JVC announced Tuesday that it will show its Private MESH Video Network during Content and Communications World, CCW, which begins Nov. 11 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. The MESH network combines the Zixi Advanced Streaming Technology used by the company in its cameras enabled with wireless IP connectivity and the Silvus […]
IBC 2015
IBC Echoes: Grass Valley’s Mike Cronk On IP, Live TV Production
As I mentioned right after IBC 2015 in my Playout blog, the annual gathering in Amsterdam was so large that over the coming weeks I would be exploring in greater detail developments that surfaced during the show. This blog entry is one such example. At IBC 2015, Grass Valley introduced GV Node, a real time, distributed […]
Echoes From IBC: Eutelsat on UltraHD
IBC 2015 closed Sept. 15 in Amsterdam, but I suspect I will be reporting in the Playout blog on echoes from the show floor and conference rooms for the next few weeks. First up is consumer attitudes towards Ultra HD in Europe. Obviously, TVNewsCheck is oriented towards the U.S. over-the-air television market, but perhaps there […]
Imagine Communications to Hold Its Own Conference Program at IBC 2015
Imagine Communications is doing something quite different than in previous years at IBC. It has taken over a new building at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam — in effect holding its own little trade show within a trade show. Late Thursday afternoon at a press conference at the Imagine booth in the new Amtrium […]
BBC World Service Proposes New Russian-, Korean-Language Services
BBC World Service this week announced proposals to expand services to Russian-language speakers and to launch a new service for Korean speakers, Fran Unsworth, director, BBC World Service, in the U.K. said today at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam. Speaking during the opening keynote panel session, “The Future is Now — Broadcasting in an Age of Challenge,” […]
SMPTE To Present On UHD At IBC 2015
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers will present “UHD: Where Do We Stand, and Where Are We Going?” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam. SMPTE EVP Matthew Goldman, SVP of technology compression at Ericsson, will moderate the session, which will be held in the Emerald Theatre at […]
Cinegy To Present On Cloud, IP In Media At IBC 2015
Cinegy will present “Cloudy with a Chance of Media” focusing on the challenges of transitioning to an IP- and cloud-based facility Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. during IBC 2015 in Amsterdam. There is no charge to attend the presentation, which will be given in the IBC Technology in Action Theatre in Hall 3 of the […]