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DASH Forum for IBC Conference Tomorrow


By George Jarrett


The rapid deployment of MPEG- DASH over two years is both a credit to the 74 members of the DASH Industry Forum, and a beacon to other standardisation groups looking to accelerate their ratification procedures. It also kills off proprietary legacy solutions.


“The whole point of the


standard is to enable content owners to reduce the cost of deployment. We have built an interoperable open eco system,” said DASH-IF president and chairman Iraj Sodagar. “We are not here to replace any other standards consortia. The main role is to deploy MPEG-DASH in a coherent way across different markets.”


Coincidental to IBC, DASH-IF has issued V3.0 of its implementation guidelines. “We are adding key features like interoperability points for on- demand, live and time-shift streaming using AVC/H.264 and HEVC/H.265 codecs. We had DRM before through discussions with the DVB, but we completed multi DRM support,” he said. “Another key factor is the support of CEA-608/708, which is a format used currently in MPEG-2 broadcast for close caption.


“Along with V3.0 we published guidelines for live services and ad insertions: those two enable different business models, different ways of monetising and deploying services. I believe that if companies started deploying these they may come back and ask questions, either for the clarifications of how to deploy, or they may need user cases to be referred to. So the purpose of DASH-IF is just to foster that option. We are going to handle issues,” he added. Where does DASH-IF sit in terms of the immediate future? “We have published


implementation guidelines and test vectors, and brought industry players together to agree a set of constraints,” said Sodagar. “We will see how it is going to work out – whether we need to produce more standardisation, more implementation guidelines, or whether it is going to become purely promotional activities. Or maybe it is so successful that DASH-IF activities will wind down.”


All new DASH-IF publications


are under a public comment period. Armed with clarifications it will finalise everything in two months. Room E102


theibcdaily 117 TSL to merge with IPE TSL and IPE By Heather McLean


Systems integrators and broadcast equipment manufacturers, TSL and IPE, have announced that they propose to merge. The merger of the two holding companies combines IPE Systems and Products divisions with TSL’s Systems and Products divisions, although TSL Products will continue to operate independently from the merged business.


Additionally, the merger will add IPE’s Integrated Display Systems (IDS) line to the TSL Products’ portfolio of broadcast equipment, providing an international launch pad for the IDS platform into the global market. IPE’s Colin Judge will become MD of the combined systems company, and Chris Exelby will continue as MD of the Products company. Judge commented: “The


nature of the systems integration business is changing. Companies that


Full-frame E-mount 4K lenses Zeiss


By David Fox


The low-light performance of Sony’s compact Alpha 7s full- frame 4K DSLR has got a lot of people excited, as it delivers usable HD and 4K video in very low light at high ISO levels. To complement this camera, Zeiss is launching a new range of lenses that offer manual focusing, manual aperture and “maximal image quality”. The first in the line will be the Loxia 2/35 and Loxia 2/50 lenses.


The new Zeiss Loxia 2/35 is designed to make the most of Sony’s


full-frame cameras


According to product manager Christophe Casenave, the lenses will offer “exceptional optical performance combined with compact, modern and unobtrusive design.”


The 320g Loxia 2/50 (available next month) should cost €713.45, while the 340g Loxia 2/35 (shipping by year end) lists at €965.55. 11.F50


embrace these changes will prosper. Bringing our two companies together made a lot of sense; this consolidation means we can cover small or large projects in a global market,” Judge noted. David MacGregor, chairman and co-founder at TSL, added: “We’re very excited about the developments and opportunities that this technology partnership will bring to our broadcasters and non-broadcast clients worldwide. By sharing our knowledge and resources and by utilising our individually


Colin Judge, managing director, IPE, leads the combined SI business


established practices and technology, together TSL and IPE can apply experience and skills to providing holistic solutions across the broadcast sector and other industries that is unmatched by any other independent provider.” Completion of the


agreement is targeted for this year.


TSL 10.B41, IPE 9.A31 Telstra to acquire Ooyala Telstra By Monica Heck


In a move that will allow it to build a personalised cloud- based TV and video platform company, telecom giant Telstra is to acquire video streaming and analytics company Ooyala after the companies’ definitive agreement reached in August. The US$270 million investment sees Telstra take the controlling stake in Ooyala, a company in which it already had a 23% share. Ooyala will


become a subsidiary of Telstra, and will operate as an independent business, retaining the Ooyala brand, under the leadership of its existing management team led by chief executive officer Jay Fulcher. “With today’s news, we combine the backing of one of the strongest telco


companies in the world with the intensity and agility of an independent Silicon Valley company,” said Fulcher about the agreement. Ooyala14.F32, Telstra14.B01


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