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First speakers announced for Beyond HD Masters at BAFTA


By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe and Fergal Ringrose


A FIRST draft of high-profile speakers has been revealed for TVBEurope’s Beyond HD Masters 2013 conference to be held on Tuesday 11 June at BAFTA in central London. Addressing the conference will be Michel Chabrol, director of Digital Cinema, 3D and Ultra


Richard Lindsay-Davies, chief executive officer, DTG


HD at Eutelsat; Brian Clark, commercial and technical projects director for NEP Visions; Stephen Heimbecher, head of Innovations and Standards/Product and Operations — Technology at Sky Deutschland; Carl Hibbert, Futuresource Consulting; Richard Lindsay-Davies, chief executive officer, Digital TV Group; Andy Quested, head of Technology, BBC HD & 3D; and Philip Willis, Professor of Computing and director, Centre for Digital Entertainment, Bath University. All speakers are subject to change without notice. This is just the first tranche of participants revealed for the event — there will be other major announcements in coming weeks. Beyond HD Masters follows the successful series of HD and 3D Masters conferences from TVBEurope that helped to chart and forecast the maturation of HD and 3D in the broadcast market. In another development, TVBEurope has partnered with


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for the event and in turn IBC has pledged its support for TVBEurope’s Beyond HD Masters and IT Broadcast Workflow conferences in 2013. The draft agenda for Beyond HD Masters is available online. Please check back for regular updates. Register now to attend this


Stephen Heimbecher, head of Innovations and Standards/ Product and Operations – Technology at Sky Deutschland


IBC on support for events in 2013. IBC is launching a brand new conference, IBC London Technology Booster, to take place at Dexter House on 25-26 June. The event focuses on two of the most disruptive technologies currently impacting the market — Cloud Services and Connected Content. TVBEurope is a media partner


year’s Beyond HD Masters conference at BAFTA and take advantage of the special early bird price of just £149 (plus VAT) until 30 April 2013. Save £100 off the cost of a standard ticket by booking your early bird ticket now.


Sponsorship opportunities


are also available through Steve.Connolly@intentmedia.co.uk or Ben.Ewles@intentmedia.co.uk on +44 (0) 207 354 6000. For more information about Beyond HD Masters 2013 attendance or venue, please contact our Event Manager Sarah.Harris@intentmedia.co.uk or call +44 (0) 207 354 6001. www.beyondhdmasters.com www.ibc.org


Fluid Head for Cinema Camera:Blackmagic Design created a huge buzz in the filmmaking industry with the introduction of its amazing Cinema Camera, providing a true feature film look and amazing dynamic range for beautiful images. But the new camera’s unique form factor requires a versatile fluid head system. A match for the Cinema Camera is the Sachtler FSB 6 Fluid Head, which provides Sachtler’s operational feel for precise panning and tilting. With its 5-inch built-in monitor on the back of the camera’s housing, many Cinema Camera users choose to operate using that screen in place of an external viewfinder. With little weight behind the camera’s tripod mounting tap, the FSB 6’s 4.7 inch (120mm) sliding plate range is key to placing the camera, lens and accessory package squarely over the fluid head. The FSB 6’s 10 steps of counterbalance lets the user position the exact centre of gravity over the head to keep the camera in place at any angle of tilt. www.sachtler.com


Philip Stevens talks to three specialist organisations about how capital broadcasting projects are financed


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Local TV to become reality Ofcom has awarded Comux UK with the licence to operate the UK’s local TV infrastructure in a £25 million project. Melanie Dayasena-Lowe reports


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19-24TVBEurope 20th anniversary Europe’s technology journey TVBEuropecelebrates its 20th anniversary as Fergal Ringrose takes a trip down memory lane to those burning issues occupying the industry two decades ago


26-33Beyond HD: Future Directions An executive view


George Jarrett talks to senior executives from AJA, Grass Valley, Harris Broadcast and Sony Professional about the market trends such as 4K and Ultra HD 26


34-49 The Workflow Feeding the second screen New techniques and technologies are emerging to enable broadcasters to not only cover more events but generate more content per event, writes Adrian Pennington


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50-64 NAB Preview: Part Two In part two of our NAB Product Preview, find out about the launches and innovations at this year’s Las Vegas show


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A look back at the month’s most interesting stories from the broadcast technology arena


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