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No 4K for Rio Olympics
LAUSANNE – The International
Olympic Committee (IOC) has
no plans to cover the 2016 Rio
Olympics in 4K UHD, according
to CEO of Olympic Broadcast
Services Yiannis Exarchos. The
IOC takes its cue from it major
broadcasting clients, most of
whom are public broadcasters,
with few having any specific
plans to transmit 4K UHD signals
for the Summer Games in Brazil.
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IP-based systems
the way to go: BBC
by kamarul arifin
KUALA LUMPUR – Can broadcast
systems running entirely on IP
networks truly be a reality in the
near future — and how will such
systems stand the test throughout
a live production?
These are questions that BBC
Research & Development (R&D)
has been attempting to answer
since 2012, and which came to the
fore at last July’s Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
LONDON – The UK’s Minister for
the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey,
has suggested that any future
government conducting the BBC
Charter review should strive for
a BBC “that is fit for the digital
age”. The rise of Google, Apple,
Facebook, Amazon and Netflix
has transformed the experience
of consumers, bringing about
not only “huge opportunities”,
but also challenges to traditional
media businesses, said Vaizey.
In what was proclaimed as
the “world’s first” live 4K Ultra HD
(UHD) production and transmis-
sion based on an entirely IP-based
broadcast system, BBC R&D cap-
tured live 4K UHD video from cam-
eras in several competition venues,
and delivered the feeds into a
software-defined production sys-
tem. Ancillary production facilities
such as talkback and camera tally
indicators were also implemented
using the same IP network.
The Glasgow trial was an un-
qualified success, declared Dr
Zheng Yuan-Xing, head of broad-
cast service architecture at BBC-UK,
although it was not without its
challenges, as she explained to APB
At last July’s Commonwealth Games
in Glasglow, Scotland, the BBC trialled
what it called the “world’s first” live
4K Ultra HD (UHD) production and
transmission based on an entirely IP-
based broadcast system.
Monetise customers
BRUSSELS – Content own-
ers need to be convinced to
change their business models,
and to monetise customers
rather than devices, cautioned
CEO of Vodafone Philipp Humm.
Speaking at last month’s Cable
Congress 2015 in Belgium, he
said the correct business model
to adopt should be one that is
customer-centric.
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ABU calls for action ahead of WRC-15
KUALA LUMPUR – With the International Telecom-
munications Union’s (ITU) WRC-15 conference looming
just months ahead, and after numerous dialogue and
discussion efforts, now is the time for action, urged
Dr Amal Punchihewa, director of technology at Asia-
Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
One of the key issues at the WRC-15 is agenda
item 1.1, which calls for the consideration of additional
spectrum allocations to the mobile service on a pri-
mary basis and identification of additional frequency
bands for International Mobile Telecommunications
(IMT) and related regulatory provisions to facilitate
the development of terrestrial mobile broadband
applications.
Speaking at last month’s ABU Digital Broadcasting
Symposium in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Amal said: “Broadcasters
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CJ E&M has partnered with K-Tigers
Taekwondo Entertainment to create
Taekwondo-themed cultural content.
CJ E&M kicks off
K-Tigers in Me
SEOUL – Asian content and media
company CJ E&M has partnered
with K-Tigers Taekwondo Enter-
tainment to support the creation
of Taekwondo-themed cultural
content.
Through the partnership, CJ
E&M will support K-Tigers to work
with professionals who have ex-
tensive experience in broadcasting
and performing arts, in order to
produce “trendy and innovative”
video content that shows “amazing
Taekwondo performances”.
Formed in 1990 by Taekwondo
grandmaster Ahn Hak Seon, K-
Tigers has showcased acrobatic and
K-Pop-infused Taekwondo perfor-
mances throughout the world. Last
April, CJ E&M and K-Tigers signed
another partnership agreement,
aimed at enhancing online viral
expansion for Taekwondo.
In line with the agreement,
CJ E&M launched a mobile ap-
plication to promote Taekwondo
K-Tigers in Me, and provided an
online music library of more than
3,000 songs at no charge.