The last few years have seen great strides made in audio generally, and immersive media specifically. The recent Olympic Games
demonstrations of NHK’s 22.2 channel sound system (and a key part of the Ultra HDTV tecnology) in the UK, Japan and the USA managed to steal plenty of headlines, with spectators citing the way they were truly surrounded by audio which enhanced the visual experience. This session, produced by Prof. David Crawford (University of Essex) and Technology Consultant Nicholas Lodge, brings together Mitsuo Okano from Japan Broadcasting Corp, and researcher Judith Liebetrau (Ilmenau
University of Technology in Germany) under the chairmanship of Digital Decode’s Bill Foster, to examine the background and structure of 22.2 sound systems, and how they employ sophisticated signal processing to create a sense of reality, both from speakers and headphones. Professor Crawford says: “We shall also find out how listeners can interact with broadcast multi-dimensional audio by choosing where they position sound sources in three dimensions. Of course, we shall not ignore more immediate issues such as what remedy you might employ if your audio fails the meet EBU loudness guidelines or how far you can push audio bit-rate compression and get away with it!” 09:30-11:00, Emerald Room
IBMS enhanced
Pilat Media By Heather McLean
Pilat Media is highlighting its Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS), which is described as a flexible and scalable information backbone that can adapt to changing broadcast business requirements, here at IBC. IBMS is enhanced with new features and functions that enable a richer, streamlined, and more automated multiplatform experience. “At IBC2012 we are featuring a variety of innovations that will better prepare broadcasters to maximise today’s complex nonlinear, multiplatform delivery environments,” said Avi Engel, CEO of Pilat Media. “These product offerings range from enhancements to IBMS which facilitate the management of content and rights, to new streaming media solutions from OTTilus that smoothly integrate with the broadcaster’s operation and workflows.” Pilat Media is demonstrating a new automated metadata and media preparation workflow for IBMS that accelerates the process of acquiring and preparing content and building subsequent offers. Now included with the IBMS:OnDemand add-on module, the new capability enables IBMS to automatically import metadata for large volumes of content, check and retrieve missing metadata from information suppliers, drive transcoders to prepare media for distribution, and create and place offers in the service navigation menu based on metadata values such as genre, resolution, and cast. With expanded multidimensional rights management, IBMS users have another powerful advantage in supporting a wide range of delivery platforms and
Expanded multidimensional rights management on Pilat’s IBMS
interactive services. An unlimited number of rights dimensions can now be defined, ensuring that assets are fully utilised and contractual obligations are always met. Rights dimensions can include such parameters as broadcast resolutions, regions, devices, delivery platforms, and revenue models. As new rights dimensions emerge, IBMS users can configure the appropriate rights immediately, logging, tracking, and managing their usage from a centralised platform.
Pilat Media’s IBMS:OnDemand add- on module has been enhanced with a powerful set of features that enable broadcasters to accelerate the delivery of catch-up TV offerings across multiple delivery platforms and devices. With the new catch-up functionality, the IBMS:OnDemand add-on module links linear schedules to catch-up schedules and applies rights-aware business rules to determine which programs have catch-up rights. IBMS then creates a catch-up offer automatically, based on the rights and additional criteria defined by the broadcaster.
Pilat Media is also making additional announcements regarding OTT streaming solutions for broadcasters, platform operators, and new media ventures through its new joint venture company OTTilus. 2.B30
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