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VIEW FROM THE TOP : 2017 – A critical year in the transition to IP Michael Cronk , Chairman of the Alliance for IP Media Solutions ( AIMS ), reviews the transition to IP in 2016 , and explains why 2017 could be a pivotal year for broadcast IP .
PROMPTINGS : A view of the bigger picture Next Step ’ s Amornphat Chomrat and Jirathiti Rochanan provide an update on the progress of FreeView HD , a Thai free-to-air satellite platform launched in August 2015 .
EVENTS : Review of DVB Asia 2016 ; and Calendar of Events 2017 .
Creation
FEATURE : Broadcast monitors meeting demand for higher resolutions Content producers are filming in a variety of different formats , and consistently rely on broadcast monitors to provide them with precise images on-set .
AJA enhances RovoCam HDBaseT camera workflows AJA Video Systems has released RovoControl v2.0 software , which adds multicam set-up and control , as well as several workflow enhancements to the AJA RovoCam HDBaseT compact block camera ecosystem .
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FEATURE : Broadcast quality that can stand the test of time Traditionally , waveform monitors and vectorscopes have gone a long way towards ensuring broadcast picture quality is maintained . When it comes to analysing 4K / Ultra HD ( UHD ) and high dynamic range ( HDR ) images , test and measurement ( T & M ) tools may have an even more critical role to play .
Ideal Systems builds new HD studios for Metro TV Indonesian 24-hour national news channel , Metro TV , has selected systems integrator Ideal Systems to design and build its new HD studios and control rooms .
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FEATURE : Is fibre building a pipeline to broadcast IP ? Having outpaced copper as the pre-eminent delivery platform for broadcast transmission , fibre is also poised to play a starring role as the IP transition gains momentum .
X-Platform
FEATURE : When streaming becomes more robust In the past , the robustness of live video streams was dependent on the amount of bandwidth available on delivery platforms . That , however , has changed with technology .
Understanding the difference between cloud-native and cloud-enabled As more broadcast functions move to the cloud , Glodina Lostanlen , Imagine Communications ’ CMO , in the first of a two-part series , details the finer details of cloud-native and cloud-enabled .