Media Management
AWS Elemental MediaConvert supports HDR10+ for HEVC outputs
Service creates metadata that is treated like an enhancement layer to the base HDR10 metadata and allows for backwards compatibility with HDR10 compliant devices
HEVC
Media Management
AWS makes UHD video contribution easier with HEVC encoder
New device includes HEVC encoding for UHD (up to 2160p at 60 fps with 10 bit colour depth) video feeds
Live Production
DTC Broadcast launches HEVC broadcast transmitter
Transmitter works with wireless HD and 4K/UHD, and can operate within an IP Mesh network
IP Migration
Report: Covid has accelerated the move to IP
New report from Haivision looks at key industry trends driven by the pandemic
Media Management
SAPEC tests compression techniques for UHD 8K video
Company implemented temporal and spatial parallelisation techniques offered by the HEVC standard
Media Management
Spin Digital releases HEVC encoder for 8K live video
Spin Enc Live can compress both 4K and 8K content in real-time at low bit rates, and includes modules for input capture and output...
Media Management
iSIZE Technologies and Intel partner on AI-boosted bitrate savings
Partnership has enabled iSIZE to achieve up to 5 times speed performance on its BitSave precoding technology.
Media Management
HEVC Advance patent holders file suit against Vestel, Xiaomi
Claim infringement of patents essential to the HEVC/H.265 digital video coding standard
Media Management
‘MPEG is dead’ declares standard founder
Leonardo Chiariglione places a lot of blame on how the industry handled HEVC
Live Production
LiveU deployment up by 50 per cent in 2019
"Shows significant year-on-year growth in live IP broadcasting"
Technology
AWS adds HEVC to MediaLive for SD, HD and UHD encoding
Also showcasing new Quality-Defined Variable Bitrate encoding
Features
Will increased competition drive technological innovation in the OTT market?
Remi Beaudouin, chief strategy officer at ATEME looks at the new services that could disrupt the OTT market
News Releases
VITEC highlights HEVC contribution solutions
MGW Ace Encoder and Decoders to be demonstrated at IBC 2019
Features
Online video delivery at the dawn of the 5G era
Igor Oreper, vice president solutions, Bitmovin, looks at the 5G chicken and the data egg
Videos
Production & Post
Adobe uses AI to expand video editing capabilities
Content-Aware Fill for video is powered by AI technology Adobe Sensei
Technology
Intel publishes open source encoder for AV1 codec
Dedicated AV1 encoders are expected to arrive in a year or so
Technology
Haivision launches 4K ultra low latency encoder
Makito X4 can be used for streaming live contribution content over IP
Technology
Panasonic introduces AG-CX350 4K Camcorder
The new camera, which uses a 1.0-type MOS sensor, is optimised for 4K and HD production
Technology
LiveU reports 25 per cent of its traffic is now HEVC-encoded
Company also sees 55 per cent increase in live transmission hours and emergence of 4K resolution in live broadcasting
Features
Getting ready for the multi-codec world
By Paul MacDougall, principal sales engineer, Bitmovin
TVBEverywhere
FIA World Rally Championship brings dynamism to live coverage with LiveU HEVC
WRC Promoter deploys LiveU’s HEVC cellular technology, replacing satellite and RF to cover World Rally Championship events
Technology
LiveU expands hybrid IP satellite service
Company will work with Eutelsat whose KA-SAT satellite wide beam footprint extends across Europe and parts of North Africa
Technology
LiveU helps stream international off-road rally in Russia
Solution enabled Auto24 live streams all feeds simultaneously to Moscow studio for switching and remote production
News Releases
Dejero unveils enhanced EnGo mobile transmitter
Dejero is introducing its most powerful version of the EnGo mobile transmitter at this year’s IBC show. The latest EnGo is designed to give...
News Releases
DTC to expand AEON transmitter range
DTC Domo Broadcast will extend its AEON transmitter range for wireless 4K/UHD video by introducing AEON-CC at the IBC Show from 14th-18th September. The...
News Releases
VITEC to feature IPTV and Digital Signage Platform, HEVC innovations
VITEC will showcase the new video wall and media library capabilities of its broadcast-grade EZ TV IPTV & Digital Signage Platform as well as...
TVBEverywhere
LiveU breaks its global transmission record
Coordination with local partner resulted in 500 simultaneous live streams for the Mexican Presidential Election
TVBEverywhere
HEVC Advance eliminates content fees on streaming
Aims to further accelerate HEVC adoption
Production & Post
LiveU to provide 4K HEVC coverage at Winter Games
Company will be supporting global broadcasters from over 40 countries in South Korea
Data Centre
Google Chromecast is dominant OTT device in EMEA
Figure revealed by new study from video streaming architecture company Bitmovin
Production & Post
Sky chooses NTT for HEVC UHD delivery
Sky Sports looks to be the first-to-market with end-to-end HEVC UHD delivery on its sports platform
Features
The immersive world of sports TV
As viewers increasingly watch video content on multiple screens, often engaging with more than one platform at the same time, the battle for content...
Production & Post
Ericsson and BT deliver live HEVC
Ericsson, BT Media and Broadcast and BT Sport are showcasing their first-ever live demonstration of a high efficiency video coding (HEVC) contribution link used...
Production & Post
Artesyn and Vanguard test HEVC encoding
HEVC, also known as H.265, is the video codec that will allow large scale transferring of 4K video across networks. With broadcasters such as...
TVBEverywhere
NOS delivers UHD first in Portugal
ViBE VS7000 provides HEVC encoding for NOS' own exclusive 4K content and content from Hispasat 4K channel
News
TVBEverywhere
SBS and LG conduct 4K UHD broadcast test first
Korean broadcaster SBS partnered with LG Electronics for the first live over-the-air broadcast of 4K Ultra HD signals using technologies behind the emerging ATSC...
News
IBC
Ace has HEVC encoding in hand
A portable HEVC hardware encoder, the MGW Ace, has been developed by Vitec to take the benefits of HEVC encoding out of server rooms...
IBC
Explorer Version 4.0 is under discussion
Version 4.0 of Parabola’s Explorer supports HEVC Range Extensions, including analysis of HDR and WGC metadata. According to the company, Explorer is an essential...
IBC
Trio of UHD products unveiled by BBright
BBright has launched three new products that complement its existing Ultra High Definition (UHD) baseband player and live 4K HEVC encoder
Production & Post
Harmonic and Dimetis partner for DVB-T2 HEVC trials in Germany
Harmonic has joined forces with German IP broadcast specialist Dimetis to create a fully integrated field test system to accelerate the distribution of next-generation...
News