6 Saturday 14.09.13 theibcdaily IBC2013 Leaders’ Summit
Many executives were hard at work even before the official opening of the 46th IBC Exhibition and Conference. Michael Crimp, CEO of IBC, welcomed a select group of CEOs and senior industry executives to the 2013 IBC Leaders’ Summit, ‘Please Adjust Your Set: Retuning your Strategy for the Connected Era’, a day ahead of the main exhibition. In a packed programme, four key industry topics were discussed, and at times, hotly contested. Andrew Neil, international broadcaster and journalist, chaired the packed editorial programme which was once again governed by the Chatham House Rule, behind closed doors. The key topics were ‘Engaging the Connected
Viewer’, ‘Harnessing the Power of Big Data’, ‘How will Regulation Impact Broadcast’ and ‘Innovating the Viewer Experience’.
Participating delegates joined the day from a broad spectrum of the industry, including Hollywood
studios, pay-TV platforms, OTT services & telcos. Jolyon Barker, MD, Global TMT, Deloitte, introduced the afternoon sessions and opened the debate on Big Data.
As a key partner in the IBC Leaders’ Summit, Deloitte’s Paul
Saving the spectrum By George Jarrett
Ingrid Deltenre, director general of the EBU, says she took part in IBC’s Leaders Summit to warn industry leaders to “watch out” for possible spectrum loss. “I would not have expected a passionate debate about spectrum, but I got it,” Deltenre said. “It was a lively debate but I think it is the case that some broadcaster director generals just take spectrum for granted. “And within the political arena
some are scared to deal with spectrum issues. I am not sure that the relevant political people
are aware of what the spectrum discussion is about,” she added. “In countries like Italy and Spain, where 70% of the people are on terrestrial platforms, they have seen huge austerity measures. If somebody now says, ‘You know what, we know you have economic difficulties and we are going to increase them a bit because we are going to change this platform and in the future you are going to pay for your TV shows’, that politician will not be re-elected.”
What about the values in dynamic broadcasting? “It increases the range for the mobile
companies and gives us some mobile capability as well, but if you take away 700MHz in the UK I think 30% of current digital terrestrial is in there,” Deltenre said.
“That has to go somewhere, and if you use another compression in the future to shrink it further or go for higher definition, some channels drop out,” she added. “There is an argument to say that the production of quality programming in terrestrial TV happens because they have got the spectrum and the ability to reach a big audience. If in the
BFMTV buys new AJ-PX270 Panasonic
By David Fox French news channel BFMTV has become the first purchaser of the new Panasonic AJ-PX270 1/3- inch handheld camcorder, which was launched at IBC yesterday. The broadcaster will use it to replace a large proportion of its field cameras as soon as the camera becomes available. The camera uses the new, smaller microP2 cards, offers a wide range of recording formats (from Proxy to LongG 50/25 and AV-Intra class 100/50) and has built-in networking (3G/4G/WiFi), along with a new design and revamped ergonomics. Quentin Guiné, responsible for the maintenance and the
Ingrid Deltenre: “Some broadcaster director generals just take spectrum for granted”
future they have to take their chances with being paid by a mobile company for carriage or
Lee, head of Global TMT Research, co-author of TMT Predictions, presented fascinating insight into the latest trends in consumer behaviour and issues for each of the lead topics. At lunchtime, the Mayor of Amsterdam gave a keynote address and spoke of his pride in the long and successful partnership between IBC and the City of Amsterdam. As the day drew to a close, Brian Rothschild, executive director of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, explained the mission of the bus, which is present at IBC. He spoke movingly of the mission to get children to enjoy, produce and publish music on the high-tech bus, which operates as a
recording studio as it travels throughout Europe. Delegates were given a surprise video address by Yoko Ono who spoke of her love and fond memories of the City of Amsterdam, recalling the famous honeymoon in Amsterdam in 1969 where John and Yoko staged a Bed in for Peace campaign. Ono
commented how much easier the peace campaign would have been with Twitter, Facebook and mobile phones to hand! Overall, a packed day, with one executive commenting: “The programme was totally relevant and focused on issues which we need to resolve and plan for...” More information on the IBC Leaders’ Summit programme and speakers at
www.ibc.org/leaders.
paying for carriage, consumers will have to pay much more.” She continued: “If the mobile companies take that investment that producers make in TV today, will they still invest the same when they carry these channels? Will they send some of that money to the people who make the content? They will want this content, but it is made now because advertising revenues, huge audiences and TV licence fees exist. What will the public say when they have to buy a licence plus either a fixed broadband or mobile broadband package? The whole eco system will go. But today the audience is not ready to pay for heavy data. This is why WiFi is used so heavily.”
Andre Meterian, Panasonic Europe, with Quentin Guiné and Thomas Jumel of BFMTV and the AJ-PX270
operations at BFMTV, believes the AJ-PX270 is particularly well suited to news use. Its integrated mobile network connectivity was probably the key factor influencing the choice. “Being able to send media right after shooting in different quality wasn’t possible
without additional equipment. It’s an all-in-one tool that will simplify the way field newsgathering works for journalists. This is why BFMTV has decided to replace a significant part of its camera stock with the new AJ-PX270,” he said. 9.C45, 9.D40
Flash mob rocks IBC: Visitors on Friday morning were captivated by the sight and sound of IBC’s first-ever flash mob. Produced by local company Blue Luna Productions, the routine involved 46 dancers. Dressed in vibrant orange T shirts, they emerged from the crowd to celebrate the launch of IBC Content Everywhere, a global series of events covering the creation, management and delivery of media content over IP. The first IBC Content Everywhere event will be part of IBC2014, with events also planned for the fast- growth markets of Dubai and São Paulo. As cameras flashed and applause filled the halls, the flash mob’s energetic filled routine stopped the crowds. The video is now viral. You can check it out at
www.ibc.org/CEflashmob, #ibcCE.
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