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September 2018 (volume 35 issue 8)
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News & Views
6 VIEW FROM THE TOP: You don’t get anywhere by sitting still
Paddy Payne, Director, International Business Development, ENPS, Associated
Press, details how the news organisation is utilising technology and innovation to
stay relevant in a world of media proliferation.
9 EVENTS: Preview of IBC2018.
16 PROMPTINGS: Life beyond Netflix: Specialist OTT services finding their
niche
MTM, a research and strategy firm, explains why niche players can still find
opportunities in a saturating OTT marketplace.
Creation
18 FEATURE: HDR brings new dynamics to content production and
consumptions
Whether broadcasters and content producers are working in 4K/Ultra HD or HD,
it would appear that HDR is playing an increasingly key role in bringing the most
immersive viewing experience to the home.
20 ARRI allows Dying to Survive to thrive
Director of photography Boxue Wang captured Chinese blockbuster movie Dying
to Survive with ARRI’s Alexa XT Plus and Alexa Mini.
Management
22 FEATURE: Designing today’s MCR for the next wave of broadcast operations
With more formats, platforms and channels to manage than ever before, master
control rooms (MCRs), as the technical hub of all broadcast operations, have to
be better equipped with technologies to streamline their operations.
24 Say hi! to hi – a new approach to broadcast and media control
Humphery Hoch, Senior Innovation Director, Broadcast Solutions, explains how
the company’s new hi solution can usher in a new approach to broadcast and
media control.
Distribution
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FEATURE: Standing firmly on ground with open doors
From transmitting and receiving ground networks to the space and vice-versa,
the Earth station is an intermediary medium that connects the planet to the
outside world beyond Earth. As remote and isolated as these facilities may be
situated, the infrastructure within the facility is opening its doors to welcome
new technologies that might revolutionise its entire ecosystem.
X-Platform
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FEATURE: More video codecs emerge to ease video delivery
Whether it is HEVC/H.265 or the more recently released AV1, there is now a
variety of video compression standards available to allow operators to deliver
high-quality content in a more cost-effective manner to their audiences.
PostScript
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PostScript: Is predicting the future of broadcast difficult?
Fintan Mc Kiernan, CEO of Ideal Systems, South-east Asia, calls for change in
today’s broadcast ecosystem, in order to safeguard the future of broadcast.
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