20
November 2017
4K/UHD goes live
in the field
Artemis lights ups new
OB van for Gama Studio
Calrec Audio has sold
an Artemis console
to Gama Studio
for its new outside
broadcast (OB)
van. A provider of
bespoke production
services, Croatia-
based Gama Studio
is using the 40-fader
Artemis Light to anchor audio mixing
aboard its double-expanding, 16-camera
HD OB van. Davor Omerza, sound engineer,
Gama Studio, explained: “There are so
many selling points for the Artemis Light:
the integrated audio router, all-optical
connections to stage boxes, redundancy
and support for many audio formats,
including AES/EBU, Dante and MADI.”
Eutelsat acquires
Noorsat
Eutelsat Communications has acquired
Noorsat, a Middle Eastern satellite
service provider, from Bahrain’s Orbit
Holding Group. According to Eutelsast,
the acquisition of Noorsat fits with the
company’s broader strategy of streamlining
distribution within selected core video
neighbourhoods where it can create
value. The addition of Noorsat, Eutelsat
added, will also strengthen the long-term
commercial development of its video
positions in the Arab world, increase its
direct access to end-customers, as well as
facilitate simulation of HDTV take-up and
upselling of incremental video services.
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Cables and Converters
PANELLISTS
Dr Ali R Ebadi
Advisor
Board of Directors
Measat Satellite
Systems
Martin Coleman
Executive Director
Satellite Interference
Reduction Group
Amitabh Kumar
Director, Corporate
Zee Network
The recent launch of a number
of wireless transmitters have
provided a boost to live 4K/
Ultra HD (UHD) production.
Shawn Liew writes more.
T
here are many emerging technologies and
developments that have continued to set
the pulse racing. These include: point-of-
view (POV) cameras for live broadcast;
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone
use; virtual and augmented reality (VR/
AR); 360-degree camera viewing; and IP
delivery, among others.
However, it is the increasing adop-
tion of 4K/UHD and high dynamic range
(HDR) on a global scale that is “really com-
pelling”, suggests JP Delport, broadcast
sales director, DTC Domo.
To allow broadcasters to wirelessly
transmit 4K/UHD video, DTC Domo has
launched the AEON-TX, an HEVC/H.265
wireless transmitter that also supports
HDR. Delport tells APB: “What makes
AEON-TX hugely exciting for broadcast-
ers is its ability to transmit the massive
amount of raw data that comes out of the
back of an HD or 4K/UHD camera, and
maintain those high-quality images, but
with ultra-low latency, both of which are
essential for live broadcasts.
“This is enabled by the next-generation
HEVC/H.265 SD, HD and 4K/UHD en-
coding technology we’ve used in the unit.
It is extremely efficient, therefore enabling
AEON-TX to effortlessly deliver wireless
4K/UHD over a DVT-T link and, more
importantly, preserve a director’s intent.”
AEON-TX also provides future-proof
connectivity, which means less kit has to
be carted into the field, Delport highlights.
It supports 12G-SDI, dual 6G-SDI, quad
3G-SDI and SFP+ expansion, and is also
equipped with a readily visible LCD con-
trol panel and IP-based camera control.
“The AEON-TX offers levels of live
production flexibility and usability that
are simply not available elsewhere,” says
Delport, who also emphasises how the
wireless transmitter is equipped for IP-
based control.
“We have been delivering multiple-
node, inherently bidirectional IP mesh
solutions for years,” he continues. “We
fully embraced the possibilities of IP many
years ago and as such, are leading our field
in supporting its implementation.”
Miniaturisation is also another theme
that DTC Domo is keen to continue, as
IBC2017 saw the debut of the Broadcast
To allow broadcasters to wireless transmit 4K/UHD video, DTC Domo has launched the AEON-
TX, an HEVC/H.265 wirelesslyc transmitter that also supports HDR.
Nano HD transmitter.
Production teams, Delport ex-
plains, are increasingly seeking in-
novative ways to provide compelling
content from unique vantage points
— increasingly, in the form of POV
camera and transmitter systems.
“Such a system mounted on a
referee, professional cyclist, skydiver,
motor racing car, or a world-record
eagle flight from the top of Burj Khalifa
— all of which and more have been
done with our Nano transmitters —
deliver exciting new perspectives to
viewers,” he adds.
“What’s important about that to
broadcasters is that, again, it gives
them a vast range of new production
options, and the small size, agility and
high performance of the Broadcast
Nano TX is perfectly suited to those
aims.”
Another company supporting 4K/
UHD production is Mobile Viewpoint,
who recently announced the “broad-
cast equivalent of a luxury sports car”
— the WMT UltraLink 4K/UHD-
enabled mobile transmitter.
M i c h e l B ai s , C E O, Mo bi l e
Viewpoint, describes: “The WMT
UltraLink provides broadcasters with
whatever they need to go live from
any location, without the need for any
physical connection.”
Capable of delivering 50/60fps
4K/UHD video quality from the field
using 4G bonding technology, the
WMT UltraLink is also equipped with
2x6G and 12G inputs, as well as sup-
port for both HEVC/H.265 and H.264
encoding.
“With a built-in 4G modem, the
unit is also extremely mobile and can
Among the many emerging technologies
and developments, it is the increasing
adoption of 4K/UHD and high dynamic
range (HDR) on a global scale that is “really
compelling”, says JP Delport, broadcast
sales director, DTC Domo.
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