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Upcoming DVB World 2018 Highlights
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The upcoming annual DVB World conference is a must for broadcasters, manufacturers, policymakers and other industry participants. The three day event provides an opportunity to hear leading industry figures give updates on the latest in digital broadcast technologies and beyond.
With this year's theme of 'Expanding the Digital Opportunity', DVB World 2018 seeks to address the global issues facing broadcasters today.
The event kicks off with the Pre-conference Masterclass, which this year is: 'Internet Delivery of Content in a Multi-Device World' presented by Martin Schmalohr (IRT).
The main conference program covers a broad range of topics that are on the broadcast agenda.
Keynote presentations:
Evolution of cable: QAM to IP? by
Euan McLeod (Comcast);
25 years of DVB: lessons from the past for the future by
Ulrich Reimers (Technische Universität Braunschweig); and
When is a broadcaster not a broadcaster?
Mathias Coinchon (RTS -Radio Télévision Suisse).
Other Highlights include:
How is broadcast evolving in an IP world? - a report by JP O'Sullivan (Kagan - S&P Global Market Intelligence)
UHD - 18 months later, where do we stand? by Stephan Heimbecher (Sky Deutschland)
DVB-I: a new "physical" layer? An overview by Paul Szucs (Sony Europe)
4G, 5G and Broadcast, a report from Stefan Ilsen (Technische Universität Braunschweig)
WiB - the new T3? asks Chris Nokes (BBC)
High Frame Rates from 4EVER-2, insights from Matthieu Parmentier (France Télévisions) & Mickaël Raulet (ATEME)
Delivering Targeted Advertising in broadcast TV with DVB and HbbTV technologies - Vincent Grivet (TDF) brings us up to date
New satellites on the horizon, David Peilow (European Space Agency)
Evolution of cable: QAM to IP? - Euan McLeod (Comcast)
Forensic watermarking and premium content, Laurent Piron (NAGRA)
Is VR still the future? asks Ludovic Noblet (b<>com)
And - the evolution of Augmented Reality technology, Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm)
The DVB World 2018 Conference & Exhibition will take place in Warsaw on March 12 - 14. It will be held at the InterContinental Warsaw hotel, set in a landmark contemporary tower in the heart of the city and close to the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Don't forget to save the date in your diary, 12 - 14 March - Warsaw
Register Now!
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DVB Member Offer For Connected TV World Summit 2018
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A key theme at this year's
Connected TV World Summit in London next month is how the television industry protects and grows its revenues in an increasingly competitive marketplace, something that requires broadcasters to maintain content supremacy, platform owners to further improve the user experience, and media companies to maximize the value of advertising across all screens. Among other things, the 2018 conference will explore the voice-driven upgrade in content discovery and the wider user experience that is coming, and which could prove to be a new competitive differentiator.
With advertising budgets under pressure due to competition from born-online digital media, a dedicated advertising session looks at how commercial broadcasters and platform operators can exploit new data-driven audience insights and the ability to target messages at a more granular level. It will also look ahead to how the industry normalizes advanced advertising so it can become an everyday proposition.
Until now, household-level addressable TV advertising, in particular, has been the work of pioneers and early-adopters in Europe, but as its impact is seen in revenue and profits, the whole TV industry will need to catch up. The session 'Opening up the market for advanced advertising', will explore new technologies that could help broadcast addressable TV advertising to 'break-out' beyond Pay TV ecosystems, and consider how the industry can minimize the complexity and cost associated with data-driven and targeted buying.
The Early Bird rate is only available until 23rd February. DVB Members benefit from an exclusive 15% discount on the delegate pass rate - please input DVB15 in the coupon box during the registration process to receive the discount.
Connected TV World Summit 2018 will feature some of the most acclaimed thought-leaders from international platform operators (Pay TV and free-to-air), broadcasters, channel/content owners and online service providers. By attending the event you will learn key insights that will help develop your future business plans.
For more information and to register, please visit the event website.
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UHD - Features, Tests and Standardization Webinar
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EBU Tech will host a webinar on UHD - Features, Tests and Standardization on 8 March at 15:00-16:00 (CET).
This webinar will cover Ultra-High Definition (UHD) Television and related technologies such as Higher Dynamic Range (HDR), Higher Frame Rates (HFR) and Next Generation Audio (NGA) in distribution.
What is the impact of Higher Frame Rates? What about Higher Dynamic Range? The German Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT) was involved in various subjective tests for HDR and HFR, and the IRT's Dagmar Driesnack will cover those findings in her presentation.
Both features are also included in the latest DVB receiver specification. DVB's chair of TM-AVC, Virginie Drugeon (Panasonic), will present on DVB's updated audio-visual coding specification, TS 101 154, which adds support for HDR, HFR and Next-Gen Audio.
Registration is required for the webinar. To find out how to register and for further information on the agenda, visit the EBU Tech
website
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DVB Member Offer For TV Connect Exhibition
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TV Connect,
the video distribution conference and exhibition at the heart of the broadcast industry, returns to Olympia London on 9 & 10 May 2018. As the only exhibition dedicated to video distribution, TV Connect helps lead the future of the industry, putting attendees at the forefront of the latest innovations and technologies that will switch-up the ways audiences consume video. Featuring exhibitors providing solutions in content discovery, network optimization, AI, live streaming, mobile video distribution and much more, TV Connect is set for its most dynamic year yet.
As part of an ongoing commitment to develop thought-provoking content in the video distribution space, for 2018 the event has partnered with LeadersIn, an organisation devoted to sharing inspiring leadership and success philosophies of the world's most influential thinkers. The all new LeadersIn committee will help to steer the industry and spearhead change through its profound experience and industry insight. In addition, this year all TV Connect congress delegates will be able to boost their continuing professional development in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited sessions and benefit from an additional masterclass day, hosted by the IET.
"TV Connect 2018 will be the voice of the video distribution industry and initiate conversation in areas such as content discovery, network optimisation, live streaming, and much more," says Jackson Szabo, show manager at TV Connect.
As well as the much-anticipated return to West London's iconic Olympia exhibition centre, back for 2018 will be TV Connect's Tech Tours which are customised to suit each attendee's area of interest. Also helping attendees invest in the latest technology with confidence will be the event's new Connected Entertainment Hubs which will enable visitors to try before they buy and focus on the specific needs of their business - all whilst making the most of the numerous networking opportunities.
DVB Members can save 20% on the cost of an all-access delegate pass, simply quote VIP code TAM2394DVB when booking.
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EBU Tech's BroadThinking 2018
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The annual EBU BroadThinking seminar is set to take place on 27-28 March at the EBU headquarters in Geneva.
BroadThinking is the annual seminar where broadcast meets broadband and this year it is a key event for anyone interested in 5G, CDNs, streaming technology, interactivity and more.
Topics for this year's event include:
The Future of OTT Distribution; Audience Trends; Streaming Codecs; New Requirements with Smartspeakers, Personalization and Targeted Advertising; Mediaplayer Technologies and Standardized Metrics; and all things CDN: Multi-CDN, 5G and other Options.
The event is always topical. Last years's BroadThinking 2017 covered topics ranging from streaming technologies, front-end design, user-experience and strategic aspects of media delivery over broadband networks. It highlighted some of the major challenges still facing broadcasters and while new approaches to streaming significantly improve the experience for audiences and facilitate improved workflows, fragmentation and the coexistence of multiple standards are still major challenges.
The focus of the event coincided with the DVB's emphasis shifting from 'digitizing analog TV' to the 'transitioning of the broadcast industry to a hybrid, broadcast, broadband world'.
The full program for BroadThinking 2018 can be found
here
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The BroadThinking seminars are usually sold-out events, so act now to register today. You can register here.
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DVB Welcomes Newest Members
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DVB is pleased to welcome three of the lastest companies to become Members -
ITV plc,
Kratos
and
YouView.
ITV plc is an integrated producer broadcaster, creating, owning and distributing high-quality content on multiple platforms. ITV operates the largest commercial family of channels in the UK, delivering content through traditional television broadcasting as well as on-demand via the ITV Hub. Investment in programming is primarily funded by television advertising revenue.
Kratos delivers integrated end-to-end enterprise solutions across the ground station to communication service providers. Their offer runs from delivering turnkey ground stations to RF systems to a complete suite of satellite fleet, RF and network management products. Customers include satellite operators, telecommunications providers, broadcasters, the military and a range of other industries. Kratos has over 3,000 installations across the globe.
YouView is a joint venture owned by its shareholders BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva. It provides software for STBs and Connected TVs together with cloud services to provide a platform in the UK that combines live TV delivered by DTT and IPTV with on-demand content.
The DVB consortium consists of some of the world's most distinguished broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others from over 35 countries that are committed to designing open and interoperable technical specifications for the global delivery of digital media and broadcast services.
DVB Members actively participate in the development and promotion of open technical specifications for terrestrial, satellite, cable and IP delivery and associated services.
For further information on how to become a DVB Member contact
Eva Markvoort
in the DVB Project Office.
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HbbTV Interoperability Workshop
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The 30th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop will be taking place at IRT on 27-28 February. The testing will be done with operational apps, new apps and HbbTV 2 prototype apps. The Testing Group also has plans to conduct a Test Suite testing event taking place on 1st and 2nd March at IRT.
Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) is a global initiative aimed at harmonising the broadcast and broadband delivery of entertainment services to consumers through connected TVs, set-top boxes and multiscreen devices. The HbbTV specification is developed by industry leaders to improve the video user experience for consumers by enabling innovative, interactive services over broadcast and broadband networks. The specification uses elements of existing specifications from other standards including OIPF, CEA, DVB, MPEG-DASH and W3C.
Further information on the workshop can be found on the HbbTV
website
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BES Expo 2018
Venue: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
Date: 26-28 February
Day 1:
Tutorial Session: Trending Technologies
Herbert Tillmann (Kathrein) will participate give a presentation on Digital Broadcasting: Key Benefits and Challenges.
Day 2:
Creation, Distribution and Consumption of Media - Paradigm Shift Session
Jason Power
will give the presentation
Future broadcasting- 4K, Ultra HD & Immersive Audio and
Herbert Tillmann (Kathrein) will give a presentation titled Digital Broadcasting: Key Benefits and Challenges, which will deal with program delivery via DVB-T2 and HbbTV.
Day 3:
Developments in Broadcasting in South Asia Session
Vishal Mathur (SES) will present Technological trends in Satellite Broadcasting in India & South Asia and Colin Pryor (ENENSYS Technologies) will present Cost-effective solutions for Regional Content Insertion.
Evolving Trends in Television Transmission Technology Session
Nick Wells, former DVB TM chair and a key figure in the development of DVB-T2 will give a presentation on DVB's Roadmap for Terrestrial Transmission and IP Delivery.
ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2018
Venue: The Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 5-8 March.
Date: 05 March
DVB-S2/S2X: Advanced Features and Applications Workshop
DVB is hosting he a half-day workshop that will
focus on satellite network implementation covering topics such as DVB-S2X transmission and reception, UHD over S2X,Test & Measurement and interactive services.The workshop will also provide hands-on demonstrations using industry standard equipment.
Date: 06 March - Day 1
Technologies & Standards: What's New? What's Next? Session
Peter Siebert will give a presentation that will provide the delegates with an update on the current work items in DVB and what to expect in the future. Also in the same session
Jason Power
(Dolby) will provide a look at Next Generation Audio where Dolby's A-C4 is specified in the DVB UHD TV toolbox in his presentation titled State of the art TV experiences.
Broadcasting Business needs to Evolve: How & Where? Session
Cheong Yew-jin (Rohde & Schwarz) will give the presentation Efficiency and Value Optimization in Distribution and Monitoring of Digital Content.
Date: 07 March - Day2
Challenges in Media Delivery Session
Markus Fritz (Eutelsat) is presenting Seamless and Efficient Pan regional Multiformat and Multiscreen delivery and
Colin Pryor (ENENSYS Technologies) will give a presentation on Cost-effective Ad Insertion and Satellite Distribution for DTT Networks.
Date: 08 March
UHD - Features, Tests and Standardization Webinar
Virginie Drugeon
(Panasonic), DVB's new chair of TM-AVC and editor of TS 101 154 , will give a presentation on the UHD TV phase 2 specification and participate in a Q&A. Please be advised that you must register to join this webinar.
www.tech.ebu.ch
Date: 12-14 March
DVB World 2018
Venue: Intercontinental Warsaw Hotel, Poland
DVB World is where you will find a host of experts giving presentations and participating in discussions on a wide range of DVB centric topics. Consult the DVB World Conference Program for further details.
Speakers' Corner is a regular column of DVB Scene eNews that serves to let readers know where they can see DVB related presentations at the various conferences, seminars and events around the world. If you are a DVB Member speaking on a DVB topic at an upcoming event
get in touch and let us know and we will publish it here.
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27 February - SB88 - EBU, Geneva. Agenda - TBA.
27 February, 13, 27 March - ABR Multicast Plenary - WebEx Telco. Agenda - Having recently completed the drafting of a logical reference architecture, the ABR Multicast task force is returning to technical topics, including the multicast transport protocol and security
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28 February - CM-SEG - Samsung European Headquarters, London.
Agenda - TBA.
05,19 March - CM-TA - WebEx Telco.
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genda - TBA.
8, 22 March - CM-I - WebEx Telco. Agenda - Progressing of key use cases, commercial reference architecture.
15 March - IPRM - WebEx Telco. Agenda - Progressing of key use cases, commercial reference architecture.
20 March - ABR Multicast Focus Group - WebEx Telco. Agenda - Having recently completed the drafting of a logical reference architecture, the ABR Multicast task force is returning to technical topics, including the multicast transport protocol and security.
26 March - CM-I - EBU, Geneva. Agenda - Completion of use cases, feedback from DVB World, Progressing Commercial Requirements.
This listing is correct at the time of publication. Meeting participants should consult the DVB Meetings Calendar for up-to-date information.
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With the changes taking place in viewing patterns and the technical challenges this trend presents there has never been a more important time to join DVB. Membership of DVB is open to all organizations involved in digital broadcasting and offers involvement in the development of DVB specifications across terrestrial, satellite, cable and IP delivery platforms.
Some of the key advantages of becoming a DVB Member are to:
- Co-develop future specifications through technical proposals, IPR, Steering Board, etc.
- Gain early view of specifications through DVB meetings, documents, email lists
- Network with other DVB Members and industry partners at meetings and events
- Promote DVB standards through workshops, seminars, conferences, trade shows
- Promote your company and DVB products through DVB events, meetings and publications including DVB Scene and DVB Scene eNews
- Discounts for Member delegates attending the annual DVB World conference.
In addition to the above benefits, DVB Members are also invited from time to time to contribute to the promotion of key DVB specifications, whether through trade shows, conferences or seminars. These opportunities can increase market awareness of your company and bring you to the forefront of your respective area of expertise.
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Follow DVB On Social Media
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Don't forget DVB is active on Social Media. Now in addition to getting information on DVB activities through DVB-Scene eNews and DVB-Scene you can follow us on Twitter (@DVB_Project) and on LinkedIn to get our latest news and information.
DVB now has its own dedicated
DVB YouTube channel
where you will find a library of Technology Webinars and other DVB related videos.
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