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News & Views
6 VIEW FROM THE TOP: Moving to IP production: The JT-NM roadmap
Willem Vermost, Network IP Media Technology architect, European Broadcasting
Union (EBU), provides an update on the JT-NM roadmap.
10 PROMPTINGS: Fox rolls out plus-sized service over the top
Prakash Ramchandani, senior VP, SVoD digital, Fox Networks Group Asia, explains
how the new Fox+ service is complementing Fox Networks Group Asia’s OTT
strategy.
12 EVENTS: Preview of IBC2017 and Calendar of Events 2017.
Creation
20 FEATURE: Virtual broadcast sets bring new possibilities
In the increasingly challenging quest to win viewer ratings, creativity and cost-
efficiency are arguably two key attributes that will provide broadcasters with a
competitive advantage. Virtual broadcast sets, while a relatively new concept, may
well allow broadcasters to unleash their creativity and find more cost-effective ways
of creating content
22 Catering VR to audiences key to long-term success
The BBC examines consumer reaction to virtual reality (VR), and details how
broadcasters can make the technology work for them.
Management
26 FEATURE: Digital age calls for multi-pronged approach to content security
Digital media assets are the lifeblood of broadcasters and pay-TV operators,
particularly as multi-screen, multi-device viewing becomes more pervasive. How can
operators prevent these key assets from being compromised by cyberattacks and
digital piracy?
29 Charting TV’s evolution: From television (TV) to total video (TV)
Nick Burfitt, managing director, APAC, Kantar Media, explains why the demands
placed upon TV audience measurement are changing in accordance to the change
in TV viewing.
Distribution
30 FEATURE: IP-equipped OB vans ready to hit the road live
With IP technology being increasingly adopted in outside broadcast (OB) vans, the
live broadcast set-ups demand new approaches in terms of workflows and design.
33 IHSE’s Draco tera KVM switch connects broadcast facilities in Asia
IHSE’s KVM solutions are supporting broadcast operations in both China and Japan.
X-Platform
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FEATURE: TV Everywhere addresses demand for more personalised viewing
experience
In some of the most developed and connected countries in the world, there are
probably more mobile devices than TV sets in a household. And as viewers continue
to embrace multiple devices for content consumption, how does the concept of TV
Everywhere enable broadcasters to deliver their content from screen to screen?
PostScript
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PostScript: Surfing the OTT wave
DVB chairman Peter MacAvock examines how -broadcasters can better surf the OTT
wave.