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October 2016 (volume 33 issue 9)
The Voice in the Broadcasting
and Multimedia Industry
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VIEW FROM THE TOP: SMPTE celebrates centennial year
Retiring SMPTE director of Standards and Engineering Peter Symes charts
SMPTE’s role in standards creation as the organisation celebrates its centennial
year.
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PROMPTINGS: The challenge of making te reo Maori stand out
Mike Rehu, head of content at Maori Television, shares some pointers on how to
keep content entertaining and engaging.
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EVENTS: Review of IBC 2016, Calendar of Events 2016/17.
Creation
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FEATURE: Camera lenses that can zoom in to productions’ exact
requirements
To capture the most compelling content, camcorders need to be paired with
lenses that can help deliver the required cinematography formats.
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Riedel enhances intercom technology portfolio with key acquisitions
Riedel Communications has completed the acquisitions of ASL Intercom and
Delec.
Management
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FEATURE: Navigating the multi-format world with all-purpose converters
What are the tools available today that will allow broadcasters to thrive in a
multi-format world?
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Axon’s Cerebrum control and monitoring helps CTV deliver Open Golf
coverage
For the second year running, Axon Digital Design’s Cerebrum control and
monitoring system helped CTV Outside Broadcast make light weight of the
“extremely complex” technical infrastructure required to deliver the Open Golf
Championship.
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FEATURE: Providing global transmission and connectivity for live
productions
More than ever before, news crews in the field need to be equipped to go live at
a moment’s notice. Fortunately, many of the most advanced wireless transmission
systems and solutions are geared up to support exactly that.
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Hitachi Kokusai adopts OB-Box concept for outside broadcast
Cemal Yilmaz, general manager, Hitachi Kokusai Turkey, shares with APB the finer
details of the company’s OB-Box concept.
and technology trends. Since 1998, APB has been the official
publisher for the annual BroadcastAsia Show in Singapore,
and a partner in other major trade events worldwide, including
NAB, BIRTV, IBC, CCBN, KOBA, Inter-BEE, Broadcast India, and
CASBAA Convention. With its vision and mission to become an
integral part of the industry, APB has been organising CEO
Roundtables, Forums & Seminars since 1999.
X-Platform
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FEATURE: HEVC a key driver for 4K/Ultra HD, and more
Said to offer double the coding efficiency of the AVC/H.264 compression
standard, HEVC/H.265 has also been closely associated with the advancement of
4K/Ultra HD.
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Catch a flick with FLIK TV
Lavesh Samtani, COO at FLIK TV, describes how the Indonesian HD movie
channel is utilising cloud technology to support its entire playout workflow.
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