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Broadcast World News

A publication of:
Broadcast World Philippines
and Broadcast World USA

June, 2000

In this Issue

Broadcast Asia 2000
Phils Attendees
BWP & BWU Presence

Supplier News
WebVault
eStream
VaultXpress
Tandberg Television
Miranda

Upcoming Events
NAB Radio 2000
IBC 2000

Suppliers Websites

Broadcast Electronics

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BWPSI
Antonio Building
2731 Faraday Street
San Isidro, City of Makati
Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES
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BWUSA
1414 S. 46th Street
Quincy, IL USA
Phone: +1 217 223-5879
Fax: +1 786 513-061
Email: dkelly@bwpsi.com
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Broadcast World Phils. and USA attend Broadcast Asia 2000

Broadcast Asia 2000 is a major event assisting the broadcast industry by bringing together the outstanding leaders of the broadcast industry from management, engineering and production. Attendees had numerous opportunities throughout this event held in Singapore from June 06, 2000 to June 16, 2000. They exchanged ideas, shared experiences, learned new technologies and saw the latest state-of-the-art equipment.

Broadcast World Phils. and Broadcast World U.S.A. were represented by Mrs. Desy B. Kelly and Engr. Mon Bañez and broadcasters from ABS-CBN, GMA, Eagle Broadcasting Corp., GV Broadcasting, together with NTC Commissioner Ponciano Cruz, in order to spread back to their respective countries of work, a significant influence in advancing today’s dynamic, fast changing broadcast industry.

The Asian Broadcasting Union (ABU) not only took part in the conferences and exhibits but also participated in various committee and issue meetings held during the week. Topics discussed in the various conferences vital to Broadcasters were: Digital Television in Australia, simplicity of life before compression; conference of media, telecommunications and computing; digital multimedia broadcasting; future of AM digital broadcasting.

Participants in group discussions and exhibits came from Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. Suppliers present ware: Broadcast Electronics Inc., Jampro Antennas Inc., Telos Systems Inc., Miranda Inc., and Tandberg Inc.

Broadcast Asia 2000 has established a network of industry professionals to highlight the advances in technology and provide recognition for the work of creative people.

Upcoming shows for Broadcasters around the Globe

IBC 2000 (International Broadcasting Convention Ltd.) will be held form Sept.8-12,2000 at the RAI center in Amsterdam, Holland. The updated Conference program states that there will be five (5) days of sessions which will have up to six (6) parallel streams. The world class sessions will embrace the key technical, management, operational and creative issues, including the latest hot topics.

Broadcast World new product update and technical references

Solving technical and logistics problems is a daunting challenge. Broadcast World now provides a variety of a new products to arouse the initiative of Philippine Broadcasters for a well focused technical upgrading of their present broadcast equipment. An investment designed to maximize current technology investment and afford contentment to radio listeners is found in this array of new products from Broadcast World.

Latest products in the market - WebVault

With Web vault streaming internet, radio station can attack the cyber masses without risking quality or feeling that they need to make heavy investment in technology. Web Vault is technically advanced, healthy and inexpensive solution that empowers you to manage, broadcast and attack listeners to increase revenue. Web Vault empowers today’s internet radio stations with either a one-stop hardware/software solution or the ability that fits your station’s needs.

You have listened to music on the NET and have wondered in awe on how it is done or tried to piecemeal your solution only to be able to stream third world propaganda quality content. Now, with Web Vault everything you need professional stream the highest quality of sound over the NET and is so amazingly easy, all you have to do is to express yourself.

On Air quality on the net with eSTREAM

eSTREAM is a technologically advanced, inexpensive solution that delivers crystal clear audio to attack listeners and increase income to your radio station. It empowers streaming media producers with an advanced DSP based PCI audio card and complete suite of software tools that allow for the delivery of radio quality audio content over the internet or the corporate internet. With radio stations feverishly rushing to stream music across the NET, differentiate yourself to attract listeners and increase income. People are demanding a new internet audio Experience and demand for “on air quality on the NET”. This contentment can come through eSTREAM.

Power without the price tag in VaultXpress

VaultXpress is the only industrial digital audio storage and studio system solution that is base entirely upon an open system architecture. Users greatly profit from this design by seamlessly integrating existing technology investments and solution. VaultXpress provides all the correct tools so that you can seamlessly plug it into your existing network and maximize your current technology investments.

AudioVAULT

Most of our customers are now making use of the AudioVAULT in their existing networks. The latest in AudioVAULT thrust is to bring the radio stations into the internet age with streaming audio management tools, internet audio processing technology and dynamic radio station website content general applications. Audio Vault’s internet solutions position your station to capitalize in the latest innovations so as to ride on the E-commerce wave.

Tandberg Television

TANDBERG Television, a leading supplier of open solutions for digital broadcasting, is continuing its lead in the global digital terrestrial television (DTT) market with the announcement at Broadcast Asia in Singapore that it has been chosen as the provider of digital terrestrial broadcast systems for Taiwan’s first DTT trials. A consortium formed by the Taiwan Government, CTS, CTV, FTV and TTV is working with TANDBERG Television to conduct trials of DTT using the US ATSC standard.

“These trials are critical for Taiwan’s digital terrestrial television roadmap and we wanted more than just a product supplier. We were looking for a true technology partner and an organization that totally understands digital terrestrial broadcasting. TANDBERG Television fits the bill completely and is able to offer us proven compression, transmission and broadcast management solutions, supported by the expertise of engineers credited with having invented DTT,” says Mr. Fred Chen, Assistant General Manager of ACE Taiwan, the systems integrator that the consortium has employed for the project.

TANDBERG Television will supply its evolution 5000 DTT video compression, modulating, multiplexing and transcoding solutions, as well as work closely with ACE Taiwan to provide systems integration and support throughout the trial period. TANDBERG Television has vast experience of digital terrestrial TV built on over a decade of pioneering research and development work and is the recognized DTT market leader with proven interoperability and reliability in real networks. It has deployed its highly successful high definition encoding systems to the USA ATSC DTT market. In addition, the company has gained over 90% of the UK DTT transmission market serving all UK DTT broadcasters including the BBC and OnDigital, has secured DTT contracts in Australia, Finland and Spain and is involved in a number of key trials across Asia and Europe.

“We are proud to have been chosen by this important Taiwanese consortium for these significant trials. We look forward to building on this and other trials we are conducting across Asia to continue as the first choice in DTT technology and solutions,” says Sue Gilks, Manager of TANDBERG Television in Asia.

“TANDBERG Television’s goal is to be the leading global supplier of reliable, open digital solutions which deliver flexibility, cost efficiency and innovation to the professional broadcast, cable, satellite and telecommunications industries.”

TANDBERG Television ASA, a Norwegian technology company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has operations world-wide and employs 800 people in Asia, Australia, Europe and the US. The company provides complete solutions for digital broadcasting, specializing in products and systems for the management and transmission of digital TV signals. TANDBERG Television is a leader in digital video compression, multiplexing, transmission and reception and has proven systems integration and global support capabilities. The company is committed to open systems and plays a major part in developing open systems and international standards such as MPEG-2, DVB, ATSC, SMPTE and DTTV.

TANDBERG Television’s customers include major broadcasters and network operators in the digital cable, satellite and terrestrial TV markets as well as leading players in the mobile contribution, distribution, ATM and private network sectors. Current customers include BSkyB, BBC, BT, Cable & Wireless, Canal +, CCTV, China Telecom, Doordarshan, Echostar, Eutelsat, Fox, France Telecom, MediaKabel, NDS, NTL, NTU, Reuters, SES (Astra), ShinSat, SkyPerfecTV, StarTV, Telekom Malaysia, Telenor Satellite Services, Telewizja Polska S.A, Telia, TeleDanmark Cable and Tribune Broadcasting.

Miranda Technologies, Inc.

BWPSI’s new supplier for professional video and audio products is Miranda Technologies, Inc. It has surpassed ten years of excellence in their product line for audio and video products. Miranda’s five co-founders named the company after one of the particularly active moons of the planet Uranus. Miranda’s product lines feature the industry’s most comprehensive collection of audio/video conversion and processing interfaces.

To mention a few of the many products:

Remote Control
Imaging Series
Video Encoders, Decoders, Converters
Video Processors and Generators
Video Distribution Multiplexers and Demultiplexers
Audio Converters and Processing
Audio Distribution
Video/Audio Switching
HDTV Conversion and Distribution
Aquila Up Converter
Stand Alone Interfaces and Converters
Digipath Routing Switchers
Multi Image Displays

The KALEIDO is Miranda’s multi-image display system that redefines signal monitoring by incorporating all of the features of a control room monitor wall in a single, multi-window display. KALEIDO is capable of displaying up to sixteen (16) analog, digital video or computer signals. Each window can be configured for 4 : 3 or 16 : 9 aspect ratios and can be independently sized and positioned. Each window can be configured to include dual rally displays and a source identification. KALEIDO allows monitoring of up to sixteen (16) stereo audio signals using on-screen level meters. It also provides audio and video alarms to the reported on-screen and via GPA outputs. It includes a time code input and can display up to sixteen (16) clock, each with configurable offset. KALEIDO’s control panel allows users to configure and instantly recall hundreds of preset layouts. KALEIDO’s dual outputs can be adapted to a variety of computer, projection and plasma displays.

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Philippine Visitors at Broadcast Asia '00