User experience design

Digital Studio

Ultra HD will be delivered on large-screens promising a more immersive user experience and a chance for operators to rethink the user interface.

http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-7914-user-experience-design/1/

Hollywood Premiers Future of Cinema Exhibition at IBC

IBC

A new era of hyper-vivid large format cinema exhibition came closer to reality last week as Hollywood studio Fox and pioneering filmmaker Douglas Trumbull flew into IBC to present groundbreaking industry firsts.

http://www.ibc.org/page.cfm/action=library/libID=2/libEntryID=254/listID=4

Google wants TV money, warns Mediacom

CSI

The ‘Digital Fight for the Net Generation’ panel at IBC examined the claim that the converged future we've been promised is finally here and that online is not just a support mechanism but has its own commercial models and trajectory.
http://www.csimagazine.com/csi/Google-wants-TV-money-Mediacom.php

IBC Daily Executive Summary 2014

IBC

The digital edition for IBC Daily Executive Summary 2014 which I edited.

https://issuu.com/newbayeurope/docs/ibc2014_executive_summary_digital_e

User experience design

Digital Studio

As TVs become bigger, so broadcasters can make use of the additional screen real estate to promote additional content or even allow viewers to watch more than one sports match or show at the same time.

http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-7914-user-experience-design/4/

Fox backs laser projection to lift 3D box office

Screen Daily

The era of laser illuminated projection came a little closer over the weekend following screenings of Life of Pi and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes using new Christie Digital technology which promise to lift levels of 3D movies to a par with that enjoyed in 2D.

http://www.screendaily.com/news/fox-backs-laser-projection-to-lift-3d-box-office/5077584.article

Douglas Trumbull: Super high frame rate films could revitalise cinema

Screen Daily

VFX veteran Douglas Trumbull claims the groundbreaking technology could revitalise the theatrical experience.

http://www.screendaily.com/news/trumbull-super-hfr-could-revitalise-cinema/5077560.article

European satellite TV alliance formed

CSI
A trio of European free-to-air satellite TV operators have united to promote the harmonisation of satellite TV services and technology which could see the UK's Freesat adopting HbbTV.

http://www.csimagazine.com/csi/European-satellite-alliance.php

We're still not evil: Google cuddles up to broadcasters

CSI

Google claims to be a partner, not predator, as company outlines its vision of video at this year's IBC. 

http://www.csimagazine.com/csi/Google-cuddles-up-to-broadcasters.php

RIP SDI

CSI 

An IBC panel agreed that the Serial digital interface will die, it’s just a question of when the shift to IP happens as virtualisation extends out of the data centre.

http://www.csimagazine.com/csi/RIP-SDI.php

Harmonic Simplifies Media Orchestration With Polaris Suite

Streaming Media

Trading hardware for software-based solutions, Harmonic is promoting Polaris at IBC, a suite that streamlines playout management.

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/News/Online-Video-News/Harmonic-Simplifies-Media-Orchestration-With-Polaris-Suite-99307.aspx

TV Will Move to IP in Two Years, Says Imagine CEO Charlie Vogt

StreamingMedia

Imagine Communications launches a software management platform to transition broadcasters to IP delivery; partners with Microsoft Azure.

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/TV-Will-Move-to-IP-in-Two-Years-Says-Imagine-CEO-Charlie-Vogt-99305.aspx

Singapore and Malaysia: The Tigers Mature

AV Magazine

As a result of government-led initiatives aimed at rebalancing output toward technology, medical and service industries, the South East Asian region is now a regional hub for the main pro-AV equipment suppliers.

http://www.avinteractive.com/features/analysis/market-focus-singarpore-malaysia-tigers-mature-10-09-2014/

Could 'Avatar' Sequels Be First Features to Use Douglas Trumbull's High Frame Rate 4K 3D System?

THR

At IBC, he says studios seem “eager" amid a recent box-office drop and jokes about how Michael Bay may use the technology

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/could-avatar-sequels-be-first-732772

BSkyB: Cloud, IP and Virtual Playout Are Not Ready for Primetime

Streaming Media

IT Director Colin McQuade says Sky uses the cloud heavily for OTT and on-demand, but that it isn't yet ready to deliver the "holy grail"—offloading everything that currently sits in a data centre or broadcast facility.

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/BSkyB-Cloud-IP-and-Virtual-Playout-Are-Not-Ready-for-Primetime-99232.aspx

OB opens up for change

Broadcast 

Consolidation in the UK’s outside broadcast supply market over the past decade has left broadcasters with little choice other than to ask the five major firms left standing to tender for every contract going.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/in-depth/ob-opens-up-for-change/5059958.article

Live from Monza: in the Paddock and Pit Lane with Riedel

Sports Video Group

Of the 19 circuits on the F1 calendar, the Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale is not only one of the original (built specifically for Grand Prix in the 1950s) but it remains one of the fastest.

http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/live-from-monza-in-the-paddock-and-pit-lane-with-riedel/

Full Fat Ultra HD

CSI

p4 - UHD TV is being brought to market with multiple moving parts - how do operators keep track?

http://www.csimagazine.com/Digital_edition/SeptemberOctober-2014/UltraHDTV_supplement-2014.pdf

IBC will have to do more for less money

RTS Television

Behind the hype about Ultra-HDTV and the Cloud, the real theme of IBC will be pressure on costs

http://www.rts.org.uk/magazine/article/ibc-will-have-do-more-less-money