Technology
VRT Sandbox LiveIP Studio delivers first on air broadcast
The VRT Sandbox vendor partners include Nevion, Axon, Dwesam, EVS, Genelec, Grass Valley, Lawo, Tektronix and Trilogy
EBU
Business
Tom Toumazis, MBE, to keynote TVBEurope 2020
Tom Toumazis, MBE, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference, which returns to BAFTA on 28 June....
News
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SES to aid Olympic coverage
EBU network Eurovision has agreed a deal with SES to air coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The satellite operator will provide Eurovision...
News
Features
Live IP: The live debate
Audiences were able to see the workings of complete IP-based yesterday morning, with the Live IP debate broadcast across the web directly from the...
Features
TVBEverywhere
AIMS members participate in first full IP remote live broadcast
Flemish Belgian public broadcaster VRT has completed a trial remote production over IP
News
Production & Post
Content Congress at CABSAT 2016
CABSAT will feature its all-new Content Congress at this year’s event
News
BVE
EBU partners for ENG service
The EBU and the Netherlands-based mobile links provider Mobile Viewpoint are to deliver news and other content to EBU Members and clients using IP...
News
Production & Post
VRT performs first full IP remote broadcast
Belgian broadcaster VRT has completed the world’s first full IP remote broadcast production using open standards, assisted by Nevion
News
TVBEverywhere
UHF to remain with TV services until 2023
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has applauded the decision by the ITU’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) on the use of the UHF band
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EBU defends broadcast sector spectrum at WRC-15
At the United Nations World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15), which opens today, European public service broadcasters have stressed that any final agreement on spectrum allocation...
News
Business
Public broadcasters demand cultural diversity protection in TTIP
European public broadcasters and the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity are calling for the protection of cultural diversity and the principle of technological neutrality...
Business
TVBEverywhere
AMWA launches IP interoperability initiative
The Networked Media Incubator (NMI) will look to establish open specifications for end-to-end identity, media transport, timing, discovery and registration, connection management and control
IBC
FIMS: out of the box components for interoperable media workflows
By Jean-Pierre Evain (EBU), Loic Barbou (Triskel), Richard Cartwright (Quantel) and Abbe Wiesenthal (Turner) IBC2015 offers the perfect venue to update the broadcasting community...
IBC
Did the EBU turn down the volume on loudness?
The experienced IBC visitor may have noticed that the EBU is not showcasing the loudness topic as much as it did five years ago....
IBC
It’s time to send smarter subtitles
By Frans de Jong, EBU I have to say, it’s not a topic that everybody wants to hear about – sending subtitles to improve...
IBC
Quality Control: more than keeping up appearances!
Delivery of programmes by tape gave us certain assurances. The broadcaster could specify the format and the Quality Control (QC) process was simple: if...
IBC
Ultra HD – get it right now: not more but better pixels!
The race for what forms the next generation Ultra-High Definition (UHD) TV format focuses on many aspects. While the industry initially concentrated on resolution,...
IBC
Road to delivering a personalised and data-driven user experience
By Michael Barroco, EBU The current broadcasting landscape is a jungle of new players. Companies like Netflix – who are able to provide content...
IBC
Open source in broadcasting: Don’t miss EBU meet-up today!
Our annual EBU Open Source meet-up is an informal event where people can meet, network and exchange ideas on open source software. Taking place...
Production & Post
EBU to showcase POC IP TV studio at IBC
LiveIP Project has been created by the EBU through the Sandbox+ initiative
Features
TVBEurope 2020: A new conference for new workflows
TVBEurope’s conference season has rolled around again, but this one marked an evolution from past years, with TVBEurope’s venerable Beyond HD Masters and IT...
Production & Post
LiveIP TV studio launched by broadcast collaboration
Sandbox+ has announced the creation of its LiveIP studio, and a webinar on the project is scheduled to take place ahead of IBC2015
Business
EBU urges leaders to adopt strong net neutrality rules
Public service media (PSM) executives across Europe have adopted a declaration calling EU governments to 'make history' by setting out the rules for the...
Business
Business
TVBEurope 2020 to deliver masterclass in UHD and IP workflows
PwC Netherlands, BBC, and Imagine Communications add to speaker line up, as masterclass sessions take shape
Business
Eurovision draws 197 million viewers in 40 countries
The Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s largest non-sporting TV event, was seen by almost 200 million viewers in its 60th anniversary year.
News
Business
Thierry Fautier to provide keynote at TVBEurope 2020
Fautier, president of the new Ultra HD Forum, will deliver opening address on convergence of UHD and IP ecosystems
Business
Business
SNL Kagan to stage TVBEurope Strategy Week breakfast briefing
Analyst firm to examine the future of the European pay-TV market to kick off the inaugural TVBEurope 2020 conference.
Business
Features
People on the move – March
A round-up of appointments and movements in the broadcast industry.
News
Production & Post
Slovak TV leads the charge in audio loudness compliance
Slovak TV, part of Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), has adopted the full suite of NUGEN Audio loudness tools.
Analysis
Coping with changes in satellite TV broadcasting
This week’s featured white paper from the NewBay Connect repository comes from Newtec, and offers a business insight into coping with changes in satellite...
Data Centre
EBU study affirms industry position on preservation of spectrum
A study into the future use of radio spectrum – the finite resource essential to free-to-air TV access – concludes that its most valuable...
News
Business
EBU and ABU call to safeguard spectrum
Leaders of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) have demanded global action to protect spectrum to guarantee the future...
Business
Join us at the TVBAwards tomorrow
After months in the planning the TVBEurope team will be joining broadcast industry colleagues tomorrow and heading to the Hilton in Wembley for an...
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Business
TVBAward winner Dr David Wood
Dr David Wood takes a trip down memory lane with TVBEurope, ahead of his Lifetime Achievement honour at the TVBAwards
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Business
Dr David Wood to receive Lifetime Achievement honour at TVBAwards
Dr David Wood is to be honoured in recognition of his outstanding career in the broadcast industry.
Business
EBU reacts to report on spectrum allocation
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed the European Commission’s High Level Group report recommending that the EU safeguard access to spectrum below 700MHz...
Production & Post
EBU selects VideoClarity analyser for 4K research
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has chosen Video Clarity’s ClearView Extreme 4K video quality analyser for use in numerous research projects.
News
Production & Post
Nexidia releases QC v2.3 software
Nexidia has released Nexidia QC v2.3, the latest version of its software tool for automating quality control of closed captions, video description, and languages...
Production & Post
EBU invests in Snell for sports and entertainment
EBU has made a further investment in Snell Alchemist Ph.C-HD standards conversion system
Business
People on the move
General manager of Front Porch Digital International, Rino Petricola has been promoted to chief operations officer and general manager, Front Porch Digital.
News
Business
EBU elects new vice-president
EBU president Jean-Paul Philippot (RTBF, Belgium) has been re-elected for a fourth consecutive term of office while Anna Maria Tarantola, president of Italian Member...
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EUROVISION begins biggest broadcast operation for World Cup
EBU-operated media content distributor and producer EUROVISION, is mounting its largest ever broadcast services operation, for the FIFA World Cup.