The emerging new technologies that promise to remake how television is made were in abundance at this year’s tech gathering in Amsterdam. For some, the prominence of IP in everything from production to distribution may have been somewhat of a surprise, but once on the exhibit floor or in the conference rooms there was no mistaking its broad — and still growing — influence.
Change Meets Opportunity At IBC 2015
IBC 2015 is officially in the books, and, once again, it provided an overwhelming glimpse of future possibilities and current opportunities, thanks to a manufacturing community constantly on the hunt for audio and video tools and workflows that can create a more lifelike consumer viewing/listening experience on any device anywhere.
TVU Networks, a global provider of live IP video solutions, today announced that European Broadcast Development (EBD) is switching to TVU in a multi-year deal for all of its live […]
ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer Out To Members For Vote
MAM Is Dead; Long Live MAM
An IBC panel of experts says that the meaning of media asset management is increasingly becoming so nebulous that it is in danger of meaning nothing at all to anyone. But that doesn’t mean it’s going away. Among their thoughts: Implementing software as micro-services is particularly important because doing so allows MAM users to take advantage of the economies of scale of numerous cloud servers.
Imagine Communications, a global provider of video and advertising solutions serving the media and entertainment, multichannel video programming distributors and enterprise markets, has expanded its advertising management solution portfolio with […]
Exclusives
Clear-Com | Stand 10.D29 | Website: www.clearcom.com At IBC 2015, Clear–Com will launch the DX410 Wireless Intercom system, a two channel 2.4 GHz digital wireless system that features 7 KHz […]
CueScript | Stand 11.F45 | Website: http://www.cuescript.tv/ CueScript, a developer of professional prompting solutions has launched its new Ethernet-based Mole Foot Control IBC 2015 (Sept 11-15). In addition, the company […]
TSL Products | Stand 10.B41 | Website: www.tslproducts.com Broadcast equipment manufacturer TSL Products has unveiled a new virtual panel add-on option for TallyMan, a control system that coordinates critical infrastructure […]
TVU Networks | Stand 2.B28 | Website: www.tvunetworks.com TVU Networks, a global provider of live IP video transmission solutions, and drone manufacturer DJI will demonstrate the world’s first Aerial Newsgathering […]
With headquarters located in Munich, Germany, ARRI was founded in 1917 and an international designer, manufacturer and distributor of motion picture camera, digital intermediate (DI) and lighting equipment. ARRI’s SkyPanel […]
Vizrt, a provider of production tools for the digital media industry, has introduced a new video on demand workflow. The company says it works seamlessly with existing studio workflows for […]
As part of JVCKenwood and Bradley Engineering’s developing relationship, the two companies have just announced a new sales agreement, signed on the first day of IBC 2015, which allows JVC […]
Blackmagic Design | Hall 7, Stand H20 | Website: www.blackmagicdesign.com Blackmagic Design has introduced the Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount, a B4 lens mount modification for its new Blackmagic URSA […]
HEVC Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Video Services, or H2B2VS, is a project of 22 firms in Europe that proponents say combines the best of broadcasting with the strengths of the Internet. In a presentation at IBC, the author, Thomson Video Networks’ Raoul Monnier (l) explained how the system could make delivery of 4K television practical in an age when spectrum is scarce and high resolution video consumption holds the potential to outstrip Internet bandwidth resources.
Medialaan, the Flemish commercial broadcaster with multiple television and radio brands including VTM, 2BE, Vitaya, JIM, vtmKzoom, Q-music and JOE fm, will use Annova System’s flagship newsroom software OpenMedia. “OpenMedia […]
BTV, the first private national TV station in Bulgaria and the country’s most watched channel, has chosen Edius Pro 7 from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, for editing news in […]
John Schur, Minnetonka founder, president and CEO, will remain as president of the Minnetonka Audio division of The Telos Alliance, and the company will continue to be based in Minneapolis. Tim Carroll, president and founder of Linear Acoustic, said during a Saturday press conference that the two companies have been on parallel tracks for years and frequently discussed the possibility of partnering on product development.
NHK Researcher Lays Out 8K Roadmap
Renard T. Jenkins, the public broadcaster’s senior director of operations: production, media and distribution, talks about why PBS is converting to the Interoperable Mastering Format for delivering programming to OTT services. While the move was spurred by a Netflix requirement, Jenkins says that because of the format’s many advantages “I think IMF makes sense. It is the right thing for television broadcasters to be looking at right now.”
Haivision | Hall 14, Stand N26, 29 | Website: www.haivision.com Haivision, a provider of video streaming and media management solutions, announces that the Haivision Media Gateway is now available for […]
Ross Video on Thursday introduced its latest entry in the compact routing switcher space with the launch of Ultrix, which Ross is calling the “Ultimate Connectivity Platform.” Ross says Ultrix […]
Semtech | Stand 10.F46 | Website: www.semtech.com Semtech Corp. , a supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, will demonstrate the hybrid interoperability of its 12G UHD-SDI product portfolio by transporting […]
Teredek | Hall 11 Stand E55 | Website: www.Teradek.com Teradek, a provider of video encoders and transmission systems, announces the Bolt Sidekick, a new addition to its zero-delay wireless line-up. […]
Brainstorm Multimedia, providers of broadcast graphics solutions, and 3D Storm, distributor of NewTek and LiveXpert products, debut an exclusive partnership at IBC 2015, with the launch of a brand new […]
DataPath | Hall 1, Stand F56 | Website: www.datapath.com DataPath Inc., a provider of remote field communications and information technology solutions to the aerospace, government, broadcast and infrastructure markets, today […]
TVU Networks | Stand 2.B28 | Website: www.tvunetworks.com TVU Networks, a global technology provider of live IP video solutions, will present its new IP video marketplace TVUMe for the first […]
EditShare | Stand 7.G37 | Website: www.editshare.com EditShare, a technology provider of intelligent shared storage and media management solutions, is unveiling its latest AirFlow Private Cloud remote workflow solutions at […]
Technicolor, a worldwide media and entertainment technology supplier, and Elemental Technologies, a supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, announced Thursday they will demonstrate the world’s first broadcast […]
Its new GV Node platform uses a data center approach that lets companies quickly deploy new operations that would take months or even years to build in a traditional TV infrastructure, the company says.
Imagine Comm. Holding Its Own Conference At IBC
BBC Proposes New Foreign-Language Services
The companies will embrace the SMPTE 2022 and JPEG2000 as initial core standards for moving compressed IP signals and SDI and in an IP ecosystem.
The promises of IP in television include use of common off-the-shelf IT components that cost less than their SDI counterparts, fewer interconnectivity headaches and easier support for higher resolution television […]
The opening session at IBC features broadcasters from around the world talking about how they’re finding ways to cut through the noise of other media — both traditional and digital — with their news, entertainment and even brand to establish themselves as a go-to destination for the content people want to consume. The panelists (l-r): David Butorac, Phillip Luff, Fran Unsworth, Thomas Riedl and moderator Ray Snoddy.
A new day in virtual advertising and potential for new advertising revenues is dawning thanks to Viz Eclipse, a new system that will be previewed at IBC this weekend and does not require any physical camera or board installations on site.
Saying the move underscores its commitment to build the industry’s most complete software suite for live TV news production, ChyronHego also unveiled core product updates and inked a deal to launch a live remote production system with a leading provider of broadcast facilities and services in Europe.
MediaPower | Stand 7.J42 | Website: www.media-power.it MediaPower returns to the 2015 IBC Show (Sept. 11-15), highlighting improvements to its products that include NewsTouch touch-based live presentation appliance; Arkki cost-effective […]
Friend MTS | Stand 1.A44 | Website: www.friendmts.com Friend MTS is ramping up the fight against video piracy with the launch of ASiD (Advanced Subscriber iDentification), a new content protection […]
BroadStream Solutions | Hall 8, Stand B29 | Website: www.broadstream.com BroadStream Solutions, an automated playout specialist, is poised to integrate all of its existing and future OASYS playout technology and […]
