They are designed to give attendees an understanding of how new technologies can enable business plans now, rather than being dismissed as way-out ideas and possible hype waiting to find practical use cases. These run daily throughout the show. The Theatre sits within the Future Zone, which brings together the very latest ideas, innovations and concept technologies from international industry and academia, and showcases them in a single specially curated area on the IBC show floor.
The IET Media Network will be running panels in the Future Trends Theatre from 14:00 CET on Friday 13th September, starting with an introduction to the changes that we are making in changing the name of the network from the old Multimedia Communications Technical Professional Network to Media Technical Network, and covering the question as to whether we are coming into the age of the end of broadcast.
2.00 – 2.15pm
The IET and media – the end of ‘Fight Club’
“The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.” – This famous quote reflects how membership of the IET and working in media is viewed, and we seek to change that... “The first rule of IET membership and working in media is to talk about the IET in Media”.
2.15pm – 3.00pm
Broadcast to IP impacts
Looking at how the move to IP delivery will impact the traditional broadcast and hybrid platforms of TV and radio, the impact on industry, providers, consumers, regulation and trust, and whether there is still a role for broadcast delivery in the near- and long-term future. With participation from Peter Siebert of DVB, Andre Prahl of the German TV Platform, and a representative of the UK’s DTG.
3.00 – 3.45pm
Where can NDI and SMPTE ST 2110 co-exist?
Uncompressed video-over-IP has its own showcase at IBC with numerous industry bodies behind it and is starting to show adoption increasing. NDI has made its success differently since the launch in 2015 of this lightly-compressed, low-latency connectivity format for video, audio and more. Released as a freely downloadable software it has a large install base in the AV, Pro-AV and user-generated streaming worlds but with an increasing amount of broadcast manufacturers supporting it, we see live events now done totally with NDI whose galleries operate just like those in a traditional broadcaster. This session finds out whether top-tier broadcasters are overlooking a key technology or whether they’ve got the balance right . We’ll be asking when SMPTE’s ST 2110 or ST 2022-6 is the right choice? What are the practical limits of NDI? And whether VizRT’s purchase of Newtek – the creator of NDI – see a new era of adoption and use within broadcast. These questions and more from a panel of industry experts.
4.00pm – 4.45pm
Platform wars – the deaggregation and reaggregation of content
How does the move to OTT delivery impact the traditional platforms? This session looks at the new platforms, the consumer experience, the role of aggregation and the way that operators have been involved in deaggregation and then reaggregation of channel packages both in competition and in cooperation. With participation from Colin Dixon of nScreenmedia and Brian Paxton of Kingsmead Security, plus others.
5.00pm – 7.00pm
Future Zone Launch
IET ‘Best of IBC’ publication launch and presentation of the ‘IBC Best Young Professional Award 2019’ at this after-hours networking event on Friday night, hosted by the IET and IABM. This is a ticketed event so talk to one of our Media Technical Network members on-site or email MMCTPN@ietvolunteer.org to secure your space