64 TVBEurope IBC Preview Building the TV Anywhere ecosystem Ericsson
By Ian McMurray According to Ericsson, IBC2014 is the first time the industry will see the increased scope and capabilities of Ericsson’s media business as the company builds on its TV and broadcast offering with the addition of recently acquired Azuki Systems, Microsoft Mediaroom and Red Bee Media. At its booth, Ericsson is demonstrating how it is at the centre of the convergence of media and telecoms, which is driving fundamental industry change. Ericsson says that it will show how it is
ensuring the highest quality and efficiency of video delivery through its capability to make every network video-centric and enable TV service providers, broadcasters and content owners to leverage and deploy inherently flexible and intelligent unified platforms.
Beach head: Ericsson technologies are ‘redefining the TV viewing experience’
Norwia’s flexible miniHUB
Norwia simplifies the future of production
The company is also highlighting how the Mediaroom integration is allowing it to build what it says are new and innovative technologies, which are redefining the TV viewing experience. Visitors to Ericsson’s stand can learn about the company’s acquisition of Red Bee Media, as well as see a presentation of its Media Vision 2020. Described as an illustration of the future of TV over the next six years, it outlines the necessary strategies required to achieve success in the networked society. 1.D61
Media collaboration made easy Tedial
By Michael Burns A new media management system being introduced at IBC will allow content producers, broadcasters, pay-TV operators, service providers and Telcos to work collaboratively on media securely and efficiently. With the introduction of its Media Exchange
Platform system, Tedial claims it is helping diverse global media players work together in a new way. The system directly integrates multi-tenant media exchanges into its core media workflows, whether upstream during news, sports and co-production or
downstream during multi-platform packaging and distribution. Tedial is also showcasing streamlined metadata acquisition from third-party production and traffic systems, and demonstrating how it can guarantee metadata preservation throughout the entire media lifecycle. New functionality is also being highlighted
for Tedial’s MPM media workflow, which directly manages the transcoding of content and metadata to streamline content packaging and delivery for multi-channel TV, catch-up services, VoD and OTT. 8.B41
European launches from TSL Products TSL Products
By Holly Ashford The PAM AVB range – which TSL claims to be the broadcast industry’s first AVB audio monitoring solution – has made its European debut, together with the AXIUS range of managed ethernet switches for Audio/Video- over-IP workflows. In addition, TSL Products has brought PAM PiCo Touch audio, loudness and
logging meter to Europe for the first time. The PAM AVB range takes TSL’s flagship PAM monitoring systems and adds AVB compatibility alongside existing support for SDI, AES and analogue audio formats. The company claims the systems are the first dedicated audio monitoring units to support Audio-over-IP. 10.B41
Norwia
By Holly Ashford Norwia is showing its range of solutions aimed at simplifying the production process. The company provides solutions based upon its flexible miniHUB optical transport solution for remote production. Norwia’s booth has two identical miniHUBs and the company is demonstrating the power of its AutoSFP functionality, including showing how miniHUB can change functionality automatically. The company is also showcasing its 4K/UHD 12G-SDI solution for next generation standards. “Our simplified production focused solutions lower operational costs and streamline the production of live television,” said Tore Steen, CEO, Norwia. 9.C19
Changing the storage landscape
Disk Archive
By Holly Ashford DAC has unveiled its new EX-60 Storage Expansion for the ALTO Archive and Content Library for the first time. The EX-60 meets the growing demand for larger capacity and more densely packed media storage. The company is also demonstrating its new hybrid cloud storage solution, which offers a multi-petabyte class solution with ultra-low TCO for broadcasters and media companies who need storage for DPP/AS11 tapeless operations. DAC is also showing the new iBroadcast monitoring system, developed in conjunction with technology partners ASTEC IT Solutions. 8.B38F
www.tvbeurope.com September 2014
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