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2 EDITORIAL
IP works : Join us on how to best plan your IP transition
Many of the key stakeholders in the broadcast and media industries will probably agree on this : the transition to IP represents a question of when , and not if .
Initiatives such as the IP Show Case at IBC2017 , and the Broadcast IP Inter-Op Lab at Broadcast- Asia2017 have gone a long way to prove that IP can work today . What remains to be resolved , perhaps , is how broadcasters plan their respective migration plans to IP .
Much like the transition to HD , the rate of IP transitions across regions , and indeed between countries within regions , will differ simply because different broadcasters will face different requirements , needs and constraints .
For those moving to a brand-new broadcast facility , is an all-IP approach the way to go ? Or will a hybrid SDI / IP approach be a more pragmatic option , allowing broadcasters to gradually integrate IP into their SDI-based systems ?
Regardless of the time line that you have set for your transition to IP , you may well look back on 2017 as the year that produced the seminal moment for IP broadcast technologies . At IBC2017 , the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ( SMPTE ) announced the approval of the first standards within SMPTE ST 2110 , regarded by many to be the eventual de facto standard for broadcast IP .
While SMPTE ST 2110 will not eliminate overnight all the challenges and concerns surrounding IP , it is certainly a big critical step in the right direction , and will alleviate key issues such as interoperability and the use of open standards .
However , broadcasters need to understand and appreciate the fact that converting to IP is much more than just about replacing SDI , Michel Proulx , told APB . Many of you may know Proulx , an industry veteran , from his days as CTO of Miranda Technologies . In broadcast facilities , he
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Dr Amal Punchihewa
Director , Technology & Innovation Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Angeline Poh
Assistant CEO ( Content & Innovation Group ), Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore
added , there are two transitions at play — replacing SDI infrastructure with IP , and replacing dedicated hardware devices with software and virtualisation .
Proulx will also be the keynote speaker at a series of seminars that APB will be holding in Hong Kong and Singapore — this Nov 3 and Nov 6 respectively .
Organised in collaboration with systems integrator Ideal Systems , the seminars are titled Professional media over IP : Building a futureproof media facility , and will see Proulx discuss issues such as how IP is now being considered as a replacement for SDI for the transport of realtime video and audio inside TV facilities , and the benefits of using IP for real-time video and audio .
Having completed the move to Mediacorp Campus , a new 79,500sqm production and digital facility , Wang Yin , assistant vice-president , broadcast engineering , Mediacorp , will also grace the Singapore seminar to offer insights into the role IP is playing in Mediacorp Campus .
While slots for the Hong Kong seminar are already filled up , we encourage you to join us in Singapore to find out how you can best plan your IP transition . The seminar will provide you with much food for thought and an Ideal opportunity to interact with Proulx and your peers over a networking lunch . To secure a seat , please contact Lynn Chee at lynn @ editecintl . com .
Let ’ s live and learn — and dive into the digital domain so as to be ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution !
SHAWN LIEW MANAGING EDITOR
APB PANELLISTS
Dr Peter Siebert
Executive Director The DVB Project
Stan Moote CTO IABM
Andrew Anderson
Head of Broadcast Operations Seven West Media
October 2017 ( volume 34 issue 8 )
EDITORIAL managing editor Shawn Liew , shawn @ editecintl . com contributing editor ( technology ) Karl K Rossiter , karl @ editecintl . com contributing editor Shirish Nadkarni , shinads @ yahoo . co . uk senior reporter Josephine Tan , josephine @ editecintl . com
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■ India Shirish Nadkarni , shinads @ yahoo . co . uk
■ USA Mike Feazel , mfeazel @ gmail . com
PRODUCTION production editor Zuraini Ridzwan , zuraini @ editecintl . com sub-editor Genevieve Chan , genevieve @ editecintl . com senior multimedia designer Raymund Jaudian , raymund @ editecintl . com multimedia designer Waldomar Zuniga , waldomar @ editecintl . com ad / office administrator Irene Lok , irene @ editecintl . com accounts manager Tan Hui Min , huimin @ editecintl . com
MARKETING director - sales & marketing Jessie Tan , jessie @ editecintl . com manager - sales & marketing Lynn Chee , lynn @ editecintl . com
CIRCULATION & PROMOTIONS Lynn Chee , lynn @ editecintl . com
PROJECT COORDINATOR Jotham Tobiah Lim , apb @ editecintl . com
PUBLISHING publisher / editorial director Andrew Yeo , andrew @ editecintl . com
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