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