IBC 2016

IBC 2016: Hitachi Showcases Advanced HDR Capabilities in Broadcast-System Cameras

At IBC 2016, Hitachi Kokusai Electric showed its 4K/UHD and HDTV broadcast cameras with the addition of advanced high-dynamic-range capabilities. Hitachi exhibited HDR across a range of UHD and HD cameras, demonstrating an ability to integrate the technology in a range of different broadcast-camera systems. Hitachi showcased a number of HDR-upgraded cameras, such as its Z-Series, […]  More

IBC 2016: Wrap-Up of Audio Intros, Updates

Broadcast audio is nearing its next major inflection point, with object-based and immersive audio looming. The day-to-day tools of the business will bring these to fruition, even as they continue to make broadcast sound better today. Here are some day-to-day tools that were introduced at the recently concluded IBC 2016 in Amsterdam. Avid Audio-editing updates […]  More

IBC 2016: Wrap-Up of Audio Intros, Updates

Broadcast audio is nearing its next major inflection point, with object-based and immersive audio looming. The day-to-day tools of the business will bring these to fruition, even as they continue to make broadcast sound better today. Here are some day-to-day tools that were introduced at the recently concluded IBC 2016 in Amsterdam. Avid Audio-editing updates […]  More

IBC Q&A: Akamai’s Bishop on Rio 2016 streaming, future of live 4K, VR streaming

Akamai Technologies arrived at IBC 2016 fresh off a historic effort at Rio 2016, where NBC Olympics leveraged the company’s content-delivery network (CDN) and technology to support its monumental streaming operation, which comprises 3.3 billion total streaming minutes, 2.71 billion of them live. Also, 100 million unique users tuned in to NBC Olympics’ digital coverage […]  More

IBC Q&A: SES’s Wrede Throws Support Behind HLG for HDR UHD, Looks to the Power of VR

Looking toward the future, SES is providing demos of Ultra HD (UHD) with high dynamic range (HDR) on the exhibit floor and a demonstration of brand-new virtual-reality R&D via satellite in conjunction with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) Berlin. The first UHD demo offered a test channel with content produced by LG Electronics (launched in […]  More

IBC Q&A: Akamai’s Bishop on Rio 2016 streaming, future of live 4K, VR streaming

Akamai Technologies arrived at IBC 2016 fresh off a historic effort at Rio 2016, where NBC Olympics leveraged the company’s content-delivery network (CDN) and technology to support a monumental streaming operation, which comprises 3.3 billion total streaming minutes, 2.71 billion of them live. Also, 100 million unique users tuned in to NBC Olympics’ digital coverage over […]  More

IBC Q&A: SES’s Wrede Throws Support Behind HLG for HDR UHD, Looks to the Power of VR

Looking toward the future, SES is providing demos of Ultra HD (UHD) with high dynamic range (HDR) on the exhibit floor and a demonstration of brand-new virtual-reality R&D via satellite in conjunction with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) Berlin. The first UHD demo offered a test channel with content produced by LG Electronics (launched in […]  More

Dalet streamlines international distribution with Dalet xN IMF Maker

Dalet Digital Media Systems says it has simplified the creation of IMF bundles for international distribution with the release of Dalet xN IMF Maker, which is available today as an on-demand service through Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Leveraging the media orchestration and processing capabilities of the Dalet AmberFin platform to aid complex program […]  More

Yamaha Dante products to support AES67 interoperability

Yamaha has announced that it will successively update Dante products to support the AES audio-over-IP interoperability standard, allowing Yamaha products equipped with Dante networking capability to communicate with Ravenna and other audio networks via AES67. Beginning with the CL series digital mixing consoles, introduced in 2012, Yamaha has included Audinate’s Dante audio networking solution in […]  More

Dejero unveils new mobile connectivity solution

Dejero has revealed details of a new mobile connectivity solution called LIVE+ Gateway at IBC2016 in Amsterdam. This solution is designed to provide fast, reliable, and secure access to the public Internet and private networks while operating in remote locations. LIVE+ Gateway leverages its patented network bonding technologies to solve the challenge of reliable Internet […]  More