Newsletter from 09/08/2011
IBC 2011 Preview: Focus on Sports and 3D
Sports dominates the IBC Conference on Sunday of IBC with three dedicated sports sessions exploring how rights holders, leagues, clubs and broadcasters can take advantage of broadband distribution and a technical critique of the ongoing impact of server-based production for live sports. There is also a timely examination of the central role that online networks and services will play in coverage of the 2012 Olympics.
Undoubtedly one of the most debated topics in broadcasting, the Monday of the conference has a special focus on 3D. The dedicated sessions make spectacular use of the IBC Big Screen’s 2K, 4K and stereoscopic 3D digital projection. Get “A Glimpse into the Stereoscopic Future” or "Learn how to fix Stereoscopic 3D in Post".
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Keynote Speakers Drawn from Leading Figures Across the Industry
IBC, the leading global tradeshow for professionals engaged in the content creation, management and delivery of broadcasting media and entertainment promises the most exciting conference ever. Major influencers are set to provide stimulating keynote addresses on every aspect of the future roadmap for the industry. Included in the list are such notable figures as Andrew Barron, coo of Virgin Media UK; Mike Fries, ceo of Liberty Global; William H Roedy, former chairman and chief executive at MTV International; Joanna Shields, vice president and managing director EMEA of Facebook and Sir Martin Sorrell, ceo of WPP, UK.
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SVG Europe Announces 2011 Sport Technology Achievement Award Winners
The Award Winners for this year’s prestigious SVG Europe Sport Technology Achievement Awards have been announced, with honours going to those involved with last year’s Ryder Cup coverage (in both 2D and 3D), this year’s Wimbledon 3D coverage, and to Formula One Management for consistently pushing back the boundaries in its ongoing coverage of Formula One. The Awards will be presented at the Sixth Annual Sport Award Reception at IBC on Saturday 10 September at the RAI Centre, beginning at 17:30.
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• ATG Broadcast • Broadcast Networks • Dalet • Danmon Systems Group • Digital Rapids • Grass Valley • Hamlet • Jünger Audio • Linear Acoustic • Miranda • Norwia • Oxygen DCT • Preco • TSL • Vinten Radamec • VSN •
ATG Broadcast
TG Broadcast will exhibitits comprehensive range of systems integration services on stand 8.B51 atIBC2011, Amsterdam, September 9-13. The company will be represented at the showby key members of its team including Graham Day (Managing Director), JimGreaves (Business Development Manager), Hassan Ghoul (Sales Manager MiddleEast), Jonathan Baker (System & Product Sales), and Alastair MacDonald(Proposals Manager).
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Broadcast Networks
Systems Integration specialist Broadcast Networks will showcase its latest ‘go anywhere’ live production vehicle at IBC 2011. Featuring Sony’s Media Backbone HDXchange server, the custom-built Land Rover Discovery is designed for a one or two-person team and will be on show at the Sony booth 12.A10 at the RAI Centre Amsterdam from September 9-14. Acclaimed for the design and build of quality broadcast and media systems, Broadcast Networks has worked closely with Sony on many projects worldwide over a number of years, including the new 3D production OB vehicle for Norway’s OB-Team which is also on show at IBC 2011.
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Dalet
Dalet Digital Media Systems will showcase Dalet Enterprise Edition, their advanced Media Asset Management (MAM) platform, and technology solutions at IBC 2011, held in Amsterdam at the RAI Centre (stand 8.B77) from September 9-13, 2011. Dalet Enterprise Edition offers end-to-end media management, a powerful workflow engine and multiple integration paths to unify disparate systems. Dalet Sports Factory is a comprehensive Media Asset Management platform designed for cross-system media and metadata management in the most demanding sports operations. The MAM capabilities of Dalet Sports Factory can be fully exploited through integrations with industry-standard sports production systems, logging systems, NLEs and various archive systems.
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Danmon Systems Group
Danmon Systems Group (DSG) will exhibit its full range of systems integration services on stand 8.B51 at IBC2011, Amsterdam, 9-13 September. DSG is one of the world's most experienced providers of systems integration support to television and radio broadcasters, postproduction houses and professional audio studios, as well as the corporate, academic and government sectors. DSG's fields of activity include every aspect of broadcast and electronic media technology, from consultancy to production and postproduction, transmission and archiving, encompassing video, audio, graphics, streaming, audio visual and multimedia applications.
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Digital Rapids
Digital Rapids is bringing its complete range of tools and solutions for transforming and distributing media to IBC 2011. Digital Rapids connects content to opportunity, providing the leading tools, technology and expertise for bringing live and on-demand video to wider audiences and the latest viewing platforms. Enabling superior multi-screen viewing experiences, powerful file-based workflows and efficient business-to-business content distribution, our solutions span video ingest, encoding, transcoding, management, streaming and delivery. The complete solutions portfolio will be featured on our main stand, number 7.G41, with select demonstrations also featured at stand 13.293 in the Connected World area. Digital Rapids will also again power the encoding of content for the IBC TV News website and mobile delivery.
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Grass Valley
Grass Valley™ and Dorna Sports have been shortlisted in the highly sought-after IBC 2011 Innovation Awards. Recognized for its achievements in the Content Creation Category, the companies were shortlisted out of more than 130 submissions, for its involvement in the live production of the MotoGP World Championship with, Spanish-based production company, Dorna Sports. Grass Valley developed a unique storage and asset management solution for Dorna Sports (the exclusive TV rights holder) for use during the racing events. Dorna Sports covers all 18 races in the MotoGP international motorcycle season, with more than 120 high-definition cameras at every event.
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Hamlet
For 25 years Hamlet has led innovation in the test and quality control market, and at IBC 2011 the company is leading with another radical new design. The Hamlet DigiScope DS900 is a compact digital instrument which performs multiple simultaneous tests on up to four signals on the same display with iScope™ touch control. Hamlet’s proven digital modular test and measurement platform has been redeveloped into an even more compact form factor for the DS900. It means four modules can be packed into the half width 1U cabinet, performing multiple tests on four independent signals. The motherboard includes a multi-view display of associated parameters putting the quad display on a DVI or XVGA monitor for maximum flexibility.
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Jünger Audio
Audio Loudness and dynamics specialist Jünger Audio is using the IBC platform to launch two powerful new additions to its range of LEVEL MAGIC™ processors. These new units form part of an expanding family of products that began with the launch of the Award-winning T*AP TV Audio Processor at NAB 2010. The first unit, the D*AP LM2, is a two-channel Digital Audio Processor incorporating Version II of Jünger Audio’s renowned LEVEL MAGIC™ algorithm, which is compliant with all current broadcast audio loudness recommendations including ITU, EBU R128 and ATSC A/85.
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Linear Acoustic
Is it possible to control loudness without affecting original content? At IBC 2011, Linear Acoustic® will reverse the primary DTV loudness issue from compliance to audio quality with a groundbreaking technology that changes everything. Also, the award-winning file-based workflow system Linear Acoustic unveiled last year is now perfected and will be fully demonstrated. Many signature products have received enhanced designs and exclusive upgrades, and new streamlined products have been added to Linear Acoustic AERO™ and LQ™ families.
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Miranda
Miranda Technologies will be highlighting its strengthened production studio signal management and monitoring systems at IBC 2011 (Hall 8, stand D41). To simplify monitoring and signal management in production studios and trucks, Miranda has enhanced the integration between its NVISION 8500 Hybrid routers with audio processing and its high quality Kaleido multi-viewers, as well as with third party production switchers. Also on show is the loudness monitoring and correction processor for high program count, IP transport streams. Called Axino, the processor enables television service providers to address loudness control regulations around the world, including the Calm Act in the USA.
Studio Signal Management
Axino
Norwia
Norwia will introduction the new intelligent add/drop/pass functionality with the OC-4B-SDI one-card solution at IBC 2011. Users of the revolutionary miniHUB™ optical distribution system have now another trick up their sleeve with the addition of auto selection on the optical and electrical inputs to route signals to their desired destination. This function is particularly useful in a ring structure where a user can add a signal at any location without having to physical switch or apply a control function other then plugging the signal in.
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Oxygen DCT
Oxygen DCT is consolidating its position as a major supplier of monitors to UK’s top production companies and rental houses by launching the Evolution P3 series - a powerful new range of monitors that set the standard in terms of 'next generation' features, functions and picture quality. The monitors, which will be on show at Oxygen DCT’s IBC 2011 stand (10.B44) boast a unique onboard HD recorder, as well as a host of useful camera set-up facilities. They have already been acquired by renowned Pinewood Studios-based Movietech, which has become the first rental house to adopt the Evolution P3 Series in the UK.
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Preco
Exhibiting on stand 8.E49 at IBC 2011, Preco will display and demonstrate two major additions to the Cooltouch range of rack-mountable monitors: models XP-2401HD and RX-702HD. “These are two of the most versatile monitors ever introduced,” comments Preco’s Commercial Manager, Sarah Lenson. “The XP-2401HD is designed for content producers and broadcasters who need to monitor digital video images, video waveforms, timecode, audio signal levels and programme sound within a single device. The RX-702HD is ideal for use wherever space is at a premium. Both models deliver excellent image quality even under high ambient light conditions.”
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TSL
TSL Professional Products Group (TSL PPG) designs, manufactures and sells worldwide a unique range of TSL-branded products. Two new products will be launched at IBC this year - the AVM-T-MIX and the PAM1-3G16. The Touch-Mix system delivers a unique combination of audio monitoring and channel mixing capabilities designed to simplify operations and workflow throughout the Television broadcast environment. In live operation, the T-MIX user can instantly see channel activity, recognise the source that has been named via the QWERTY keyboard menu and listen to the resulting audio from individual, grouped or mixed channels.
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Vinten Radamec
Vinten Radamec®, a Vitec Group brand and world leader in robotic camera support systems, will reveal a major step forward in camera robotics at this year’s IBC 2011. The Fusion FHR-35 pan and tilt head is the first to incorporate Intelligent Control Engineering (ICE), a new platform which delivers unprecedented control and accuracy in an innovative and highly compact form factor. The head is suitable for a broad range of applications from legislatures to studios, and allows broadcast engineers to plan ahead through its upgradable option for augmented/virtual reality production environments. Designed for payloads up to 16kg, the Fusion FHR-35 is versatile and uses Ethernet to connect to the HDVRC studio robotics controller or legislative system controller. Furthermore, the ICE internal motors and processing allow it to give both the fastest and the slowest movement, as well as pan and tilt accuracy better than 0.01˚.
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VSN
Pioneering the TAPELESS 2.0 concept, VSN will be presenting important new features for its broadcast software solutions for tapeless digital environments at the forthcoming IBC Show. Located in booth N7G33, the company will exhibit new versions of its products covering News Production, MCR Automation and Broadcast Management areas. Following its Spider R&D project on the way to a new generation of tapeless solutions, VSN will be presenting several new versions of its main products at the IBC show, which will be held in Amsterdam next September, 9th to 13th. All new versions and product enhancements in News Production, MCR Automation and BMS areas will be available for demonstrations at the booth number 7G33.
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"that's LIVE"
The new edition of "that's LIVE" will be available at IBC for sale at the LIVE-Production both #38 located on the walkway between hall 8 and hall 9. "that's LIVE" covers the Eurovision Song Contest, Wimbledon in 3D, the 3D production of the German "Bundesliga", the coverage of the Scorpions concert in 3D and many more. Also the "Streamliner" OBVan concept, developed by Broadcast Solutions and Mediatec is featured.