csi-cover-September2017-V3.indd 1 www.csimagazine.com September 2017 September www.csimagazine.com the eSportsaction TV wantsinon 22/08/2017 12:12:11 Artifi cial Intelligence (AI) Android TV Video Latency High Frame Rates NovelSat NS4 Untitled-1 1 24/08/2017 12:22:11 Contents 32 Android TV With ever more payTV providers jumping High Frame Rates High Frame www.csimagazine.com www.csimagazine.com Video Latency on the Android TV bandwagon, we assess Android TVAndroid requirements and implications for operators TV wants in on the eSports action (AI) cial Intelligence Artifi Editor 38 Artificial Intelligence Goran Nastic Described by Gartner as one of three key Commercial megatrends for the digital economy over the John Woods, Camilla Capece September 2017 csi-cover-September2017-V3.indd 1 22/08/2017 12:12:11 next 10 years, what are its uses in video? 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But how can pay-TV The rise of premium live sports streaming Matleena Lilja-Pelling differentiate itself and add value? on top of existing MovieLabs UHD requirements is finally giving the technology Regular contributors a much needed commercial push Adrian Pennington, Philip Hunter, 14 Analyst column: eSports David Adams, Stephen Cousins, Futuresource Consulting asks if eSports and Anna Tobin TV could be a natural fit 44 Q&A with Michael Crimp The IBC CEO gives his thoughts on this Circulation Joel Whitefoot 18 New security paradigms year’s show, as well as what lies in store for the future From cyber security and IoT to new Accounts European data regulations, we explore Marilou Tait, Lynta Kamaray changing security habits the broadcast 46 Technology corner: HFR industry needs to deal with DVB’s David Wood shares his expert view Editorial into high frame rates and their likely tel +44(0)20 7562 2401 [email protected] 24 Latency evolution Streaming latency is becoming a critical Advertising component of live OTT, so how can it be as 50 IBC preview tel +44(0)20 7562 2421 low as possible? 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To help achieve Millarworld, the company behind strategic attempt by the company with Disney. both aims, Disney is taking a Kick-Ass and Kingsman, to create to stand out in an increasingly Analysts at The Diffusion Group majority stake in BAMTech, the new titles for its 104m members. competitive landscape. The foresee the Netflix wholesale online video technology company iflix, meanwhile, is turning into rewards get better with time and licensing business dead in the water spun out of Major League Baseball. an even more serious player and the longer customers stay with as a consequence. “The media landscape is one to watch, now available in the payTV company. The loyalty “Disney’s decision to pull its increasingly defined by direct some 20 markets across Asia, programme divides into four tiers, content from Netflix is the right one relationships between content Africa and the Middle East. starting with Silver (0-3 years) and really can’t happen soon enough. creators and consumers, and our Espellien also argued that the and rising to Black (those who Netflix wants to produce originals. control of BAMTech’s full array of era of the ‘one stop shop’ for video have been a subscriber for 15 The rest of Hollywood needs to hold innovative technology will give us the entertainment is coming to an end. years or more). They include them to that, even if it means future power to forge those connections, As new direct-to-consumer exclusive preview screenings, consumers will have to stream Star along with the flexibility to quickly services become the norm, these sports events and the chance to Wars and Toy Story somewhere else,” adapt to shifts in the market,” said decisions will shape the future win trips to Game of Thrones thinks Joel Espelien. Disney CEO Bob Iger. landscape of content aggregation. film locations among others. Discovery CEO hails the skinny bundle David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery Zaslav noted that including PlayStation Vue and the new Communications, said the era of broadband costs, skinny bundles Hulu Live aren’t true skinny bundles cheaper, sports-free, skinny bundles could cost between $60 and $70 because they are laden with networks is coming to the US, much as per month, compared to the $8-$12 that are heavy with sports they already exists in Europe and monthly charge he sees in slimmed programming. Latin America. down video packages in Latin “I believe that will happen. Zaslav said that cheap monthly America and Eastern Europe. I think these overstuffed turkeys packages of programming, free of But eventually he sees the US are going to end up being a challenge sports and containing most of the market moving in that direction too. from a consumer perspective. In the networks viewers want, similar to In the sense, he said current end I think offerings in Europe, will eventually slimmed down offerings in the the market will be rationalized,” make their way to the US. US like DirecTV Now, Sony he said. www.csimagazine.com September 2017 05 05news.indd 1 25/08/2017 15:07:50 News news in brief OTT sports set for the big time in 2018 Discovery finally buys Scripps It has been a big summer for sports the US this Discovery Communications has streaming, with a number of season, alongside bought Scripps Networks landmark deals and announcements broadcasters NBC Interactive in a $14.6 billion deal, made by players old and new. and CBS. In May, ending its long pursuit of the The first involves Amazon, a it added 40 Food Network programmer. The company that is increasingly streaming TV combined company will produce flexing its muscles in terms of channels in the about 8,000 hours of original programming in general, including UK – including programming annually and be now sports. The tech company Eurosport, which home to about 300,00 hours of outbid payTV operator Sky to win a will enable it to library content. It will generate a five-year contract to show the ATP offer the US Open combined 7 billion short-form World Tour tennis in the UK. With and French Open tennis and EUR4.99 per month on the video streams monthly, creating the deal, Amazon Prime Video will Olympic coverage from next year. Amazon Prime app. opportunity for new digital be the exclusive destination for all “This is a real game changer. And In a further sign that the global distribution partners, including the biggest tournaments apart from lays down a marker for future sports sports broadcast landscape is mobile, OTT, and D2C.