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VIEW FROM THE TOP: Live IP: A practical view
The European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) Willem Vermost and Felix Poulin
discuss the transition to IP, drawing from the experiences of the LiveIP Project.
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EVENTS: Review of APSCC 2016; and Calendar of Events 2016/17.
Creation
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FEATURE: Production accessories getting more cutting-edge as content
market grows
Camera accessories such as power sources, lighting and supports now have
features that would enable content producers to create more compelling visual
offerings for broadcast and cinemas.
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End-to-end Blackmagic Design production workflow speeds up Anne’s
Kitchen’s comeback
Blackmagic Design gear including the URSA Mini 4.6K and Micro Studio Camera
4K were used to produce season three of Anne’s Kitchen.
Management
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FEATURE: Stay relevant to garner audience retention
Evolving from an initial role of station identification to today’s need to
communicate with audiences, the concept of channel branding continues to
change to adapt to consumption habits across multiple devices.
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StorNext drives collaborative edit workflow for three MNC Group TV
stations
Kuswandi Aslan, head of Integrated IT Broadcast at MNC Media, explains how
Quantum’s StorNext shared storage system creates a collaborative edit workflow
for MNC’s TV stations.
Distribution
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FEATURE: DTH still main delivery platform in Asia-Pacific
As the most effective content delivery platform in Asia-Pacific, DTH, as yet, has
no peers, despite viewing habits gravitating to multi-screen consumption.
X-Platform
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FEATURE: Is OTT the leading platform for 4K/UHD content delivery?
While 4K/UHD content is only available in selected countries in regions such as
Asia due to issues such as bandwidth availablilty and security, some OTT service
providers have pushed to the forefront in providing 4K/UHD and HDR content.
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Catching up and winning the content race
Barry Hartman, product director at Ooyala, details how video supply chain
management has become an essential means to support the process of content
creation, production and video syndication.