IBC 2017 – Page 2 – Display Daily

Eizo Planning CG3145 High Contrast Monitor Shipment

by Bob Raikes

We had a chance for a pre-IBC look at the new ColorEdge Prominence CG3145 HDR monitor from Eizo that was previewed at NAB. The monitor is now coming to market with shipments expected to …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Dual Panel LCDs| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 35

V-Nova Extending in Contribution and Distribution

by Bob Raikes

We met with Fabio Murra, SVP Product & Marketing at V-Nova, in the IABM Members Lounge at the show – an oasis that somehow we had missed over the years, despite 16 visits! V-Nova …

SonoVTS Adds IP Input to Monitors

by Bob Raikes

SonoVTS, which long ago took over the Penta broadcast monitor business in Munich was showing a wide range of monitoring applications, especially some developed for OB vans, where the company told us it has …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Outside Broadcast| Vol 24 - Issue 35

HP Promotes Workstations and Pro Monitors

by Bob Raikes

HP had an area at the back of one of the halls where it was showing its workstation and professional products, including monitors. It was promoting a special project called ‘Life on Mars’ that …

Dolby Has A Way of Creating Dynamic Metadata

by Bob Raikes

Dolby took us on a tour of its booth and most of the time was devoted to audio. Dolby has developed AC-4 ‘next generation’ object-based audio which is one of two standards that have …

Sony Adds 8K Camera and Highlights Cloud

by Bob Raikes

Sony was in a very positive mood when it gave its press event just before the show floor opened and on its booth. Sony has been working with the BBC which now can produce …

Ericsson Develops Intelligent Tone Mapping

by Bob Raikes

It’s always good to get an update from Ericsson at IBC about quality standards. The company processes a lot of the video that gets broadcast and Matthew Goldman is who we usually talk to …

Fraunhofer Moves Light Field to Video & Works on Codecs

by Bob Raikes

The Fraunhofers had its usual booth in Hall 8, with lots of stations showing different technologies. Most of them were looking at audio developments as the Institute is very strong there, with MPEG-H being …

DVB Summarises Standardisation Progress

by Bob Raikes

The DVB held its traditional IBC press event on the Friday afternoon – the same 3.00pm procedure as every year. Peter MacAvock of the EBU started the presentation by saying that the industry is …

SES Exploiting Infrastructure & Services Combination

by Bob Raikes

At IBC, SES held its annual press event on the evening before the show started. Over the last few years, it has been interesting to see SES ‘pivot’ to ensure that its business would …

VR Guidelines from the VRIF

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) has published a set of draft guidelines for virtual reality (VR). The version for public comment was placed on-line on September 13th and can be downloaded for free …

Tags:3D Object-based Audio| IBC 2017| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 35

HbbTV Comes to Samsung in Italy

by Bob Raikes

It slipped by us at the show, but Tivù, Samsung and Yotta Media Labs showed the world’s first HbbTV 2.0.1 application at IBC 2017 which will be launched in the Italian market will be …