis

By Ann-Marie Corvin

Without a trusted brand or channelto guide consumers towards the con-tent they want viewers will get lost,argued Channel 4’s convergenceexec in an IBC session that lookedat how Connected TVs were democ-ratising content.

“As the content space becomesmore crowded, people will look tobroadcasters for a more curatedexperience. What they will not wantis an overcrowded interface withreams of icons. Now it’s TV’s turn tojoin the party,” said Anna Cronin,commissioning editor, convergingformats, C4.

With responsibility for a £2 mil-lion convergent formats fund, whichlaunched this March, Cronin said thatshe was in the process of “casting the

net wide”, adding that the UK free-to-air commercial broadcasterneeded to forge new partnershipswith new creatives “who may neverhave made a TV show in their lives”.

She added: “They could begamers, user experience experts...We can’t solely rely on the same bigproduction companies – new ideascan come from anywhere.”

According to Cronin, the onlyadvice she would give potentialapplicants was to play to TV’sstrengths.

“What’s happened to the marketso far is that there are lots of apps,it’s very overwhelming, and thereare very high barriers to entry, andit’s very hard to discover that con-tent. I think we need to peel back abit and think about what viewerswant when they sit in front of a TVscreen and how that might be com-plemented on other devices.”

‘We need to peel back a bit and think about what viewers want’

Convergence: Now it’s TV’s turn

Anna Cronin: UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster need to forge new partnerships

Snell

By Michael Burns

Vega, Snell’s new asymmetric rout-ing platform, has been unveiled atIBC. The company is pitching thespace-saving 96-port I/O box as ahighly flexible and economic rout-ing platform.

Vega has 96 signalports on its rear panel.The fully asymmetricI/O port designation ofthe platform enables theuser to conf igure therouter with just one inputand 95 outputs, 95 inputsand one output, or anycombination in between.Traditionally, broadcastand media companieshave obtained the addi-

tional inputs or outputs they require bypurchasing a larger router. However,this type of design is wasteful in termsof unused ports, added cost, and thegreater amount of space required.

Vega eliminates this waste byallowing users to conf igure anyunused inputs as additional outputs,or vice versa, as the applicationdemands. The use of small f ibre

plug-in modules and/or miniaturecoaxial connector types also meansthat this design yields 50% more sig-nal ports than a conventional routerof the same rack height.

Each pair of ports consists of areceptacle cage that accepts a verysmall plug-in module supportingeither fibre (LC-type small form-factor pluggable, or SFP) or coppercoaxial (HD BNC and/or DIN1.0/2.3) connectivity.

“It’s bridging the worlds of fibreand copper,” said Nor-man Rouse, Snell’s vicepresident of GlobalMarketing and PR. “Itcan have fibre or coppercoax on any input or anyoutput. You can changethem literally by pullingout one connector andputting in the other –while the router is on. Itdoes all this with totalredundancy.” 8.B68

Vega has flexible future

Conference Analysis

By Kate Bulkley

Dan Danker, general manager ofBBCiPlayer, threw down the gauntletto TV industry manufacturers to makethe customer experience simpler.Using the example of his 67-year-oldmother who struggled to set up hernew Blu-ray disc player, Danker saidthat manufacturers need to “com-pletely redesign” TV remote controlsand make accessing interactive con-tent on connected TVs “effortless”.

If this is done he believes that a“huge lost opportunity” can beredressed in terms of people whoare not accessing interactive contentbecause it is too difficult. “Why arewe allowing our end-users to stitchtogether the parts in our organisationthat do not talk to each other?” heasked the audience at the Devices,Devices Everywhere session.

“In the UK alone, 50% of peopleare online and eight out of 10 of thosehave yet to access BBC iPlayer. That’s28 million people,” said Danker. “By2017 nearly every UK household willhave a connectable TV, according toindustry forecasts, but whether theyuse it or not is down to us.”

Jaime Fink, senior vice presidentof technology at Pace, agreed thatservice providers are not traditionallygood at helping consumers. “We havefound that through our work withservice providers that some 90% ofproduct returns have no problemfound. That is operators replacingtheir own products because they don’tknow how to diagnose them.”

However, Dan Saunders, head ofcontent services at Samsung, agreedthere are problems but defended theindustry saying that the connectedTV out-of-box experience is “alreadypretty good”.

“It is not the typical PC experi-ence. Manufacturers have been keento recognise that people don’t want togo into detailed instruction manualsto get these devices to work. It’s notperfect but it’s not God-awful either.”

Danker said he disagreed: “Ithink if you have to do a firmwareupgrade on your new TV device thenwe haven’t quite gotten there yet. Weneed to be a little more determined inwhat we are trying to accomplishhere. We can’t say it’s good enoughwhen you have to enter a WEP pass-word... we have to set the bar higher.”

TV ‘shouldbe effortless’

Colt

By Heather McLean

Colt, the information delivery plat-form for European business, and BTWholesale, the largest wholesale tele-coms business in Europe, have signedan access agreement to join theirrespective media delivery networks,covering Europe, Asia and the US.

BT Wholesale has a strong medianetwork in Asia, the US and the UK,while Colt has a f irm foothold inEurope. Now Colt’s customers areable to access content from Europe’slargest media market exchange at theBT Tower in London, plus access outto Asia and the US. BT adds Colt’snetwork in Europe to its artillery.

Greater access to televised con-tent and worldwide markets willenable broadcasters to unlock poten-

tial distribution or syndication rev-enue opportunities by deliveringmore sports and news coverage toviewers, Mark Webb, businessdevelopment manager, media, ColtTechnology Services, claimed.

“The broadcasting sector is cur-rently going through a number of sig-nif icant transformations with theonset of digitisation, transition to highdefinition services, convergence of ITnetworks and content delivery plat-forms, and the proliferation of devicesconsumers use,” said Webb. “Thisagreement, on top of Colt’s existingbroadcast-specific service capability,ideally positions us to help our cus-tomers offer reliable, high quality con-tent from sporting and news events toa wider geographic reach.”

Added Mark Wilson-Dunn, BTWholesale’s media and broadcastdirector of global sales: “Our strat-

egy has been to encourage people toconnect, from channel owners andcontent owners, through to the enduser. What this effectively means isit’s a shrinking world when it comesto content. There’s no such thing aslocal content any more, whichincreases the demand for media-grade connectivity, rather than juststandard data and call connectivity.”3.C41

Dan Danker: Make thecustomer experience simpler

BT and Colt sign agreement

Norman Rouse:“It’s bridgingthe worlds offibre andcopper”

Mark Webb, Colt, shakes with Mark Wilson-Dunn, BT Wholesale

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