September 2013
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Munro and BEIRG are named as PSA winners
By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe
ACOUSTICIAN AND studio designer Andy Munro will be the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award while BEIRG (the British Entertainment Industry Radio Group) will scoop the Grand Prix prize at this month’s inaugural Pro Sound Awards at the Ministry of Sound in London on 19 September. Fourteen other award winners from across the spectrum of pro-audio will be revealed on the night. The unanimous choice of
Munro and BEIRG was made by the Awards team – the editors of Intent Media titles Audio Pro International, MI Pro, Audio Media, Installation, TVBEurope, Music Week and PSNEurope.
acoustics has often been regarded with a mixture of suspicion and reverence, a status quo I have always tried to debunk so I accept gratefully this award as recognition of a job well done by everyone at Munro Acoustics.” In 1980 Munro started his
own design practice, specialising in studio design and acoustic analysis, using techniques such as time-delay spectrometry that, at the time, were not generally known in the UK. It has also been revealed that
PSA Lifetime Achievement Award for studio designer Andy Munro
“I am extremely flattered
to be given this accolade,” Munro commented on hearing the news. “The world of
the Grand Prix prize, sponsored by DiGiCo, will be awarded to BEIRG. “BEIRG is absolutely delighted to pick up this award. To receive industry recognition for our collective efforts over the last nine years is very
Speakers join for Next TV By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe
THE CONFERENCE programme for the Next TV Summit is growing, with 12 high-profile speakers already confirmed for the event. Next TV Summit London brings to Europe the Next TV Summit’s formula, which has proven to be successful in San Francisco and New York.
This summit, to be held
at BAFTA theatre on 19 November, focusses on the opportunities and threats posed by developments in mobile broadcasting, second screen, OTT, video everywhere devices and the internet, and how to capture, interact with and monetise audiences.
Among the confirmed
speakers are Kai Henniger, CEO of Viewster, who has 14 years of digital media and marketing expertise. He has led digital entertainment services for Infront Media, spent time in the Corporate Development team of Cablecom, Switzerland’s largest cable network as well as Vodafone, where he built the cross platform entertainment offering from the first hour. Also presenting is Jens
Richter, managing director of Red Arrow International (formerly SevenOne International) and managing director International Distribution of Red Arrow Entertainment Group. Before launching
SevenOne International in 2004, he served four years as managing director for Beta Film, Munich, which handles the worldwide distribution of free/pay TV, home video and theatrical rights. Other confirmed speakers and panellists include Charlotte Hargreaves, SVP Marketing and Business Development, DRG; Geoff Inns, VP and managing director UK, CBS Interactive; and Patrice Slupowski, VP Digital Innovation & Communities, Orange, France Telecom. Next TV Summit is presented
by Broadcasting + Cable and Multi Channel news, in association with TVBEurope. Information on sponsorship
Viewster CEO Kai Henniger to speak at Next TV Summit
opportunities, Early Bird discount bookings and further event information can be found on the Next TV Summit website.
www.nexttvsummitlondon.com
satisfying,” said the Group’s Alan March.
Since 2004, BEIRG has campaigned to ensure everyone involved in PMSE (Programme Making and Special Events) has continued access to sufficient quantities of interference-free spectrum. Headline sponsors for
the event are DiGiCo and Sennheiser, with further sponsorship provided by Focusrite Novation, Fineline Media Finance, Genelec, Martin Audio, Medialease, Sony and ISE, plus support from ISCE, IABM, the Institute of Acoustics and The Space in Brighton. The charity partner for the evening is Nordoff Robbins.
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News & Contents Contents
1-26 News & Analysis Lights to the test
David Fox looks at the EBU’s backing of the new Television Lighting Consistency Index for broadcast TV
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Broadcast Commoditisation Adam Cox, Futuresource Consulting, shares his views on the increasing commoditisation of the broadcast equipment industry 22
Preparing BT pitch
Adrian Pennington reports on one of the UK’s most high profile broadcast launches in years, led by Timeline TV
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27-57 IBC2013 Show Preview A guide to some of the exhibiting companies and key product launches for this month’s event in Amsterdam
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58-63 Automated QC Forum Philip Stevens gathers views on Automated Quality Control in programme delivery, from a number of industry experts 58
64-81 The Workflow New Antenna signal
Philip Stevens reports on Cypriot broadcaster Antenna, which had just three months to build and install a new facility
Sun shines on budget
News International commissioned deltatre to help create The Sun Studios. David Fox went along to find out more
Hub of creativity
Holly Ashford travelled to Salford to tour dock10’s extensive facility, at the heart of the MediaCityUK complex
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A concise round-up of the month’s most exciting stories from the broadcast technology industry 82
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