IBC 2014

Two spectral efficiency experts, Pablo Angueira in Spain and Frank Herrmann in Germany, told an IBC audience how their work in layer division multiplexing and MIMO antenna technology should make it possible to move more TV and other data through a TV signal — a priority for ATSC 3.0.

At IBC in Amsterdam, Tedial unveiled its new Media Exchange Platform (MEP. The multi-screen explosion means that broadcasters and telcos are faced with an unprecedented — and often unpredictable — […]

Rohde & Schwarz used IBC in Amsterdam to demonstrate how TV studios can optimize their production workflows from ingest and studio playout to content distribution by employing the ingest and production server […]

At IBC in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Design debuted SmartView 4K, what it calls the world’s first full resolution Ultra HD broadcast monitor with 12G-SDI inputs for compatibility with virtually all SD, […]

This year’s tech gathering in Amsterdam was one of those rare shows where the sense of a major changeover was palpable.  It will likely be remembered as the breakout event for IP as the enabling technology for a new way of looking at how the human and technology resources needed to acquire, prepare and distribute programming should be organized.

Accedo, global TV application solutions provider, has introduced its next-generation multiscreen solution, Accedo VIA, at IBC. Accedo VIA enables operators, media companies and broadcasters to launch full-featured multiscreen services quickly […]

At the IBC in Amsterdam, Nevion launched the Sublime X², a compact, 32×32 hybrid video/audio router. Designed for broadcasters, production companies and government agencies, the hybrid router offers the functionality […]

If the incentive auction of TV spectrum is successful in the United States, governments and regulators from around the world will take notice and may implement similar measures, according to NAB’s Rick Kaplan.  

TVU Networks has introduced the next generation of its TVU Grid IP video switching, routing and distribution solution at IBC 2014. The new version of TVU Grid delivers greater flexibility, […]

Dalet Digital Media Systems introduced at IBC 2014 its new platform lineup: Dalet Brio, its high-density ingest and playout system; Dalet AmberFin, which provides high-quality transcoding; and Dalet Galaxy, an […]

Ross Video unveiled the integration of its OverDrive automated production control system and Carbonite production switcher series at IBC 20014. The integration makes automated production available to price-sensitive customers given […]

Snell introduced at IBC 2014 new Web-based interfaces and apps for its Morpheus automation, ICE channel in a box and Momentum media asset management systems. Providing browser-based and mobile access […]

Visiware has released the latest version of its turnkey software platform, Sync2TV at IBC 2014. The new release includes tools to monetize TV content through advertising and sponsorship and now […]

iStreamPlanet is demonstrating new features for the Aventus live video encoding and packaging service at IBC 2014. The upgrades are focused on supporting top line revenue opportunities and the bottom […]

Triveni Digital’s Rich Chernock, who’s leading the technical group responsible for developing the ATSC 3.0 standard, says progress has been impressive. On a technical level, perhaps the most significant is that the standard is being developed in such a way that it will be able to flex and absorb new technologies that inevitably will come along. And on political and economic levels, ATSC 3.0, he says, has the possibility of providing a framework for a global television standard that could work for the next 30-40 years.

So big is that investment in SDI-based production equipment  that for the time being, IP-based solutions will nibble at the edges of the overall production pie. An overnight switch to IP is not going to happen. Rather a hybrid environment in which IP-based solutions supplement existing SDI infrastructure will be the reality for many broadcasters. Going forward, however, there is little reason to continue adding new SDI components.

The company’s trial in Europe is intended to show the feasibility of transmitting both OFDM-based digital television — in this case DVB-T2 — for home reception and LTE-based video to smartphones and media tablets on the same television channel. It’s slotted to begin in the next six months.

Simplifying control room operations by offering an all-in-one alternative to the traditional combination of production switcher, graphics and other related functions is the goal behind the newly announced Viz Opus […]

At IBC’s opening panel this morning, David Abraham, CEO of Britian’s Channel 4, describes how his company over the past eight years has successfully built a hybrid TV viewing experience around the convenience of mobile and over-the-top that augments its linear broadcast channels. And he outlines how it will reframe its digital platform with the rollout next year of All 4, a single destination that will hold all program content at one digital location.

This year’s annual gathering in Amsterdam promises to tackle important issues with a robust conference program, cutting-edge technology displays and a series of keynote speakers offering their perspective on topics ranging from Google’s vision for the future of video to the health of the TV industry.