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Broadcast audio products from HHB Products from Mogami, Wohler and Yellowtec are being debuted by HHB. New from Mogami is the Mogami LAN cable, which lies flat on the floor with other cables in a compact space rather than remaining rigid like most LAN cables. Also new is Wohler’s V7
software, which provides loudness functionality for the AMP2-16V-M audio and video monitor. Furthermore, HHB is showing additions to Yellowtec’s m!ka range of studio mic, monitor mounting and lighting system: an adjustable TV Mic Arm and Copystand with space for making notes is now available for m!ka. S8.D56
LTE Broadcast:
ramping up? Verizon Wireless has committed to launching LTE Broadcast services in 2014. Ericsson is a leading proponent of LTE Broadcast and is providing its solution for the Verizon Wireless launch, with help from Qualcomm, MobiTV, Media Excel and Thompson Video Networks. LTE Broadcast from Ericsson combines the three standards eMBMS, HEVC and MPEG DASH, whereby eMBMS (Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) is a 3GPP standard that enables mobile networks to offer broadcast/multicast services dynamically to offload issues of popular content in dense
consumption scenarios. 14.150
Cinema 4D R15
debuts in Europe Maxon’s Cinema 4D Release 15 is making its European debut at IBC. The next release of the 3D software includes
enhancements to modeling, text creation, rendering and sculpting. IBC attendees can also check out the latest version of Cineware, an integrated live 3D pipeline between Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects CC. Cinema 4D R15 includes a new way to distribute the rendering of a single frame or complete animation directly within the Cinema 4D interface and view the results in real-time within Cinema 4D’s Picture Viewer. 6.C19
Believing in IP
SDNsquare By George Jarrett
One of the certain claims coming out of this IBC is that IP is something we can now trust in, and some of the credit for this goes to SDNsquare, fronted by former EBU technical director Lieven Vermaele, the MD. “We had to believe in IP so it would work, but now we can say it will work, and that we make an IP network completely predictable,” he said. “I always had one problem when I worked in the media industry with VRT and then the EBU: routing was never optimal for media, and networks go down.
“In the post environment we had bigger files going round and the traditional answer of the industry was always over provision,” he added. “We have to get the jams away from media networks and that is what we have done with the Software Defined Network.” The intelligence that resides
in routers and switches in IP networks now sits with an external management system, which tells the routers and switches how any package will have to go. Another key thing is the zone created in existing networks. “We have made a network which creates guaranteed flows and uses the network at 100% capacity,” said Vermaele. “First
Papers on usability ruwido By Ian McMurray
Enhancing the user experience and usability for the future connected living room were the topics of two IBC papers presented by ruwido’s director of user experience research, Dr Regina Bernhaupt. “The goal of our research is to understand user behaviour and to investigate new and innovative solutions, so that all of our consumers are able to intuitively interact with their TV content. This could range from standard remote control input devices and enhanced forms of multimodal interaction concepts to usable second screen applications,” said Dr Bernhaupt. “For enabling user experience excellence, it is crucial that the right technology is used in the right context.” The papers were entitled ‘Identifications of User Experience and Usability Dimensions for Second Screen Applications: Results from an Expert Evaluation Using Generic Task Models’ and ‘Enhancing the User Experience of TV User Interfaces: The Continuous Interaction Principle’.
“Working to enable the evolution of the remote control,” said Dr Bernhaupt
“Our research is dedicated to the development of intuitive interaction mechanism technologies that make content accessible,” said Dr Bernhaupt. “We are working to enable the evolution of the remote control, and change the way that users feel about their TV experiences.” Under Dr Bernhaupt’s direction, in conjunction with the University of Toulouse, ruwido conducts intensive usability studies that the company says are fundamental for developing new interaction concepts and for creating input devices that are a joy to own and a joy to use. 1.F68
Going Fisching Fischer Connectors
By David Fox Fischer’s latest FiberOptic Series connector “is the only fibre optic connector on the market that is IP67 when disconnected”,
according to Stéphane Antonetti, Fischer’s sales coordinator. “It is very important for broadcast companies when they use it outside and it fills with mud, that it is easy to clean,” added German sales executive, Bert Gasche. Whereas other connectors can be very difficult to clean, this just takes a
The Fischer FiberOptic is being shown at IBC making connections in an aquarium
The UK-based Digital TV Group (DTG) is currently looking hard at the co-existence of the DTT platform with mobile platforms. “Obviously we have had the 800MHz clearance, and the mobile companies are rolling out 4K at the moment,” said Peter Sellar, DTG programme manager. “DTG helped with the filter testing bit required to ensure minimum interference, and with WRC 15 coming up we are looking at the potential of 700MHz clearance. “There is going to be this push for more capacity, but at the same time digital terrestrial TV, especially in the UK, is incredibly important,” he added. “About 40 million people are still reliant on DTT either as primary or secondary sets within the UK, so DTT remains very important socially and politically.” The DTG strategy is to find the best way for the mobile networks and the DTT platform to co-exist. “One of the key things is how this could work if the potential clearance of 700MHz happens for real,” said Sellar. “We are trying to bring
Lieven Vermaele: “We have made a network which creates guaranteed flows and uses the network at 100% capacity”
of all you define flows, and they are shielded from each other. We just stack them up and use full capacity of the network. “We have the management interface which controls everything, and the more flows/traffic you want decides the full cost. Doing the development required the knowledge of different domains, and we really had to work in the deep technology of how networks are behaving even at chip level.” Erwin van Dommelen, partner in Merapar, provided the funding round that SDNsquare is celebrating. He said: “This is unique in the market at the moment. We are focusing on post production now, and maybe next year on SDI replacement. This technology could also be used in medial and military apps. It is not just optimising, it is solving an IP problem.” 14.262
Creating a DTG dialogue By George Jarrett
Peter Sellar: “The mobile companies are rolling out 4K at the moment”
the MNOs and the broadcasters together, and one of the ways we are doing this at the moment is though 5G.” The result of bringing the
three groups – MNOs, broadcasters and network operators – together is to create a dialogue that equates to what is happening within DIGITAG currently.
“The idea is to stop them rubbing against each other,” said Sellar. “But DTT should not see itself as being at risk. There is no political will to do away with it, because it has such a strong following. However, we are aware of the competitive pressure on spectrum.” 4.C88
minute, most of it spent under a tap as the mud is washed off. It has all the advantages of an expanded beam connection, without the disadvantages of insertion and reflection losses, “but this has a contact-to-contact design, so insertion loss is reduced to 0.1dB, and the optical ferules are angle polished to reduce reflection so signal to noise is higher than 70dB”, explained Antonetti. 11.D39
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