May2012
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Conference Preview By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe and Fergal Ringrose
AT THE 13 June IT Broadcast Workflow at BAFTA in London, Charlie Cope, technical executive for BBC Sport, will reflect on the last two years of planning, design and delivery of its new operation in Salford Quays. The Vision: to unlock BBC Sport’s potential using technology to deliver the best quality Sports coverage to its audiences in the most efficient ways possible.
In his EVS-sponsored case
study presentation, Cope will look back on the impact the move to a file-based production environment has had, how it was planned and delivered, the impact it has had on BBC Sport’s operations, as well as the benefits that have been drawn from the project. In ‘Automated QC for file-based
workflows’, Luan Thompson, lead strategist for content management,
ITV will tell the audience how Coronation Street and Emmerdale now have file-based delivery workflow from production through to transmission and VoD distribution. AmberFin’s iCR provides a key
part of this workflow, enabling the content management team to check the programmes delivered from production and convert them into the formats necessary for distribution. File-based QC is used to ensure that the programmes meet the technical standards for transmission. Another confirmed user case
study is ‘Integrating People, Operations and IT for enhanced business planning & reporting at ITN.’ The speaker is ITN Senior Team Leader Steve Luck, introduced by Symbox CEO & Co-Founder Amit Patel. The case study will shed light on
a broadcast & IT human workflow management solution for better visibility, control and timely reports;
an infrastructure management database to give better control of assets; cultural shift to encourage broadcast engineers to embrace a solution; and instant visibility into ITN daily engineering and IT support desk operations. Our other confirmed Gold Sponsors are Grass Valley and Sony: we will announce their
Harris divests Broadcast business
Market Analysis By Fergal Ringrose
IN LATE April Harris Corporation President and CEO William Brown announced the board’s decision to divest the Broadcast Communications division. “The decision … resulted from a thorough review of our business portfolio, which determined that the business is no longer aligned with the company’s long-term strategy,” said Brown. “The plan to sell these assets supports our disciplined approach to capital allocation, and we intend to use the
proceeds to return cash to shareholders and invest in growing our core businesses.” Commenting to TVBEurope on this decision, Harris Broadcast Communications Senior Vice President Global Sales and Services Richard Scott said, “strategically the place to start is the arrival of Bill Brown as CEO last November. He was appointed by the board in order to take some actions with Harris Corporation. It’s no secret that the defense and government sectors are under pressure, and not just in the United States. Bill Brown’s job is to position Harris Corp for growth.”
“We are at great pains to point
out that this is not about the value of Harris Broadcast or the managment team — rather, strategically, it’s about maximising the value of a sale [of Harris Broadcast] so that those funds can be reinvested” in the core Government and RF divisions. “It is absolutely business as usual [in terms of] commitments we’ve formed with customers, suppliers and employees. We will pay our bills and our employees, and we will honour all contracts,” he said. “We had a very successful NAB with several product
end-user case studies on
www.broadcastworkflow.com by the time you read this. Confirmed Silver Sponsors at press time are Blue Lucy Media, Digital Rapids, IABM Training Academy, MediaGeniX, Pebble Beach Systems and SGL. Don’t miss this conference and don’t forget to book your own place at BAFTA today!
launches,” said Scott, “and we have a very strong order book — and none of those warranties or commitments are affected.” Harris Broadcast President Harris Morris said, “In the interim, Broadcast Communications will continue to be a part of Harris Corporation and operate business as usual. Our valued relationships, both longstanding and new, remain our top priority. The global team will continue to work diligently to ensure our commitment to our customers and partners remains steadfast, our execution to fulfill commitments is flawless, and our progress against strategic objectives remains focused.”
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News & Contents Contents
1-20 News & Analysis Intrasonics’ boom
Jake Young talks to CEO Luc Jonker and Dr Michael Woodley, Business Development, of Intrasonics about the company’s audio watermarking technology
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3D sound: listening to the future The goal of immersive audio is to mimic the three-dimensional sound experience of real life. Neal Romanek reports 16
22 The Business Case Moving fasp media
Dick Hobbs talks to Aspera President, CEO and Co-Founder Michelle Munson about its fasp technology
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24-30 London 2012 Countdown Hire expectations for Games Today’s economic climate means there is not always money for capex such as cameras, vision mixers etc. So, when extra equipment is needed, broadcasters turn to hire companies to meet the shortfall. Philip Stevens reports 26
BBC Sport tapeless production Adrian Pennington visits BBC Sport to take a closer look at its Sports Production System at MediaCityUK
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32-36 The Workflow QVC’s new shop front
Philip Stevens pays a visit to QVC’s new media and commerce centre in Chiswick Park, London
38-41 Broadcasting in the Cloud
Cloud storage in broadcast There are significant business benefits for any organisation in cloud computing, says Jim Cook, CEO, Arkivum 40
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Our 24-page NAB 2012 Headline News section covers the highs of the show from new products and concepts to new market positioning and key trends
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66 TVBEurope’s News Review A look back at the month’s most interesting stories from the broadcast technology arena
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