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W O R L D I N B R I E F 80 years of public Interoperability the broadcast LONDON – To commemorate 80 years of public broadcast, BBC History has launched an archive that chronicles the early true enabler of IP days of television, including how VTV7 to air NHK’s TV was invented and its mile- BY SHAWN LIEW stone moments. BBC launched children’s show BALI – IP represents the future the first British TV service on HANOI – Beginning next month, … and the present. IP switches 2 November 1936 with a telecast VTV7, the educational TV channel of the opening night at London’s are already beginning to replace of Vietnamese national broadcaster, Alexandra Palace. baseband video routers and multi- Vietnam Television, will be broad- viewers, while remote productions casting Peek-a-boo! (pictured), a ITU affirms support for are increasingly utilising IP con- children’s programme from Japa- 5G and IoT nectivity. nese public broadcaster NHK. In the long term, because IP is HAMMAMET – ITU has called Called Inai Inai Baa!, in Viet- a “superior technology”, the move on its standardisation arm to nam, the programme represents from SDI to IP will represent more expand the study of the wireline the first on-set joint production networking innovations required than just a change in cable equip- between NHK and VTV7 in a Viet- to achieve the performance tar- ment, said Fintan Mc Kiernan, CEO namese studio. gets of 5G systems. At the WTSA- of Ideal Systems, South-east Asia. The Vietnamese edition will He told APB: “IP is an enabler Embracing IP for Media Production: A panel session at the Asia-Pacific 16 conference, ITU members Broadcasting Union General Assembly 2016 kept broadcasters in Asia-Pacific feature the popular Peek-a-boo! agreed to drive the coordinated for much more functionality, auto updated on the development around IP for media production character, Wan Wan, and VTV7’s development of ultra-high- discovery, plug-and-play and cat character, Meow Meow, to- speed transport networks, the software-defined networks that are IP for Media Production, which was efits when migrating to IP: flexibil- gether with Vietnamese children. Internet of Things (IoT), future ultra-flexible, allowing production designed to educate Asia-Pacific ity, longevity and interoperability. VTV7 was launched as an edu- video technologies, as well as techniques that are just not pos- broadcasters on the developments Particularly for the latter, the cational channel in January this smart cities and communities. sible with today’s technologies.” pertaining to IP for media produc- onus is on broadcasters, as end- year. Its broadcasts serve people of At the Asia-Pacific Broadcast- tion, and how they can take advan- users of broadcast equipment, to all ages, from infants to the elderly, World TV Day celebrates ing Union (ABU) General Assem- tage of this new technology wave. mandate interoperability and open and range from programmes linked the power of TV bly 2016 held in October in Bali, As a rule of thumb, the panel standards in their procurement to school education to cartoons GENEVA – World TV Day cele- Indonesia, Mc Kiernan moderated of speakers recommended that policies, Mc Kiernan advised. and others featuring hobbies and brated its 20th anniversary last a panel session entitled Embracing broadcasters look for the key ben- 8 8 practical skills. month with a video and info- graphics emphasising the impact TV has on European society. Content still key asset in Asia, say ATF 2016 summit speakers Despite the choices consum- a reality that broadcasters increas- hibition Centre in Singapore from C-Level Summit include Krishnan ers now have, Ingrid Deltenre, BY JOSEPHINE TAN ingly have to contemplate, content December 6-9 for Asia TV Forum Rajagopalan, co-founder of the EBU’s director general, high- SINGAPORE – As broadcasters will be the most significant factor & Market (ATF) 2016. HOOQ Group; Kazufumi Nagasawa lighted that broadcasters still continue to evaluate which delivery in attracting and retaining eyeballs. The four-day event kicks off of Hulu Japan; Chris Edwin, COO play an “indispensable role” in the functioning of democracies platform would appeal most to To tap into the growth potential with a C-Level Summit, discuss- of Big Frame; and Joanne Waage, and contribution to the cohesion their targeted audiences, content of Asia’s entertainment content in- ing issues arising from the digital senior VP of partnerships and pro- of society. will remain a key asset even as dustry, international content sellers disruption of traditional content gramming at Viki. viewing habits continue to evolve. and Asian buyers are convening at consumption and monetisation. While multi-screen viewing is the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Ex- Keynote speakers delivering the 8 8

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EDITORIAL IP no more an option, managing editor Shawn Liew, [email protected] contributing editor Millette Manalo-Burgos, [email protected] contributing editor (technology) Karl K Rossiter, [email protected] start transition plan now reporter Josephine Tan In the first APB issue of 2016, we kicked off the year cycles; as more affordable IP-based products and CORRESPONDENTS with this thought-provoking headline: Will broadcast solutions enter the market, costs will be driven down. n India IP gain momentum? Lingering issues such as latency, vulnerability to Shirish Nadkarni, [email protected] The answer is arguably a resounding YES, even cyber-attacks and managing redundancy ought to n USA if we are perhaps years away from the day when be more adequately addressed and along the way, an Mike Feazel, [email protected] broadcast facilities will be converted to all-IP infra- old ally is unlikely to fade from the limelight — yet. PRODUCTION production editor structures. SDI is not dead; on the contrary, it has a key Zuraini Ridzwan, [email protected] At some of the biggest broadcast trade shows role to play in the transition to IP. While the latter junior sub-editor around the world, technologies such as 4K/Ultra HD, may eventually prove to be a superior technology Genevieve Chan, [email protected] senior multimedia designer HDR and VR have threatened to steal the show; yet to SDI, a hybrid approach to IP will be unavoidable Raymund Jaudian, [email protected] it is IP, in an almost unassuming manner, which has for a number of years to come, as the risk of going multimedia designer dominated discourse. all-IP today remains high. Waldomar Zuniga, [email protected] ad/office administrator To say that broadcasters’ interest has been In any case, broadcasters need to start planning Irene Lok, [email protected] piqued is an understatement. The real question on for the transition to IP, based on a careful analysis of accounts manager their lips is this: How can IP improve my operational how this can best address their current and future Tan Hui Min, [email protected] efficiency, and how can I successfully integrate IP needs. MARKETING without disrupting entrenched workflows and Beyond technological challenges however, deep- director - sales & marketing Jessie Tan, [email protected] practices? ly entrenched mindsets also need to be addressed. manager - sales & marketing Convincing broadcasters of the feasibility of IP Resistance to change is perhaps understandable, Lynn Chee, [email protected] can be a daunting challenge, not that there is any particularly when factoring in systems that have CIRCULATION & PROMOTIONS lack of effort. The LiveIP Project, for instance, demon- worked well for many years, as is the case with SDI. executive - circulation & promotions strated throughout the year IP-based live broadcast Could a hands-on experience with an IP-based Jotham T Lim, [email protected] production workflows using open standards and system potentially tip the scales? In collaboration PUBLISHING publisher/editorial director demonstrating interoperability. with BroadcastAsia organiser Singapore Exhibi- Andrew Yeo, [email protected] An international, multi-vendor platform put tion Services and systems integrator Ideal Systems, together by Belgian public broadcaster VRT and APB will be setting up an IP Interoperability Lab at MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES n China the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the LiveIP BroadcastAsia2017. Yang Ou Project delivered its first full-IP live on-air broadcast Besides showcasing interoperability between BEIJING BUNCH EXHIBITION SERVICES LTD in June. components from different manufacturers, broad- Room 501/B1, Thunis Development Building, No. 11 Huixin East Street, At IBC 2016, an IP Interoperability Zone spon- casters in Asia-Pacific will be invited to shoot, ingest, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 sored by IABM and the Alliance for IP Media Solu- edit and stream their content — all based around a Tel: +86-10-6482 3808-106 Fax: +86-10-6482 3670 tions (AIMS) featured demonstrations from more real-time live IP set-up. E-mail: [email protected] than 30 companies on IP interoperability. As you start planning for your transition to IP, we n Japan Interoperability, of course, is the driving force encourage you to visit BroadcastAsia2017 from May Mikio Tsuchiya behind the work of AIMS, an independent trade 23-25, and join APB and our partners as we examine WORLD MEDIA SERVICES INC 3-35-1-302, Hongodai, Sakae-Ku, Yokohama 247-0008 alliance formed in December 2015 to advocate for how IP can best work for you. Tel/Fax: +81-45-891-1852 open standards and interoperability in broadcast IP. Watch this space … and have a Merry Christmas E-mail: [email protected] While competing IP video systems and standards and a Happy New Year ahead! n USA & Canada Gary L Rhodes may currently abound, AIMS’ goal is to push for the SEDOR MEDIA INC adoption of a ‘one interoperable approach’, based 775 Park Avenue, Suite 255, Huntington, NY 11743, USA Tel: 1-631-274-9530 on the unifying standard of SMPTE SD-2110. Fax: 1-631-667-2871 Will these initiatives be enough to encourage E-mail: [email protected] broadcasters to embrace IP? The transition to full IP will most likely be a gradual one but in reality it is a matter of practicality. SHAWN LIEW This is likely to encompass several investment MANAGING EDITOR

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Network with us at LinkedIn News & Views 6 VIEW FROM THE TOP: WRC-19 needs to continue to address the needs of www.linkedin.com/company/ satellite industry Dr Ali Ebadi, Senior Vice-President, Space Systems Development, Measat Satellite asia-pacific-broadcasting Systems, explains why satellite spectrum needs to be preserved at WRC-19. 9 PROMPTINGS: Digital production sees growing interest in Cambodia Glenn Bandalan Ala, Head of TVC for Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS), describes emerging content production trends in Cambodia.

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Creation 12 FEATURE: Adopting IP into news production How will transitioning to a fully IP environment impact news production? This year’s IBC exhibited a number of news production options for broadcasters to choose from. 15 AJA and Ross Video combine to boost live graphic streams AJA’s Corvid 88 video and audio I/O card is now supported in Ross Video’s XPression Quad real-time motion graphics system.

Management 16 FEATURE: Targeted content for the niche masses It would appear that there is no barrier that technology is unable to break today. When it comes to content delivery, are we hurtling towards an age where audience measurement techniques and tools are so advanced that content can be tailored specifically to suit diverse preferences and viewing habits? 19 Reliable QC and monitoring solutions are essential in the OTT environment Kanishka Tongya, Senior International Business Development Manager, Interra Systems, discusses QC and monitoring needs for OTT.

Distribution 20 FEATURE: The theory of cabling and what lies beneath The broadcast industry’s transition to IP is coinciding with broadcasters’ need to deliver high-bandwidth video signals and to feed multiple channels over long distances. This, in turn, is fuelling the rise and rise of fibre as a cabling backbone. 23 NEP Australia outfits new OB vans with Lawo solutions 33 Equipped with 4K/Ultra HD capabilities, NEP Australia’s new fleet of OB vehicles years is supported by a range of Lawo solutions. X-Platform 24 FEATURE: LTE and 5G speed up Internet video traffic With more viewers consuming content on second screens, can LTE and 5G technologies provide the technology bridge for broadcasters to tap more effectively into mobile networks?

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BY DR ALI EBADI ❝Asian satellite operators The satellite industry should be cred- have united under the auspices ited for their joint efforts at WRC-15 to ensure the satellite community’s of organisations such as best interests are served. Particularly, the band 3600-4200MHz remains ex- CASBAA and APSCC to raise clusively allocated to fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide into the next awareness of the potential decade, except for a few countries in Region 2 (American Region), in which threat to satellite spectrum the US, Canada, Cameron and Costa and its impact on both satellite Rica have allocated 3600-3700MHz for the International Mobile Telecom- and broadcasting industries munications (IMT) industry. Having lost one battle, IMT pro- and to lobby for support for its ponents were favourably greeted with a new agenda item for WRC-19 — to protection.❞ identify high-frequency bands above 24GHz for IMT/5G services. Neverthe- (by reusing the spectrum) is an “arms age development and implementa- to continue in the next decade, future less, in favour of the satellite industry, race” of sorts. An existing FSS satellite tion of new technologies in the FSS, conferences will study spectrum needs the conference decided that C-, Ku- operator, when faced with new compe- WRC-19 will consider technical and and possible allocation to FSS in the and Ka-bands currently allocated to tition from neighbouring HTS systems operational issues, as well as regula- band 51.4-52.4GHz for WRC-19, and FSS, mobile satellite services (MSS) and that can provide capacity into the tory provisions for NGSO FSS systems 37.5-39.5GHz for the following WRC- broadcast satellite services (BSS) should market at a tenth of the price of its own in the 37.5-39.5GHz (space-to-Earth), 23. The satellite industry will have a not be considered in the studies. offerings, must choose between two 39.5-42.5GHz (space-to-Earth), and key role in the studies to justify the However, the satellite industry can- unattractive options: (i) abandon that 47.2-50.2GHz and 50.4-51.4GHz additional spectrum needs for the not rest on its laurels and has to stay market or (ii) build its own HTS system. (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. development of the FSS and the shar- alert for any possible recommenda- The result is — every operator is forced At the same time, the confer- ing and the compatibility studies with tions of allocation to IMT in the to buy their own HTS satellite(s) and ence will also study technical and existing services on a primary and FSS Ka-band (27-30GHz). This the amount of deployed capacity will operational issues and regulatory secondary basis, including in adjacent alert makes reference to one be far higher than the supportable provisions for new NGSO systems in bands as appropriate. country’s decision to introduce demand. the 3.700-4.200MHz, 4.500-4.800MHz, In summary, there is a need 5G IMT to some portions (27.5- While new technologies such as 5.925-6.425MHz and 6.725-7.025MHz for satellite operators to participate 28.35GHz) of the FSS Ka-band beam forming, beam hopping, digital frequency bands allocated to the FSS actively in ITU-R study groups deal- on its domestic allocation. channelisers and HTS will significantly to protect the GSO FSS networks. These ing with FSS, GSO, NGSO and IMT It should be noted that this encourage the more efficient use of agenda items are another focus of the WRC-19 agenda items. Asian satellite is only possible as the FSS is on spectrum, it has been suggested the satellite industry to ensure NGSO sys- operators have united under the aus- secondary allocation to the terrestrial improved bandwidth economics will tems sufficiently protect the GSO FSS, pices of organisations such as CASBAA services in that country, whereas the open up new applications that will MSS and BSS networks. and APSCC to raise awareness of the specific portion of the Ka-band is allo- increase the demand for capacity, in Another critical issue is undoubt- potential threat to satellite spectrum cated to FSS and the terrestrial services turn sustaining the financial health of edly the approval of the agenda to and its impact on both satellite and on a co-primary basis internationally. the operators. study the technical and operational broadcasting industries and to lobby The last conference also allocated But so far, there is little evidence to characteristics for Earth Station In for support for its protection. Asian the L-band spectrum in the band 1427- suggest whether this will happen. The Motion (ESIM) that operates within operators are also coordinating with 1518MHz to IMT in Regions 2 and 3, only new market that has evolved in geostationary FSS frequency bands. operators and interested parties in and some countries in Region 1. This is recent years is the airline connectivity This will definitely require the satel- Europe, Africa and America to ensure subject to ITU-R studies to determine market, and it is being chased aggres- lite industry to continue its caution at that our message is heard at upcoming the regulatory and technical measures sively by nearly every large satellite WRC-19 to ensure FSS is sufficiently regulatory meetings. to ensure the compatibility of IMT and fleet operator in the world. It is not protected and no undue constraints broadcasting satellite service (sound) clear that the revenue economics for are caused to existing and future FSS Dr Ali Ebadi is Senior Vice-President, operations in the frequency band 1 this application are sufficient to sup- services. Space Systems Development at Measat 452-1 492MHz. port the scale of investments currently In the meantime, recognising the Satellite Systems. He served for eight Besides IMT, the threat to conven- being made. Most of the above is true growth of the satellite industry in the year as a member of the Radio Regula- tional Geostationary (GSO) services will for HTS capacity, whether it is from past decade, and how this is expected tions Board (RRB) of the ITU. come from the proliferation of HTS GSO or non-GSO (NGSO). (High Throughput Satellite) capacity, The major difference is: NGSO sys- from both GSO and non-GSO systems. tems will have lots of potential capacity APB PANELLISTS The much lower cost per bit of- trapped in regions with low customer fered by HTS systems designed to pro- density (such as oceans or sparsely vide consumer broadband access will populated areas), and hence will have lead to their inevitable encroachment higher amortised “cost per sellable bit”. into other business verticals (such as As such, the impact of NGSO systems in enterprise VSAT, video distribution, any particular regional market will be and so on) even if the capacity is not limited. And in all likelihood, GEO HTS optimised for such markets. Customers systems will have already affected the will find a way to utilise HTS capacity market long before the NGSO systems Andrew Anderson Stan Moote Christopher at a fraction of the price of wide-beam are even operational. Head of Broadcast CTO Slaughter FSS capacity even though it requires WRC-19 will also focus on some Operations IABM CEO them to use multiple beams. works relating to the NGSO systems. Seven West Media CASBAA The proliferation of HTS capacity Considering the need to encour- December 2016 NEWS & VIEWS 7 PHOTO CREDIT: BOB LEVEY What’s New on TV n Jeff Ross brings more laughter to Comedy Central SINGAPORE – Comedy Central has debuted a himself, Ross gets up-close with the inmates, hears four-part series Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle and their stories, and performs a stand-up show for them. the special Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live at Brazos In the four-part roast-off Jeff Ross Presents Roast County Jail in Asia. Battle, featuring Ross as Roastmaster General and Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live at Brazos County host Brian Moses, 16 comedians enter the ring in Jail shows the three days Jeff Ross spent in an orange one-on-one standoffs with a panel of celebrity jumpsuit, experiencing life behind bars at Brazos judges deciding their tournament fate. In the hour-special Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live at Brazos County Jail, Jeff Ross County Jail in Bryan, Texas. From playing basketball Ross is an American actor, writer, director, pro- (holding the mic) experienced life behind bars and performed a stand-up show for in the yard to spending time in solitary confinement ducer and comedian. the inmates. n Catch some fist-pumping action on HBO Asia BEIJING – HBO Asia is premiering an anthol- ogy of martial acts action TV movies this month. Produced in colla- boration with Chi- na Movie Channel (CMC), these include Master of the Drunken Fist: Begger So and Master of the Shadow- less Kick: Wong Kei- One of four HBO Asia Ying. Original productions Set in ancient Chi- this year is Master of the na at the end of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So, Qing dynasty, both starring Cao Jun as Beggar So Chan who picked up movies were shot in martial arts after losing his the Chinese language wealth in a conspiracy. in Hengdian, China, and are dubbed in English with local language subtitles on HBO Asia. Concurrently, the movies are also debuting on the Red by HBO movie channel, in its original language with English subtitles. Directed by Guo Jian-yong, the action- packed movies will also be available on HBO GO and HBO On-Demand in Asia, as well as on CCTV6 in China at a later date. n Turner airs Oggy and the Cockroaches in 4K/UHD CANNES – The up- coming season of Oggy and the Cock- roaches is slated for broadcast early next year across Turner Asia-Pacific channels, including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Pogo. The fifth season of the slapstick comedy series, pro- Join Oggy and the roaches duced by Paris-based as they travel through time animation produc- in the fifth season of Oggy tion company Xilam, and the Cockroaches. will be the first Oggy series produced in 4K/ Ultra HD (UHD). The new season revisits Oggy and the roaches, as they travel back in time through the ages and meet icons such as Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci and the Cyclops, as well as rocketing forward into the year 3000. Turner has also acquired Seasons 6 and 7 of the series, which will comprise a mix of brand-new episodes along with remakes of classic stories from the first and second seasons, all produced in 4K/UHD. 8 NEWS & VIEWS December 2016 Race for S’pore’s APB and partners bringing ‘IP Inter-Op Lab’ to life at BroadcastAsia2017 fourth telco topic is very important within ABU in media transports, vulnerability 1 8 members.” to cyber-attacks, lower life span While he believes that the Alli- The ABU-TC is also making the of IT equipment and difficulties narrowed to two ance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) study of cyber security a priority, in managing redundancy and/or represents the “strongest opportu- Masakazu informed, as the broad- backup services, are being “slowly, SINGAPORE – Internet service line broadband network. nity” for the broadcast industry to cast industry seeks to learn from but surely addressed”, said Dr Amal. provider (ISP) MyRepublic and “However, we believe that adopt a common standard to pro- the experiences and knowledge of Are these benefits and devel- Australian telco TPG Telecom have mobile telephony and broadband mote equipment interoperability, the telecom/IT industry. opments, then, compelling enough advanced into the next round of are going to be an increasing the presence of competing IP video In the interim, SDI broadcast to encourage broadcasters in Singapore’s New Entrant Spectrum importance for consumers and systems and technologies from the systems should be kept ticking Asia-Pacific to embrace IP? What Auction (NESA), where the winner businesses in the future, and we likes of Evertz and NewTek presents along as a gradual transition to more can be done to convince the will emerge as the nation’s fourth definitely want to be a supplier in its own set of challenges. “The big IP takes shape. After all, SDI has broadcast fraternity, even those mobile network operator (MNO). that future.” task ahead will be to corral these served the broadcast industry well non-IT engineers by training, that IP can work as efficiently as, if not According to the Info-commu- The NESA is the first two-stage diverging products, manufacturers for over two decades, with many better, than existing SDI systems? nications Media Development Au- process to auction spectrum for and ecosystems into a common, products created from years of Perhaps, a hands-on IP work- thority of Singapore (IMDA), both International Mobile Telecommu- interoperable roadmap.” R&D still available in the market. flow experience will tick the right MyRepublic and TPG met the NESA nications (IMT) and IMT-Advanced Aside from standards, one key Ideal Systems’ Mc Kiernan boxes for many. At Broadcast- pre-qualification criteria, includ- services in Singapore. MyRepublic hurdle to moving broadcast facili- noted: “It will take some time to Asia2017, which will be held from ing having the managament skills, and TPG will be bidding for 60MHz ties fully to IP is cost, although even get the equivalent depth and range May 23-25 at the Suntec Singapore competencies and operational of spectrum in the 900MHz and this is diminishing. As with any of IP-based products that currently Convention and Exhibition Centre, experience to deploy and oper- 2.3GHz bands technology wave, costs will even- exist in the baseband world. But APB, in collaboration with show ate a public telecommunication If successful, the new MNO will tually come down and with more then again, this will happen fast as organiser Singapore Exhibition network. be required to achieve nationwide affordable IP solutions available, a our boutique global business pig- Services and Ideal Systems, will be In a statement, MyRepublic said: outdoor service coverage by Oc- level playing field can be created gybacks on the much larger, global setting up a Live IP Inter-Op Lab. “We remain committed to bringing tober 2018, while complying with for even the smallest broadcasters, IT industry.” The IP interoperability lab will Singapore a truly fixed-mobile con- IMDA’s relevant regulatory frame- up against large media operators, With SDI, there may be a ten- showcase what is working in IP to- verged offering, including generous works and requirements, including Mc Kiernan explained. dency for broadcasters to hold day and highlight interoperability data, seamless coverage and sup- quality of service (QoS) and service The cost of IP equipment will on to the technology, simply be- between different manufacturers. port for the massive potential of the resiliency standards. eventually be cheaper than SDI cause it has performed and served The lab will also include a live Internet of Things (IoT).” IMDA maintains that the suc- equipment, concurred Masakazu broadcasters well over a sustained broadcast studio, content editing MyRepublic currently serves cess of the fourth MNO will depend Iwaki, head of Human Interface period of time. While this may be and distribution to over-the-top more than 50,000 homes and busi- on how the new entrant innovates Research Division, Science and Tech- understandable, IP offers “enor- (OTT) platforms, all in real-time IP. nesses in Singapore. and competes in the market, and nology Research Laboratories, NHK. mous opportunities and benefits”, Andrew Yeo, publisher of APB, Currently serving over 1.8 mil- how it invests to keep pace with Part of the Embracing IP for according to Dr Amal Punchihewa, explained: “We firmly believe lion broadband subscribers and new technologies in a fast evolv- Media Production panel and also director, technology and innova- that the best way to convince 460,000 mobile subscribers in ing market. It plans to complete chairman of the ABU Technical tion, ABU. Asian broadcasters and production Australia, a TPG spokesperson ex- the NESA by the end of this year, Committee (TC), Masakazu said: These benefits include, but are houses to embrace IP is to provide plained the decision to participate before proceeding to the General “In an IP era, programme produc- not restricted to, agility, flexibility, them with first-hand experience in NESA: “Singapore’s telecom- Spectrum Auction (GSA). tion equipment will increasingly be cost savings, scalability, operational of working on an all-IP ecosystem. munications industry is undoubt- Open to the new MNO, as well connected to IP. Budget planning efficiency, and the ability to work “This APB initiative, with sup- edly a competitive one with three as existing incumbents M1, Singtel when it comes to maintaining with software-defined networks. port from some major equipment strong competitors for mobile and StarHub, the GSA is expected broadcast equipment will change Furthermore, issues such as manufacturers, is to help media services and a high quality fixed- to commence in Q1 2017. and information exchange on this latency, loss due to transcoding professionals take a deep dive to experience IP and the main aim is, of course, to show that interoper- ATF aims to serve as ‘quality platform’ for entertainment content ability between different manufac- turers is no longer an insurmount- VTV and CJ Entertainment of South Khmer drama series. 1 8 able obstacle.” Korea, staring both Vietnamese Although prime-time hours With each edition of Broad- Furthermore, Winston Dama- and South Korean movie stars, has are restricted for the broadcast of castAsia, it is the goal of Singapore rillo, CSO of PLDT Group, and caused quite a buzz. local productions, foreign content Exhibition Services to deliver the Prashant Gokarn, chief new busi- “In fact, SCTV has also signed is still very popular. Cambodians, most relevant showcase, with the ness and innovation officer at Indo- contracts with Hong Kong’s TVB, Scott observed, have grown ac- lastest innovations that will help sat, are also leading a discussion on South Korea’s SBS and other con- customed to watching shows that attendees navigate the rapidly their over-the-top (OTT) offerings. tent providers to produce our own have been voice-dubbed into the changing broadcast landscape. Be it acquiring regional or movies.” Khmer language. With IP expected to top the international content, finding con- Although analogue TV is still CAMBODIAN TELEVISION NETWORK PHOTO: Another challenge for CTN is discourse on broadcast technology tent distributors, seeking financiers dominant in Vietnam, Tran is gaining a foothold in a congested next year, and as it edges closer to or identifying new co-production positive that the business model Tim Scott, VP, creative and field of 16 TV stations in Cambodia, development, Cambodian Television the deployment stage, the IP Inter- partners, ATF 2016 aims to serve of offering both foreign and lo- Network, is speaking at the Market Scott revealed. “In a market this Op Lab is a timely addition to Asia’s as a “quality platform” for the cal content “will continue to be Focus: Selling to Indochina conference size, having so many TV stations premier broadcast trade show. entertainment content ecosystem highly lucrative” as viewers can during ATF 2016. drastically splinters the advertis- Calvin Koh, assistance director in Asia, according to the show now access content via the Inter- ing dollars, leaving us with smaller (Communication Events), Singa- organiser net, thanks to the rapid advance- tions to broadcast only Cambodi- budgets,” he elaborated. pore Exhibition Services, said: “We Particularly in Vietnam, home ment of the telecommunication an-produced content during the “This is happening at a time are glad to work in collaboration to a population of 91 million infrastructure throughout the prime-time hours of 7pm-9pm, when the industry trend is moving with APB and Ideal Systems to people, local broadcasters have country. Tim Scott, VP, creative and devel- towards bigger and more expen- bring to life the IP Inter-Op Lab at been leveraging foreign and local While Vietnamese broadcast- opment, Cambodian Television sive formats. So we’ve been very BroadcastAsia2017. content. In an interview with ATF ers are leveraging foreign and Network (CTN), told ATF. careful with our budgets and our “As the migration to IP con- Insights, an ATF in-house publica- local content to attract audiences, This, he said, has encouraged programming decisions to keep tinues to gain momentum in the tion, Tran Van Uy, CEO of Vietnam’s broadcasters in Cambodia faces a CTN to partner production compa- the network on top and profitable.” region, the IP Inter-Op Lab will be SCTV, said that the collaboration different challenge posed by the nies who have been commissioned Scott is speaking at the Market a great addition to the event as with foreign players is a “big boost” local government. As an attempt to produce Khmer drama series, Focus: Selling to Indochina confer- it will create the opportunity for to Vietnam’s content industry. to bolster the local entertainment and brought about the establish- ence track on Thursday, Dec 8. broadcast professionals to gain He explained: “The drama Tuoi industry, Cambodia’s Ministry of ment of an in-house drama depart- For more information on ATF hands-on working experience on thanh xuân, a joint effort between Information has ordered TV sta- ment that is capable of producing 2016, visit www.asiatvforum.com. an all IP-based system.” December 2016 NEWS & VIEWS 9 Digital production sees growing interest in Cambodia

What do you oversee as head of How is Cambodia production outputs? MyTV and CNC — is terrestrial, TVC? Where does your group fit Ala: New skills are constantly but we also distribute via digital within CBS’ content production keeping up with pouring into the production skills TV set-top boxes in Cambodia workflow? content production market in Cambodia, but mostly through OneTV. Other cable and Glenn Bandalan Ala: The TVC through the import of expats satellite distributors also carry our Production Unit is a department trends? APB’s Millette and talents from more sophisti- channels. Perhaps, the most sig- within CBS and we are responsible Manalo-Burgos prompts Glenn Bandalan cated markets. But the hope is that nificant leap forward, aside from for producing video commercials through constant exposure and broadcasting internationally as and advertisements for partner Ala, head of TVC at Cambodian Broadcasting training (which in a way is a form CTN International, is over-the-top brands in Cambodia. We function Service (CBS), for some insights. of technology transfer), Cambodia (OTT) accessibility. independently as our own business will become self-sufficient in pro- Since 2015, CBS has been unit but operate with the techni- viding itself the skilled production broadcasting its channels online cal support and network backing ❝Digital is manpower it needs. via the CBS LIVE TV app — which of CBS. It’s a startup business and I know of at least five universi- is available on both the App Store we’re building out our capabilities fresh new ties here that offer media and com- and Google Play — giving audi- now so we can grow the business munication degrees, so hopefully ences more flexible viewing op- over the next few years. ground in we will see more graduates joining tions. Consumption via the OTT Cambodia the industry in the future. platform is, of course, trumped by What are your thoughts about In the area of technology, Cam- that of terrestrial broadcast, but it content production in Cam- for the TV bodia is not so far behind and this pays to be ahead of competition. bodia? What kind of technol- networks, and is mostly because the talents that ogies are being used currently? are imported into Cambodia for Where do you think Cambodia Ala: Content production in Cam- especially for big budget productions bring the is heading, content production- bodia is not as sophisticated as brands. While equipment in with them. But don’t wise? What do you think will be in other more progressive Asian expect to get a variety of options some of the new technologies countries like Thailand, Singapore consumption for cameras or post production as that broadcasters in Cambodia or the Philippines but it has grown these still represent an investment should look into next? by leaps and bounds over the past is still widely burden for production companies, Ala: Digital is fresh new ground five to 10 years, primarily because and largely and at this point, there’re only a in Cambodia for the TV networks, of the rapidly growing middle class. handful that can actually afford it. and especially for brands. While The majority of the popula- terrestrial and cable, there is a lot of promise for This is not to say that technol- consumption is still widely and tion now have access to public digital, especially given how aggressively mobile ogies such as 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) is largely terrestrial and cable, there television and, more importantly, not accessible here — it’s just not is a lot of promise for digital, es- Internet and mobile access, which, is progressing in Cambodia.❞ in abundance. Fortunately for my pecially given how aggressively we expect, will at least double — Glenn Bandalan Ala, team, CBS is forging ahead into mobile is progressing in Cambodia. the demand for content over the Head of TVC, Cambodian Broadcasting Service HD and digital so we have access (Surprisingly, the mobile surfing ex- next few years. There’re at least to 4K/UHD equipment, and we are perience here is sometimes better 15 public terrestrial TV stations in looking into acquiring more. than surfing with home Internet.) Cambodia, three of which com- is the social platform of choice Asia than in Cambodia. Cambodia’s population is rela- mand about 50% audience share (perhaps even the only choice), How about the broadcast land- tively young. More than 30% are collectively, and the country now especially among the younger Will your team be introducing scape? How are viewers access- under 15, which means, in a matter has one foot in the door in digital population. Recently, I’ve seen at new content production tools ing CBS content and what are of years, children who grow up with video broadcasting. least one brand venture into viral in the near future? What do you the broadcast delivery platforms the Internet of Things (IoT) will be There’re also at least four major marketing, and successfully at that. think are the new technologies being used by CBS? slowly taking over the country and mobile LTE service providers, and So really, there is no place more in this area that can be used to Ala: The primary broadcast plat- will start looking for and consum- the competition is fierce. Facebook exciting for content production in enhance your team’s creative form of CBS’ channels — CTN, ing content from digital platforms.

New skills are constantly pouring into the production skills market in Cambodia, but mostly through the import of expats and talents from more sophisticated markets. But the hope is that through constant exposure and training (which in a way is a form of technology transfer), Cambodia will become self-sufficient in providing itself the skilled production manpower it needs. 10 NEWS & VIEWS December 2016

Automated media Inter BEE 2016 processing has showcases the best of le the building Japanese technology – exploring the BY SHAWN LIEW to JVC, the KY-PZ100 is the first PTZ camera that features JVC’s IP communications engine transition to TOKYO – The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games providing network connection via Wi-Fi, 4G- Jayson Tomlin, will bring a new viewing experience to Japan, LTE or cabled LAN. VP of Marketing, and Inter BEE 2016 served as an ideal plat- Designed to be used as a standalone the cloud Minnetonka Audio/ form to demonstrate how different formats remote camera or as part of a multi-camera Linear Acoustic, can work together, said Yoshinori Ishikazi, system in both studio and field environ- e transition to “the cloud” in our industry The TV Solutions project manager of Inter BEE. ments, the KY-PZ100 can be controlled via has been challenging. In order to under- Group of the Speaking with APB, Ishikazi noted that a Web browser or with the dedicated RM- stand how we address cloud computing, we Telos Alliance 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) and 8K will be the focus LP100 remote control panel. must follow the history of how we got here. for Japan’s broadcast industry moving for- IP is here, declared Kazunori Nakamura, Minnetonka Audio provides quality- rst ward. Within this ecosystem, IP is beginning senior manager, marketing and business audio processing, resulting in a number of to garner increasing interest, as highlighted development, Media Links. Providing a range disruptive innovations in our eld. processing plant or to a cloud-based third- by a number of show floor demonstrations. of solutions to support the conversion and Twenty years ago, we provided audio party engine, such as Telestream’s Vantage While broadcasters may still adopt a movement of a range of broadcast video, processing for the new platform of the Cloud. Vantage Cloud platform natively wait-and-see approach to IP, the technology audio and data signals over a multi-service time: the digital audio workstation (DAW). supports third-party connectors, including will provide more flexibility than SDI and IP network, Media Links’ IP-based technol- Sold as plug-ins that professional audio the Vantage AudioTools Connector for in- baseband, suggested Yoichi Kato, EVP and ogy has supported a number of high-profile engineers could integrate into their DAWs, tegration with AudioTools Sever and Audi- general manager, Global Business, NTT-IT global sporting events since 2002, according encoding to the codec of the day, such as oTools Cloud. Custom-de ned workows, Corporation. to Nakamura. In the short term, 12G-SDI will work well, At this year’s show, the company high- using our SurCode for Dolby Pro Logic II, pro les and licences can be shared in this particularly in broadcast studios, said Kato, lighted an IP video router system based on became a reality. We call this “on-premise” hybrid on-premise and cloud architecture, although he predicted the gradual move of the SMPTE 2022-5/6/7 standards. Designed processing, or processing on individual cli- giving maximum exibility and scalability. more broadcast contribution functions to IP. to combine compressed and uncompressed ent workstations. Each on-premise system AudioTools Cloud can interoperate To prepare broadcasters for the transi- video/audio streams, as well as TCP traf- required maintenance, as well as continual directly with Telestream Vantage Cloud in tion, NTT-IT offers the viaPlatz 4K/8K, which fic over IP, Media Link’s MDX series of low upgrades in hardware. two unique ways. provides high-speed IP video recording and latency, high availability IP media switches Ten years ago, we began transitioning playback for up to 8K60p uncompressed and routers is designed for end-to-end our products to automated Enterprise-level AudioTools Cloud BYOL – signals. A new playout feature also adds contribution to distribution networks where platforms that oer facility-wide workow Bring Your Own License more channel-in-a-box functionality, while facility requirements demand guaranteed management and audio processing. By fo- AudioTools Server users can bene t from the viaPlatz supports high dynamic range bandwidth and low latency over a single cusing on the Enterprise, overall hardware, a cloud-based deployment by adding the (HDR)-based colour correction. network. maintenance and labour costs could be AudioTools Cloud BYOL License Server Also at the show was NTT-IT’s sister com- Recognising that broadcasters in Asia- reduced. Minnetonka’s AudioTools Server module. e BYOL Licence Server is a local pany, NTT Electronics, which demonstrated Pacific are at different stages of technology platform is now in a single “machine room” dongle server that allows deployment of an a 4K/UHD HDR delivery system over IP, sup- adoption, Hitachi Kokusai’s camera range ported by the HC10000D-4K/HC11000D-4K support HD, 4K/UHD and 8K formats. environment connected to shared storage, AudioTools Server in any public or private decoders and HC10000E/HC11000E encod- For the HD market, the SK-HD1300 HD but requires substantially less engineering cloud-based environment. e AudioTools ers. Currently working on incorporating studio and EFP camera is equipped with and maintenance eort than a DAW. A serv- Server system in the cloud will contact the high frame rate (HFR) into its systems, NTT three 2/3-inch 2.3 megapixel progessive er-based system can provide the exibility local License Server for available licences, Electronics expects 4K/UHD HDR to be main- scan MOS imagers. A new CU-HD1300 multi- to load balance between multiple systems bene ting from cloud-based exible scal- stream within the next five years. format CCU connects to long-range triax and directly integrate into systems such as ability within the existing licence pool. At the JVC Kenwood booth, an IP network and/or SMPTE fibre-optic cable by switching Telestream’s Vantage, Harmonic’s Carbon studio demonstrated a remote production the camera head adaptors. & WFS, Avid’s Interplay MAM, and more. AudioTools Cloud Node system that utilised network-compatible Customers such as Japan’s TV Asahi, Today, we transition again to “off- AudioTools Cloud Node allows Amazon products to streamline shooting, transmis- meanwhile, are already producing 4K/UHD premise” computing to meet the needs for EC2 instances to be added as another node sion and relaying. content with the SK-UHD4000 camera sys- greater scalability and fast turnaround. Au- in the client processing farm, seamlessly At the heart of the demonstration is the tem, which is equipped with a high-precision dioTools Cloud oers scalable on-demand moving jobs and workows between on- new KY-PZ100 robotic pan, tilt and zoom four-sensor optical system. computing resources using Amazon’s EC2 premise capacity and o-premise Amazon (PTZ) video production camera. According Hitachi Kokusai is also lending its support processing and S3 object storage platform resources. Facilities can meet the demands to provide media processing facilities with of peak processing with minimal additional tremendous exibility. cost, as the hardware, storage and process- We have three models for o-premise ing are maintained by Amazon and spun (cloud) processing. AudioTools Cloud On- down when peak requirements subside. Demand is an online Web-service that of- In addition to load balancing the work fers the processing that you want, when you between on-premise and off-premise need it, and you pay only for what you use. installations, cloud instances can serve as Workow control, processing modules, and FAILOVER and SPILLOVER nodes, thereby reporting all happen within the Amazon ensuring uninterrupted processing. Work- EC2 Instance as well as the S3 Cloud Disk, ow Control can assign tasks to the Cloud requiring no on-premise hardware costs or Node, which by default includes all possible ongoing maintenance. Expansion to handle modules and licences for AudioTools Server. peak processing requirements is possible Although the transition to cloud pro- by con guring additional EC2 instances, cessing has taken 20 years, AudioTools which can then be taken oine when not Cloud gives our clients low-cost scalability required, saving money during downtime. as well as maximum exibility and security, AudioTools Server facilities can apply the and takes our best-in-class platform into the While SDI will not be completely replaced anytime soon, IP is making to make gains into the licences that they own to their on-premise new era of distributed processing. q broadcast industry, suggested Kazunori Nakamura, senior manager, marketing and business development, Media Links. December 2016 NEWS & VIEWS 11

A total of 38,047 visitors thronged the halls of the Mukuhari Messe convention centre in Tokyo for Inter BEE 2016. For efficient cloud workflows Making a first foray into the broadcast business is Jector, a Nekojarashi Shotoku Corporation highlighted company that started out as a cloud storage provider for video makers behind Japanese public broad- the Vericam 35. the recently released TP500 Com- and professionals. “As IP technology becomes more common in the caster NHK’s push to offer full-scale For Leader Electronics, the in- broadcast industry, we will continue to develop our cloud storage 8K transmissions by 2020, when the tegration of HDR into its test and pact Handle. While incorporating solution to create more cost-effective and efficient workflows for Olympic Games will be hosted by measurement products started last many of the best features of the broadcast customers,” said Jector’s Mizuki Kataoka. Tokyo. In a number of high-profile year, reported Masahiro Sawa, gen- original TP500, the new model’s trials, NHK is shooting 8K content eral manager, Leader Electronics. handle diameter is cut by 23.9cm, with the SK-UHD8060 Super Hi- One key product the com- making it easier for electronic field Vision 8K camera. pany is now offering is the LV5490 production (EFP) and electronic Developed jointly with NHK, waveform monitor, which offers newsgathering (ENG) users to the SK-UHD8060 features a single 4K/UHD, 3G, HD and SD test and work in more creative ways than 33-million-pixel CMOS sensor and measurement features in a com- ever. can transmit simultaneous 8K,4K/ pact portable unit. It allows wave- Yori Kato, regional sales man- UHD and 2K format signals at form, vector and picture display to ager, Asia, broadcast sales division, 60fps. be viewed simultaneously on the Shotoku Corporation, elaborated: One of the main draws for instrument’s front-panel 9-inch “The TP500 base model is ideal for another camera manufacturer is LCD monitor, which comes with full situations where camera operators the Panasonic AG-UX180 camera, 1920 x 1080 HD resolution. To feed need the handle to be right in front which will begin shipping this a large monitor 1920 x 1080 HD of them, as is the case in most stu- month. Designed for professional DVI and HD-SDI rasterised outputs dio set-ups. 4K/UHD video production needs, are also provided. “For the Compact Handle the AG-UX180 is equipped with Other highlights include Roland’s TP500, it allows cameramen to get a newly designed compact lens VR-4HD A/V mixer. Designed with right up next to their camera while featuring a wide 24mm angle and single-person operation in mind, still making use of a perfectly bal- 20x optical zoom, as well as a 1.0- the VR-4HD enables easy switch- anced air column for smooth rising type high-sensitivity MOS sensor. ing and mixing of sound and video shots, as well as smooth rubber The AG-UX180 supports 4K 24p, using advanced video and audio lines for dolly shots. It combines UHD 60p/50p, FHD 60/50p multi- digital signal processing (DSI). the stability and versatility of a format recording and HD super Along with dedicated hardware tripod with the creative capabilities slow-motion. controls faders, buttons and a of a high-end pedestal into one Also to be launched this month touch-screen interface, it also inte- product.” is the Vericam Pure, a smaller RAW grates a digital audio mixer, video Weighing 27kg with Shotoku’s recorder variant of Panasonic’s switcher, multi-viewer touch screen TZ-63 High Hat adaptor attached Vericam 35 camera. Developed in and USB video/audio streaming (column = 18kg, dolly = 9kg), the conjunction with Codex, the HDR- interface into a standalone device. TP500 Compact Handle can also be ready Vericam Pure is equipped Designed for schools, churches, used alongside Shotoku’s 100mm with the new Codex V-RAW2.0 corporate events, sports and other ball-type pan-and-tilt heads — the recorder. This allows the Vericam live events, the VR-4HD begins SH100 and SH120. Inter BEE will return to the Pure to record 4K RAW up to shipping next month. Yori Kato, Shotoku Corporation’s regional sales manager, Asia, showing off the 120fps, and will also be avail- Building on the success of Makuhari Messe convention centre new TP500 Compact Handle, which still retains all of the best features of the able separately as an option for the TP500 pneumatic pedestal, next year from November 15-17. company’s TP500 pneumatic pedestal.

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How will transitioning to “For a number of years now the far greater non-linear capacity. industry has needed a way forward to “Virtual ‘embargoes’ brought by a fully IP environment collaborate on IP interoperability. It video bottlenecks are a thing of the past. impact news production? was critical that the industry’s vendors Serial news creation and production Stage Tec hands new role came together to achieve this,” said Peter end with the introduction of digital IP- Millette Manalo-Burgos White, CEO of IABM, which represents based capability,” he says. “IP provides a to Dirk Berar provides some answers. a majority of international broadcast pathway to virtualisation, which brings Stage Tec, a Berlin-based technology vendors. ease of redundancy, simplied hardware manufacturer of pro- Transitioning to an IP workow is deployment and is scalable. However, fessional audio mixing also a major decision for many broad- it can be more complex to congure.” consoles and routers, casters; that is why they need to consider IP has been used in parts of the has appointed long-term ne of the key attractions at IBC 2016 last very carefully what benets they can broadcast industry for years, accord- employee Dirk Berar (left) O as head of software and September was the IP Interoperability derive if they decide to go in this direc- ing to Adam Cox, head of Broadcast systems development. Berar joined Stage Zone, designed to attract broadcasters tion, and what challenges might await. Equipment, for Futuresource Tec in 1999, where he worked on develop- interested in transitioning their produc- For instance, what impact will IP have Consulting, a specialist consulting and ing dynamic automation for Cantus and tion workows to IP. According to IBC’s on the newsroom production workow? research rm, but its potential is now Cinetra, the company’s first mixing consoles. organisers, the transition to IP is one of Barry Pegg, executive vice-president starting to be realised within the world Berar then adopted the role of systems en- the biggest challenges facing broadcast- of engineering for Magna Systems and of live production. gineer, integrating the diverse engineering ers and media companies today, with Engineering, shares his answer with Cox explains that this is due to the disclipines at Stage Tec. On his new role, he fears over limited inter-working and a APB: “IP provides a single operational emergence of 4K/Ultra HD (UHD), said: “I look forward to driving the devel- lack of recognised standards the most environment comprising management, which is acting as an enabler for IP. e opment of new products in an innovative common brake on progress. workows and data. It adds massive lev- two areas that are cornerstones for any team, an exciting challenge for me.” The zone offered demonstrations els of eciency improvement for video new technology such as 4K/UHD are of various practical and proven inter- and audio acquisition and transport. It movies and sports. ese genres are the Studio Technologies operability solutions, which included brings fast access, multiple-user access, standard bearers for new technologies unveils Dante-supported the work of the JT-NM (the Joint Task fast and easy inter-company, city, conti- and lead the way as the pay-TV industry Force on Networked Media: a combined nent le movement capability” invests in the latest innovations in order beltpack initiative of AMWA, EBU, SMPTE and Pegg adds that IP actually simplies to keep their content oering relevant. VSF) and the AES on a common road- and accelerates newsgathering, as the This was the case for HD, it was map for IP interoperability. technology allows news to operate in a the case for 3D, and it will be the case IP-ready newsroom systems Studio Technologies, a manufacturer of audio, video and fibre optic solutions, has This year, a number of broadcast technology approach to news production and distribution analytics aid in research and planning. Smart introduced the Model 362 Listen-Only providers unveiled newsroom production of- that is far more scalable and flexible and better automation via a DaletBPM-based workflow Beltpack that features Dante audio-over- ferings designed for IP-based environments. supports the ebb and flow of a multi-platform, engine for news ensures resources have ac- Ethernet technology. Intended for use by Here are two noteworthy solutions from Dalet multi-channel news operation. cess to the content and tools they need when on-air talent or production personnel, the and Snell Advanced Media (SAM): The Dalet solution connects news con- they need it. Model 362 is a two-channel user device tent from planning down to distribution on Broadcasters like Euronews, which oper- that supports headphone monitoring of Dalet Unified News Operations multiple outlets, such as social media, mobile ates as one channel that broadcasts in 13 lan- two audio channels associated with a Dante Flexibility is the number one pre-requisite for apps and content management system (CMS), guages, are already deploying a Unified News application. The new Model 362 beltpack, just about any media operation, and operating along with traditional, linear broadcast. The Operation model. Running on IP-based Dalet added Gordon Kapes, president of Studio in an IP-based environment enables just that. story-centric news planning tools, programme Galaxy platform, the new Euronews workflow Technologies, is designed to provide the For news broadcasters specifically, running on boards, as well as intuitive mobile and desk- has 200 simultaneous users across several sites. form factor, reliability and features needed an IP network not only delivers flexibility, but top clients and Web-based tools, break the Federated tools standardise ingest, logging, to be effective in a variety of studio and also offers scalability, agility and enhances boundaries of the traditional newsroom com- editing, graphics, planning and distribution field applications. remote collaboration, which are critical com- puter system (NRCS) to give “unprecedented across all Euronews operations. The flow of ponents to today’s successful news operators. visibility and access throughout the entire content is seamless and ubiquitous from Next Month @ Creation Dalet’s IP-based solutions offer production editorial life cycle”. acquisition to distribution to archive. The flex- and distribution tools that are purpose-built According to Dalet, it is an “absolute ne- ible architecture combined with centralised Broadcast Monitors for news operations. These story-centric solu- cessity” to make Web and social media a core content repository allows Euronews to better tions allow broadcasters and media organisa- function of the news production and distribu- manage the multi-site workflows across four tions to unify previously siloed facets of news tion process today. Thus, advanced integra- different offices — Lyon, Brussels, Athens and production and delivery, transforming “re- tion with social media platforms and CMS Budapest. PANELLISTS mote contribution” into “com- offer instant Leveraging the flexibility of IP, the Dalet plete collaboration”. Thanks publishing Unified News Operations integrates all of to robust news production from Web, the newsroom production and distribution and delivery tools that span desktop and functions with native support for common Joseph Jerome T beyond the physical borders mobile tools. exchange and communication protocols. It Francia of the newsroom, broadcast- Easy access brings in key third-party broadcast compo- Vice-President ers can contract and scale to detailed nents via a powerful API that drives integration & Head of International resources at will by putting reports and for best-of-breed workflows. Operations GMA International story-centric search, editing and publishing tools directly SAM enables fast news delivery in at the fingertips of journalists various platforms and editors, all while precisely SAM recently introduced a major update to aligning editorial planning Leveraging its news offering — providing support for any with media management, the flexibility format of video, ultra-fast editing, automated of IP, the Dalet Unified News Amitabh Kumar automation and distribution. versioning and multi-platform publishing. Director, Corporate Operations integrates all of the Zee Network Called Dalet Unified newsroom production and distribution functions with native support Trevor Francis, director of production News Operation, it is a global for common exchange and communication protocols. systems at SAM, said: “Historically, news December 2016 CREATION 13 Adopting IP into news production

for 4K/UHD, he says. But while there is no rm verdict yet on ing large amounts of rack space to manage But while 4K/UHD in movies has now which technology is best, would it be pos- video and audio. “It can only carry a single reached a certain level of maturity, 4K/UHD sible for broadcasters to work with both IP service per cable, therefore requiring lots live production is another matter. One of the and SDI? At this point, a hybrid solution is of cabling infrastructure, complexity and most formidable barriers to the success of possible — and in time seems to be the best cost,” he adds. live 4K/UHD production is the bandwidth solution, says Magna Systems’ Pegg. But in the event that broadcasters do requirement, says Cox. Current deploy- “Bidirectional video ow is possible choose to go fully IP, how dicult will the ments require the use of four synchronised with IP, but not SDI. Security in an IP-based transition process be? “Newsroom work- ❝The introduction of 3G-SDI cables to transport video around environment is an issue that needs to be ad- ows are pretty much IP already. Migration SMPTE 2022-XX and VSF facilities, but this is far from ideal for a vari- dressed. Cyber security issues can become also depends on existing acquisition for- IR04 standards now brings ety of reasons, including reliability and cost, a reality. ese issues do not exist in an SDI mats, as well as multiple content acquisition both of which stem from the simultaneous environment, though internal sabotage is formats, file-based and linear for story- uncompressed video and use of four cables for one video signal. possible,” he adds. centric workows,” says Pegg. audio into the IP newsroom Although 10GigE IP networks offer He adds that IP standards are evolv- Magna Systems represents a number of content acquisition comparable bandwidth to quad 3G-SDI net- ing and manufacturers also see the need technology providers that enable IP technol- works or even the new 12G-SDI standard, for open standards to maintain interoper- ogy. ese include Diva (Oracle) for archiv- and management the bene ts of IP far outweigh those of the ability. ing, TVU for newsgathering, Telestream for environment.❞ incumbent technology, says Cox. “e introduction of SMPTE 2022-XX transcoding, Chyron Hego for graphics, and Flexibility is a plus when it comes to and VSF IR04 standards now bring uncom- Pebble Beach for automation and playout, — Barry Pegg, live IP production. e exibility of an IP pressed video and audio into the IP news- all of which oer IP workow connectivity Magna Systems network is derived from the fact that any room content acquisition and management to a greater or lesser extent. part of the network can communicate to environment,” Pegg says. “e enablers are Pegg says: “Careful consideration needs easily. is is more on infrastructure than any other part. Instead of a point-to-point the next-generation 25-50Gb high-speed, to be given to ingest management, scripts, the newsroom workow. style like a traditional SDI architecture, an high-throughput network switches further news data feed, social media, graphics, “Migration is relatively straightforward, integrated IP network means that content increasing the appeal of IP infrastructure. video production and playout. Reliance on but needs to be done with much pre-plan- can immediately be passed on to multiple IP reduces system complexity, drastically having producers could be side-effected ning and project-based roll-out. Acquisition stakeholders (video servers, archive rights reduces the amount of cabling required and with journalists managing more processes formats can play a signi cant role in deter- holders and the like) that have access to the is bi-directional.” themselves.” mining the migration possibility. A hybrid network and are not necessarily in the same On the other hand, SDI requires large But as long as equipment is IP-ready- migration strategy may be required,” Pegg geographic location, Cox concludes. power-hungry baseband routers command- supported, they should be able to migrate concludes.

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SAM is extending the capabilities of the news system by introducing automated workflows, where complete production processes can be automated to create multiple versions of a story, for example, styling and branding the output for different platforms.

production systems have been focused on the output for different platforms. specific platforms, for example, broadcast SAM also believes that news production has television and websites. The production tools to be fully mobile and provide the capacity to Courtesy of BT Sport have been limited to specific formats, such as create finished stories, ready for posting. The 16x9 video. Today, breaking news can come company’s browser-based editors will run on from any source and needs to hit multiple any platform: smartphone, tablet or laptop. platforms — social media sites, websites and Local and remote content can be mixed in Draco tera KVM switches connect operators broadcast — at the same time. It is simply not a sequence, complete with voice-over and to vital production equipment, without efficient enough for news organisations to have simple effects. compromise. multiple processes to support this.” SAM’s News Solution provides easy and The new SAM news production system al- secure access to all files, as they arrive. Local lows any content to be natively handled in the and mobile users benefit from the rich, user- With no transmission delay or picture story creation process, for example, “vertical definable metadata schema, and customised degradation, they are the ideal solution for video” from a mobile phone. If content origi- searches to locate the content they need to today’s broadcast and post facilities, increasing nates from a phone and is ultimately consumed complete their story simply and quickly. e‹iciency and streamlining the production on a phone, why convert it to a 16x9 TV picture Just as important as the content creators workflow. in the middle, asked Francis. are the media managers, archivists and super SAM is also extending the capabilities of its users. The SAM News Solution ensures that news system by introducing automated work- they have everything they need to build and flows, where complete production processes maintain workflows, manage online storage IHSE GmbH - Headquarters IHSE GmbH Asia Pacific Pte Ltd IHSE USA LLC  can be automated to create multiple versions Maybachstrasse 11 158 Kallang Way #07-13A 1 Corporate Drive and ensure that all content is archived and 88094 Oberteuringen  Germany Singapore 349245 Cranbury, NJ 08512  USA of a story, for example, styling and branding easily available for re-use. www.ihse.com  [email protected] NEW LEVEL 3 to 6, SUNTEC SINGAPORE VENUE TUESDAY - THURSDAY

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Located on the South Korean island film club, where the students shoot ability to utilise the school’s existing of Jeju, Branksome Hall Asia was their own films.” Canon EF lenses. founded in 2012, and is the sister Previously, Zarate and his stu- He explained: “The Blackmagic school of Branksome Hall Canada, dents used a one-camera set-up for URSA Mini 4K was the perfect an independent boarding school the main anchor of the weekly news choice, because of quality and price South Korea’s Branksome Hall Asia has invested in Blackmagic Design’s URSA Mini dedicated to teaching, leading shot, with the Blackmagic Design point. The ability of Blackmagic camera to improve the image quality of an official school-wide news show. and empowering young women analogue-to-SDI mini-converter al- equipment to use the same Canon for more than 100 years. lowing the production team to plug EF lenses we already own [also] the URSA Mini to shoot in 4K/Ultra With the addition of the URSA As a film diploma teacher at to the SDI video mixer in the studio. allows us to update our cameras HD (UHD), having shot a recent Mini, Zarate is now able to deploy a Branksome Hall Asia, Jose Zarate For the interview set-up, a two- and still use equipment we’ve pre- graduation ceremony in 4K/UHD. three-camera set-up, with two HDV started an official school-wide camera set-up was initially used. viously bought. He said: “For us here at Brank- cameras for the anchor and for an news show in 2015, and brought Like the previously mentioned one- “Also, portability is a big factor some Hall Asia, shooting in 4K/ overall shot, while the URSA Mini together 15 dedicated students camera set-up, HDV cameras were for us. Our campus is very large, UHD allows us to shoot events like is used to feature guests. who write their own scripts and used alongside two Blackmagic so having a professional camera graduation ceremonies from long Zarate also plans to use the produce interviews about events analogue-to-SDI mini-converters. that is not very heavy makes our distances and then crop the im- Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve to going on around school. In a bid to further improve the productions easy to manage, and ages down to 1080p. This is a huge help his students colour correct Zarate told APB: “The students image quality of the production, allows the students to use the advantage of shooting in 4K/UHD, their short films, “because it is also and I produce a weekly news show Zarate then made the decision to equipment easily.” allowing me to create close-ups good for the students to learn an about all the events happening purchase a camera that had SDI Zarate and his students have from full body shots without wor- industry standard tool like DaVinci at our school and we also have a connections built-in, as well as the also begun to utilise the ability of rying too much about pixelation.” Resolve”, he concluded. AJA and Ross Video combine to boost live graphic streams Los Angeles-based graphics opera- ered at 720p resolution at 59.94fps, live content to be streamed on tor James Stevens has adopted a although the system also supports XPression Quad, doubling the new AJA/Ross Video configuration, four output channels at up to previous two stream capacity, which sees the former’s Corvid 88 1080p and 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) reported the companies. video and audio I/O card support- delivery. In a separate development, ed in the latter’s XPression Quad Stevens emphasised: “Graph- AJA has also appointed Robert real-time motion graphics system. ics play a very important role in Stacy as the company’s new Asia- Stevens explained: “I’ve been live event broadcasts. Many are Pacific general manager. Based in using the XPression for several data-driven with real-time results Tokyo, Stacy brings with him more years and it has always been a coming in on-the-fly. than two decades of experience in powerful graphics system. How- “Live sports and awards shows the digital video technology busi- ever, with the XPression Quad are among the most graphic- ness. Prior to joining AJA, he was and Corvid 88, I am now able to intensive, featuring anything from vice-president of Asia for Newtek. provide for four output channels a score ticker and stats, to nominee “I have had many years of of live graphics via one system! It identifiers and social media inte- experience in this industry and is an impressive advancement in gration. With the XPression Quad firmly believe that AJA’s technol- graphics technology by Ross Video and Corvid 88, graphics operators ogy solutions are second to none, and AJA.” are better prepared to meet the and look forward to expanding

Having worked on an exten- Los Angeles-based graphics operator James Stevens has adopted a new AJA/Ross ever-increasing demand for graph- their reach across the Asia-Pacific sive number of TV programmes, Video configuration, which sees the former’s Corvid 88 video and audio I/O card ics on live events.” region,” said Stacy. including American Idol, The CMA supported in the latter’s XPression Quad real-time motion graphics system. The XPression Quad is now fully “In the coming months, I look Awards and Chelsea, Stevens re- integrated with AJA’s Developer forward to building a dedicated cently welcomed the opportunity of the production tapped the graphics; another for mortices, a drivers, enabling graphics profes- team that is exclusively focused to utilise the new XPression Quad power and versatility of the Corvid third channel for a logo loop; and sionals to configure XPression on promoting AJA’s video capture on a high-profile live broadcast 88. One of the XPression Quad’s a fourth channel for a countdown Quad solutions with Corvid 88 cards, streaming solutions, digital event. four channels was used for key- clock. cards. This new level of support recorders, routers, cameras and The complex technical aspects able lower thirds, bugs and locator The live graphics were deliv- enables up to four channels of more into the region.

WTS Broadcast adds Ikegami’s full product portfolio to bolster its market position

WTS Broadcast has added Ikegami equipment to its bolstering our position in the market.” sales portfolio, allowing its customers to gain access Kris Hill, general manager, UK, Ikegami, added: to Ikegami’s full product portfolio of system cameras “WTS has been in the broadcast industry for over 20 and monitors. years, and is perfectly placed to maximise Ikegami’s Dave Cheesman, sales manager at WTS Broadcast, presence throughout EMEA. The team’s expertise and explained: “We’ve worked with Ikegami on an ad hoc reach within the industry means that their customers basis for a while now, and I am extremely excited to will have access to the innovative, quality and robust put a formal agreement in place. This agreement solutions that Ikegami has to offer.” enables us to make our customers fully aware of WTS Broadcast has added Ikegami equipment, such as the Ikegami’s impressive full product portfolio while HC-HD300 HDTV camera system, to its sales portfolio. 16 December 2016 Targeted content for niche masses Caton Technology opens new Hong Kong office It would appear that there is no barrier that technology is unable to break today. Caton Technology has continued its expansion with a new Hong Kong office, When it comes to content delivery, are we hurtling towards an age where audience which is headed by Dr Karl So, vice- measurement techniques and tools are so advanced that content can be tailored president, business development and marketing. Joining Caton Technology in specifically to suit diverse perferences and viewing habits? Shawn Liew reports … October this year, Dr So is also in charge of the company’s corporate strategic planning, business expansion, investor relations, as well as sales and marketing. The new Hong Kong office, Dr So explained, will enable hile AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Caton to serve clients across all regions, W ❝It is a competitive market Time Warner is proving to be every bit as well as to integrate global activities these days and understanding and resources. “Hong Kong is very much as divisive as the recent US Presidential in the centre of APAC, [and] it’s providing Election, the second largest telco in viewers and how they are us with good access to all countries in the the US stands to gain access to a trove accessing content, and then region, and a well-developed commercial of content from Time Warner brands environment on which to build our such as HBO, Turner Networks and being able to respond quickly business,” he added. CNN. and effectively to their needs, Should the Federal Communica- Bluefish444 in HD/SD tions Commission (FCC) approve the perferences and circumstance controversial deal, viewers will enjoy is key.❞ integration with even more unfettered access to content Media-Alliance that they want, on the platforms of — Bhavesh Vaghela, Chief Marketing Officer, Paywizard As part of a new partnership, Bluefish444 their choosing, argues AT&T. and Media-Alliance are working together to As the o -repeated saying goes, Vaghela. “It is in this way that operators — PC, TV, smartphone and tablet, for qualify Bluefish444 hardware and software Content is King. While this is undeni- can create the level of experience that example. in parts of the broadcast workflow chain ably still holding true, the persuasion engenders lasting subscriber loyalty.” n Addressing measurement across supported by Media-Alliance. Currently, that viewers, in the same context, are This assessment becomes even dierent business models — subscrip- Bluefish444’s freely bundled IngeSTore becoming increasingly kingmakers, is software is being evaluated for ingest, and more pertinent, he suggests, when the tion versus ad supported, for example. n Bluefish444’s integration with CasperCG arguably gaining credence. blurring line between linear and non- Creating comparable metrics is being evaluated for advanced 2D/3D Creating compelling content linear TV consumption is factored across all platforms so when they are animated CG. This initiative is part of a should remain a priority for TV ser- in. “With catch-up and on-demand brought together for a total audience larger integration of Bluefish444 with vice providers — the new paradigm, services from traditional broadcasters number, the methodologies and met- ONDA Automation, a scheduling and however, is dictating that the same being made more widely available, rics are complementary. automation playout suite developed by content is appealing to the sectors of audience measurement becomes more n e need to separate measure- Media-Alliance. audiences that service providers spe- critical than ever. TV opera tors have ment of advertising and content to cically wish to target. to nd ways of capturing the bigger account for targeting and ad insertion Content remains a major driver picture to establish broader, unied versus digital distribution. Next Issue @ Management in initially attracting viewers to a TV strategies that are informed by a wide n Having a solution across video, Test & Management Solutions service. Keeping them loyal, however, array of audience data,” Vaghela adds. audio and text. depends on what the service provider He recommends that operators put Encompassing these key crite- does right from signing up the sub- systems in place to track how and when ria, Nielsen is progressively rolling scribers through to each sucessive consumers are viewing programmes, out Total Audience Measurement, a PANELLISTS stage of the customer journey a er- including when — perhaps especially multi-platform tool that acts as a single wards, suggests Bhavesh Vaghela, chief when — they are tapping into over-the- source platform, although Johnson marketing ocer, Paywizard. top (OTT) services. is quick to remind that each delivery He tells APB: “Pay-TV operators, e next step is then to use that platform, whether linear or non-linear, in particular, cannot just sit back and data to guide not just larger strategic has nuances that measurement solu- Fintan Mc Kiernan let the new series or lm that rst cap- content decisions but also individual tions need to cater to. “O en, what is CEO tured individual consumers’ interest subscriber management along key de- suitable for in-home TV measurement Ideal Systems do all the heavy li ing if they hope to cision moments during the customer cannot be replicated for digital screens South-east Asia build lasting customer relationships, journey. due to fragmented audiences where grow their subscriber bases and create One name that has become rather panel-only methods becomes an issue a positive brand image that transcends synonymous with measuring TV due to sample [size],” he explains. Patrick So the latest content.” audiences is Nielsen. As Craig John- What Nielsen oers are measure- Regional Manager With viewers exerting the unprec- son, head of Reach Solutions, South- ment solutions that are designed to Asia Pacific Magna Systems & edented level of control over the con- east Asia, North Asia and Pacific, cater for each delivery platform to Engineering tent they want to watch today, building Nielsen, reminisces: “Previously, it ensure accuracy and robust measure- lasting relationships may well be the was all about measuring the TV in the ment. For instance, calibration panels, key to success. lounge room delivered aerially or via which are designed to be representative “It is a competitive market these satellite. Today, that measurement has of a mix of all platforms, are set up Graham Stephens days and understanding viewers and evolved and is required to cater to ve for de-duplication (a process where CTO how they are accessing content, and key items.” duplicate copies of repeating data are Media City Development then being able to respond quickly He identies these as: eliminated) purposes. Malaysia and eectively to their needs, perfer- n e ability to measure consumer Johnson continues: “A de-dupli- ences and circumstance is key,” says media exposure across all platforms cated comparable metric is ultimately December 2016 MANAGEMENT 17

All about the count With the emergence of new viewing possibilities support deep and precise analysis of any content, and actors, the TV market is constantly moving and wherever and whenever it is broadcasted. changing. To meet the challenge of continuing to In essence, this should reflect the total TV us- track content wherever they are consumed, audi- age of the population, said Rosanvallon, adding: ence measurement tools need to be “as exhaustive “On the other hand, we also need to report usage and precise as possible”, Julien Rosanvallon, director in conjunction with advertising models. For that of Médiamétrie’s Television Department, told APB. reason, it was very important for the French market As early as 2011, the French audience meas- to distinguish time-shift viewing from video-on- urement company, in recognition of evolving TV demand (VoD), simply because these formats do viewing habits, decided to integrate time-shifted not support the same ad model — the first has audiences in Mediamat, the company’s TV audience the same ads as broadcast TV, the latter supports measurement tool. online-based targeted ads.” In 2014, catch-up TV was added into the mix and Looking into the future, Médiamétrie believes Nielsen offers Total Audience Measurement, a multi-platform tool that acts as a since the beginning of this year, catch-up TV results that TV audience measurement will adopt a hybrid single source platform. were also available programme-by-programme. guise, and will increasingly rely on Return Path Data Rosanvallon added: “We’ve also been work- — an area where Médiamétrie is actively working on ❝Often, what is suitable for ing on four-screen TV audience measurement; with the likes of French pay-TV operator Canalsat. that is, the performance of programmes, whether “The inclusion of larger samples will allow us to bet- in-home TV measurement broadcast on TV, computer, mobile phone or tablet ter address media fragmentation and the need for cannot be replicated for screens. more granularity,” explained Rosanvallon. “Since April 2016, we have been delivering four- He also revealed that Médiamétrie will continue digital screens due to screen rating on a daily basis. By the end of this to work on enhancing its four-screen measurement fragmented audiences.❞ year, we’ll be able to add demographics analysis at techniques, so that the company can progressively a channel level.” deliver demographics per programme on a daily — Craig Johnson, Whether on linear or non-linear platforms, it is basis, as the market for TV audience measurement Head of Reach Solutions, South-east equally important to create common indicators to continues to flourish. Asia, North Asia and Pacific, Nielsen important to make sure each ager, South-east Asia, Nagra. ❝With technologies impacting eight consumer ‘Decision Moments’ platform can be compared and Whether such an approach in the subscriber journey — Find, duplication removed. is sustainable in the long term, the pay-TV landscape across Join, Consume, Upgrade, Down- “Comparable metrics across however, is debatable, suggests multiple touchpoints, audience grade, Bill, Leave, Win Back — factors such as how long, how Le Dreau. “2016 saw many new measurement tools will which are critical in enabling oen and how much needs to be developments in the pay-TV space TV operators to more easily and collected allows an average audi- with a myriad of online TV ser- increase in sophistication to precisely target their customers, ence for any piece of advertising vices such as Net ix and i ix being provide metrics that shape both for acquisition and retention, or content to be quantied and rolled out in more countries across describes Paywizard’s Vaghela. reported.” South-east Asia. To understand key business performance “Managing subscribers suc- In Asia-Pacific, Johnson what viewers want, it is essential indicators.❞ cessfully is all about knowing your paints Singapore pay-TV opera- to know where and how viewers customers and having the capabil- tor StarHub as a leading example are consuming content.” — Stéphane Le Dreau, ity to more eectively react to their of how companies are beginning He urges operators to consider General Manager, South-east Asia, Nagra circumstances, preferences and to grasp a “great understanding” adopting a unied measurement needs,” he emphasises. of what is needed from audience strategy that applies across dif- data, service providers and third will only be valuable if aligned with A ‘Decision Moments’ dash- measurement, and from there, ferent platforms and provides a parties can then provide a more the correct content and marketing board has been built into the to push on to make sure all their holistic view of customers’ view- personalised approach and meas- strategies. Besides offering the Paywizard Agile platform, a sub- audiences are captured. ing habits. ure usage across dierent services intuiTV solution, which provides scription, billing and customer Last year, StarHub launched e transition to IP can also such as linear television, video- integrated broadcast and OTT of- relationship management (CRM) its SmarTAM system, which was be advantageous; in any event, on-demand (VoD) and a personal ferings, Nagra’s MediaLive Secure solution, so that operators can developed together with Nielsen. OTT delivery is already the norm video recorder (PVR). Player analyses end-user behav- be equipped with the technology Presented as Singapore’s first for many TV operators. Le Dreau An IP two-way network and iours such as content watched, ads required to understand where Television Audience Measure- continues: “Distributing video multi-screen approach will also al- skipping rates, player buer ratios subscribers are at each of the key ment (TAM) system using Return over IP can provide access to a vast low metrics such as programming and trac generated per country, points of their customer journey, Path Data (RPD) technology, amount of data that can be utilised preferences, hours viewed and among others. and thus to take action when it will SmarTAM ‘harvests’ RPD from to derive valuable and actionable ads skipped to be tracked. “is e company’s IPTV 2.0 strat- be most eective. StarHub’s two-way digital set-top customer insights, without com- will be increasingly important as egy further provides service pro- Broadcasters need to grasp the boxes (STBs) and applies Nielsen’s promising the viewer’s privacy. viewing habits evolve, competi- viders using IPTV, cable and OTT opportunity to strengthen brand proprietary research for TV view- “For instance, tracking and tion increases further, and the line networks with a unied platform relationships, advises Vaghela. ership measurement. measuring viewer data can allow between platforms continues to for live and on-demand services. is, he says, can be achieved by Each Asia-Pacic country has advertisers to measure the eec- blur,” Le Dreau adds. Le Dreau concludes: “With capturing data on customer view- its own set of challenges around tiveness of an ad campaign or help The follow-up challenge, he technologies impacting the pay- ing habits, and using that data to measurement technology, says service providers to shape their adds, is to ensure that the right TV landscape across multiple not only inform content acquisi- Johnson, as he reveals that pilots channel line-up and subscription metrics are used to capture the touchpoints, audience measure- tion or commissioning decisions, are under way in various countries tiering.” breadth and depth of consumer ment tools will increase in sophis- but also drive individual recom- in the region to cover measure- Armed with insights based on usage. In other words, data mined tication to provide metrics that mendations, communications and ment from the single TV house- shape key business performance relationship-building promotions. hold to mobile streaming. indicators. “Broadcasters broadening Because Asia-Pacic remains Because Asia-Pacific remains one of the “At Nagra, we are able to cap- their scope to include substantial one of the most fragmented and most fragmented and diversified regions ture real-time data and provide the OTT platforms have to make an diversied regions in the world, in the world, operators will continue to analytics capabilities to give opera- effort to understand what their operators will continue to deploy tors actionable insights required to viewers want, how they go about dierent approaches for audience deploy different approaches for audience drive customer-centric strategies making viewing decisions and measurement across linear and measurement across linear and that translate into better business where opportunities to monetise non-linear platforms, remarks performance.” the on-demand side of their busi- Stéphane Le Dreau, general man- non-linear platforms. For Paywizard, it has identied ness lie,” Veghela adds. 18 MANAGEMENT December 2016 Integrity and trust at the core of big data

BY STEVE CHRISTIAN challenge for operators serving customers in more than one Asia- Video operators have long grown Pacific country. The issue has at least accustomed to protecting their critical been recognised across the region assets from piracy and revenue theft, and led to the formation of the APEC which up until recently, primarily Privacy Framework to lobby for and concerned the actual content itself. promote easier cross-border data However, it is just as critical to transfers. safeguard all service and customer The ultimate aim is to foster public data that indicate trends, such as confidence in data analytics and in Steve Christian is senior video quality, content consumption, turn encourage more consumers vice president, individual subscriber preferences and to opt in, which is the outcome Marketing at behaviour, as well as broader audience operators want. But this process is still Verimatrix. trends. ongoing and meanwhile, many Asian Unlike video content, the data governments are still acting in their contains information that operators can own perceived interests rather than exploit to improve their own services Through solutions such as the Verspective Intelligence Center, Verimatrix is expanding its focusing on harmonisation. and/or sell to third parties. As a result, footprint beyond traditional revenue security to include compliance and data analytics. integrity and privacy of video analytics Partnering with a specialist data will become critical. Any breach eavesdropping or theft. The reality must protect not just content and The ultimate objective of compliance occurring during either storage or of this risk was highlighted in 2015 entitlements, but also the integrity and is to provide a sound framework for transfer can have a serious impact on when US-based TV maker Vizio was security of census-level data provided big data analytics that will deliver trust by customers. a victim of a simulated attack staged to partner stakeholders such as insights and enable actions across Revenue security systems already by researchers from Czech software advertisers. operators’ three core business in place using technology from company Avast to demonstrate the It is not just relationships with objectives: providers such as Verimatrix have need to secure data pathways on partners or immediate customers that become sources of prime analytics connected devices. are at stake, but the whole reputation 1Acquiring new subscribers data. This is by virtue of exploiting The researchers successfully of the company and its brand. This the unique position in the content executed a “man-in-the-middle” attack has been well proven by a number 2Boosting revenue by upselling to ecosystem occupied by these vendors that intercepted a viewer’s data stream, of high-profile incidents such as existing customers through delivering keys or licences for enabling them to receive viewership the cyber-attack on UK broadband specific assets to end-devices for each information from the device and, operator TalkTalk in November 2015, 3Combating subscriber turnover subscriber. alarmingly, gain permission to control which the company admitted resulted These elements are all related Verimatrix, for example, can see functions on the television. in immediate losses of US$75 million as because each depends on exploiting what is being watched on every device, This incident also underlined the more than 100,000 customers deserted. both the infrastructure and content and as a result, can deliver a detailed potential threat posed by increased portfolio more effectively. This in turn view of content consumed all the way connectivity to the cloud within Overcoming regulatory requires accurate information about down to individual households and content ecosystems. Such cloud inconsistencies in APAC subscribers’ experience and behaviour devices. For online video accessed connectivity is being driven by rising Operators of all kinds are increasingly at different levels, which relies on via connected devices, there is also operational costs and scale issues, exposed to such breaches and face ever getting that sensitive data covered scope to drill down further, right to the which call for a move from hardware- stiffer sanctions from regulators for by compliance regulations and which individual user. Additionally, revenue based service distribution to virtualised non-compliance in most of the world’s requires customers’ confidence. security platforms are able to harness cloud-based operations. Irrespective leading markets. Such analytics require skills that encrypted data in transit as they alone of whether data is stored on or off- Recently, data privacy compliance are uniquely provided by specialists, have the ability to decrypt it, which site, data increasingly flows through has risen rapidly up the agenda in and for this reason, Verimatrix has can be used to measure or even apply potentially vulnerable software-defined Asia-Pacific, catching up with Europe been working hard to establish quality of service (QoS) for specific networks in the cloud. and North America. For example, Hong collaborations with partners across premium content. Within such networks, video Kong’s Privacy Commissioner reported the key categories such as churn Given this inherent link, big data is analytics data flows in the opposite a 48% increase in complaints and a reduction, recommendation and a natural extension for revenue security direction to the content, obligating doubling of enforcement notices for video QoS. specialists like Verimatrix. We have operators to secure data back from 2013, the latest year for which data is Furthermore, Verimatrix has adapted and extended our existing the device to the server. Such data available. More generally across the customers of different sizes and security technology and ecosystem may end up not just on the operator’s region, there has been a greater will- categories in all the principle Asia- to cater to the collection, storage and own servers perhaps for providing ingness by privacy regulators to "name Pacific countries. We have detailed analysis of different types of data, recommendations, but also with third and shame" businesses that fall foul of knowledge of the different regulatory recognising that this brings some parties, such as advertisers seeking to the new laws. regimes and keep track of changes, unique challenges. leverage digital ad inventory. In contrast to North America and so we can ensure that our customers This means that data must comply Europe, the problem in Asia-Pacific is simultaneously comply with all Making a case for data security with relevant regulations from bodies compounded by divergent compliance regulations. Indeed, the ability to monetise such as the Interactive Advertising requirements across the region as We are in effect expanding our video analytics data relies largely Bureau (IAB), which develops standards each country interprets the common footprint beyond traditional revenue on its security, which of course is for online advertising. The main underlying principles differently to suit security to include compliance and compromised in the event of any implication here is that operators their agendas and circumstances. The data analytics, which we believe will result is a patchwork of compliance enable pay-TV operators in Asia- requirements across the region, varying Pacific and elsewhere to thrive in the We are in effect expanding our footprint beyond traditional revenue security over key factors such as export controls increasingly competitive markets for to include compliance and data analytics, which we believe will enable and whether consumers need to opt- video consumption across multiple in or whether they must opt out to screens. pay-TV operators in Asia-Pacific and elsewhere to thrive in the increasingly prevent their data being collected. Visit www.verimatrix.com/ competitive markets for video consumption across multiple screens. This is, of course, a particular verspective to learn more. December 2016 MANAGEMENT 19 Reliable QC and monitoring solutions are essential in OTT environment

BY KANISHKA TONGYA ments are always evolving. Broad- ent, crystal-clear video experience casters will want to select a moni- across all device types, including Over-the-top (OTT) TV and video toring tool that is flexible and TV, PC, smartphone and tablet. revenues in the Asia-Pacific re- scalable, enabling easy growth as Using a combination of Interra gion are expected to skyrocket to well as support of next-generation Systems’ Orion-OTT monitoring US$18.4 billion over the next five technologies and standards. solution and Baton file-based QC years, up from $5.7 billion in 2015, Finally, there cannot be any tool, broadcasters have a complete according to a recent study from trade-offs between efficiency video-quality assurance solution Digital TV Research. and accuracy. Deploying an OTT for the OTT landscape that will Yet, delivering error-free and monitoring solution that works in ensure an exceptional QoS and Figure 1 high quality content can be an tandem with a file-based QC tool QoE for viewers and enable them issue for broadcasters without a and black frames. is stored on origin servers, content will allow broadcasters to quickly to gain a competitive edge in the reliable set of quality control (QC) Beyond video, broadcasters delivery networks (CDNs), as well and correctly address any issues in marketplace. and monitoring tools. must also check loudness, silence as edge/cache servers, it can be live and linear workflows, all the Deploying an OTT monitoring From an OTT monitoring per- and audio levels. challenging to detect the delivery way from ingest to delivery. (See solution that works in tandem spective, broadcasters should Ultimately, this will ensure that source of QoS problems. Figure 1.) The result is better QoS with a file-based QC tool will al- choose a solution that provides their viewers can enjoy a high- A QC solution with advanced and QoE for OTT viewers. low broadcasters to quickly and comprehensive HTTP checks for quality video and audio experience functionalities such as central- Finding a QC and monitoring correctly address any issues in live both live and linear applications. on any device. ised management, QoS and QoE solution that meets all of these and linear workflows, all the way Quality of service (QoS) assur- Having visibility into the entire checks, and real-time error alerts requirements for video delivery from ingest to delivery. ance parameters that broadcast- workflow is another key require- for problem detection and trou- in the OTT world can be challeng- ers will want to monitor include ment for ensuring optimum QoS bleshooting will streamline this ing. But poor video quality is not Kanishka Tongya is senior Interna- content download time, latency, and quality of experience (QoE). process. a risk that broadcasters can take tional Business Development man- macroblocking, freeze frames As content in an OTT workflow OTT technology and require- anymore. Viewers expect a consist- ager at Interra Systems. Innovation key in technology transformation, says SI As technology evolves, broadcast- Start Small — The Power to Scale, challenges. Designed with de- ers are primarily concerned about more than 300 broadcast profes- centralised routing capabilities the need for “future-proof” solu- sionals gathered in Jakarta, Indo- and easy-to-use configuration tions and how these solutions can nesia on October 31 and in Hanoi, options, Riedel believes that the help them migrate existing work- Vietnam on November 3, to dis- MicroN-based systems are future- flows in order to increase workflow cuss technological advancements proof solutions broadcasters will efficiency. and solutions that are needed to require, as the industry migrates “Future-proof solutions bridge cope with the demand for faster towards fully IP-based production the gap between current and fu- workflows and economies of scale environments. ture technological developments against the backdrop of increased Rajveer Singh, general man- in the broadcast industry, as well as competition. ager, South-east Asia, Riedel, con- changes in the user viewing behav- Broadcast Solutions exhibited cluded: “The attendees were keen iour,” Andreas Höflich, PR manager its portfolio of future-proof solu- to know how these technologies for systems integrator Broadcast tions and products, which includes More than 300 visitors attended the Broadcast Innovation Days Asia 2016 in and new workflows would enable Solutions, told APB. the streamlined outside broad- Jakarta and Hanoi, which was hosted by systems integrator Broadcast Solutions their daily operations to be more and its industry partners. To demonstrate the possibilities casting (OB) van family, slomo.tv’s efficient. The products highlighted of how broadcast centres can be multi-channel recording and replay devices from their workstations. presented “the modern radio at both events were a good oppor- built to suit the needs of today’s servers, as well as Satcom antennas The main aspect of IHSE’s systems, system”, which handles import tunity for attendees to understand broadcasters and be upgraded to and Robycam stabilised rail and according to the company, is its and management of data, playlist, how they can benefit from them tomorrow’s requirements, Broadcast “flying” camera systems. modularity and expansion fea- and playout on multiple channel in many ways while relating it into Solutions and event partners IHSE, Addressing the need to access tures, which enable operators to broadcast layers. their own context. Riedel and Zenon Media hosted equipment at every stage of the expand and extend facilities while MicroN, the newest mem- “There was also a good level the Broadcast Innovation Days transmission chain, IHSE demon- managing a wide range of content ber to Riedel’s MediorNet fam- of engagement at the demonstra- Asia 2016 with a presentation of strated its Draco tera KVM (key- and data. ily, was also showcased at the tion sessions, and the attendees the latest technology innovations. board, video and mouse) switches, Designed to simplify workflows events to help broadcasters adapt requested for more seminars so as With the theme Think Big — which allow operators to manage in a radio station, Zenon Media to a wide variety of production to foster in-depth understanding.” Eyeheight LE-2M legalisers return to UK TV series set Eyeheight LE-2M legalisers were Eyeheight LE-2M legalisers were recently deployed for the production recently deployed for the production of the latest series of the UK TV show I’m of the latest series of the UK TV show a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! Designed for use in live TV content crea- features include automatic luma overshoot loudness and true peak level are also provided. tion and post production, Eyeheight’s LE-2M and undershoot suppression together with Originally developed in Britain by ITV legaliser ensures that incoming signal video luma and chroma gain, black level adjustment, Studios and first shown in 2002, I’m a Celebrity is held within the required broadcast colour- hue rotation, adjustable clipping levels and ... Get Me out of Here! is a reality TV series space parameters, such as EBU-R103. The soft-clipping-knee levels. produced by ITV Studios and licensed globally. SDI or HD-SDI source signal is auto-detected An ‘out-of-gamut’ indication feed displays The latest series features former foot- and the appropriate legalising format then overshoot or under shoot severity and shows baller Wayne Bridge, dancer Jordan Banjo from applied. the user where on the picture any signal cor- Diversity, media personality Carol Vorderman, The LE-2M incorporates six user memories rection is being performed. Olympian Sam Quek, presenter Lisa Snowdon, plus common presets. Additional legalisation Automatic real-time control of perceptual and actors Adam Thomas and Larry Lamb. 20 December 2016 The theory of cabling and what NSR: Satellite capacity pricing in free fall Satellite capacity pricing is in a prolonged freefall for most applications as more supply comes online and high throughput lies beneath satellite (HTS) offerings proliferate. According to the Satellite Capacity Pricing Index, 2nd Edition (Q4 2016) report by Northern Sky Research (NSR), data-centric The broadcast industry’s transition to IP is coinciding with broadcasters’ applications saw the largest declines need to deliver high-bandwidth video signals and to feed multiple channels across all regions and frequency bands, while video-centric capacity remained over long distances. This, in turn, is fuelling the rise and rise of fibre as a slightly more resilient amid “challenging market conditions.” The report also cabling backbone, as Josephine Tan finds out. found that operator business models are evolving quickly, although disagreement remains over the best way to evolve. This, raditionally, cabling has been one of the pair for the delivery of IP and control age that takes place at xed venues, he said NSR, has led to a higher degree of T price volatility, particularly for GEO-HTS most fundamental techniques used in get- signals”, alongside some legacy, and highlights how operators are increas- capacity, and to more aggressive pricing in ting equipment connected to one another. perhaps dwindling coaxial cabling. ingly under pressure to feed multiple order to win market share. While cabling may remain one of the last Simons recalls how fibre first channels with ever higher quality im- things that operators consider when out- raised its head in post-production ages over long distances. ACMA to auction unsold tting event infrastructures, for instance, environments, which was followed by “Until recently, when it comes to cable suppliers have continued to place a its adoption in HD video extension/ choosing a bre solution, many OB 700MHz spectrum focus on providing high-quality solutions, distribution equipment and audio companies have been improvising, The Australian Communications and so that operators can enjoy a higher return MADI equipment, before a wider in- which has led to a rise in splicing,” Media Authority (ACMA) has released a on investment (ROI). tegration into SMPTE camera cables he explains. “is has now become consultation paper proposing to allocate, For many years, copper was the domi- commenced. a common practice due to the wide by auction, spectrum that remained unsold after the 700MHz digital dividend nant component for cabling solutions. Particularly for outside broadcast availability of low-cost distribution auction held in the country in 2013. The However, the rise of bre optics has now (OB) applications such as sports cover- cables and fusion splicers, combined 30MHz of unsold 700MHz spectrum band arguably surpassed copper with its capa- with the high cost of military tactical will go for auction early next year. Richard bilities to support the transition to IP, and cable assemblies with expanded beam Bean, acting chairman of the AMCA, the need to deliver high-bandwidth video connectors, which dictated to some explained: “700MHz band spectrum signals over long distances. extent this early direction.” is highly valued for 4G LTE mobile Serge Buechli, marketing manager As costs went down, the practice broadband. The 700MHz band unsold at Lemo, tells APB that although major of tactical fibre assemblies grew in lots are available under spectrum licences, TV stations have mostly replaced copper prominence, primarily because this which will be attractive to any participant with bre, some countries are still gear- type of cabling was better suited to interested in offering nationwide mobile ing up to equip broadcast facilities with deployments in harsh environments. broadband services.” bre-optic capability. One domain that is, in turn, saw OB companies invest can act as a key driver for bre cabling, in bulk tactical cable, albeit at a low Next Month @ Distribution Buechli believes, is during major sport- count — at typically four channels, Fibre Connectivity ing events such as football tournaments Simons points out. and the Olympic Games, which requires Today, Argosy’s tactical bre as- the delivery of high-quality images with sembly and pulling sock solution minimal latency. comes along with Argosy’s tactical PANELLISTS Higher-bandwidth demand, he adds, breakout cable and captive pull- is placing greater emphasis on the per- ing sock, and is available in four to formance of the connector, and to meet 24 channels. It is also designed to the demand for higher bandwidth, cable “withstand the most demanding en- Dr Ali R Ebadi Higher bandwidth demand is placing shielding can be enhanced. Alternatively, greater emphasis on the performance of vironmental and applications” in the Senior Vice-President the connector. To meet the demand for Space Systems switch to bre, which oers higher data broadcast and touring industries. higher bandwidth, cable shielding can be Development capacity, Buechli recommends. As for installations at temporary enhanced. Alternatively, switch to fibre, Measat Satellite Claiming copper can no longer han- venues for live events, cables are Systems which offers higher data capacity, says Serge dle high-bandwidth video signals over Buechli, marketing manager at Lemo. frequently damaged due to common distances, Josh Simons, technical director mishandling of individual connectors. at Argosy, envisions a future where is can occur when patch panels are broadcast infrastructure and truck incorrectly removed, or where cable cabling will be “primarily made protection is not adequately replaced. Lim Kian Soon Designed Head, Satellite up of bre for the transporta- for HDTV Under such circumstances where the Singtel tion of video and audio, applications, the cable is spliced, the cable could be and of copper twisted Lemo 3K.93C reduced by 1m-2m at each splicing, series hybrid electrical fibre- thereby reducing the cable run to an optic self-latching unusable length over time, Simons connector Martin Coleman notes. complies with Executive Director ere are solutions to prevent cable SMPTE 304/SMPTE Satellite Interference 311, ARIB and EBU mishandling, including training, stock Reduction Group standards for both management of these shorter assets signal and cable. and re-investment in cable stock. December 2016 DISTRIBUTION 21

❝In the near future, aside from some legacy Fischer Connectors’ FibreOptic Series is available in two versions: A rugged fibre- coaxial cabling, broadcast infrastructure and optic connector with two or four fibres; and a rugged hybrid connector with truck cabling will be primarily made up of two fibre channels and two electrical fibre for the transportation of video and audio, contacts. and of copper twisted pair for the delivery of IP and control signals.❞ — Josh Simons, Technical Director, Argosy

However, while these may work to Designed for the broadcast and reduce the impact of damage dur- touring industries, Argosy’s ing de-rigging operations, it also tactical fibre assembly and increases deployment costs and pulling sock solution comes along cations, Lemo’s T Series connectors the insertion loss and degrade the with Argosy’s tactical breakout, time. As an alternative, Simons and is available in four to 24 include an inner sleeve and extra signal quality.” suggests employing pre-termi- channels. sealing to prevent penetration of e SMPTE connector Buechli nated solutions to accelerate the solids and liquids. Essentially, the refers to is the Lemo 3K.93C process of rigging and de-rigging T Series range is a small water- series connector. Designed for operations, which reduces costs proof, push-pull multi-pole HDTV applications, the hybrid and errors. connector featuring Mechanical electrical bre-optic self-latching He concludes: key (FGG) with multiple keys to connector complies with SMPTE “Cabling is often seen avoid cross-mating. 304 / SMPTE 311, ARIB and EBU as a necessity that bolts while re- connections and disconnections, But when it comes to bre in- standards for both signal and on to the active equipment rent- ducing space and the removable sleeve holder is stallations, Lemo’s Buechli shares cable. e connector also features out part of an event. It may not by means of rug- designed to ensure that end-faces two important tips that techni- fusion splice and hybrid function- bring in direct revenue but a care- ged miniature solu- can be cleaned easily, thus keeping cians should take note of. First, ality with two bre-optic contacts, ful choice of cabling does offer tions. Its Fischer FibreOptic Series the connector in top condition. the bre cables cannot be bent at two signal contacts, as well as two some ROI, when one considers is available in two versions: A rug- Says Christopher Martin, strong radius; and secondly, tech- power and ground contacts. that cheaper cable has a lower ged bre-optic connector with two FibreOptic product manager at nicians need to be aware of bre Hence, particularly for instal- operational life expectancy and or four bres; and a rugged hybrid Fischer Connectors: “e product cleanliness during the installation. lations based around SMPTE that could jeopardise the entire connector with two bre channels line’s main bene ts — high optical He elaborates: “In the case of standards, Buechli recommends production, as the cost of cable has and two electrical contacts. stability in harsh environments, our SMPTE connector, the cen- that the termination of the cable a direct impact on quality.” Earlier this year, the latest ad- robustness, and ease-of-use, clean- tral bre core is 9μm in diameter, to be conducted by quali ed per- Another supplier of connec- dition to the Fischer FibreOptic ing and maintenance — remain which is where all the signals will sonnel, and also urges operators to tors and cable assembly solutions, Series saw the introduction of the same. But we’ve designed this transit. A dirt spot, for instance, carefully consider the robustness Fischer Connectors, combined a single fibre-optic connector smaller product to be even lighter less than the width of a hair located of connectors and cables. Lastly, miniaturisation and robustness (FO1). Available either in pre- and more exible so that it’s easy exactly at the core, would dramati- he reminds technicians to conduct into the design and performance con gured reels or integrated into to integrate into our existing solu- cally increase the insertion loss. regular inspections on the clean- of its products to ful l broadcast- custom assemblies, the FO1 con- tions, saving time and money for “In addition, the air gap creat- liness of their bre cabling — a ers’ needs for higher data trans- nector features the push-pull lock- our customers.” ed between the two ferrules at the necessity to maintain high quality mission rates over long distances ing system for “quick and easy” Also tailored for outdoor appli- contact point would also increase signals. New channels launched on APT satellites The Chinese International Communication attract new audiences, particularly those in the capacity supply contract by CICC for diences across Asia-Pacific, South Asia and Company (CICC) has chosen APT Satellite as ASEAN,” he added. its new endeavour in ASEAN,” said Huang the Middle East. the platform provider to promote the Great Having launched the first Great Wall Baozhong,VP, marketing and sales, APT Describing TVB as the “most influential Wall TV bouquet of channels. TV platform on the APSTAR-5 satellite at Satellite. “And we are especially proud of TV content provider” in overseas Chinese Offering a mix of 25 TV channels from 138°E nearly one decade ago, the platform being given the opportunity to team up with communities, Sherman Lee, controller of China with Chinese, English or French will now also be available on the APSTAR-6 CICC, to explore into the content distribu- TVBI (worldwide operating arm of TVB), voice-overs, the Great Wall TV is the only (134°E) and APSTAR-L (128°E ) satellites. tion business arena.” said: “We have established a worldwide platform with exclusive rights to export TV In this expanded partnership, APT Satel- On the APSTAR-7 satellite at 76.5°E, distribution network through cable, satellite content from China to the world, reported lites is playing two roles: providing satellite APT Satellite has also welcomed the launch and OTT technologies. The cooperation with Lyu Chunguang, general manager of CICC. capacity and promoting Chinese TV content of Hong Kong’s TVB, whose TVB8 and TVB APT Satellite will expand the coverage of our “This new expansion is a strategic move to in ASEAN. “We are pleased to be awarded Xing He channels are now available to au- content to new areas.” The leading source of Broadcasting & Multimedia News in the Asia-Pacific since 1983

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December 2016 DISTRIBUTION 23 NEP Australia outfits new OB vans with Lawo’s HD solutions NEP Australia has commissioned an audio core with eight digital four new live OB vehicles (HD11, signal processor (DSP) cards and HD12, HD13 and HD14), which are five stageboxes connected via also equipped with 4K/Ultra HD fibre using MADI. The Lawo mc²56 (UHD) capabilities. console and VSM work closely Systems integration (SI) of the together, enabling VSM to have new OB vehicles was managed by direct parameter control over the NEP Australia’s own SI team, with audio system. supply of various equipment from Milan Milenkovic, NEP Aus- Lawo’s exclusive partner, Profes- tralia’s project director, said: “Since sional Audio & Television (PAT). introducing the first Lawo audio All four OB vehicles share the console into Australia back in 2006, same size and technical specifi- we have been pioneers of new cations and rely on Lawo’s VSM technologies. In this time, Lawo Broadcast Control and Monitoring audio consoles have become the system for their overall control. broadcast standard in Australia On the audio side, each truck and currently the best solution in is equipped with a 64-fader Lawo the market for such an application. mc256 audio mixing console, plus There was no hesitation on NEP NEP Australia’s new fleet of OB vehicles are outfitted with a range of Lawo video a Lawo audio core. and audio solutions. Australia’s part in opting for the The VSM system provides NEP Lawo approach.” with an overall control and moni- dynamic under monitor displays them between all four OB vehicles. Slated to handle production toring approach, which takes care (UMDs), and is also integrated with This, according to Lawo, is for major live sports and concert of routing in the Imagine IP3 the IHSE’s Draco Tera KVM system. key to reducing set-up times and events, HD11 and HD12 are already hybrid video/audio router and With VSM, operators are able remaining ahead of competing on-air, with HD13 and HD14 com- Imagine SX Pro multi-viewers, as to pre-configure workflows and broadcast providers. ing into service early next year in well as 10 EVS XT3 server units. settings in advance of a produc- Each OB vehicle’s audio re- time for the 2017 AFL (Australian VSM also serves as the main tion, save and restore them for quirements are also provided by Football League) and NRL (Na- SATELLITE Tally system and delivers the recurring productions, and share Lawo’s mc256 audio console and tional Rugby League) seasons. whoBuyswhat ■ Libirel chooses Hiltron HMAM for RTE satellite link SPECIAL Dublin-based systems integrator ed: “We have installed the motor- the HMAM drive electronics.” 2 0 1 7 Libirel Communications has sup- ised antenna system in the teleport Developed and produced by plied Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE), at RTE’s Donnybrook headquarters Hiltron, HMAM is a high-precision an Irish public service broadcaster, and connected it to the central motorised satellite antenna mount This special supplement with a new satellite downlink L-band router via a 250m fibre link. designed for two-way satellite examines the latest trends system. The system we have provided in- communication or receive-only Made up of a 3.7m antenna, a cludes a step-track function using downlink applications. and developments for the Hiltron HMAM motorised antenna satellite beacon. A companion product to mount and HACU controller, the “The control interface is con- HMAM within Hiltron’s SORB- satellite industry in downlink system can be used as nected to the HACU via standard AS product range, the HACU is Asia-Pacific, as well as a Ku-band link receiving video Ethernet and the HMAM is con- designed to control three-axis A Hiltron HMAM motorised antenna mount with 3.7m antenna. and audio data from multiple figured for operation from the motor ised antennas. the role satellite plays sources. master control room. We have The antenna control unit and weather-proof outdoor housing Declan Goulding, owner of also provided a Hiltron handheld associated motor-control electron- with a hinged front access port in delidelivering TV content Libirel Communications, elaborat- controller, which plugs directly into ics are contained in an IP65-rated secured by dual-key screws. and services to audiences.

Nine Network Australia selects Intelsat to To parrcipate, contact distribute domestic TV programming +65 6282 8456 or e-mail [email protected]/ ❝Our Globalised Intelsat has signed a contract with Nine satellite for NNA’s broadcasting requirements. Network Australia (NNA) to distribute pro- Moving forward, Intelsat’s network support will [email protected] Network allows gramming to the network’s six domestic TV extend “well into the next decade”. stations. Terry Bleakley, regional vice-president, us to meet NNA’s Additionally, Intelsat will provide global sat- Asia-Pacific sales, Intelsat, said: “Our Globalised needs today and ellite and fibre connectivity using the Intelsat- Network allows us to meet NNA’s needs today One terrestrial network to bring news content and to increase our level of support if the to increase our and special events from around the world to network expands over time to meet the de- level of support Australia for NNA’s networks affiliates. mands of multi-platform coverage. NNA will A subsidiary of the Nine Entertainment also benefit from Intelsat’s global coverage if the network media company, NNA operates local stations for international contribution and distribution expands over in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth requirements.” and Darwin, along with a regional broadcaster, NNA previously used Intelsat for its do- time to meet the demands of multi- NBN. The network also has news bureaus in mestic and international occasional use re- ASIA-PACIFIC BROADCASTING platform coverage.❞ Canberra, London and Los Angeles. quirements. Most recently, NNA chose Intelsat www.apb-news.com Under the new agreement, Intelsat is ini- to provide short-term services for the 2016 — Terry Bleakley, tially providing services via the Australia/New Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro using the Regional VP, Asia-Pacific sales, Intelsat Zealand Ku-band beam on the Intelsat 19 Intelsat 29e satellite. 24 December 2016 LTE and 5G speed up Internet Eleven Sports Network content available on Samsung Smart TVs Premium sports content from Eleven video traffic Sports Network’s channels — Eleven, Eleven Sports and Eleven Plus — is now available on Samsung TVs in Singapore. PHOTO CREDIT: TELSTRA The Eleven Sports app is now pre-loaded into all Samsung Smart TVs and will provide viewers with action from English football, as well as the National Basketball Association (NBA). Shalu Wasu, managing director, Singapore, Eleven Sports Network, said: “Our strategy is to reach as many fans as possible, and we are doing this in innovative ways, including making our Eleven Sports service available on TV for the first time.” Hootsuite surpasses 15 million users Designed for live, linear and file-based video content, the Telstra Global Media Network is a media contribution solution that has been Hootsuite, a platform founded in 2008 for integrated into the CDN, and connected to the mobile network, including the LTE-B control mechanisms. managing social media, has surpassed 15 million global users. Penny Wilson, chief marketing officer at Hootsuite, said: “What was once the focus of a small number of With more viewers consuming Alliance, alongside US telco Verizon, shares three key learning points from enthusiasts inside an organisation, today South Korea’s Korea Telecom (KT) and Telstra’s eorts in the LTE Broadcast social media is at the heart of the digital content on second screens, EE, a BT-owned UK mobile operator. Alliance. strategy of the largest and most successful can LTE and 5G technologies Formed in April this year, the LTE ese include: businesses. Hootsuite makes social media Broadcast Alliance aims to promote n ere is confusion in the market approachable for all businesses, including provide the technology the capabilities and benets of utilising about what LTE-B is and what it does. those in regulated industries, government LTE broadcast (LTE-B) as an enabler Instead of seeing LTE-B as an enabling or higher education. Every day, we see bridge for broadcasters to tap to support the delivery of a new range technology, many think it is a service, companies use our platform in unique, more effectively into mobile innovative ways to engage with their of services. is, while simultaneously while some believe the benets are customers.” networks? Josephine Tan improving the eciency of mobile net- limited to supporting live broadcast. And to support its expansion into works and creating a good customer Perhaps crucially, “only a few” under- Asia-Pacific, Hootsuite has writes more. experience. stand the full range of opportunities appointed Rich Meiklejohn Another ongoing drive, Gary Traver, that LTE-B enables. (pictured) as its first head of media engineering and ser- n To bring LTE-B into a service general manager of Asia- vices at Telstra, tells APB, is to per- provider’s network, there is a need Pacific. Meiklejohn will be suade more service providers, network to achieve commitments in three key responsible for growth he average viewing times on mobile de- equipment manufacturers and mobile areas — getting handsets enabled strategy and overall T vices has surged by more than 200 hours handset providers to adopt LTE-B as with LTE-B capability; upgrading the performance in the region. a year since 2012, driving up overall TV an enabling technology. mobile network to support LTE-B; and video viewing by an additional 1.5 With even broadcast organisations and creating viable products that rely Next Month @ X-Platform hours a week, Ericsson revealed in its coming forward to adopt the technol- on LTE-B’s capabilities to achieve the ConsumerLab TV & Media Report 2016. ogy, a global LTE-B ecosystem that is expected customer experience. Live Video Streaming Solutions The annual report highlighted that self-sustaining can then be formed, n As an enabling technology, the “staggering growth” of mobile view- says Traver. there is no single product that will sup- ing occurs throughout the day and across e current stumbling block, he port the investment required. Rather, PANELLISTS mobile devices, complementing viewing adds, is overcoming the challenges there are a number of products that on traditional big TV screens and adding associated with integrating LTE- benet from LTE-B enablement and to the total viewing time. B technology into mobile devices. a combination of services to generate Based on interviews with 30,000 “Telstra, Verizon, KT and EE all have the required returns. individuals in 24 countries, the report internal programmes under way to LTE has many features and capabil- shows that the second screen, such as a prove the technology and characterise ities that benet broadcast production, smartphone or tablet, is used by 64% of its benets. Despite our trials, we have according to Traver, and one such fea- Mock Pak Lum consumers every week to complement individually not been able to convince ture is quality of service (QoS), which CTO StarHub content watched on the big screen. is the broader community of handset provides the capability to establish includes undertaking activities such as manufacturers to naturally incorporate and maintain a specic data rate for a checking ratings, posting comments on LTE-B functionality into their mobile specic customer. social media, and watching video content devices,” he laments. He explains: “Using LTE for remote on multiple screens. In order to make LTE-B a global content acquisition, we can QoS- David Siah Addressing the growth in video trac Chairman standard, Traver believes that a coor- enable a video stream coming from a Cloud Security Alliance across mobile networks was one of the key dinated eort is required to educate, content producer, bridge the content Singapore reasons that prompted Australian telco inform and demonstrate the values of onto our domestic portion of the Telstra to establish the LTE Broadcast LTE-B in a mobile network. He also Global Media Network, and deliver it December 2016 X-PLATFORM 25

directly to a local broadcaster, or consumption and network costs ❝Convergence of broadcast anywhere globally.” — findings derived from 2015 and mobile is happening, and Telstra’s Global Media Net- trials of LTE-A+ broadcast from work, which Traver mentions, is high broadcasting towers in Paris, the concept of a much more a media contribution solution for France, and Aosta, Italy. e joint complementary relationship live, linear and le-based video project, initiated by Frence media content. Telstra has integrated the company TDF and Italian broad- between advanced broadcast solution into its consumer media caster Rai, was based on the origi- standards and the wireless mobile workflow engines and content nal Tower Overlay idea developed ❞ delivery network (CDN), which and implemented by Germany’s networks seems certain. has in turn been connected to its Technische Universitaet Braun- — Rich Redmond, Chief Product Officer, GatesAir mobile network, including the schweig. LTE-B control mechanisms. GatesAir provided its Maxiva of time are mostly centralised latency”, Nokia is con dent that For instance, Telstra has used ULXT with PowerSmart Plus tech- in Europe, Redmond is positive this will be the driving force for and demonstrated the capabilities nology transmitters in the trials, that there are opportunities for new applications that use massive of the Global Media Network by where two data streams shared the Asia-Paci c tests moving forward. broadband capabilities. acquiring sports content directly same ultra high frequency (UHF) Asia-Paci c broadcasters are cur- Claiming the world needs giga- from outside broadcast (OB) channel in time-division with one rently following closely on the bit speeds to improve economies vans located at sports stadiums stream conveying conventional developments of South Korea’s and societies, Federico Guillén, in Australia. e content is then digital HDTV programmes viewed move in deploying ATSC 3.0, he president of Nokia’s xed network transported onto the domestic on domestic DVB-T2 TV sets, says, and it is an opportunity to business group, highlights that portion of the Global Media Net- and another embedded stream explore how broadcast and mobile xed networks will play a key role work, where it is then converted delivering a specific broadcast might co-exist in this structure, in “achieving network transforma- and delivered to consumer mobile flow, intended for 4G LTE-A+ given that ATSC 3.0 is a native IP- tion and true convergence with handsets utilising LTE-B. smartphones, laptops and tablets. based standard with capabilities mobile as the world moves into Traver concludes: “LTE pro- e trials, according to Rich to support interactivity with LTE the seamless communications era vides supplemental capabilities for Redmond, chief product officer networks. of 5G and the Internet of ings production, but will not replace at GatesAir, were to prove the Nonetheless, he believes that (IoT)”. xed connections. As LTE evolves feasibility of co-existence between the traditional broadcast model He explains: “A few years ago, GatesAir’s ULXT with PowerSmart Plus towards 5G, the opportunities terrestrial DTV and LTE in the will still be an ecient means of some people saw mobile as the technology transmitters were deployed during the 2015 trials of LTE-A+ to use wireless to supplement same spectrum, and on the same delivering content one-to-many, only technology and to some, xed, broadcast from high broadcasting traditional consumer delivery transmission infrastructure. as it uses a single stream to reach wireline networks were eectively towers in Paris, France, and Aosta, Italy. platforms become more realistic. Suggesting LTE is one of the mass audiences, instead of having ‘dead’. e reality is, however, that “LTE has the ability to de ne delivery methods that broadcast- every person consuming a stream fixed [networks] is very much the key project of this collabora- network slices, where each slice of ers could use today, he encour- on LTE network. back, stronger than ever, and it is a tion will be a 5G trial using Optus’ the network can be de ned with ages more collaborations between “Convergence of broadcast necessary technology to realise our 3500MHz spectrum band, and certain attributes relating to band- broadcasters and mobile network and mobile is happening, and the gigabit societies of the future, de- both companies will undertake width and latency. As network operators. He explains: “Broad- concept of a much more com- livering higher speeds than mobile, an early 5G prototype in this spec- slicing continues to evolve, it is not casters are migrating to a multi- plementary relationship between and being highly complementary. trum band in Australia by 2017. inconceivable that portions of the platform delivery universe, and the advanced broadcast standards “And while the world is going Under the collaboration, the network can be used for expanded content they have may be going out and the wireless mobile networks mobile, mobile is going xed. is companies will also promote 5G video distribution capabilities.” over-the-air via wired networks seems certain. Regardless of which is especially true in the world of global standardisation and indus- Furthermore, the mobile in- like cables, and even IP networks. standard is used, there is a de nite 5G and if we are to cope with the trialisation, explore and conduct dustry is increasingly looking to “As more spectrum is looked opportunity for broadcasters to opportunities of the IoT as we trials for new network architec- adopt the evolved multimedia upon to satisfy the expansion of be a symbiotic part of that multi- move towards digital societies of tures and applications, as well as broadcast multicast services mobile services and needs, some platform delivery,” Redmond the future.” build technology leadership in 5G. (eMBMS) speci cation — an LTE- collaboration between broadcast- concludes. Fuelling the need to incorpo- Tay Soo Meng, group CTO, embedded broadcast approach ers and mobile network operators, Staying ahead of the technol- rate 5G into broadband networks, Singtel, concludes: “5G is exciting — to serve the growing demand such as sharing limited available ogy curve, Nokia has been actively the company recently partnered and the potential use for 5G is for mobile video consumption. spectrum, could be realised. It exploring the possibilities of 5G, Singtel Optus to collaborate on growing. rough this partner- Adopting LTE broadcast to won’t necessarily change how as the company believes that 5G the “network evolution to 5G”, ship, the commencement of joint traditional high broadcasting broadcasters deliver content, but represents the “new generation with the goal of enabling a host of studies, and in-lab and in-field towers suggests the possibility of it sets the stage for broadcasters to of radio systems and network network capabilities, such as IoT, testing, we are primed to explore cooperation between the cellular be more directly involved in LTE architecture”. With the capability extreme broadband and ultra-low new network architectures and and broadcasting networks, thus delivery than they are today.” of delivering network speeds as latency applications. use case trials with a speci c 5G reducing network load, energy Although trials at this point high as 10Gbps at “extremely low According to the companies, focus.” Mobility continues to drive content consumption Since 2012, average viewing times on mo- US consumers spending 45% more time compared with linear broadcast TV, con- bile devices have grown by more than 200 choosing what to watch on video-on-demand sumers are rating it as less frustrating. hours annually. (VoD) services than linear TV. Zeynep Ahmet, senior adviser, Erics- Of these, weekly share of time spent son ConsumerLab, added: “Based on our watching TV and video on mobile devices discovery, or lack thereoff. For instance, extensive research, we can see consumers has grown by 85% (2010-2016); in contrast, 44% of US consumers say they cannot find increasingly ask for seamless access to high- fixed screen viewing has declined by 14% anything to watch on linear TV on a daily quality TV and video content, across services over the same period, the Ericsson Consu- basis, an increase of 22% compared with and devices. For consumers in general, and merLab TV & Media Report has revealed. Ericsson’s findings last year (36%). This has millennials in particular, being able to watch Generally, this has driven up the overall watching two or more episodes of the same led to US consumers spending 45% more on the smartphone is key. TV and video viewing by an additional 1.5 show in a row on a weekly basis. Content time choosing what to watch on video-on- “Consumers not only want the shared, hours a week, as the total viewing time of aggregators are also prominent, with 40% demand (VoD) services than linear TV. social broadcast TV experience, they also on-demand content, such as streamed TV of viewers watching YouTube daily. Of this, The opposite holds true for VoD services, expect the flexibility of an à la carte on- series, movies and other TV programmes 10% say they watch YouTube for more than where 63% of consumers are “very satis- demand media offering. Today’s experi- has increased 50% since 2010. three hours daily. fied” with content discovery. According to ence is multi-faceted and consumers want Binge watching is also gaining popular- Consumers’ prime source of dissatis- Ericsson, this suggests that while the VoD to create their own worlds of compelling, ity, Ericsson reports, with 37% of consumers faction with linear TV comes from content discovery process is more time-consuming personalised content.” 26 December 2016

e impact of virtualised network on services and applications Over the past several years, the topic of the day in To enable this, a highly automated global view purchase on-demand. the world of networks has been the development of services is required with SDN being the natural e Broadband Forum’s role is to help realise the of new technologies and trends aimed at candidate. ere are some extreme challenges here potential — not just for delivery of new technologies optimising the cost and exibility of delivery of too. Firstly, the use of open sourcing of soware to for their own sake but also to see how they can be communications and content. create rapidly deliverable solutions creates serious translated into new revenue-generating services e most signicant of these are, of course, concerns regarding carrier-grade soware and with soware-based solutions and new management the emergence of cloud computing and network the reality that solutions are siloed and cannot approaches prioritised by how the network can functions virtualisation (NFV) combined with interoperate globally. Also, a common migration deliver sustainable revenues in the broadband a new standardised way of managing networks strategy has not been agreed, nor is there a clear network. known as soware-dened networking (SDN). path for the many hundreds of local and regional Part of this eort is, of course, migration and co- Especially in the world of broadband, this is made providers to embrace these new concepts. existence strategies as well as interoperability, and more challenging by other factors, including testing this approach has already resulted in the integration of a plethora of Internet of more than 350 million installations of the ings (IoT) elements and the signicant Forum’s TR-069 protocol, worldwide. impact of new ultra-fast broadband, based One thing is clear, the integration of all on G-fast. Finally, there also exists the the elements of networking shown in the potential for the integration of broadband above chart is both inevitable and exciting. and 5G networking. e prospect of new platforms for agile Towards the end of 2015, the Broadband services for all the applications that we can Forum published an overarching vision imagine is beginning that focused on the separate and collective to become apparent impact of these new technologies to with the initial accelerate delivery of new revenue-generating Despite these challenges, the lure of a unied NFV deployments and services and applications. is living work is known approach is enormous, and as we look at the above we can see the steps to a as Broadband 20/20, and this short article looks at picture we can see the tide of change that will truly virtualised network how these initiatives are progressing and how the sweep across the world of networking. is includes starting to take shape. q concepts will also embrace and impact the whole delivery of content, entertainment such as gaming ROBIN MERSH world of content delivery, broadcast and media. and virtual reality, as well as business applications CEO, Broadband Forum First, there are some clear trends in place right into people’s homes and mobile locations. An now. e large service providers have unanimously important part of this movement is the distribution • Broadband Forum is decided to adopt NFV in order to create highly of virtualised compute power further into the a non-pro t industry consortium focused on exible compute and network elements distributed network to the cloud central oce and customer engineering smarter through the network and to enable enterprise, premises. It’s also critical to understand how and faster broadband virtual customer premise equipment services as the performance and security aware services can networks. For more information, visit www. primary application. actually deliver the quality of experience and broadband-forum.org.

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