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April 2017 ( volume 34 issue 3 )

Your chance to gain free hands-on IP experience in content creation , editing & distribution to OTT in real time .

As Asian broadcasters move to IP-based systems , interoperability is one of the biggest issues facing key technology decisions . And with many standards being proposed by manufacturers , the goal of the Broadcast IP Inter-Op Lab is to show what is working in IP today and highlight interoperability between manufacturers .

Joe Khodeir , SVP , Asia-Pacific , Imagine Communications

Eric Hamilton , COO , Caton Technology

Indeed , the IP Lab is a golden opportunity for Asian broadcasters and production houses to pre-book free hands-on sessions at the IP Lab during the show . We will provide cameras for you to shoot a short video clip in the halls and then return to the lab at your scheduled 45-minute session to ingest , edit and stream your content onto screens around the exhibition halls & beyond .

Broadcast IP Inter-Op Lab will be staged at BroadcastAsia2017 from May 23-25 at Level 6 , Suntec Singapore .

Limited sessions available !

PROGRAMME Dates 23-25 May 2017 Venue Level 6 – Suntec Singapore Time 11:00am – 4:15pm ( last session ) REQUIREMENTS

Participating companies are expected to send a team of 3-5 representatives preferably from the relevant departments : Content Creation , Content Editing and Distribution .

RSVP

For further details and booking of a free session , please contact Jared Han on or before 15 May 2017 at jared @ editecintl . com or at + 65 6282 8456 .

Strictly by appointment only .

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News & Views

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VIEW FROM THE TOP : Small fish in a big pond Fintan Mc Kiernan , CEO of Ideal Systems , South-east Asia , examines the evolving relationship between broadcasters and broadcast equipment manufacturers as emerging technologies continue to disrupt previously entrenched workflows and practices .

PROMPTINGS : Expect more thrills and spills from CTE in 2017 Todd Miller , CEO of Celestial Tiger Entertainment ( CTE ), reveals what viewers can expect from some of Asia ’ s most-watched pay-TV channels this year .

EVENTS : Calendar of Events 2017 ; preview of 2017 NAB Show ; review of ABU DBS 2017 ; and CASBAA OTT Summit 2017 .

X-Platform

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Creation

FEATURE : HDR adds more creativity to storytelling High dynamic range ( HDR ) is capable of enhancing the creative palette ; it also acts as a creative tool to help content producers better tell their stories .

ChyronHego ready to scale up in Asia-Pacific Dae Yung Choe , the new vice-president of Asia-Pacific , ChyronHego , tells APB how the company aims to better serve broadcasters in Asia-Pacific .

Management

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FEATURE : Virtualised and software-defined workflows the way forward Softwared-defined architectures and the virtualisation of key broadcast functions are increasingly becoming the norm .

Top trends that will shape the APAC pay-TV landscape in 2017 Jean-Luc Jezouin , SVP and regional general manager , Nagra , predicts key developments in Asia-Pacific ’ s pay-TV industry in 2017 .

Distribution

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FEATURE : Cellular connectivity offers portability and instant reach News crews on the go require equipment that would allow them to set up , shoot and transmit almost instantaneously . In order to establish a stable connection , several operators are now relying on wireless cellular-based transmitters .

Measat and partners demonstrate 4K / UHD HDR transmission Together with industry partners , Measat demonstrated the transmission of 4K / Ultra HD ( UHD ) HDR over satellite at last month ’ s Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Digital Broadcasting Symposium in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia .

FEATURE : Is cloud the future of broadcast ? While the introduction of cloud-based solutions into broadcast workflows may have been overwhelmingly met with skepticism before , more broadcasters are now moving key broadcast functions into the cloud .

How IP-based KVM can change the gallery control room for the better Jamie Adkin , vice-president , sales , EMEA at Adder Technology , explains how broadcasters can take advantage of the benefits offered by IP-based KVM solutions .