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Women turned to snakesVir Sanschi, editorial director of

Hindustani Times, says India’s TV news

is perpetuating superstition

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Crawford salutesEnding his tenure after three years

chairing the IBC conference committee,

David Crawford salutes the innovators

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Free training: last chanceThere are several invaluable, hands-on

training sessions today, covering topics

including the latest post production

software and lighting techniques

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Limits in IP networksThe annual scientific meeting of the

Benelux group of SCTE invites all IBC

attendees to hear a short series of

lectures on recent technical

developments in cable technology,

particularly IP over cable

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D-cinema updateThe d-cinema programme concludes

today with an open meeting hosted by

the European Digital Cinema Forum

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Exhibitor listingComplete with stand numbers and floor

plans for the entire RAI Centre

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by Bob CharltonMonday’s conference heard acompell ing case in favour ofHDTV on digital terrestrial tele-vision (DTT) in Europe. Sessionchairman Richard Lindsay-Davies, director general of theDigital TV Group in the UK, fore-casts massive consumer demandwhen Freeview HD launches inthe UK on DVB-T2 later thisyear. He hopes the other Euro-pean countries can learn from theUK when they launch their owndishless HD services.

“In the early days of HD, theUK regulator Ofcom did someresearch that showed there wasn’ta massive appetite for HDTV, butthere was a snag in that they did-n’t show consumers any HD con-tent,” said Lindsay-Davies.

“Contrary to this research,sa les of fu l l HDTV sets are

strong in the UK and currentlyaccount for 25% of all TV sales.Sadly, many of these consumersare not experiencing HD con-tent, although the rise of Blu-ray,wi th the sa le of more than250,000 players in 2008, is help-

ing to introduce consumers tothis rich content.”

Richard Lindsay-Davies believesthat content is key to DVB-T2 pen-etration and there is an already widerange of HD programmes availablein every genre from BBC, ITV and

Channel 4/S4Cwith new HD chan-nels, such as Five planning to rolloutin 2010.

“We believe the key consumerdrivers for the adoption of HDover DVB-T2 will be major sport-ing events, such as the FIFAWorld Cup finals and the presenceof many well-known brand namesin the HD space,” he said.

“Over 70% of UK homes havesome form of Freeview – around43 million are sold into the market– so there’s massive potential forconsumer upgrades to FreeviewHD. All this is under-pinned by anenormous amount of work by theindustry: a wide range of majorbrand names are supporting thisinitiative,” he affirmed. By thetime the Olympics comes to Lon-don in 2012, Lindsay-Davies pre-dicts 98.5% Freeview HDpenetration in the UK.

by Carolyn GiardinaNova TV, Croatia’s first commercialnationwide television station, hasdeployed four Telestream Pipeline HDDual video capture systems for use inits tapeless HD-OB van. The OB vantravels across Croatia recording Super-Talent, a daily reality show. Pipelinewas selected for its integration withToolsOnAir multi-camera productioncontrol software and for its fast direct-to-disk ingest into Nova TV’s Apple-based production environment.

“Nova TV presented the perfectchallenge for Pipeline — a need forrobust, scalable HD capture that waswell suited for a mobile truck envi-ronment,” said Barbara DeHart, VPof marketing at Telestream. LiveCutfrom ToolsOnAir connects all the elements in a multi-camera shoot.Under the control of LiveCut andToolsOnAir’s Just:in software, eight

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New Nova TV Pipeline IBC2009 attendance:At 16:00 on Monday, theattendance at IBC was 44,022.The final figure when IBCcloses today is likely to bearound 9% down on the close ofIBC2008, a healthy total giventhe recent economic climate.“The message I am gettingfrom the generally happyexhibitors is that the qualityof visitors is excellent,” saidMichael Crimp, IBC’s chiefoperating officer. “We arehaving an exhibition at which real business is beingdone, which is great foreveryone. I hope to seeeveryone back here inAmsterdam next September.”As usual, IBC will publish full numbers anddemographic information onthe website immediatelyfollowing the show.

Richard Lindsay-Davies: Sport and Blu-ray sales set to boost demand for HD content

Freeview HD to drive high def adoption

Telestream’s Barbara deHart (left) and Anna Greco: Pipeline is integrated withToolsOnAir at Croatia’s Nova TV

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by Kate Bulkley The economics of Western newspa-pers and news broadcasters may bein a death spiral, but in India thereis a boom going on in news chan-nels. Of some 400 channels inIndia, news channels are the biggestcategory, approaching some 100 intotal and there are 35 licences fornew news channels pending.

“People want to put moneyinto news channels for influence,”said Vir Sanghvi (pictured), edito-rial director of the HindustanTimes . “They are doing i t tomanipulate the government andthe news and also many politi-cians own their own channels.”

The news business may bebooming but it is not the kind of

news that we are used to in theWest, Sanghvi told the ‘Is theBroadcasting Journalist a Threat-ened Species?’ session in the Forum.

“In India we are not worryingabout how news is delivered andwhether the Web is the future,”said Sanghvi. “The debates we arehaving are about content. We arein a situation where the definitionof news is changing so rapidlythat those of us who grew up inthe traditional way of reportingnews are beginning to wonderwhere we stand.”

Indian news channels have re-defined news in the last few yearswith the emphasis coming awayfrom serious news and goingtoward the “trivial and frequentlythe bizarre” said Sanghvi.

“There is also worryingly anobsession with superst i t ion.

There are a lot of programmesabout snakes that turn intowomen and women who turn intosnakes,” he said. “This is a recur-ring motif in Indian mythologyand the news channels have madeit their job to find women whoturn into snakes.

“There are also stories aboutghosts. One channel recentlyclaimed it had exclusive footage ofghosts who were not willing toappear on any other channel andthis was in the news!”

One reason that news channelsare booming is that the entry costsfor them are very low. Unlike inthe West, in India reality pro-gramming is quite expensivebecause it is done in Bollywoodstyle and fronted by film stars.The host of Fear Factor in India ispaid $250,000 per episode.

“If you want to enter TV inIndia, news is the cheapest wayto do it,” said Sanghvi. “Thechannels don’t spend a lot ofmoney on news-gathering. Thereare no well-researched documen-taries. It is usually two peoplebehind a desk and an over-worked autocue.”

Both CNN and the BBC oper-ate India news channels but theyhave very low viewership, whileCNBC India is operated by a localfranchisee and only runs the USCNBC channel programmingovernight. “Indians are really notinterested in foreign versions ofnews,” said Sanghvi.

TV turns women into snakesConference Analysis

by Dave RobinsonIn a break from its traditionalbase, Optocore, a pioneer of digi-tal optical fibre network systems,has unveiled a revolutionary newtechnology at IBC. Using ring net-work topology, SANE (Synchro-nous Audio Network plusEthernet) claims to be the firstfully-synchronous Cat5 networksystem for streaming uninter-rupted media in realtime.

The system has evolved fromthe German company’s new A-D/D-A X6R and V3R converterslaunched earlier this year, which

offer split AES-EBU ports, sam-ple rate conversion up to 192kHz,and five different card options.

This provides huge flexibilityat the h ighes t l eve l o f f ixedinstal lations – and thereforemassive potential cost savings –since i t g ives the customer achoice between fibre versions(containing both Optocore andSANE ports), and Cat5 twisted-pair alternatives.

The patented SANE ring net-work system offers synchronousand redundant transport of audioand Ethernet; 64 channels of dig-

ital audio with 24 nodes per net-work; ultra-low latency of just41.6ms; and ultra-low jitter WordClock distribution, and 100m dis-tance from point to point.

“This reduced channel countover low-cost cable, using the newX6R-TPs, equates to real cost-effectiveness and will make flexi-ble networking much moreaffordable,” said Optocorefounder and system inventor,Marc Brunke. “While small net-works can now be built extremelyefficiently, the seamless integrationof SANE with Optocore’s fibre

products will enable large net-works to likewise be constructed.”8.D03

by George JarrettDavid Crawford admits to havingIBC in his blood. Having chairedthe conference committee forthree years – he previous lyheaded the papers committee foreight years – he has ended histenure in order to write a book onmobile TV.

Asked how the IBC confer-ence has developed under hischarge, he said: “We have made itmore reactive to new technolo-gies, and have come away fromhighbrow set formats. When wefocus on a subject, we facilitate

unrivalled learning and debatingopportunities.

“It has been a three-yearprocess, and we ended up this timewith radically new things like theInnovation Arena, an emulationof the Dragons Den format, andbeing able to bill an internationalstar, Harry Shearer, for a masterclass,” he added.

A big driver for Crawford hasbeen to involve next generationengineers, managers and contentproducers.

“We have implemented thisthrough posters and sessions like

the one where international stu-dents described how they rely onthe internet to consume content,”he said. “From day one we pre-

sented a good balance between allthe latest future technology news,and sessions for the audio andfilm production communities.Once again we are leading the wayin stereoscopic 3D, and on issuesl ike those surrounding OpenInternet TV.”

Asked what challenges he hadleft for his successor MichaelLumley, Crawford said: “To pre-serve the good humour and themutual support we give eachother, between IBC and the con-ference team.”

Optocore achieves sanity with SANE

Crawford salutes innovation Conference Analysis

David Crawford: “From day one we presented a good balance”

Marc Brunke: “SANE will make flexiblenetworking more affordable”

Miller peds up: Miller CameraSupport has moved into the camerapedestal model with its firstpedestal, a ‘lightweight, portable,one person set up’ CombinationPedestal, that is aimed at corporatestudios (the type often used by TVnews for financial reports), confinedspaces, or confined budgets. “We’vegot an air-assisted column, so youcan reposition quickly and easily,”said the company’s marketingmanager, Heidi Tobin. The pedestalwill take a payload of up to 30kgand cost €6,300 to €7,300depending on which fluid head isused. 11.D31

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IFE Chooses VoliconObserver for MexicoThe Federal Electoral Institute (InstitutoFederal Electoral or IFE) has purchasedthe Volicon Observer digital videocontent monitoring and logging systemfor use in IFE offices throughout Mexico.The installation enables IFE to monitorcompliance with federal regulationsconcerning political advertising. At IFE,the Observer-based installation acts asa media monitoring tool to ensure thatpolitical candidates comply with recentlyenacted Mexican election laws. “TheObserver is well-known in the industryfor its reliability and technicalexcellence, and its superiorperformance in field tests gave ourclients at IFE the confidence theyneeded to proceed with such a large-scale project,” said Jorge Castañeda,president at Excelencia enCommunicaciones, the Volicon dealerand systems integrator that suppliedthe system.7.H35

Nordija picks AirTiesSTB to enhance IPTV Nordija, a Danish IPTV middlewareprovider, and AirTies, a wireless homenetworking vendor, have announced astrategic partnership that will supportboth parties as they move into newmarkets. Already well establishedwithin Europe, Nordija will offer a stateof the art hardware platform, the Air7120 IP STB, designed and developedby AirTies, as part of its service,enabling maximum performance fromits middleware and a seamless enduser experience. Air 7120’s graphiccapabilities will present Nordija with theopportunity to improve its userinterfaces, making it distinctive andhelping to create brands. Nordija isworking closely with AirTies inhouseresearch and development team tocustomise the STBs so that they canmake the best offering to Nordijacustomers and the specific markets inwhich they operate. IP502

Inmarsat showcasesBGAN enhancementInmarsat is highlighting the newenhancement to its global BGAN(Broadband Global Area Network)service, which the company says is theworld’s fastest on-demand satellite-based video streaming service. BGANX-Stream guarantees streaming datarates from a minimum of 384kbps toaround 450kbps. It has beendeveloped as an enhancement to thestreaming service already offered viaInmarsat’s BGAN service, which hasenabled broadcasters to deliverthousands of media reports fromaround the world. The new premium IPstreaming service is accessible throughexisting hardware – single, highly-compact and lightweight BGANterminals from manufacturers Hughesand Thrane & Thrane – without theneed for external antenna or anyadditional hardware.4.B58

In Brief

by Kate Bulkley Patrick Barwise, a professor ofmanagement and marketing at theLondon School of Business, threwwater on the imminent death oftraditional television viewing inthe wake of the internet and saidthat many people overestimatehow much new media they areactually using.

“TV does an extraordinaryjob of meeting some basic humanneeds,” said Barwise. “TV seemsto achieve an optimal level ofmental stimulation to let us relaxwhen the day is done, enough totake our minds off work but not

enough to need real effort.“We watch TV to take our

minds off what we are not doing,unlike listening to radio to takeour minds off what we are doing.Different media meet differentneeds. This is something thedigerati often forget,” Barwise toldthe Forum audience at ‘PredictingPatterns of the Future’.

TV viewing is changing but lessquickly than many people think,said Barwise. People still over-whelmingly look at the live TVschedule before choosing to use acatch-up service. “80% of TVviewing in homes with a DVR is oflive TV,” said Barwise. “Most ofwhat is happening in TV viewing isevolutionary, not revolutionary.”

Even true VoD only takes about1% of total viewing time in UKand US homes. “I expect the pro-portion of true on-demand view-ing to increase significantly overtime but there are grounds for cau-tion on the rate of change.”

He also said that in studiespeople tend to overestimate theamount of new media viewingversus traditional TV viewing.“Because the use of the newmedia is so salient in their mindsthey tend to overestimate whatthey are actually doing on it, “said Barwise. “People genuinelybelieve they use these new tech-nologies more compared withtheir use of TV. I’m not sayingnew media is not a significantmarket I’m just saying it is notcausing a revolutionary change inTV viewing.”

Conference Analysis

Linear TV and the digerati

Barwise: “New media is not causing a revolutionary change in TV viewing”

by George JarrettCinematographer David Stump,chairman of the ASC’s camerasub committee, has identified acrucial technical area that hasembarrassed some of the manu-facturers of digital cameras.

Asked what he learnt from hisparticipation in the ASC cameratrials, he said: “All of the secretsource of labs is in what they callthe input matrix. This transformsthe signal to a 10-bit log workingspace, and the labs can spendweeks working to perfect this.

“To varying degrees, the cam-era vendors who featured in ourcomparison project – Arri, Pana-

sonic, Sony, Panavision, Red andGrass Valley – did not understandthis hurdle,” he added.

“If I had a recommendation tomake out of this experience itwould be that manufacturersshould hand out a disc of all thosetransforms with their cameras, asthey are sold. This would make itopen source and freely available,”he continued.

Talking about the plan to pub-lish the ASC test findings on Blu-ray, Stump said: “It will probablybe a 30-minute presentation plusadditional one lights, the docu-mentary, the trailer, and reports inmetadata.”

ASC points to input matrix

by Heather McLeanThis year’s IBC has been aresounding success for all in thebustling Mobile and IPTV Zones,which this year have marked theirmaturity by moving into the largeairy space in the Elicium. The gen-eral consensus of exhibitors hasbeen that high quality leads are upand all will be back for next year’sshow. Miguel Silva, chief com-mercial officer Rubberduck MediaLab, commented: “With the reces-sion and all I was expecting lesstraffic this year, but it feels like alot of people made the trip over.

“People still have faith in whatthey’re doing and are pressing for-ward,” Silva continued. “Therehave been a lot meetings withexisting and potential customers,

and the show has certainly servedour purpose; we’re very happy.”

Roland Banks, product man-ager for Xenon at Vidiator,agreed: “It’s been surprisinglybusy. We were half expecting itmight be quieter here this year, butwe’ve had lots of people comingby. This is also a better locationthan last year. It’s great fun; we’llbe back next year.”

VideoPropulsion’s vice presi-dent of sales Craig Svengrovestated: “Overall, this show hasreflected the economy in terms ofthe level of activity, which is lower,but we’re not getting the grazerswandering around as we have inprevious years. This hall is alsomuch nicer, and more welcomingfor people.”

by Ken KerschbaumerTeracom, located in Sweden, hasselected TeamCast to supplyequipment for its DVB-T2 techni-cal pilot project. The deal calls forTeamCast Power4-T2 modulatorand its new Demod4-T2 demodu-lator for the project.

“We are pleased to be able totest the new DVB-T2 standard thatoffers very interesting possibilitiesfor increased capacity and coverageof digital terrestrial TV,” said ErikStare, Teracom project manager.“We are impressed by the earlyavailability of the TeamCast DVB-

T2 platform as well as by the highdegree of flexibility and futureextensibility it can offer.”

The pilot will be organised as aMulti-Frequency Network withtransmitters run independently ofeach other. The goal will be tocheck the performance of the sec-ond-generation transmissionequipment and compare it withfirst-generation DVB-T systems.A later stage trial will involve aSingle Frequency Network config-uration where all transmitters runsynchronously.2.B51

Teracom embraces TeamCast

by Carolyn GiardinaPointing to the ever increasingamount of content that is being cre-ated, iPharro Media CEO JoshuaCohen said that everyone at IBCneeds content identification, no mat-ter what point in the value chain.

“That’s where we come in,” hesaid, saying that iPharro technol-ogy might be appropriate forapplications from advertising andnews monitoring, to digital assetmanagement, rights managementand archiving.

iPharro’s products are based onits MediaSeeker digital video fin-gerprinting technology, which auto-

matically identifies video contentfrom any source (ie internet, broad-cast, mobile, digital archives).

The company’s productsinclude iPharro TV Content Mon-itor (TVCM), for automatic moni-toring and identification of TVcontent; and iPharro Media Enter-prise server, a fingerprintingengine. The latest version 2.0 ofTVCM enables automatic identifi-cation of new commercials.iPharro, founded in 2006, is a spin-off of Germany’s Fraunhofer Insti-tute for Computer Graphics, whereMediaSeeker was developed.7.G34

iPharro adds extra valueSuccess in the Elicium

Microsat hand baggage: The Giga-Group is introducing the final productionversion of its Microsat IP terminal onthe final day of IBC. It’s described as arevolutionary new IP connectivityproduct for operation on commercialand military X.Ku or Ka band satellitecapacity. In a genuinely compact andlightweight suitcase construction andwith advanced flat plate antennatechnology, the device has 90%efficiency for performance comparableto a 1.2m system, allowingtransportation as hand baggage oncommercial aircraft. “By using a spreadspectrum TDMA modem, the MicroSatcan provide up to and exceeding 2Mbpsdepending on frequency band andoperating conditions,” explainedchairman Chris Lay (pictured). 1.D41

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IFE Chooses VoliconObserver for MexicoThe Federal Electoral Institute (InstitutoFederal Electoral or IFE) has purchasedthe Volicon Observer digital videocontent monitoring and logging systemfor use in IFE offices throughout Mexico.The installation enables IFE to monitorcompliance with federal regulationsconcerning political advertising. At IFE,the Observer-based installation acts asa media monitoring tool to ensure thatpolitical candidates comply with recentlyenacted Mexican election laws. “TheObserver is well-known in the industryfor its reliability and technicalexcellence, and its superiorperformance in field tests gave ourclients at IFE the confidence theyneeded to proceed with such a large-scale project,” said Jorge Castañeda,president at Excelencia enCommunicaciones, the Volicon dealerand systems integrator that suppliedthe system.7.H35

Nordija picks AirTiesSTB to enhance IPTV Nordija, a Danish IPTV middlewareprovider, and AirTies, a wireless homenetworking vendor, have announced astrategic partnership that will supportboth parties as they move into newmarkets. Already well establishedwithin Europe, Nordija will offer a stateof the art hardware platform, the Air7120 IP STB, designed and developedby AirTies, as part of its service,enabling maximum performance fromits middleware and a seamless enduser experience. Air 7120’s graphiccapabilities will present Nordija with theopportunity to improve its userinterfaces, making it distinctive andhelping to create brands. Nordija isworking closely with AirTies inhouseresearch and development team tocustomise the STBs so that they canmake the best offering to Nordijacustomers and the specific markets inwhich they operate. IP502

Inmarsat showcasesBGAN enhancementInmarsat is highlighting the newenhancement to its global BGAN(Broadband Global Area Network)service, which the company says is theworld’s fastest on-demand satellite-based video streaming service. BGANX-Stream guarantees streaming datarates from a minimum of 384kbps toaround 450kbps. It has beendeveloped as an enhancement to thestreaming service already offered viaInmarsat’s BGAN service, which hasenabled broadcasters to deliverthousands of media reports fromaround the world. The new premium IPstreaming service is accessible throughexisting hardware – single, highly-compact and lightweight BGANterminals from manufacturers Hughesand Thrane & Thrane – without theneed for external antenna or anyadditional hardware.4.B58

In Brief

by Kate Bulkley Patrick Barwise, a professor ofmanagement and marketing at theLondon School of Business, threwwater on the imminent death oftraditional television viewing inthe wake of the internet and saidthat many people overestimatehow much new media they areactually using.

“TV does an extraordinaryjob of meeting some basic humanneeds,” said Barwise. “TV seemsto achieve an optimal level ofmental stimulation to let us relaxwhen the day is done, enough totake our minds off work but not

enough to need real effort.“We watch TV to take our

minds off what we are not doing,unlike listening to radio to takeour minds off what we are doing.Different media meet differentneeds. This is something thedigerati often forget,” Barwise toldthe Forum audience at ‘PredictingPatterns of the Future’.

TV viewing is changing but lessquickly than many people think,said Barwise. People still over-whelmingly look at the live TVschedule before choosing to use acatch-up service. “80% of TVviewing in homes with a DVR is oflive TV,” said Barwise. “Most ofwhat is happening in TV viewing isevolutionary, not revolutionary.”

Even true VoD only takes about1% of total viewing time in UKand US homes. “I expect the pro-portion of true on-demand view-ing to increase significantly overtime but there are grounds for cau-tion on the rate of change.”

He also said that in studiespeople tend to overestimate theamount of new media viewingversus traditional TV viewing.“Because the use of the newmedia is so salient in their mindsthey tend to overestimate whatthey are actually doing on it, “said Barwise. “People genuinelybelieve they use these new tech-nologies more compared withtheir use of TV. I’m not sayingnew media is not a significantmarket I’m just saying it is notcausing a revolutionary change inTV viewing.”

Conference Analysis

Linear TV and the digerati

Barwise: “New media is not causing a revolutionary change in TV viewing”

by George JarrettCinematographer David Stump,chairman of the ASC’s camerasub committee, has identified acrucial technical area that hasembarrassed some of the manu-facturers of digital cameras.

Asked what he learnt from hisparticipation in the ASC cameratrials, he said: “All of the secretsource of labs is in what they callthe input matrix. This transformsthe signal to a 10-bit log workingspace, and the labs can spendweeks working to perfect this.

“To varying degrees, the cam-era vendors who featured in ourcomparison project – Arri, Pana-

sonic, Sony, Panavision, Red andGrass Valley – did not understandthis hurdle,” he added.

“If I had a recommendation tomake out of this experience itwould be that manufacturersshould hand out a disc of all thosetransforms with their cameras, asthey are sold. This would make itopen source and freely available,”he continued.

Talking about the plan to pub-lish the ASC test findings on Blu-ray, Stump said: “It will probablybe a 30-minute presentation plusadditional one lights, the docu-mentary, the trailer, and reports inmetadata.”

ASC points to input matrix

by Heather McLeanThis year’s IBC has been aresounding success for all in thebustling Mobile and IPTV Zones,which this year have marked theirmaturity by moving into the largeairy space in the Elicium. The gen-eral consensus of exhibitors hasbeen that high quality leads are upand all will be back for next year’sshow. Miguel Silva, chief com-mercial officer Rubberduck MediaLab, commented: “With the reces-sion and all I was expecting lesstraffic this year, but it feels like alot of people made the trip over.

“People still have faith in whatthey’re doing and are pressing for-ward,” Silva continued. “Therehave been a lot meetings withexisting and potential customers,

and the show has certainly servedour purpose; we’re very happy.”

Roland Banks, product man-ager for Xenon at Vidiator,agreed: “It’s been surprisinglybusy. We were half expecting itmight be quieter here this year, butwe’ve had lots of people comingby. This is also a better locationthan last year. It’s great fun; we’llbe back next year.”

VideoPropulsion’s vice presi-dent of sales Craig Svengrovestated: “Overall, this show hasreflected the economy in terms ofthe level of activity, which is lower,but we’re not getting the grazerswandering around as we have inprevious years. This hall is alsomuch nicer, and more welcomingfor people.”

by Ken KerschbaumerTeracom, located in Sweden, hasselected TeamCast to supplyequipment for its DVB-T2 techni-cal pilot project. The deal calls forTeamCast Power4-T2 modulatorand its new Demod4-T2 demodu-lator for the project.

“We are pleased to be able totest the new DVB-T2 standard thatoffers very interesting possibilitiesfor increased capacity and coverageof digital terrestrial TV,” said ErikStare, Teracom project manager.“We are impressed by the earlyavailability of the TeamCast DVB-

T2 platform as well as by the highdegree of flexibility and futureextensibility it can offer.”

The pilot will be organised as aMulti-Frequency Network withtransmitters run independently ofeach other. The goal will be tocheck the performance of the sec-ond-generation transmissionequipment and compare it withfirst-generation DVB-T systems.A later stage trial will involve aSingle Frequency Network config-uration where all transmitters runsynchronously.2.B51

Teracom embraces TeamCast

by Carolyn GiardinaPointing to the ever increasingamount of content that is being cre-ated, iPharro Media CEO JoshuaCohen said that everyone at IBCneeds content identification, no mat-ter what point in the value chain.

“That’s where we come in,” hesaid, saying that iPharro technol-ogy might be appropriate forapplications from advertising andnews monitoring, to digital assetmanagement, rights managementand archiving.

iPharro’s products are based onits MediaSeeker digital video fin-gerprinting technology, which auto-

matically identifies video contentfrom any source (ie internet, broad-cast, mobile, digital archives).

The company’s productsinclude iPharro TV Content Mon-itor (TVCM), for automatic moni-toring and identification of TVcontent; and iPharro Media Enter-prise server, a fingerprintingengine. The latest version 2.0 ofTVCM enables automatic identifi-cation of new commercials.iPharro, founded in 2006, is a spin-off of Germany’s Fraunhofer Insti-tute for Computer Graphics, whereMediaSeeker was developed.7.G34

iPharro adds extra valueSuccess in the Elicium

Microsat hand baggage: The Giga-Group is introducing the final productionversion of its Microsat IP terminal onthe final day of IBC. It’s described as arevolutionary new IP connectivityproduct for operation on commercialand military X.Ku or Ka band satellitecapacity. In a genuinely compact andlightweight suitcase construction andwith advanced flat plate antennatechnology, the device has 90%efficiency for performance comparableto a 1.2m system, allowingtransportation as hand baggage oncommercial aircraft. “By using a spreadspectrum TDMA modem, the MicroSatcan provide up to and exceeding 2Mbpsdepending on frequency band andoperating conditions,” explainedchairman Chris Lay (pictured). 1.D41

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It’s the last chance to get free trainingor independent advice in the Produc-tion Village. Besides the hourly semi-nars in the main training room, thereare clinics for smaller groups on themain set and visitors can book one-to-one (or several-to-one) sessionswith all the trainers and go throughjust the questions that concern you.

Judging from the feedback sofar, visitors have benefited enor-mously from the advice, so it isworth taking the opportunity.

“High quality education in thisbusiness is hard to come by, andthese seminars are full of serious

core industry information and skills,with a bit of Hollywood thrown in,”said DoP Jonathan Harrison, who isgiving an extended session of hisrenowned ‘Lighting on the Run’seminar at 10.00.

Today’s sessions: Large GroupTraining – 10.00 ‘Lighting on theRun’; 12.00 ‘Budgeting for BudgetHD’; 13.00’Using Test Cards’; 14.00‘Audio – Simple Sound Advice’;15.00 ‘The Art of Soft Lighting’.

Small Groups On Set –13.00‘Lighting Solutions Clinic’;14.00 ‘Tech-nical Clinic’; 15.00 ‘Practical Audio’.Hall 9

Free production training in Hall 9

theibcdaily

THE IBC DAILY TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 20096

EDITORIALEditorFergal Ringrose

Managing EditorsAdrian Pennington, Andy Stout

Production EditorSimon Croft

ReportersKate Bulkley, Bob Charlton, David Davies, ChrisForrester, David Fox, Carolyn Giardina, Dick Hobbs,George Jarrett, Farah Jifri, Ken Kerschbaumer,Heather McLean, Ian McMurray, David Robinson

PhotographersJames Cumpsty, Richard Ecclestone, Chris Taylor

IBC Chief Operating OfficerMichael Crimp

IBC Audience Marketing ManagerSaima Parviez

SALESGroup Sales Manager Steve Grice Tel: +44 (0)20 7921 8307Email: sgrice@cmpinformation.com

Business Development Manager Alex Hall Tel: +44 (0)20 7921 8305

US Sales Michael Mitchell Tel: +1 (631) 673 3199Email: mjmitchell@broadcast-media.tv

ART & PRODUCTIONProduction Manager Stephen MillerAd Production Christopher GardnerPage Design Avant Garde (Croydon) LtdAt the Show Dawn Boultwood, Hazel Croft,Tanya Warren

Publisher Joe Hosken

Printed by PartnionMarc van Riet0031 61362 4321

Published on behalf of the IBC Partnership byUnited Business Media Ltd, Ludgate House245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9URTel: +44 (0)20 7921 8000

© The International Broadcasting Convention 2009.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may bereproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical includingphotocopying, recording or any information storageor retrieval system without the express prior writtenconsent of the publisher.

by Carolyn GiardinaOasys, the software developer for-merly known as On-Air Systems, isfocused on forming partnershipswhile aiming at the linear broadcastmarket for news and entertainment.Earlier at this IBC, the companyannounced that it entered into ajoint marketing and developmentarrangement with Video Technics.

Additionally, Oasys and Com-prompter inked a marketing dealunder which Oasys will promote theComprompter range of products,including NRCS and News Automa-tion software. That agreement furtherenhances the partnership with VideoTechnics, which has already devel-oped a fully integrated news playoutsystem with Comprompter.

Oasys and Video Technics arecommitted to integration of theirrespective software and systems. The

venture will mean that a productportfolio consisting of ingest, assetmanagement, editing, shared stor-age, archive, news and master controlplayout will be available from bothcompanies, providing the globaldealer network with an end-to-endworkflow of automation products.

The terms of the arrangementinclude an investment in VideoTechnics by Brennington Invest-ments, the owner of Oasys.

Mark Errington, CEO, Oasysand Brennington Investments said:“We firmly believe that this collab-oration is the future of the broad-cast industry, bringing together bestof breed products that truly accom-plish simple, reliable, and efficientworkflows, enabling channels totake advantage of all the advancesin PC technology and software.”

Products from both companies arealready compatible in that they run onthe same unified hardware platformand use the same nativecodecs and fileformats. “We are working closely totightly integrate VT’s automatedingest processes, shared storagedesigns, and asset management capa-bility with the comprehensive ‘channelin a box’ playout solution fromOasys,” said Mark Rivers, presidentand CEO of Video Technics.7.A08

by Ken KerschbaumerLumiere TV in Cyprus has chosenMSA Focus ForeTV as its newchannel management system tocontrol 13 TV channels onceinstall is completed by next May.Reddot Consulting will handle theinstallation and was involved inthe proposal stage of the project.

“They chose MSA Focusbecause of the system’s flexibilityand because it is future proof,”said Frank Griffin of ReddotConsulting. “Their existing systemis eight years old and neededupgrading and the addition offunctionality and scalability.”

Mark Evans, MSA Focusmanaging director says the use ofMicrosoft’s .Net framework is keyto the success MSA Focus ForeTV has found in the marketplace.“We don’t need to develop soft-ware but can instead buy compo-nents and plug them in toForeTV,” he explained. “Thosecost reductions are then passed onto the client, reducing the cost ofownership.”

The reduced cost also makes iteasier to add functionality like theability to more easily manage next-generation services like targetedadvertising and robust VoD serv-ices. “A lot of broadcasters want tojump on IPTV and VoD but arelooking for systems that have anarchitecture that permits thatexpansion but won’t cost a for-tune,” added Evans. “We’ve beenpretty successful in achieving that.”3.B40

Lumiere TV tapsinto MSA Focus

by David DaviesAudio metering and visualisationhardware provider RTW hasannounced its full Loudness Familyproduct line is now available andwill continue to be in tune with thelatest International Telecommuni-cations Union (ITU) directives onloudness monitoring.

Among the members of theP/Loud Group of the EuropeanBroadcasting Union (EBU) currentlyworking to finalise the loudnessmetering directives is RTW Head ofEngineering, Michael Kahsnitz.

The members of the EBU P/LoudGroup – dedicated and competent

experts from Europe as well as fromthe United States, Japan, and Aus-tralia – are currently developing amethod for measuring and controllingloudness. The methods will be obliga-tory for broadcasters in the future.

In addition to the weighting fil-ters required for loudness metering,there are many other parametersthat need to be defined, includingappropriate integration times orsuitable thresholds for the gatesindispensable to long-term meas-urements. Due to the complex sub-ject matter, the guidelines andrecommendations of the P/LoudGroup and the ITU are not yet

finalised. Once the guidelines arefinalised, they will be implementedinto development of loudness-metering products by RTW.

The ITU is still working ondeveloping mandatory standardsfor the variables that have yet to bedefined, which will do much to sim-plify the loudness measurementprocess. Until these ITU standardsare finalised, users of the RTWLoudness Family can continue toapply their own individual or inter-nal criteria, which can be imple-mented using the instruments’configuration menus.8.E76

Working to finalise loudness metering

An Oasys of partnerships

by Ian McMurray“Whatever the answer is, it’s notthe internet.” So said GiuseppeFlores d’Arcais, co-founder andCEO of Bestv, who has strongopinions about the situation inwhich the industry finds itself –and what the possible ways for-ward may or may not be. Bestvenables terrestrial and satellitebroadcasters to offer a broadrange of capabilities includingtime-shifted TV and VoD, forexample, but without changingviewing habits.

It combines time-shift, localstorage and bandwidth optimi-sation technologies to earmarklive broadcast for local recordingand transmission of additionalcontent assets using low bitratemul t ip lex ing and overn ightbroadcast capacity.

“To believe otherwise is tomisunderstand some of the fun-damental realities of what theinternet is and does, who uses itand why,” Flores d ’Arca i sargued. “Of course it has – andwill continue to have – a strongimpact on media consumptionpatterns, but many of today’s

business models assume a rate ofchange that seems very unlikely,and that misunderstand basicconsumer motivations.

“First,” he continued, “thereis a limit to consumers’ interestin choice: beyond a certain point,increased choice actually leads to

reduced satisfaction. Second,there is a limit to consumers’willingness to choose and theirdesire to interact with their cho-sen form of entertainment: thepassive TV-watching paradigm –the ‘lean back moment’ – is stillvery much with us.”

Flores d’Acais’ company’smodel has broadcasters at itsheart: “They possess core assetsthat give them ideal starting con-dit ions,” he sa id, not ing thepower of assembly, a highly effi-cient delivery network and theability to produce content as pri-mary among these. He believesthat what needs to change isreliance on linear broadcastingand the assumption of simulta-neous viewing. Making moreand more popular content avail-able on demand is the way for-ward. This, he said, is what Bestvcan do.

For broadcasters, he says, theadvantages are threefold: leverag-ing the value of content assets;making the power of assemblypay; and extracting the value ofthe delivery network.4.C50

Internet is not the answer, says Bestv

Giuseppe Flores d’Arcais: “The passiveTV-watching paradigm – the ‘lean back’moment – is still very much with us”

Mark Errington: “We firmly believe thiscollaboration is the future of thebroadcast industry”

Let’s educate and entertain you: Sher and Euridyce help Harrison lighten up theProduction Village training zone

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Strength and stability let you deploy Harris technology with confidence.

For nearly a century, Harris has pioneered the technologies that drive the world’s leading television and radio broadcast operations.

Today, our unique ability to merge traditional broadcast and IT systems enables an advanced media workflow that allows you to work more efficiently, save money and profit from new revenue streams.

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It’s the last chance to get free trainingor independent advice in the Produc-tion Village. Besides the hourly semi-nars in the main training room, thereare clinics for smaller groups on themain set and visitors can book one-to-one (or several-to-one) sessionswith all the trainers and go throughjust the questions that concern you.

Judging from the feedback sofar, visitors have benefited enor-mously from the advice, so it isworth taking the opportunity.

“High quality education in thisbusiness is hard to come by, andthese seminars are full of serious

core industry information and skills,with a bit of Hollywood thrown in,”said DoP Jonathan Harrison, who isgiving an extended session of hisrenowned ‘Lighting on the Run’seminar at 10.00.

Today’s sessions: Large GroupTraining – 10.00 ‘Lighting on theRun’; 12.00 ‘Budgeting for BudgetHD’; 13.00’Using Test Cards’; 14.00‘Audio – Simple Sound Advice’;15.00 ‘The Art of Soft Lighting’.

Small Groups On Set –13.00‘Lighting Solutions Clinic’;14.00 ‘Tech-nical Clinic’; 15.00 ‘Practical Audio’.Hall 9

Free production training in Hall 9

theibcdaily

THE IBC DAILY TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 20096

EDITORIALEditorFergal Ringrose

Managing EditorsAdrian Pennington, Andy Stout

Production EditorSimon Croft

ReportersKate Bulkley, Bob Charlton, David Davies, ChrisForrester, David Fox, Carolyn Giardina, Dick Hobbs,George Jarrett, Farah Jifri, Ken Kerschbaumer,Heather McLean, Ian McMurray, David Robinson

PhotographersJames Cumpsty, Richard Ecclestone, Chris Taylor

IBC Chief Operating OfficerMichael Crimp

IBC Audience Marketing ManagerSaima Parviez

SALESGroup Sales Manager Steve Grice Tel: +44 (0)20 7921 8307Email: sgrice@cmpinformation.com

Business Development Manager Alex Hall Tel: +44 (0)20 7921 8305

US Sales Michael Mitchell Tel: +1 (631) 673 3199Email: mjmitchell@broadcast-media.tv

ART & PRODUCTIONProduction Manager Stephen MillerAd Production Christopher GardnerPage Design Avant Garde (Croydon) LtdAt the Show Dawn Boultwood, Hazel Croft,Tanya Warren

Publisher Joe Hosken

Printed by PartnionMarc van Riet0031 61362 4321

Published on behalf of the IBC Partnership byUnited Business Media Ltd, Ludgate House245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9URTel: +44 (0)20 7921 8000

© The International Broadcasting Convention 2009.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may bereproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical includingphotocopying, recording or any information storageor retrieval system without the express prior writtenconsent of the publisher.

by Carolyn GiardinaOasys, the software developer for-merly known as On-Air Systems, isfocused on forming partnershipswhile aiming at the linear broadcastmarket for news and entertainment.Earlier at this IBC, the companyannounced that it entered into ajoint marketing and developmentarrangement with Video Technics.

Additionally, Oasys and Com-prompter inked a marketing dealunder which Oasys will promote theComprompter range of products,including NRCS and News Automa-tion software. That agreement furtherenhances the partnership with VideoTechnics, which has already devel-oped a fully integrated news playoutsystem with Comprompter.

Oasys and Video Technics arecommitted to integration of theirrespective software and systems. The

venture will mean that a productportfolio consisting of ingest, assetmanagement, editing, shared stor-age, archive, news and master controlplayout will be available from bothcompanies, providing the globaldealer network with an end-to-endworkflow of automation products.

The terms of the arrangementinclude an investment in VideoTechnics by Brennington Invest-ments, the owner of Oasys.

Mark Errington, CEO, Oasysand Brennington Investments said:“We firmly believe that this collab-oration is the future of the broad-cast industry, bringing together bestof breed products that truly accom-plish simple, reliable, and efficientworkflows, enabling channels totake advantage of all the advancesin PC technology and software.”

Products from both companies arealready compatible in that they run onthe same unified hardware platformand use the same nativecodecs and fileformats. “We are working closely totightly integrate VT’s automatedingest processes, shared storagedesigns, and asset management capa-bility with the comprehensive ‘channelin a box’ playout solution fromOasys,” said Mark Rivers, presidentand CEO of Video Technics.7.A08

by Ken KerschbaumerLumiere TV in Cyprus has chosenMSA Focus ForeTV as its newchannel management system tocontrol 13 TV channels onceinstall is completed by next May.Reddot Consulting will handle theinstallation and was involved inthe proposal stage of the project.

“They chose MSA Focusbecause of the system’s flexibilityand because it is future proof,”said Frank Griffin of ReddotConsulting. “Their existing systemis eight years old and neededupgrading and the addition offunctionality and scalability.”

Mark Evans, MSA Focusmanaging director says the use ofMicrosoft’s .Net framework is keyto the success MSA Focus ForeTV has found in the marketplace.“We don’t need to develop soft-ware but can instead buy compo-nents and plug them in toForeTV,” he explained. “Thosecost reductions are then passed onto the client, reducing the cost ofownership.”

The reduced cost also makes iteasier to add functionality like theability to more easily manage next-generation services like targetedadvertising and robust VoD serv-ices. “A lot of broadcasters want tojump on IPTV and VoD but arelooking for systems that have anarchitecture that permits thatexpansion but won’t cost a for-tune,” added Evans. “We’ve beenpretty successful in achieving that.”3.B40

Lumiere TV tapsinto MSA Focus

by David DaviesAudio metering and visualisationhardware provider RTW hasannounced its full Loudness Familyproduct line is now available andwill continue to be in tune with thelatest International Telecommuni-cations Union (ITU) directives onloudness monitoring.

Among the members of theP/Loud Group of the EuropeanBroadcasting Union (EBU) currentlyworking to finalise the loudnessmetering directives is RTW Head ofEngineering, Michael Kahsnitz.

The members of the EBU P/LoudGroup – dedicated and competent

experts from Europe as well as fromthe United States, Japan, and Aus-tralia – are currently developing amethod for measuring and controllingloudness. The methods will be obliga-tory for broadcasters in the future.

In addition to the weighting fil-ters required for loudness metering,there are many other parametersthat need to be defined, includingappropriate integration times orsuitable thresholds for the gatesindispensable to long-term meas-urements. Due to the complex sub-ject matter, the guidelines andrecommendations of the P/LoudGroup and the ITU are not yet

finalised. Once the guidelines arefinalised, they will be implementedinto development of loudness-metering products by RTW.

The ITU is still working ondeveloping mandatory standardsfor the variables that have yet to bedefined, which will do much to sim-plify the loudness measurementprocess. Until these ITU standardsare finalised, users of the RTWLoudness Family can continue toapply their own individual or inter-nal criteria, which can be imple-mented using the instruments’configuration menus.8.E76

Working to finalise loudness metering

An Oasys of partnerships

by Ian McMurray“Whatever the answer is, it’s notthe internet.” So said GiuseppeFlores d’Arcais, co-founder andCEO of Bestv, who has strongopinions about the situation inwhich the industry finds itself –and what the possible ways for-ward may or may not be. Bestvenables terrestrial and satellitebroadcasters to offer a broadrange of capabilities includingtime-shifted TV and VoD, forexample, but without changingviewing habits.

It combines time-shift, localstorage and bandwidth optimi-sation technologies to earmarklive broadcast for local recordingand transmission of additionalcontent assets using low bitratemul t ip lex ing and overn ightbroadcast capacity.

“To believe otherwise is tomisunderstand some of the fun-damental realities of what theinternet is and does, who uses itand why,” Flores d ’Arca i sargued. “Of course it has – andwill continue to have – a strongimpact on media consumptionpatterns, but many of today’s

business models assume a rate ofchange that seems very unlikely,and that misunderstand basicconsumer motivations.

“First,” he continued, “thereis a limit to consumers’ interestin choice: beyond a certain point,increased choice actually leads to

reduced satisfaction. Second,there is a limit to consumers’willingness to choose and theirdesire to interact with their cho-sen form of entertainment: thepassive TV-watching paradigm –the ‘lean back moment’ – is stillvery much with us.”

Flores d’Acais’ company’smodel has broadcasters at itsheart: “They possess core assetsthat give them ideal starting con-dit ions,” he sa id, not ing thepower of assembly, a highly effi-cient delivery network and theability to produce content as pri-mary among these. He believesthat what needs to change isreliance on linear broadcastingand the assumption of simulta-neous viewing. Making moreand more popular content avail-able on demand is the way for-ward. This, he said, is what Bestvcan do.

For broadcasters, he says, theadvantages are threefold: leverag-ing the value of content assets;making the power of assemblypay; and extracting the value ofthe delivery network.4.C50

Internet is not the answer, says Bestv

Giuseppe Flores d’Arcais: “The passiveTV-watching paradigm – the ‘lean back’moment – is still very much with us”

Mark Errington: “We firmly believe thiscollaboration is the future of thebroadcast industry”

Let’s educate and entertain you: Sher and Euridyce help Harrison lighten up theProduction Village training zone

IBC09 D5 p6 14/9/09 16:02 Page 6

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THE IBC DAILY TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 20098

by Bob CharltonEarlier this year, NAB experienceda significant reduction in attendees– down from 110,000 to around85,000 registrations – and exhibitorsreported that footfall around thehalls was noticeably lighter.

In contrast , experience in Amsterdam has proven to be a lotmore positive. In particular, thequality of the attendees and theirmotivation for attending IBC hasproved to be an important issuefor exhibitors. Harris Corporationis one of the companies that havereported a very successful IBC.

“We are seeing overall marketsimproving – not back to the levels of

three years ago – but there has beenan improvement in buying patternson a worldwide basis,” explainedTim Thorsteinson, president, HarrisBroadcast Communications.

“If you look at IBC, travelbudgets have been cut substan-tially, so if people have authorityto travel they will probably bebuying something,” Thorsteinsonadded. “This show is beingattended by people that will buywithin the next six months, whichmakes it a great show for us.”

Thorsteinson said that Harrissees significant new businessopportunities in the internationaltransmission markets. “If you look

at our medium to long-term plans,our major opportunities lie outsideof the US – in the BRIC countries(Brasil, Russia, India & China) aswell as the EMEA region.

“IBC, as an event, is a very effi-cient way to reach your customers,”Thorsteinson declared. “The exhi-bition is very competitive – there’slots of choice for customers. To me,the industry looks very vibrant. Ithas done a good job of adjusting toa smaller core market.”

Thorsteinson said that cus-tomers are making enlightenedpurchasing decisions at IBC.“Customers are looking for equip-ment that helps them get channelsto air more cost-effectively, toimprove the quality of their pro-gramming – all in a more prag-matic way then in the past.”7.G20/7.G23/OE330

Harris looks to Europe for growth

by Adrian PenningtonCanford has entered the audioloudness monitoring debate with arevised range designed to help com-panies maintain compliance.

New European legislation requiresaction levels to be reduced by 5dB,and new exposure limits be adheredto. Canford’s range of level limitedheadphones has been extended toinclude reduced level limits to assistcompanies with meeting this tougherset of standards.

In parallel with this work,explained Director of Strategy, IainElliot, Canford’s design team have

been working to further miniaturisethe hybrid circuits behind the limitingtechnology to enable them to be fittedwithin a significantly extended rangeof headphones.

“By employing level limited head-phones many organisations arealready taking positive steps to helpprevent damage to their employeeshearing,”he said.

The majority of Canford’s stan-dard range of Level Limited Head-phones have the limiter circuit fittedinside the ear capsules. This avoidsuser tampering or snagging of in-linefittings. Canford also offers a custom

limiting service where a customer canspecify specific models to be limitedto help avoid the risk of over-expo-sure. Where a customer wishes tolimit a type of headphones whereinternal dimensions prohibit fitting alimiter within the ear capsules, anexternal limiter can be fitted to theheadphone cable.9.E10

Canford art of noise

by Andy StoutCanal Plus has chosen Dalet Enter-prise Edition to modernise the pro-duction operation of its France-basedi>Tele 24/7 news channel. Kit frommultiple vendors will be used withDalet leading the operation.

Dalet will design a fully inte-grated workflow and will alsospearhead the comprehensive sys-tem integration which will includetechnology from DataDirect Net-works, HP and Omneon. The DaletEnterprise Edition system will pro-vide i>Tele with a tapeless work-flow that enables it to re-engineerits 24/7 news operation; rationalis-ing media production by decreasingoverall costs while improving pro-gramme quality.

“Canal Plus went through a rig-orous selection process to evaluatethe capabilities of the various tech-nology offerings prior to selectingDalet. A key advantage of its sys-tem was its integrated NewsroomComputer System,” commented

Pierre Fraidenraich, CEO i>Télé.“The fact that Dalet will managethe new system deployment, includ-ing its underlying infrastructurefrom video servers and storage upto the network components, is a keyissue for us.”

“The installation at Canal Plusdemonstrates the full range of serv-ices and capabilities Dalet has tooffer,” declared Stephane Schlayen,COO, Dalet. “For the i>Tele projectwe are both the system integrator –managing the infrastructure designand implementation, coordinatingthe interactions between varioustechnology providers – and the soft-ware editor providing the enterprisesolution that unifies the workflowthrough our advanced media assetmanagement solution designed fornews workflows.

“The combination ensures thatCanal Plus migrates smoothly to amodern workflow that offers com-plete interoperability.”8 B77

Canal Plus selects Dalet

by David FoxCanon has introduced “the widestangle HD broadcast lens in theworld” in the new HJ14ex4.3B forENG and EFP use, according toJan Kloosterman, broadcast salesand marketing, Canon.

The manufacturer is also show-ing a prototype of its upcomingHJ15x8.5BV, which is claimed to bethe first small HD lens with built-inimage stabilisation. It uses a newgeneration of VAP technology thathas been successfully trialled in thecoverage of one of the world’stoughest cycle races.

“We think that it will be a bigsuccess,” Kloosterman, said.“We’ve had some very good resultsfrom the different broadcastersusing it.” It is especially suitable foruse by cameramen on boats ormotorcycles where a larger lenswouldn’t be suitable.

Also new are the KJ22x andKJ17x lenses, additions to its

general HD lens range, designedto be less expensive than the HJseries, as it “uses different glassmaterials and coatings, whichmakes it more affordable.”

There is also a new, smaller lensfor 1/3-inch sensor cameras, whichhas been chosen by JVC for its GY-HM700 for use as its standard lensand will be available for other cam-eras from next month.11.E50

Canon goes wide and level

Widely appreciated: Kloosterman withCanon’s new extra wide-angle 4.3mm lens

Harris President Tim Thorsteinson: “To me, the industry looks very vibrant”

by Bob Charlton“At IBC this year I see a maturity inthinking about how the broadcastindustry will progress through thenext several years,” said John Hon-eycutt, executive vice president,Media Technology and Operationsat Discovery. “Today, I saw a phrase‘business process management’which I think is a very adult descrip-tion of how people are thinking.”

Honeycutt is responsible for Dis-covery’s global strategic media tech-nology planning and governance, aswell as for the company’s interna-tional broadcast operations and postproduction services. In this role, he ischarged with identifying future

media technology trends and enact-ing operational efficiencies, includingDiscovery’s internal digitisation

initiative to migrate the companyfrom a single-thread, linear contentcreation and distribution environ-ment to a multichannel, nonlinear,file-based process.

“I feel confident that the indus-try is thinking seriously: this is notmerely a technology migration – itis a DNA migration focussing onhow our industry works,” com-mented Honeycutt.

Honeycutt believes that thebroadcast industry is evolvingfrom a situation four or five yearsago when convergence started tooccur and the promise of IT tech-nologies in the media industrystarted to become apparent.

“When people s tarted toimplement this, they realised thatit was not about technology butrather process and they learnedto be more mature and progres-s ive in their thinking beforeimplementing it.”

Process,not technology,will propel us forward

John Honeycutt: “The broadcast industryis investing money and effort wisely”

Iain Elliot: let’s learn how to limit level noise

by Farah JifriVisitors to the Evertz stand will beable to see the company’s Stream-LINK encoder/decoder productswhich provides HD/SD-SDI signalprocessing suitable for delivery of thevideo- and audio-over-IP networks.

The 7700DA4-SLKE Stream-LINK Encoder provides low-latency encoding at full frame rate.Using H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10),

broadcasters are able to use theirexisting IP networks by takingadvantage of the low bandwidthencoding. The 7700DA4-SLKEsupports both unicast and multi-cast modes of delivery.

The 7700DA4-SLKD Stream-LINK Decoder module will acceptand process the StreamLINK com-pressed signals from the broadcaster’sinfrastructure. The 7700DA4-SLKD

can subscribe to the multicast chan-nel via IGMP protocol to decodeand decompress any video and audiosignal that resides on the streamingnetwork. The 7700DA4-SLKD inturn provides a high quality HD/SD-SDI output of the signal that can befurther routed within the facility.

Also on view is the StreamLINKSoft Player which allows the client tosubscribe to the multicast and decodevideo and audio channels onto a lap-top/ PC connected to the IP network.8.B40

Encode and decode

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I’M A SKY VIEWER. I CAN WATCH TV ON MY PC,MOBILE, SONY PSP AND XBOX.Give your viewers access to your content across multiple devices. Visit ioko in Hall 1stand D26 to find out how you can have the same capability as Sky, one of the leading pay TV operators in Europe, and deliver premium linear and on-demand content to your audience over multiple devices.

Digital Vision. Delivered.

The Production Village and postproduction training zones haveexceeded everyone’s expectationsat IBC2009. Whether it has beenseeing the possibilities of live 60pimages displayed on a 56-inchLCD panel at 4k, via JVC’s KY-F4000 realtime 4k camera in Hall9, or learning the latest editingtechniques on PhotoShop via pro-fessional training staff in Hall 7,everyone seems to have left theRAI at the end of the day with abuzz of knowledge.

And today is the last day totake advantage of learning newskills – all for free!

For example, there’s an AdobePhotoshop session today at 10:00in which you will learn how to,among other techniques, buildmulti-layered broadcast resolutiongraphics and work in non-destruc-tive formats for compositing inAfter Effects and Apple Motion.

A dedicated Apple Motion ses-sion at 11:00 will then teach youhow to import and create graph-ics, animate with behaviours, key-frames and filters, and work in3D, while an Adobe After Effectssession at 12:00 will show you how

to interact with Adobe Premiere,PhotoShop and Illustrator files forstreamlined workflow. If you’veany queries on the topics coveredin any of the training sessions, orperhaps you’ve remembered some-thing from an earlier session, theQ&A at 14.30 will aim to resolveany issues.

All these sessions are withinthe post production zone in Hall 7– which also features exhibitorpresentations from Tiger Tech-nologies (11:00 to 12:00), DigitalVision (12:00 to 13:00) and DigitalRapids (14:00 to 15:00).

Meanwhile, find your way tothe Production Village in Hall 9for your last chance to catch aseries of practical sessions bylighting guru and director of pho-tography, Jonathan Harrison. Cre-ative lighting goes to the heart ofhis unique style of shooting, be itfor drama or documentary.

Over many years of shootingfilm and video he has gained richexperience in creating a particular‘look’ using a combination oflighting and camera settings. He isregularly invited to present hislighting seminars to professionals

around the world and he has shotseveral award-winning f i lmsincluding the BAFTA nominatedThatcher – the Downing StreetYears. There are three sessionstoday: Lighting on the Run (10:00and 11:00) and The Art of SoftLighting (15:00).

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Fearghal Kelly, vice president,media solutions, ioko

Has IBC come at a good timefor the electronic mediaindustry? Why?IBC’s relevance is greater thanever. Analogue Switch Off(ASO) is starting to drive strat-egy with just 27 months to go.Everything from DVB distribu-tion to return path enablement isup for grabs. New media i sgoing head to head with broad-cast. The broadcast industry,with its rich standards heritage,can and should lead this TV-webconvergence.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in, or threats to,your market sector at thecurrent time?

Broadcast Return Path (BRP)projects such as Canvas in theUK represent an opportunity forioko to leverage our investmentin over-the-top VOD solutionsfor broadcasters and telcos. Gov-ernments will subsidise DVBboxes with an IP return path thatoffers access to public services aswell as VOD. We have moreexperience than anyone else inoffering OTT VOD to consumerelectronics devices.

Why should delegates visit yourstand at IBC?This year at IBC, ioko is demon-strating the Sky Player Platform,which we designed, built andmanage for Sky, the largest pay-TV operator and one of theleading broadband providers inEurope.

The Sky Player platform isdesigned with integration inmind and provides a rich TVexperience – both live and on-demand – to consumers overmultiple devices including PC,mobile and gaming consoles.

Together with Sky, ioko isoffering this platform to otherbroadcasters and pay-TV opera-tors around the world. We arealso demonstrating our auto-matic news monitoring solution,which is designed to speed up therelease of accurate, mult i -sourced stories.1.D26

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Annova Systems has establishedOpenMedia internationally as oneof the leading newsroom com-puter systems within a very shorttime. Many of our talks withsmall to large customers haverepeatedly demonstrated that con-tent is still king. But the point ofview and the priorities of journal-ists have changed. While it used tobe a challenge just to integratemultimedia content in the news-room, we now see a trend to usethis content from many sourcesfor multiple purposes.

All the information should becentrally managed within oneapplication – to be used for adding‘spice’ to a story. Only the effectivemanagement of all the availableinformation for a given storymakes efficient work and repur-posing possible – and the contenthas to be available for every chan-nel from radio and TV to internet.

At IBC09 we have introducedthe OpenMedia module ‘StoryBin’ which is aimed at exactlythese challenges and supplies acentral platform for every journal-ist within an organisation. It offersall the multimedia assets for cen-tral planning and workflow ofstories in a news and magazineenvironment. It doesn’t matterwhether 10 or 2,000 journalists co-operate – the planning and use ofcontent is a basic requirement forcost-effective production of newsor magazine formats.

A further clear trend in newsproduction can today be seen inthe fact that even traditional newsbroadcasts cannot make do with-out user-generated content in theirresearch. It is essential for up-to-date coverage to have access tomobile devices or platforms likeTwitter or Facebook.

We started the integration forthe usage of such content early inour development of OpenMedia.In this it was important to us notonly to be able to read or searchthis data, but to offer the rightworkflow to check and evaluate

these contents before their use.During IBC we are showing a fewexamples of enrichment of a storywith UGC.

To ensure long term cost effi-c iency and information, wealready deal with new technolo-gies that will grow into potentialstandards. We see the develop-ment of web-portals that offer ajournalist all the relevant datafrom their production areadirectly through a web browser.

In this field we are alreadydeveloping new functions withtechnology platforms like MSSharepoint or Silverlight, whichcan soon offer an even broaderfunctionality for OpenMedia andfurther improve the workflowfrom planning to playout andbeyond. First impressions can beseen both at our own booth and atthe Microsoft booth during IBC.

In sum, we think that the mar-ket is very cautiously investing andthat investments are going intoproducts enabling improved effi-ciency while also offering a healthybalance between technologicalinnovation and experience. This isexactly what we are showing withOpenMedia at this year’s IBC.10D15

Multimedia news deliverydemands central planningOnly the effective management of all informationfor a story makes news production efficient,says Annova Systems CEO Michael Schueller

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Operating in today’s economy hasleft its mark on all industry play-ers, including those in the broad-cast and profess ional A/Vmarkets. Resel lers who onceenjoyed sales orders pouring in forbig projects are finding themselvesin a push market that requiresassertive sales once again withfewer projects to be had. Even so,our industry is fortunate to finditself in the midst of technologicaladvances that just won’t quit.

New 3D developments, morestable wireless HD extension solu-t ions and complete mobil i tyadvances are helping to create anenvironment where we can accessaudio/video anytime and any-where, and this is keeping us busy.Digital signage installations thatenable simple, quality and effec-tive upgrades to existing A/V sys-tems are also on the rise, helping

to keep us on the cutting edge.As a manufacturer operating in

this market for more than 20years, one of the main challenges

we see are the low entry pricingproduct wars being instigated bymany relatively new players. Amore level playing field has beencreated by chip technologies pro-duced offshore that are widelyavailable to all. We see these tech-nologies being implemented ‘as is’based on the starter kit, and thenmass manufactured and sold forvery low prices (hence low entryrequirement).

While we understand the needand the business advantage of lowcost solutions, as a company wehave always operated at the fore-front of new technologies. Thiscan be a risky investment becausethere are no pre-existing protocolsto support these kinds of prod-ucts. It is also why our companyemploys a knowledgeable staff oftechnical support representativeswho are thoroughly trained in

product implementation and sys-tem integration.

Technology doesn’t alwaysoperate in a true plug and playfashion as advertised by the chipmanufacturers, especially whenA/V systems are integrating sev-eral manufactured components.An infrastructure that can supportinstallers on a 24/7 basis is some-thing that we have always soughtand will achieve in 2010.

Aside from the critical natureof tailoring products to our mar-kets and offering great customersupport, we see completely inte-grated and networked A/V sys-tems as one of the next big things.All industries from the consumerelectronics to education, govern-ment and digital signage are seek-ing ways to simplify system accessfrom anywhere, while takingadvantage of today’s more robust

ethernet, wi-fi and network tech-nologies.

New 3D technology, for exam-ple, is something we have had oureye on for several years. Becauseour company has always enjoyed astrong hold in the post productionenvironment, we are working onways to support this type of HDtechnology behind the scenes andto all market segments.

At IBC, Gefen is introducingmany new products expected tohit the market within the next 12months, and we enjoy seeing whatother industry players are imple-menting as well. IBC is one ofGefen’s most important tradeshows, and we very much look for-ward to interacting with all atten-dees who stop by our booth.

It’s one of the best ways formanufacturers see what’s happen-ing within our industry. Nothing ismore important to us than solvingour customers’ problems andassisting them in the full circle ofsystem implementation. That’swhat we do best, provide solu-tions, and we enjoy it very much.7.B31

Each year the annual scientificmeeting of the Benelux group ofSCTE is held at IBC, and thegroup invites all IBC attendees tohear a short series of lectures onrecent technical developments incable technology.

This year the workshop isfocusing on the practicalities ofIP over cable, and leading author-ities will be talking on key issues.The session starts with MarkBugajski , v ice pres ident ofadvanced technology at the ArrisGroup, who will summarise anumber of studies on multiplehigh-definition variable bi-tratestreams sent as IP video over

DOCSIS 3.0. His presentationwill include realtime demonstra-tions of the effects on quality ofbandwidth shaping.

Going on from there, YtsenKooistra of CIF Operator in theNetherlands will talk about howfibre to the home is becoming anincreasingly important contentdel ivery platfor m, networktopologies and the relative meritsof point to point and passive opti-cal networks.

Ron Hranac of Cisco will thendiscuss upstream 64 QAM modu-lation and the issues of trans-porting multiple QAM channelsin a DOCSIS channel bonding

environment and will illustratethis with an early 64 QAM suc-cess story.

Finally Thomas Wiegand ofthe Fraunhofer Institute willbring a detailed analysis of theH.264/AVC codec. His paper willreview its coding efficiency andidentify shortcomings of theexisting design, which will lead toa debate on the future challengesof video coding - including thosefrom high resolution and 3Dvideo, and mobile television.

All visitors to IBC are wel-come to attend the session, whichruns f rom 09 :30 to 12 :30 inRoom O.

Practical limits in IP networksThe IBC2009 d-cinema pro-gramme concludes today with anopen meeting hosted by the Euro-pean Digital Cinema Forum.

Packed into the three hourprogramme is a comprehensiveupdate on d-cinema activities inEurope, inc luding a host o ftechnical information which willbe just as relevant to those fromfurther afield. Topics on theprogramme include the latestactivities from Digital CinemaInitiative and Inter-Society Dig-ital Cinema Forum and the lat-e s t o n S M P T E ’s s t a n d a rd sactivities.

EDCF itself will be presenting

its latest publication, a guide to3D stereoscopic productions, andthere will also be discussions onthe state of the market, alternativecontent, and the challenges forindependent cinemas.

EDCF chair David Monkcommented: “This is a busy pro-gramme but it is equally impor-tant as one of the industry’s bestnetworking opportunities, as stu-dio executives, movie makers, inte-grators and exhibitors all assemblefor this important update.”

All IBC visitors are invited toattend the EDCF meeting, whichtakes place from 09:30 to 12:30 inRoom L.

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Hagai Gefen: ‘technology doesn’t alwaysoperate in true plug and play fashion’

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Toward integrated and networked systemsAs more and more low-cost versions of the same products become available, support becomes akey market differentiation between companies, argues Gefen president and CEO Hagai Gefen

by Adrian PenningtonHi Tech Systems is at IBC withnew products but has also justshut the books on another recordbreaking year of sales, says thecompany. Despite the broadcast-ing world moving closer and

closer to a tapeless workflow, sur-prisingly sales of VTR controllersremain strong – shipping world-wide to meet demand from a hugevariety of users of tape decks.

Recognising the need for moreintegrated systems particularly in

the sports and news markets, HiTech brought to the market actiVNews, which is a controller withlive MOS integration.

“It’s also very clear that usersof video servers increasingly pre-fer to use a hardware panel with

buttons and knobs, rather than aGUI with a keyboard and mouse,for broadcast critical operations,”said Martin Cook, sales and mar-keting manager. This led Hi Techto develop its asigN range ofapplication control panels – hard-ware panels to control multiplewindows applications on multiplecomputers, configurable and sim-ple to use. The range of panels

and the configuration softwarewill be at IBC2009 for the firsttime as production versions of theprototype shown last year.

“We’re delighted with anotherexcellent set of sales figures, andare actively promoting our newconfigurable panels into new mar-kets, aiming for another recordyear,” added Cook.10.A49

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Christophe Carniel,president and CEO, NETIA

Has IBC come at a goodtime for the electronic mediaindustry? Why?NETIA’s goal is to achieve a20% increase in revenues for2009 and to date the companyis experiencing a great salesyear with a growing momen-tum in Europe, Africa and theMiddle East. IBC offers animportant marketing platformfor us to support our companygoals, attract potential clients

and meet with existing client part-ners from around the world.

What do you think are the keydevelopments in, or threats to,your market sector at the currenttime?Media Asset Management is avery hot topic and NETIA’s Man-

reo solution is causing a lot ofbuzz with its innovative featuresand complete support for distri-bution to multiple platforms.MAM is definitely a priority forus and we are making it reallyeasy for television and radio sta-tions to index, access, archive andrepurpose their content.

Why should delegates visit yourstand at IBC?Together with parent companyGlobeCast in stand 1.B40, we arehighlighting our joint Media Shar-ing Platform. Visitors can also

catch detailed demonstrations ofour MAM solutions and see forthemselves how the integration ofManreo with our Radio-Assistdigital audio software offers arange of benefits, including instantaccess to all types of media,whether archived or online.1.B40

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New pathto qualityinterviewsby David DaviesJK Audio is showing its new Blue-Keeper wireless audio gateway.Combining Bluetooth wirelesstechnology with professional audioelectronics in a desktop hybriddesign, BlueKeeper allows the userto send a mix of mic and line levelsignals into their mobile phonewhile maintaining separationbetween their voice and the caller.

The stereo output jack on theback of the unit provides theuser’s voice (in full fidelity) on onechannel and only the caller’s voiceon the other channel. The bal-anced XLR output jack containsonly the caller’s voice.

“Consider this a desktophybrid for your mobile phone,”said JK Audio President, JoeKlinger. “Reporters can securebroadcast quality interviews fromthe comfort of their desk.”

BlueKeeper pairs to the user’scell phone like a Bluetooth wirelessheadset, with this professionalmicrophone preamplifier said toprovide a ‘dramatic improvement’in sound quality. BlueKeeper alsopairs to Bluetooth-equippedsoundcards and music players infull bandwidth stereo A2DP mode.

The 3.5mm stereo line outputjack provides the user’s full band-width send mix on the left channeland Bluetooth caller audio on theright channel. The headphoneoutput gives the user a mix of theXLR input, 3.5mm input andBluetooth audio.8.E85

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Reducing the industry’s carbon footprintThe use of repeat-use packaging makes the broadcast market greener, while saving the customer money and betterprotecting electronic and broadcast equipment as well, argues Peli Products managing director Christopher M rino

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The modern day TV viewer iscontinually able to surf a vast seaof content that is expanding at aconsiderable rate. As more andmore delivery methods appearthe demand for qual i ty pro-grammes increases, and all thewhile content providers’ budgetsare being slashed to reflect thecurrent economic climate.

At last year’s IBC there wasmore than a ripple of worry,which gained momentum overthe following months. But thereare now some signs that the tideis slowing if not yet turning. Insuch uncertain times, how cantechnology providers compete toretain their slice of the pie? Whatcan they do to help their cus-tomers ride the current storm andcont inue to make good pro-grammes that satisfy viewers’thirst for content?

Firstly by supplying equip-

ment that is not only technolog-ically elegant and stands outfrom the crowd but is also fit for

purpose. It needs to be thor-oughly tested and tuned andmanufactured to exacting stan-

dards. In today’s climate this isof course essential. But there ismore than that.

Programmes are regularlymade under testing conditions:cameras may be perched in birds’nests, near cricket stumps, on zipwires above canoes – anywherethe production company can getthe best shot.

In such conditions equipmentcan be suddenly unplugged, com-puters crash, data sometimesbreaks up and instructions aremisplaced (or ignored); broadcastequipment has to work consis-tently over many years and tech-nology providers must ensurethese needs can be met and pro-vide full, fast, original manufac-turer support.

Customer service is key. Com-panies that design, manufactureand sell their own products have aclear advantage. They can providesupport before, during and afterthe system has been installed. Theycan be at the end of the phone forthe customer who may be on loca-

tion in the back of beyond, andcan fix a technical problem or rentspare parts in a matter of minutes.

For companies that do nothave a single base, for examplethose that manufacture in onecountry, distribute from anotherand provide support from variouslocations, this multi-prongedapproach cannot achieve the sameresults or fast turnaround times asself-contained rivals.

Bradley Engineering meets allthe demands that today’s contentproviders are faced with, provid-ing high levels of both systemsupply and understanding along-s ide premier leve l support ,thereby instilling confidence incustomers and increasing theirROI. The company’s low-cost,space-saving remote camera solu-tions are used across a number ofapplications such as reality TV,sports, natural history, stadiumconcerts and game shows achiev-ing great success on productionsincluding the Beijing OlympicGames, The F-Word, NHL IceHockey, Big Cat Live, Spring-watch and Polo in the Park toname but a few.

Designed to operate in bothfriendly and hostile environ-ments, whether nestling withlions, sailing the world’s oceans,watching Ospreys nest high up intrees or – even more frightening –meeting the demands of TV’smost outspoken chef. BradleyEngineering’s systems will copewith all this and more.

IBC will set the benchmarkfor how the industry is adaptingto these testing times. The win-ners will be those that can con-tinue to deliver fresh ideas andopportunities and those that canprovide the highest levels of serv-ice even when the chips are down.11.B39

David Bradley:‘customerservice is key’

Meeting demand in testing timesCompanies that design, manufacture and sell their own products have aclear market advantage, argues David Bradley, CEO Bradley Engineering

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According to a study of the Euro-pean Environment Informationand Observation Network(EIONET), European countriesgenerate high percentages ofpackaging waste. Germany leadsthe ranking (15.43 million tons ofpackaging waste yearly and the42.85% (6.61 million tons) of it iscaused by the use of cardboardand paper).

France generates 12.27 milliontons of packaging waste and the34.49% (4.23m tons) is cardboardand paper. Italy generates 11.37million tons of packaging wasteand the 37.11% (4.22m tons) iscardboard and paper; UK 9,897mtons and the 37,89% of it card-board and paper and Spain 6.37mtons and the 47.83% (3.05m tons)is cardboard and paper.

Aware of this problem, PeliProducts, the global leader in thedesign and manufacture of virtu-

ally indestructible cases for pro-tecting valuable equipment andadvanced lighting systems, ischanging the way electronic andbroadcast equipment are shipped.They are providing their clientswith more effective shipping solu-tions that have less impact on theenvironment while saving moneyand better protecting merchandise.

A recent study showed that 250shipments using the reusable PeliCases generated less than 2.5 kilo-grams of waste, which is in starkcontrast to the 170kg of wasteproduced by the equivalentamount of cardboard boxes nec-essary for the same number ofshipments.

At Peli Products we under-stand the importance of protect-ing your electronic and broadcastequipment and data. After yearsof working closely with TV &broadcasting professionals, we

know all equipment needs to besafely transported, many timesunder the most extreme condi-tions. That’s why we manufacturewatertight, transportable, impact-resistant cases for electronic andbroadcasting equipment.

Peli Protector cases are madeof copolymer polypropylene thatoffers total protection for deli-cate equipment. The results ofour market research prove theimportance of protecting equip-ment for TV and broadcast pro-fessionals. For instance, we foundout that, their work is done onthe road, frequently in harshenvironments, and in many casestheir equipment does not endurethose conditions.

Peli Cases are different in thatthey use an open cell-core, solidwall construction for durability; awatertight seal for protectionagainst liquids and dust; as well as

an automatic pressure equalisationvalve to protect the contents dur-ing air or high-altitude shipping.

This superior packaging tech-nology means that it can with-stand countless shipments, andthe equipment is less likely to bedamaged in the shipping process.Additionally, reusable containersquickly cause the cost-per-trip tobecome less expensive thanexpendable packaging. High dis-posal fees incurred by expendablepackaging are virtually eliminated.

Following the acquisition ofHardigg Industries last December,we have added several new prod-ucts to our range. During IBC, vis-itors have the chance to visit Peli’sbooth to test the quality to look atall the different sizes and configu-ration possibilities. I would like tohighlight the Peli Hardigg rackmount cases because they are per-fect for TV, audio, video recordingand processing systems and satel-lite communication systems.9.D44

Christopher Marino: ‘superior packagingcan withstand countless shipments’

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AA & C 11.E10Aastrolight 11.G61Aaton 6.A18Abakus 11.G29ABE Elettronica 8.D23Abel DRM Systems 1.E95Abit 8.A28aAccedo Broadband IP621Ace Marketing 6.A29Acetel Co 3.C41Acorde 3.A40ACS France OE104Actia Sodielec 8.E43Activa Multimedia 2.A50ACTIVE CIRCLE 2.B39cActus 2.A20ADB Lighting Technologies 11.B68Adder Technology 7.B33ADI Video Technologies 5.A03Adobe Systems 7.H23Adtec Digital 1.D01Advanced Broadcast Components 8.A19Advanced Digital Broadcast – ADB 5.B48Advantech Wireless Broadband 1.A11AEQ 8.C53Aeta Audio Systems 8.D70Agama Technologies 4.A55AIB (Association for International Broadcasting)

11.F02Air Sea Land Gear 11.B89AirTies Wireless Networks IP303AJA Video 7.F11Ajimi 5.B17aAkamai Technologies 7.K10Alan Dick Europe 5.C02Albiral Display Solutions 9.E35Albis Technologies IP612Albrecht Elektronik 10.A40ALFACAM Group OE401Allegro DVT 1.F90Alpermann+Velte 9.E28Altech UEC 4.B50Altera 10.A10Altermedia 9.C44Alticast Corp 1.C35Amberfin 7.A08fAmbient Recording 8.D79AMD 7.H32Amino Technologies 5.B40Amos – Spacecom 1.C36AnaCom 1.F41Ancor 2.B31hAnevia 4.C56ANNOVA Systems 10.D15Anritsu 1.F29ANT Group 8.C16Antenna Research Associates (ARA) 9.E14Antik Technology IP632Anton/Bauer 9.D28bAnystream 1.C31AP ENPS 7.D31Apace Systems 7.K27APANTAC 8.A98APEXSAT 2.C59Appear TV 1.A59APRICO Solutions/My Personal TV DIGITAL by Philips and Axel Springer 2.C58APTX 8.A28bArabSat 5.A19Arbor Media 7.G15bArdis Technologies 7.D12

ARET video and audio engineering10.D51/OE409

ARG 6.C28fArgosy 10.D55Arion Technology 4.A79arqiva 1.B61ARRI 11.F21ARRIS 1.F40Artel Video Systems 8.E37ASC Signal 1.E80ASL Intercom 11.F58Aspera 7.G11ASSIMILATE 7.K01ASTRA (SES ASTRA) 1.B51ASTRO Design 11.D45ATEME 1.D70Atempo 7.K25ATTO Technology 7.F41Audemat 8.B58Audio Developments 8.E87Audio Ltd 8.D97Audio-Technica 8.D78Autocue 11.F71Autodesk 7.D21Autonomy Virage 1.A74Autoscript 9.D28eAvanti Communications Group 3.C31Avatar-M 7.A08eAveco 3.B50Avid 7.J20Avinity Systems (Active Video Networks) 5.B46Avitech International Corporation 11.E78Aviwest 5.C25AVL Technologies 5.A49AVP Europa 10.E59AVT Audio Video Technologies 8.E91AWEX-Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency 10.D29AWOX 2.C25Axcera 5.C44Axel Technology 8.E16Axon Digital Design 10.A21/10.B21Azden Corporation 8.B92Azure Shine International 6.A29d

BB&H Photo Video, Pro Audio 10.A01B21C 3.D06Barco 1.B33Barix 8.A38BBC Research & Development 3.D09BCE – Broadcasting Center Europe 5.C41beeTV IP603Beijing Feiyashi Technology Development

11.B53Beijing Gefei Tech Co 8.A86Beijing Phylion Battery Co 11.B12Beijing Secnovo Co 11.A61Bel Digital Audio 9.A59Belco 8.A72Belden 1.C21BES and Media Products 10.C51Best Boy 11.G35BESTV 4.C50beyerdynamic 8.D61BFE Studio und Medien Systeme 9.E30Bigband Networks 3.A25Binocle 11.C60bBlack Box Network Services 7.A11Blackmagic Design 7.B21BLANKOM Digital 1.F51BLT Italia 8.A68/OE165Blue Order Solutions 3.C40BlueArc Corporation 7.C11Bluebell Opticom 3.A68Bluefish 444 6.A19BlueShape 9.D50Bluestreak Technology (Canada) IP613bmcoforum M101

BNT Priboy 1.A97BON ELECTRO-TELECOM 11.A60Boom Audio & Video 11.C60aBOSCH Communications Systems 10.F38Bradley Engineering 11.B39Breeze Technologies 4.B79dBretagne International 5.B17/8.E29Brick House Video 8.B61Bridge Technologies 1.A30Bright Systems 7.J39BrightSign DS5British Kinematograph Sound & TelevisionSociety (BKSTS) 8.B95Broad Telecom (BTESA) 8.D20Broadata Communications 8.E79Broadband Network Systems IP712Broadcast Bionics 8.A20Broadcast Electronics 8.C91Broadcast India 2010 8.F58Broadcast International 1.F59Broadcast Microwave Services Europe 5.B30Broadcast Pix 7.A15Broadcast RF 1.F73Broadcast Solutions 8.A22Broadcast Solutions OE130Broadcast Traffic Systems 3.B21Broadcast-Associes 2.B31cBroadcom Corporation 5.A10Bron Elektronik 11.G58Bryant Broadcast 9.D55Building4media 7.J30Bulcrypt 4.C98BW Broadcast 8.E71

CC & E Cast Co 3.A39/5.A31/5.B19/11.B70Cabot Communications 1.F48Caldigit 7.D03Calibre UK 8.A28cCalrec Audio 8.B81Cambo 11.E51camRade 11.B40Canford 9.E10Canon Europe 11.E50Carl Zeiss 11.C67Cartoni 11.C30Castis Co 2.C24aCavena Image Products 2.A49CCBN2010 8.F56CCG 7.H47Cedax 2.B31lCEITON technologies 3.A60Celco 7.F45Celeno IP551eCentron Communication (Xiamen) Co 6.A29bCET Teleport 3.C51Chengdu KingType (KT) New Hi-tech 5.C49Chenzhou GOSPELL Digital Technology Co 3.A30China Farseeing Co 11.F83China Ruige 9.C50Christie 11.F61Christy Media Solutions – BroadcastRecruitment Specialists 6.B22Chyron 7.D11Cine 60 11.B31Cine Power International 11.F11Cinegy 7.A31Cinegy 7.A43Cinetech Italiana 11.D41CINE-TV broadcast systems 10.D28Cintel International 7.B35Cisco 1.D71CityTek Co 11.A20Civolution 5.B18Clear-Com 9.E20bClipway 7.G49Clonwerk OE164Clyde Broadcast Products 8.C01CM M111

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FF.A.Bernhardt, FAB 2.A21Facilis Technology 3.B03Factum Electronics 8.C92Fairlight 7.D10Falcon Eyes 9.C42Fast Forward Video 10.F35Fiberfox 11.G59FileCatalyst 7.J41FILMGEAR (International) 11.F50Filmlight 7.F31Filmtechnic Europe Camera Support 11.E87Fischer Connectors 11.E40Focal Press 5.C11Focal Professional 8.A02Focus Enhancements 9.D41For-A 2.A51/2.B59Fora d.o.o. M222/IP314Forbidden Technologies 7.A08cFORTIS 5.A31e/5.C12Foxcom 1.B90Fraunhofer Alliance Digital Cinema 8.C81Front Porch Digital 7.B15FujiFilm Recording Media 11.A21Fujinon (Europe) 11.C20Funke Digital TV 3.C46Furukawa 11.A38Fuzhou F & V photographic Equipment Co 6.A29eFX-Motion 11.G78

GG&G Tape Check 9.E29Gazprom Space Systems 4.C51GD YIYING (HONG KONG) Co 11.B81Gearhouse Broadcast 10.B29Gee Broadcast Systems 7.A39Gefen 7.B31Gekko Technology 11.F75Gemalto M211Genelec 8.C58General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies 1.A41Geritel Giomar 8.A44Ghielmetti 8.C79Giga Communications 1.D41Gigawave OE100GkWare 2.C51Glensound Electronics 8.E89Glidecam Industries 11.G45Global Distribution 7.C29Global Invacom 4.B61Global VSAT Forum 1.A76Globalsat International Technology 3.A21cGlobaltt.com 1.F33GlobeCast 1.B40Globecomm 5.B11GoBackTV IP401Goldsmiths, University of London 3.D04GooMe Interactive 5.A01Grass Valley 1.E02/1.D11Guntermann & Drunck 5.C30Guramex 9.A51

HHaivision Systems IP702Hamlet 9.E13/9.E21Hans H. Plisch & Co 8.B37Harmonic 1.C61Harris 7.G20/7.G23/OE330Hawkeye 5.C21Hawk-Woods 11.A76Headroom Broadcast 2.C57Hego Group 6.C19Hellas Sat Consortium 4.A71HFR 5.A31bHHB Communications 8.E54Hi Tech Systems 10.A49Hiltron 4.B89Himega Information Technology Co 3.A21bHispasat 1.A34Hitachi Kokusai Electric Europe 11.E79

Hitron Technologies (SIP) IP722HME 8.E99HMS 8.B11Homecast 4.A61HoseoTelecom Co 3.B59HTTV 1.C93Hualin Broadcast System Engineering Co11.D11Humax Electronics Co 5.B41

II.S.P.A. – Group 9.E12IABM 8.F50/8.F51a/8.F52/8.F54IBC Partnership Village 8.F51IBC Production Village 9.A14IBC Training Zone 7.A19IBC TV News 9.A13IBM 2.A30/2.A31IdeasUnlimited.TV 8.C97iDirect 5.A11IDX Technology 9.E48IEEE Broadcast Technology Society 8.F51bIET – The Institution of Engineering andTechnology 8.F51cIGP 1.F58d/OE140IHSE 8.C50ikan Corp 9.C48Ikegami Electronics (Europe) 11.A31Image Engineering 10.A30Image Systems 7.G07IMP TELEKOM 8.E17Impeq 3.B31INA – Institut National Audiovisuel 10.F21INCOM Storage 5.B14IneoQuest 1.F52Inlet Technologies IP513Inmarsat 4.B58INNODIGITAL CO 5.A31aInstitut für Rundfunktechnik 10.F51Integral Systems 1.A01Intek Digital 5.B10Intellect 8.A28eIntelsat Corporation 1.C71Inter BEE/Japan Electronics Show Association 8.B97International Datacasting 1.C29Interra Systems 8.E24INTOREL 4.B68ioko 1.D26iPharro Media 7.B01IPV 8.B67Irdeto 1.D51Iridas 7.H11IRTE 8.B38Isilon Systems 7.H10Isoft Yazkim 2.A10IT Innovation Centre 3.D05ItalTelec 8.A13Itelsis 8.A03ITS Electronics 4.C87Ivivo IP551f

JJ.L. Fisher 11.C51Jampro Antennas 8.B96Jiade Energy Technology 11.C80Jiangsu ASD Electronics Co 6.A29cJK Audio 8.E85JMR Electronics 7.G14JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft 3.D08Jünger Audio – Studiotechnik 2.C49Jutel 8.A26JVC Professional Europe 10.D41

KK5600 Lighting 11.C31Kaczek Visuals Trading 11.C25bKaonMedia 1.B10KATHREIN-Werke 8.C29Kings-Winchester Electronics 11.D79Kino Flo/Cirro-Lite (Europe) 11.D63Kinoton 6.A10Kintronic Labs 8.E35Kiryung Electronics Co 5.B19cKIT Digital 3.B60

Korea Digital Convergence Association (KODICA) 5.A31gKroma Telecom 10.A20Kronomav 11.G70Ksoft IP641K-Tek 11.C71Kupo Co 11.G71Kvant-Efir 8.E74

LLabwise 5.B38L’Aigle Paris 11.C11LARCAN M213Lasergraphics 7.F01Latens 4.B56LAWO 8.C71LCD Solution 11.C60cLEA 4.C70Lead Tech Design 5.B17cLeader Electronics Corporation 10.F28Lectrosonics 8.A84LEDstorm & Polystorm 11.B58LEMO Connectors 11.C45Level 421 IP.SNG 4.B81Libec Europe 11.C50LiberoVision 3.B01Liberty Global Europe 1.D39Linear – Italy 8.E19Linotype 4.C53Litepanels 9.D28iLiveu 2.C23LMP Lux Media Plan 10.F29LogicKeyboard 7.F49Logiways 2.B31kLS telcom 8.E39L-S-B Broadcast Technologies 10.A45LSI Projects 11.G64aLUCI 7.G35Luggy 11.C72Lumantek IP304Lund Halsey (Console Systems) 2.B10Lupo SNC 11.G41Luso Electronic Products 4.C59

MMacrovision 5.B49Magix 8.A18Magnum Semiconductor 11.G79MainConcept 2.C50Maluna Lighting 11.G77Mandozzi 8.A48Manzanita Systems 3.A24Marian OHG 8.C03Mariner 1.F50Mark Roberts Motion Control 11.G21Marko Pfaff & Co Spezialfahrzeugbau OE184Marquis Broadcast 2.A58Marshall Electronics 9.E40Mart, JSC 5.C45Marusys Co 5.B19eMasstech Group 8.B73Masterclock 9.E16Masterplay 8.A59Matrox Video 7.B29Matthews Studio Equipment 11.A70Maxon Computer 7.G30Mayah Communications 8.A74MCI Studio Hamburg/Studio Hamburg MCI 11.C40Media & Broadcast Technologies 2.B19MEDIA BROADCAST 1.B79Media Links 1.D38Media Logic Gesellschaft fuer Medien Systeme 7.D14Media-Alliance 8.B71MediaGeniX 3.C59MediaTVcom 2.B31dMegahertz Broadcast Systems 11.F20Merging Technologies 6.C29MeteoGraphics 2.C28MICORA 2.B31mMICRODOLLY HOLLYWOOD 11.A40Microfilms 11.E54Micron by Audio Engineering 8.E81Microsoft Corporation TopazMier Comunicaciones 8.B59

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TTAC Systems 8.E13TAMUZ Monitors 10.B48Tangent Devices 7.B11Tata Elxsi 1.E90TeamCast 2.B51Technisat Digital 1.A44Technocrane 11.F41Technodigital Technologies 1.A46TechnoTrend Goerler 1.A58Technovia 6.C28biTedial 8.C28Tektronix 8.C75Telecast Fiber Systems 10.B39Telemetrics 11.D71Telenor Satellite Broadcasting 1.C41Telergy 4.C67Telesat 1.C39Telescopic – Techno-Jib 11.E83Telespazio 4.C88Telestream 7.C19Television Research Institute 5.C37Telex 10.F38bTelikou China 11.C78Telmaco 8.E41TELMEC BROADCASTING 8.B21Telos Systems 8.D29Telsat 8.C11bTEMIX 1.B20Tera DP 3.A05Teranex Systems 8.B10Terrasat Communications 1.F81Thales Angenieux 11.F40The Foundry 7.F28The Harding FPA 6.C28bThe Israel Export & International Corporation Institute IP551The Pixel Farm 6.C18ThinkAnalytics 1.D93Tiffen International 11.E30Tiger Technology 7.G05TK-3 11.A51TMD Ltd 2.A19Toner Cable Equipment UK 1.A32ToolsOnAir 7.J47TRANSRADIO SenderSysteme Berlin 8.D30Transtel Communication 7.A08bTransvideo 11.F31Tredess 2010 8.E10Triada-TV 8.D31Trilogy Communications 10.A29Trinnov Audio 8.B14Tripleplay Services IP411TriVis Weather Graphix 3.A50

Troll Systems Corporation 1.C90True Lens Services 11.G65TSL 10.B41Turksat 5.C35TV Genius IP611TV ONE 7.F10TV1.EU 7.G21TVBEurope 11.F04TVC (TV and Communication Systems) OE124Tvinci IP551bT-VIPS 1.B28TVLogic Co 11.B70aTV Skyline 11.C21TXT Polymedia IP301

UUBIT Co 5.A31cUDcast 2.B31bUK Pavilion c/o Tradefair 4.B79/6.C28/7.A08/

8.A28/8.B28/10.F30/11.G64Ultimatte Corporation 7.B10Unique Broadband Systems M232Universal Electronics 1.B21Utah Scientific 2.B20

VV4X 2.B31jVAD Video-Audio-Design 8.D94Vaddio 11.E59Van Oostvoorn & Zn 5.B05VariZoom 11.C70VCS 10.D20VDL 8.A96Vecima Networks 1.D95Vect Technology (Nanjing Etai Trading Co) 11.C75Vector 3 7.C01Verimatrix 5.B45Veritair Aviation 8.E11Vestel 2.C40Viaccess 1.A51Vialite by PPM 4.C63Vianeos 2.B31fVIDEAUDI SYNCHRONOS 2.B31gVideo Rescue 6.C28dVideoPropulsion 1.B91/IP531Videssence 11.A78Vidiator Technology M122VidiGo – Delta Solutions 7.H30vidIP 2.B39bViewcast IP323Vigintos Elektronika 8.E21Vinten Radamec 9.E20aVisio Light 11.G75Vision Research 11.G74VISIWARE IP721

Vislink News and Entertainment 1.A61Visual Research I 3.A39aVitec Group 9.D28/9.E20Vitec Multimedia 2.A18Vivesta 2.A48VIXS Systems 5.B29Vocas Systems 11.D30Volicon 7.H35Vortex Communications 11.G11V-shine Co 6.C11VSN (VIDEO STREAM NETWORKS) 7.J10

WWard-Beck Systems 8.E31WASP3D 3.B62Wave Science Technology 8.A42WaveStream Corporation 1.B01WB Walton Enterprises 1.F47Weather Central 3.B61WeatherOne 2.C11weComm M133Well Buying Industrial Co 8.D01WellAV Technologies 4.C71Wellen & Noethen 10.A31Westcountry Broadcast 8.C05Wheatstone Corporation 8.E20Whisper Power OE166Widevine Technologies IP313WIGE MEDIA 11.C81Wind River 6.B20Wisi Communications GmbH & Co IP503Wisycom 8.D89WIZnet 5.A31fWork Microwave 5.B15Working Easy 11.A50Wowza Media Systems IP331wTVision – Software for TV 3.C61Wuxi Huaxin Radar Engineering Co 3.A20Wyplay IP404

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by Adrian PenningtonPerhaps better known now as asystems integrator, TSL began lifecreating monitoring solutions, andit’s a part of the business still goingstrong. As proof, TSL has unveiledproducts including the latest in its

Precision Audio Monitor family.The multi-standard, multifor-

mat PAM2-3G16 builds on thesuccess of the PAM1-3G8 withadvanced features and improvedmenus. The PAM2-3G16 is said tosimplify monitoring of Dolby E/D

or discreet multichannel audiousing preset menus and shortcutkeys for rapid and intuitive accessto critical elements of complexbroadcast audio systems.

It is claimed to be the mostadvanced and intuitive product in

its sector and, what’s more, comesin a neat 2RU package with largeOLED displays. PAM2-3G16 has10 buttons that can be used to access menus and recall/manage

user presets and 16 bargraphs thatenable users to view four groups ofembedded audio or eight AESpairs at a glance.

Also on show is TSL’s latestaddition to its renowned Tallyproduct line which is described asa ‘powerful controller’. The TMC-1 unit features solid-state memory,twin Ethernet connectivity, twinhot swappable power supplies,SNMP capability and three userconfigurable PCI slots.

Also taking its inaugural boware a set of monitors, nowupgraded to include speakers – theAMU2-2MAS and AMU1- BAS .10.B41

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Zaxcom isnetworkingby David DaviesZaxcom is showcasing a host ofnew and recent developments atthis IBC, including a number ofproducts that have never beenshown before. This includes theZax-Net RF network and theERX1/ERX2 Encrypted IFBbodypacks.

Devised for the distribution ofremote control signals, timecode,IFB audio and metadata for pro-duction sound, the Zax-Net 2.4GHz RF network wirelessly linksZaxcom’s Deva/Fusion, digitalrecording wireless, encrypted IFBreceivers and compatible digitalslates into a single system foraudio recording and metadata dis-tribution.

The Zax-Net signal is gener-ated by Deva/Fusion and broad-cast via an IFB100 on a 2.4 GHzsignal. The IFB audio, timecode,metadata and wireless remotecontrol commands are thenreceived by the ERX1, ERX2 andTRX series digital wireless units.

Zax-Net will be available for allcurrent Zaxcom hardware via themeans of a free software update.

Zaxcom is also showing thenew ERX1 and ERX2 EncryptedIFB bodypacks. Able to receivehigh quality digital audio, time-code and metadata from a ZaxcomIFB transmitter, the devices havean LCD display for showing time-code and current Scene and Takemetadata in realtime with a holdbutton for script supervisors. TheERX2 features a built-in timecodereader/generator and output tocontinuously jam digital slates,ensuring no timecode drift betweenDeva/Fusion and the slate.8.D79

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Making the most of IPThe use of ordinary broadband connections for Studio Transmitter Links is aninnovative response to change, says Streamit sales manager Wim van DijkEconomic head wind makes inno-vative companies even more inno-vative and ‘forces’ the industry tolook for alternative and more flexi-ble solutions. The increased use ofordinary broadband connectionsfor Studio Transmitter Links (STL)is a fine example of this trend.

Currently cable and satellitenetwork operators use leased linesfor reliable connections to studiosand broadcasters use leased linesto link to remote FM transmittersites. Increasingly they realise thatmore flexible solutions are avail-able. IP-based STL solutions andADSL connections offer sufficientreliability to be used as carriers forSTL. In combination with specialencoder/transmitter and receiver/decoder devices STLs can beimplemented at a fraction of thecost of traditional solutions.

Cable and satellite networkoperators start using IP-basedSTL solutions and ADSL connec-tions in the outskirts of their net-works and broadcasters use theseto link remote FM transmittersites. Major cable network opera-tors in the Netherlands have testedthis method thoroughly and found

the results more than acceptable.They are making the transition,starting with audio to build expe-rience and to prepare for the bigwave of live video broadcasts overIP connections that are to comeand that need further cable and satnetwork distribution.

In addition, satellite network

operators are digging into the pos-sibilities that IP audio streaming(one way traffic) is providing. Thisopens the road to new valuepropositions to their existing andnew customers, especially in areaslacking proper ADSL coverage.

Streamit is launching a com-plete audio STL solution at thisyear’s IBC. This enables broadcast-ers and cable and sat network oper-ators to realise the savings of usingordinary broadband connections.Moreover, the user-friendly out-of-the-box installation and remoteconfiguration capabilities make itpossible to reduce setup effort andincrease responsiveness. Engineerscan now react quickly to changedconfiguration requirements with-out even leaving their desks.

The Streamit solution is basedon Ogg Vorbis, an open sourceaudio compression technology.Ogg Vorbis audio quality at anybitrate is excellent compared tocommercial audio codecs. WhileOgg Vorbis is currently underval-ued, Streamit expects Ogg Vorbisto get the recognition it deservesand will become a winner.5.A14

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Wim van Dijk: ‘STLs enable broadcastersand network operators to realise thesavings of using ordinary broadband’

by David DaviesDK-Technologies has unveiled itslatest PT0710M HD/SD wave-form monitor to the Europeanbroadcast market at IBC2009.

Developed in response to cus-tomer demand, the entry-levelPT0710M HD/SD waveformmonitor is a single channel versionof DK-Technologies’ four-channelPT0760M device.

Like its ‘big brother’ , thePT0710M can display R, G, B &luminance and Gamut errors, plusde-embed and display up to 16audio channels.

An extensive range ofupgrades is available, making thedevice suitable for smaller produc-tion studios and OB vehicles thatmay want to increase functionalityat a later stage. These user-

installed upgrades, which allowthe PT0710M to be transformedinto a PT0760M in the f ie ld,include DolbyE decoding and 5.1

surround sound monitoring(StarFish/JellyFish/Nebula), aswell as Cb, Cr and Vectorscope.8.E60

The latest PT0710M is a single-channel version of DK-Technology’s established four-channel PT0670M waveform monitor and can be retro-fitted with a range of upgrades

DK debuts latest waveform monitorby David DaviesLectrosonics is working to expandits business across the EC. Themicrophone and audio processingmanufacturer recently receivedtechnical certification for its prod-ucts in Europe, and completed theconversion to lead-free solder andproduction to meet RoHS(Restriction of Hazardous Sub-stances) requirements.

Products to be distributed inEurope are based on Lectrosonics’Digital Hybrid Wireless technol-ogy, and initially include the SMSuper-Mini series of belt-packtransmitters, the new HM plug-ontransmitter, the UT handheldtransmitter, the SRA slot-mountdual-channel receiver, and theVenue modular receiver system.

European distribution will be

handled direct to dealers in amanner similar to that currentlyemployed in the Canadian andAustralian markets.

“Lectrosonics has quiet lytransformed its manufacturingoperations and designs to meet thespecial requirements for thisvitally important export market,”said Gordon Moore, vice-presi-dent of sales for Lectrosonics.

“We’re excited to serve ourEuropean customers and to bringLectrosonics’ legendary quality tothe regions’ theatres, broadcastfacilities, cinematography, and tour-ing professionals that our US cus-tomers have enjoyed for years. Wehave already forged several excellentpartnerships in Europe and I feelthat we are off to a great start.”8.A16

Lectrosonics looks to EC

by Ian McMurrayA feature that has long differenti-ated TV sets has been connectiv-ity. Take HDMI, for example:once, a single HDMI interface wasall you’d find – but now, four arebecoming common-place. The most recent‘must have’ TV con-nectivity feature, how-ever, seems to beEthernet.

It ’s a capabil i tyconsumers will almostcertainly find indis-pensable. What theylike less, though, is thethought of miles ofadditional cablingrunning round theirhomes – especiallyas wireless technol-ogy is often not suit-able for demandingapplications.

That could begood news for compa-nies like Comtrend Corpora-tion who is showing, among othernetworking products, its Power-Grid902 Powerl ine EthernetAdapter. UPA-compliant, thePowerGrid902 is designed toallow consumers to use their exist-

ing power cabling infrastructurefor networking applications, elim-inating the need for additionalwiring. The PowerGrid902 iscapable of speeds up to 200Mbpsmaking i t , according toComtrend, appropriate for appli-

cations such aso n - d e m a n dvideo, onl inegaming, multi-media down-loading or otherbroadband uses.Sharing periph-erals such asprinters, scan-ners and digitalcameras is also

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ally, the Power-Grid902 – whichis said to be plugand play – fea-

tures advancedencryption algo-

rithms to safeguardnetwork integrity. Each adapterfeatures an integrated powersocket and mains filter to removeinterference caused by connectedappliances4.C89

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by Ian McMurrayDreampark is delivering ‘TV onYour Terms’ at IBC. The companyis showing demonstrations of itsnext generation SVG-based (Scal-able Vector Graphics) TV middle-ware with what Dreamparkdescribes as outstanding perform-ance for HD graphics, as well asthe newest release of its Dream-gallery Portal Generator.

The SVG-based Portal Gener-ator brings the DreamgalleryWYSIWYG user interface to anew level, says the company, asallowing operators to see changestake effect in realtime makes iteasier for them to create a businessportal and push revenue generat-ing opportunities to customers.

Visitors to the Dreamparkstand are seeing how Dream-gallery is maximising operatorflexibility and performance bytaking advantage of the power ofopen standards, such as HTMLand SVG, to give operators fullcontrol of their TV portals forcustomisation and regionalisa-tion. The company says that theintroduction of its next genera-tion middleware dramaticallyoptimises the response time andspeed of IPTV services while pro-viding outstanding GUI oppor-tunities and performance for HDgraphics.

Operators running Dream-gallery software can fully controlthe business portal using the PortalGenerator as well as extend thefunctionality of the platform inde-pendent of Dreampark developers.Dreampark customers also havethe advantage, says the company, offreely selecting from a wide range ofset-top boxes, video servers andCA/DRM systems as Dream-gallery is pre-integrated with anumber of proven ecosystems.4.B70

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by Adrian PenningtonThe Connect Ipx2 panel interfaceis the latest addition to Riedel’svoice-over-IP product range.

Smaller than Riedel’s ConnectIpx8 panel interface, it is designedto connect up to two Artist con-trol panels to Artist intercommatrices via IP-based networks.Connect Ipx2 is described as idealto partner Riedel’s VoIP-108 eightchannel VoIP client card, which isinstalled directly in the main-frame.

All Riedel VoIP solutions aredesigned to transport high qual-ity audio with low bandwidthover IP-based networks. Devel-oped for live broadcast produc-tions, the device provides severalfailsafe options, which ensure

audio is available even underextreme conditions.

The range of supported codecsincludes PCM, G.711 and G.722with packet loss concealment –said to be a unique feature in theworld of intercom.

To always ensure best possibleaudio quality, the user can choosebetween a high-quality mode withan audio bandwidth of 7kHz anda low-traffic mode with 3.5kHzaudio bandwidth.

“Our VoIP solutions establishthe connection via the SIP proto-col and are prepared for theupcoming IP standardisation fromthe AES,” stated the firm. “Thisfeature also allows calls to anySIP-compatible VoiP telephone.”10.A41

The Portal Generator makes creating revenue-generating opportunities easier

TV on your terms from Dreampark

Riedel expands VoIP by Ian McMurray‘Feature bloat’ is rife in consumerelectronics but the majority of ususe only a timy proprtion of thecapability of our expensive gizmosand gadgets.

That’s the thinking that under-pins the Neotion Pocket Recorder(NPR) – that no-one really needsa DVR if all they want to do is topause and rewind live TV andmake simple recordings. Using anSD card for storage, the CI+ com-pliant Neotion Pocket Recorder isthe size of a credit card and iscontrolled by the existing TVremote. It supports MPEG-4 andMPEG-2.

The NPR’s functionality does-n’t end there, however. It also sup-ports an Ethernet interface,allowing the TV to be connectedto the existing home network andproviding access to PC-basedresources via the TV – enabling

existing TVs to become capable ofsupporting IPTV, says Neotion.

The company is also featuringthe Neotion IP Module. AgainCI+ compliant and of credit cardsize, like the NPR, it is designed toallow digital TV sets to be con-nected via a LAN and gain accessnot only to the photos, music,videos and so on that are stored

on a PC but also to IPTV servicesallowing consumers to enter theTV2.0 universe. It also enables thePC to be used as a DVR. Embed-ded CAS can apparently includeConax, Irdeto and Viaccess.

Both products are expected tobe available in the next quarter ofthe year.4.B53

Neotion creates pocket rocketNeotion’s PocketRecorder: why makethings complicated,says themanufacturer

by Ken Kerschbaumer Ceiton Technologies and Asperahave announced the integrationof Aspera transfer capabilitiesinto Ceiton-Workflows.

The quick, secure and effi-cient movement of large files,often at global distances withinan enterprise, or between multi-p le suppl iers, par tners andclients, is a core requirement oftoday’s distributed media pro-duction workflows.

Aspera’s fast technology isintended to deliver maximumtransfer speed, regardless of filesize, transfer distance and net-work conditions, while providingusers with unprecedented controlover their network bandwidth.

Building upon Aspera’s open

architecture SDK, Ceiton hasdesigned two interfaces that inte-grate Aspera t ransfers in toCeiton-Workflows.

The first of these interfacesa l lows operators to in i t iateAspera transfers from a webbrowser as part of a human-driven workflow.

When i t comes to serv iceorchestration workflows wheremultiple steps in a given processare automatically executed inde-pendently from human interven-tion, a second interface – builtupon Aspera’s SOAP-based WebServices – al lows high-speedtransfers to be fully automated asany other process step in theworkflow.3.A60

File transfer made easy

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Mobile Video Studio

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by Heather McLeanAirTies is marking three industryfirsts at this year’s IBC show. Ithas been previewing the industry’sfirst high definition 802.11N wire-less video set-top box featuringself-service customer provisioning,3D graphics, and solid state stor-age on NAND flash.

Air 7224, the high definition,wireless, IPTV and web TV set-topbox, is on display at the AirTiesstand, as well as at the partnerstands of SeaChange, GooMe,

Orca, Nordija and Opera.The Air 7224 is the first set-top

box to offer a seamless wirelessvideo distribution at home in con-junction with a compatible Air-Ties wireless gateway.

With the addition of AirTies’Mesh Networking, the need forcables between multiple domesticdevices is eliminated. The combi-nation of the AirTies set-top boxand gateway enables a simple onetouch installation and set-up ofsecure wireless network by the end

user, getting rid of truck rolls andinstallation costs for the operators.

The new STB also features thenew Broadcom BCM7413 chipset,offering high definition 3D graph-ics and up to 96 GB NAND flashmemory, as well as wireless videoand self service installation.

The hardware accelerator for3D OpenGL ES allows for inter-esting user interface possibilitieswhile the default two gigabit solidstate NAND flash offers a cost-effective pause live TV feature forthe masses without the shortcom-ings of a mechanical hard drive.12.303

by David FoxThe new NP-35 from Hawk-Woods is a unique half-heightLithium-Ion NP1-style battery,aimed at providing soundrecordists in particular with alightweight, space-saving solution.

It produces 35 Watts of out-put, making this ‘stubby battery’ auseful alternative to a regularsized Ni-Cad battery, such asHawk-Woods’ 29W SNP-29. So aswell as being weight and spacesaving, the NP-35 offers users 20%more power.

With identical width and depthdimensions, the NP-35 is similarlycompatible with Hawk-Woods’NP-65 and NP-70 batteries, andcan be used with its range of NP1chargers or shoe power adaptors.11.A76

Napoleon complex: the stubby NP-35 issmaller but more powerful

Hawk-Woods: ashortened batteryby Adrian Pennington

Gravity Media Group’s UK OBwing 021 Television is using Cam-era Corps’ Q-Ball all-weatherrobotic cameras to provide videocoverage for Sky Arts, of AntonyGormley’s One & Other project.

The project concerns theFourth Plinth of London’s Trafal-gar Square. Every hour, 24 hoursa day, for 100 days without abreak, individual volunteers aremaking the plinth their own. Atotal of 2,400 people are expectedto participate between 6 July and14 October.

Two Q-Balls with rain-protec-tion covers are mounted above theFourth Plinth plus an additionalcamera on the roof of 021’s pro-duction room. They are beingused for the production of regularone-hour reports on the event onSky Arts 1 HD.

An HD feed is also beingdownconverted to deliver 24/7video coverage of the event,

streamed via the Sky Arts website.“Being ready for all kinds of

weather is essential in any open-air operation, particularly whenyou are required to deliver a long-duration live feed,” explainedGravity Media Group’s COO,Kevin Moorhouse. “Q-Ball isnearer to being a sealed unit thanany other camera we ever usedwhich has obvious advantageswhen all the usual varieties ofinsect look on exterior cameras asa potential residence.

“Picture quality has provedvery good and the downconvertedwebstreams are stunning.Although each performer is iso-lated about 4 metres above ground,the ability to switch between sev-eral cameras and to adjust param-eters such as zoom, pan and tilt,gives SkyArts production staffplenty of creative flexibility.”

“The Q-Ball’s spherical hous-ing is highly resistant to moistureand much less visually intrusive

than an ordinary robotic camera,”added Camera Corps’ director ofoperations, Matt Frost. “The 100-day non-stop session is the longestof its kind we have ever beenasked to supply robotic minicamequipment for but we have everyconfidence that the Q-Balls willmeet the challenge.”10.C49

Q-Ball stays in play, all day, every day

Q-Ball live in Trafalgar Square

AirTies’ hat trick of launchesby Ken KerschbaumerMirifice is demonstrating Miri-MON, a system that provides con-sumer insight, service assurance,and customer care for broadcastnetworks by monitoring servicedelivery and the individual cus-tomer experience.

The system monitors thehealth and performance of all set-top boxes, the network and serviceinfrastructure, and end-to-endservice delivery.

The system also enables quick

fault diagnosis, reduces opera-tional costs, and provides absoluteviewing figures and service usagestat ist ics. The company alsoimproves the quality and reliabil-ity of set-top boxes, and the serv-ices consumed through them, withthe MiriATE automated testingsystem and the MiriMONadvanced ‘live’ performance mon-itoring system. Mirifice also pro-vides specialist consultancy insoftware, systems and testing.2.C21

Stay healthy with Mirifice

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by David FoxSteadicam has launched theArcher 2, a new lightweight sta-bilising rig designed to be quickerto set-up and to accommodate awide range of operating needs.

It comes with a 12/24v pivot-ing battery mount, HD readywiring, two-section telescopiccarbon fibre post, no-tools set-up, a new “sure grip” gimbalhandle, the new multi-sectionlightweight Isoelastic G-40 arm,the advanced ergonomically-designed LX vest, and the ‘openaccess’ tilting camera mountingstage with optional remote con-trolled stage motors.

It is designed for precise han-dling, with a narrow 8cm sledwidth with yoke mounted moni-tor and precision adjustable bat-tery. The lightweight sled designallows it to be kept closer to theoperator’s body, resulting in lessfatigue and easier manoeuvring.

The Archer’s (patent pending)

‘pack and go’ sled reduces its sizeby more than 30% for eas iertransport and faster set-ups andteardowns. The new G-40 Armhas a boom range of 80cm, andis claimed to be “the lightest,most rigid, best-behaving, cost-effective arm, with the greatestvertical travel and lifting range inSteadicam history.”

Its honeycomb design appar-entlyreduces arm weight substan-tially, but maintains rigidity.TheArcher comes standard with a 7-inch 16:9 composite LCD moni-tor, but can be fitted with one oftwo HD monitor options.

“It is the perfect system forbroadcast applications, telepro-duction studios and independentSteadicam operators who requirea fully featured rig that is lowcost and lightweight. Its uniquefolding sled design makes it theperfect mobile unit,” said FrankRush, manager of Steadicam.11.E31

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by Ian McMurrayAt IBC products on show aredesigned to deliver 100% uptime,with redundancy allowing a dupli-cate component or subsystem totake over in the event of failure.Hot swappability is also assumingincreasing importance.

Reflecting this trend is therecently-announced DLA200series from Peak Communica-tions. Designed for the satelliteearth station environment, these19-inch 1RU rack line amplifiers

feature both fault tolerance andhot swap capability. Featuresinclude fully redundant powersupplies with separate mainsinputs as standard to optimisereliability, high gain flatness andstability, low current alarm moni-toring and remote control.

Modules can be replaced in theDLA200 unit from the rear withoutthe need to remove power or disturbthe other channel in any way, saysthe company.1.E34

by Ian McMurrayA challenge for the digital enter-tainment industry has always beensecurity of content with illegalcopying and downloading – andthe consequent loss of revenueand profit.

Civolution is demonstrating itsentire range of products and serv-ices that provide digital water-marking and f ingerprint ingtechnology solutions and servicesto identify, manage and monetisedigital audio and video contentthroughout their media lifecycle.

Highlights include the com-pany’s Teletrax content monitoringservice for pay-TV and a new prod-uct launched at IBC which provideshigh-volume, realtime forensicwatermarking for online content.According to Civolution, contentidentification has evolved from the‘tool of protection’ to become the‘enabler of monetisation.’5. B18

Archer targets mid-rangeTake a bow: the new Steadicam Archer 2 in action

Civolution is demonstrating a content monitoring service for pay-TV

Civolution’s realtime watermarking

The DLA200 includes fully redundantpower supplies and hot swap modules

Fault-tolerant performance from Peak

by Farah JifriATG Broadcast is exhibiting itsfull range of systems integrationservices at IBC. The company pro-vides a single-source guarantee ofefficient and reliable broadcastsystems integration with optionallong-term engineering support.

“Broadcasters in many coun-tr ies have achieved majorimprovements in picture qualityby progressing from analogue todigital SD delivery,” said ATG

Broadcast deputy director, SorenJohansen. “Continuing advancesin consumer screen display tech-nology and affordability havereached the point where 1080i HDtransmission enables the digitalcinema experience to be deliveredto every home. Broadcasting itselfcontinues to be a competitive busi-ness demanding logical workflowto ensure optimal staff efficiency.ATG has long experience as a sin-gle-source integrator of ultra-reli-

able systems with easy futureexpandability. We also maintain adedicated systems support depart-ment which can be deployedthroughout the entire life of aninstallation.”

ATG Broadcast ’s turnkeyoffering includes site-structure,air-conditioning, acoustics, light-ing, energy conservation, furni-ture, technical documentationand operator training. Projectsare supervised by dedicated spe-cialists who remain the clientcontact from commencement tocompletion.8.B51

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by Dick Hobbs“We are not expecting our audi-ences to come to us: we have to bewhere they are.” So said AndrewHawken, online editorial directorat Sky in the UK at IBC this week.“We have to be online, on mobiles,on big screens.

“No way are we walking awayfrom television – we are about tolaunch an HD service – but there is

no doubt audiences have more andmore choices and they want quickerand quicker access,” he added. “Wehave to be fast, but with quality andin a distinctive voice.

“We have passed half a milliondownloads of our iPhone app, we areon Facebook and YouTube, and weuse Twitter heavily,” said Hawken,going on to explain that the onlinenewsroom has a dedicated journalist

who uses it as a newsgathering sourceas well as sending Tweets.

Pressed on the tough questionof paying for all these new serv-ices, Hawken said: “We are part ofa very successful, paid televisionplatform, and at the moment itmakes sense for us to be ‘free toair’ over all these platforms.

“In terms of making moneythere is advertising, e-commerce and

then there is subscription,” he out-lined. “At the moment we think weare making the right decisions. Butwe are not ruling anything in or out.”

Sky, part owned by NewsCorp, broadcasts to the UK andIreland. Its news services are aleading part of the brand. “We areinvesting in high quality, profes-sional journalism reporting fromaround the world,” Hawken said.

“No-one is making us invest innews: we think that is what ourconsumers want.”

by David FoxP+S Technik has introduced threenew 3D rigs, including a prototypelightweight version for use on astabilising system.

It can be used with any light-weight camera, and the rig is stableand adjustable in any direction.It is a mirror rig and is shown onan Artemis system with two EX3s.

It will be available by the end of theyear and has already been sold to aUS customer.

“It’s universal, so it mounts todifferent stabilising systems andyou can attach different types ofcamera, up to Sony HDW-750s. Itcan be used in regular and goofymode [left handed],” explainedmarketing manager, Anna Piffl.“The adjustment of the 3D effectis completely automated so it staystotally balanced.”

There is also a larger 3D rigdesigned for use with wide-anglelenses down to 7mm that can’t beused on its existing 3D rig. It willbe making a carbon fibre versionthat will be very light, and hasnew, more stable, camera adap-tors that allow it to be used withvery heavy cameras (such as thetwo F900s at the show).

Another new side-by-side 3Drig is designed for panoramic andaerial shoots where you need thelenses to be farther apart for a true3D effect, as the smaller box isdesigned for short distances.11.E28

PS launches 3x3D rigs

Amsterdam RAI’s Event Net providesall of IBC’s internet and network con-nectivity and is managed by the RAI’sIT Services division. With a skilledsales staff, IT support specialists,senior engineers and the assistance ofprofessional network managementapplications such as HP Openviewand Cisco LMS, IT Services is able toclosely monitor each connection. Allconnections are dedicated rather thanshared, ensuring users the highestquality and best performance.

“RAI IT Services and our EventNet provide Amsterdam RAI with

Europe’s most professional and power-ful network,” said Pim Schoonder-woerd,product manager at IT Services.“This helps ensure that each event is asuccess, with every conceivable optionbeing available to our customers.”

The IBC is a particular challengebecause of the high expectations ofexhibitors and organisers alike. Eachconnection has its own specific andrequirements and has to work flaw-lessly throughout the show. “Down-time or ‘hiccups’ are not an option,”Schoonderwoerd emphasised. “AtRAI IT Services we do everything in

our power to facilitate the best possi-ble IBC for everyone involved.”

Event Net is the RAI’s ownproduct and is directly connected tothe Amsterdam Internet Exchange,Europe’s main internet connection.RAI IT Services offers a genuineone-stop-shop, backed up by a widevariety of services and products.

“The combination of flexibilityand expertise enables us to supportthe organisers every step of the way,”concluded Schoonderwoerd. “Froma single computer to the most com-plex network and configuration, welisten carefully to customer require-ments then translate these into‘ready-to-roll’ solutions.”

Well connected at the RAI

by Dick HobbsPlazamedia, Germany’s largest pro-ducer of sports television, is offer-ing live football in high definitionover IPTV this season. Coverage ofthe Bundesliga – the Germannational football league – dependson technology from Harris.

“To ensure we were prepared forthis season’s German Bundesligawhen it kicked off on August 8, itwas essential that we work with

manufacturers that could meet ourtight deadlines,”said Chris Wieland,technical director at Plazamedia.

“Not only was Harris able todeliver some of the industry’s mostadvanced technology in less thanthree weeks, but they also provideda tailored service of pre-configura-tion and pre-testing of the systemsthat was critical in enabling us todeliver a fault-free live broadcastfrom the very first match.”

The instal lat ion at Plaza-media’s headquarters in Munich isbuilt around three Harris Plat-inum routers which link the out-side broadcast venues onto thedistribution networks for IPTV,mobile and web services.

The order also includes X85signal processors to synchroniseincoming HD, upconvert addi-t iona l s tandard def in i t ion s igna l s, and handle Dolby audio. Plazamedia also usesHarris Iconlogo channel brand-ing devices.7.G20/7.G23/OE330

High def IPTV football

A new dimension for Steadicam moves: Piffl shows off P+S Technik’s latest 3D rig

by Heather McLeanUK Trade & Investment (UKTI)is helping a record 69 British elec-tronic companies look for lucra-tive international business dealswith global brands, such asDeutsche Telekom and Fox Tele-vision, at this year’s IBC show.

One company that received agrant to attend via UKTI’sTradeshow Access Programme(TAP), is WeComm, a London-based mobile phone applicationsdeveloper. Among its customers is the BBC, which is triall ing its software to broadcast radioprogrammes, such as The ChrisMoyles Show.

UKTI’s chief executive, SirAndrew Cahn said: “From televi-sion to telecoms, the UK’s mediasector continues to push technol-ogy boundaries. UKTI is proud togive such a large group of British

pioneers the chance to showcasetheir revolutionary products.”

Using IBC2009 as the launchpad for its Media Combiner 1900EMPEG to IP network adaptor,ARG director of sales and market-ing, Mike Footer, said: “IBC is aninternational meeting place thatattracts broadcasters from all overthe world. Broadcasters are alwayskeen to investigate new technologythat will help them optimise band-width and use the most cost-effective transmission services. Weare confident that the show willgenerate a lot of new businessopportunities for us.”

UKTI’s TAP gives small- andmedium-sized enterprises up to sixgrants, varying from £1,000 to£1,800, to exhibit at overseas tradeshows like IBC. TAP supports over3,000 UK businesses each year.UK Pavillion

Britain bucks the trend andincreases space at IBC2009

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MediaCityUK buys ClarityPixel Power has sold seven Clarity 5000character generators to be used in brandnew studios being built for MediaCityUKin Salford Quays near Manchester. Thesale was made through TSL, thebroadcast systems integrator, andfollows a thorough evaluation ofcompeting technology, resulting in PixelPower winning the deal through a tenderprocess. “Clarity is the graphics deviceof choice in the UK, with mostbroadcasters using Clarity,” said JamesGilbert, managing director of Pixel Power.“The equipment will also benefit fromusing our latest Version 9 software,announced this week. Broadcasters haveready access to Clarity-trained operatorsin the UK and our longstandingrelationship with TSL has successfullydelivered a number of projects, whichdemonstrates our commitment toproviding ongoing support to integrators.”7.B30

Sonifex hybrid mixerSonifex is debuting its S1 small formathybrid analogue/digital radio broadcastmixer. The S1 mixer delivers a compact,low cost, fixed format mixing consoledesigned for on-air radio use anddoesn’t compromise on performance,according to Sonifex. The mixer can befitted flush into a desk-top or can berack-mounted by the addition of rackears. It has 10 dual input channelsconsisting of four mono mic/line inputs,one telco/line input, one stereocleanfeed/stereo line input, three dualstereo line inputs and one dual digitalstereo input channel. There is also a3.5mm insert jack socket for aniPod/MP3 auxiliary connection. The S1has one stereo programme outputavailable as both balanced analogueand AES/EBU or S/PDIF digital, so thata main programme feed can be sent toa transmitter whilst a digital feed can godirectly to a PC for internet streaming.Two stereo aux outputs are alsoavailable and these can be configuredas either pre or post the fader outputs.8.E61

XDT shows newCatapult serverXDT is showcasing version 1.7 of itsflagship Catapult server software.Aimed at point-to-point frame datatransfers and uncompressed framereview, Catapult Server is a softwaredesigned to deliver the same localthroughput performance of storagearrays to connected systems utilisingstandard networking infrastructure. Thenew version 1.7 includes support forWAN transfers and review including256-bit AES encryption and Flipstream,with support for playlists with mixedresolution and format.“With Catapult Server now available asa standalone software product,customers have got the flexibility tofront-end their SANs using aninexpensive Linux server to accessmedia at SAN speeds from any copper-connected client,” said Erik Otto,managing director of XDT.7.A39

In Briefby David FoxRefurbishment could be one way tobeat the recession for broadcasters,systems integrators and manufac-turers, according to Greg Hoskin,managing director of independentsystems integrator, Megahertz.

It has a factory and a specialistworkforce that he feared might suf-fer when conditions worsened. Inan effort to keep everyone working,they offered to refurbish trucks forclients who didn’t have the budgetto buy new ones, completely takingthem apart, respraying them andbringing them up to date.

“They got a new van, with anextra five years of life, and wekept our people in work. It’slabour intensive for us and cheapfor the customer,” explainedHoskin.

“It’s a good return on invest-ment, and often CFOs say youcan’t have a new truck, so this isa good compromise.”

Indeed, it has remained busysince, doing refurbishments fornumerous customers, such asAerial Camera Systems, APTN,BT, CNN, Globecast, SIS (wherea truck had been hit by light-

ning), and Zeppit. “Each one ofthose is a month’s work.” Oftenit was converting trucks to HD

and bringing them up to spec tomeet the latest regulations.11.F20

New trucks from old Make do and mend: Recessiondoesn’t mean depression for Hoskin

by Farah JifriAn agreement signed betweeneMotion engines and Quantelwill see the Pure and DigiCranknoise reduction, restoration andslow motion technology madeavailable for Quantel’s Pablo, iQand eQ products.

Pure and DigiCrank softwareapplications run on Windows XPand integrate with Quantel work-s tat ions v ia Quante l ’s openGenetic Engineering technology.The file-based workflow is built

around the openness of Quan-te l ’s Sam and soft -Sam dataservers, providing transparentaccess to the Quantel media storevia third-party systems.

In addition to noise reductionand high performance re-timing,the applications also provide net-worked assist tools for dust-bust-ing, de-flicker, stabilise, and a fullyfeatured 2K and 4K DPX viewer.

Steve Owen, Quantel directorof marketing said: “As the worldof digital acquisition and scan-

once workflow gathers increasingmomentum, our customers areincreasingly asking for noisereduction and speed change tech-nology to be closely available intheir Quantel suites.

“This partnership demon-strates our continuing commit-ment to providing our customerswith the most comprehensivetoolsets within their Quantel envi-ronment,” continued Owen.

The eMotion technology isbased on motion estimation algo-rithms and handles resolutionsfrom SD to 4K.8.A28b

by Farah JifriIdeas Unlimited.tv has come toIBC with enhanced capabilities onoffer. The new applications makefor addit ional capacity andautomation integration, and offercontent archiving. Ideas Unlim-ited.tv is also introducing a newentry level version of its ContentProbe recorder.

The new version of the Con-tent Probe offers four-channelrecording via a single device, andhandles inputs as compositevideo, SDI or HD. The recorderalso offers integration with theiTX automation system fromOmnibus.

Content Probe automaticallychecks for video faults such asfrozen output, black or bluescreen, and silence or tone. Whenintegrated with Omnibus this faultdetection will cause the ContentProbe to trigger a switch frommain to standby iTX to maintainthe channel output. In any event,

the fault will be noted in both theContent Probe and the iTX logs.

Among the new enhancementsfor the Content Probe is the abilityto automatically manage thearchiving of compliance record-ings beyond the capacity of thedevice itself. Any recordings thatreach the end of their allottedtime on the device can be trans-ferred onto any suitable archivemedium, which could be a corpo-rate data server network.

Also new for IBC09 is IdeasUnlimited.tv’s MRF monitoringrecorder. The system is targeted atunregulated markets that do notrequire a guaranteed recording forlegal compliance purposes, butwhere the broadcaster wants tomaintain a local recording formonitoring and technical checks.The MRF does away with theredundant components of Con-tent Probe and as a result is avail-able at a reduced pricepoint.8.C97

Quantel given pure eMotion

by David FoxThe latest special edition Sachtlerartemis stabilising system has ahigh capacity power supply thatcan cope with even the most power-hungry digital cinema cameras, andavoids having to reboot the camerawhen you change batteries.

“Red needs 110 Watts all thetime, so we have increased the diam-eter of the [power] cable and usespecial copper cable, so now 96% ofthe battery power reaches the cam-era, which is a very low voltagedrop. It means we nearly double therun time of the battery,” claimedartemis designer, Curt Schaller.

The artemis EFP HD SE useshot swap electronics for changingbatteries without having to rebootthe camera, which can take eightminutes for a Red One. The elec-tronics are made by Anton/Bauer,but work with any make of battery.

It automatically switchesbetween the two batteries (used ascounterbalance), and Schallerbelieves it is much better than usingan electronic buffer, and less likelyto go wrong. The new high-capac-ity batteries are very low weight, sohaving two adds little weight.

“It is also the lowest-priceproduct in our range. If you wantto move to a bigger camera, youcan swap in a new module, so youkeep 80% of your first invest-ment,” Schaller said. Users alsosave on spare batteries.9.A07

Power glide: artemis inventor CurtSchaller demonstrates his latest model in the Production Village

Artemis putsin the boot

New ideas for automation

A sporting celebration: FrancisTellier, chief executive officer HostBroadcast Services (left) and PierreL’Hoest, CEO EVS, commemorate tenyears of collaboration at IBC2009.The two companies have deliveredcoverage of major sporting events,including the FIFA World Cup. TheHBS and EVS partnership has alsoresulted in the first stereoscopic 3Dlive coverage of the IIHF WorldChampionship in 2008, followed bythe first live 3D football match tobe shown simultaneously in Lyonand in Paris.

Making 3D a spectacle: Most cheap3D glasses are made with whateverblue and red gel a manufacturer has onthe shelf. But “if you get the bluewrong you might get a headache, and ifyou get the red wrong you won’t see3D,” according to Daniel Llovet(pictured), marketing director ofbroadcast filter maker Cotech. Thecompany has launched a range ofcustom 3D glasses at the show. “Wecan match any colour any 3D designermay wish.” 11.A54

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by David FoxBradley Engineering is developingan adaptable, motion-controlledtracking system that can bemounted on a table, on tripods, onthe ground or hanging from theceiling. Users could build a threeaxis system by putting several in aroom (horizontal and vertical),and it has a prototype single axis,2m track at IBC (which wouldprobably cost about £4,000).

The MC60 is ‘incredibly pre-cise’, said CEO, David Bradley,with a potential four billion indi-vidual positions over the length of

the track, although he will proba-bly gear it so that the accuracy willbe 0.01mm, more than enough formost practical uses.

The company is also develop-ing a motion control head to gowith the track. “Our aim is to cre-ate a 16-axis motion control sys-tem with a user-friendly front-end,which will be timeline driven,”said Bradley. “This is differentfrom most motion control sys-tems, which are speed driven.

“There will be two different con-trol methods – a standard laptopcontrol, which will do the most

sophisticated moves, and a moresimple location system, which justhas a handheld control system whereyou set the most-used parameters,such as start shot, in-between shotsand end shot, and tell it how longyou want it to take,” Bradley added.

Reliability will be key. “Motioncontrol is not used as much aspeople would like it to be becauseit is complicated, and thereforetime consuming. It’s big, it’s heavy,it takes a large crew, and thereforeit’s very expensive,” Bradley said.“We want to make it usable byyour average cameraman. Wealready have the motion controlsoftware and drives, the motorsand a basic interface.”11.B39

Bradley on track for motion control

by Ian McMurray“3D is the next TV revolution,”said Michel Chabrol, sales directorat Eutelsat at a press conferencethis week, at which he describedhow his company, together withOpen-sky and DBW – collectivelyknown as the 3D StereoscopicGroup – had been workingtogether to better understand the3D opportunity.

“We have been broadcasting anall-3D channel since early 2009 –not as a commercial venture, butas a test bed to better understandnot only the technical implicationsof 3D but also consumer accept-ance,” Chabrol explained. Henoted that Eutelsat was the firstsatellite company to support 3D –and was also the only company tobe showing live 3DTV at IBC.

Joining him on stage was Wal-ter Munarini, technology directorof Open-sky. “Reaction fromusers has been fantastic,” he said.

“3D is developing much morequickly than any of us foresaw.”Munarini noted that there isalready plenty of 3D content

available for 3D cinema – but thisremains one of two challenges forwidescale acceptance of 3D tele-vision. The other potential barrieris standards, he said.

“But as compelling as 3D is inthe cinema, it is perhaps an evenmore valuable proposition foralternative content such as sportand rock festivals,” Munarini said.

“The role of satellite in 3D isclearly there,” he went on. “We havethe bandwidth necessary for 3Dtransmisson – but just as impor-tantly, satellite is the natural trans-mission medium for live events.”

In concluding, Munarini notedthat he expected commercial 3Dchannels to come into operationin 2010, with real traction beingachieved by 2012.1.D59

3D is the next TV revolution says Eutelsat

Michel Chabrol: Eutelsat the “only company” to show live 3D TV at IBC

by Ian McMurrayIn a world of HPY-2654sand NJ-D-00-Ps, Titan fromAteme comes as a breath offresh air. Brand new for IBC,Titan is a turnkey solutionfor large scale transcoding.The company says that it isusing the principles of gridcomputing to parallelise pro-cessing, meaning thattranscoding can be achieved in‘faster than realt ime’ – and,according to the company, 20times faster than is possible withtraditional methods. A two-hourlong HD movie, for example, canbe encoded in just 10 minutes,according to Ateme.

“We’re not the only companyusing the principles of grid com-puting,” said product marketingmanager Remi Beaudouin, “butwhat differentiates our approach isi ts intel l igence – the way weanalyse both audio and video datain order to improve the final qual-ity of the content. That, plus thespeed at which we can do it.”

Key features of Titan, accord-ing to the company, are that it

provides highly cost-effectivetranscoding for all three targets –TV, PC and mobile – and does soin a single pass. “Very few othercompanies are able to do that,”noted Beaudouin.

Leveraged from Ateme’s KFE2 encoding system, Titan is a com-plete file-based processing system.From any SD/HD mezzanine file,the company says that Titan canproduce a number of pristinevideo quality versions simultane-ously: according to Ateme, thisrepresents a ‘step change’ in themass content delivery workflow.1.D70

Tracking shot: David Bradley shows offthe new MC60 tracking system

Ateme’s Titan can encode a two hourhigh definition movie in 10 minutes

Ateme’s Titan a ‘step change’ inmass content delivery workflowby Ken Kerschbaumer

The Red Bee Media Broadcast Cen-ter handles automated playout ofBBC HD across Europe and it is nowrelying on PubliTronic Nexus playoutservers and Cobalt automation soft-ware to deliver sparkling imagesacross the European continent.

PubliTronic’s system gives RedBee a high degree of flexibilityand functionality as well as reduc-ing time to air down to less than10 weeks.

“We’ve been impressed by thelevel of PubliTronic’s commitmentto delivering effective, reliable HDservices to our client, BBC World-wide Channels,” said David Popper,

Red Bee Media head of solutionsbuild. “PubliTronic’s playout serversprovide a great blend of resilience,notably when operating in an N+Nmode. It’s clear that installing inte-grated playout automation is sim-pler, more cost-effective and timely.”

Nexus is integrated with BBCWorldwide Channels’ schedulingsystem Zeus, from Phoenix7. Pub-liTronic’s playout servers can drivegraphics and logos externally fromthe scheduling system and alsoprove particularly efficient for han-dling secondary broadcastingevents, with support for DVB subti-tling in the ASI Stream,2.B18

BBC HD relies on PubliTronic

SecureMedia enhancesPeerTV experience SecureMedia is providing PeerTV with itsEncryptonite ONE System CA/DRM(conditional access/digital rightsmanagement). This is now integrated withthe latest PeerTV internet STB, thePeerStation 340, providing an enhancedtelevision experience for content deliveryover the open internet. The PeerStation 340 STB provides for arange of different formats includingWMV as well as H.264, and deliversHD quality and features includingdownload and peer-to-peer options. “The ability to deliver IPTV content securelyover open networks is becoming anincreasingly important business driver forour customers,” said Chen Landau, VP ofglobal sales at PeerTV. “We are pleased tobe working with SecureMedia and togetherwe will deliver the highest quality and mostsecure broadcast experience over theInternet possible.”SecureMedia IP734 /PeerTV IP551

Miranda routed to Argosy Argosy has expanded its portfolio toinclude Miranda’s NVISION Compactrouters. Described as ideally suited to“utility routing applications where space isat a premium,” the routers are available in3Gbps, HD, SD, AES, analogue video andanalogue audio, as well as machinecontrol formats.The NVISION Compact routers areavailable in sizes from 16x4 up to 32x32,and are housed in 1RU or 2RU frames formaximum space efficiency. Multiple controloptions include Ethernet or serial control,local button panels, and remote hard orsoft panels. Easy to use configurationsoftware is supplied as standard tosimplify key tasks like partitioning, as wellas integration with other routing systems.Mike Purnell, director, Argosy said, “Routersand monitoring products are an integralpart of the build out of HD infrastructureand with these advanced routing systemswe are better placed to provide a morecomplete solution to broadcasters –particularly those in small studio, postproduction and mobile applications whererack space is at a premium.”10.D55

Mighty tiny white LEDToday’s increased multimedia content inportable devices is fueling the trend towardslarger displays and longer video playback,which require more power. Addressing thisneed, analogue power managementspecialist National Semiconductor hasintroduced what it claims to be theindustry’s smallest white LED driver withdynamic display backlight control. TheLM3530 – part of National’s PowerWiseenergy-efficient product family – drives up to11 high-current LEDs in series, illuminatinglarger displays in portable media devicessuch as smartphones. It employs ambientlight-sensing algorithms and content-adjustable backlighting to optimise thedisplay, realising up to a 55% power savingover the common practice of driving thebacklight at a constant brightness. Availablenow, National’s LM3530 is priced around€1.75 in 1,000-unit quantities.10.B28

In Brief

by Ken KerschbaumerOctopus newsroom systems con-tinue to extend their reach aroundthe globe as deals in India, Portugal,and Slovakia highlight the IBC exhi-bition. Two Indian TV news chan-nels, Polimer and P7News, haveselected Octopus6, the latest versionof the Octopus newsroom computersystem, to drive their newsrooms inIndia. A total of 29 channels inIndia now rely on Octopus.

Meanwhile Portuguese channelEconomico TV has decided to driveits newsroom with Octopus6. Thestation is based in Lisbon and is thefirst broadcaster in Portugal to useOctopus. The company also won thetender for Slovakian 24/7 news chan-nel TA3 where it will serve up to 50concurrent users and will be inte-grated with Avid Newscutter, AvidCountdown and Vizrt Content Pilot.3.B58

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by Carolyn GiardinaNagravision and 3Ality Digitalhave been demoing the answer toone o f the more in teres t ingunanswered questions from IBC:namely, how does the viewernavigate through all this 3D con-tent anyway?

The companies are previewing aprototype of version 2 of theNagra Media Guide, a 3D userinterface for electronic programmeguides that accommodates 3D aswell as 2D. It can be used for 3Dcontent, whether distributed via

broadcast TV or the internet.With many 3D-ready TV sets

expected to enter the consumermarket wi th in the year, th isdemonstration focuses on one ofthe very steps that will need tobe addressed in offering a 3DTVservice.

The demo shows programmeguide information as a 3D graphicover a 3D programme, includingsettings, channel selection and themetadata associated with the con-tent such as descript ion andlength of a programme.

N a g r a v i s i o n ’ sFrank Dreyer sa idthat 3Ality providedits optimisation toolsfor how to calibrategraphics over thev ideo, as we l l a sexpertise for testing at3Ality’s facility anddemo material. “Com-panies doing 3D in thecinema are the f irstwave for 3D for thehome,” he said.

Dreyer added thatNagravision is furtherexperimenting with3Ality’s 3Play image

optimisation technology, devel-oped to enable live transmission ofquality 3D images over a standard2D infrastructure in order to opti-mise the 3D viewing experience.Part of the system aims to auto-matically compensate for irregu-larities that might cause viewerdiscomfort, as well as addressvariables such as screen size.

“The long term goal is toenable mass market 3D entertain-ment,” 3Ality Digital CTOHoward Postley said.1.D69

by Kate Bulkley The need to be green is gainingtraction and the reasons are clear:the depletion of resources is lead-ing to increasing costs for bothcompanies and consumers thatthey no longer can afford toignore.

“Once the pocket is affected,then people take notice,” JaumeRey, director of professionalbroadcast systems for Panasonic

told the audience at the panel‘What is the Cost of Not BeingGreen?’. Rey said that Panasonicis taking steps to promote “ecoideas” in its products and itsacquisitions. “We are buyingSanyo not because they havewonderful screens and goodaudio equipment,” said Rey. “Weare buying them because theyhave a leading pos i t ion inrechargeable batteries and solarpanel technology.”

Manufacturers need to re-think how they design products

from the ground up, starting withthe materials they use, said MarkShayler, MD of eco3, a consul-tancy in the UK. With the EUlooking to reduce the chemicalsallowed in products and the G7saying that CO2 emissions mustbe cut by 80% by 2050, manyproducts wi l l have to be re -thought. For example, a 32-inchplasma varies in energy use from89 watts to 146 watts. “We needto identify best in breed anddrive everyone else to the samelevel,” said Shayler.

For broadcasters there areboth savings to be made in howthey work and broadcast and alsoin what they do in terms of pro-

gramme making to educate theiraudiences. The BBC has institutedan automatic shut-off of comput-ers, which has taken some£300,000 off its annual electricitybill. “One problem is how to getthe facilities department and theIT departments to work together,”observed Chris Haughton-Brown,principal consultant for SiemensIT Solutions and Services.

Siemens has developed a low-power desktop on show at IBC that,by using photovoltaics, consumes80% less power. “Desktop comput-ers cost about £29 in electricity andanother £10 in cooling costs butwith this prototype we are down to£4,” said Haughton-Brown.

TF1 in France has a C02emission reduction plan and hasrecently created a dedicated web-site dedicated to best eco prac-tices for its producers. “We don’tknow what the best practices areat the moment, but the website isa first step,” explained FredericTapissier, president of the tech-nical committee HD Forum forTF1.

As to the future, Haughton-Brown said that there is certainlyenough “critical mass” at IBC totake a stand on sustainability. “Ithink that sustainability is at thepoint when tapeless productionwas 10 years ago,” saidHoughton-Brown.

It’s not easy being greenConference Analysis

Navigating around 3D television content

by David FoxHong Kong-based Phoenix TVhas bought two virtual studio sys-tems from Orad and VintenRadamec for its new Hong Kongstudios. These include a full Oradgraphics system and two Fusionrobotic pedestals plus six roboticheads (plus standard Vintentripods and pedestals).

“Phoenix is the CNN ofgreater China. It’s the only newsnetwork accepted by both main-land China and Taiwan, and hasabout 175 million viewers,” saidFai Keung, sales director, OradHi-Tec Systems (North Asia).

It will mean that Phoenix nowhas s ix virtual studios in theregion. “They want to work in avery efficient way, with very fewcameramen and to take the tech-nological capabilities to the limit,”Keung said.

“It will be one of the first to

use virtual tracking with theFusion,” added Mark Osborn,business development manager,Vinten Radamec. Phoenix is nowbuilding a new studio in Beijing

that will become its new HQ. Itwill be twice the size of the HongKong studio and will using bothcompanies’ systems there too.9.D28c/7.H21

by Ken KerschbaumerBigBand Networks is reaching outto set-top boxes in the home witha new intelligent software controlplane that helps operators managelinear and nonlinear video services.The company says that the Con-verged Video Exchange (CVEx)removes the need for differentvideo services to exist in differentsystems operators can more easilyuse resouces and understand howthe services are used.

“Transitioning to next-genera-tion networks capable of seamlessvideo delivery to multiple networks

opens up tremendous complexity,”said David Heard, BigBand Net-works COO. “CVEx can help trans-form today’s architecture into a trueconverged system delivered to anydevice so that in the future it won’tmatter if [a service] is wired or wire-less, legacy or next-generation IP.”

The system’s strength is pool-ing of bandwidth and allowing itto be reallocated on an as-neededbasis. And ‘what if ’ scenarioplanning can allow modeling offuture delivery concepts and pro-gramme windows.3.A25

by Farah JifriIHSE’s Draco quad-head KVMextenders support video resolu-tions up to 1920x1200/HD 1080pfor single link DVI signals at allchannels, and signal connectionsover CAT 5e/6/7, multimode orsinglemode fibre. Standard datasupport includes USB-HID, PS/2and audio/serial data transmission.

The new extenders have beenspecially designed to fit into a 1Uchassis with integrated power sup-ply. As an optional extra, theextenders support high-speedUSB2.0 data transmission in thesame chassis.

The new devices comply withthe Draco Instant Switching tech-nology, enabling support for appli-cations like TV studios, classroomenvironments, command and con-trol, digital signage, or situationalrooms (PS/2 over adapter).

“With our new Draco quad-head extender kits, we offer ourcustomers utmost flexibility torealise their applications,” said PeterStriegel, CEO of IHSE. “Quad-head applications are now sup-ported by dedicated devices andeasily integrated into the DracoInstant Switching environment.”8.C50

Phoenix TV rises from the virtual flames

Friendly aliens: Osborn and Keung celebrate their Phoenix TV contract

BigBand offers convergence

IHSE extends support

Magnum Semiconductor has developed a family of chips for encoding anddecoding 1080p50, for use in OEM HD equipment. The chip comes in dual coreor quad core configurations (single or two chip versions). “The quad core allowsa lot more pre-processing, which helps remove noise and any blurring effects (oraccentuate them if you want), before you start to encode,” explained KishanJainandunsing (above), Magnum’s marketing director. 11.G79

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