theibcdaily Industry veteran Scott joins Irdeto
Richard Scott has left Imagine Communications to join Irdeto and lead the company’s global sales and marketing team, along with responsibility for strategic planning for key accounts, new business acquisition and developing new growth opportunities. “Richard Scott is a high-calibre executive with over
25 years in media technology, and we welcome him to the team during an exciting time in our company,” said Graham Kill, CEO Irdeto. “Richard is both flexible and agile in diverse business situations, which is absolutely essential for a global company in a complex and fast- changing industry. With our rich,
over 40-year heritage in media protection, we have embarked on a journey to providing a compelling new suite of solutions and services for the media industry. Richard is joining that journey and helping shape the go-to-market strategy to get us there.” 1.D51
Lightweight ENG zoom extended Canon By David Fox
The HJ18ex7.6B IRSE /IASE is a new and comprehensively enhanced ENG lens, for 2/3- inch cameras, that Canon is positioning as its successor to the popular HJ17ex7.6B IRSE A/IASE A. “This lens has
been comprehensively upgraded in virtually every area, delivering enhanced performance,
specifications and usability, with a reduction in weight [of 20 grams to 1.58kg] also
Opinion From scene to 4K screen
4K and wireless do not inherently go together so what can be done? asks Ashley Dove, general manager, Vislink
The road to 4K is fraught with challenges. Issues around video transmission are acting as speed bumps, threatening to hurt revenues, and the industry is hurtling towards them at breakneck speed.
The only way to keep the
broadcast vehicle racing along without slowing down and losing money is by introducing new technology, compressing the large video streams created by 4K to meet restrictive spectrum allocations. This is a significant challenge in itself and won’t happen overnight, but it’s made even more difficult when you add wireless transmission to the equation. The ability to transmit video
from anywhere, whether that’s a 200 mph race car or motorcycle, or up close and
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personal at major news events, is essential in today’s hyper- connected world. As broadcasters want to capture footage across a wide range of environments, it’s no surprise the industry relies heavily on wireless equipment. That’s never going to change. The problem, however, is 4K and wireless do not inherently go together. The reason behind this is the limited availability of spectrum. The ‘spectrum crunch’ has long been an issue for broadcasters, and the shift to 4K has only made the problem worse; the quality offered by 4K is roughly four times that of HD, meaning something has to give before broadcasters can transmit these video feeds over wireless links without degrading the
image. Therefore, the introduction of more efficient compression techniques has never been more important, especially as broadcasters are increasingly demanding small, low-weight and low-power equipment for capturing video. H.265 has been labelled as the next generation of video encoding, capable of reducing bitrate requirements by half compared to a H.264 stream while still delivering comparable image quality. By combining H.265 encoding with the latest modular wireless equipment, broadcasters will once again be in a position to deliver cutting edge high-quality footage from anywhere. And Vislink has a vital role to play in helping broadcasters achieve this goal. By spearheading the
adoption of H.265 encoding standards and introducing a range of new equipment designed to support greater bandwidth efficiency at lower data rates, Vislink is reshaping what’s possible with wireless technology. Through
partnerships with other leading equipment manufacturers, Vislink can now offer a greater variety of modems to pair with its highly successful antennas and transmitters, giving customers even more flexibility. By using Vislink’s efficient and high-capacity hardware, broadcasters can transmit better and higher quality video than ever without overwhelming current infrastructure. Vislink is also leading the charge on the shift to modular technology, helping broadcasters to future-
proof their investments in wireless and equip them with a framework to tackle anything the industry throws at them later down the line. Broadcasters are already shooting content in 4K, and there’s potential to do so over wireless. Vislink’s technology holds the key, capable of compressing these high resolution feeds without a dramatic loss of quality, and then transmitting them from camera to receiver — or as we like to call it, from scene to screen. 1.A69
ensuring mobility,” said Canon. The lens is claimed to offer “superior optical
performance”, delivering an increase in magnification to 18x and a longer focal length of 7.6-137mm
(plus built-in 2x extender) and a maximum aperture of f/1.8. Minimum object distance is just 56cm (10mm with Macro). A new fast start-up digital drive unit provides enhanced usability, system support and operability, and also supports multiple types of image compensation - including lens and chromatic aberration. For virtual studio integration, it comes with 16-bit encoder output. 11.E50
Zoom with a view: Canon’s new HJ18ex7.6B is faster, lighter and longer than its predecessor
Pirate Dismay: Sports events are particularly subject to illegal streaming
Keeping an Eye on Piracy Viaccess-Orca
By Ian McMurray
To support its cable TV service, Belgian mobile operator Mobistar recently selected Viaccess-Orca’s Prime Sentinel smart card-based conditional access system. On its IBC stand, Viaccess-Orca will be demonstrating how Mobistar is using Prime Sentinel to securely deliver premium live television content to subscribers’ STBs. Viaccess-Orca will also announce the availability of the new version of Prime Sentinel CAS, providing what the company claims is state- of-the-art security for a wide range of TV service models. The company will also announce partnership agreements with several STB manufacturers for its Dynamic
Sentinel cardless conditional access system (CAS). Collaborating with leading technology providers, Viaccess-Orca says that it offers customers a best-in- class cardless security platform. Viaccess-Orca is also introducing a unified head-end for Dynamic Sentinel and Prime Sentinel, enabling content service providers to utilise both solutions for their subscriber base or migrate between them, if needed. During a recent Eye on Piracy campaign around football coverage in Brazil, it was estimated that between 100,000 and 500,000 people tuned in to each game illegally. Viaccess-Orca sent approximately 3,000 takedown notices to content platforms illegally streaming content in the first two weeks of the games. 1.A51
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