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March 2018 ( volume 35 issue 2 )
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News & Views
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VIEW FROM THE TOP : The future of broadcasting starts in 2018 Mike Whittaker , executive vice-president and CTO , Asia-Pacific and the Middle East , Fox Network Group Asia , ponders what lies ahead in the new year for the broadcast and entertainment industry .
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PROMPTINGS : GOASEAN : The gateway ticket to the wonders of ASEAN Edwin Raj , senior vice-president of GOASEAN , explains how the new channel aims to showcase the best of ASEAN through a series original content productions .
EVENTS : Preview of ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2018 ; and Calendar of Events 2018 .
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X-Platform
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Creation
FEATURE : Content that speaks multiple languages Key advancements in subtitling and closed captioning , including AI and machine learning , are enabling content owners to bring their content to global audiences .
Riedel ’ s successful 2018 Winter Games Marc Schneider , senior director , global events , Riedel Communications , discusses the company ’ s participation in the recent 2018 Winter Games .
Management
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FEATURE : Managing evolving archive approaches in digital disruption Following the emergence of over-the-top ( OTT ) and video-on-demand ( VoD ) services , media companies are engaged in a race to get their content quickly delivered across multiple platforms and devices . How are different storage approaches enabling them to retrieve content rapidly , accelerating time to market ?
Ross Video ’ s Ultrix-FR5 finds first home Ross Video ’ s new Ultrix-FR5 routing / AV processing platform has found its first customer in London ’ s Riverside Studios .
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FEATURE : Time to switch off analogue TV APB chats with Dr Peter Siebert , executive director of the DVB Project , on the merits of DTT , and how a new digital terrestrial network architecture can potentially hasten the demise of analogue TV .
APB Satellite Special Report 2018
FEATURE : Live streaming brings viewers around the world – instantaneously While video already enables viewers to travel around the globe without leaving their comfort of their homes , live video brings them directly to live events , in real time .
PostScript
PostScript : What price do you put on quality ? Patrick So , director of Asia operations , Magna Systems and Engineering , asks if enough emphasis is placed on ensuring the quality of broadcast delivery .