Author: Russell Trafford-Jones

Webinar: DVB Subtitling Systems

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On-Demand Webinar
This webinar will provide an overview of the recent revision of bitmap subtitles and the recent specs for UHD Subtitles.

The DVB specification for TTML-based Subtitling Systems, approved in July 2017, has now been complemented by a revision of the existing specification for bitmap subtitles, creating a comprehensive suite of subtitling specifications from DVB. This approval also marks the completion of the current generation of specifications for Ultra High Definition Television – DVB UHD-1.

The agenda for the webinar is:
•Introduction
•Bitmap subtitle specification (EN 300 743) Update (DVB Bluebook A009)
•TTML introduction
•New DVB TTML specification (Bluebook A174)
•Deployment considerations DVB Subtitling

Experts conducting the webinar include:
Dr. Peter Cherriman, Senior R&D Engineer, BBC Research & Development and Chair of the TM-SUB
Paul Szucs, Senior Manager, Technology Standards, Sony Europe
Stefan Pöschel, Engineer, Production Technologies, IRT

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Meeting: Jigsaw24’s Tech Breakfasts – AES67

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Meeting: 9am-9.45am • 8 Golden Square, Soho W1F 9HY • 31st January 2018

The first in a series of Tech Breakfasts, kicking off at 9am, this session will focus on AES67 and audio networking standards. There will be some breakfast bites to get you ready for the day ahead, and the experts will be hanging around afterwards so you’ll have the chance to put your tough technical questions to them.

Experts on hand:
Phil Crawley, Head of Systems Integration, root6
Phil has over 30 years’ experience as a broadcast engineer. He was previously the Technical Director of The Resolution Post Group, Chief Eingineer at Oasis Television, and worked on the first three series of Big Brother before joining root6 to oversee the design commission and certification of systems integration projects. In his spare time, he makes handheld games consoles and is a member of the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

Matt Ward, Senior Engineer, root6
Matt worked with some of London’s leading music recording studios before making the jump to video post and handling delivery to national broadcasters. He’s worked in post-production and broadcase ever since. He’s a member of the SMPTE, and was previously a Technical Manager at Strongroom Post-Production, Breathe Post-Production and Air Post-Production.

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Video: Live Streaming Experiences using Server-Side Ad Insertion

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Experiences and insights using Server Side Ad Insertion in TV4 Play for both VOD and Live in this talk at Streaming Tech Sweden given by Marcus Lindén, Head of Development and Integration, Bonnier Broadcasting.

Marcus demonstrates a live channel with static ads in a linear broadcast and with personalised ads in the live OTT stream and shows us how ad insertion as moved in the last 10 years from client side to server side and the benefits therein.

Marcus finishes by taking us through the timeline of the project, the development of the business plan and the thinking behind it.

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Webinar: 13th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Update

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Webinar: 26th January 2018, 16:00GMT

Broadcasters are finally starting to take network and IT security seriously after successful attacks against Sony Pictures, TV5 Monde and others. This webinar gives a ‘state of play’ to understand the current landscape of internet attacks like DDOS and malware and how IoT fits in. There’s much to take away to our broadcast lives from hearing about the mounting challenges ahead for those involved in day-to-day security operations.
Arbor Networks’ 13th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR) offers a rare view into the most critical security challenges facing today’s network operators. This session will review the highlights from the report to help network operators understand the breadth of the threats that they face, gain insight into what their peers are doing to address these threats, and comprehend both new and continuing trends.

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