July 2018 NEWS & VIEWS 15

At select hotel lobbies , while waiting for transport , or on-board the shuttle bus , visitors and exhibitors were found reading the APB @ ConnecTechAsia Show News even before arriving at the show venues .

Every night during the show days , the APB editorial and production teams worked long and hard to report on the happenings at Broadcast- Asia and CommunicAsia so that , by morning , trade visitors could start bringing themselves up to speed with the latest industry news , views

and interviews .

The APB teams were supplemented by an equally hardworking group of young millennials who went out of their way to make sure that copies of the Show News got into the hands and laps of as many delegates as possible .

For those who were missed by our teams during the show , they could still take home a full set of the Show News for their colleagues and clients by simply downloading the three editions from www . apbnews . com .

n Nickelodeon Japan and MTV MIX launch on Amazon Prime Video Channels

TOKYO – Viacom International Media Networks ( VIMN ) has announced a channel distribution deal with Amazon , making Nikelodean Japan and MTV MIX available on Amazon Prime Video Channels , a recently launched service .

Both channels are only available in Japan on over-the-top ( OTT ) video platforms , with Mark Whitehead , president and managing director , Asia-Pacific , Viacom , commenting : “ OTT video services , like Amazon Prime Video , represent an exciting growth path for our flagship brands in a mature subscription TV market like Japan .”

n Sharp Objects debuts on HBO and HBO GO

Nikelodean Japan and MTV MIX are now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels .

SINGAPORE – HBO has converted Sharp Objects , a novel from Gillian Flynn , into an HBO Limited Series .

Available on both HBO and HBO GO , Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams , who plays reporter Camille Preaker . Returning to her small hometown to cover the murder of one pre-teen girl and the abduction of another , Preaker tries to put together a psychological puzzle from her past . In the process , she finds herself identifying with the young victims a bit too closely .

PHOTO CREDIT : ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES n CTE highlights Girl Power this August

HONG KONG – Celestial Tiger Entertainment ( CTE ) is highlighting the extraordinary abilities of women on the Kix channel next month .

Starring Amy Johnston , Cortney Palm and Dolph Lundgren , Female Fight Club centres on a former fighter who reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned , in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it .

Other highlights include Twins Mission , Fight Valley and Divergent : Allegiant .

Next month on Kix , viewers can catch a number of movie blockbusters highlighting Girl Power , including Female Fight Club .

Sharp Objects , a novel from Gillian Flynn , is now available as an HBO Limited Series .

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v Time travels : A closer look at PTP

Precision Time Protocol ( PTP ) is a system requirement for the latest IP media standards , including AES67 audio and SMPTE ST 2110 video .

This white paper from Artel describes key factors that must be considered for successful PTP deployments , including system architectures , PTP device configuration , and multi-cast network considerations .