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In exclusive research for IBC, global consultancy Deloitte asked executives from the broadcast and communications industries who were the top innovators. The answers were the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook – and only 5% named broadcasters. This was the reality facing the delegates at the IBC2014 Leaders’ Summit, the invitation-only event for top business leaders in the industry. Their debate centred around the effects of disruptive technologies. “The aggregate of all these changes over the past decade is a television service which has retained audiences and grown revenues, despite the recent surge of digital and digitally-enabled services,” according to the Deloitte research. Average viewing hours had risen between 2004 and 2013 from three and a half hours to almost four hours, with television advertising revenues rising by 12% in the same period. In their closed-door sessions, IBC Leaders’ Summit delegates heard that short-form video clips, for all their billions of online views, would be a supplement to rather than a replacement for traditional long-form television.
Equally, while subscription services like Netflix will have a place in the new firmament, they will remain only a small part of overall viewing. But a Silicon Valley delegate warned against complacency, citing that after learning that, in the US, the average Netflix viewer was watching 100 minutes of its content a day, it would be foolish not to be paranoid.
The key message of the Summit was how quickly technical innovation, like the move to IP and new distribution platforms, could be implemented. A European broadcaster said: “I make it clear that we must innovate through the company from the cleaner to the chief executive.”
Change must cover all processes such as the way rights are acquired, he argued. Certainly there is a continuing demand for premium content, not least sports rights which are rising at 14% a year.
Continuing innovation, from IP infrastructures to the prospects for cord-cutting, will be certain to exercise delegates at the IBC Leaders’ Summit at IBC2015. To find out more about the IBC Leaders’ Summit visit
www.ibc.org/leaders.
CION camera ready By Carolyn Giardina
AJA president Nick Rashby (left) and founder John Abt with the CION
Production models of the CION — the first digital camera from AJA — are on display at IBC and will soon be available for $8,995. “CION is so multiformat; people are looking at it for all applications,” AJA president Nick Rashby said, noting that this includes IBC keynote speaker Douglas Trumbull, who is developing a 3D, 4K 120fps exhibition system.
CION supports 4K and 120fps. In fact, these features
have already been tested by NASCAR and Major League Baseball.
At IBC, AJA revealed that its Raw CION camera format will soon be supported in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Said Rashby: “While CION enables a multitude of ProRes codec choices, and other direct-to-edit workflow options, customers who will want the ultimate in colour range and flexibility may choose to work with AJA Raw files in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.” 7.F11
AFP chooses Quantel for ‘Production Everywhere’
By Carolyn Giardina
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has inked a deal with Quantel, which will provide the international news agency with a global news production system thought to be worth several million Euros.
Scheduled to go into service in January, the AFP system brings together Quantel Enterprise sQ, QTube and revolutionQ technologies to provide a ‘Production Everywhere’ workflow. AFP typically produces 100 video stories a day, with localised versions for six
different markets, all in TV and web formats, making a total output of around 1,200 unique pieces daily. The new workflow is expected to archive up to 3,000 hours of media every year. A fundamental requirement of the new system is to give users anywhere in the world easy, fast access to all archive media alongside current footage.
The system will combine an Enterprise sQ production system at AFP’s Paris headquarters with support for 11 international bureaux and 60-plus roving journalists via Quantel’s QTube technology.
The archive will be handled via Quantel’s revolutionQ software. The workflow also uses Alchemist standards converters from Snell, which Quantel acquired earlier this year. "We knew this was a very challenging project and, having researched some of the manufacturers in the marketplace, the only company that had the technology actually capable of delivering it without a major software development effort was Quantel,” said Philippe Sensi, AFP’s VP of technology. 7.A20
Party time at IBC! It was the first time at IBC for Scottish lighting startup Blind Spot Gear. Blind Spot’s Billy Campbell said, “IBC is by far the most outrageous but well-organised show in the
film and TV world.” When asked what was “outrageous” about it, he smiled: “It’s in Amsterdam!” The Cisco team (top) enjoyed a break from a busy day. Cisco’s Bart van Daele said, “It’s been a splendid atmosphere, lots of interested customers and good interaction.” Eastern European delegates (above) unwound at the IBC party. Radoslav Markov of Bulgarian company Orphei said, “We are very excited to be at IBC. It’s where you can see all the new technology in one place!”
Conference Highlights Today at IBC
What caught my eye: Digital dividend 08:30, E102
New workflow at MediaCityUK: dock10, the digital media service provider at MediaCityUK, has completed a new workflow around Avid MediaCentral, supporting the ‘Avid Everywhere’ strategy, to expand into the global media production market. The new workflow uses tools from Avid’s Artist Suite, including Media Composer Software and Pro Tools; Media Suite, including Interplay Production and Interplay MAM; and Storage Suite. It covers production and post, through archive and distribution. “With Avid Everywhere, we can greatly extend the reach of our business by collaborating with geographically dispersed teams, all working in realtime on projects housed in our highly resilient, secure, and protected space at MediaCityUK,” said Paul Clennell, CTO of dock10 and founding member of the Avid Customer Association. Pictured: Mark Senior, CEO of dock10 (left) and Tom Cordiner, VP sales international, Avid. – Carolyn Giardina 7.J20
Keynote: Realities of transformation: How BBC Worldwide is adapting to the new media world 10:30, Forum
Event cinema - more than just TV on the Big Screen 12:00, Auditorium, FREE SESSION
Who owns the audience now? 12:00, Forum
Major international sports events, producing for a global audience 14:30, Forum
Big Data, hype or reality? 16:30, Forum
A new era of compression with high efficiency video coding
16:30, Emerald Room
IBC innovation showcase 16:30, E102
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