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BBC R&D: Derive Wikipedia topics from audio
As part of its remit to deliver the future of public service media the BBC’s estimable scientists can always be relied on to put...
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Easel TV: Showing Curzon Home Cinema
Multiscreen video software company Easel TV is giving live demonstrations of the new Curzon Home Cinema service at IBC2014. Curzon Cinemas launched its new...
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Vestel: OTT and Smart TV on show at IBC
An OTT series to support the latest IP technologies enabling any business model on an OTT platform is on show at the Vestel stand....
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HHB: Central hub for sound shoppers
The entrance of Hall 8 is apparently the place to hear announcements of major new advancements in broadcast audio technology. HHB and audio post...
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BHV Broadcast: Easy-DC offers long-distance power
The new Easy-DC rounds out BHV’s range of power equipment by providing a low-cost, long distance power system via coax for monitors, cameras and...
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AirTies: STB to go
A portable wireless set-top box, small enough to fit into a handbag, is one of the centrepieces of AirTies’ IBC stand. Measuring just 10...
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Matthews Studio Equipment: Minivator II on the rise
MSE’s new Minivator II is a stronger, taller version of the industry standard Minivator lighting stand, first introduced more than 10 years ago. “The...
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Ultra HDTV is getting close
Ultra-HDTV, or more formally UHD-1 in its 4K guise is again the hottest of hot topics at IBC2014. This session wraps a full day...
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Television’s Expanding Universe
The IBC guide describes multiple award-winning broadcaster Professor Brian Cox OBE as being known globally for his hit TV shows that help explain the...
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IBC TV streams ahead
The new-look IBC TV has been running since Thursday, and has already built a big archive of content that can be seen online as...
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The networked studio: here to stay
What I am about to tell you is not new. You know the story. You see it every day when you watch the news,...
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Industry Insights
Ken Blakeslee, who has produced today’s panel with Terry Marsh, reminds delegates that the rules – such as they are – as far as...
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Friend MTS: Pinpointing content leaks in realtime
A new streaming video security service by Hall 14 exhibitor Friend MTS is on show at IBC this year. Exposé Source can detect and...
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Implementing HEVC in a DVB environment
Ever since MPEG-2 was introduced in the mid-1990s and transformed the industry, enabling an explosion of channels and VoD content, the industry has been...
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Anvato: Over-The-Top television simplified
The over-the-top (OTT) trend lines are there and perhaps have been for the better part of the past year. This is no longer a...
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Institut für Rundfunktechnik
Institut füer Rundfunktechnik (IRT) is showcasing a new version of the MXF Analyzer Professional here at IBC. The MXF Analyzer Professional provides MXF file...
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Q & A: Anthony Pidgeon, managing director, Symbiosis
Has IBC come at a good time for the electronic media industry? Why? Yes – we have seen a gradual growth and confidence come...
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The EBU Loudness Breakfast
Loudness – and occasionally the lack of volume – is a persistent complaint from viewers who frequently write to the newspapers grumbling about the...
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Porta-Brace: Quadcopter backpack takes flight
A backpack designed to carry the DJI Phantom quadcopter has been introduced by Porta-Brace. The BK-2SVN has a hollow-core rigid plastic frame to provide...
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Jeromy Young, chief executive officer, Atomos
Has IBC come at a good time? IBC2014 has come at the perfect time for those in pro video, perhaps marked down in history...
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Planning and designing the IP broadcast facility
The transition to computer-based technologies and file-based workflows is one of the most significant changes the broadcast and production industry has seen and came...
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:Building a future-proof media production workflow
From Hollywood blockbusters to local news broadcasts, the process of creating media content is complex, disparate, and nonlinear. Multiple versions of a single piece...
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Cartoni: Stabilo spreader-less tripod
The latest addition to Cartoni’s tripod line-up, Stabilo, is a very compact, lightweight (3kg) three-stage, carbon fibre tripod that folds to a short 63.5cm,...
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JPEG 2000: solution for light compression
Since its release JPEG 2000 has been acknowledged as a superior compression format to MPEG and AVC for lightly compressed applications. Its ultra-low latency,...
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Telemetrics: Robo Eye makes its position clear
The new Robo Eye integrated HD pan/tilt/zoom camera from Telemetrics has a Sony Exmor 2.18-megapixel CMOS image sensor and 30x zoom lens, and boasts...
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IBC Big Screen: Movie-making in the Matrix
The world’s filmmakers are moving rapidly towards all-digital production, and today’s younger filmmakers have frequently cut their creative teeth on iPhones, inexpensive digital camera...
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Fischer Connectors: Canford connects for fibre
Canford (9.C01) has been chosen by Fischer Connectors as its sole UK broadcast distributor for the high-performance Fischer FiberOptic Series. This rugged push-pull connector...
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Pro-X: Uncompressed ENG wireless transmission
Two new wireless transmission systems that can transmit up to 500m with minimal latency have been launched by Pro-X. The XW-HDU04 system, which offers...
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IB/E Optics/Walser: World’s fastest lens launched
With a lens speed of f0.85, the new HandeVision Ibelux 40/0.85 is claimed to be the fastest lens for system cameras currently in series...
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European Digital Cinema Forum: Coming to a screen near you
The global update by the European Digital Cinema Forum is a popular annual event at IBC. This year it takes place this afternoon, at...
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Keeping the virtual real
Looking back, virtually the whole of our year has been spent in the virtual world of hardware emulation and this IBC our stand is...
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ViaSat authorises C-COM system
ViaSat has given authorisation to C-COM’s iNetVu FLY-75V antenna system for use on its Exede Enterprise Service. According to C-COM, this is a significant...
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artec: Xentaurix addresses ratings analysis
Different departments in broadcast stations have demand for stream recording and ratings analysis. At IBC, artec is highlighting its Xentaurix storage and database analysis...
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Orca: Bags framed for protection
A new bag and accessory company is making its debut at IBC. Orca, which is based in Tel Aviv, is aiming to provide premium...
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Telekom Austria Group Satellite: next step to convergence
As a full service provider, Telekom Austria Group entered the business field of satellite TV last year. This new business field opens up a...
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Arkena: Your partner in the content lifecycle
This year marks Akena’s first IBC exhibition as a new entity. The TDF Group created Arkena as a result of the merger of the...
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Coax Connectors: Korus harmonises connections for UHD
The new Korus range of BNCs from RF connector specialists Coax is designed for 6G connections for 4K or Ultra HD use, but is...
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UHD camera is good sport:
The new Hitachi SK-UHD4000 Ultra HD camera uses 2/3-inch sensors, and takes traditional B4-mount broadcast lenses which Paddy Roache (pictured), director and general manager,...
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FCC access for Anvato
TV Everywhere platform provider Anvato recently announced that its turnkey video platform is fully compliant with the latest FCC closed-captioning mandates, as per the...
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Forbidden Technologies: Tie-up for cloud transcription
A partnership with Take 1 Transcription will integrate Take 1’s transcription capability into FORscene. Users of the cloud video platform will be able to...
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IABM celebrates talent
A keenly anticipated IBC highlight, the IABM Design and Innovation Awards for 2014, have recognised an astonishing array of new technologies across nine categories.
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CloudSigma: CloudSigma joins Cloud Exchange
CloudSigma, the public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, has been added to the Equinix Cloud Exchange. Cloud Exchange is an Ethernet switching service with automated...