IP in live production IP in live www.csimagazine.com M2M Satellite in IoT/ Satellite In the spotlight: interference Satellite Are apps the future of TV? Headends evolution April 2016 csi-cover-april2016.indd 1 31/03/2016 16:00:36 SECURING THE CONNECTED FUTURE The world of video is becoming more connected. And next- generation video service providers are delivering new connected services based on software and IP technologies. Now imagine a globally interconnected revenue security platform. A cloud- based engine that can optimize system performance, proactively detect threats and decrease operational costs. Discover how Verimatrix is defining the future of pay-TV revenue security. www.verimatrix.com/verspective Visit us at NAB 2016 April 18-21 • Las Vegas • Booth # SU2806 Contents IP in live production IP in live Satellite in IoT/M2M www.csimagazine.com 22 M2M Satellite in IoT/ We look at what role satellite can play in the In the spotlight: interference Satellite Internet of Things and Machine-to-Machine Are apps the future of TV? Headends evolution space, as well as other emerging opportunities Editor for satellite platforms Goran Nastic 25 Data & analytics Commercial John Woods, Hammad Uddin April 2016 Actionable intelligence and the cloud has csi-cover-april2016.indd 1 31/03/2016 16:00:36 presented a unique opportunity to fight piracy Design and production 05 News but also wider problems that can disrupt service Matt Mills (Manager) All the latest industry news, views and analysis availability and revenue Jason Tucker Matleena Lilja 12 COVER STORY - TV-as-an-app 31 IP in broadcast Are apps really the future of television? Interoperability is among the hurdles hampering Regular contributors And just what is TV anyway in an app-centric the adoption of IP in live production, where Adrian Pennington, Philip Hunter, David Adams, Stephen Cousins, environment? multiple standards and approaches are battling for attention Anna Tobin, Chris Pickering 16 TV apps - part II Circulation Two leading analysts share their perspective, 34 Satellite interference Joel Whitefoot including usage stats on the most popular OTT and A look at the current state of affairs and broadcast channel apps some key development timelines over the next Accounts few years Marilou Tait, Lynta Kamaray 18 Headends evolution Editorial To what extent are the twin moves to the cloud 36 CSI Awards tel +44(0)20 7562 2401 and virtualisation shaping video headends? Our industry awards are now open for entry and [email protected] feature a new category in the shape of VR 21 Industry column Advertising The DTG looks at how television is changing 38 Events diary tel +44(0)20 7562 2421 amid ongoing debates about whether people prefer Details and timings for the big industry shows [email protected] to sit back or lean forward taking place in 2016 tel +44(0)20 7562 2422 [email protected] Subscriptions tel +44 (0) 20 1635 588 861 Editor’s report: [email protected] Circulation manager: joel.whitefoot@ In September last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook reignited a familiar argument when he perspectivepublishing.com declared that “the future of TV is apps”, which coincided with the launch of a new TV Operating System from the company. There are, of course, reasons for Cook’s vision of the Subscription rates future (after all, everyone wants their business model to succeed) but regardless of Apple’s Per year: Europe £88; UK £68; ambitions, are there also other reasons to agree with his statement? We explore competing Rest of World £98. Cheques payable claims and try to assess what they might mean for the future of TV over the next few years. In particular, to Perspective Publishing how will fragmentation play out, how about search & discovery? Indeed, what happens to channels in a Limited and addressed to the world of apps? These questions and more are tackled on pages 12-17. The cloud and IoT are among the Circulation Department other trends sweeping across ICT and other industries besides. The impact of these is examined with regards to headends on page 18, satellite on page 22 and on a wider level on page 25. Finally, we zoom Printed by Buxton Press in on the issue of satellite interference on page 34. Goran Nastic, editor Managing Director John Woods Perspective Publishing Publishing Director 3 London Wall Buildings Mark Evans London EC2M 5PD www.perspectivepublishing.com ISSN 1467-5935 www.csimagazine.com April 2016 03 contents-april2016.indd 3 04/04/2016 14:08:24 • Your window to the world of digital TV and media • Targeting top-level industry decision-makers • Independent news, insight and analysis • International coverage • Market trends CSI magazine is now available as a digital-edition across all tablet and smart-phone devices For advertising opportunities please email [email protected] or [email protected] sign up to our free e-newsletters and CSI Magazine at www.csimagazine.com/csi/signupcsi.php digitalEditions-march2016-204x271.indd 1 01/04/2016 10:48:33 News VR will bring new forms of story telling VR news in brief Virtual Reality will of post-production goes VR SDK from Qualcomm completely transform on the end-user side? Qualcomm Technologies has storytelling, but the “Things you know made available a new virtual immersive experience that about classical reality software development comes with it also brings an filmmaking doesn’t kit. The Snapdragon VR SDK entirely different production work in VR,” noted is designed to enable developers paradigm that will have to be Peter Kauff from to exploit the power of the considered. VR specs and Fraunhofer. Things like Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 industry bodies are very likely positioning the film processor, which is capable to emerge to bring standards. crew, how to cut, set of supporting immersive VR VR will be revolutionary light, direct attention… experiences, but can also be to both viewers and ultimately how to tell difficult to fully utilise without storytellers, so panellists at DVB virtualistion and augmentation. stories changes. “Almost a new the right set of tools for World 2016 agreed that almost a new When we talk about VR, it’s a film making language needs to be developers. According to the film making language needs to be combination of all these,” said invented,” he noted. company, it abstracts the invented and that rules on Ludovic Noblet from b-com. Like with other new complexity of immersive VR and production grammar are needed. The key aspect of value technologies, it will probably be provides developers with access This is both to improves the quality proposition is the capability to helpful to introduce elements of to optimised, advanced VR of service and to avoid problems like almost jump into the content and the standardisation. There are lots of features for Android smartphones motion sickness and headaches removal of the screen interface, standards needed in this space, it and upcoming VR headsets. which many users report feeling. according to Noblet, who calls it was suggested, and in effect new Many new technologies that are 360 video and VR is not a new ‘deep media’. VR brings more rules on production grammar are crucial for an optimal VR user concept but there are many new interaction between the audience and needed. “There’s a real desire to experience will be supported enabling technologies that can now content, compared to today’s ‘static’ get everyone together and talk a in the Snapdragon VR SDK, take it from a niche to mass market. experience. common language in both including DSP sensor fusion; Smart cameras, digital processing for VR also introduces the notion of production and deliverables,” Fast motion to photon, which stitching, high performance cloud ‘time elasticity’, where story time vs said DTG’s Simon Gauntlet. helps reduce latency by up to networks, and, most importantly narration time changes compared to There is at the moment an 50%; Stereoscopic rendering perhaps, CE devices like traditional video, including non-linear ongoing DVB study mission that with lens correction; VR smartphones and new headsets are storytelling. “You have more freedom will provide with all the technical layering; and Power management. all combining to drive the market. of the story you are experiencing,” details for delivering 360 video. The SDK is expected to be There are hundreds of new entrants, he added. This is expected to be complete available in the second quarter including consumer heavyweights Because VR blurs the lines at some point this summer. of 2016 through the Qualcomm like Facebook, Samsung and Google. between creators and audiences, part Gauntlett also said he would not Developer Network. “A new era is starting, all about of the storytelling goes on the end- be surprised if some sort of VR delivering experiences. Key words are user side, which begs the questions, Forum emerges to tackle the end- Nokia debuts pro VR camera immersion, personalisation, “Whose story is it?” And which part to-end jigsaw puzzle. Nokia has launched its OZO virtual reality camera in Europe, which is aimed at professional Sky sets up VR unit VR content creation. Camera features include real-time VR Sky has become one of the first major including the Rift and Samsung Gear Sky is no stranger to VR, having preview, wireless operation, and broadczetsr to create and set up an VR headsets. It will also launch invested in Jaunt VR in September full 3D 360 VR audio and video in-house production team dedicated to a dedicated Sky VR app. of last year and has been filming live broadcast capabilities. The Virtual Reality. The payTV operator will produce some VR footage since, including company has also teamed up Called Sky VR Studio, it will more than 20 videos across sports, content for Sky News.