Jay Adrick will be discussing the roll out of Mobile EAS, what's required at the station level, what the next steps are now that it's been formalized by ATSC and where we stand with consumer devices to receive M-EAS. He also is the 2013 NAB Television Engineer of the year. We will be discussing that as well....More
Brian McHale, VP of Technology, Fisher Communication discusses their soft launch of Mobile DTV, Mobile 500 Alliance app, and what they have learned for the hard launch. ...More
Simon Frost, Head of TV Marketing at Ericsson discusses how the company is transforming mobile video delivery by enabling broadcast video over LTE networks.....More
Conversation will focus on how MLB Networks (and sports leagues in general) is using the latest networked production and SOA (service-oriented architecture) platforms to increase productivity and distribute content to TV, Internet and mobile devices. IP-based remote-controlled production, 3D and 4K will also be discussed....More
The Advanced Television Systems Committee is working on new standards (2.0 and 3.0) for the delivering of digital signals to multiple outlets. The group’s eventual goal is a worldwide standard that would make the sharing and distribution of (HD, 3D and UltraHD) content across continents easier and more efficient. We’ll also discuss the Mobile DTV (A/153) standard and how it needs to evolve in order to meet real-world requirements....More
Mike Romey is the the head of the pipeline department at Zoic Studios where he is responsible for keeping the studio's pipeline running smoothly. He oversees custom pipeline processes spanning facility management, visual effects and production disciplines. Mike will be discussing the completion of a new animation pipeline at Zoic, the thinking behind it and how it is helping Zoic's animators maximize creativity and efficiency....More
Phil Kurz from Broadcast Engineering and Mark Aitken discuss the future of over the air television, the challenge and opportunity of working with wireless providers to expand broadcasters' reach and the future of Mobile DTV....More
At NAB2013 Ericsson is to launch the new AVP 4000 encoder. Broadcasters and platform operators need system flexibility and agility to keep pace with the demand for new services. Broadcasters also need to migrate legacy standard definition infrastructure to support HD and multiscreen delivery. Broadcasters need to build more flexible systems, yet remain within budget....More