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Sky Deutschland leads live UHD demo for IBC


By Adrian Pennington


SKY DEUTSCHLAND will present a demonstration of an end-to-end Ultra HD live on air broadcasting chain at IBC in tandem with Sony Pictures, 3net, SES and Pace. There are rumours that the German pay TV operator may even announce an Ultra HD service as soon as this month.


At IBC2012 Sky Deutschland


was one of the first broadcasters to publicly announce its commitment towards the launch of Ultra HD services. Over the past 12 months the operator has added authority to that pledge in the form of several Ultra HD test productions, the support of respective


standardisation efforts, and the analysis of potential new concepts for Ultra HD. This September, Sky Deutschland, Sony Pictures and 3net will show a trailer comprising Ultra HD content, mixing sports, movies and documentaries, aired live over satellite by SES in a sponsored session free to all delegates. In a step forward on similar


approaches at IBC last year, this time the content will be encoded in HEVC by Harmonic and will be received by a prototype Ultra HD receiver presented by Pace. The results will be displayed on several Sony 4K displays of different sizes. William Cooper, founder &


chief executive of Informitv, who is chairing a debate on the


Stephan Heimbecher, head of Innovation and Standards, will lead Sky Deutschland’s UHD demonstration at IBC2013


topic at IBC, says there are strong arguments on both sides. “On one hand there is the technical imperative to


Next TV Summit comes to London By Neal Romanek


FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL runs in San Francisco and New York, the Next TV Summit comes to London on 19 November. Held at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) theatre in London’s west end in partnership with Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TVBEurope, the summit is an all-day event focusing on the opportunities, challenges and threats posed by the rapidly changing landscape of alternatives to traditional broadcast. Second screen OTT, video


everywhere devices, and the internet have expanded the concept of ‘broadcast’ well


beyond the parameters of the TV screen. The Next TV summit offers delegates the opportunity to learn from and network with leaders in the fields of content, technology, broadcast and


Andy Taylor will speak at the Next TV Summit in London this November


advertising who will address such issues as monetising content across platforms, producing original programming for OTT and internet channels, and reaching audiences in an evolving multiplatform ecosystem. Speakers already confirmed include Andy Taylor, co-founder, Little Dot Studios/ All3Media. Since 2007 he has held the role of All3Media’s, commercial director where he has successfully led the group’s digital strategy. During this time he has not only launched 50 YouTube channels but also the All3Media video on demand apps on Smart TVs as well as working closely with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Lovefilm and iTunes. Prior to this, Taylor


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improve quality, which is a focus for many of those attending IBC,” he says. “There is a lot of room for improvement on high definition television, which compromises quality in many respects. UHD or 4K promises the next big thing in television. “On the other hand, beyond a


few enthusiasts, most people seem happy enough with the television they have. If you ask people what could be improved about television, not many would say the resolution. There are many ways in which the quality of television could be improved without adding more pixels. There is a diminishing return on investment in technical quality for the average viewer.” www.ibc.org


was managing director of Digital, Channel 4 where he launched 4oD. Other speakers include


Charlotte Hargreaves, DRG’s SVP of marketing and business development; Ashley McKenzie, CEO & founder of Base79; Geoff Inns, VP & managing director UK of CBS Interactive; Content Media Group’s president of TV & Digital Greg Phillips; and Anthony Rose, co-founder & CTO of Zeebox. Sponsors of Next TV include multi-platform content delivery provider Vubiquity and semantic device technology company Veveo. Information on sponsorship opportunities can be found on the Next TV website. Book tickets now to take


advantage of Early Bird prices. www.nexttvsummitlondon.com


1-15 News & Analysis IBC Technology Booster George Jarrett covers the first ever IBC Technology Booster event held in London this June, focusing on the connected world and the cloud 13


16-28 ITBW Wrap-Up Slope of enlightenment Melanie Dayasena-Lowe, Dick Hobbs and Fergal Ringrose report fromTVBEurope’s fifth IT Broadcast Workflow conference held at BAFTA last month


30-43 The Workflow Best Flow in Bulgaria


Philip Stevens reports on News7, the first 24/7 news channel to broadcast in Bulgaria


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45-58 IBC Sneak Preview 2013 Our IBC hall writers have put together a comprehensive summary of some of the product highlights and news you can expect from this year’s IBC show


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61 The Business Case Evolve and partner


Holly Ashford attended a recent Elemental event during which the company made key announcements as well as revealing progress made since NAB


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62-65 News & Analysis Intelligent facility


Big data potentially allows millions of pieces of unstructured data to be aggregated. But is there any value to be gleaned from its analysis, asks Adrian Pennington


62 Ace comes to Soho


George Jarrett reports from the American Cinema Editor’s annual EditFest. Previously held in LA and New York, the event recently took place in London


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A look back at the month’s most interesting stories from the broadcast technology arena 66


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