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May-June 2016 (volume 33 issue 4)
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6 VIEW FROM THE TOP: The power of a picture
Nick Nelsen, global manager, Creative Services, Netflix, shares how compelling
images can influence the content titles viewers choose.
12 EVENTS: Preview of BroadcastAsia2016; review of 2016 NAB Show; and Calendar
of Events 2016.
Creation
26 FEATURE: Next-gen systems redefining editing workflows
While editing systems have come a long way since the days of tape and reel
recordings, what constitutes the next generation of editing systems?
28 Linear Acoustic to provide audio upmixing for Rio Olympics
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Linear Acoustic
to provide audio upmixing and technical support for its production of this year’s
Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Management
34 FEATURE: New features add new capabilities to master controllers
As the final stage in a broadcast production workflow, master control solutions
are adapting to the evolving needs of broadcasting.
36 Magna Systems reports key Australian wins
Magna Systems has been busy in Australia, supplying and installing a full
Tedial Evolution MAM solution for WIN Network, as well as General Dynamics
Mediaware’s Instream Splice for MediaHub Australia.
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42 FEATURE: STB or CI Plus?
Which is the most useful technology when it comes to conditional access? Is it
set-top boxes, or the new CI Plus standard that does not require a box?
48 HTS opening up new opportunities for satellite industry
Lluc Palerm-Serra, principal analyst at market research and consulting firm NSR,
predicted an “explosion” in demand for satellite fixed broadband data, with
the vast majority of the growth coming from High Throughput Satellite (HTS)
infrastructure.
X-Platform
50 FEATURE: TV Everywhere has plenty of untapped potential
As the scope of influence of SVoD services such as Netflix continues to widen,
broadcasters are constantly looking for new technologies and platforms that
will allow them to retain eyeballs. TV Everywhere would appear to be one such
platform, but has it been fully exploited?
55 Imagine Communications aims to speed up evolution of CDNs
Imagine Communications has introduced the Selenio Video Delivery Edge
(VDE), an HTTP-to-User Datagram Protocol (UDP) gateway designed to allow
video service providers to reduce costs and the complexity of their networks by
bridging next-generation and legacy video delivery infrastructures.
PostScript
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Wham, bam, thank you MAM
Patrick So, Director of Asia Operations, Magna Systems and Engineering,
explains why MAM systems remain at the heart of broadcast operations today.