94 Saturday 08.09.2012 theibcdaily The challenge of new consumption patterns
Harmonic By Ian McMurray
Showcasing what the company says is a comprehensive range of solutions for broadcast and
multiscreen production and delivery is Harmonic. Highlights include solutions designed to streamline multiscreen content delivery, enabling broadcasters and operators to produce video content more efficiently in any
format, distribute content cost-effectively over any network, and support a high- quality viewing experience reliably on any device. “IBC gives us the
opportunity to showcase production-ready solutions
that address key trends in a rapidly changing landscape,” said Peter Alexander, senior vice president of marketing and chief marketing officer at Harmonic. “In particular, broadcasters and other media companies today face the
challenge of accommodating new content consumption patterns, and we’ll
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demonstrate how Harmonic solutions meet these demands cost-effectively.” Among the Harmonic demonstrations are the new ProMedia Xpress file-based transcoder, the latest addition to the ProMedia Suite multiscreen solution, that uses Harmonic’s H.264 codec technology and MicroGrid parallel computing technology. Also featured is a live MPEG-DASH streaming demonstration based on Harmonic compression technology used in the first large-scale public trial of DASH during the 2012 London Olympic Games. 1.B20
DRM hosts three events
DRM Consortium By David Davies
The DRM Consortium will unveil the latest updates in DRM technology at three key events this week, starting today. The first event takes place at
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the Transradio stand (8.D30) today between 15:00 and 17:00. Focusing mainly on securing good coverage with DRM30 on long wave and medium wave, the session will address topics including power consumption, technical requirements for DRM broadcasting, automatic equalisation of DRM transmitters, and MPEG surround sound. Tomorrow, the Nautel stand (8.C61) will demonstrate DRM+, the operating mode for frequencies above 30MHz. Taking place between 15:00 and 17:00, the event will provide a quick regulatory update and an overview of DRM+ and DRM30 features, EPG, 5.1 surround sound and Journaline. The final event, scheduled for the Thomson booth (1.D11) between 15:00 and 17:00 on Monday, will provide another opportunity to find out even more about some additional features of the DRM family. This event will include the first transmission of Diveemo, the new DRM application whereby audio is accompanied by a small scale video signal. Digidia and RFMondial are among the other companies featuring DRM this week.