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ADVISORY BOARD DIGITAL STUDIO INDIA ADVISORY BOARD 2017 We are happy to introduce the Digital Studio India Technical Advisory Board for 2017. The board—comprising Indian television and broadcast industry veterans and thought leaders—offers insights about market happenings, ideas for features and news, thoughts on technology and trends, editorial contributions. The board also lends its knowledge and experience to help Digital Studio India continue to offer the most timely editorial features, case studies, and information relevant to the industry.

DINESH SINGH

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Chief Technology Officer, NDTV Limited Singh has over 22 years of experience with companies like NDTV, NVL Ltd - Sony Broadcast equipments, Thomson, etc. Some of his notable projects include India’s first digital production set up with robotics camera in the Parliament, film-based project in Ramoji Film City and turnkey project of Bangladesh National Open University, Bangladesh that includes four studios with PCRs, radio audio studio, microwaves and FM transmitter.

Head Of Technology Technical & Broadcast Operations, Times Television Network Iyer has spent more than three decades setting up networks and developing business software for various broadcasting companies. A co-applicant in a patent application for real time graphics on TV, he conceptualised and delivered innovative technical processes in news broadcast television, developed mobile apps and mobile app back-end architecture.

PIYUSH GUPTA

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Group CTO, India Today With over 19 years of experience in TV and broadcast, prior to managing technology and integration within India Today Group, Gupta has been with Network 18 for almost 15 years and has headed operations and technology development for CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN-IBN, HomeShop18 and Colors.

Executive Director & Head of Technology, Walt Disney India Mati heads Walt Disney India’s technology initiatives since the last four years. Prior to that, he was responsible for information technology, business applications and media technology functions for Disney Channel and Disney Media Distribution businesses in Asia Pacific and Japan.

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AK MADHAVAN

VP and CTO, Viacom 18 Media Harikrishnan heads the technical operations of Viacom 18 Media since the last four years. He has a rich experience in broadcast TV industry, production and post-production environment and also in designing and systems integration. He earlier headed technology and operations at Neo Sports Broadcast and has also worked with NDTV.

Founder and CEO, Assemblage Entertainment AK Madhavan launched his entrepreneurial venture, Assemblage Entertainment, at 55, after spending 14 years as CEO of Crest Animation Studios. Previously, he has managed senior roles with Dalal Street Journal and with DDE-Org Systems, a information technology solutions provider, where he also began his career.

SUBASH SAHOO VP – FWICE and General Secretary –WIMPTSEA An alumnus of FTII Pune, Sahoo has been part of Bollywood for over 22 years as sound designer. He has won the National Award twice, besides bagging several state awards. Sahoo is currently the general secretary of Western India Motion Pictures & TV Sound Engineers Association, and VP of Federation of Western India Cine Employees.

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CENTENNIAL YEAR: ARRI CELEBRATES WITH FANFARE CINEOM BROADCAST INDIA INVITES GUESTS FROM FILM AND BROADCAST INDUSTRY FOR THE EVENT

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Film technology company, Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI), celebrated its 100th anniversary on 15th September 2017 at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai. The exclusive event was held in the presence of select guests from the broadcasting industry, film fraternity as well as mediapersons. Key execu-

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tives from ARRI, along with their distributor, Cineom Broadcast India, were present to welcome guests, which included longstanding clients, partners, and veterans from the film domain. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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While welcoming the guests, Hans Salzinger, sales director, camera systems, ARRI said, “We will continue to listen to the needs for our products and services and will respond to the demand. One aspect that has become increasingly important over the last few years is education. The industry is changing rapidly. It has seen the transition from analog to digital and is also facing trends and new technologies like e.g. 3D, 4K or HDR. Last year, we founded the ARRI Academy and offered trainings and courses globally to share this knowledge. The response to this was very positive and we certainly want to support the Indian industry, too.” A team from ARRI shot over 250 video interviews over a period of one and a half years with filmmakers and other industry professionals around the globe. In this series, renowned filmmakers such as Ang Lee, Francis Ford Coppola, Judith Kaufmann, Wim Wenders, and Tom Tykwer spoke how the brand’s technology changed their artistic work. It also gave an insight into ARRI’s history and the people also shared anecdotes about working with the products.

ARRI’s Hans Salzinger along with Cineom Broadcast India’s Vinayak Deo and Shailesh Parab with an industry veteran.

Among the many well wishers of the company present at the event was Indian cinematographer Senthil Kumar, who spoke about how he prefers using ARRI for his

Rajiv Menon, VP, SICA, passionately spoke about the industry’s need to adopt the latest technology in cinematography.

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movies. Later, some entertainment was provided in the form of standup comedy. A book titled The Filmmaker´s View, which had also been published for the centenary year, was also displayed at the event. ARRI´s centenary celebrations began in July with two parties at its headquarters. Subsequent events took place from September in Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and London. ARRI is a global company within the motion picture media industry, employing around 1,500 staff worldwide. Other subsidiaries exist in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Australia. Its five business units consist of camera systems, lighting, media, rental, and medical. ARRI is a leading designer and manufacturer of camera and lighting systems for the film and broadcast industry, with a distribution and service network across the world. “ARRI always has and always will continue to support cinematographers all around the world. We support the national and international associations of cinematographers like the ISC, ASC, and BSC and also the Camerimage Filmfestival,” added Salzinger.

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IT’S ALL FOOD FOOD FOR SONYLIV OTT ROPES IN SANJEEV KAPOOR, RAJSHRI FOOD, AND SOME OF INDIA’S TOP CELEBRITY CHEFS TO CURATE THE DIGITAL FOOD EXPERIENCE

Saransh Goila; Harpal Singh Sokhi; Uday Sodhi, EVP and Head – Digital Business, Sony Pictures Networks India; Sanjeev and Alyona Kapoor; Amrita Raichand; Shantanu Gupte; and Shailendra Kekade at the press event in Mumbai.

On World Food Day, SonyLIV introduced the food genre to its existing line-up of diversified content, thereby being the first mover in the OTT space to introduce food as a genre. In the next 12 months, SonyLIV will double its exclusive food content from the existing 4000 hours to more than 8000 hours. SonyLIV has joined hands with chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Rajshri Food, and other top celebrity chefs to satiate food lovers and enthusiasts alike. The collaboration strengthens SonyLIV’s position as the definitive online destination for viewers.

FoodFood is an Indian food and lifestyle channel that has been synonymous with the best savoury dishes and food trivia since its launch in 2011. The channel will continue its run on SonyLIV by bringing the best from the culinary world to SonyLIV as well as discussions between Kapoor and other celebrated Indian chefs such as Harpal Singh Sokhi, Anupa Das, Ajay Chopra, Shailendra Kekade, Saransh Goila, Shilarna Vaze, Vicky Ratnani, Rakesh Sethi, Shantanu Gupte, and Pranav Joshi. FoodFood will be available as a LIVE channel on SonyLIV.

Uday Sodhi, EVP and Head – Digital Business, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), said, “With the introduction of the food genre, SonyLIV is committed to engaging its viewers with the best of the world cuisine curated by top celebrity chefs. We are committed to doubling our repertoire of exclusive food content from 4000 hours to over 8000 hours over the next 12 months. Food is going to be a major genre on SonyLIV going forward in addition to entertainment and sports.” Added Kapoor, “Via this association with SonyLIV, I hope to repeat the same success in a new digital world. SonyLIV’s massive user base further inspires me to dig deep into the vast culinary world and continue to bring newer, mouth-watering dishes to millions of devoted users of the platform. India is a foodloving country and this free service from SonyLIV is bound to attract a large viewer population of foodies and food enthusiasts.” “It gives us great pleasure to partner SonyLIV for Rajshri Food, one of India’s largest food channels on YouTube. Food, they say, is the ingredient that binds us together. The SonyLIVRajshri Food partnership will make that bond stronger,” said Neha Barjatya, trustee, Rajshri Foundation.

ZEEL TO ACQUIRE 100% STAKE IN 9X MEDIA Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 9X Media and its subsidiaries from New Silk Route and other shareholders for an all-cash deal of INR 1.6 billion. 9X Media, along with its subsidiaries, operates a bouquet of six music channels—9XM (latest Bollywood), 9X Jalwa (evergreen Hindi), 9X Jhakaas (Marathi), 9X Tashan (Punjabi), 9XO (English), 9X Bajao (Hindi classics). On completion of the acquisition, these channels will be added to ZEEL’s current portfolio of 33 channels. The acquisition is in line with the company’s strategy to cater to a diverse audience by offering targeted products. Besides significantly expanding its Hindi music portfolio, it gives ZEEL access to the regional music genre. It also increases its regional footprint with a foray into the Punjabi market. 9X Media’s bouquet of channels has established a strong viewership on the

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back of the unique brand identity created over the years. In addition to strengthening ZEEL’s television bouquet, these channels will complement the music label and movie production businesses. 9X Media’s popular Bollywood news portal, SpotboyE, will also be a part of the transaction. The company is confident of utilising network synergies to bring down the costs and significantly improve the profitability of these channels. Punit Goenka, MD and CEO, ZEEL, said, “Continuing with our strategy of expanding into regional markets and niche genres, we are pleased to announce this acquisition, which strengthens our music portfolio. Music is an integral component of consumer’s entertainment pie and we will offer our consumers a wider array of choices through these channels. 9X’s channels will benefit immensely from our network’s strength to achieve higher growth potential and cost synergies.”

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CONTROL UPGRADE BOOSTS CRYSTAL VISION’S CHROMA KEYER

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RED UNVEILS MONSTRO 8K VV MONSTRO 8K VV, AN EVOLUTION OF DRAGON 8K VV, INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS IN DYNAMIC RANGE AND SHADOW DETAIL RED Digital Cinema has announced a new cinematic full-frame sensor, Monstro 8K VV, for Weapon cameras. The Monstro is an evolutionary step beyond the Dragon 8K VV sensor with improvements in image quality, including dynamic range and shadow detail. Weapon 8K VV is the newest camera and sensor combination and offers full-frame lens coverage, captures 8K full format motion at up to 60 fps, produces ultradetailed 35.4 megapixel stills, and delivers data speeds up to 300 MB/s. And like all of Red’s DSMC2 cameras, the Weapon shoots simultaneous Redcode RAW and Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD/HR recording and adheres to the company’s dedication to Obsolescence Obsolete—a core operating principle that allows RED owners to upgrade their technology as innovations are unveiled and move between camera systems without having to purchase allnew gear.

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“RED’s internal sensor programme continues to push the boundaries of pixel design and Monstro is the materialisation of our relentless pursuit to make the absolute best image sensors on the planet,” said Jarred Land, president, RED Digital Cinema. “The Full Frame 8K VV Monstro provides unprecedented dynamic range and breathtaking colour accuracy with full support for our IPP2 pipeline.” Monstro 8K VV will replace the Dragon 8K VV in Red’s line-up. Additionally, Red has made its enhanced image-processing pipeline (IPP2) available in-camera with the company’s latest firmware release for all cameras with Helium and Monstro sensors. IPP2 offers a completely overhauled workflow experience, featuring enhancements such as smoother highlight roll-off, better management of challenging colours, and an improved demosaicing algorithm.

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We like to thank all our customers, channel partners and everyone from the Tinnu International team. Without your support this would not have been possible. A special thanks to the Digital Studio team for recognizing our efforts. We have been honoured with the runner-up for the Best Regional Distributor (Broadcasting) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; West Award at Digital Studio Awards 2017 and the Best Regional Distributor (Broadcasting) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; West Award at Digital Studio Awards 2016.

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STAR POWER The Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards 2017 were a clean homerun with leading stars and stalwarts of the film, broadcast, and channel communities in attendance.

BY SATYAM NAGWEKAR he evening of 13th October 2017, the day of the second annual Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards 2017, got off to a rollicking start thanks to months of planning and careful execution. The bonhomie began with pre-show networking that saw the mingling of various stakeholders in the media and entertainment industry—channel partners, systems integrators, manufacturers,

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and folks from the Indian film industry. The proceedings got underway with an exquisite performance by flutist Milind Date and his troupe, who enthralled the crowd with their wide repertoire of tunes, even getting the competitive juices flowing. The stage was set for a memorable evening as Wildfire Sonic Magic’s CEO Jonathon Wales, SAM’s Amit Daftary, Zeiss’s Umender Shah, and ITP’s Bibhor Srivastava and Saikumar Shanmugam assembled on stage for the

lamp-lighting ceremony. After standing steadfastly while the national anthem played, the prospect of an exciting evening ahead had everyone on the seat’s edge. Srivastava delivered the opening word, giving the lowdown on ITP Media Group’s 10-year journey. He also shared some key insights into the M&E industry, reaffirming the industry’s upward growth trajectory despite the tough economic climate. This year, Nageshwar Hanchate, the re-

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gional sales manager of Snell Advanced Media (SAM), gave the welcome address, thanking all the participants for their unstinting support while taking the opportunity to give a bird’s eye view of the company’s plans and products to come. Some very interesting perspectives on the digital age were put forth by Wales in his keynote address. A veteran film mixer and re-recording mixer, he has a long filmography that includes movies such as The Legend of Hercules, The Calling, and Mean Girls. Along with sharing anecdotes from his life and career, he also explained the nuances of next-generation technology, throwing open for discussion a bunch of mind-numbing statistics. “We are living in an age of superlatives.

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There are more people alive today than those that have died in the history of mankind. The booming population is leading to a personalisation of entertainment.” Shweta Kapoor, the compere for the evening, chimed in as needed as the proceedings took course, ensuring that the crowd was at the in syn with the goings on, all along. Namrata Kaushik, Red Chillies VFX’s PR head, said, “It was a well-executed event. Such awards should be held regularly as they serve to boost the enthusiasm of the community.” SETTING THE STAGE The introduction of nominations, along with the jury, this year served to add credibility to the entire winner-selection process. Digital Studio India editor, Vinita Bhatia, in her address, explained the entire process. “We began work three months and accomplished much despite naysayers saying it could not be done. Our goal was to improve and amend

the entire winner-selection process to add a greater element of credibility to the awards,” she said. To set the ball rolling, a website was created with view of disseminating information on the awards for sponsors, nominees, and attendees. The website also served as the single point for the all-online nomination process. “Our discussions and consultations with industry leaders gave us plenty of good ideas to make the awards better. Based on this feedback, we instituted new categories.” In the lead up to the inviting nominations, the parameters for selection and the nomination process were finalised. Once things were set in place, a massive campaign, in conjunction with ITP’s marketing team, was put in place to get the word out. While the number of eventual nominations exceeded expectations, several applications were weeded out for lack of information. The jury, consisting of Walt Disney India executive director and head of technology

Manas Ranajan Mati, Viacom VP and CTO Rajasekharan Harikrishnan, and cinematographer RM Rao, debated the applications hours on end in the offices of ITP. They were called on stage and facilitated. Gaurav Gupta, MD and founder, FutureWorks Media, also a part of the jury, was the notable absence. TROPHY TIME Picking up from where they left last year, Cineom Broadcasting took home the Best National Distributor (Broadcasting) trophy and also won the coveted Best Systems Integrator award for the second year running. Real Impact also took home two winners’ trophies (Best Rental Company – North and Best Rental Company - West). The Rising Star award of the year was snagged by Ideal Broadcasting’s Mala Mathur and Shemaroo Entertainment’s Jai Maroo. The Best Cinematographer award—one of the new categories this year—was , amid much fanfare, won by

Award-winning re-recording mixer Jonathon Wales, SAM’s Amit Daftary, ITP Media Group’s Bibhor Srivastava and Saikumar Shanmugam, and Zeiss’s Umender Shah during the traditional lamp-lighting.

Vinita Bhatia elaborated the nomination process.

Bibhor Srivastava delivered the opening remarks.

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Alan Hollis, senior VP, production equipment, The Vitec Group.

Prashant Govindan, senior director, India & SAARC, Harman Professional Solutions.

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Digital Studio’s Vinita Bhatia and Manoj Sawalani felicitate the jury members.

Carl Zeiss India’s MD, Daniel Sims said that content creators need the right technology to translate dreams to reality.

veterans Kiran Deohans and Mahesh Aney. The Global Editorial Board’s choice trophies were bagged by Sun Broadcast Equipments and CDM Technologies and Solutions while AVF Distributors swept up the People’s Choice award for Best Systems Integrator. The mostanticipated award of the evening, the Lifetime Achievement award, was won by Benchmark Broadcast Systems CEO Ashish Mukherjee. Quipped Harish Samtani, chairman, Stereovision, “Apart from the facilitation aspect, the Digital Studio awards afford a great platform to industry people to gather around and exchange ideas and views.” REACTIONS FROM THE INDUSTRY As the evening progressed and the winners were called on stage, there was an outpouring of reactions. What we gleaned from these interactions was that while a few things could be made better, we got most things right this time round. Said Deohans in a chat after he won the

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ITP Media India’s Bibhor Srivastava and SAM’s Amit Daftary felicitate Jonathan Wales.

Nageshwar Hanchate, regional sales manager, SAM gave a bird’s eye view of the company’s plans.

award, “Happy to see so many categories and so many deserving people winning the awards. The terrific jury only made things better. The Digital Studio brand stands for much more than the magazine.” “The awards this time have been a seachange from last year. Everything has been so slick. The experience has truly been of an international standard. The thing that stood out was that the range of technology that was appreciated widened,” said Samtani. AVF Distributors’ Rajendra Shah could hardly contain his praise for the professionalism with which the nominations were encouraged and the awards were conducted. “The platform encompassed much of the broadcast universe. This one of the best events for the fraternity.” From a film perspective, creating a bigger awareness of the awards, Redchillies’ Kaushik believes, is the way going forward. “It is a big shot in the arm to get the Rising Star award from Digital Studio. After 17 years

“WE ARE LIVING IN AN AGE OF SUPERLATIVES. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE ALIVE TODAY THAN THOSE THAT HAVE DIED IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. THE BOOMING POPULATION IS LEADING TO A PERSONALISATION OF ENTERTAINMENT.” – JONATHAN WALES, CEO, WILDFIRE SONIC MAGIC

in the industry working with one of the biggest systems integrators, the award feels fulfilling,” said Ideal Broadcasting’s Mathur. With many small victories, there is much to celebrate this year for the Digital Studio team. As the awards drew to an end, a feeling of quiet contentment washed over us. The satisfaction of seeing pioneering efforts come to fruition has been tremendous. For now, we can only assure you one thing: the bar for excellence will be set much higher. Thank you for supporting us and see you next year!

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PARTNER PROFILE AMIT DAFTARY

DIRECTOR - SOUTH ASIA & INDIA, SAM

Amit Daftary is an industry expert who has nearly two decades of experience in the broadcast business. He has a proven track record of driving value-based selling in the broadcast, DTH, post, media and entertainment domains. Snell Advanced Media (SAM) has future-ready systems that enable broadcasters, content owners, and service providers to evolve their business models to succeed in the consumer-driven era. Its smart, agile technology maximises efficiency and productivity in today’s rapidly changing media landscape. The UK-based company partners its customers to understand their needs and enable them to transition their business at a pace that is right for them. SAM’s clients trust the brand to deliver what they need today while understanding where they are going tomorrow, helping them to succeed in this age of uncertainty and change. Talking about his experience at the 2nd Digital Studio India Channel Partner Award, Daftary said, “The show was great and SAM is very proud to be a part of this event. I hope that the Digital Studio team keeps it up.” He added that the quality of the nominations and the awards that were given out were very fair, which stood out in the event. This is the second year that SAM has partnered for the Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards and he believes that the branding that is done for his brand has done a world of good for SAM.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR, CARL ZEISS INDIA A leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries, Zeiss develops and distributes various products, including camera and cine lenses. With its solutions, it constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress across its six business groups, which also includes the Consumer Optics division. Sharing his opinion about the 2nd Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards, Sims said, “It is fantastic to recognise the people who enable this business. They are the ones who provide the technology in solutions that people create and bring dreams to life. To be a part of this event is fantastic.” Agreeing with Sims, Umender Shah, business head – Consumer Optics Division, Carl Zeiss India added, “We have been seeing a lot of action on the cinema side. However, for quite some time, we have not seen anything on the broadcast side.” Lauding ITP Media India for this initiative, he felt that this was done in a very good fashion. “Channel partners are the catalyst for the business; they are our face to the industry at large. So, if they are getting their due recognition for the business they do with their customers, indirectly, we are getting recognised too,” Shah stated.

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MD, TSL PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS With the industry transitioning to IP-connected technology, broadcast equipment manufacturer, TSL Products is well equipped to provide its customers with software-centric control, audio monitoring and power management solutions that will streamline operations. “We are their trusted partner, providing solutions that support our customers, allowing them to concentrate on producing great content while we take care of the complexities of an industry in transition to IP,” said Exelby. The company has been a long-standing supporter of Digital Studio and it was only expected that it partner for the 2nd Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards too. TSL Products’ aim is to provide powerful solutions that are easy to implement and manage, while allowing its customers to improve the reliability of their broadcast infrastructure. And the awards were the perfect platform for them to laud the very people who take these solutions to their customers–their channel partners!

PARTNER PROFILE

ALAN HOLLIS

SENIOR VP, PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - VITEC GROUP

Vitec Group has some of the most respected brands in the industry: Anton/Bauer, Autocue, Autoscript, Avenger, Bexel, Camera Corps, Litepanels, Manfrotto, OConnor, OFFHollywood, Paralinx, Sachtler, SmallHD, Teradek, The Camera Store, Wooden Camera, and Vinten. “Vitec Group is dedicated to giving our customers the best possible experience while they are creating inspirational content,” said Hollis. Given the company’s dedication for coming up with the latest technology, the 2nd Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards were the ideal platform for The Vitec Group to connect with the channel community to understand the company’s solutions and core competencies better. And delegates were delighted to discuss their latest projects with the company’s representatives and learn more about their new products as well. It looked like a win-win situation for all!

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PARTNER PROFILE PRASHANT GOVINDAN

SENIOR DIRECTOR – INDIA & SAARC, HARMAN PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS Harman Professional Solutions is the world’s largest professional audio, lighting, video and control products and systems company. These best-in-class products are designed, manufactured, and delivered to a variety of customers, including recording and broadcast, musicians, cinema, and touring and commercial sound, as well as contracting applications. While congratulating the ITP Media India team for putting together an amazing 2nd Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards, Govindan felt that such an event was missing in the industry. “This was a long time coming. Bibhor Srivastava, group publishing director, ITP Media India and I have spoken about this for such a long time and we finally decided to take the plunge.” He pointed out that Harman was one of the first sponsors to believe in the idea and to completely get involved, right from the award function to curating a few award categories. According to him, while most award functions tend to be very monotonous, the Digital Studio India Channel Partner Awards is very interactive. “This is a great event, wherein you get all of the stakeholders together, including manufacturers, the systems integrators, distributors and some of the endusers from the industry. This makes it a fantastic place to bond,” Govindan summed it up.

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DIRECTOR, SHEMAROO ENTERTAINMENT Jai Maroo, an alumnus of Pennsylvania State University, joined Shemaroo Entertainment in 2008. Since then, he has successfully transitioned Shemaroo into the next phase of technology, expanding its reach on various digital distribution platforms, such as mobile, internet, and OTT. He has also ably steered the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technology-driven initiatives within the dynamic entertainment space, rekindling the pioneering spirit within the organisation.

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RISING STAR MALA MATHUR DIRECTOR, IDEAL BROADCASTING INDIA PVT. LTD.

Mala Mathur has come a long way since joining Ideal Broadcasting in 2000 and has many exciting things yet in store. In this past year, she has had her hands full with the company undertaking projects for Star TV, Tata Sky, and ESPN among many others. In a crucial industry segment such as systems integration, with differing levels of development across regions, she has managed to remain in step with technological advancements.

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For the year 2017, Cineom is awarded with two prestigious awards at national level, by Digital Studio: The Best System Integrator & The Best Broadcast Distributor of India. Team Cineom dedicate both the awards to our esteemed friends from the media industry, broadcasters, production-Post Production Houses, the rental houses & the principal manufacturers.

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BEST NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR – BROADCASTING

WINNER: CINEOM BROADCAST INDIA

Amit Daftary of SAM and ITP Media Group’s Manoj Sawalani present the trophy to Cineom Broadcast India.

RUNNER UP: IDEAL BROADCASTING INDIA

Ideal Broadcasting India picks up the runner-up award.

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RUNNER UP: SUN BROADCAST EQUIPMENTS

The team from Sun Broadcast Equipments accepts the award.

BEST NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR – PRODUCTION

WINNER: ARK INFOSOLUTIONS

ITP Media Group’s Gurmeet Sachdev, Walt Disney India’s Manas Ranjan Mati, TSL Products’ Chris Excelby, and IHSE USA’s Manny Patel present the trophy to ARK Infosolutions.

RUNNER UP: CDM TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS

CDM Technologies & Solutions receives the runner-up award.

RUNNER UP: LOTUS CINE EQUIPMENTS

Lotus Cine Equipments bags this one.

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ASHISH MUKHERJEE, CEO, BENCHMARK

Praveer Gaur, COO, Benchmark Broadcast Systems receives the award from ITP Media Group’s Bibhor Srivastava and Saikumar Shanmugam and SAM’s Amit Daftary. Gaur accepted the award on behalf of Ashish Mukherjee.

BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) – EAST

WINNER: VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA

Visual Technologies India wins this one. Hotel Sahara Star’s Rajesh Mohan, SAM’s Nageshwar Hanchate, and ITP Media Group’s Indrajeet Saoji do the honours.

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WINNER: QUBE CINEMA TECHNOLOGIES

A beaming team from Qube Cinema Technologies accepts the award.

RUNNER UP: RGB BROADCASTING

RGB Broadcasting takes this one home.

RUNNER UP: SRISHTI DIGILIFE

Srishti Digilife collects the runner-up award.

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BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) – NORTH

WINNER: SHASHI ENTERPRISES

Digital Studio’s Vinita Bhatia, Viacom 18’s Rajashekharan Harikrishnan, and The Vitec Group’s Alan Hollis present the trophy to Shashi Enterprises.

RUNNER UP: AVIT DIGITAL Avit Digital bags this one.

BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) – WEST

WINNER: VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA

Visual Technologies India picks up its second trophy of the evening.

RUNNER UP: TINNU INTERNATIONAL Team Tinnu gladly accepts the award.

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BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (PRODUCTION) – WEST

WINNER: ARK INFOSOLUTIONS

Digital Studio’s Satyam Nagwekar and Broadcast India’s Kavita and Ramesh Meer do the honours.

RUNNER UP: STEREOVISION Stereovision pick up their first award of the evening.

BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (PRODUCTION) – SOUTH

WINNER: SRISHTI DIGILIFE

Srishti Digilife wins in this category.

RUNNER UP: STEREOVISION Stereovision’s second visit to the stage.

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BEST SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR - NATIONAL

WINNER: CINEOM BROADCAST INDIA

Harmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ashish Barje and Prashant Govindan present the trophy to Cineom Broadcast India.

RUNNER UP: IDEAL BROADCASTING INDIA

The Ideal Broadcasting India team collects this one.

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RUNNER UP: AVF DISTRIBUTORS INDIA PVT. LTD.

AVF Distributors is the second runner up.

BEST BROADCAST TECHNICAL TEAM

WINNER: BLOOMBERGQUINT

The team from BloombergQuint accepted this award.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE - BEST SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR

WINNER: AVF DISTRIBUTORS

AVF Distributors is the people’s choice favourite for this award.

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GLOBAL EDITORIAL BOARD’S CHOICE

WINNER: SUN BROADCAST EQUIPMENTS

ITP Media Group’s Saikumar Shanmugam and Bibhor Srivastava and SAM’s Amit Daftary present this award.

WINNER: CDM TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS

CDM Technologies & Solutions take home the second winner’s trophy.

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BEST NATIONAL RENTAL COMPANY

WINNER: LIGHT N LIGHT

Rishabh Aggarwal, Umender Shah, and Gowrishankar. S from Zeiss present the award.

RUNNER UP: SRSG BROADCAST INDIA

SRSG Broadcast India accepts the runner-up award.

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BEST RENTAL COMPANY - NORTH

WINNER: REAL IMPACT

Real Impact accepts the award.

RUNNER UP: JAVA MOTION PICTURES Java Motion Pictures is the runner up.

BEST RENTAL COMPANY - SOUTH

WINNER: STEREOVISION

Stereovision wins again.

RUNNER UP: DELTA4CAST The Delta4Cast team collects the trophy.

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BEST RENTAL COMPANY - EAST

WINNER: EDITFX STUDIOS

EditFX Studios wins in the inaugural year for the category.

RUNNER UP: ESKAY MOVIES

Eskay Movies takes home the runner-up award.

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WINNER: REAL IMPACT

Real Impact gets its second trophy of the evening.

RUNNER UP: LIGHT N LIGHT

Light N Light is the first runner up.

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RUNNER UP: FUTUREWORKS MEDIA LTD.

FutureWorks Media is the second runner up.

CONSUMER CONNECT — A JA VIDEO SYSTEMS

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING HDR WORKFLOWS HDR returned as a trending topic at IBC this year, and there was no shortage of technology companies who turned up to the annual confab to demo new hardware and software to address HDR pain points facing broadcast, production, post and ProAV professionals. AJA Video Systems showcased its newly shipping FS-HDR converter and frame synchronizer, and also announced new hardware and software updates that lend professionals greater flexibility when working with HDR formats.

FS-HDR Now available, the FS-HDR is a versatile 1RU, rackmount universal converter and frame synchronizer that enables real time HDR transforms as well as 4K/HD up, down, cross-conversions. It delivers breakthrough real time High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) conversion and processing capabilities for 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD HDR workflows. Fusing AJA’s production proven FS frame synchronization and conversion technology with video and color space processing algorithms from the Academy® and Emmy® Award-winning Engine™, FS-HDR matches the real time, low latency processing and color fidelity demands required by broadcast, OTT, postproduction and ProAV environments. It offers two modes for comprehensive signal conversion, and allows users to also convert a range of camera Log formats to HDR broadcast standards as well as to/from BT.2020/BT.709.

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capture and output device featuring support for Thunderbolt™ 3, 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 I/O connectivity,; advanced audio features,; and 4K/UltraHD support up to 50p/60p frame rates. Thunderbolt 3’s broad bandwidth allows Io 4K Plus to support 4K/UltraHD and HD large raster, high frame rate, deep color and HDR projects via Thunderbolt 3 equipped workstations or laptops. The next generation of AJA’s capture and output hardware devices, Io 4K Plus supports 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD, at up to 50/60p frame rates. It has unique support of HDR pipelines, via HDMI 2.0 output as well as infoframe controls in AJA Desktop software v14. HLG and HDR 10 is supported with HDR infoframe metadata in accordance with HDMI 2.0a/CTA861.3. Io 4K Plus integrates seamlessly with standard creative tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro®, Apple FCP X and Avid Media Composer® using AJA’s drivers and application plug-ins for Mac or PC. Additionally, Io 4K Plus includes AJA’s proven conversion technology for real time, high quality scaling of 4K and UltraHD to HD for monitoring and output. Also available soon, AJA Desktop Software v14 for KONA, Io and T-TAP products introduces new improvements

that simplify 4K/UltraHD and HDR workflows, and new professional audio mixing capabilities.

KI PRO ULTRA PLUS WITH FIRMWARE V2.0 Continuing its commitment to provide customers with updates that keep pace with the latest workflows, this October AJA released new v2.0 firmware for Ki Pro Ultra Plus. Ki Pro Ultra Plus is AJA’s powerful 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD recorder/player and multi-channel HD recorder, that supports Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD codecs in a compact package that can be hand carried or easily mounted in a rack. Ki Pro Ultra Plus firmware v2.0 includes support for HDR formats that enable playback and display of HLG and HDR 10 with infoframe controls. It also adds support for recording and playback of ProRes 4444 XQ up to 2K 60p.

HDR 10+ SDK SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPER CARDS HDR 10+ support will be available soon for the developer SDK for AJA’s video and audio I/O products that support 4K workflows. Demonstrated at IBC, HDR 10+ support is currently a feature within the beta SDK for products that include KONA 4, Io 4K and the new Thunderbolt 3 enabled Io 4K Plus. A beta version of the SDK will be made available to qualifying applicants, and requests can be submitted via the developer page on the AJA website. For more information about these solutions, visit http://www.aja.com.

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WINNERS AT A GLANCE CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Kiran Deohans Mahesh Aney RISING STAR Mala Mathur, Ideal Broadcasting India Pvt. Ltd. Jai Maroo, Shemaroo Entertainment LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Ashish Mukherjee, CEO, Benchmark Broadcast Systems PEOPLE’S CHOICE AVF Distributors GLOBAL EDITORIAL BOARD’S CHOICE Sun Broadcast Equipments Pvt. Ltd. CDM Technologies and Solutions Pvt Ltd

JURY AWARDS BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) – SOUTH Winner: Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Srishti Digilife Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: RGB Broadcasting

BEST NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) Winner: Cineom Broadcast India Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Ideal Broadcasting India Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Sun Broadcast Equipments Pvt. Ltd.

BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) – EAST Winner: Visual Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

BEST NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (PRODUCTION) Winner: ARK Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: CDM Technologies and Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Lotus Cine Equipments

BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) – NORTH Winner: Shashi Enterprises Runner-up: Avit Digital Pvt. Ltd. BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (BROADCASTING) – WEST Winner: Visual Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Tinnu International Pvt. Ltd. BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (PRODUCTION) – WEST Winner: ARK Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Stereovision BEST REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (PRODUCTION) – SOUTH Winner: Srishti Digilife Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Stereovision

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BEST SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR Winner: Cineom Broadcast India Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Ideal Broadcasting India Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: AVF Distributors India Pvt. Ltd.

BEST BROADCAST TECHNICAL TEAM Winner: BloombergQuint BEST RENTAL COMPANY – NORTH Winner: Real Impact Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Java Motion Pictures BEST RENTAL COMPANY – SOUTH Winner: Stereovision Runner-up: Delta4Cast Pvt. Ltd. BEST RENTAL COMPANY – EAST Winner: EditFX Studios Runner-up: Eskay Movies BEST RENTAL COMPANY – WEST Winner: Real Impact Pvt. Ltd. Runner-up: Light N Light Runner-up: Futureworks Media Ltd. BEST NATIONAL RENTAL COMPANY Winner: Light N Light Runner-up: SRSG Broadcast (India) Pvt. Ltd.

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“If I had to boil our success down to a single element, I would say it is about ﬁnding great people and then giving them the freedom and tools to do their best.”

30 YEARS OF INNOVATION Thomas Riedel, founder and CEO of Riedel Communications shares his thoughts on Riedel’s past, present, and future.

elebrating 30 years of business this year, Riedel Communications has become synonymous with excellence in real-time audio, data, and communications networks. Riedel solutions have starred in a wide range of marquee events such as Formula 1, the Lillehammer and Sochi Winter Games, and Red Bull Stratos, when Felix Baumgartner jumped to earth from the stratosphere. Today, Riedel has almost 500 employees working at its state-of-the-art headquarters in Wuppertal, Germany and locations around the world. Here, we asked the company’s founder and CEO, Thomas Riedel, to share his thoughts on Riedel’s past, present, and future. Riedel Communications has come a long way in 30 years. Can you tell us more about your humble beginnings, and how things have evolved over the past three decades? My interest in entertainment probably started when I was about 12 and launched my first ‘career’ as a magician. Later on in

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school, I got interested in lighting and sound technologies, and it grew from there. My early interest in theater soon expanded to broadcast and everything else in the world of entertainment. In the beginning, it was really more about being aware of opportunities, and then being

in a position to take advantage of them, rather than some grand plan. For instance, I happened to purchase some radios from Motorola, which created an opportunity to provide specialised communications solutions that resulted in my first product, the RiFace radio interface. As we have grown over the years, we have been keenly aware that we needed a strong company that could be trusted to handle large projects, but at the same time would also be small and agile enough that we could respond quickly to changing market needs. However, if I had to boil our success down to a single element, I would say it is about finding great people and then giving them the freedom and tools to do their best. Today, this is evident throughout our organisation, from the executive team to our product management teams, the guys in rental, the back-oﬃce team, and the professionals who are out there every day advising, teaching, and supporting our clients worldwide.

CONSUMER CONNECT — RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS

As you think back over the company’s history, what Riedel milestones stand out the most for you? Our entry into Formula 1 happened by accident. I was in Lillehammer working on the 1994 Winter Games, and I was doing an interview for Radio Wuppertal, a local station. We were talking about our work on matrix intercom technology prior to launching Artist. In Germany, an F1 representative was driving down the Autobahn and heard the interview, and that is how we got involved in motor sports. We have been supporting F1 events around the world with communications and signal transmission solutions ever since. A very important milestone for our company was the introduction of our Artist digital matrix intercom system in 2000. Artist brought us our first real international customer base, and it was really ahead of its time – a brand new intercom approach based on decentralised nodes in a fiber network. That was a pretty revolutionary idea at the time, and now decentralized networks are a given today. Of course, the MediorNet launch in 2009 was another big product milestone. MediorNet broke ground as the first fiberbased video network for integrated signal transport. It was a completely new approach to broadcast, event, or stadium production – a single box for signal transport, routing, and processing that can handle any type of signal. Recently on another interview, a journalist asked me what was coming next after we’d been to the stratosphere with Felix

Baumgartner’s Stratos project – providing not just communications and audio but also the professional video that billions of people saw. I mentioned that we would like to go to the moon next, and now we have that project. We will be providing the communications and signal infrastructure for next year’s Mission to the Moon, led by PTScientists, whose aim is to be the first private company to land on the Moon. And of course, 2017’s big product news is the Bolero wireless intercom system. Why is Bolero so groundbreaking? DECT-based intercom systems have previously had a problem with reflections, which means they haven’t really been reliable in large buildings like sports arenas. We knew there was a huge demand for a DECT system that could actually work and could cover all segments of the market, not just certain areas like outside broadcast or fixed installations. There was no universal system that could solve the frequency issues and also provide the quality, low latency, and intelligence people were looking for in an advanced intercom system. We were very determined not to launch a product until we were sure it could meet these requirements. All we needed was the right idea and the path to a viable technology. It took about three years and a serious R&D investment, but we finally hit on the right solution with our Advanced DECT Receiver (ADR) technology. ADR is a diversity receiver technology specifically designed to reduce sensitivity to multipath RF “We will be providing the communications and signal infrastructure for next year’s Mission to the Moon, led by PTScientists, whose aim is to be the ﬁrst private company to land on the Moon.”

reflections, making it useable in challenging RF environments where other systems have great diﬃculty. With Bolero and ADT, we believe we offer the absolute best DECT solution on the market, and so far the sales numbers bear this out. Bolero meets a critical market need like nothing else that’s available. Entrepreneurship seems to be a big passion of yours. Tell us about the work you’re doing with groups like the leAD Sports accelerator in Berlin. As a life-long entrepreneur, I am very grateful for the support I got from family and my first clients when I started Riedel 30 years ago. And today, encouraging and supporting new business creation has never been more important. At Riedel, we strongly believe that creating environments where imagination, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurship all come together is critical for driving innovation and fostering new businesses. That is why I am proud to contribute to the work of leAD Sports. leAD seeks to unite entrepreneurs, experts, athletes, mentors, and international investors with startup companies and is closely linked to the philosophy of Adidas founder Adi Dassler – creating the best to help athletes perform at their best. There’s a lot of synergy there with Riedel, since we are closely aligned with marquee sports and entertainment events. It is clear to me that sports will continue to move and motivate the masses, and these new innovators are the ones that will find and develop the technologies that will draw viewers more deeply into events. So what’s next for Riedel? The future’s bright. We’re looking forward to participating in projects like Mission to the Moon and continuing to provide the best-possible solutions for the complex and mission-critical comms and signal transmission challenges that this type of a highly visible event presents. With the best and most passionate people in the business– from engineers and product managers to sales, service, and support–we’re on top of our game. I may have gotten my start as a magician, but now almost 500 Riedel employees perform their magic every day. It just proves the maxim, ‘There is no ‘I’ in TEAM!’

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BROADCAST INDIA SHOW 2017

THE BIG SHOW With over 590 manufacturers and brands exhibiting and record number of visitors, the 27th edition of Broadcast India Show 2017 was an unequivocal success.

he annual B2B Broadcast India Show concluded on a high on 14th October 2017 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The three-day trade fair witnessed leading participants from all over the world presenting a wide array of products and technologies from the broadcast, television, film, audio and radio industry. For nearly three decades, the event has showcased the paradigm shifts in infotainment technology across the globe. The show opened with a customorary lamp-lighting ceremony in the presence of Satish Kumar Agarwal, president, All India Broadcast Manufacturers & Distributors Association; Ramesh and Kavita Meer, project consultants, NĂźrnbergMesse India; Joerg Uthmann, executive director, International Business Management, NĂźrnbergMesse; and Bernhard Steinruecke, director general, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce. Over 590 manufacturers and brands displayed cutting-edge technology and solutions at the trade fair. This year, the event grew by 15% over last year in terms of exhibition space and new exhibitors. The show has become a calendar event for the industry because of its ability to attract professionals from the entire spectrum of the broadcast industry. Rajasekharan Harikrishnan, VP and CTO of Viacom18, has been visiting Broadcast India Show for eight years and finds it to be an ideal

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technology platform. He said, “The show is very important for any CTO in India as we get to see products that are relevant to the Indian media. It is also a place where we can get connected with a lot of vendors and engineers who also visit BI. High-end 4K cameras from ARRI and Sony are key to broadcasters like us in the GEC space.” From content creation to its management and delivery, the show presented a wide gamut of products and solutions catering to the entire scale of the broadcast and film industry. Thousands of buyers and delegates gathered to witness the largest conglomeration of solution providers for the broadcast and the infotainment industry. “We demonstrated the new FS-HDR frame synchroniser, a real-time solution for SDR and HDR translations, including conversion of popular camera formats from vendors in the HDR space,” said Robert Stacy, general manager of Asia Pacific, AJA. Among other

products, the company showed its v2.0 firmware for the Ki Pro Ultra Plus recorder, which incorporates HLG and HDR10 playback, and Io 4K Plus, a Thunderbolt 3-enabled desktop I/O solution, and v2.0 firmware for the

HELO streaming and recording device. Apart from the business dealings on the exhibition show floor, there was a lot of buzz around the conference sessions throughout the two days of the exhibition. Topics

Visual Technologies India’s Satish Aggarwal along with Ramesh and Kavita Meer during the ribbon cutting.

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such as ‘Emerging Trends in Mobile and Film Making’ and ‘IP in Broadcasting and Audio Solutions for TV Broadcasting’ were discussed. The keynote by Jonathan Wales, CEO of WildfireSonic Magic, USA, stressed upon ‘Next-generation audio mixing’ while Dane Gambrill, Watson Media & Cloud Video Business Unit Executive – Asia Pacific, IBM spoke on ‘Becoming a living media partner for your consumers: A cognitive future for media and entertainment.’ “I have been visiting the Broadcast India Show since its inception and have found the event to provide solutions for the entire broadcast industry,” said cinematographer Milind Dinakmule. Brands not only managed to connect with existing buyers but also acquired new buyers from across the country. Amitabh Kumar, head, marketing (Professional Category), Sony India, said, “We have had a number of key visitors, who have visited us from Mumbai as well as other cities, at our booth. The Broadcast India Show is a key platform for us to launch our models in the broadcast industry in India. This is the only platform where we can showcase our models to the broadcast industry.” Umender Shah, business head India and SAARC, Zeiss, added, “We have been at the

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Broadcast India Show for the last five years and every year we have been seeing that there is a considerable amount of change over the previous edition. Broadcast India Show is one of the serious professional shows and the kind of visitors that come in are really good. It is a platform where we meet the customers because of which we are successful.” Some of the leading brands that displayed products were Blackmagic Design, Sony, AVID, RED Digital, Canon, Datavideo, Samsung, IBM, Ross Video, FOR-A, Grass Valley, ARRI, Atomos, Carl Zeiss, Panther, Seagate, On Air Asia, AJA Video Systems, Playbox, IHSE, Primestream, Ikegami, Hitachi, Monarch, Netweb, and Sennheiser. Visitors to the Blackmagic Design’s booth

were the first in India to try out Ultimatte 12, Fairlight, and the collaboration workflow for DaVinci Resolve 14. “To cater to the fanfare around DaVinci Resolve 14’s release, two DaVinci demo booths were available for production teams to research preferences and workflow optimisation tricks,” said Richard Lim, director (Asia), Blackmagic Design. Dan Holland, marketing manager, IHSE USA, said that the company got quite a few new customers coming in. “This is our third year at the Broadcast India Show. As we get more exposure and brand recognition, people are recognising the quality that IHSE brings to the broadcast market for India. The quality of visitors was very good. We are seeing a wide range of visitors coming in anywhere from a standard small studio all the way up to full scale television and broadcast production.” The Vitec Group presented its entire offering of premium-branded products and services. “We gave India its first look at our newest products and innovations. These include our new Litepanels Gemini 2x1 RGBWW softlight and the flowtech 75 tripod,” said Deepak Braganza, Regional Sales DirectorIndia & South Asia. The next edition of the Broadcast India Show will be held between 25th and 27th October 2018.

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CONSUMER CONNECT — IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS

MICROSERVICES: THE LATEST ADDITION TO A BROADCAST ENGINEER’S TOOLKIT Selecting the right tool for the right job is every skilled professional’s mantra. But for today’s broadcast engineers, facing mounting pressure to maximise efficiency and increase productivity, that adage is even more relevant. What is changing, though, is the contents of their toolbox. The shift from purpose-built hardware toward software-oriented systems and ITbased environments has set the stage for media professionals to harness the power and flexibility of microservices, a software component-based approach to workflow design that increases the agility and performance of media operations. The building blocks of a modern broadcast facility, microservices help broadcast engineers to construct cloud-native workflows that can exploit the capabilities of geo-dispersed environments—as well as premises-based operations built on commercial-off-the-shelf compute and networking equipment. Microservices enable media companies to build applications and services by stringing together a series of autonomous processes that deliver unparalleled efficiency and enable broadcasters and other media companies to continuously and non-disruptively upgrade operations and introduce new monetisation models. “A microservice is the smallest amount of functionality you can put in the network to

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produce a useable network function or service,” explained Brick Eksten, chief product officer, Imagine Communications. “Each microservice does one job, but it does it supremely well.” Much of Imagine Communications’ solutions portfolio, including compression, playout and monitoring systems, are powered by Zenium, the company’s pure microservices platform that currently underpins a library of more than 1,000 cloud-native components. This new, software-oriented approach to broadcast technology enables formerly monolithic operations to be broken down into discrete functions, such as transcode, bitrate changes and audio shuffling that can be utilised across different platforms and replaced or updated as needed. A move to microservices delivers real and purposeful benefits that media companies can take advantage of to move their businesses forward and remain on the competitive edge as video consumption habits rapidly evolve. For starters, a microservices, cloud-native architecture is massively efficient, said Eksten. Media companies only use the resources they need, when they need them. In addition, by breaking applications into discrete functions, media companies are able to scale operations much more efficiency,

only assigning additional resources to the impacted portions of a workflow. That makes the best use of processing resources, minimising the cost of achieving business goals. A well-designed microservices environment also supports customisation, added Eksten. Imagine Communications, for example, works with over a dozen third-party developers such as Dolby and Venera Technologies, and Ittiam Systems to create additional microservices that execute on the Zenium platform, enabling media companies to select from a rich menu of functionality. Recently, Imagine Communications has been collaborating with media companies of all sizes and in all regions through Zenium to enrich existing or new workflows with functionality specific to their businesses. An open microservices platform allows media companies to add new capabilities without increasing the complexity of existing operations. Perhaps, the biggest benefit of microservices architecture, stated Eksten, is support for continuous innovation, which enables media companies to essentially upgrade their operations on the fly by assimilating new technology into their workflows as it becomes available. “The componentised nature of microservices makes it possible for broadcasters to keep current with recent codec, standard or latest-and-greatest technology,” adds Eksten. “If you need to futureproof your network against the accelerated pace of technology development, then moving to a microservices-based architecture is your answer.” Microservices are also essential to fending off competitive threats from new media companies that are native to IP by matching their ability to exploit the benefits and efficiencies of virtualized, geo-dispersed environments. Without moving to microservices, all media companies will be challenged to achieve the scale, agility and speed to market that will be required by media organizations of the future. Microservices are the right tool for the right job. No modern broadcast engineer’s toolkit should be without them.

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