April 2014
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Blinkbox’s Michael Comish to speak at Next TV Summit
June’s top connected television event adds the head of Tesco’s video-on-demand to its line-up, writes Holly Ashford
MICHAEL COMISH has been announced as the Honoured Keynote speaker for TVBEurope’s Next TV Summit, and the Next TV Digital Innovation Awards have been added to the programme. Michael Comish, group digital officer, Tesco, and founder and CEO, Blinkbox will speak at the conference at London’s BAFTA on 11 June.
Comish will discuss the rising
cost of premium content, the growing subscriber base for video-on demand and the issues surrounding the commissioning of original content. The Next TV Digital
Innovation Awards have been added to London’s event programme. Previous winners of the Next TV Innovation
Michael Comish founded VoD service Blinkbox in 2006
Harris Broadcast becomes Imagine Communications and GatesAir
By Holly Ashford
HARRIS BROADCAST, a portfolio company of The Gores Group, has used its MediaDay in New York City to unveil its future as new companies, Imagine Communications and GatesAir. The company will cease trading as Harris Broadcast. Imagine Communications will be headquartered in Dallas, with Centers of Excellence in Denver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv and Beijing. The
company’s history of media software and networking has secured more than 3000 customers spanning 185 countries, with more than 3 million products deployed. “The central theme behind our technology vision unveiled today is to enable our customers to begin migrating towards software defined, IP-based, virtualised networks for both intraplant and interplant, without having to forklift their current networks and make significant
new investments,” said Steve Reynolds, CTO at Imagine Communications. “Imagine Communications is uniquely positioned to deliver this transformation because of the breadth of our technology, solutions and intellectual property.” GatesAir has been pioneering
over-the-air TV and radio transmission innovation for nearly 100 years, and will be headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. From digital modulation to patent-pending
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1-9 News & Analysis Peter White: Manufacturing the IABM future
Award include James Packer, president, worldwide television and digital distribution, Lionsgate; Albert Cheng, EVP, chief product officer, Disney/ABC Television; and Ted Sarandos, chief content officer, Netflix. The summit will offer panel discussions and keynote presentations with sessions covering multiscreen versus pure OTT, the popularity of reality programming for online and OTT providers, plus much more. Delegates can listen to discussions on social media and how technology is advancing the quality of TV, IPTV and the OTT viewer experience. There are networking opportunities throughout the day during coffee breaks, lunch and at the evening cocktail party. Tickets are available at the
Next TV website.
www.nexttvsummitlondon.com
amplifier technology, GatesAir aims to deliver cost-, energy- and space-efficient solutions and to hold a customer-first focus in re-architecting networks for the future. “We are thrilled to bring back the positive market heritage associated with the name Gates,” said Rich Redmond, chief product officer, GatesAir. “We gain the best of both worlds by empowering our expert teams, technology and customer base, while also gaining exclusive focus and entrepreneurial autonomy to best serve the over-the-air radio and television market.”
www.gatesair.com www.imaginecommunications. com
George Jarrett talked with IABM chief executive Peter White about where the industry stands in a constantly moving landscape 6
10-22 Beyond HD: 4K Challenges
War Horse charges in 4K live Adrian Pennington goes behind the scenes ofWar Horseas the National Theatre production becomes the first event to be aired live to cinemas in 4K
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Capturing the 4K storm 4K wasn’t the only topic absorbing visitors to BVE, but it was a key discussion point in many sessions. David Fox reports
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23-34 The Workflow Going tapeless at Telewizja Polsat In pay TV, the Polsat Group is the largest provider in Poland. Reinhard E Wagner tours the broadcaster 23
35-39 Virtual Sets Forum The reality of virtual sets Virtual set technology is growing ever more sophisticated. Philip Stevens poses questions to experts in the field
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40-44 The Workflow The lifecycle of an asset Kevin Shaw, BBC S&PP explores the most valuable thing the industry possesses – its content
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45-56 NAB Product Preview The second part of our pre-Show feature, with NAB announcements by the big players in the industry 45
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A round-up of this month’s most interesting stories from the broadcast technology industry 58
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