NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION | DEC. 2016 — JAN. 2017 www.nabanet.com Cyber Security in Broadcast Media — ► Cyber Security in Broadcast Media — NABA Symposium NABA Symposium Review Review Nandita Bery & Darren C. Hill, NBCUniversal Opening remarks by John Lee (CBC/Radio- ► Director-General’s Report Canada, NABA), Michael McEwen (NABA), and Ian Trombley (NBCUniversal) recounted this ► WBU-IMCG Dubrovnik Forum Since the late 1990s, the broadcast industry has change across the broadcast industry and high- Review been undergoing a game-changing technology shift. Gone are the days of propriety technology on lighted this transformation process. The day con- ► Globecast and Panasonic isolated networks where usability, reliability and tinued with several panels exploring a wide range Join NABA redundancy were the cornerstone design drivers. of topics, from recent hacks, to present security Today's broadcast environments feature much threats and future challenges. Additional topics ► Save the Date! NABA’s 2017 more common hardware connected on IP networks covered supply chain risks, global and regional AGM Event and Future of with interoperability to a myriad of systems from industry cooperation, and leveraging groups such Radio & Audio Symposium vendors such as Microsoft and Apple. While these as the MediaISSF forum. ► Secretariat’s Holiday Hours advances have yielded countless benefits to broad- cast operations and content production, they have Panelists, as well as audience members, traded ► NABA Members & Issues also introduced an unprecedented area of risk - “war stories,” best practices, and their thoughts on in the News namely cyber how to address ► Calendar of Events attacks. cyber security risks today and in While usability, the years to reliability and come. One of the NABAcaster redundancy will more lively topics is published by and for members always be key that resurfaced and friends of the North American Broadcasters Association ( NABA ) drivers for throughout the broadcast envi- day revolved P.O. Box 500, Station A ronment design, around technol- Toronto, ON M5W 1E6 new require- ogy vendors and Canada Tel.: +1 416-598-9877 ments to ensure third-party secu- Fax: +1 416-598-9774 security are now rity. Establishing [email protected] at the forefront the ideal level of of conversations agreements with President Richard Friedel at all levels of vendors across Director-General the broadcast the supply chain Michael McEwen industry, from was a common Editor concern among Jason Paris equipment Staff rooms to board rooms. Events at Sony and TV5 the panel as well as audience members. The cur- Anh Ngo Monde clearly illustrate the level of damage cyber rent focus on controlling access to vendors, and Jenn Hadfield attacks can inflict upon media companies. certifying their own internal controls by containing Ashley Lloyd Spanton their field of play and reducing exposure, was The significant challenge of how to secure today’s noted as a topic that needs further attention across broadcast environments brought over 100 broad- the industry. NABA 2017 AGM EVENT cast and cyber security professionals to historic 30 One key takeaway that resonated again and again Feb. 14-16, 2017 Rockefeller Center, New York on Thursday, De- cember 1st for the NABA Cyber Security in Broad- was the importance of having a cogent process for WASHINGTON, DC cast Media Symposium, hosted by NBCUniversal. identifying what is at risk, from whom, and via Continued on Next Page... NABACASTER | DEC. 2016 — JAN. 2017 what technology. If broadcasters can As with evolutions from B&W to colour, world is just the latest shift facing the clearly articulate the threat model (who film to tape, and SD to HD, the broadcast industry. Events such as the NABA Cy- may attack and why) it becomes possible industry has a rich history of changing ber Security in Broadcast Media Sympo- to create security solutions and responses with the times and adapting to the chal- sium provide great value to member to effectively defend broadcast environ- lenges that come with new technologies. companies in the middle of revitalizing ments from attack vectors. This current transition to incorporating their broadcast technologies for a safer, cyber security in a now-digital broadcast more secure tomorrow. ∎ esting day and an event thank him for his leadership, energy, and Director-General’s Report that many noted had creativity. John Ball is the new Chair, Michael McEwen, NABA filled a void in some of supported by Kazimir Bacic and Joe Shi- the international confer- mizu (NHK). NABA therefore once Since our last ences and exhibitions which now domi- again holds the Chair (as we did for al- Report in Octo- nate our calendar. Food for thought. most 25 years with CNN’s Dick Tauber). ber’s NABAcaster The next Forum will be in Washington, we have had a DC hosted by the NAB from May 31st – very busy time. June 1st. And as we wind down for the Technical Committee (WBU-TC) holidays I Bob Plummer was Chair of this commit- thought it would tee but with his retirement, the Chair has be useful to highlight some of our activi- moved to Simon Fell (EBU). John Lee ties and on-going work. (CBC/NABA) and Amal Punchihewa (ABU) are the Vice-Chairs. They are WBU Update planning their first teleconference in The WBU Conference early February to confirm their agenda At the end of October the World Broad- and mandate for the next few years, in- casting Unions (WBU) held a one day cluding a closer working relationship conference hosted by the Asia-Pacific with the IMCG. Broadcasting Union (ABU) following their Annual General Meeting in Indone- CBC/Radio-Canada’s English Services Broadcaster Treaty Working Group Ombudsman — Ester Enkin — addressing the sia with the kind assistance of Radio Re- delegates at the WBU Conference in (WBU-WIPO BTWG) publik Indonesia (RRI), Indonesia’s na- Indonesia. The current Chair, Heijo Ruijsenaars tional public broadcaster. It was the first (EBU), will remain, supported by WBU Conference in more than 20 years. WBU Committee Renewal NABA’s legal consultant Erica Redler. NABA continues to be the Secretariat for As noted earlier, we are coming to a cru- The conference was a great success for the WBU and I continue to Chair the cial crossroads in our quest for a Diplo- those delegates attending, with a focus on WBU Secretaries / Directors-General matic Conference on a new Broadcaster themes that are prevalent for media or- (WBU-SG/DG) twice-a-year meetings, Treaty and the work of the BTWG will ganizations including; accountability, which direct the activities of the WBU be crucial to a successful conclusion. violence, technology, climate change, and their committees and projects. and disaster coverage. NABA partici- Sports Committee (WBU-SC) pated with CBC/Radio-Canada’s English International Media Connectivity While NABA does not participate in this Services Ombudsman, Esther Enkin, Group (WBU-IMCG) committee since sports rights are com- sitting on two panels; one on Responsible Over the last three years, this Forum has petitive between NABA members, the Practices and the other on Climate renewed its mandate to look at collection committee thrives for many regions in Change. The WBU’s Technical Commit- and distribution on all platforms with an the world and is chaired by the ABU. tee Chair (and NABA-TC Vice-Chair), emphasis on IP. Akira Ogawa (NHK) Bob Plummer from Fox, sat in on the was the driving force of this change, sup- NABA Update Technology panel too which focussed on ported by John Ball (Turner) and Cyber Security in Broadcast Media low cost technical solutions with those Kazimir Bacic (HRT/EBU). The reforms Symposium still challenged by the digital transition. have been a great success with usual Fo- As stated in our cover story this event rum attendance at well over 100 partici- was held on December 1st in New York I had the privilege of opening the confer- pants twice a year at locations in Europe, and can certainly be considered a huge ence and participating in the closing Asia, and North America. event for NABA in 2016. Conceived by panel looking at how we can better serve NABA’s Board of Directors at our AGM our audiences in the future. A most inter- Akira has stepped down as Chair and I Continued on Next Page... Page | 2 NABACASTER | DEC. 2016 — JAN. 2017 in February, the Symposium was pulled transition to digital radio. ers. An active year is ahead. together in about eight months. Interest and participation came from all NABA The third installment of Future of Radio & Technical Committee (NABA-TC) members and included participants from Audio Symposium will be held this time in The TC has yet to begin its renewal proc- other broadcast associations and stake- Washington, DC on February 16th, and ess. This will happen in January. The TC holders from around the world. More than hosted by the NAB. is arguably our core committee to achiev- 125 people were registered. ing NABA’s larger agenda. John Lee Since the RC was established three years (CBC/Radio-Canada), Jim Starzynski My sincere thanks to John Lee (CBC/ ago it has provided solid support for (NBCU), and Bob Plummer (Fox) have Radio-Canada) for his leadership here. North American broadcasters by pursu- provided terrific guidance and leadership Also, a huge thanks to NBCU and their ing initiatives in Mexico, the US and Can- over the past four years by broadening our own Michael Higgins for hosting and sup- ada, including the future of the car agenda and creating a far better scope on porting this event. It reminds me that the dashboard, and apps that provide addi- all the technical and operational challenges success of these activities depends on the tional services to listeners.